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Oracle unveils new cloud security tools to guard against human error
Oracle Corp. made two cloud security tools generally available today that are designed to help reduce the risk of data breaches caused by human error. The new services, Oracle Cloud Guard and Maximum Security Zones, are meant to help make cloud security management easier. They align with the company’s ambition of automating many of its ...
Huawei says HarmonyOS will come to smartphones in 2021
China’s leading smartphone maker Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. launched a new version of its HarmonyOS operating system today, saying it will bring the software to a range of devices, including smartphones. Richard Yu, chief executive of Huawei’s consumer business, made the announcement at Huawei’s annual developer conference in Shenzhen, China. He said a beta test ...
Oracle’s stock jumps on strong growth in cloud applications and infrastructure
Oracle Corp. delivered its fiscal first-quarter results today, beating expectations on profit and revenue thanks to several important customer wins and solid growth in its cloud applications and infrastructure businesses. The database giant reported a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 93 cents per share on revenue of $9.37 billion, up 2% from a ...
Cloud security firm Zscaler tops fourth-quarter expectations
As cloud-based information security company Zscaler Inc. wrapped up its fiscal year today, it topped expectations on earnings and revenue with its fourth-quarter results. The company reported a profit before certain costs of 5 cents per share on revenue of $125.9 million, up 46% from a year ago. Wall Street had expected earnings of 3 cents ...
Former NSA chief Keith Alexander joins Amazon’s board
Amazon.com Inc. said today in a filing that a former National Security Agency director, General Keith Alexander, has been named to its board of directors. Alexander (pictured) is a four-star Army general who brings considerable cybersecurity and national security expertise to Amazon, having also served as commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, which defends the country ...
Cynet adds Incident Engine and human help to its autonomous endpoint protection platform
Cybersecurity startup Cynet Security Ltd. said today it’s adding some new capabilities to its autonomous endpoint protection platform that it says will not only improve threat detection accuracy but also help users to mitigate such threats more easily. Cynet sells an artificial intelligence-powered autonomous endpoint protection platform that’s meant to help bring breach protection within ...
Quantum Machines taps Q-CTRL to enhance and scale up its quantum computing hardware
Quantum Machines Ltd. said today it’s trying to enhance its quantum computing hardware platform by integrating it with Q-CTRL Pty. Ltd.’s specialized quantum firmware. Quantum computers can process information far faster than classic computers can do, and hold tremendous potential in areas such as drug discovery, artificial intelligence and industrial chemistry, to name just a few. But ...
JourneyApps deploys its low-code development platform OXIDE
Application development company Journey Mobile Inc., better known as JourneyApps, said today it’s getting into the low-code software game with the launch of its new OXIDE Integrated Development Environment. The company said it’s trying to strike a better balance between the speed and efficiency of low-code software creation with the flexibility and power of traditional code-based development. ...
Coupa Software tops earnings forecast but its stock falls on light guidance
Payments software company Coupa Software Inc. topped Wall Street’s expectations in its fiscal second-quarter results today, but its stock fell after it posted disappointing guidance for the next quarter. Coupa sells payment management software covers procurement, invoicing, sourcing and business expenses. Its software sits alongside enterprise resource planning software in the larger financial information technology ...
Slack’s stock plunges as it struggles to boost revenue growth
Slack Technologies Inc. beat expectations today with its fiscal second-quarter results, but its stock lost almost 20% of its value in after-hours trading as revenue growth failed to impress Wall Street. The company reported breakeven earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation on revenue of $215.9 million, up 49% from a year ago. That ...