Maria Deutscher

Maria Deutscher is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE covering all things enterprise and fresh. Her work takes her from the bowels of the corporate network up to the great free ranges of the open-source ecosystem and back on a daily basis, with the occasional pit stop in the world of end-users. She is especially passionate about cloud computing and data analytics, although she also has a soft spot for stories that diverge from the beaten track to provide a more unique perspective on the complexities of the industry.

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Report: Rackspace’s rumored sale could be worth $3.5BN

It’s looking more and more likely that Rackspace Hosting Inc. is heading towards a sale. Less than 24 hours after word leaked that the company is holding acquisition talks with a private equity firm, a new report from Reuters has crossed the wire with concrete details about the rumored deal. Rackspace is supposedly entertaining a ...

Google announces first hardware contribution to the Open Compute Project

Five months after joining the Open Compute Project (OCP) to help widen the adoption of hyperscale hardware, Google is apparently already in the thick of things. The search giant announced this week that it’s collaborating with Facebook Inc. to develop a new data center rack design modeled after its own internal equipment. Like most other ...

Researchers unveil world’s first programmable quantum processor

Quantum computing took another step forward this week after researchers from the University of Maryland unveiled an experimental five-qubit chip that can operate without hard-wired instructions. As a result, it’s possible to modify the programming of the device almost as if it were a traditional processor and switch between different algorithms relatively easily. The functionality ...

LinkedIn open-sources a UI testing tool for Android developers

Two weeks after releasing a speedy caching framework for iOS, LinkedIn Inc. is turning its attention to Android. The company this morning open-sourced a tool called Test Butler that aims to make it easier for developers who work with Alphabet Inc.’s mobile operating system to find usability issues in their software. Testing is usually carried out ...

Microsoft launches Excel API to let developers embed number-crunching functionality in their apps

Microsoft Corp. has a new strategy to widen the adoption of Excel. The software giant this week rolled out a REST API for the tool that enables developers to open spreadsheets, perform calculations and use its visualization functionality in their custom applications. The addition is motivated by the same reason that recently drove Redmond to ...

Velostrata raises $17.5M to help companies relocate their apps to the cloud

Moving on-premise applications to the cloud used to take weeks or even months of painstaking manual work, but the task can now be completed in under an hour if Velostrata Inc. is to be believed. The startup raised $17.5 million in funding this week from a group of investors led by Intel Corp.’s venture capital ...

IBM develops new artificial neurons that process data like the human brain

IBM Corp. is on a mission to redefine computing. The scientists at its T.J. Watson Research Center in New York are building quantum processors, while their colleagues at the San Jose lab is pioneering neuromorphic chip design. And now the company’s Zurich-based semiconductor unit is marking a breakthrough of its own that could take the effort in ...

IBM reportedly negotiating to acquire retail automation startup Revel

Four years after selling its point-of-sale terminal business, IBM Corp. is reportedly having second thoughts. Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg this week that the technology giant is looking to acquire a retail automation startup called Revel Systems Inc. in a bid to re-enter the market. The outfit offers a subscription-based platform that lets cashiers, ...

Distil Networks raises $21M to fight bad bots

Most of the startups that include the word “bot” in their mission statements nowadays focus on chat-based artificial intelligence, but Distil Networks Inc. is different. The outfit develops software for protecting websites from automated attacks and other non-human threats that has helped it attract $21 million in venture funding this morning. The investment saw the ...

Verizon shells out $2.4BN for Fleetmatics to boost its connected car business

As demand for traditional landline services continues to falter, carriers like Verizon Communications Inc. are expanding into new markets with more promising growth prospects. The company stepped up its efforts today by entering an agreement to acquire vehicle management specialist Fleetmatics Group PLC for roughly $2.4 billion in cash. The sum breaks down to $60 ...