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Making another strategic advance in the public cloud, Oracle Corp. today acquired Apiary Inc., a San Francisco-based startup focused on easing the creation of application programming interfaces. The move comes two days after Oracle announced a major expansion for its infrastructure-as-a-service platform. Apiary’s flagship …
Realm launches commercial edition of its mobile database
After landing its mobile database in iOS and Android apps used by more than billion people, Realm Inc. is shifting focus to a new goal: making money from its massive installed base. The San Francisco-based startup today launched a commercial offering that …
After a long search, DocuSign appoints Dan Springer CEO
When outgoing DocuSign Inc. Chief Executive Keith Krach informed staffers in 2015 that he would step down, they probably didn’t expect that it would take more a year for his replacement to arrive. After 15 months, however, the electronic signature giant has finally …
Microsoft is investing in new Montreal deep learning hub to advance AI
Five days after acquiring Montreal-based deep learning startup Maluuba Inc., Microsoft Corp. has revealed plans to dramatically expand its research presence in the Canadian city. The push will focus on two main areas. First, Microsoft intends to double its local engineering staff …
Collibra raises $50M to help companies be more responsible with their data
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 …