Sunday December 22, 2024

WalkMe Raises Another $25M For Its Platform To Get Around Websites And Software More Easily

 Confusing or complicated website and software design can cost companies a lot in lost traffic and business, but for one startup, it’s a problem that is proving to be lucrative. WalkMe, which has developed a platform that integrates with existing software and sites to help guide people through using them — used by companies like eBay, Salesforce and […]

The Enterprise Silo Problem Stubbornly Persists

 I’ve been writing about the enterprise for a long time, and back in the day when I was covering content management, there was forever talk about busting down content silos and putting the content to work across the company. It was a nice idea, but in practice it rarely happens. What I learned this week, as I […]

AppFormix Raises $7M Series A Round For Its Cloud Ops Service

 AppFormix, a startup that aims to help enterprises to more efficiently run their application in the shared infrastructure environments of public clouds, today announced that it has raised a $7 million Series A round led by August Capital. Read More Tweet This Post

The Trillion-Dollar Market To Remake Business Applications

 Among big businesses the proliferation of these on-demand services significantly trails their adoption amongst consumers, despite B2B services representing well over $1 trillion in annual spend. Read More Tweet This Post

Personali, A Service That Works To Optimize Discounts Online, Raises $12M

Personali, an online service that retailers can use to adjust prices and discounts in real time, said it has raised $12 million in a round led by Norwest Venture Partners. Retailers can integrate Personali code into their online commerce presence. When a customer visits a page, the retailer will check with the rules that Personali has created […]

Microsoft Acquires Application Management Service BlueStripe

 Microsoft today announced that it has acquired BlueStripe, an application management service that helps enterprises monitor and troubleshoot applications that have been deployed across different operating systems, data centers and cloud environments. Microsoft says it will integrate the service into tools like System Center and the company’s Operations Management Suite. Read More Tweet This Post

Microsoft’s 7 Foot Surface Hub Wall-Computer Will Set You Back A Cool $19,999

 Microsoft will start accepting pre-orders of its Surface Hub device on July 1 in 24 markets. The devices will commence shipping in September. The larger device, weighing in at 84 inches, will cost $19,999. The smaller, 55 inch option is a far-cheaper $6,999. In case you are behind, the Surface Hub is a massive touch screen, built on […]

Stripe Now Has An iPhone App For Monitoring Payment Activity

 Stripe, a service that companies can use to accept payments, has a new way for businesses to track purchases and user activity — an iPhone app. The new iPhone app does basically everything its existing online dashboard does, but brings it to an interface more suited for a mobile device. Businesses can also set up notifications for whenever […]

Security Startup Illusive Networks Uses Deception To Catch Hackers

 Imagine you’re a red-blooded hacker and you want to break into a corporate network. You find your way in, probably by stealing someone’s credentials. Then you go to work. You move around until you find another lock to pick and slowly, steadily, patiently you go deeper and deeper into the network until you find the prize you’re seeking. […]

Menlo Security Emerges From Stealth With $25M And Plan To Defeat Malware

 Menlo Security, a company with a unique plan to battle malware, emerged from stealth today and also announced $25M in Series B funding. The idea is an intriguing one. Many security problems emanate from malware, which can give hackers a path into a system where they can find their way deeper in and eventually compromise the entire […]