Company News
A collection of technology company news announcements, curated by the IT Chronicles editorial team, to bring you relevant and interesting happenings from around the world
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IBM Buys Red Hat: Analysis and Opinion
IBM and Red Hat: What Happened IBM bought Red Hat, a long-time leader in enterprise open-source software and cloud-based computing solutions. The deal is valued at US$34 billion, and is reportedly the largest deal in the software industry’s history. IBM and Red Hat: What It Means Open-source software solutions and subscription pricing are now “officially”
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State of Work 2018 Report
Today’s workers want to innovate, but the pressures of day-to-day work are creating many obstacles. That’s just one of many key takeaways from Workfront’s fifth annual State of Work Report. It finds that while 64% of workers say their employers regularly asks them to think of how they can use new methods to do their
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TWiTIoT: This Week in The Internet of Things – Arm-ing the IoT: Rule, Britannia?
Greetings, and welcome. This week, a recap of and some reflections on recent IoT-related announcements centered around one of the world’s leading chipmakers that isn’t Intel or AMD. As always, your thoughts, reactions, and suggestions welcome. Just send a quick email to medortch@dortchonit.com. And for more on the IoT and IIoT, check out “DortchOnIT’s Industrial
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FixStream and Cherwell Collaborate to Automate the Detection and Resolution of IT Issues
FixStream, a pioneer in solutions for Artificial Intelligence for IT operations (AIOps), and Cherwell Software, a global leader in enterprise service management, today announced a strategic collaboration designed to accelerate digital transformation. The two companies will integrate their technologies to provide customers with a next-generation IT Operations solution leveraging machine learning with workflow automation to help
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What a New Tech Unicorn Looks Like – Freshworks Secures $100 Million Investment
Freshworks is continuing, and even accelerating, its rapid climb in the customer engagement space, and the wider IT industry with its announcement that it has secured $100 million in financing and has hired former AppDynamics Vice President of Finance & Treasury Suresh Seshadri as its chief financial officer. The latest round of funding is co-led by Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners
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Can Blockchain Safeguard Healthcare Data? A New Pilot Tests the Theory
The security of healthcare data is a major concern for anyone involved in this industry, and for the individuals who entrust their personal data to these organizations. Is blockchain the answer to security and confidentiality concerns in the healthcare industry? Grapevine World is a decentralized ecosystem for the seamless exchange and utilization of health data
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AI, Automotive, Blockchain and Cloud Organizations Join Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling innovation through open source, has just announced the addition of 17 Silver members and 5 Associate members. Linux Foundation members help support development of the shared technology resources, while accelerating their own innovation through open source leadership and participation. Linux Foundation member contributions help provide the infrastructure and
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Puzzle Competition to Identify Blockchain Developer Talent
Are you good at solving problems? Do you think you have what it takes to be an elite blockchain developer? Then read on, a new competition might be your path to both a monetary prize and a chance to take up a position in the Stratis blockchain development team. Stratis, a company that aims to
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