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Microsoft debuts three new industry-specific cloud bundles
Microsoft Corp. is rolling out three new vertical-specific cloud service bundles aimed at organizations in the financial, manufacturing and nonprofit sectors. Microsoft is sharpening its focus on vertical markets in a time when its top public cloud rivals such as Google LLC and IBM Corp. are pursuing similar strategies. The company’s new offerings, which debuted on ...
Biden orders review of supply chains in chip industry and other key areas
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order to review the supply chains that provide the U.S. with critical products such as semiconductors. The move comes as companies including automakers face a shortage in chips they need for their products. The executive order is part of the Biden administration’s strategy to create more resilient ...
With new features, Google speeds analytics in its BigQuery cloud data warehouse
Google LLC today introduced speed-boosting capabilities for its BigQuery cloud data warehouse that it says will enable enterprises to run analytics workflows four to five times faster in some cases. BigQuery is a service in Google Cloud that companies use to analyze data from their operations to answer business questions. It lends itself to tasks ...
Warehouse robot startup Berkshire Grey inks SPAC deal at up to $2.7B valuation
Berkshire Grey Inc., a developer of warehouse robots backed by investors including Khosla Ventures and NEA, today announced plans to go public through a SPAC merger. The Bedford, Massachusetts-based startup expects to raise as much as $413 million through the deal. From there, Berkshire Grey will head to the stock market with an initial valuation ...
Intel and Nvidia back $65M funding round for storage chip startup Pliops
Chip startup Pliops Ltd. today said that it has closed a $65 million funding round backed by Intel Corp., Nvidia Corp. and others to support its mission of making data center storage more efficient. Pliops offers a specialized processor that it says allows applications to access data kept in flash storage up to 100 times ...
In major product update, Veeam rolls out ‘ransomware-safe’ backup repositories
Data protection giant Veeam Software Inc. today debuted a new release of its Veeam Backup & Replication platform, set to roll out in a few days, that features what the company describes as “ransomware-safe” backup data repositories. The release also brings a wealth of other enhancements, including a Mac client and expanded integrations with public ...
PerimeterX bags $57M to shield enterprise websites from hackers and bots
Startup PerimeterX Inc. today said that it has landed a $57 million growth funding round led by AllianceBernstein to bring its website security software to enterprises in more vertical markets and regions. The investment follows a year in which the startup claims to have seen significant sales momentum. PerimeterX added 50 customers, including multiple major ...
Google debuts message scheduling and more in flurry of Android app updates
Google LLC today introduced new features for several of its core Android apps aimed at improving the user experience across areas such as messaging, accessibility and password security. The updates come less than a week after the search giant debuted the first developer preview of Android 12, the next release of the operating system. The ...
Imperva unifies its security capabilities with AI-infused Sonar platform
Imperva Inc. today introduced an expansive cybersecurity platform, dubbed Sonar, that it says can block a wide variety of threats ranging from data exfiltration attempts to online bots targeting corporate websites. Thoma Bravo-owned Imperva makes software for preventing cyberattacks. The company launched in 2002 and has since built up a customer base that includes two-thirds ...
With boost from iPhone 12, Apple overtakes Samsung in global phone sales
Apple Inc. sold more smartphones than any other handset manufacturer in the fourth quarter, according to new Gartner research published today, marking the first time since 2016 that the iPhone maker has topped the global shipments chart. Apple took the No. 1 spot in the last three months of 2020 with about 80 million iPhones ...