On Friday, Shares of Splunk Inc (NASDAQ:SPLK), gained 0.79% to $56.36.
Syncsort, declared the availability of a new release of Ironstream, the unique-in-the-market product that provides mainframe machine data in real-time to Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud™ customers. The new release leverages data collected by Syncsort’s recently attained Zen z/OS® suite to provide IBMz network and security data and alerts to Splunk solutions for advanced visual analytics.
“Mainframe monitoring tools present major challenges and difficulties for security engineers and administrators who need to navigate back and forth between systems to troubleshoot problems,” said Snehal Antani, chief technology officer, Splunk. “Ironstream assists make it easier to collect, transform, and securely forward mainframe security data into Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security, where users can easily search, analyze and visualize the data to gain valuable end-to-end insights across Mainframe and other platforms in a single UI and advanced analytics engine.”
Splunk, Inc. provides software products that enable organizations to gain real-time operational intelligence in the United States and internationally. The company’s products enable users to collect, index, search, explore, monitor, and analyze data regardless of format or source users.
Shares of Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX), declined -0.22% to $4.64, during its last trading session.
Century Aluminum of Kentucky, declared that it anticipates to continue to operate its Hawesville, Kentucky smelter at about 40% of capacity (two potlines) following October 24, 2015. Century had formerly declared its intent to curtail 100% of its Hawesville operations startning on October 24th, but now will only reduce its operations to 40% of capacity.
The remaining operations at the Hawesville smelter will primarily produce high-purity aluminum and provide molten metal to local customers. Continued operations at 40% of capacity will be dependent on acceptable commercial conditions, counting aluminum prices, product premiums and operating costs.
“We are happy to be able to declare that partial operations will continue at Hawesville,” commented Michael Bless, President and CEO. “Hawesville’s ability to produce high-purity aluminum enables the smelter to produce a unique product that will hopefully allow the plant to survive, albeit at significantly reduced production levels, in recently’s market conditions.
Century Aluminum Company, together with its auxiliaries, produces primary aluminum in the United States and Iceland. It produces standard grade and value-added primary aluminum products; and carbon products, such as anodes and cathodes.
At the end of Friday’s trade, Shares of XL Group plc (NYSE:XL), gained 0.81% to $36.29.
XL Group plc, declared that XL Innovate, the venture capital initiative sponsored by the Company, has attained all of the shares of New Energy Risk, Inc.
Tom Hutton, Managing Partner of XL Innovate, said: “New Energy Risk has developed and delivered to the market unique performance warranty products which enable clean technology companies to obtain the project financing they need in order to grow. We look forward to the continued expansion of New Energy Risk under the leadership of CEO Tom Dickson who has a respected track record of leading companies that respond to market opportunities with creative solutions grounded in high quality analytics, underwriting and risk assessment. New Energy Risk is a great example of the kinds of businesses XL Innovate looks to grow. It develops and applies innovative insurance solutions based on engineering analytics, addressing new risks and underserved markets, and providing particularly high impact value for its clients.”
Mr. Dickson has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, counting executive and underwriting leadership positions. He founded and ran Meetinghouse LLC, a private firm specializing in investment administration for insurance, reinsurance and structured credit markets. Mr. Dickson formerly served as CEO and Chief Underwriting Officer of the Centre Group, an innovative international insurance and reinsurance group.
XL GROUP Public Limited Company, an insurance and reinsurance company, provides property, casualty, and specialty products to industrial, commercial, and professional firms; and insurance companies and other enterprises worldwide.
Finally, McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK), ended its last trade with 0.25% gain, and closed at $186.54.
McKesson Corporation, declared an agreement to purchase the pharmaceutical distribution division of UDG Healthcare (UDG) based in Northern Ireland (United Drug Sangers) and the Republic of Ireland (United Drug).
Under the terms of the agreement McKesson will acquire: United Drug and United Drug Sangers, leading wholesale operations across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; TCP, a leading home healthcare provider in the Republic of Ireland; and MASTA, UDG’s travel healthcare business based in the United Kingdom.
McKesson Corporation delivers pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and health care information technologies to the healthcare industry in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, McKesson Distribution Solutions and McKesson Technology Solutions.
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