Clumio, a company seeking to disrupt enterprise backup solutions has raised additional funding and appears ready to be a formidable competitor in the space.
HPE Acquires MapR, Furthering Commitment to AI and Analytics
HPE has acquired the assets of MapR, which enhances the company’s data and analytics platform furthering its orchestration and data fabric layer.
Apple Woes and Samsung Grows: Analyzing Q2 European Mobile Shipments
Canalys has launched new data on Q2 smartphone sales across Europe. The numbers show big growth for Samsung while Huawei and Apple stumble.
Check Point Exposes Massive Apple Vulnerability Impacting 1.4 Billion Devices
A new Apple vulnerability discovered by Check Point exposes Apple’s continued woes in even core areas like privacy and security. What does this flaw mean and what is Apple doing to fix it?
Huawei Prepares HarmonyOS To Launch If China US Strains Escalate
As US and China trade talks continue to leave companies in limbo, Huawei is ready to launch HarmonyOS to support its Mobile Devices and PC’s replacing Android and Windows if necessary. What does this mean for Huawei?
Salesforce Acquisition of ClickSoftware: A Sensible Acquisition
Salesforce is set to acquire field service SaaS company ClickSoftware to expand their Service Cloud capabilities and customers. Will this be a winner?
Broadcom Growth by Acquisition Strategy Continues with $10.7B Symantec Acquisition
Broadcom’s $10.7B acquisition of Symantec’s enterprise security business moves forward, as Avago’s ‘growth by acquisition’ strategy continues to play out. Semiconductors is one business, enterprise security software, an entirely different one. It will be interesting to watch how Avago’s Hock Tan and his penchant for streamlining operations impacts the company post-acquisition.
Amdocs and Microsoft Augment Alliance to Spur Operator Growth and Open Source Cloud Adoption
The recent Amdocs/Microsoft alliance expansion builds on the initial March 2018 agreement when Amdocs announced the implementation of Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. The joint approach was developed to enable operators to deliver virtual network services running on Azure, orchestrated and managed by ONAP.
JPMorgan’s 5-year Agreement with AI-Powered Startup Persado is Only the Beginning of Advertising Agency and Financial Services Transformation
Want to watch AI transform advertising and financial services? Look no further than the JPMorgan Chase 5-year deal with AI startup Persado. The financial giant’s impressive foray into artificial intelligence follows a multi-year pilot using AI to help develop the most effective ads. How effective? Try a 450% click through rate. The fact that Persado’s machine learning tool wrote better ad copy than its own copywriters shows that the advertising industry is undergoing its own transformation—whether it likes it or not.
Microsoft and Samsung Partnership: Starting A Perfect Marriage
Microsoft and Samsung are teaming up to try to give Apple and iMessage a run for its money. Will they be successful and what must they do to win?