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Okta acquires security startup ScaleFT to advance ‘zero trust’ access
Okta Inc., a provider of identity management services that help enterprises control who accesses their systems, today announced that it has acquired security startup ScaleFT Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The San Francisco-based startup offers a platform for implementing so-called “zero trust” security. It’s an emerging approach to protecting infrastructure that may receive a significant boost now that ScaleFT ...
EU slaps Google with record $5B fine for bundling its apps with Android
The European Union today fined Google LLC a massive €4.34 billion, or $5 billion, after finding that the technology giant has abused Android’s market dominance. The record penalty concludes a yearslong investigation that centered on how Google licenses the operating system to handset makers. According to the EU, the company has made partners’ access to ...
IBM demands $167M from Groupon over alleged patent infringement
IBM Corp. on Monday afternoon asked a jury to grant it $167 million in damages from Groupon Inc. over the deals website’s alleged infringement of its intellectual property. The request came as part of opening arguments in what is set to be a two-week trial. IBM originally filed suit against Groupon in 2016, alleging that ...
Moving to counter Amazon, Microsoft and Walmart forge far-reaching cloud alliance
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will move key parts of its infrastructure to Microsoft Corp.’s Azure and collaborate with the company on artificial intelligence software as part of a new partnership that takes direct aim at Amazon.com Inc., their mutual archrival. The companies aren’t shy about the motivation behind the deal. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal on the ...
BlueData launches open-source initiative to optimize Kubernetes for AI and analytics
Data processing provider BlueData Inc. today launched BlueK8s, an open-source initiative aimed at making Kubernetes work better with artificial intelligence and analytics workloads. Kubernetes is the leading framework for managing applications built with software containers. The project has grown in significance with the rising adoption of containers among enterprises, which use the technology to deploy services because ...
MarkLogic debuts new cloud scaling service for its NoSQL database
MarkLogic Corp. today introduced a new service focused on enabling its namesake NoSQL database to run more efficiently in the public cloud. The offering, dubbed the MarkLogic Query Service, can automatically scale a cloud-based database deployment up or down in accordance with the needs of the applications running on top. It does so by taking advantage ...
Iconiq Capital leads $50M round into cloud communications startup Dialpad
Cloud-based communications startup Dialpad Inc. today announced that it has closed a $50 million funding round led by Iconiq Capital, a venture fund that counts Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey as clients. Returning backer Andreessen Horowitz chipped in as well. The investment likely will help boost Dialpad’s already fast growth trajectory. The startup offers a trio ...
Microsoft rolls out HD video calling and other new features for Skype
Microsoft Corp. today released a new version of the Skype desktop app that offers new calling features and sets the stage for an even bigger update that will roll out later this summer. Among the capabilities available today, the most significant is support for high-definition video calls. Users can now see one another at 1080p and share ...
Salesforce to acquire AI marketing startup Datorama for a reported $800M+
Salesforce.com Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Datorama Inc., a startup with a cloud-based marketing platform used by more than 3,000 organizations. Some of the companies that rely on the service are PepsiCo Inc., IBM Corp. and Unilever PLC. Datorama’s impressive customer base might help explain the hefty reported price tag ...
GE and Microsoft expand their cloud alliance in industrial IoT push
General Electric Co. and Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to align their cloud efforts more closely across several important areas, in a move designed to address the rapid spread of connected devices. The push builds on the cloud partnership that the companies struck in 2016. The deal saw GE tap Microsoft’s Azure to host its cloud-based ...