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LabCorp, Lenovo, IBM, GSK, Cisco earn perfect scores for LGBTQ equality

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Nov 13, 2017

Five tech and life science corporations either based in or operating major campuses across North Carolina earn perfect scores for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer equality and inclusion in the new Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index. Our state – rubbed raw and divided by the controversial-and-repealed “bathroom bill” AKA HB2 – also has several other firms on the list, ranging from law to finance. But since WRAL TechWire’s focus is technology and life science, here are the firms that achieved 100 scores based on a wide range of anti-discriminatory standards: GlaxoSmithKline LabCorp Lenovo IBM Bayer, which has...

Here’s why Cisco is acquiring a cloud security service firm (+ video)

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jul 14, 2017

Cisco, which operates one of its largest corporate campuses in RTP, is making another acquisition. The head of Cisco’s M&A and venture investment team explains why it’s buying Observable Networks. The latest emerging firm to become part of Cisco is St. Louis-based Observable networks. “The acquisition target provides dynamic network behavior monitoring to help security teams find anomalies that could indicate a breach,” reports NetworkWorld. The deal was announced Thursday. VIDEO: Watch an overview of Observable at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mydBTDkvfI Why make the buy? Rob Salvagno, Vice President of Corporate Business Development and head of Cisco’s M&A and venture investment team...

SaaS ‘Road Show’ presents top speakers to discuss red-hot topic; crowds to top 400

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jun 13, 2008

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – If you haven’t signed up to attend WRAL Local Tech Wire’s "SaaS Road Show" on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, you are missing out on an opportunity to learn a great deal about software as a service. SaaS is a hot topic as companies look to improve efficency, reduce costs, serve customers better and spend more time focused on their core business rather than software performance that can be managed by someone else. At last count, we have more than 400 people registered – more than 200 each. LTW is working in partnership...