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Startup Heptio Inc. is looking to differentiate its platform from the numerous Kubernetes software distributions inundating the market with what it calls the first “undistribution” of the container orchestration software. Heptio’s new Kubernetes subscription service is aimed at helping enterprises achieve the …
Broadcom ups its bid to acquire Qualcomm to $121B
Updated: U.S.- and Singapore-based semiconductor firm Broadcom Ltd. doesn’t like taking no for an answer. The company, which recently saw an offer to acquire rival chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies Inc. rejected, Monday said it has made a new offer of $121 billion. Reuters Sunday …
Lightelligence aims to accelerate AI workloads to light speed
Boston-based startup Lightelligence has just landed $10 million in seed funding as it bids to accelerate artificial intelligence workloads with a new technology based on light. The round was led by Baidu Venture and a consortium of U.S. semiconductor executives. The company’s …
Cisco jumps on the Kubernetes bandwagon with its new Container Platform
Cisco Systems Inc. may have a been a bit late to the software container game, but it’s hoping to make up for lost time with the launch today of its own Kubernetes distribution, wrapped up in its new “Container Platform.” The networking …
ServiceNow delivers solid earnings thanks to growing enterprise customers
Workflow automation and service management software provider ServiceNow Inc. has chalked up another solid quarter, signing up 41 new customers in deals worth over $1 million as it beat analysts’ expectations. The company today reported a fourth-quarter profit after certain costs such as stock …
Portworx open-sources STORK software to fix issues with data services on Kubernetes
Software container company Portworx Inc. is unveiling a new open-source project aimed at developers, enabling them to run stateful applications such as databases, queues and key value stores more efficiently on Kubernetes. The STorage Orchestrator Runtime for Kubernetes, or STORK, works by …
Microsoft launches Azure Event Grid for managing serverless computing functions
Extending its reach in the cloud, Microsoft Corp. today announced its Azure Event Grid service is now generally available. The service is a key part of the company’s strategy for serverless computing, which is a cloud computing execution model in which the …
Samsung enjoys record profits thanks to booming memory chip business
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. saw its share price jump 5 percent early Wednesday in South Korea after posting a record-breaking fourth-quarter operating profit of 15.2 trillion won ($14.15 billion). That’s up 64 percent from the same quarter a year ago. Samsung also …
Upping its bet on software containers, Red Hat acquires CoreOS for $250M
Enterprise Linux company Red Hat Inc. today made what’s probably the most significant acquisition in information technology so far this year, announcing a deal to buy Kubernetes-focused startup CoreOS Inc. for $250 million. The move is viewed as an attempt by Red Hat …
Conversica acquires Intelligens.ai to teach its sales chatbots to speak Spanish
Artificial intelligence-based sales automation company Conversica Inc. is eying an expansion into Spanish-speaking markets after acquiring another conversational AI firm called Intelligens.ai. Conversica’s AI-based platform powers virtual assistants, or chatbots, which carry out much of the routine and mundane tasks associated with sales …