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At one point during last month’s Hurricane Florence, a storm surge completely cut off the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, and its nearly 120,000 residents from the outside world. People desperate to return to their homes via Interstate 40 – the main …
Unicorn sighting: Talkdesk raises $100M for its intelligent contact center software suite
Talkdesk Inc. today said it has raised a $100 million funding round, calling it the largest round ever raised by a private company in the contact center industry. The Series B funding, which was led by hedge fund Viking Global Investors LP with …
Eximchain claims first supply chain network based on public blockchain
With $20 million in initial coin offering financing in its pocket, Eximchain Inc. today launched a blockchain-based global supply chain platform that companies of all sizes can use to validate their credibility for help in financing and finding new contracts. Hatched out …
Adaptive Insights targets workforce planning with first products since Workday buyout
Adaptive Insights Inc. today is releasing its first new product since Workday Inc. snapped it up in June for $1.55 billion on the eve of its initial public offering. The corporate performance management software provider is making available a workforce planning module for its …
Segment adds governance features to its data unification platform
Segment.io Inc. is adding a data governance layer to its data collection and integration product that helps organizations ensure that their customer data is consistent and accurate across the organization. Called Protocols, the toolset builds upon the company’s expanding platform for gathering …
Neo4j tunes its graph engine for AI applications
Neo4j Inc. is targeting artificial intelligence and machine learning applications with a new version of its graph database announced today. Graph engines differ from conventional relational and NoSQL databases in that they document connections between data elements. That enables organizations to map …
With latest release of its graph engine, TigerGraph bids for database mainstream
TigerGraph Inc. aims to nudge its graph database closer to the mainstream market with enhancements announced today. The new features include better integration with popular relational and NoSQL engines, support for software containers, one-click availability in Amazon Web Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Azure marketplaces …
ManageEngine gives browsers PC-level security
The functionality of today’s browsers rivals that of personal computers of just a few years ago, so ManageEngine, the systems management arm of Zoho Corp., is giving them a comparable level of security. The company today is launching Browser Security Plus, a security …
As robotic process automation market turns white-hot, UiPath bags $225M at $3B valuation
The red-hot robotic process automation market hit another milestone today as six-year-old startup UiPath Inc. said it has closed a late-stage funding round of $225 million, giving the company a valuation of $3 billion. The Series C round was led by Alphabet …