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Google LLC today updated its Firebase application development platform with various new features that it says will help to accelerate development cycles, run applications more efficiently and customize the platform to better suit individual developer’s needs. Firebase is Google’s primary application development …
Twilio delivers strong earnings as revenue doubles but issues light forecast
Cloud communications service leader Twilio Inc. delivered solid third-quarter results today, beating expectations thanks to what it said was strong customer momentum. But the company’s earnings forecast for the next quarter came in light, sending its stock down slightly after hours. Twilio …
NetApp debuts new ‘storageless’ storage platform for Kubernetes apps
Data storage provider NetApp Inc. said today at its NetApp Insight virtual conference that it’s launching a number of new services to simplify and optimize multicloud management for data-rich software applications and help companies better manage the transition to remote work. The …
SAP lowers its full-year guidance as COVID-19 drags on, stock plunges
Shares of enterprise software giant SAP SE plunged nearly 24% early Monday after it posted disappointing third-quarter results Sunday night and admitted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to drag on for much longer than it first expected. Because of that, the …
Report: Databricks is plotting the next big software IPO
Big data analytics and machine learning company Databricks Inc. is planning to make its stock market debut in the first half of next year, according to a report late Friday in Bloomberg. Unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg that Databricks …
ServiceNow teams up with Accenture to accelerate enterprise automation
ServiceNow Inc. is teaming up with the consulting giant Accenture Plc to expand its push into the enterprise. The company has formed a new business group with Accenture that’s aimed at speeding up customers’ digital transformation and workflow processes. Called the Accenture ServiceNow Business …
Tibco buys Information Builders in its biggest-ever acquisition
Data integration software firm Tibco Software Inc. said today it’s buying rival business analytics firm Information Builders Inc. Tibco didn’t disclose how much it’s paying for Information Builders, but Reuters cited an unnamed source that said the sale values Information Builders at …
Intel’s stock dives on weakness in data center chip sales
Updated: Intel Corp.’s stock lost almost 10% of its value in after-hours trading today on weakness in its data center business, despite reporting third-quarter results more or less in line with Wall Street’s expectations. The chipmaker reported a profit before certain costs such …
Nvidia’s A100 GPU sets new performance records in MLPerf benchmarks
Nvidia Corp.’s latest artificial intelligence platforms have once again set new performance records in the latest MLPerf benchmarks. MLPerf is an industry benchmarking group that was set up in May 2018 and is backed by companies that include Amazon.com Inc., Baidu Inc., …
Dell simplifies its ‘as-a-service’ offerings with Project APEX
Dell Technologies Inc. is expanding and unifying its “as-a-service” offerings with the launch of Project APEX, making it easier for customers and partners to access its hyperconverged infrastructure products, personal computers, networking, servers and storage products on-demand. Project APEX, announced late Tuesday …