Monthly Archives: November 2017
Synopsys to Acquire Black Duck for $565M to Boost Software Integrity
Software integrity vendor Synopsys announced on Nov. 1 that it is acquiring privately held Black Duck Software for $565 million, in a deal that...
IBM Introduces New Cloud Data Tools; Says Goodbye to Bluemix Brand
NEW YORK—IBM presented its latest vision for the cloud today, announcing several new data management products as officials argued that data, not infrastructure, is...
Google Boosts Performance of Andromeda SND on Cloud Platform
Google has released a new version of its Andromeda software defined network (SDN) stack that among other things significantly speeds up network performance for...
Lenovo Buying Majority Stake in Fujitsu PC Unit to Build Joint Venture
Lenovo, buoyed by a financial quarter that saw a 20 percent revenue jump in its PC business, is buying a controlling stake in Fujitsu’s...
Cisco Introduces AI-Based Virtual Assistant for Business Meetings
DALLAS, Texas—Cisco Systems is introducing a virtual assistant technology on its cloud-based Spark collaboration platform that is the fruit of the vendor’s acquisition earlier...
Microsoft’s Releases On-Premise Power BI Report Server Software
Power BI Report Server is now generally available, announced Microsoft during the company's PASS Summit 2017 in Seattle Oct. 31–Nov. 3.The software solution from...
Microsoft’s Bulks Up Azure SQL for Big Data and AI Era
Microsoft is making it easier for enterprises and database administrators (DBAs) to harness the cloud to power their cutting-edge, data-intensive workloads.SQL Server 2017 already...
VMware to Enter SD-WAN Market With VeloCloud Buy
VMware, building on the strength of its NSX network virtualization technology, is buying VeloCloud Networks as it extends its ongoing networking competition with Cisco...
NYC Terror Attack Sidetracks Senate Social Media Hearing
Hey there, here are your top news stories from eWEEK. Today’s topics include news of Tuesday’s New York City terror attack changing the focus...
Trend Micro Awards $515,000 at Mobile Pwn2Own 2017
The second day of this year's Mobile Pwn2Own hacking contest on Nov. 2 brought with it more exploits, including the longest exploit chain ever...