Open-source initiative aims to assist global developers on batch and stream processing Alibaba Cloud, the data intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, announced that the core codes of Alink, its self-developed algorithm platform, have been made available via open source on Github, the world’s largest developer community. The platform offers a broad range of algorithm libraries that support both batch and stream processing, which is critical for machine learning tasks such as online product recommendation and intelligent…

New Offering Allows Individuals to Include Diagrams Where They Work Lucidchart, the visual productivity platform that drives innovation and collaboration, announced its new integration with GitHub, one of the leading software development platforms. Lucidchart is one of four launch partners for the Content Attachments API, which embeds the content behind a URL directly into a GitHub conversation to provide better context. “We’re very excited to work with GitHub,” said Karl Sun, co-founder and CEO of Lucidchart.…

The Two Companies Are Working Together Closely and Have Announced the Expansion of Their Partnership Around Google’s New CI/CD Tool, Cloud Build When GitHub was acquired by Microsoft for $7.5 Billion, it sent shockwaves through the developer community. However, since then, the two companies have continued to work cohesively. At Google Next, GitHub and Google announced an expansion of their partnership around Google’s new CI/CD integration tool, Cloud Build. The purpose of this integration is to simplify the tasks of a…

Acquisition Will Empower Developers, Accelerate Github's Growth and Advance Microsoft Services with New Audiences Microsoft Corp announced it had reached an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world's leading software development platform where more than 28 million developers learn, share and collaborate to create the future. Together, the two companies will empower developers to achieve more at every stage of the development lifecycle, accelerate enterprise use of GitHub, and bring Microsoft's developer tools and…

"I believe the concept of a flexible work scheduling and arrangements is permanent. Companies will need to institute new norms to cope with people working from home." Tell us a bit about Pathlight? Specifically, tell us how it can help sales leaders manage their teams? Pathlight is all about democratizing, spreading, and empowering world-class management at every level. What does that mean for sales leaders? Many things. First, our platform allows them to empower their best managers, give them more leverage, save…

Strapi Enterprise Edition beta adds Role-Based Access Control capabilities for security and governance Strapi, the company spearheading the development of the most popular open-source headless content management system (CMS), announced beta availability of enterprise editions that add Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) capabilities needed by enterprises for security and governance. The Enterprise Edition beta comes on the heels of the announcement of the general availability of the Community Edition and can be deployed…

Cloud-Native Database PlanetScaleDB is Now Available Alongside Google Cloud Infrastructure Offerings PlanetScale, creators of a database-as-a-service built on Kubernetes and Vitess, announced PlanetScaleDB is now available on the Google Cloud Marketplace. PlanetScale’s flagship product provides customers with a battle-tested transactional database that delivers the scalability, manageability and reliability enterprises need for current and emerging mission-critical applications. Gartner predicts that 75 percent of all…

Fluid Player, the free, open-source, HTML5 video player has been updated to version 3. Fluid Player is a popular choice that is used by publishers to monetize video content with in-stream and in-video VAST banners.The player has undergone a major modernization of the codebase significantly improving code quality and improving the player stability. More than 60 bugs and issues were fixed in version 3 improving compatibility, responsiveness and rendering of the player. Marketing Technology News: Daymond John Welcomes Master…

Cloud-Native Innovations Accelerate Cloud Analytics, Cloud Modernization, Data Governance, Data Privacy, and Business 360 Initiatives Informatica, the enterprise cloud data management leader, announced it has updated its Intelligent Data Platform™, powered by Informatica's AI-powered CLAIRE™ engine. Today's release includes the introduction of a privacy analytics dashboard for reducing the cost of compliance with laws like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),…

The framework provides software developers with powerful deep learning and traditional machine learning algorithms for creating applications that fuel digital transformation  ABBYY, a Digital Intelligence company, today announced the launch of NeoML, an open-source library for building, training, and deploying machine learning models. Available now on GitHub, NeoML supports both deep learning and traditional machine learning algorithms. The cross-platform framework is optimized for applications that run in cloud…

OneSignal, Inc., the leading global provider of push notifications and in-app messaging solutions, has announced it is now Privacy Shield Certified and has shipped new security features, including Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), to all its users. With nearly one million users and organizations relying on OneSignal's customer engagement platform, these newest security features illustrate OneSignal's overarching commitment to maintaining the trust and safety of its customers' privacy. "Ensuring our customers' privacy and…

Eyeing Gatsby’s network effect growth that includes adding customers like Capital One, DraftKings and Impossible Foods—Index Ventures leads new investment round Gatsby, the modern way to build the web, is announcing a $28 million Series B round of funding led by Index Ventures with repeat investments from CRV and Trinity Ventures. Index Ventures Partner Shardul Shah, who has led investments in popular cloud infrastructure and enterprise startups like DataDog, Nginx (acquired by F5) and Duo Security (acquired by Cisco),…

Netskope, the leading security cloud, today announced a collaboration with VMware, creating a best-of-breed technology suite aimed at addressing the challenges of securely enabling the remote-first workforce. For the first time in the industry, enterprises can get enhanced management and protection of the endpoint, data and threat protection of cloud, web, and private applications, and high performance software-defined WAN access in one simple, comprehensive solution. Digital transformation is a top business priority for…

Extends the HERE Freemium plan for developers by adding new tools to build location-aware applications. Empowers users to create maps without writing code. Delivers ready-made tools for staging, editing and publishing live geospatial data. Combines “command-line cartography” with an enterprise-scale API. HERE Technologies, a global leader in mapping and location platform services, announces the general availability of HERE XYZ, a cloud-based service that provides software developers as well as novice and…

Obsidian Security, the cloud detection and response company, today announced protection for Zoom, enabling organizations to safely embrace the leading video communications service as a business-critical application. Using Obsidian, Zoom customers have enterprise-level monitoring, detection, and response capabilities from a security, compliance, and risk perspective. This is the latest addition to a set of rich integrations that Obsidian has built with SaaS-based collaboration products such as G Suite, Office 365, Salesforce,…

Phunware, Inc., a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, announced that it would offer qualifying small and midsize businesses (SMBs) a free 60-day license to its Mobile Engagement software development kits (SDKs) at no cost if they complete the Phunware Phenom Certified Developer Program within the next 60 days. Marketing Technology News: Cohesity Appoints Mike Houghton as Vice President of Americas Channels According to the …

Aiming to alleviate some COVID-19 anxiety VisualCamp, a member company of the Born2Global Centre, has launched its "SeeSo" website on April 13, a mobile eye tracking and gaze analytic SDK that allows developers to know where users are looking and their concentration. SeeSo website is an SDK management all-in-one platform for app developers, providing services such as SeeSo licensing, SDK usage management, payment, development guide documents, and customer support. Individual developers can develop apps with eye…

With participation from PayPal and USVP, this new funding round empowers Arkose Labs in its fight to bankrupt the business of online fraud and abuse Arkose Labs, provider of online fraud and abuse prevention technology, announced it has raised an additional $22 million in Series B funding led by Microsoft’s venture fund, M12, as well as participation from existing investors PayPal and USVP. “We are proud to welcome Arkose Labs to M12’s portfolio. With Arkose’s end-to-end anti-fraud platform, enterprises across the globe…

New Innovations Designed to Accelerate Customer Initiatives Across Cloud Data Warehousing and Data Lakes, Master Data Management, and Data Governance and Privacy Informatica, the enterprise cloud data management leader, announced it has updated its Intelligent Data Platform, powered by Informatica's AI-powered CLAIRE  engine, with the industry's most advanced intelligence and automation capabilities, enabling enterprises to accelerate cloud analytics modernization, drive better customer experiences, and properly govern…

Phunware, Inc., a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, announced that it has added one of the top rated cancer hospitals in the United States (the “Cancer Center”) as a new customer for its mobile digital front door solution. Phunware’s Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform helps patients and clinicians demystify the healthcare journey for both families and staff. MaaS enables feature-rich mobile application solutions for…