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After a long search, DocuSign appoints Dan Springer CEO
When outgoing DocuSign Inc. Chief Executive Keith Krach informed staffers in 2015 that he would step down, they probably didn’t expect that it would take more a year for his replacement to arrive. After 15 months, however, the electronic signature giant has finally found someone to assume the top post. DocuSign announced today that it has ...
Microsoft is investing in new Montreal deep learning hub to advance AI
Five days after acquiring Montreal-based deep learning startup Maluuba Inc., Microsoft Corp. has revealed plans to dramatically expand its research presence in the Canadian city. The push will focus on two main areas. First, Microsoft intends to double its local engineering staff and establish a new artificial intelligence development hub with Maluuba serving as the ...
Collibra raises $50M to help companies be more responsible with their data
Ensuring that business data is handled by the book can be difficult in large companies with multiple analytics projects running side-by-side and rules that often vary from unit to unit. According to Collibra NV, however, it’s possible to make the task much easier with the right set of tools. The Belgian startup received an endorsement ...
With Microsoft bearing down, work scheduling firm Deputy raises $25M
Few tech companies go eight years before raising any significant outside funding. Fewer still manage to become a leading player in their market without support from institutional investors, which makes Deputy Inc. unusual. The Georgia-based company has established itself as one of the leading names in the employee scheduling market by scoring more than 25,000 ...
Aviatrix raises $15M to accelerate shift to cloud-based networking
Just as companies are increasingly replacing their own computer servers and storage equipment with cloud infrastructure, so traditional networking gear is making way for a new off-premises approach to managing traffic. Aviatrix Systems Inc. sees a big revenue potential in this trend. To seize the opportunity, the Santa Clara, California-based networking startup today raised $15 ...
Microsoft-backed unicorn InsideSales.com adds $50M in funding
Despite the slowdown in venture capital activity that the tech industry is experiencing, InsideSales.com Inc. has managed to bring an impressive lineup of backers abroad for its latest round of funding. The fast-growing sales automation provider today announced that it has secured $50 million from nine investors led by Polaris Partners. Other notable participants include ...
Micro Focus hires HPE operations head Chris Hsu as CEO
Less than a year after its last change of leadership, British software giant Micro Focus International plc is again appointing a new chief executive. The company announced today that it’s tapped Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. veteran Chris Hsu to take over the reins. His hiring comes hot on the heels of Micro Focus revealing plans ...
Oracle takes aim at Amazon with new database and computing services
Oracle Corp. unveiled another piece of its plan to take on Amazon Web Services today. The company is demonstrating at a cloud computing event in New York a new version of its managed database platform that allows customers to host their deployments on dedicated bare-metal servers instead of sharing hardware with other users. As a ...
Neurala, an AI startup with ties to NASA, lands $14M in funding
The research activities that NASA’s Curiosity rover conducts on Mars are directed from its Jet Propulsion Lab in California, but many navigational decisions are instead relegated to an artificial intelligence that the space agency brought online in 2013. The space agency’s efforts to make its rovers more independent traces back many years and has involved ...
Seven European banks build blockchain for international transactions
Besides storing medical data and handling stock transactions, blockchain technology may soon support international business deals if a group of European banks have their way. HSBC Bank plc, Deutsche Bank AG and the five other members of the consortium today signed an agreement to develop what they refer to as a Digital Trade Chain, or DTC ...