Startup Wants to Be R Alternative to IBM, SAS
By Chris Kanaracus
The following excerpt is from Chris Kanaracus' article in Developer.com's Business Center, May 3 2010.
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Revolution Analytics, formerly known as Revolution Computing, is headed by CEO Norman Nie, co-founder of predictive analytics vendor SPSS, and R co-creator Robert Gentleman sits on its board.
Its product releases for the remainder of 2010 will include technology for processing very large data sets; an easier-to-use, Web-based user interface aimed at business analysts, not programmers; and new services and products for helping customers migrate over to R.