McDonald’s Ends Trial of AI Voice Ordering at Drive-Thru

McDonald’s Ends Trial of AI Voice Ordering at Drive-Thru

McDonald’s is ending its AI drive-thru order-taking technology, which was created in partnership with IBM for testing. Despite this, McDonald’s believes in the potential of voice ordering solutions and plans to continue evaluating long-term options. The company had previously invested in AI by acquiring Apprente in 2019 and later partnering with IBM to advance growth. … Read more

Evercore ISI Ends Tactical Outperform Recommendation on HP Enterprise (HPE) – StreetInsider.com

Evercore ISI recently concluded a call for tactical improvement at HP Enterprise (HPE), as reported by StreetInsider.com. The call, which was led by Evercore ISI, aimed to identify opportunities for enhancements within HPE’s operations and strategy. The focus of the call was to pinpoint areas where HPE could make tactical adjustments to drive growth and … Read more

Oracle stock ends in negative territory, ending six days of consecutive gains.

Oracle stock ends in negative territory, ending six days of consecutive gains.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) ended a six-day winning streak by closing in the red on Wednesday, dropping -0.02% to $124.61. The cloud software company had seen a 3.1% increase in the previous six trading sessions. Despite this decline, Oracle’s stock has still gained 22.5% in the past year, although it closed below its 52-week high of $132.77. … Read more

Broadcom ends perpetual licenses for VMware products

Broadcom ends perpetual licenses for VMware products

Update: April 17, 2024Listening to strong customer feedback, Hock Tan, President and CEO of Broadcom, has announced free access to zero-day security patches for customers on supported versions of vSphere with perpetual licenses. He also stated that more VMware products will be added overtime to support this initiative. In addition, support extensions have been granted … Read more

Education sector facing huge VMware cost increases after Broadcom ends discounts | Computer Weekly

Education sector facing huge VMware cost increases after Broadcom ends discounts | Computer Weekly

Education bodies and charities are facing massive increases in VMware licensing fees after the virtualisation supplier’s new owner Broadcom withdrew a programme offering generous discounts to non-profit organisations. Many customers also face extra costs associated with changes to VMware software bundles now being sold, as well as server licence changes that may disadvantage organisations that … Read more

Video: Scale Computing Channel Exec Reflects on Impact to Business After VMware Partner Program Ends

Video: Scale Computing Channel Exec Reflects on Impact to Business After VMware Partner Program Ends

Channel Insider content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. After the VMware partner program ended in February following the cloud computing company’s acquisition by Broadcom, competing vendors are seeing an increase in business opportunities as many partners are left with a … Read more

VMware Workstation Pro 17.5.1 Update Boosts Security, Ends Virtual Printer Feature

VMware Workstation Pro 17.5.1 Update Boosts Security, Ends Virtual Printer Feature

VMware Workstation Pro 17.5.1 rolls out significant enhancements and a crucial security patch, marking a new chapter in virtual machine management and user experience. This latest update provides a seamless interface for accessing virtual machines across diverse environments, including VMware vSphere and ESXi, from any device equipped with a modern browser. The update is particularly … Read more

Broadcom VMware Ends Free VMware vSphere Hypervisor Closing an Era

Broadcom VMware Ends Free VMware vSphere Hypervisor Closing an Era

VMware VSphere Hypervisor Free Edition End Broadcom’s VMware division took a big step today, ending its free VMware vSphere Hypervisor. This is one of those announcements that we were expecting after we covered VMware End of Availability on Many VMware vSphere Editions and VMware Updates its EOA Plan Providing Guidance for Some Subscription Transition, but it is … Read more