They did so while also enabling faster onboarding for newly acquired companies and making the most of their data center consolidation efforts, application portfolio analysis, service desk convergence, and heavy automation at all levels.

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Finally, in the retail industry, customer service centers are using Fast Data solutions for clickstream analysis and customer experience management.

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Seeking treble damages, the suit accuses Thomson of using its two CCBN board seats to steal confidential information--including pricing data and competitive analysis--that helped it create a rival service, and of hiring people who had confidentiality agreements with CCBN.

FORBES: A tiny rival accuses Thomson Corp. of espionage.

Seeking treble damages, the suit accuses Thomson of using its two seats on CCBN's board to steal confidential information--including pricing data and competitive analysis--that helped it create a rival service and of hiring people who had confidentiality agreements with CCBN.

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The company has shifted into a digital subscription model, mostly through a service called The Deal Pipeline, which provides commentary, analysis and data on corporate transactions.

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CIOs could use this big opportunity to demonstrate leadership that is based on deep experience with and understanding of what data, big or small, is all about its management, its analysis, and its use in the service of innovation, the driving force of any enterprise.

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