Maria Deutscher, Author at SiliconANGLE

Communications giant Polycom scraps $1.96BN merger with Mitel, goes private instead

By Maria Deutscher Jul 8, 2016

The $1.96 billion merger that enterprise communications providers Polycom Inc. and Mitel Networks Inc. have been negotiating for the past year is off the table. The former company abruptly announced today that it’s accepted…

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Google preps for the crypto apocalypse with post-quantum encryption algorithm

By Maria Deutscher Jul 8, 2016

Large-scale quantum computers are at least a few decades away by most estimates, but Google is already starting to make preparations. The search giant this week launched an experiment to test an emerging encryption…

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Microsoft is merging its CRM and ERP services into a single developer-friendly platform

By Maria Deutscher Jul 6, 2016

Big changes are coming to Microsoft Corp.’s cloud lineup. In a blog post published this morning, the company revealed plans to combine its sales automation and resources planning services into an integrated suite dubbed…

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Google acquires image recognition startup Moodstocks to bolster machine learning efforts

By Maria Deutscher Jul 6, 2016

A month after launching a machine learning research center in Zurich, Google is expanding its European artificial intelligence operations once again with the acquisition of Moodstocks SAS. The Paris-based startup has developed an image recognition…

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Veriflow raises $8.2M to fight hackers with math

By Maria Deutscher Jul 6, 2016

As hackers continue to improve their methods, traditional perimeter-focused security software is becoming less and less effective at preventing breaches. In response, organizations are turning to network protection providers with a more modern approach…

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What you missed in Big Data: The chatbots are multiplying

By Maria Deutscher Jul 5, 2016

Enterprise technology vendors are rushing to get on the chatbot bandwagon. Last week saw IBM Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. add their names to the list by announcing a partnership to deliver artifical intelligence services…

What you missed in Cloud: Addressing hybrid infrastructure

By Maria Deutscher Jul 5, 2016

When Alphabet Inc. launched a cloud monitoring tool in March that works not only with its own infrastructure-as-a-service platform but also Amazon Inc.’s, it unwittingly started a trend. In response, Jeff Bezos’ firm rolled out…

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HR giant Workday buys education startup to get into employee training

By Maria Deutscher Jul 1, 2016

When father-son duo Jim and Charlie Stigler founded Zaption Inc. in 2012, they set out to create a platform where teachers can easily share educational videos with students. But four years and numerous academic customers later,…

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Jury orders Oracle to cough up $3BN for violating support deal with HPE

By Maria Deutscher Jul 1, 2016

The past few weeks have been rough on Oracle Corp.’s legal team. First, the database maker lost a high-profile copyright battle with Alphabet Inc. over the use of Java APIs in Android. And yesterday,…

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Seagate to lay off 1,600 workers in latest cost-cutting move

By Maria Deutscher Jun 30, 2016

Seagate Technology PLC is set to become a much leaner company by the end of the year. The disk maker revealed in a regulatory filing this week that it’s planning to cut 1,600 positions…

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Communications giant Polycom scraps $1.96BN merger with Mitel, goes private instead

Google preps for the crypto apocalypse with post-quantum encryption algorithm

Microsoft is merging its CRM and ERP services into a single developer-friendly platform

Google acquires image recognition startup Moodstocks to bolster machine learning efforts

Veriflow raises $8.2M to fight hackers with math

What you missed in Big Data: The chatbots are multiplying

What you missed in Cloud: Addressing hybrid infrastructure

HR giant Workday buys education startup to get into employee training

Jury orders Oracle to cough up $3BN for violating support deal with HPE

Seagate to lay off 1,600 workers in latest cost-cutting move

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