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BMC Software Inc. today announced new features for its BMC Helix operations management and Control-M workflow orchestration platforms aimed at streamlining data science operations. The 40-year-old company has been on a campaign to expand beyond its mainframe roots into service management, DevOps and …
SAP beats earnings estimates, citing accelerating cloud growth and ‘Rise with SAP’ rollout
SAP SE beat analyst estimates for both revenue and profits and raised its full-year forecast today, citing strengthening cloud growth and rapid adoption of its Rise with SAP digital transformation program. The enterprise resource planning giant affirmed the preliminary earnings report it …
IBM misses on revenue but again promises growth will return in 2022
IBM Corp. surprised investors today with third-quarter revenue growth that undershot investor expectations by nearly $200 million, although the top line grew in businesses other than the Kyndryl Holdings Inc. subsidiary the company is expected to divest before the end of the …
In broad update, NetSuite adds data warehouse and targets fintech firms
Oracle Corp.’s NetSuite subsidiary today announced a wide range of new and enhanced features to its namesake enterprise resource management software for small and midsized businesses and rolled out a version of the suite specific to the financial technology industry. SuiteBanking is …
Extending its Java modernization suite, vFunction raises $26 million in new funding
Application modernization startup vFunction Inc. today revealed a new $26 million early-stage funding round, coming on top of the $12.2 million in seed funding it raised eight months ago. Along with the Series A round, the company also announced the availability of …
Veritas, Manage Engine beef up ransomware protection for backups and endpoints
Two companies in the backup market are introducing new products intended specifically to address the scourge of ransomware attacks, which increased more than 150% in the first half of this year. Veritas Technologies LLC today said it will release Veritas NetBackup Recovery …
Dell expands edge product line with servers, gateways and laptops for remote deployment
Dell Technologies Inc. today is stepping up its push to gain a place at the edge of corporate networks with a set of new servers and special-purpose platforms designed to capture and process data in remote and extreme environments. Edge computing is …
After fits and starts, Google’s cloud strategy is finally finding its footing
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC popularized the phrase, “We’re number two. We try harder.” But what do you do when you’re number four? That’s the challenge facing Google LLC in its drive to overcome a late start, a once questionable commitment and …
Startup aims to apply AI to helping people overcome fear of public speaking
Seattle-based startup Yoodli Inc. has raised a $1 million pre-seed funding round to develop a novel application of artificial intelligence: helping people overcome their fear of public speaking. The company’s technology, which is still in development, uses a combination of machine learning …
VMware ups its cross-cloud game and open-sources Tanzu app modernization toolkit
VMware Inc. is stepping up its multicloud game today and intensifying its embrace of the Kubernetes orchestrator for software containers with a set of announcements at the VMWorld conference opening today. Building on its large base of users of its hypervisor, the …