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Security startup Secdo raises $10M to keep hackers out of enterprise devices
With new malicious software strains such as Mirai and the recently discovered Googlian virus infecting millions of devices at a time, companies have more reason than ever to invest in endpoint protection software. One of the startups fighting for a piece of the pie is the New York-based Secdo Inc., which today announced it has ...
The startup that powers sales teams at Google and IBM just raised $4M in funding
Running a successful sales campaign requires finding not only organizations that would be receptive to its pitch but also specific people with the authority to sign a deal. Berkeley, Calif.-based LeadGenius Inc. is hoping to improve its ability to ease that task with a new $4 million debt and equity investment provided by SJF Ventures. The cash ...
NEA leads $55M funding of storage startup Datrium
Although the slogan “Open Convergence” is displayed prominently on its site and product materials, Datrium Inc. has little to do with the tightly integrated hyperconverged appliances that the phrase evokes. Instead, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based storage startup is pursuing an entirely different approach to data center hardware — one that has attracted $55 million in new ...
Juniper Networks acquires cloud automation startup AppFormix
Juniper Networks Inc. said Thursday it has purchased AppFormix Inc., buying what it hopes will be a new revenue stream from customers moving to the cloud. San Jose-based AppFormix sells software for automating the management of large-scale cloud environments. The deal comes four months after the networking company bought silicon photonics maker Aurrion Inc. for an undisclosed amount. ...
Pfizer taps IBM’s Watson to hunt for cancer cures
Less than 48 hours after announcing a landmark cloud deal with American Airlines Group Inc., IBM Corp. has reeled in another blue-chip company for an even more ambitious project. The technology giant today revealed a collaboration with Pfizer Inc. to tap the capabilities of its Watson artificial intelligence for cancer research. Their partnership will revolve ...
Dashbot raises $2M in funding to boost its chatbot analytics service
As the number of companies building chatbots continues to rise, so is the demand for supporting tools that can ease the development and maintenance workflow. One of the startups trying to capitalize on this trend is the San Francisco-based Dashbot Inc., which today announced that it has secured a $2 million funding round led by ...
Amazon brings the AI technology that powers the Echo to AWS
The new artificial intelligence capabilities that Amazon Inc. has been rumored to be developing for its public cloud are finally here. At its annual AWS re:Invent event in Las Vegas today (* Disclosure below), the company introduced three new services that aim to help enterprise and mobile developers build smarter software. They represent the company’s ...
Iguazio takes its performance-boosting data platform global with help from Equinix
For large companies that collect information from multiple geographically disparate sources, moving everything to a central analytics environment the old fashioned way often isn’t practical due to the distances involved. Israeli data management startup Iguazio Ltd. is doing its part to ease the challenge through a new partnership with Equinix Inc. that was announced today at ...
VictorOps raises $12.2M to help IT pros react to outages faster
For a modern organization, even a few hours of network downtime can cause millions of dollars in losses and untold disruption to business operations. That’s why there is no shortage of providers that are working to make IT infrastructure more resilient. Some are applying advance mathematics to predict issues ahead of time, while others such ...
SecureAuth’s new security feature aims to protect careless mobile users
Enterprise security teams not only have to keep hackers out of their organizations’ infrastructure, but also do so in a way that doesn’t hinder personnel with authorized access. SecureAuth Corp. is moving to help companies balance the two requirements more easily today by launching a new security feature called Symbol-to-Accept for its popular access management service. ...