Neurala, the software company that has invented The Neurala Brain, a deep learning neural networks platform that is making smart products like toys, cameras and self-driving cars more autonomous, interactive and useful, today announced the closing of a $14 million series A funding round. The round was led by Pelion Ventures, with participation from Sherpa … continue reading
ScaleOut Software, a leading provider of in-memory computing software, today announced the version 5.5 release of its in-memory data grid (IMDG) and in-memory computing platform. This version adds several new features targeted at .NET developers, highlighted by a new API for data-parallel computing that builds on capabilities in .NET’s widely used Task Parallel Library. Called Distributed … continue reading
Bricknode today launched the Software as a Service solution for financial brokers and dealers called Bricknode Broker where brokers can launch a complete online brokerage system with a click. Historically, brokerage firms has been forced to integrate numerous software solutions in order to launch an online brokerage service which has led to high implementation costs and overhead. … continue reading
Built.io—a technology provider with digital solutions that enable organizations to quickly create, connect and scale applications across mobile, web and IoT—today announced Built.io Flow On-Prem, a new deployment option and architecture for its award-winning integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) Built.io Flow. By default, Built.io Flow operates 100 percent in the cloud – nothing to install locally, nothing … continue reading
Databricks, the company founded by the creators of the popular Apache Spark project, today announced it has closed $60 million in a Series C funding round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Also participating in this round is existing Databricks investor, Andreessen Horowitz. The new funding round brings Databricks’ total funding to date to $107.5 … continue reading
IBM Security today announced results from a study finding 70 percent of businesses infected with ransomware have paid ransom to regain access to business data and systems. In comparison, over 50 percent of consumers surveyed said they would not pay to regain access back to personal data or devices aside from financial data. Ransomware is … continue reading
Crate.io today announced general availability of CrateDB 1.0, an open source SQL database that enables real-time analytics for machine data applications. CrateDB makes machine data applications that were previously only possible using NoSQL solutions available to mainstream SQL developers. The company also announced today that it has opened a new world headquarters in San Francisco, … continue reading
Postman, provider of the most popular API toolchain available, today announced a major update to its innovative developer product, Postman Pro. In limited release since early this year as Postman Cloud, the product has been rechristened Postman Pro to reflect its more extensive features, numerous integrations and broad appeal. Early Postman Cloud users number among … continue reading
FusionOps announced a suite of next-generation cognitive applications that will drive supply-chain-first business and enable companies to utilize their supply chains for competitive advantage. They are built on FusionOps’ award-winning enterprise platform that applies sophisticated machine learning techniques and artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and capitalize on opportunities that optimize business performance. The new applications … continue reading
Element AI, an artificial intelligence incubator, announced today an investment by Microsoft Ventures. With this funding, Element AI will help large corporations, world-class entrepreneurs and researchers solve hard problems with AI. Element AI is the first company to receive funding from Microsoft Ventures’ newly announced fund for startups that are responsibly harnessing the promise of … continue reading
Digi International, a leading global provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services, today announced the immediate availability of the ConnectCore for i.MX6UL Development Kit. The kit is a complete, off-the-shelf Single Board Computer (SBC) designed specifically for rapid development, prototyping and productization of a secure gateway platform for intelligent … continue reading
InstallAware Software, the technology leader in software installation, repackaging, virtualization for application producers and enterprises, and the most flexible platform for traditional and agile development teams creating Windows and Azure software installers, has launched its first open source project under the GNU AGPLv3 license at www.installaware.com/gnu.asp. Microsoft’s Desktop Bridge carries traditional Win32, Win64, and .NET … continue reading
Fitbit, Inc. the leader in the connected health and fitness market, today announced that it has acquired specific assets of Pebble, including key personnel and intellectual property related to software and firmware development. The acquisition excludes the company’s hardware products. With this acquisition, Fitbit adds deep industry expertise in platform development that complements the company’s … continue reading
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) today announced a new release of its flagship unstructured data analytics engine, HPE IDOL, featuring advanced Natural Language Question Answering. The new version of HPE IDOL leverages advanced machine learning functionality to improve the effectiveness and contextual accuracy of human interactions with computers. Among the biggest challenges facing organizations trying to … continue reading
