A streaming analytics engine developed by Microsoft Research is giving advertisers on the company’s Bing Web search service more timely analysis on how their ad campaigns are faring, according to the company.The streaming analytics engine, called Trill, can process data at two to four orders of magnitude faster than today’s typical streaming engines, Microsoft said.

Looking for yet another way to build your power at the negotiating table? Examine the incentives of your counterpart—and then consider whether they align with those of the group she represents. In most business negotiations, notes Harvard professor Guhan Subramanian, your counterpart is acting as her organization’s representative, or agent (just as you’re acting as your organization’s agent). Her interests are thus unlikely to be perfectly aligned with those of her organization.

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