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Private equity giant KKR buys security firm Barracuda Networks
The cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks Inc. revealed today it has been acquired by the private equity firm KKR & Co Inc. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Reuters said KKR paid Barracuda’s former owner Thoma Bravo about $4 billion to take over the company. KKR said it’s planning to help Barracuda accelerate ...
DuckDuckGo debuts privacy-focused browser for Mac users
Duck Duck Go Inc., which is best known for its privacy-focused search engine, announced today that it’s getting into the world of desktop browsers with the launch of DuckDuckGo for Mac. The new browser is for now available via an invite-only beta test. The company, which already offers web browsers for Android and iOS mobile ...
Pay-as-you-go MongoDB Atlas now available on Google Cloud
Database pioneer MongoDB Inc. said today it’s doubling down on the cloud with a new pay-as-you-go MongoDB Atlas offering that’s available in the Google Cloud Console. The new version of its cloud database is meant to give developers a more simplified subscription experience, and therefore a more simpler choice by which they can adopt MongoDB on ...
Box debuts Box Canvas, a visual collaboration tool for hybrid workers
Cloud content company Box Inc. is going big on teamwork today with the launch of a new virtual whiteboard and visual collaboration tool called Box Canvas. To be announced at the digital Box Content Cloud Summit on April 14, Box Canvas is a new capability that’s built directly into Box. It’s designed to connect hybrid teams securely ...
Managed detection and response startup Critical Start lands $215M in funding
Cybersecurity firm Critical Start Inc., which sells a managed detection and response solution to enterprises, said today it has closed on a bumper $215 million strategic growth investment from Vista Equity Partners. Critical Start’s managed detection and response or MDR offering is designed to help simplify breach prevention in enterprises. It does this by helping organizations ...
KeepTruckin rebrands as Motive as it shifts focus to automated operations
The fleet management software company KeepTruckin Inc. is reinventing itself as an “internet of things”-based automation company and rebranding itself as “Motive” to better reflect the fact it’s no longer focused solely on the trucking industry. The company began life with its smartphone apps for truck drivers and electronic logging devices that track their compliance with ...
Axis Security debuts cloud-native Security Service Edge platform
Axis Security Ltd. said today it’s reinventing security for modern workforces with the debut of a new platform that will give companies a viable alternative to older hub-and-spoke network architectures. The Atmos platform is also superior to existing Security Service Edge platforms built on data center-based architectures, according to Axis. The idea is to help ...
Observe.ai lands $125M in funding for its intelligent call center software
The intelligent contact center software provider Z21 Labs Inc., which does business as Observe.ai, announced today it has raised $125 million in a new round of funding. The Series C round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund and saw participation from Zoom Video Communications Inc., plus existing investors Menlo Ventures, Scale Venture Partners and Nexus ...
PC shipments slow for first time since COVID-19 outbreak emerged
After two years of pandemic-fueled, double-digit growth, shipments of personal computers fell by more than 5% in the first quarter of this year from the same period a year ago. However, International Data Corp. said in its report released today that although the decline is a reflection of both higher costs and market saturation in some ...
Oracle-backed server chip startup Ampere files for IPO
Ampere Computing LLC, an Arm-based computer chip manufacturer heavily backed by Oracle Corp., said today it has filed plans for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The move has sparked widespread speculation about Ampere’s valuation, a key factor in the upcoming IPO. Ampere, which is led by the former Intel Corp. ...
