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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 ...
Dropbox stock soars on solid earnings beat
Updated: Dropbox Inc. is flying high today, its stock up more than 22% in trading despite a swoon in overall markets Friday after the cloud storage company reported financial results that beat Wall Street’s expectations. The company reported a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 16 cents per share on revenue of $446 million, ...
DOJ backs Oracle over Google in long-running copyright dispute
The U.S. Department of Justice is throwing its weight behind Oracle Corp. in the company’s long-running copyright dispute with Google LLC, which is now up before the Supreme Court. The case, which has dragged on for more than a decade, revolves around the Java programming language. Oracle obtained the rights to the language following its ...
Five9 buys workforce optimization provider Virtual Observer
Cloud-based call center software company Five9 Inc. said today it’s acquiring workforce optimization provider Virtual Observer for an undisclosed fee. The announcement came as the company reported fourth-quarter financial results that beat Wall Street’s expectations. Virtual Observer was formerly known as Coordinated Systems Inc. until a rebranding last year. It has been a partner in ...
Google updates Dialogflow AI engine to help customers create better virtual agents
Google LLC today debuted some important updates to its Dialogflow, the main technology that powers its Contact Center AI service for automating interactions with customers in call centers. Dialogflow is a conversational artificial intelligence engine used to create virtual agents that can understand and respond to all manner of queries from callers, using both voice ...
Automation Anywhere revamps its process discovery technology
Robotic process automation company Automation Anywhere Inc. is beefing up its platform today with a new Discovery Bot tool that can identify and automate more business processes for enterprises. Automation Anywhere is a heavily funded startup that has emerged as one of the early leaders in the red-hot RPA market. RPA is gaining traction because ...
With Horse Ridge chip, Intel aims to bring quantum computing closer to reality
Intel Corp.’s research division Intel Labs today lifted the lid on the technical specs of its new cryogenic quantum control chip Horse Ridge, saying it can now demonstrate “quantum practicality.” Quantum practicality means the chip has the scalability, flexibility and fidelity necessary to make the leap from research to commercial viability, according to Intel. “Today, quantum researchers work ...
Google announces Anthos Ready Storage partner program
Google LLC today announced a new partner program for storage providers for its Anthos hybrid cloud management platform. Google launched Anthos as a rebranding of its Cloud Services Platform last April. It runs on a rising technology called Kubernetes and is designed to host applications that can run unmodified on both existing on-premises hardware and ...