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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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …