Businesses have a high degree of distrust in predictive data analytics which is slowing adoption of that technology. That conclusion is contained in the report “Unleashing the Potential of Predictive Analytics in Financial Services”, recently released by software vendor Qlik.

Oracle pushed harder into the sales automation market this week with the introduction of Fusion Marketing. The new product debuted with a webcast by chairman Larry Ellison who declared most sales automation tools don’t offer enough.

 Bill.com is raising $1.5 billion in concurrent stock and debt issues this month. The payments software company has filed prospectuses with the SEC for the sale of $1 billion in stock and $500 million in convertible senior notes.