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Airtable launches new low-code platform as it lands $52M funding round
Airtable, an enterprise productivity software provider that combines the simplicity of spreadsheets with the power of databases, is getting into the low-code software development game. The startup is expanding its platform with the launch of Airtable Blocks, enabling those with no previous coding experience to build useful business applications that can leverage new advances in ...
Microsoft to launch major update for Outlook.com in coming weeks
After beta-testing a major update to its web-based email client Outlook.com for the past six months, Microsoft Corp. says it’s all set to release the new version to the masses. Microsoft officials said Wednesday that Outlook.com users would be moved to the new experience over the next few weeks. In addition, the company is launching ...
Microsoft plans more Azure regions in Germany, Switzerland and the UAE
Microsoft Corp. is continuing to expand its Azure public cloud platform, saying it plans to add new regions in Germany, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. Microsoft made the announcement Wednesday shortly after details of the expansion plans were leaked to media. The company said it’s planning to add two regions in UAE, one each in Abu ...
VMware shareholder slams proposed reverse merger with Dell
One of VMware Inc.’s largest investors has written an open letter to the company’s independent directors that’s highly critical of its proposed “reverse merger” with parent company Dell Technologies Inc. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. managing member Josh Resnick said in the letter Monday that the rumored merger is part of a strategy that would “effectively ...
Palo Alto Networks to acquire Evident.io in $300M all-cash deal
Security platform provider Palo Alto Networks Inc. today said it will acquire Evident.io, which sells compliance automation software, in a $300 million all-cash deal. Through the acquisition, Palo Alto Networks said, it will be able to extend its application programming interface-based security capabilities. By integrating Evident.io’s technology, the company said, it will be able to help customers ...
Solebit Labs, creator of an ‘evasion-proof’ antimalware platform, lands $11M funding
Cybersecurity startup Solebit Labs Ltd. has raised $11 million in funding after developing what it calls an evasion-proof approach to malware identification and prevention. The Series A round was led by ClearSky Cyber Security, with participation from MassMutual Ventures and Glilot Capital Partners. Solebit said it’s planning to use the funding to accelerate the adoption ...
Luminate Security wins $14M funding to deliver BeyondCorp as a service
Cybersecurity startup Luminate Security is exiting stealth mode today, having secured $14 million in a combined seed and Series A round of funding. U.S. Venture Partners and Aleph Venture Capital led the rounds, which were also backed by Microsoft’s ScaleUp program for startups. Luminate was founded in January 2017 by Israeli cybersecurity experts who previously ...
Salesforce eyes smaller businesses with new Essentials apps
Salesforce.com Inc. is targeting smaller businesses as it looks to dispel the notion that its cloud-hosted customer relationship management tools are only for large enterprises. The company today unveiled Salesforce Essentials, which is a collection of smaller applications that are cheaper and easier to use than its main CRM platform. For starters, there are just two ...
Facebook’s latest open-source tool Profilo aims to ease app performance testing
Facebook Inc. is trying to make the lives of mobile application developers a little easier with the release of a new open-source performance testing tool. The tool is called Profilo, which Facebook describes it as a scalable, mobile-first performance tracing library for Android. Explaining the rationale for the tool, the social media giant pointed out ...
Google gets into multiplayer game server hosting with Agones project
Google LLC is getting into multiplayer game server hosting with a new open-source project called “Agones” that’s based on the Kubernetes container orchestration platform. The internet giant said it’s teaming up with French games publisher Ubisoft Entertainment SA on the project, which it describes as a “batteries-included, open-source, dedicated game server hosting and scaling project ...
