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Salesforce.com buys creative agency Sequence to bolster its UX chops
A month into 2017, Salesforce.com Inc. has already made its first acquisition of the year. The company on the other end of the deal wasn’t a startup like most of the cloud giant’s recent acquisitions, but rather an 11-year-old creative agency called Sequence. Roy Jojo, the firm’s chief executive, broke the news in a blog ...
Security startup Bitglass broadens its cloud focus, adds Amazon support
After spending its first four years helping companies protect the data they keep in Office 365 and other leading cloud apps, Bitglass Inc. is moving into the broader cloud computing market. The startup kicked off the expansion into infrastructure-as-a-service today by adding support for market leader Amazon Web Services to its flagship reverse proxy. Described as ...
Google Cloud co-opts Microsoft’s Windows Server Core, SQL Server
The co-opetition among the world’s top cloud computing providers is becoming more pronounced. Google Inc. kicked it up another notch today by adding support for two of Microsoft Corp.’s most important software products to its infrastructure-as-a-service platform. The first is Windows Server Core, a slimmed-down operating system that has relatively few components for hackers to target ...
SoundHound raises $75M to create a voice-controlled future
For SoundHound Inc., developing a wildly popular app with hundreds of millions of downloads was just the first step toward success. The Santa Clara-based startup, which has carved out a niche by helping mobile users identify unfamiliar songs, Tuesday said it has raised $75 million to launch the next stage of its plan. SoundHound is looking ...
Cisco’s newest switch is designed to power smart buildings
Before the term “switching” joined the information technology lexicon, it was used primarily in the context of electrical engineering. Cisco Systems Inc. believes that it’s now time to bring these two fields together. The company today launched a new line of switches called the Catalyst Digital Building Series that’s designed to serve as a central hub for managing ...
Slack launches Enterprise Grid to target the corporate crowd
Despite racking up numerous Fortune 500 clients since launching in 2014, Slack Technologies Inc. believes that its service could still do better among the corporate crowd. The startup is putting this theory to the test today by launching a new tier of the messaging platform that is specifically designed with multinational firms in mind. Enterprise ...
Aiming at enterprises, Google launches new security features for G Suite
Starting today, the 3 million organizations that rely on G Suite should have an easier time protecting their cloud-based records. Google is rolling out new administrative controls for the suite of productivity apps that are aimed at reducing the risk of workers misplacing business information or falling victim to data theft. The most wide-reaching change affects G ...
Zenefits expands its HR platform with new apps, integrations
When Zenefits Inc. redesigned its workforce management platform last November, the move was hailed as a milestone for the company’s efforts to get back on the saddle. But the upgrade was only the first step in a broader effort aimed at extending the cloud suite’s reach to new areas. Zenefits crossed two more use cases ...
IBM hires former Xerox CTO to lead research group operations
Just a week after reshuffling its management team, IBM Corp. has made another key executive hire that will bring a fresh pair of eyes into its research side. The technology giant is appointing engineer-turned-executive Sophie Vandebroek to the role of chief operating officer at its research division, according to a story in Xconomy. The Cornell ...
Cisco: Enterprises face new security challenges in 2017
The rapid evolution of online threats requires organizations to continuously adapt and enhance their security defenses. But according to market data from Cisco Systems Inc., a lot of companies aren’t keeping up. The networking giant released a new installment of its Annual Cybersecurity Report today shows that many firms struggle to adopt modern security technologies ...