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Google LLC debuted the Allstar GitHub application today, enabling what it calls automated continuous enforcement of security best practices in GitHub projects. The new app works by enabling project owners on the GitHub code repository to check for security policy adherence, set …
Unity buys remote desktop streaming app Parsec for $320M, its biggest acquisition yet
Unity Software Inc. underscored its ambitions to move beyond videogame development today with the news that it’s acquiring remote desktop provider Parsec Cloud Inc. in a $320 million deal. The acquisition, its biggest to date, came as the company reported strong second-quarter …
Workday selects Google Cloud as a preferred cloud partner
Google LLC scored another key customer win for its cloud business today with the news that it’s partnering with Workday Inc., the financial and human capital management software provider. The deal sees Google become a preferred cloud partner for Workday across core …
DigitalOcean posts solid earnings beat as demand for developer cloud accelerates
Cloud infrastructure company DigitalOcean Holdings Inc. posted its first quarterly financial results today, beating Wall Street’s expectations. The company reported second quarter earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of 2 cents per share on revenue of $103.8 million, up 35% from …
Datadog stock sees fat gains as analytics firm easily beats earnings forecasts
Shares in the data analytics and monitoring company Datadog Inc. gained more than 14% late today on the back of soaring revenue growth. The company reported a second-quarter profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 9 cents per share on …
Dropbox’s revenue and customer base grows again, and its stock gains after-hours
Dropbox Inc., the cloud file-sharing company, saw its stock rise in extended trading as it delivered strong second-quarter financial results today and solid growth across several key performance metrics. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of 40 …
MindTickle bags $100M funding for its role playing-driven sales readiness platform
So-called sales readiness technology provider MindTickle Inc. is running with the unicorns today after landing a $100 million Series E round of funding. The round was led by SoftBank with participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan, NewView Capital, and Qualcomm …
Qualys partners with Red Hat to secure OpenShift and CoreOS
Cybersecurity software provider Qualys Inc. is joining forces with Red Hat Inc. to beef up security for enterprise Linux and Kubernetes deployments. In particular, Qualys will bring its Cloud Agent to Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS on Red Hat OpenShift, it said …
Amazon Transcribe Call Analytics provides more intelligence for customer service calls
Amazon Web Services Inc. is boosting its AWS Contact Center Intelligence offering with a new call transcription analytics tool that it said can generate more insights from customer conversations. Announced today, Amazon Transcribe Call Analytics is a machine learning-powered conversation insights application …
Western Digital crushes expectations in Q4, shipping record enterprise HDD capacity
Western Digital Corp. put in a strong shift at the end of its fiscal 2021 year, with growth across all of its businesses driving fourth quarter results that beat expectations. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of …