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Microsoft delivers Azure cloud capabilities to the ‘tactical edge’
Microsoft Corp. is teaming up with Dell Technologies Inc.’s Dell EMC subsidiary to deliver cloud services to the “tactical edge,” by which they mean remote locations where network connectivity leaves a lot to be desired and mobility and portability are essential requirements. The companies today announced two new products to enable this, including the Dell EMC Tactical ...
Google launches Cloud Firestore database for mobile app developers
Google LLC has finally made its Cloud Firestore database for mobile, web and “internet of things” applications generally available, more than a year after it was launched in beta. Cloud Firestore is a serverless, NoSQL database that’s designed to handle unstructured data that doesn’t hew to conventional data models and thus typically isn’t a good ...
Brushing aside legal troubles, Qualcomm delivers solid earnings
Embattled chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies Inc. delivered solid fiscal first-quarter results today that may go some way toward dispelling investors concerns over its ongoing legal struggles. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $1.20 per share, up 25 percent from the same period a year ago. Revenue fell 20 percent, as ...
ServiceNow delivers another blowout quarter
Enterprise software company ServiceNow Inc. picked up where it left off last year with yet another strong set of financial results that pushed its stock up more than 6 percent in after-hours trading. The company, which sells workflow automation software to enterprises, blew past analysts’ expectations on earnings and also saw its subscription billings top views. ...
Microsoft stock slips on chip supply issues, but its cloud remains strong
Microsoft Corp.’s stock dropped in after-hours trading Wednesday shortly after the software giant poste fiscal second-quarter results that fell just short of analysts’ expectations on revenue. The revenue miss was blamed on computer chip supply issues with partners such as Intel Corp. and others that meant Microsoft’s biggest business, its personal computing division, came up just ...
Pliops lands $30M to deliver more scalable storage
Israeli cloud storage processor startup Pliops could be a company worth watching after it landed a $30 million round of funding today led by Intel Capital, State of Mind Ventures and Viola Ventures. The Series B round, which brings Pliops’ total funding to $40 million, also saw the participation of strategic investors Western Digital Capital ...
AMD stock jumps after chipmaker says it sees solid growth ahead
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s stock jumped by almost 9 percent in after-hours trading today after the chipmaker posted fourth-quarter results that showed surprising growth in key markets. The veteran semiconductor firm reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of 8 cents per share on revenue of $1.42 billion, up 6 percent from a ...
Apple stock jumps despite huge decline in iPhone sales
Pretty much as expected, Apple Inc. today reported that iPhone revenue fell more than 15 percent in its fiscal first quarter from a year ago. But services revenue managed to save the day by surging 19 percent. For the December quarter, Apple reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $4.18 per share ...
Automated transcription provider Verbit raises $23M
Verbit Software Ltd., a provider of automated video and speech transcription services powered by artificial intelligence, is hoping to take on giants such as Google LLC after closing on a new $23 million round of funding led by Viola Ventures. Vertex Ventures, HV Ventures, Oryzn Capital, Vintage Venture Partners and Clal-Tech also participated in the Series ...
Software networking firm Cato Networks lands $55M funding round
Enterprise networking company Cato Networks Ltd. has refilled its war chest with a $55 million round of funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The round brings its total amount raised to $125 million. Previous investors Aspect Ventures, Greylock Partners, Singtel Innov8, USVP and co-founders Shlomo Kramer and Gur Shatz also participated in the round. Cato ...