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TigerGraph boosts availability and scalability with enterprise-focused updates
Graph database company TigerGraph Inc. today announced a major update to its platform that brings dozens of new enterprise-grade features around availability, scalability, manageability and security. The 3.2 release is intended to give organizations the confidence they need for their mission-critical applications. It also adds key features on the developer and data science side that will enable ...
UiPath partners with CrowdStrike to increase confidence in automation security
Robotic process automation firm UiPath Inc. said today it’s partnering with the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. to bring advanced endpoint security features to its RPA platform. UiPath is a leader in the RPA industry. It sells software that’s used by companies to reduce costs and operational errors by automating repetitive work. It relies on ...
With new release, UiPath is using automation to fix application sprawl
Business process automation software company UiPath Inc. is launching a major update to its platform aimed at tackling issues around the sprawling and disparate nature of enterprise applications. The coming new release, announced at UiPath’s FORWARD IV event today, will enable companies to apply artificial intelligence to every facet of work, help information technology teams ...
Graph database startup Memgraph lands $9.34M in seed funding
Streaming graph application platform startup Memgraph Ltd. announced today that it has closed on a $9.34 million seed funding round. The round, which came as the company launched Memgraph 2.0, was led by Microsoft Corp.’s venture fund M12, with participation from Heavybit Industries, In-Q-Tel, Counterview Capital, ID4 Ventures and Mundi Ventures. Memgraph is the creator ...
NetApp buys CloudCheckr to expand its cloud cost control ambitions
Storage software giant NetApp Inc. hopes to expand its Financial Operations, or FinOps, business after acquiring cloud optimization software firm CloudCheckr Inc. today for an undisclosed price. NetApp plans to integrate CloudCheckr with its Spot by NetApp service, which uses analytics and automation to help companies leverage the best-performing and most cost-efficient infrastructure for their cloud ...
Chipmaker GlobalFoundries files to go public on US Nasdaq exchange
Semiconductor maker GlobalFoundries Inc. today confirmed it’s heading for an initial public offering of stock. The company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq exchange. Its current owner, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co., will still have “substantial control” over ...
With Google Cloud’s Speaker ID, callers can now use their voice for authentication
Companies that rely on Google LLC’s Contact Center AI service to automate their call center operations can now enable Speaker ID, a machine learning-based voice identification feature that allows callers to authenticate themselves easily by saying a few words. Google Cloud launched Contact Center AI in November 2019. The service uses Google’s Dialogflow CX conversational ...
Google-backed program will pay developers for open-source software security improvements
Few companies are as devoted to the cause of open-source software as Google LLC, and as if to underline that point, the company said today it’s sponsoring the Linux Foundation’s new Secure Open Source Pilot Program. The SOS program is an initiative that’s promising to reward developers financially for enhancing the security of what are ...
Amazon simplifies cloud service management with AWS Cloud Control API
Life just got a little bit easier for developers who rely on Amazon Web Services Inc.’s cloud services, thanks to the availability of its new AWS Cloud Control API. The new tool is a set of common application programming interfaces that the company says will make it much easier for developers to manage AWS services ...
Quantum computing startup IonQ to make its stock market debut
IonQ Inc. is all set to become the first publicly traded company that’s solely focused on quantum computing. Having finalized its merger this week with dMY Technology Group Inc. III, a special-purpose acquisition company, it will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1. SPACs such as dMY are created with the intention of ...