Usermind, leader of the customer engagement hub category, today announced the close of a $23.5M Series C round led by Northgate Capital with follow-on investments from current investors Andreessen Horowitz, Menlo Ventures and CRV. Since emerging from stealth in 2016, Usermind has doubled its employee headcount, tripled its customer base and increased its total revenue … continue reading
Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, has announced the release of Linux 4.15 is not yet final, so he is releasing it as rc9. The update includes: arch updates and drives as well as some core networking. “I really really wanted to just release 4.15 today, but things haven’t calmed down enough for me to … continue reading
Connected and intelligent devices such those used in the Internet of Things are putting more data online, which is worrisome for Internet users. Many feel that companies are losing control over how personal data is collected. “The most challenging issue today is that the technology ecosystem is extremely complex and constantly evolving, making it even … continue reading
2017 has come to a close with React taking the lead as the top application and data tool. This comes from StackShare’s recent release of its top 50 developer tools of 2017. After appearing on StackShare’s list at number 10 last year, React kicked JavaScript out of the number one spot for the first time … continue reading
Data is overwhelming cybersecurity teams worldwide. Too much data is not necessarily a bad thing, but the daily barrage creates challenges stemming from the following questions: where is the data coming from, what does it mean and how can it be applied to keep companies more secure? Many in security operations are grappling with how … continue reading
Microsoft has announced a new project, Ink to Code, which takes wire frame sketches and imports them into Visual Studio as code. This solution is designed to speed up the development process of designing and prototyping Universal Windows Platform and Android UIs. “Urban legend has it that some of the greatest ideas in history started … continue reading
Webpack has announced the release of Webpack 4 beta. Webpack is a open-source JavaScript module bundler. The latest release provides a major upgrade to the previous version as the performance is greatly enhanced, according to the team. The production mode also provides different optimizations and the development mode provides a faster experience for developers. “When … continue reading
Facebook is open sourcing its object detection research platform Detectron. The project was started by the Facebook AI Research (FAIR) team in 2016 to create a fast and flexible object detection system built on the deep learning framework Caffe2. The goal of the project is to provide a high-quality, high-performance codebase for object detection research. … continue reading
Progress’ Telerik and Kendo UI solutions are getting an update to support the latest web frameworks and design tools. New capabilities include Fluent design, and support for the latest React, Angular, Vue and Xamarin frameworks. For Progress Kendo UI, new additions to the UI include more native support for React, and more support for Angular … continue reading
Information Builders, a leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, information integrity, and integration solutions, today announced the launch of three new Information Builders’ Accelerators for WebFOCUS and iWay implementations for GDPR Personably Identifiable Information (PII) compliance, Electronic Payments transaction analysis, and Asset Management portfolio benchmarking. The Accelerators are pre-configured for specific use cases and run against … continue reading
Cyber attacks targeting businesses nearly doubled in the past year. A new report, the Cyber Incident & Breach Trends Report, released by the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) found 156,700 cyber incidents last year, compared to 82,000 in 2016. The OTA is a Internet Society initiative designed to improve online trust. The organization believes that since a … continue reading
Microsoft has announced the release of the Windows Desktop Program. The program is designed to give developers insight into how their desktop apps without having to cobble together a bunch of tools. The new program provides detailed information about how apps are performing, and identifies any bugs or issues that may hurt the user experience. … continue reading
