Maria Deutscher
Latest from Maria Deutscher
Well-connected networking startup Cradlepoint raises $89M
As the number of devices on the corporate network continues to rise, the traditional management tools that companies have historically used to handle their traffic are quickly becoming obsolete. One of the leading contenders to fill the gap is a Boise, Idaho-based firm called Cradlepoint Inc., which today secured a massive $89 million in funding to ...
IBM shrinks data storage to the atomic level in latest nanotech milestone
Among the numerous inventions that IBM Corp. has racked up over its more than centurylong history are DRAM memory chips, the disk drive and several other foundational components of modern data storage. On Wednesday, the company added another breakthrough to the list by revealing that it has managed to encode information into a single atom. ...
Conversion Logic nabs $9M to help brands understand what draws users
Figuring out how to best reach a certain audience requires brands to start from the basics. One of the top priorities is gaining visibility into the mediums where users first become exposed to a promotion, an often difficult task that Conversion Logic Inc. is tackling with machine learning technology. The startup’s efforts attracted a $9 million ...
Samsung, Qualcomm contribute to $16M round into database startup ScyllaDB
Establishing a foothold in a segment as competitive as the database industry can be difficult for an emerging player, but several of the world’s leading tech companies are betting that ScyllaDB Ltd. has a strong enough value proposition to pull it off. The startup today secured $16 million in funding from Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., ...
AMD’s new 32-core Naples chip ups the ante against Intel
With more and more of its fellow chip makers starting to challenge Intel Corp.’s dominance of the server market, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has decided to join the fray as well. The company today pulled back the curtains on an upcoming processor series that currently bears the internal code name of “Naples” and is based ...
In developer push, MongoDB debuts free tier of its managed database service
Less than a year after bringing its popular database to the cloud in the form of a service called Atlas, MongoDB Inc. is making the offering available at no charge. Elliot Horowitz, the company’s co-founder and chief technology officer, announced the launch of the new free tier in a blog post published today. It’s offered as a ...
Data streaming startup Confluent secures $50M round backed by Sequoia
Like so many of the other tasks involved in data analytics, aggregating records for processing can become incredibly difficult on a large scale. Confluent Inc. has convinced some of Silicon Valley’s top investors that it’s uniquely positioned to address the challenge. The three-year-old startup today announced it has secured $50 million in funding from Sequoia ...
Sortd aims to make Slack more organized with task management overlay
Just like with email, staying on top of all the messages in a Slack room can often be difficult for users, especially if they’re part of a large team that uses multiple channels. Sortd Pty Ltd. believes that it has the answer. The South African startup is bringing its widely used task management overlay for Gmail ...
IBM makes its quantum computer more accessible for developers
Making quantum computing a reality will require much more than overcoming the hardware limitations that currently rule the discussion. There’s also a need for specialized software that can unleash the technology’s full processing power, which is what IBM Corp. has set out to tackle. The company today released a set of tools that aim to help ...
Okta buys app access startup Stormpath to bolster its developer offering
As large-scale data breaches continue to make headlines, developers are putting more thought into regulating access to their applications. Identity management provider Okta Inc. is eager to capitalize on the trend. The company set out to boost its efforts today by acquiring the team behind Stormpath, a user management service specifically geared towards the developer ...