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Word: teradata (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Other names being mentioned as possible takeover candidates in the tech services sector include Computer Sciences Corp., Informatica Corp., Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Concur Technologies Inc., Teradata Corp., CGI Group Inc. in Montreal, Unisys Corp. and a few firms in Mumbai such as WNS Holdings Ltd. and Patni Computer Systems Ltd. Many of the firms have seen their stocks hit 52-week highs in the past month on takeover speculation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tech Mergers and Acquisitions Coming Back | 10/7/2009 | See Source »

Throughout the '90s, data mining spread from one industry to the next, enabling companies to know more about customers' needs and to zero in on the characteristics that distinguish the customers they want from those they do not. A credit-card company using a system designed by Teradata, a division of NCR, found that customers who fill out applications in pencil rather than pen are more likely to default. A major hotel chain discovered that guests who opted for X-rated flicks spent more money and were less likely to make demands on the hotel staff, according to privacy consultant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Speed Reader | 12/23/2002 | See Source »

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