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SAP SE is introducing a new “contextual marketing platform” from its e-commerce division that seeks to provide a comprehensive view of customers. The business intelligence giant claims that it’s in a unique position to deliver on that well-worn pitch thanks to the use …
Smart-home devices riddled with security flaws, HP study finds
The increasingly sophisticated and powerful security systems emerging from the connected universe present a double-edged sword for the smart home, according to a new study from Hewlett-Packard on the risks of the technology. The results are alarming, to say the least. The …
What you missed in Cloud: New frontiers for virtualization
The competition over enterprise cloud spending kicked into high gear last week on the virtualization front as VMware revealed a new version of its namesake hypervisor that promises to address some of the biggest pain points in managing off-premise infrastructure. Chief among …
Cisco to let customers run competitors’ software on its flagship switches
Cisco Systems Inc. is adding support for a key software-defined networking standard to its flagship backbone switches as part of an effort to provide customers with more freedom in how they run their environments. The update underscores the broader shift to open …
Actifio cloudifies data virtualization tech to keep storage costs down
Actifio Inc. is launching a new cloud-based implementation of its flagship data virtualization technology that offers to help companies protect their applications from outages more effectively. The service tackles a new side of the fundamental operational challenge that the startup has made …
Iterable nets $1.2 million for holistic email marketing service
An emerging startup called Iterable Inc. has raised $1.2 million in seed funding from a group of prominent angel investors to bring email back to the marketing fore in the social media era. The capital will help fuel the development of its …
What you missed in Big Data: Governance (again) tops the industry’s agenda
The past week witnessed a number of major milestones in evolution of enterprise analytics across both the open-source and proprietary camps, which came together around the fundamental challenges of processing data at scale. Hortonworks Inc. led the charge with the launch of …
Tech giants propose privacy standard for the public cloud
As organizations shift more of their data to the public cloud, including a steadily growing number of mission-critical workloads, the need for privacy controls grows. A group representing some of the biggest names in tech has put forth a standard aimed at …
Hackers raid Anthem in biggest health care breach yet
Barely a month into the new year, industry has already experienced its first large-scale data breach. Anthem Inc., the second largest insurance provider in the U.S., said it fell victim to a historic attack that saw hackers make off with personal information …
VMware picks up Immidio for VDI smarts
Hot on the heels of releasing a landmark upgrade for its hypervisor, VMware is dropping another bombshell with the acquisition of a low-key startup called Immidio B.V. to match the competition on desktop virtualization. The deal buys the company much-needed profile management …