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Mellanox Technologies introduced its Hyper-scalable Enterprise Framework for private cloud and enterprise data centers. The five key elements of the ‘Mellanox Hyper-scalable Enterprise Framework’ are: High Performance Networks – Mellanox end-to-end suite of 25G, 50G, and 100G adapters, cables, and switches is proven within hyperscale data centers who have adopted these solutions for the simple […]
Samsung Electronics Co. started mass producing the industry’s first 32-gigabyte (GB) double data rate 4 (DDR4) memory. The small outline dual in-line memory modules (SoDIMMs) are used in gaming laptops. Samsung said that compared to its 16GB SoDIMM based on 20nm-class 8-gigabit (Gb) DDR4, which was introduced in 2014, the new 32GB module doubles the […]
Salesforce reported first quarter revenue og $3.01 billion, an increase of 25% year-over-year, and 22% in constant currency. Subscription and support revenues were $2.81 billion, an increase of 27% year-over-year. Professional services and other revenues were $196 million, an increase of 4% year-over-year. First quarter GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.46, and non-GAAP diluted […]
KKR, a leading global investment firm, agreed to acquire BMC for an undisclosed sum. BMC is currently owned by a private investor group led by Bain Capital Private Equity and Golden Gate Capital together with GIC, Insight Venture Partners and Elliott Management. Founded in 1980, BMC is a leading systems software provider which helps enterprise […]
Toshiba Memory America introduced its XS700 Series of portable solid state drives (SSDs) offering capacity of up to 240GB. The new drives use Toshiba’s in-house 3D flash memory, 64-layer BiCS FLASH technology. The XS700 includes USB 3.1 Gen 2 support, and features the latest USB Type-CTM connector.
Rancher Labs is a start-up based in Cupertino, California that offers a container management platform that has racked up over four million downloads. The company recently released a major update for its container management system. Recently, I sat down with company co-founders Sheng Liang (CEO) and Shannon Williams (VP of Sales) to talk about Kubernetes, […]
Telefónica has agreed to offer Netflix service in Europe and Latin America. Market launch in Latin American countries is expected in the next few weeks. The launch is Spain planned for the end of this year. “This agreement is a big step forward in Telefónica’s bet on open innovation and collaboration with leading companies around […]
President Trump announced a deal to save ZTE by lifting the current export ban on U.S. products to the company. In exchange, ZTE is to pay a $1.3 billion fine, make changes to its management, and hire U.S. compliance officers. As of Monday, there has not an official statement or posted order by the U.S. […]
Rostelecom has deployed a 5G trial zone on the premises of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia – one of the largest art museums in the world. Ericsson supplied a full range of 5G technical solutions and expertise during the implementation and integration phases. Several use cases have been demonstrated, including the use […]
Gemalto is working with Qualcomm to integrate eSIM technology and remote subscription management solutions with Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile PC platform. The companies said this paves the way for iSIM commercialization on a growing range of Always Connected PCs, laptops and tablets. Mobile operators will benefit by having a larger addressable base of connected devices and […]
According to the GSMA, 24 mobile operators to date have commercially launched 48 Mobile IoT networks worldwide across both NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies and by 2025 there will be 3.1 billion cellular IoT connections, including 1.8 billion licensed LPWA connections. In June, 3GPP is expected to complete Release 15, which will include NB-IoT and LTE-M […]
Source Photonics was awarded the top honor of being a Juniper Networks Supplier of the Year along with being awarded Component Supplier of the Year. Source Photonics is the first optical component vendor to receive Juniper’s Supplier of the Year award. “Source Photonics is proud to partner with Juniper to serve our markets with leading-edge […]
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has achieved Mbed OS for its microcontrollers. Two evaluation boards that integrate these microcontrollers have been released on the Arm Mbed site. Mbed is a free, easy-to-use development environment. The online compiler provided by Arm can be used with evaluation boards supporting Mbed OS. Key features: Support for numerous […]
