How Cisco keeps its startup acquisition engine humming

Cisco has a rich history of buying its way to global success. And it’s remained quite active, acquiring more than 30 startups over the last four years for a total of 229 over the life of the company. Continue reading How Cisco keeps its startup acquisition engine humming

Box opens up about the company’s approach to innovation

Most of us never really stop to think about how the software and services we use on a daily basis are created. We just know it’s there when we want to access it, and it works most of the time. But companies don’t just appear and expand randomly, they need a well defined process and […] Continue reading Box opens up about the company’s approach to innovation

Box Graph unleashes relationships between content and users

 Box has vast amounts of content in its stores, and as it begins to apply artificial intelligence and machine learning to make it easier to surface, it also wants to expose each piece of content and how it relates to other content and users. To help achieve that, the company announced the Box Graph today at BoxWorks. “The Box Graph enables customers to predictively recommend content… Read More Continue reading Box Graph unleashes relationships between content and users

Box introduces Box Elements, pre-packaged content services for developers

 Box introduced a new type of developer tool today called Box Elements, pre-packaged application pieces designed to deliver Box functionality with a few lines of code. Eventually there will be three types of Elements: UI, app and services. Today, … Continue reading Box introduces Box Elements, pre-packaged content services for developers