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TIBCO Spotfire Aims for a TERRific Approach to R

terrific /təˈrɪfɪk/ adjective   1. very great or intense: a terrific noise 2. (informal) very good; excellent: a terrific singer The British Dictionary R is quickly becoming the most important letter in the world of analytics. The open source environment for statistical computing is now at the center of major strategies within many software companies. R is here to stay. As mentioned in my previous post Microsoft and the Revolution . . . Analytics , R has become the new language of choice for the development of statistical and predictive analysis applications. And due to its open source nature and widespread adoption in the academic world, its popularity is extending far beyond the campus to become the foundation of the world of business. Thus it’s not unfathomable that Microsoft would acquire Revolution Analytics—in order to expand its presence in the analytics market, and that TIBCO Spotfire would continue to increase its presence in this same area by looking fo