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Pivotal adds support for open Java in latest release
Pivotal Software Inc. today updated its Spring Runtime application development platform to address concerns some developers have about changes made by Oracle Corp. to the licensing terms of its popular Java Standard Edition programming language. Oracle’s Java is the most popular programming language around, so developers unsurprisingly were dismayed to learn the company had introduced ...
Report: Alibaba considers second listing in Hong Kong to raise $20B
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is weighing up the opportunity of getting more funding via a second listing on Hong Kong’s stock exchange that could raise up to $20 billion. The company is said to be working with financial advisers on the offering, Bloomberg reported. It adds that Alibaba is aiming to file ...
AMD takes on Intel with 12-core Ryzen 9 computer chips
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is taking a few shots at Intel Corp. with the launch late Sunday of its long-awaited 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X microprocessor chip at the Computex event running in Taipei this week. The chipmaker reckons the new chip easily matches the capabilities of Intel’s best offerings, and even better, it’s available for less than ...
Nvidia announces its first AI platform for edge devices
Nvidia Corp. is bringing artificial intelligence to the edge of the network with the launch early Monday of its new Nvidia EGX platform that can perceive, understand and act on data in real time without sending it to the cloud or a data center first. Delivering AI to edge devices such as smartphones, sensors and ...
Three years late, Intel debuts Ice Lake, its first 10-nanometer processor
Intel Corp. today offered a preview of Ice Lake, its newest mobile processor, at the annual Computex event running this week in Taipei. The new chip, set to launch next month, is an important milestone for Intel as it’s the company’s first processor to be built using its long-awaited 10-nanometer process, which has been beset with multiple delays. ...
Analytics firm Splunk smashes earnings forecast, but cash flow concerns weigh on stock
Updated: Data analytics company Splunk Inc. today extended its hot streak, beating earnings forecasts once again and raising its outlook as it grabs more of the enterprise market. The company, which sells software that helps enterprises to search, correlate, analyze, monitor and report on data in real time, reported first-quarter earnings before certain costs such as ...
HPE sees revenue fall but still beats earnings forecasts
Updated: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. Chief Executive Antonio Neri said uncertainty created by international trade tensions and a “shift in market dynamics” were to blame for a mixed quarter that saw the venerable tech company beat expectations on earnings but fall short on revenue. The company, which sells servers, storage, networking, consulting and support services, ...
Siemens teams up with Alphabet’s Chronicle to protect energy infrastructure
Siemens AG is teaming up with Alphabet Inc.’s Chronicle LLC subsidiary to secure systems in the energy infrastructure industry. The plan announced today is for Siemens to use Chronicle’s Backstory network security platform to provide more visibility into energy company’s information technology systems, the companies said. Siemens will combine Backstory with its own cybersecurity tools. ...
Huawei’s troubles pile up as it’s cut off from Arm’s chip designs
Smartphone chip designer Arm Ltd. is the latest company to pull the plug on its relations with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., complying with a U.S. government-led blockade on the Chinese firm that prevents it from doing business with American companies. Experts say the move could potentially cripple Huawei’s ability to make new computer chips for ...
NetApp comes up short again with missed earnings and light guidance
Updated: Data storage company NetApp Inc. had more bad news for investors after posting financial results today that once again left a lot to be desired. The company, which sells data storage systems and software for hybrid cloud information technology environments, reported fourth-quarter results that fell short of expectations. It posted earnings before certain costs ...