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IBM Corp. and its Red Hat Inc. subsidiary are doubling down on Kubernetes, the orchestrator for software containers, with the introduction today of a software marketplace dedicated to applications that run across hybrid information technology infrastructure and multiple clouds. The Red Hat …
Progress Software acquires infrastructure automation pioneer Chef
Progress Software Inc. today said it plans to acquire infrastructure automation firm Chef Software Inc. for $220 million, or about twice the $105 million in funding Chef has raised to date. The Bedford, Mass.-based Progress said the addition of Chef will contribute to …
Google binds no-code tools, API management and serverless computing into new development platform
Placing a bet on the red-hot low-code/no-code market, Google LLC today debuted its new Business Application Platform category of software encompassing application programming interface management, no-code application development, process automation and business analytics. Google said it aims to create more consistent ways …
VMware’s app modernization chief: ‘We’ve put to bed the debate about containers versus virtual machines’
VMware Inc. kicked off the Spring One virtual conference today, celebrating the Spring Java development framework whose commercial version it picked up with the acquisition of Pivotal Software Inc. late last year. It’s also an anniversary party of sorts for Tanzu, the …
Mendix low-code platform gets data catalog and automation enhancements
Low-code application development tools provider Mendix Inc. today released the latest version of its namesake platform and introduced data cataloging features specific to development in its environment. Enhancements in version 9 provide improved access to data from across a business, tools to vary …
VMware tops estimates again as subscription revenue jumps
Continuing a streak of positive earnings surprises that have become almost routine, VMware Inc. beat Wall Street forecasts in its fiscal second-quarter financial results and provided solid evidence that its effort to shift to a more predictable subscription revenue stream are bearing …
HPE rebounds with third-quarter earnings that soundly beat estimates
When Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. stunned investors with an unexpected 15% decline in revenue in its fiscal second quarter, Chief Executive Antonio Neri reassured them that the shortfall was a onetime event related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It appears he was right. …
Redis Labs achieves unicorn status with $100M funding round
Redis Labs Inc., which sells a commercial version of the popular Redis open-source database management system, today said it has closed $100 million in a new late-stage funding. The Series F round brings Redis’ total financing to more than $246 million and …
New life for old apps: Cloud drives enterprises to modernize software
Last year Mutualink Inc. completed a major overhaul of the software application at the heart of its business of connecting public safety and private organizations to share information during emergencies. It was the fourth major restructuring of the application in the company’s …
No-code contract management firm Agiloft raises first external funding in its 30-year history
Agiloft Inc., a company that specializes in no-code contract and commerce lifecycle management, today said it raised $45 million in growth equity investment. It’s the first round of external funding the company has raised since its founding in 1991. The company also …