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SGX Goes With HP Converged Infrastructure Technology

HP  announced that Singapore Exchange (SGX) has selected HP Converged Infrastructure technology to enhance trade execution and expand capacity. SGX will invest $210 million in an organic growth strategy that includes an advanced trading system. The upgraded SGX Reach trading system incorporates HP ProLiant BL 460c G7 server blades and c7000 BladeSystem, NASDAQ OMX trading software, and Mellanox Technologies 40Gb/s InfiniBand adapters and switches. It offers ten times the capacity of the previous system and enables SGX to cut order-entry latency to less than 90 microseconds.

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Vercel raises $250M

San Francisco-based Vercel, a frontend cloud platform provider, has secured $250 million in Series E funding, bringing the company's valuation to $3.25 billion.

Worky raises $6M (Mexico)

Mexico City-based Worky, a provider of HR and payroll software solutions for Mexican companies, has closed a $6 million Series A financing round.

Amazon announces $1.31B investment in France

Amazon has announced a new investment of about $1.31 billion (€1.2 billion) in France, which the company says will lead to the creation of over 3,000 permanent jobs in the country.

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky to step down — CNBC

Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon’s cloud computing business, will step down from his role next month. Matt Garman, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Amazon Web Services, will succeed Mr. Selipsky after he exits the company June 3, writes Annie Palmer. 

Palo Alto Networks, Accenture expand alliance to offer generative AI services

Palo Alto Networks and Accenture have announced the expansion of their strategic alliance to provide new offerings that combine Palo Alto Networks' Precision AI technology with Accenture's secure generative AI services.