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Cisco delivers solid earnings as it steps up a transition to software
Updated: Cisco Systems Inc. looks to be humming along nicely after delivering strong second-quarter earnings today that edged past Wall Street’s expectations. The computer networking giant’s shares rose almost 4 percent in extended trading Wednesday after it reported a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 73 cents per share. Update: Shares closed up ...
Tableau Software adds Ask Data so users can query data with their natural voice
Tableau Software Inc., whose mission is to make insights from big data more accessible, today took a big step further with the addition of new natural language processing capabilities. The new feature is called “Ask Data” and allows Tableau users to ask questions using their natural voice and get instant visual insights that will hopefully ...
Google scales back its ambitions for Android Things operating system
Google LLC is curtailing the scope of its Android Things operating system, saying from now on the platform will be used exclusively to power smart speakers and smart displays. When Google announced Android Things in December 2016, the company had a much bigger vision. It said Android Things would be an OS for all kinds ...
LinkedIn to unify its hiring tools into a single platform
Professional social networking site LinkedIn Corp. is bundling all of its talent scouting products, which include its Recruiter, Jobs and Pipeline Builder services, into a single platform. The Microsoft Corp.-owned company said the new Intelligent Hiring Experience is designed to save time by helping recruiters find “recommended candidates” for their open job positions. The service will do ...
Twilio trips up on poor profit outlook
Cloud communications services company Twilio Inc. saw its stock take a tumble on disappointing guidance for the year ahead, despite beating estimates today for its latest latest quarter. Indeed, Twilio saw its fourth-quarter sales jump 77 percent from a year ago, to $204.3 million, as it posted earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation ...
At Think conference, IBM launches new products and services for managing multiple clouds
IBM Corp. is stepping up its hybrid-cloud push as it bids to become the go-to service provider for companies that use multiple public and private cloud platforms. The use of “multiclouds” is becoming quite common, with the IBM Institute for Business Value estimating that 98 percent of all organizations will adopt hybrid information technology architectures ...
SnapRoute launches Cloud Native Network OS for speedier app delivery
Software-defined networking startup SnapRoute Inc. today launched its new Cloud Native Network Operating System, almost two years to the day after landing a $25 million funding round. SnapRoute, like other software-defined network operators, offers a more flexible alternative to proprietary switches that’s meant to help DevOps teams roll out application updates faster. The company said enterprises are ...
Amazon acquires home Wi-Fi network company eero
Amazon.com Inc. is dipping its toes into the Wi-Fi connectivity game, snapping up a company called eero Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but eero had previously raised $90 million in funding. It was founded back in 2014, offering what at the time was a novel home Wi-Fi system designed to extend connectivity ...
G Suite integrates Google Docs API to automate new documents and updates
Google LLC’s G Suite customers are getting their hands on some important new capabilities today with the launch into general availability of a new Google Docs application programming interface. The Google Docs API was announced at Google’s Cloud Next conference in Tokyo last year as a developer preview, and Google says it’s now ready for prime ...
Tenable adds Predictive Prioritization to find the most dangerous software vulnerabilities
Network security company Tenable Inc. is adding new machine learning-enabled capabilities to its platform to help customers to highlight the most potentially damaging vulnerabilities in the software and systems they use. Tenable sells what it calls a “cyber exposure platform” that’s used to scan an organization’s entire digital asset base to assess the security risk ...