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Cloudflare’s new Orbit service aims to secure the Internet of Things
Perhaps nothing reflects the state of cybersecurity in the connected universe better than the recent phenomenon of vigilantes bricking vulnerable devices to prevent them from falling victim to other hackers. According to Cloudflare Inc., the situation calls for a major overhaul of breach prevention strategies. The provider hopes to usher in this change with a ...
Huddly, maker of a smart camera for video conferences, raises $10M
Attending a video conference requires little more than a smartphone camera nowadays, but the large firms at the forefront of the remote meeting movement have higher standards. Huddly hopes to seize the opportunity with the help of $10 million in new funding announced today. The Norwegian startup sells a compact camera specifically geared towards geographically dispersed teams. Dubbed ...
Red Hat repackages its application management tech into software containers
A year after buying application connectivity startup 3scale Inc., Red Hat Inc. is making the technology that it obtained through the deal available in a new form geared toward tech-savvy firms. Unveiled on Thursday, Red Hat 3scale API Management – On Premise runs on the company’s OpenShift Container Platform and is designed to be deployed ...
IBM launches four new US data centers in latest cloud expansion
After a series of major cloud expansions overseas, IBM Corp. is turning its attention back to the U.S. The technology giant today announced the launch of four new U.S. data centers that will provide access to its extensive range of infrastructure and development automation services. Two are located in Dallas, Texas, while the other pair ...
Ivalua raises $70M to help companies spend smarter
For a company that works with Michelin Corp., Whirlpool Corp. and some 250 other blue-chip organizations, Ivalua Inc. has managed to keep a surprisingly low profile. At least until now. The spend management provider burst into the spotlight today after securing $70 million in funding from KKR & Co. L.P. The private equity fund is ...
Mobileye signs up Nissan for its crowdsourced mapping platform
Mobileye NV today marked another milestone in its efforts to make autonomous vehicles a reality. The company, which is currently in the process of being sold to Intel Corp, today inked a deal with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. to produce maps for self-driving cars. As part of their collaboration, the Japanese auto giant will contribute anonymized data collected ...
Report: Rubrik is raising a new funding round worth up to $200M
Eight months after securing $62 million from investors, data protection specalist Rubrik Inc. is reportedly negotiating another funding round that could end up being worth more than three times as much. TechCrunch, which broke the news on Monday, claims that the company is seeking to raise between $150 million and $200 million at a $1 ...
Container security startup Twistlock raises $17M
As enterprise adoption of containers goes into high gear, Twistlock Ltd. is bolstering its efforts to capitalize on the trend. The two-year-old startup today secured $17 million in funding from Polaris Partners, YL Ventures, TenEleven and Rally Ventures. Twistlock will use the capital to drive more demand for its container security software, which promises to help ...
New GitLab release streamlines code rollouts and support
GitLab Inc. is looking to ease day-to-day work for developers that rely on its popular code hosting platform. The startup released a new version over the weekend that aims to streamline several key aspects of software projects, starting with the task of rolling out application changes. GitLab 9.1 brings a feature called Canary Deployments that ...
IBM launches new Watson services for customer and video data
IBM Corp. is expanding its lineup of Watson-based services once again. The technology giant has introduced two new tools that employ the artificial intelligence to help companies make more out of their data. Watson Marketing Insights, the first service, was unveiled on Sunday and focuses on uncovering patterns in customer information. It can analyze how users ...