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Microsoft Corp will unveil a new name for its best-known product on Tuesday when it offers the first official glimpse of its latest Windows operating system.

Data storage products maker EMC Corp (EMC.N) held merger talks with rivals Dell Inc [DI.UL] and Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N), the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter.

Home Depot Inc (HD.N) Thursday said some 56 million payment cards were likely compromised in a cyberattack at its stores, suggesting the hacking attack at the home improvement chain was larger than last year's unprecedented breach at Target Corp (TGT.N).

Larry Ellison, co-founder and leader of Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) for almost four decades, stepped aside as chief executive on Thursday, to be replaced by co-CEOs Safra Catz and Mark Hurd, but stressed that nothing at the business software company will change.

Marketing software provider HubSpot Inc filed with U.S. regulators on Monday for an initial public offering of common stock.

BEAVERTON, OR--(Marketwired - Apr 15, 2014) - Act-On Software, the leading marketing automation provider for small and mid-market enterprises, today announced it has secured $42 million in new venture financing. Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) led the round, with existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Trinity Ventures, US Venture Partners, and Voyager Capital also participating. Act-On will use the new capital to accelerate its business on all fronts, including new product development, sales expansion, and brand recognition.

Coresytems raises USD15.5 million in its Series A funding round.

The machine to machine sector is where Sierra Wireless would be seeking investments and acquisitions as it grows in the next five years.

Veeva's cloud software solutions expansion would go full blast after the capital infusion post-IPO.

Brocade Communications Systems Inc beat analysts' estimates with its third quarter earnings report as demand for storage products rise.

Synack, provider of a security-based crowdsourcing platform, gets US $1.5 million after the close of its seed stage funding.

IBM's effort to modernize and remain competitive would offer a lot of room for growth to its investors.

Mark43, founded by three students from Harvard, gets financial backing amounting to US $1.95 million.

rollApp completes its Series A funding amounting to US$1 million.

Compass' Proflier addresses the software tool gap to address current quality control and assurance for products.