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Observability platform provider LogicMonitor Inc. said today it’s expanding its capabilities with the acquisition of Airbrake Technologies Inc., which sells developer-focused application and performance monitoring tools. LogicMonitor sells an application and infrastructure monitoring platform that’s used by companies to keep an eye on …
Security giant Palo Alto Networks posts strong earnings results
Palo Alto Networks Inc. beat expectations by a fairly wide margin today with its second-quarter financial results, which come at a time when enterprises are stepping up their investments in cybersecurity. The company reported a profit of $1.55 per share on revenue of …
Five9’s stock rises again on another strong earnings beat
Five9 Inc. posted strong financial results today with profit and revenue beating expectations, showing that its recent purple patch during the COVID-19 pandemic is no fluke. The company reported a fourth-quarter profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 34 cents per …
Low-code software platform provider Creatio raises $68M
Low-code software platform company Creatio is hoping to grow its business after announcing a $68 million capital raise today. The round was led by the U.S. growth equity firm Volition Capital. Horizon Capital, a private equity firm, also participated in the round. Creatio …
Linux Foundation backs 7 new open-source projects to promote racial justice
The Linux Foundation said today that it has decided to house seven new open-source software projects aimed at promoting racial justice, in a move that’s designed to encourage more developers to participate in their development. The seven open-source projects are all entrants …
Arista Networks’ stock jumps in after-hours trading on strong financial results
Cloud networking company Arista Networks Inc. ticked all of the right boxes today, delivering fourth-quarter earnings that came in well ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts and posting strong guidance for the next quarter as well. The company reported a profit before certain costs …
Dropbox delivers strong earnings, topping $2B in annual recurring revenue
Cloud storage provider Dropbox Inc. topped $2 billion in annual recurring revenue for the first time as it handily beat Wall Street’s expectations with its fourth-quarter financial results today. The company reported a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 28 …
Google announces the first developer preview of Android 12
Google LLC’s Android team has just made the first developer preview of Android 12 available for developers to tinker with and provide feedback on its new features. The idea is to help software developers ensure their apps are compatible with the latest …
AWS joins PennyLane, an open-source framework that melds machine learning with quantum computing
Amazon Web Services Inc. will play a central role in advancing quantum computing after announcing today that it has joined the steering council of the open-source PennyLane project. PennyLane is a framework for what’s called “hybrid quantum computing,” which is an approach …