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Hitachi and Microsoft Enter Milestone Agreement to Accelerate Business and Social Innovation with Generative AI

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火曜日, 6月 4, 2024

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) and Microsoft Corporation announced a projected multi-billion dollar collaboration over the next three years, that will accelerate social innovation with generative AI.

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  • Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) and Microsoft Corporation announced a projected multi-billion dollar collaboration over the next three years, that will accelerate social innovation with generative AI.
  • “Hitachi has been driving transformation by applying AI across the Hitachi Group to improve productivity and will invest 300 billion yen (2.1 billion USD)*1 in GenAI to capture new growth opportunities in FY2024.
  • “Under this new agreement, we are excited to further accelerate social innovation by expanding our efforts to social infrastructure areas such as energy and mobility, and by applying generative AI, to improve the productivity of frontline workers, which will become even more important in the future.
  • Hitachi News Release (June 26, 2020) “Hitachi and Microsoft form a strategic alliance to advance next-generation digital solutions for manufacturing and logistics across Southeast Asia, North America and Japan”
    Hitachi News Release (May 15, 2023) “Hitachi Establishes New ‘Generative AI Center’ to Accelerate Value Creation and Improve Productivity in the Lumada business by promoting the use of Generative AI”

JFrog & GitHub Partner to Integrate Best of Breed Platforms, Unifying Software Supply Chain Management & Security

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水曜日, 5月 29, 2024

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240529643730/en/
    JFrog and GitHub Partner to Integrate Best of Breed Platforms, Unifying Software Supply Chain Management & Security (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Development teams must manage both source code and binaries, making a bi-directional integration between JFrog and GitHub a natural fit.
  • “This integration can simplify software supply chain security by displaying source-based security findings from GitHub alongside binary-based security findings from JFrog under GitHub’s Security tab, allowing developers to gain a holistic security view and shorten remediation times to improve the overall security posture.
  • Software supply chain security is top of mind for every CISO, and this joint solution from JFrog and GitHub provides a critical, AI-infused cybersecurity control."
  • @jfrog and @gitHub partner to drive unified platform experience for AI-driven software pipelines and #softwaresupplychain #security.

LaunchDarkly Unveils Software Release Platform for the “Ship at the Speed of Now” Era

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火曜日, 5月 21, 2024

LaunchDarkly's Software Release Platform now includes:

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  • LaunchDarkly's Software Release Platform now includes:
    Enterprise release management and automation to empower engineering leaders to standardize and automate critical aspects of the software release process through Release Assistant.
  • Additionally, the new LaunchDarkly Command Line Interface (CLI), and a LaunchDarkly extension for GitHub Copilot will enhance feature management workflows, enabling smoother and more efficient releases.
  • Release Guardian, engineered to help teams preemptively identify and rectify software performance issues before they escalate into customer-facing problems.
  • Advanced Experimentation, which allows engineering, product and data science teams to measure and optimize the business impact of every release and feature.

DataStax Launches GitHub Copilot Extension that Lets Developers “Chat” with Their Database Using Natural Language Instead of Code; Significantly Improves Developer Efficiency

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火曜日, 5月 21, 2024

Microsoft Build – DataStax , the generative AI data company, today announced the limited public beta of its GitHub Copilot extension, which lets developers chat in natural language directly with their Astra DB database for data queries and code generation support.

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  • Microsoft Build – DataStax , the generative AI data company, today announced the limited public beta of its GitHub Copilot extension, which lets developers chat in natural language directly with their Astra DB database for data queries and code generation support.
  • The extension, shown during today’s Microsoft Build keynote presentation in Seattle, Wash., provides developers with seamless access to their Astra DB database through GitHub Copilot Chat.
  • Developers describe desired data outcomes in natural-language prompts, and Copilot translates those requests into database queries that the Astra DB Data API can execute.
  • “The DataStax extension for GitHub Copilot lets developers easily interact with Astra DB so they can access their data and understand their database structure with ease,” said Ed Anuff, chief product officer, DataStax.

Siemens partners with Microsoft to deliver AI-enhanced solutions for resilient product lifecycle management with Azure

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火曜日, 5月 14, 2024

This will increase flexibility and choice for Siemens' customers and make Microsoft's industry-leading AI solutions more accessible to Siemens customers.

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  • This will increase flexibility and choice for Siemens' customers and make Microsoft's industry-leading AI solutions more accessible to Siemens customers.
  • "Our customers have asked for Siemens to bring our industry leading industrial software to Azure," said Tony Hemmelgarn, CEO and president, Siemens Digital Industries Software.
  • As a first step, Siemens will deliver Teamcenter® X software , the rapidly scalable and secure PLM solution, on Microsoft Azure, enabling customers to implement their mission critical solutions on their preferred cloud and AI platform.
  • Siemens is also developing a Copilot for Microsoft 365 plugin for the Siemens Teamcenter app on Teams, enabling workers across the entire product lifecycle and value chain to better track and prioritize their workloads.

Azure OpenAI Services Could Give Swiss Firms an AI Edge

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月曜日, 5月 6, 2024

The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ Microsoft Cloud Ecosystem report for Switzerland finds that the addition of Azure OpenAI services to data centers in Zürich and Geneva could boost Switzerland’s recognition as a hub for AI research and development.

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  • The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ Microsoft Cloud Ecosystem report for Switzerland finds that the addition of Azure OpenAI services to data centers in Zürich and Geneva could boost Switzerland’s recognition as a hub for AI research and development.
  • This local presence enables Swiss enterprises to meet regulatory requirements while rapidly deploying AI-based solutions, the ISG report says.
  • “This unlocks opportunities for Swiss companies to increase efficiency and gain decisive competitive advantages.”
    Despite the increasing use of cloud services, the Swiss market is not yet approaching a saturation point.
  • The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ Microsoft Cloud Ecosystem report for Switzerland evaluates the capabilities of 45 providers across five quadrants: Managed Services for Azure, Microsoft 365 Services, SAP on Azure Services, Power Platform Services and Generative AI Services for the Microsoft Clouds.

Checkmarx Forges Secure Path to Accelerate AI Adoption in Application Security and Developer Workflows

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月曜日, 5月 6, 2024

A new partnership with Prompt Security further extends this secure, streamlined approach to the prevention of code and intellectual property (IP) leakage.

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  • A new partnership with Prompt Security further extends this secure, streamlined approach to the prevention of code and intellectual property (IP) leakage.
  • AI Security Champion significantly speeds up time to remediation by suggesting replacement code that removes vulnerabilities detected by Checkmarx SAST.
  • “Checkmarx is leading the way with our continuous investment and innovation in the area of GenAI and application security,” said Kobi Tzruya, Chief Product Officer at Checkmarx.
  • Our partnership with Prompt Security illustrates our commitment to building an open technology ecosystem with innovative companies and their best-of-breed AI solutions.”

Top Five Applications Priorities for UK Technology Leaders in 2024 Published in New Report by Info-Tech Research Group

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月曜日, 4月 29, 2024

LONDON, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As organisations continue to navigate the complexities of the digital era, which has been marked by exponential advancements in AI and technology, the strategic deployment of modern, practical applications has become indispensable for sustaining competitive advantage and realising business goals. Info-Tech Research Group's Applications Priorities 2024 report offers a comprehensive guide for applications leaders as it outlines the adoption of emerging technologies and practices to enhance organisational capabilities in 2024 and beyond.

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  • Info-Tech Research Group's Applications Priorities 2024 report offers a comprehensive guide for applications leaders as it outlines the adoption of emerging technologies and practices to enhance organisational capabilities in 2024 and beyond.
  • The Applications Priorities 2024 report provides applications leaders with a comprehensive overview of the applications landscape.
  • As the digital landscape continues to evolve at an exponential pace, the Applications Priorities 2024 report provides applications leaders with a guide to optimising their application portfolios and teams.
  • For exclusive media commentary from Info-Tech's subject matter experts and to access the complete Applications Priorities 2024 report, please contact [email protected] .

Adaptive Shield Launches SaaS Security for AI at RSA Conference 2024 to Mitigate GenAI Revolution Risks

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火曜日, 4月 30, 2024

RSA Conference-- Adaptive Shield , the leader in SaaS Security, today announced breakthrough SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) detection and response capabilities for AI-driven applications to enable enterprises to mitigate the risks introduced by the growing use of generative AI.

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  • RSA Conference-- Adaptive Shield , the leader in SaaS Security, today announced breakthrough SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) detection and response capabilities for AI-driven applications to enable enterprises to mitigate the risks introduced by the growing use of generative AI.
  • The workforce is rapidly adopting SaaS applications with GenAI to increase efficiency, including AI apps such as ChatGPT and Google Gimni, and AI tools within existing SaaS apps such as GitHub Copilot, Salesforce Einstein, and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
  • “The GenAI revolution requires new security strategies and organizations recognize the need to make it a priority,” said Maor Bin, CEO and co-founder of Adaptive Shield.
  • Adaptive Shield provides a security score for each application, enabling security teams to pinpoint those with heightened risk levels.

Cognizant and Microsoft Announce Global Partnership to Expand Adoption of Generative AI In the Enterprise, And Drive Industry Transformation

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月曜日, 4月 22, 2024

TEANECK, N.J., April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) and Microsoft Corp. announced an expanded partnership with the goal of making Microsoft's generative AI and Copilots available to millions of users, to transform enterprise business operations, enhance employee experiences and accelerate cross-industry innovation. 

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  • Expanded partnership will leverage Microsoft Copilot and Cognizant's advisory and digital transformation services to help employees and enterprise customers operationalize generative AI and realize strategic business transformation.
  • This partnership also has the potential to significantly accelerate AI adoption and innovation in India.
  • In addition, Cognizant will work to deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot to a million users within their global 2000 clients and across 11 industries.
  • "Generative AI can be a game-changer for virtually every business in every industry, opening up new possibilities for innovation, efficiency and growth," said Ravi Kumar S, CEO, Cognizant.