For the last three years, data center security company vArmour has been in stealth mode, raising capital and developing its product. Now, after a year of beta testing, the company is emerging. vArmour is part of a growing number of security companies that are developing products for a virtualized world. Rather than try to lock data into place on a single server, vArmour’s software looks at all of the data flowing into and out of the network.

Last week at Disrupt SF, DataFox pitched what it called a “predictive intelligence” service, aimed at bringing a wealth of data concerning corporations — their landmarks, hiring trends, funding and valuation — to everyone. For a deep dive into how the product works, who is on the founding team, and what it costs, TechCrunch has you covered. Today the company dropped its alpha tag, and opened its beta doors.

Microsoft has been held in contempt of court after failing to comply with a warrant, following a rejection of a request for appeal on July 31st. The case stems from a United States government search warrant for data stored on a Microsoft server in Ireland. Microsoft contends that the data is outside the purview of the domestic warrant.

With Stash, Atlassian has been offering a Git-based code- management solution for quite a while now. Up until now the company was mostly going after relatively small teams with this service, but today it is launching Stash Data Center, its Git solution for large enterprises. Unlike the regular Stash service, Stash Data Center can run on a cluster instead of a single server.

Verto Analytics, a digital media measurement company based in New York, has raised $2.4 million in additional funding from Open Ocean Capital, which was also an early investor in MySQL. Back in April this year Verto raised a $5.4 million Series A from Conor Venture Partners.

One of the more interesting startups spotted in this year’s Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2014 was CStorePro. The company, which likens its product to a “Google Analytics” for convenience stores, was a runner-up for the Audience’s Choice award – that is, the startup picked from the crowded tables filling the Alley, voted up as a favorite by the public.

RJMetrics, a company saying it provides sophisticated data tools to businesses of all sizes, is announcing that it has raised $16.5 million in Series B funding.The round was led by August Capital(which, in addition to being a big-deal venture capital firm, also hosts TechCrunch’s annual summer party), with August partner Eric

In 2008, the U.S. government threatened to fine Yahoo $250,000 a day if it didn't hand over user data as part of the NSA's controversial PRISM program, according to court documents released today.