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Dell Technologies Inc. and AT&T Inc. said today they’re working together to develop open-source infrastructure necessary to enable the “network edge” ahead of the transition from 4G to 5G wireless networks. The network edge refers to a concept known as “edge computing,” …
NetApp beats estimates two weeks after revising its outlook
Data storage company NetApp Inc. managed to beat its own expectations on earnings and revenue in its first quarter, but that was only because it slashed its original forecast two weeks ago. The company, which sells a mix of data storage hardware …
Cisco falls on poor guidance and plummeting sales in China
Even after the stock market bloodbath today, networking company Cisco Systems Inc. took even more of a beating later after posting weaker-than-expected guidance in its fourth-quarter earnings report. In the three months just gone, Cisco did surprisingly well. It delivered a profit before …
All in the Dell family: VMware in talks to acquire Pivotal Software
Pivotal Software Inc. is looking to reunite with its parent company VMware Inc., which spun it out in 2013. The companies, which are both majority-owned by Dell Technologies Inc., said they’re holding talks regarding an acquisition priced at $15 per share, which …
Virtual Instruments acquires Metricly to help customers optimize cloud spending
Infrastructure performance management firm Virtual Instruments Inc. is adding cloud cost optimization to its repertoire of skills through the acquisition today of Metricly Inc. Virtual Instruments provides tools that help companies to understand, manage, optimize and automate their hybrid information technology environments. …
Canada’s Globe and Mail adopts Amazon’s AI services to promote its content
Amazon Web Services Inc.’s artificial intelligence and machine learning credentials have gotten a boost from Canada’s most popular newspaper, The Globe and Mail. The newspaper said today it has chosen AWS as its “standard” platform for AI and machine learning workloads after …
Cray lands $600M Nuclear Security Administration supercomputer contract
Cray Inc. has signed a $600 million contract to provide the National Nuclear Security Administration with its first exascale supercomputer. The new machine, called El Capitan, will be delivered in 2022 before going online the following year. It’s expected to have a …
Nvidia claims new breakthroughs in real-time conversational AI
Nvidia Corp. is claiming another big breakthrough in artificial intelligence, this time setting new records in language understanding that could enable real-time conversational AI in a variety of software applications. Nvidia said real-time conversational AI is a must-have for companies that want …
Data center storage firm Pavilion Data Systems raises $25M
Data center hardware maker Pavilion Data Systems Inc. is gearing up for expansion after closing on a $25 million round of funding that brings its total amount raised to $58 million. Announced today, the Series C round was led by new investors …
Activist investor Carl Icahn shakes up Cloudera
The notorious activist investor and billionaire Carl Icahn (pictured) has claimed two seats on Cloudera Inc.’s board of directors just weeks after taking an 18.4% stake in the company. Icahn, who is perhaps best known for trying to block Dell Technology Inc.’s …