BitGou: Technology Report: Exclusive: Cyber IPO pipeline grows as data breaches boost security spending

2015年3月21日星期六

Technology Report: Exclusive: Cyber IPO pipeline grows as data breaches boost security spending

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03/20/2015

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Exclusive: Cyber IPO pipeline grows as data breaches boost security spending

NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - Rapid7, LogRhythm and Mimecast are joining a growing list of cybersecurity firms planning to go public in 2015 to capitalize on investor interest following a spate of hacker attacks, according to people familiar with the matter.

Chinese military denies role in reported U.S. hacking

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Defense Ministry on Friday denied that it had anything to do with a cyber attack on Register.com, a unit of Web.com, following a report in the Financial Times that the FBI was looking into the Chinese military's involvement.

Silicon Valley socialite denies calling Kleiner partner 'sex addict'

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner and Silicon Valley socialite Juliet de Baubigny took the stand Friday in a gender discrimination case against the venture firm and said she never referred to a male partner mentioned in the suit as a "sex addict."

Telefonica waives rights in Telecom Italia eyeing Brazil

MADRID (Reuters) - Telefonica has formally waived the voting rights associated with its stake in Telecom Italia in order to comply with the demands of Brazil's telecoms watchdog Anatel and go ahead with a purchase of Vivendi's GVT , the Spanish group said on Friday.

Founder Wang takes over as CEO as Taiwan's HTC seeks turnaround

TAIPEI (Reuters) - HTC Corp on Friday named Cher Wang as chief executive, giving its founder and chairwoman a bigger role in leading a potential turnaround of the Taiwanese smartphone maker.

Exclusive - Private equity firms prepare bids for Informatica: sources

(Reuters) - Several private equity firms are preparing to make offers to acquire enterprise software maker Informatica Corp, in what could be this year's largest leveraged buyout, according to people familiar with the matter.

U.S. software executives urge action on fast-track trade bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Software industry executives urged lawmakers on Friday to pass legislation that would speed trade deals through Congress and include rules to ensure data can flow freely across borders.

Orange buys Thales, CDC's stakes in Cloudwatt JV

PARIS (Reuters) - French telecoms groups Orange said on Friday that it was buying shares held by French defense group Thales and the CDC state-backed lender in its cloud computing joint venture Cloudwatt.

Sharp says not considering LCD spin-off as banks seek overhaul

TOKYO (Reuters) - Loss-making Japanese electronics firm Sharp Corp said it's not considering spinning off its liquid crystal display business as part of a bailout plan under discussion with lenders seeking restructuring moves in return for extending support.

U.S. regulators give Amazon go-ahead for drone tests

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has won approval from U.S. federal regulators to test a delivery drone outdoors, as the e-commerce company pursues its goal of sending packages to customers by air, even as it faces public concern about safety and privacy.