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VMware buys network automation startup Arkin to boost SDN push
While it may be grabbing all the headlines, Microsoft Corp.’s purchase of LinkedIn Inc. for $26 billion today isn’t the only new update from the tech industry’s mergers and acquisitions scene. This morning saw VMware Inc. join the fray as well by scooping up Arkin Net Inc., a low-key data center automation specalist based in ...
Preempt exits stealth to redefine the firewall
A traditional firewall can be configured to block a wide variety of malware and access control violations, but a threat not included on its blacklist is practically guaranteed to slip through the cracks. This inflexibility is proving to be a major issue at a time when hackers are constantly changing up their attack methods. Fortunately, a ...
What you missed in Big Data: Open-source momentum
Following a series of contributions to the machine learning community from its fellow web giants, LinkedIn Inc. decided to join the fray too last week and open-source one of its algorithm development tools. Dubbed Photon ML, the framework is used by the social networking giant’s engineers to personalize members’ news feeds. The ability to customize ...
What you missed in Cloud: Security takes center stage
The top cloud providers go through great lengths to ensure that the user data stored on their infrastructure is secure, but for enterprises with strict compliance requirements, the built-in controls are often insufficient. The gap is being filled by vendors like Egnyte Inc., which last week introduced a tool aimed at preventing unauthorized access to files kept ...
Qadium raises $20M to map out the Internet of Things
While other enterprise search providers make their living by helping organizations navigate internal records or find information about the competition, Qadium Inc. has its crawlers set on an entirely different target: Connected devices. The startup is assembling an index of all the Internet-connected endpoints on the planet in a grandiose effort that received a $20 ...
Carbon Black launches a new kind of threat intelligence network
Security professionals are cooperating more closely than ever in the fight against hacking. Key industries such as finance and retail now have dedicated threat intelligence networks for sharing data about attacks, while tech firms like Facebook Inc. operate similar communities that span multiple verticals. But Carbon Black Inc. believes that the market still has room ...
HPE launches new converged appliances for crunching IoT data
Today, organizations must send much of the machine-generated data they collect at the edge of the network to a central backend environment for processing. But the situation is changing rapidly thanks to the efforts of vendors like Hewlett Packard Enterprise. At its Discover summit this week, the company introduced a pair of converged appliances that ...
HPE and GE join forces in Internet of Things push
A month after launching a platform for processing machine-generated data, Hewlett Packard Enterprise is teaming up with General Electric Co. to promote its competing Predix system. The unexpected alliance was announced at the data center giant’s Discover summit in Las Vegas today and stands to provide a major competitive boost for both vendors. For HPE, the ...
Cylance raises $100M for its AI-powered antivirus
Although they’re more cautious than they were a year or two ago, technology investors are still willing to bet big when an opportunity presents itself in a fast-growing space like cybersecurity. The latest example comes from Cylance Inc., an Irvine-based enterprise antivirus maker that today announced the completion of a $100 million funding round led ...
Senrio exits stealth to defend the Internet of Things from hackers
Securing the billions of connected devices that are expected to come online in the next few years will pose an unprecedented challenge for IT professionals. Fortunately, however, the issue is already drawing attention from a number of vendors looking to gain a head-start on the market. The newest name on the list is Senrio Inc., ...