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Cisco integrates its Spark and Webex collaboration apps
Hoping to maintain its role as a leader in enterprise collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc. says it’s converging its messaging application Spark with its Webex videoconferencing platform. The net result of this move is a new ecosystem of services, including a new Webex Meetings application, and a Webex-enabled Spark application that’s to be known as “Webex ...
UK drug discovery startup BenevolentAI raises $115M
U.K.-based artificial intelligence company BenevolentAI Ltd. today announced the completion of a $115 million funding round that values the London startup at a cool $2 billion. The round, said to be one of the largest ever in the AI pharmaceutical sector, was led by BevenolentAI’s existing backers in the U.S., including Woodford Investment Management. BenevolentAI is using AI ...
VMware simplifies hybrid cloud management with vSphere, vSAN updates
Software virtualization company VMware Inc. is extending the hybrid cloud capabilities of its flagship products to make it easier for customers to manage data across information technology environments. The company unveiled new versions of its server virtualization and software-defined storage products today, with an emphasis on hybrid cloud deployments and broader support for applications. In ...
Intel will use GPUs to improve virus scanning, system performance and battery life
Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are planning to use the graphics processing power of computer systems to sniff out malware. Intel said Monday that its new Threat Detection Technology has been designed to make use of security features at the silicon level to root out threats. The technology was introduced at the RSA Security Conference alongside ...
Mirantis launches new continuous delivery tool for developers based on Netflix’s Spinnaker
Private-cloud software company Mirantis Inc. wants to help enterprises shift their most critical software applications to the public cloud with a new tool based on the open-source continuous delivery platform Spinnaker. The Mirantis Application Platform is a new product that’s distinct from the Mirantis Cloud Platform, which is an infrastructure offering based on OpenStack and ...
Google makes building digital assistants easier with Dialogflow Enterprise
Google LLC today offered up a cloud service that companies can use to build digital helpers similar to its own Google Assistant. Google said its Dialogflow Enterprise service, which has been in beta since November, is now generally available. The service, based on technology the company acquired when it bought a startup called API.AI Inc. ...
Applitools lands $31M funding to help market its vision-based software testing tool
New software development methodologies such as Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery are growing in popularity with enterprises as they allow them to deliver updates much more quickly than with traditional methods. Now, a startup called Applitools Ltd. is pitching its Application Visual Management tool to help speed up these processes and get updates out of ...
DataStax says its enterprise-focused Cassandra database is now twice as fast
DataStax Inc. said today it’s updating its commercial version of the Apache Cassandra database with significant enhancements to performance and ease of use. DataStax Enterprise 6.0 is touted by the company as a high-availability, high-performance database that can be run in the cloud or on any on-premises hardware. Essentially it can be thought of as a ...
Microsoft doubles down on IoT security with Azure Sphere service
Microsoft Corp. is expanding its push into silicon chips as part of its new Azure Sphere service that combines a security chip design, a cloud service and — perhaps surprisingly for the creator of Windows — a Linux-based operating system to secure billions of “internet of things” devices. The company today announced Azure Sphere during the ...
Symantec seeks out targeted attacks with AI-based threat detection tool
Cybersecurity specialist Symantec Corp. says it’s targeting “targeted attacks” on enterprises with the launch of a new threat detection tool that was used to uncover some of the most infamous cyberattacks in history. Symantec’s new Targeted Attack Analytics tool was created by the company’s Attack Investigation team, which used the technology to uncover malware attacks ...