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After a series of bold venture investments in financial tech and ride-sharing, Rakuten Inc. is shifting its attention to the world of enterprise technology. The Japanese Internet giant today led an $18 million round into a fast-rising startup called CafeX Communications Inc. that …
Reflektive lands $25M to give performance reviews real-time relevance
Performance reviews are one of the most important and time-tested tools in human resources departments’ arsenal, but according to Reflektive Inc., there’s still a lot of room for improvement. The San Francisco-based startup is advocating a “continuous” approach to tracking employee productivity …
Cisco intros a $4,990 digital whiteboard for collaborative meetings
Although it’s best-known for making networking equipment, Cisco Systems Inc.’s hardware lineup includes a wide range of other products as well. The list includes items as diverse as telephony systems, surveillance cameras, and, starting today, a cloud-connected digital whiteboard for conference rooms. …
AI-based antivirus maker SentinelOne closes $70M funding
Despite fierce competition in the antivirus market, SentinelOne Inc. sees a bright future for its artificial intelligence-powered threat detection platform. Now, it appears several top Silicon Valley venture funds agree. SentinelOne revealed this morning that it’s closed a mammoth $70 million funding …
Microsoft taps LinkedIn infrastructure head Kevin Scott as CTO
A month after completing its landmark $26 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, Microsoft Corp. has added one of the business network’s top technologists to its leadership team. The new arrival is Kevin Scott, who will assume the newly created post of chief technology …
Microsoft invests in deception-based security startup Illusive Networks
In an area as competitive as the enterprise security market, the endorsement of a big-name investor can be tremendously valuable for a startup looking to stand out. Illusive Networks Ltd. received exactly that today with an investment from Microsoft Corp.’s recently formed …
Fuse raises $12M to let mobile developers work in real-time
Every mobile developer aims to provide fast response times for users, but they often don’t enjoy the same luxury in their own work, especially when it comes to interface design. Norway’s FuseTools SA believes the industry is due for a change. The …
TripActions raises $14.6M to apply big data to business travel
Now that companies are embracing a data-centric approach to helping their field personnel choose driving routes, some are already taking the next logical step: applying the same strategy to business travel. Much of the credit for this trend goes to the Menlo …
Akamai launches remote access service to disrupt virtual private networks
As the content delivery market becomes more and more crowded, Akamai Technologies Inc. is increasingly looking elsewhere for growth opportunities. As part of the effort, the Internet giant today launched a cloud-based remote access service that promises to help companies make internal …
Google Voice gets a much-needed revamp
Several years after the last major update to Google Voice, it appears that the millions of users who rely on the service have finally managed to draw some attention to themselves. Google today released new web and mobile versions of the app that …