What does it take to raise seed funding as an AI-first SaaS startup? (Seed Edition —the 0.9 version ) Sep 30, 2018 At Point Nine, we have been focused on investing in SaaS companies and have been fortunate to work with several generations of successful businesses in this segment over the years. Since joining the firm […]
Archives for September 2018
5 Ways To Remove In-Store Friction With Computer Vision
The retail landscape is rapidly changing as consumers expect more convenience and better service across the entire retail customer journey. Research shows that 98% of retailers think their stores have to remove friction to survive in a new competitive landscape where seamless in-store experiences are expected. In the e-commerce world, companies like Stitch Fix, Warby […]
RedLock Cloud 360 Security Enhancements Aimed at Microsoft Azure Users
News RedLock Cloud 360 Security Enhancements Aimed at Microsoft Azure Users By Wendy A Hernandez 09/26/2018 Today cloud security provider RedLock Inc. announced enhancements to its RedLock Cloud 360 platform “designed specifically to help customers of Microsoft Azure,” according to the press release, which include automated remediation, holistic threat defense, advanced user behavioral analytics and […]
Artificial Intelligence is the next battleground for civil rights
Awesome, not awesome. #Awesome“In a hospital in China, human doctors diagnosed a number of patients in a vegetative state as unlikely to ever wake up — but a second opinion from an algorithm said they would recover in less than a year. In seven cases, the algorithm was right. The AI algorithm, developed by the Chinese Academy of […]
Partnership Weds Software-Defined WAN, CORE Offerings
News Partnership Weds Software-Defined WAN, CORE Offerings By David Ramel 09/25/2018 Established software-defined wide-area-network (SD-WAN) vendor Versa Networks is teaming up with software-defined core network (SD-CORE) startup Mode for a new take on enterprise networking. SD-WAN brings software-defined networking (SDN) benefits such as agility, programmability and the decoupling of hardware from its control software to […]
VMware Announces Availability of Workstation 15 and Fusion 11
News VMware Announces Availability of Workstation 15 and Fusion 11 By Wendy A Hernandez 09/25/2018 Today VMware Inc. announced the availability of the newest versions of its virtual platforms VMware Workstation 15 and VMware Fusion 11. The availability of and improvements to REST APIs for integration with development tools, plus enhanced UIs, expanded OS and […]
Nuage Updates ‘SD-WAN 2.0’ Virtualized Network Services Platform
News Nuage Updates ‘SD-WAN 2.0’ Virtualized Network Services Platform By David Ramel 09/24/2018 Nuage Networks claimed several industry “firsts” in announcing an update to its Virtualized Network Services (VNS) platform, which it characterizes as an SD-WAN 2.0 offering. SD-WAN 2.0 is a vaguely defined industry term used by several companies to mark next-generation products building […]
Azure Data Family Expands with Edge and Gateway Offerings
News Azure Data Family Expands with Edge and Gateway Offerings By Wendy A Hernandez 09/24/2018 Today Microsoft announced the general availability of its Azure Data Box, along with new online capabilities — Azure Data Box Edge and Azure Data Box Gateway — both in preview. In addition, the company is addressing the needs for extra […]
Macro Scanner To Block Malware Now Available with Office 365 ProPlus
News Macro Scanner To Block Malware Now Available with Office 365 ProPlus By Kurt Mackie 09/24/2018 Last week Microsoft announced that it has turned on Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) technology to protect against malicious macros for Office 365 ProPlus subscribers. Although it has been around since 2015, AMSI is now newly integrated with Office 365 […]
Talari Offers New SD-WAN Solution for Connecting Multiple Cloud Services
News Talari Offers New SD-WAN Solution for Connecting Multiple Cloud Services By David Ramel 09/19/2018 Talari Networks announced a new offering targeting the growing software-defined wide-area-network (SD-WAN) space, highlighting connectivity to multiple cloud services. Called Cloud Connect, the new product seeks to prevent carrier lock-in and simplify enterprise migrations to hybrid multi-cloud networks. Talari said […]