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Hadoop Market Gets Thumbs Up; Hortonworks More Iffy

Hadoop is hot, but one investment bank is unsure whether that description also applies to Hortonworks (HDP) despite hiking its price target on the stock. Hortonworks is the first publicly traded provider of Hadoop, an increasingly popular type of open-source software optimized for processing large amounts of data. Hadoop poses a challenge for database leaders Oracle (ORCL) and others in this field. Hortonworks launched its IPO in December at 16

Isis, Biogen Rare-Disease Drug Aids Infant Survival

Biotech Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS) saw its shares rise Thursday after the company reported positive midstage data on a rare-disease drug candidate. Its development partner Biogen (BIIB) also got a lift. Isis stock was up 3% in midday trading in the stock market today, near 68.50. Earlier, Isis stock rose as high a 71.50, to a nearly three-month high. Biogen stock was up 1.5% in midday trading Thursday. Isis reported on a phase-two trial of

Apple Watch and other wearables don’t wow consumers

T he new Apple (AAPL) Watch is revving up to hit stores next week, joining Google’s (GOOGL) Android Wear and other Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-connected smartwatches. But a new survey found that consumers aren’t wowed by wearables. “Awareness of wearable devices is up, industry forecasts for growth are high, but consumers’ interest in buying anything besides a fitness tracker is still low,” according to a report from eMarketer analyst Cathy Boyle. “Even though the Apple Watch has had early sales success, consumer survey data suggests manufacturers, specifically their marketing teams, have significant work to do in convincing the average person that a smartwatch is as worthy of their time and money as tablets proved to be,” Boyle said. The report compiled and analyzed data from more than 25 third-party studies on wearable device adoption, usage and consumer awareness worldwide, in addition to including insights from some …