Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Dato Renames Itself To Turi, Rolls Out Updated Software

Seattle-based machine learning software developer Dato has renamed itself Turi, and launched an updated version of its software, GraphLab Create 2.0. The company's software is aimed at use by software developers and data scientists, to add machine learning features to software applications. Turi, led by Carlos Guestrin, said the name change came since a "company with a name similar to ours" had approached the company about "potential name confusions", and the company decided to change its name. The company did not say which company approached it about the name confusion, however, it has been engaged in a trademark lawsuit with similarly named Datto Inc. in the Washington Western District Court since last September. (Dato Inc. vs. Datto Inc.).