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Neo gives its graph database a major speed boost
Neo Technology Inc. is investing heavily in feature development to keep its popular graph database ahead of the pack. The company delivered the latest batch of enhancements today as part of a new release that is one of the biggest in recent memory. For developers, the most noticeable change will be Neo4j 3.2’s revamped data ...
Unstructured-data search giant Lucidworks makes its first acquisition
In addition to helping organizations make their unstructured-data troves searchable, Lucidworks Inc. now wants to provide the tools for visualizing them. The company set its plan in motion today by acquiring Twigkit Ltd, a British provider of dashboarding software that boasts clients such as General Electric Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and Thomson Reuters Corp. Its ...
At Build conference, Microsoft debuts ‘planet-scale’ database, AI training service
Underscoring a big bet by Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Satya Nadella (pictured), cloud computing is dominating the agenda on the first day of the company’s Build 2017 conference. The technology giant today introduced a host of new services for its Azure infrastructure as a service platform that were headlined by Cosmos DB, a managed database ...
Mya Systems reels in $11.4M to automate hiring
Job interviews may soon be performed with the help of artificial intelligence if Mya Systems Inc. has its way. The San Francisco-based startup entered the spotlight today by announcing that it has raised $11.4 million in a round led by Salesforce.com Inc. and Box Inc. investor Emergence Capital. The funds will help fuel the development ...
Zive, a productivity startup taking on Office 365, raises $2.2M
Zive Inc. is a small startup with a big dream: to take on Microsoft Corp. on its home turf. The team’s mission is supported by $2.2 million in seed funding from New York Angels, Blue Tree Allied Angels and Keiretsu Capital Fund that was made public today. The money will go toward fueling the adoption of Zive’s ...
Amazon’s Echo speakers now support free calls, messages
The screen-equipped Echo Show isn’t the only addition that Amazon.com Inc. made to its smart speaker family today. The company is also rolling out a new communications service that will allow users to contact one another at no charge. Appropriately called Alexa Calling & Messaging, the feature will enable Echo devices to substitute a mobile ...
Signal Science, a security startup protecting tech giants, raises $15M
Adobe Systems Inc., Etsy Inc. and a growing number of other firms are entrusting the security of their web services to Signal Sciences Corp, a three-year-old startup that is on a mission to shake up the breach prevention segment. Today, it moved a step closer toward reaching that goal. Signal Sciences has closed a $15 million investment that ...
Tricentis and Panaya team up to ease SAP projects
One of the main reasons why SAP SE’s software products have become ubiquitous in the enterprise is that they can be customized according to the specific requirements of an organization. But the provider’s approach comes at the expense of complexity, a trade-off that becomes especially pronounced when it’s time to update a deployment. Tricentis Inc. ...
Confluent takes Kafka’s data streaming capabilities to the cloud
Fast-rising data processing startup Confluent Inc. is turning to the cloud in a bid to speed up its growth. The company today introduced a managed edition of Apache Kafka, the popular open-source data distribution engine created by its founders, that is positioned as a more convenient alternative to the vanilla version. Dubbed Confluent Cloud, the platform ...
MapD opens up its speedy database powered by graphics chips
MapD Technologies Inc., a fast-rising analytics startup backed by the likes of New Enterprise Associates and Nvidia Corp., beefed up its product lineup today in a bid to open new growth opportunities. The biggest addition is a new open-source version of its flagship MapD Core relational store. What sets the system apart from the alternatives is the ...
