I.B.M. Unveils Software to Find Trends in Vast Data Sets - NYTimes.com

I.B.M. Unveils Software to Find Trends in Vast Data Sets - NYTimes.com: "Steven A. Mills, I.B.M.’s senior vice president for software, notes that financial companies have spent years trying to gain trading edges by sorting through various sets of information. “The challenge in that industry has not been ‘Could you collect all the data?’ but ‘Could you collect it all together and analyze it in real time?’ ” Mr. Mills said."