Applications and Operating Systems

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Rimini Street Against Oracle

by Joseph Tsidulko
After years of litigation, the third-party support provider will recoup $12.8 million it paid the enterprise software giant after a jury found it infringed on Oracle copyrights. The high court's decision brings clarity to how damages are awarded through the Copyright Act
Splice Machine Deepens Accenture Partnership, Raises $16 Million In Series B Funding

by Rick Whiting
The two companies will jointly develop ‘operational AI’ solutions for vertical industries based on the Splice Machine big data platform. Accenture already incorporates Splice Machine into its Insights Platform analytics system.
Salesforce Helps Inject $11.7M In Odaseva, A Cloud Data Management Firm

by Joseph F. Kovar
Odaseva develops technology for adding data protection, compliance, and operations management to data for mission-critical applications, and for Salesforce data in particular.
IBM CEO And Friends Open Up About Open Source: ‘Everything That Can Be Open Source, We'd Prefer To Be Open Source’

by Joseph Tsidulko
Moderating a panel of industry and foundation thought leaders at the IBM THINK 2019 conference, Ginny Rometty probed how open source is revolutionizing software development, and why large companies need to play a role in sustaining that innovation
Databricks Raises $250M In Funding As Market Valuation Hits $2.75 Billion

by Rick Whiting
Big data software developer attributes growth, in part, to its Microsoft alliance and the jointly developed Azure Databricks cloud service.
Microsoft Acquires Education Data Management Platform DataSense

by Kyle Alspach
Microsoft says the integration Platform-as-a-Service is popular among education-focused solution providers.
SAP Plans Restructuring That Includes 4,400 Job Cuts

by Rick Whiting
Company reports 9 percent sales growth in Q4, but shift to cloud software continues to pressure profit margins.
Vella Named New Information Builders CEO, Promises 'Channel-Centric' Approach

by Rick Whiting
Founder and long-time CEO Gerald Cohen to remain as chairman and senior advisor.
Alation Raises $50 Million In Financing, Vows Accelerated Development Of Its Data Catalog Technology

by Rick Whiting
Channel partners are leading the way in expanding the potential use cases for the Alation Data Catalog software.
AG Nominee Suggests Greater Antitrust Scrutiny Of Tech

by Joseph Tsidulko
‘I think a lot of people wonder how such huge behemoths that now exist in Silicon Valley have taken shape under the nose of the antitrust enforcers,’ William Barr told senators at his confirmation hearing.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Sees $3 Million Total Pay Hike In 2018

by David Harris
The Cupertino, Calif., tech giant reveals that Cook reported more than $15 million in total compensation in 2018.
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week

by Rick Whiting
For the week ending Jan. 4, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.
Cloudera And Hortonworks Complete Their Merger, Creating Big Data Platform Powerhouse

by Rick Whiting
The new Cloudera now faces the task of rationalizing the two companies' product lines and streamlining the combined operations to achieve profitability.
Big Data Platform Developer AtScale Secures $50 Million In Funding

by Rick Whiting
AtScale is hiring a channel executive and plans to launch a new partner program and expand its channel efforts in 2019.
Rising Big Data Star Looker Raises $103 Million In Series E Funding

by Rick Whiting
Looker, a rising star in the business intelligence and data analytics platform arena, says it will use the additional financing to maintain its rapid growth and accelerate product development efforts.