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Valsoft Corporation Inc. (Valsoft), a Montreal-based company that specialises in the acquisition and development of vertical market software companies, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Young & Partners / Navitrans International NV (Navitrans), a globally renowned technology company that offers a complete and integrated suite of logistics, transportation, warehousing and freight forwarding software solutions. Navitrans has provided a premium suite of integrated logistics and transpo...

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Supermicro), a globally renowned company in high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing, has announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2019. Fiscal second quarter highlights include: Net sales of US$ 870.9 million versus US$ 799.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 and US$ 931.5 million in the same quarter of last year. GAAP gross margin of 15.9% versus 16.4% in the first quarte...

Pluralsight, Inc., the technology skills platform announced that it will expand its global team to deliver more powerful user experiences and provide the fastest path to technology skills development. To lead this effort, Pluralsight has appointed Angela Han as the company’s first Chief Customer Officer. Roles and responsibilities As Chief Customer Officer, Han will be responsible for expanding the global post-sale function for Pluralsight, including customer success, customer support, a...

Userful Corporation (Userful), a globally renowned provider of visual communication solutions, has announced that its Visual Networking Platform (VNP) now accelerates deployment of visual content throughout enterprises of all sizes with three breakthrough developments. The breakthrough developments include: Data centre support and augmented support for hybrid deployments - Userful’s support for a variety of server architectures, on-premise, cloud and now data centre, ensures maximum cu...

Super Micro Computer, Inc., a global pioneer in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, released details on a new GPU test-drive programme. Called STEP (Supermicro Test drive Engagement with Partners), the programme allows customers to remote test drive either Supermicro’s 2U HGX A100 4-GPU or 4U HGX A100 8-GPU system with NVIDIA 3rd Generation NVLink technology. Time-to-market solutions Supermicro’s collaboration with NVIDIA in the GPU...

FLIR Systems, Inc. and ANSYS are partnering to deliver superior hazard detection capabilities for assisted driving and autonomous vehicles (AVs), empowering automakers to deliver unprecedented vehicle safety. Through this partnership, FLIR will integrate a fully physics-based thermal sensor into ANSYS’ foremost-edge driving simulator to model, test, and validate thermal camera designs within an ultra-realistic virtual world. The new solution will reduce original equipment manufacturers&r...

Abnormal Security, the platform that protects large enterprises from the most sophisticated, targeted email attacks, announces the appointment of Rami Habal to Chief Product Officer. Habal joins Abnormal following the company’s $24M Series A funding led by Greylock Partners and the general availability of its cloud email security platform. Habal brings more than 20 years of experience solving consumer and enterprise customers’ biggest problems with applied machine learning across a...

One of the biggest concerns with fingerprint readers is how easily they can be fooled. While biometrics are typically more difficult to steal or fake, headlines still break the news of fake fingers or stolen prints being used to fool sensors. Several major companies have launched their own live finger detection methods, including tissue reflection, heartbeat detection, dermal electric resistance, unnaturalness analysis and etc. Anviz AI Fake Fingerprint Detection (AFFD) Anviz AI Fake Fingerpr...

On October 16, Axis Communications hosted its Partner Day in Munich, Germany. At the event, Axis CEO Ray Mauritsson shared exciting insights around the diverse corporate world, as well as a strategic outlook to the future. Additionally, the event played host to the Axis Partner Awards 2019, which included the first-time "Woman in Security" award, for exceptionally dedicated women in the security industry. For many years, the Axis Communications Partner Program has been providing one of the larg...

Ava Security (Vaion) is proud to announce the general availability of its innovative Vaion vcore video management system at the upcoming ISC East 2019 event in New York City, New York, USA. Designed with scalability in mind, Vaion vcore is a proactive solution that allows threats to be detected and addressed as incidents unfold. This is made possible through the use of a new neural network that mimics the human brain’s ability to recognise patterns and categorise images. Vaion vcore with...

Device Authority, a pioneer in Identity and Access Management (IAM) for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced it has been accepted into the Venafi Machine Identity Protection Development Fund. For decades, code signing has been used to verify the integrity of software, and nearly every organisation relies on it to confirm their code has not been corrupted with malware. Code signing keys and certificates are used in a wide range of products, including firmware, operating systems, mobile applica...

Pluralsight, Inc., the technology skills platform announced plans to expand its footprint and operations in Australia to accelerate growth and provide a stepping stone for further expansion in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. To support its investment in Australia and the region, Pluralsight has appointed Mike Featherstone as Managing Director of ANZ/APAC. Pluralsight plans to more than double the existing team in Australia over the next three years, hiring over 50 new team members across a...

Pluralsight, Inc., the technology skills platform announced the appointment of Ross Meyercord, former Executive Vice President of Sales for Salesforce, as Chief Revenue Officer. As CRO, Meyercord will be responsible for leading all elements of customer success, including the direct and indirect sales teams, pre-sales, and professional services serving customers in more than 150 countries. Meyercord experience Meyercord brings nearly 30 years of experience to Pluralsight, including enterpr...

Cobalt Iron Inc., a provider of SaaS-based enterprise data protection, and Northdoor Ltd., a London-based IT consultancy, will sponsor, exhibit, and make a presentation at the upcoming IBM Think Summit London on Oct. 16 at the Olympia London event center. Scheduled for 12:39 p.m. as part of the Cloud and Infrastructure Think Tank, the presentation is titled "Machine Learning Meets Data Protection — the unstoppable force meets the immovable object?" The companies will be exhibiting in the...

J2 Acquisition Limited (J2) has announced that it has completed its acquisition of APi Group, Inc. (APi Group), a market-renowned provider of commercial life safety solutions and specialty services for approximately US$ 2.9 billion. With the closing of this transaction, J2 has been renamed APi Group Corporation (the ‘Company’). The Company’s ordinary shares continue to be traded on the OTC market in the U.S. under the symbol - JJAQF. J2 completes acquisition of APi Group The...

ShotSpotter, Inc., a pioneer in solutions that help law enforcement officials identify, locate and deter gun violence, announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted ShotSpotter U.S. Patent No. 10,424,048 entitled “Systems and Methods Involving Creation and/or Utilisation of Image Mosaics in Classification of Acoustic Events”. ShotSpotter’s real-time gunshot detection solution uses a two-step process that employs both machine classification and human re...

Pluralsight, Inc., the globally renowned enterprise technology skills platform and solutions provider, has announced an expansion of the company’s skill development initiative for Microsoft Azure. This skill coverage expansion includes the introduction of five new Role IQs, 22 new Skill IQs and 98 courses that map to the new Role IQs, which are designed to help customers rapidly index their teams’ skills on Azure and help close resulting gaps. Rapid expansion of cloud computing Th...

Pluralsight, Inc., the enterprise technology skills platform, announces the release of a new cloud skill development initiative for cloud customers on the Pluralsight platform. The initiative includes the launch of a Skill IQ assessment for associate cloud engineers on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), as well as the release of new courses on topics such as data analytics, machine learning, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure. Most advanced enterprises “The rapid growth of demand for cloud...

Pluralsight, Inc., the enterprise technology skills platform announced updates and enhancements for its skill development solutions at Pluralsight LIVE. These updates include the introduction of Pluralsight Skills, the new name for its core skill development product; the initial integration of its GitPrime acquisition into its Skills product; expansion of its cloud skills offering; and expansion of skills development courses in other core technology segments such as artificial intelligence...

Recycling and waste sites are places prone to huge fire hazards, due to some potentially flammable materials, inherent risks during the disposal process, as well as other environmental factors. In particular, battery-related waste fires have become a growing challenge facing the global recycling and waste management sector. A new report jointly produced by Eunomia and the Environmental Services Association (ESA) estimates that of all the average 300 waste fires in the United Kingdom each year,...

Royal Boon Edam International is proud to announce that the Circlelock security locker is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2019.  Since entering the market in 1984, demand for this custom entry solution has continued to grow steadily in several important segments, including data centres, government and military, and commercial facilities. Principle of multi-factor authentication The Circlelock security booth owes its longevity to the principle of multi-factor authentication, whic...

Ontic Technologies, the globally renowned provider of protective intelligence security software, delivers technology to empower security teams, in order to protect assets, employees and customers. In the modern world, organisations and their employees, clients, customers, and their physical assets may come under some kind of threat or attack, at any time. Protection that leverages deep analytics Investments in physical and other security systems have already been made, to protect these critica...

Crowcon develops an HMI solution that creates complete system visibility. The solution can run alongside existing DCS/SCADA/PLC systems or mimic panels which are used to monitor wider system views, often incorporating other sensors including security, flow, smoke and fire. Crowcon’s product manager William Allum explains, “This solution enables our customers to view data from multiple panels from one central screen. Due to the system having the ability to store alarm and event logs,...

Pluralsight, the enterprise technology skills platform announced that its social enterprise, Pluralsight One, has formed a multi-year partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to transform its digital capabilities and bring technology skills development opportunities to displaced people and their host communities around the world. The partnership is designed to create sustainable social impact for displaced and crisis-affected populations around the world, as well as increase the tec...

Pluralsight, Inc., the enterprise technology skills platform at Pluralsight LIVE Europe 2019 unveiled Q&A, a secure repository within the platform for team members to ask questions, connect with the right experts in their organisations, and get answers fast, all within the context of their company’s technology strategy. Software developers play a critical role within organisations, and their time is valuable. With Q&A, developers can be directly connected to the right subject...

Pluralsight, Inc., the enterprise technology skills platform announced it has agreed to acquire GitPrime, the developer productivity platform, for $170 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close the week of May 6th, subject to customary closing conditions. “The integration of GitPrime with our leading technology skills platform is a win for our customers and will greatly expand the Pluralsight platform to provide even more value to technology leaders and developers,” said...

Counting people who enter the mall or store throughout the day can help one to improve the operations in a number of ways. It becomes possible, for example, to precisely increase the number of staff during busy times to improve service on the shop floor, and to reduce staff during quieter times to increase the operating efficiency. One can also more accurately predict demand over the coming days, weeks and months and accurately plan future activities based on right-sized staffing and inventory....

Pluralsight, Inc., the technology skills platform announced that Dimension Data, a global systems integrator and managed IT services provider, is using Pluralsight to re-skill its engineers in DevOps and automation, across 47 countries worldwide. Public and private cloud management Founded in 1983, Dimension Data brings its expertise in internal IT, technology installation and configuration, and public and private cloud management, to multinational enterprises around the world. To maintain its...

With the clock running down until ASIS International’s ASIS Europe 2019 - From Risk to Resilience security event takes places, conference registrations are already ahead of last year’s total and the exhibit space is almost sold out. All signs point to an exceptional gathering, when the conference opens its doors in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, from March 27 to March 29, 2019. ASIS Europe 2019 Attendees span CSOs and security leaders at some of the world’s largest companies...

Pluralsight, Inc., the enterprise technology skills platform announced the promotion of Brandon Peay to Chief Strategy and Operations Officer effective immediately. Reporting directly to Pluralsight co-founder and CEO Aaron Skonnard, Peay was promoted from his current position as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations. Democratising technology skills “Brandon joined Pluralsight in 2014 and began making an immediate impact in our growth and aligning our corporate strategy to...