Paul Gillin
Latest from Paul Gillin
If a new report by Intel Corp.’s security arm is to be believed, cloud computing has finally turned the trust corner. Intel Security is kicking off RSA Security LLC’s 2017 Conference in San Francisco this week with the results of a global …
Talend doubles big data and cloud businesses, investors cheer
Talend SA doubled its big data and cloud businesses in the fourth quarter, boosting revenues by 45 percent and subscription revenues by 48 percent from a year ago. Today’s earnings report from the data integration company, which had one of the most prominent initial …
Low-profile unicorn Datto thinks big as it muscles into network market
In a world of prominent “unicorn” startups, Datto Inc. keeps a low profile. In part, that’s because the Norwalk, Connecticut-based company isn’t interested in courting enterprise customers. It sells its line of data protection products and services exclusively through a network of …
Resilient Network Systems lands funding to boost novel authentication technology
Resilient Network Systems Inc. is adding $1.2 million to its coffers via a series A extension round led by HRK Investments LLP. The company plans to invest the money in sales and marketing to boost awareness of its identity and access management platform, …
Box courts developers with burnished API library
Box Inc. is enhancing the experience for users of its application program interfaces in a bid to convince corporate developers and independent software vendors of the merits of incorporating Box’s document-sharing features into their products. Box estimates that more than 80,000 developers …
VMware makes virtual desktops faster, easier to deploy and manage
VMware Inc. is updating its Horizon virtual desktop services to reduce the cost and complexity of delivering Windows desktops over a network and improving performance for users as well. The new Just-in-Time Management Platform integrates VMware App Volumes, Instant Clone and User …
MapR plugs container storage gap with direct access to its converged platform
MapR Technologies, Inc. is attempting to cash in on container mania, announcing what it calls the industry’s first persistent storage system for containers that includes stateful access to files, database tables and message streams from any location. The company does this through …
Startup uses AI to relieve burden of security data analysis
Loom Systems Ltd. is joining the growing ranks of companies applying artificial intelligence to the task of making sense out of the mass of data that overwhelms security professionals. The company today is announcing an operational analytics platform for real-time detection and …
Conversica further blurs line between human and robotic sales prospecting
Just six weeks after raising $34 million in funding, Conversica Inc. is enhancing its artificial intelligence-powered business conversation engine to enhance its natural language processing capabilities and add time-recognition intelligence and automated FAQ response capabilities. The company said it has also completely …
H&R Block enlists IBM’s Watson to support its 80,000 tax pros
Can you deduct the cost of your Super Bowl party? We can’t answer that question, but there are about 80,000 people at H&R Block Inc. who can. Beginning this week, they’ll be joined by the digital assistant called Watson. A collaboration between IBM Corp. …