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Amazon announces Amazon Common Software for integrating SDKs
Amazon.com Inc. today launched a preview of “Amazon Common Software for Devices,” meant to make it easier for developers to integrate the Amazon Device software development kit with their devices. The software is already running on Amazon devices such as the Echo Dot smart speaker and the Amazon Smart Oven. It helps by streamlining the ...
Salesforce announces co-CEO Keith Block’s departure
Salesforce.com Inc. announced today that it’s making some key leadership changes and acquiring the industry-specific cloud and mobile software provider Vlocity Inc. for about $1.33 billion. The company, which sells customer relationship management software to enterprises, said its co-Chief Executive Officer Keith Block (pictured) is stepping down from the role. His departure means that Marc ...
Anti-toxicity firm L1ght raises $15M to fight online abuse
An Israeli startup called L1ght that has created what it calls “anti-toxicity” software for online platforms said today it has raised $15 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by Mangrove Capital Partners and Tribeca Venture Partners, with participation from Western Technology Investment. L1ght, which was formerly known as AntiToxin Technologies Inc., has ...
Microsoft’s Azure Sphere service for IoT devices launches in general availability
Microsoft Corp.’s long-awaited Azure Sphere security service, aimed at protecting “internet of things” devices, finally hit general availability today, almost two years after launching in preview. The company introduced Azure Sphere, which is based on a Microsoft-built Linux operating system, in March 2018. At the time, it said the technology came from a Microsoft Research project ...
HP announces share buyback program to thwart Xerox takeover attempt
HP Inc. saw its stock jump more than 4% in after-hours trading after it launched an aggressive plan to return up to $16 billion to its shareholders in the next three years and saying it will consider a possible combination with Xerox Corp. Still, the plan to return about half of HP’s market capitalization to ...
Intel debuts next-generation hardware for 5G networks
Intel Corp. is pushing to be at the forefront of the rollout of next-generation 5G networks, launching new hardware and software today, including its first 10-nanometer system-on-chip for wireless base stations. The new Intel Atom P5900 processor is the company’s first SoC designed for wireless base stations, which are radio receivers and transmitters that serve as ...
Databricks simplifies data management for BI and ML
Big-data company Databricks Inc. wants to help customers simplify data management for business intelligence and machine learning operations in order to eliminate silos. To do so, the company today is announcing a new “Databricks Ingest” platform that enables customers to load data into a single repository where it can be made available for both BI ...
Google beefs up cloud protection with new threat detection, fraud prevention tools
Google LLC is using the RSA Security Conference today as a launchpad for a number of new security capabilities for cloud customers aimed at protecting their data no matter where it resides. The updates include new threat detection and timeline capabilities in Google Cloud’s Chronicle security analytics platform and some new fraud prevention tools. Chronicle began life ...
Cisco unifies cloud security with SecureX
Networking company Cisco Systems Inc. is incorporating its security products into a single, cloud-native security platform called Cisco SecureX. The key capability of Cisco SecureX, announced today, is that it can unify visibility across its entire security portfolio and also third-party security tools, helping customers quickly identify any new and unknown threats to their networks. ...
HP adopts limited shareholder rights plan to fend off Xerox takeover attempt
Personal computer and printer maker HP Inc. said today it’s adopting a limited-duration shareholder rights plan to try to stave off a hostile takeover attempt from the much smaller Xerox Corp. The plan, a variation on what’s commonly known as a poison pill, would make any takeover much more difficult to pull off because it ...