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Fernando Corbató, Early Operating System Pioneer And Password Inventor, Dies At 93

by Joseph F. Kovar

The first passwords were easily compromised, but Corbató's pioneering time sharing and operating system work led to the LAN, email, file sharing, and other technologies computer users now take for granted, as well as "castrated Multix," a.k.a. UNIX.

IBM Completes $34 Billion Red Hat Acquisition

by Rick Whiting

IBM vows to retain Red Hat's independence and neutrality with Red Hat retaining its current management and Raleigh, N.C., headquarters.

HPE InfoSight Is The Right Tool For The 'Intelligent Era:' Milan Shetti

by Joseph F. Kovar

HPE is building out its InfoSight cloud-based artificial intelligence management tool with new capabilities that will help partners better understand customers’ environments and initiate more intelligent sales conversations.

Antonio Neri: HPE And Mercedes AMG-Petronas Motorsport Formula 1 Share A Culture Of Innovation

by Steven Burke

HPE CEO Antonio Neri says his company’s partnership with Mercedes AMG-Petronas Motorsport Formula 1 has its roots in a shared culture of innovation.

Big Data Software Developer Matillion Raises $35M In Funding, Plans Accelerated Development

by Rick Whiting

Expanded channel operations are also on tap for the supplier of cloud ETL technology as the cloud data warehouse market shifts into high gear.

AI Explosion: How Solution Providers Are Cashing In Big

by Joseph Tsidulko

As artificial intelligence gets built into a wide range of products and market segments, savvy solution providers are rapidly scaling their practices across the stack and creating booming profit centers.

Salesforce To Acquire Business Analytics Leader Tableau In Blockbuster $15.7 Billion Deal

by Rick Whiting

Companies say the combination of the vendors' CRM and business analytics portfolios will make Salesforce a digital transformation powerhouse.

Google To Acquire Looker In $2.6B Blockbuster Business Analytics Deal

by Rick Whiting

Google will add Looker's business intelligence platform, including its sales and marketing analytical applications, to the Google Cloud Platform lineup.

Pivotal Software Stock Nosedives 40 Percent After Cutting Revenue Targets

by Mark Haranas

Pivotal Software stock hit an all-time low Wednesday morning of just over $11 per share after cutting its revenue guidance for fiscal year 2020.

Snowflake Computing To Offer Its Data Warehouse Services On Google Cloud

by Rick Whiting

The company also unveils plans to offer cloud data warehouse services for U.S. federal government agencies through Microsoft's Azure Government platform.

Struggling MapR Technologies Readies Possible Layoffs, Closing Of Its Silicon Valley HQ

by Rick Whiting

Big data systems company is counting on being acquired or raising additional financing to avoid downsizing.

The 5 Best-Selling Business Application Software Brands Of Q1 2019

by Rick Whiting

Microsoft and Autodesk led the way in business application sales through retail channels during the first quarter, according to market research firm The NPD Group.

Qlik Expands Cloud Deployment Options For Its Business Analysis Software

by Rick Whiting

Big data company also debuts simpler licensing plan for partners and customers that cover on-premises and cloud deployments.

Rob Bearden Named New Docker CEO As Steve Singh Steps Down

by Dylan Martin

'Docker is exceptionally well positioned to scale, to one day be a public company, and over the long term, become a foundational technology company. I could not imagine a better executive to lead Docker to that level of success, over the next decade,' Docker's outgoing CEO reportedly tells employees.

SAP Reports Strong Q1 Cloud Growth, But Red Ink On The Bottom Line

by Rick Whiting

Restructuring costs and expenses associated with the $4.8 billion acquisition of Qualtrics lead to a loss in the first quarter of 2019