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Oracle buys NetSuite for $9.3BN to bolster its cloud business
Oracle today agreed to buy software-as-a-service giant NetSuite for $9.3 billion.
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Mesos 1.0 brings a new container runtime and more third party integrations
The first round number release of Apache Mesos launched into general availability this morning with a slew of new features for data center operators. The arguably most notable addition is a “unified containerizer” that…
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LogMeIn is merging with Citrix’s GoTo collaboration spin-off in a $1.8BN deal
It looks like the software-as-a-service market will soon have a new power player to reckon with. Remote desktop access giant LogMeIn Inc. announced this week that it’s merging with Citrix Systems Inc.’s collaboration business in an…
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Industrial group led by GE invests $12M in edge analytics startup FogHorn
Organizations are rapidly expanding their analytics infrastructure to accommodate the growing amounts of machine-generated data pouring into their networks. And since the connected universe is largely unfamiliar territory, they’re seeking out the help of…
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LinkedIn scoops up Chicago’s PointDrive after using its sales tool for a year
For a startup that has only been around since 2013 and raised no significant outside funding, PointDrive LLC is quite the overachiever. The Chicago-based outfit announced today that it’s been acquired by LinkedIn Inc.…
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Office 365 gets new AI-powered editing and research functionality
Microsoft Corp. is gearing up to release a major update for its Office 365 productivity suite. The biggest changes are coming to Word, which is set to receive two new editing features that the…
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Codeship nabs $7M for its continuous integration service
More and more venture capital is flowing into the Docker ecosystem as investors seek to capitalize on the rapidly growing demand for containers. The latest beneficiary of this trend is Codeship Inc., a provider…
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Brocade’s Wi-Fi subsidiary moves network management to the cloud
Ruckus Wireless Inc. has apparently been busy since its $1.5 billion sale to Brocade Communications Systems Inc. earlier this year. The Wi-Fi equipment provider today unveiled a new hosted management platform that promises to…
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Teradata bolsters Hadoop consulting biz with new UK acquisition
There’s much more to the Hadoop ecosystem than just software. The market also boasts numerous professional services providers that focus on helping companies deploy and customize the analytics platform, a segment where Teradata Corp.…
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What you missed in Big Data: Acquisitions are reshaping the analytics world
When an established vendor identifies a gap in its product lineup, acquiring a startup with the necessary technology is often faster and more convenient than trying to build a competing solution from scratch. The…