Mendix adds AI functions to lowcode platform
Mendix adds extra artificial intelligence (AI) functionalities to its lowcode platform to make things easier for developers. Machine learning algorithms are added to Mendix Assist to create coding suggestions.
The algorithms have been trained by using data from 5 million application models, accor... Read more
MessageBird introduces new API for business message integration
Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) supplier MessageBird launches a new API that improves sending and receiving messages to customers via WhatsApp and Messenger, among others. For example, the customer contact of companies should become a lot less inefficient.
With Programmable Conversa... Read more
Azure AD login available for beta Microsoft Edge
On the beta-channels for Microsoft Edge, it is now possible to log in with Azure AD accounts. Microsoft announced this in a blog post. The feature is a response to feedback that the company received from beta users.
In the blog post, Microsoft states that many users of Microsoft Edge's beta indica... Read more
‘EU wants to regulate facial recognition’
The European Commission (EC) intends to drastically limit the use of facial recognition. The new rules should prevent EU citizens from being subject to ubiquitous surveillance with identity recognition.
The Financial Times writes about the plans on the basis of sources, according to which EU citi... Read more
Security company Carbon Black acquired by VMware
VMware announced in a press release that it has acquired Carbon Black, a security company that provides cloud-native endpoint security. The deal has been signed for an amount of about 2.1 billion dollars (1.9 billion euros).
Dell Technologies' subsidiary says the acquisition helps create a secur... Read more
VMware acquires Pivotal Software
Pivotal Software, a provider of software development platforms, is acquired by VMware. The deal includes an amount of some $2.7 billion (2.4 billion euros), VMware reports in a press release.
With Pivotal Software VMware wants to offer an extensive portfolio of services, tools and products. These... Read more
Oracle directors approve lawsuit against founder Ellison
The acquisition of NetSuite by Oracle in 2017 was not approved by all the company's shareholders, especially by the price of $ 9.3 billion (8.4 billion euros). A number of members of Oracle's board of directors have now approved a lawsuit from a pension fund, reports Reuters. The indictment is that ... Read more
Red Hat introduces OpenShift Service Mesh
Red Hat announces that it is launching OpenShift Service Mesh, a service for better management of service-to-service communication. The service must make the deployment and cooperation of microservices easier and less time-consuming.
The service is intended to manage data traffic, enforce polici... Read more
Puppet announces security-tool Puppet Remediate
Puppet, supplier of configuration management tools for developers, introduces Puppet Remediate. This is a safety tool that helps companies identify and correct weaknesses in their systems. The company's gonna let Techzine know.
According to a 2018 Forrester study, 58 percent of companies experien... Read more
“52 percent of cybersecurity incidents in industry due to human error.
More than half of the cybersecurity incidents at a number of companies detected by Kaspersky were due to 'human error', i.e. employee errors. It concerns an investigation into cybersecurity incidents in industry.
The report, published in July, examined 282 companies in the industrial sector. The... Read more