Chris Ehrlich

MADRID and AUSTIN, Texas — Telefónica Tech and Oracle are working together to offer cloud computing services across Telefónica’s customer base. Telefónica and Oracle will jointly offer cloud platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and applications to Telefónica’s enterprise and public sector customers, according to Oracle last month.  Under the global partnership, Telefónica Tech will offer Oracle Cloud Infrastructure […]

BARCELONA, Spain — Cisco is supporting for mass Internet of Things (IoT) use cases to its software for IoT cellular connectivity management. Cisco IoT Control Center can now fulfill industry needs for mass IoT with a secure package for lower complexity IoT devices, according to the company last month. The upgrade is intended to help […]

BENGALURU, India — IBM is introducing a cybersecurity hub in India to help Asia-Pacific companies protect their data in the “most-targeted” region for cyber attacks. IBM Security Command Center will help address the most “pressing need of the hour” for companies to accelerate their security strategies and align business priorities with a security-first approach, according […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Palo Alto Networks is introducing autonomous extended security intelligence software that’s artificial intelligence (AI)-based. Palo Alto Networks released Cortex Extended Security Intelligence & Automation Management (XSIAM) to deliver real-time security that can “match” AI-powered cyber attacks, according to the company last month.  Cortex XSIAM is intended to help cybersecurity teams use […]

BOSTON — The data analytics company Starburst secured $250 million in additional financing. Starburst closed the Series D round that gives the company a $3.35 billion valuation, according to the company last month.  The round was led by Alkeon Capital and included Altimeter and B Capital Group as well as several existing investors, Andreessen Horowitz, […]

WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is working with Google Cloud to monitor and secure its cloud-based applications. DIU is implementing Google Cloud’s Secure Cloud Management (SCM) product organization-wide for “fast, secure, and controlled” access to software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools, according to Google last month. The product is […]

HOUSTON — Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is introducing its private 5G offering.  The private 5G by HPE can be deployed as a service with the company’s cloud infrastructure platform, GreenLake, according to the company last month. The offering is intended to provide capabilities for private networking across both 5G and Wi-Fi, enabling new enterprise and […]

WALLDORF, Germany — SAP is backing the development of cybersecurity talent at a group of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).  SAP will sponsor cybersecurity training and education at several HBCUs, starting with Hampton University and those of the Atlanta University Center Consortium: Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Spelman College. […]

TOKYO — Panasonic is deploying software by Oracle Cloud to “accelerate” its digital transformation and upgrade its technology infrastructure. Panasonic selected Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) to “drastically reduce” administrative activities and strengthen business management, according to Oracle last month. With Oracle Cloud ERP and […]

REDMOND, Wash. — The conversational artificial intelligence (AI) company Nuance Communications is officially part of Microsoft. Microsoft completed its acquisition of Nuance to accelerate its vision to offer “outcomes-based” AI solutions that are cloud-based and industry-specific, according to Microsoft this month. Nuance also develops ambient intelligence solutions and serves multiple industries, including health care, retail, […]