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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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
AI-based fraud detection startup Fraugster lands $5M in funding
Besides the constant threat of hacking, companies in industries such as banking and e-commerce also need to fend off scammers who are employing increasingly sophisticated methods to avoid detection. Germany’s Fraugster Ltd. argues that artificial intelligence is the answer. The startup has …
Microsoft’s new StaffHub aims to take Office 365 beyond knowledge work
After nearly 30 years of developing productivity tools for business users, Microsoft Corp. is expanding its focus to the rest of the workforce. The technology giant today added a service called StaffHub to Office 365 that aims to improve the productivity of …