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Skillsoft Launches Interactive Skill Benchmarks, Unlocking a New Way to Evaluate Skill Growth

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL), a leading platform for transformative learning experiences, today unveiled Interactive Skill Benchmarks (ISBs).

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  • Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL), a leading platform for transformative learning experiences, today unveiled Interactive Skill Benchmarks (ISBs).
  • Skillsoft’s ISBs test learners’ ability to take skills from theory to application via hands-on assessments in virtual environments.
  • Dashboards that provide a comprehensive view of an organization’s skills, helping leaders identify areas of strength or needed improvement and track skill growth.
  • “Interactive Skill Benchmarks are a pivotal moment in skill evaluation and development.

Envoy Research Reveals One-Third of Organizations Struggle with Workplace Management; 53% Lack Necessary Decision-Making Data

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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Envoy found that 96% of organizations are encouraging or mandating onsite work with some regularity, highlighting a significant shift back to physical workplaces.

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  • Envoy found that 96% of organizations are encouraging or mandating onsite work with some regularity, highlighting a significant shift back to physical workplaces.
  • They often lack the data and technology to ensure physical security, optimize space usage, and make informed resource allocation decisions.
  • Key findings in Envoy’s research found:
    One-third of organizations are still managing most of their workplace operations manually.
  • Without comprehensive occupancy data organizations lack the insights needed to optimize space and make informed real estate decisions.

Rocket Software Closes $2.275B Acquisition of OpenText’s Application Modernization and Connectivity Business

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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Rocket Software , Inc. (“Rocket Software”), a global technology leader in modernization software, has expanded upon its position as a partner of choice empowering the world's leading businesses on their modernization journeys.

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  • Rocket Software , Inc. (“Rocket Software”), a global technology leader in modernization software, has expanded upon its position as a partner of choice empowering the world's leading businesses on their modernization journeys.
  • Closing the acquisition of the Application Modernization and Connectivity (AMC) business of OpenText, formerly part of Micro Focus, Rocket Software now offers customers modernization software solutions spanning the mainframe to the cloud.
  • “The acquisition of the OpenText AMC business is a significant milestone that sets a similar new standard for modernization innovation and excellence at Rocket Software and greatly accelerates our strategic growth and market penetration.
  • These added capabilities expand the mainframe modernization approaches that Rocket Software can deliver, enabling choice and allowing customers to run workloads wherever it makes sense for their business.

IDC Semiannual Services Tracker Reports Moderate Growth for Services Revenues in 2023 with Stable Growth Forecast for the Next Five Years

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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This translates to year-over-year growth of 4.6%, which slightly outperformed IDC's forecast of 4.5% growth.

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  • This translates to year-over-year growth of 4.6%, which slightly outperformed IDC's forecast of 4.5% growth.
  • Support Services and Managed Services drove most of this uplift, with the largest improvements seen in managed services.
  • Overall, a more stable performance during the second half of 2023 sets the stage for moderate growth in the upcoming year.
  • IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Services Tracker provides detailed, timely, and accurate information on the global IT and business services markets.

Securiti AI Launches Context-Aware LLM Firewalls to Secure GenAI Applications

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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Securiti , the pioneer of the Data+AI Command Center, today announced a new category of LLM Firewalls, the Securiti LLM Firewall, purpose built to protect GenAI systems & applications and the associated enterprise data and AI models.

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  • Securiti , the pioneer of the Data+AI Command Center, today announced a new category of LLM Firewalls, the Securiti LLM Firewall, purpose built to protect GenAI systems & applications and the associated enterprise data and AI models.
  • Also, such LLM firewalls need to be smarter to understand the context of the data associated with such GenAI applications to limit the scope of engagement.
  • Securiti LLM Firewalls are a new category of distributed firewalls, designed to protect GenAI systems & applications.
  • Securiti LLM Firewalls, combined with other capabilities within the Data+AI Command Center, provide automations for compliance with regulations like the EU AI Act and the NIST AI RMF.

ZEDEDA Edge Sync Brings Secure Edge Management to Disconnected Environments

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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ZEDEDA , the leader in edge management and orchestration, today announced ZEDEDA Edge Sync, a secure and convenient solution tailored for air-gapped environments and edge deployments lacking consistent cloud connectivity.

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  • ZEDEDA , the leader in edge management and orchestration, today announced ZEDEDA Edge Sync, a secure and convenient solution tailored for air-gapped environments and edge deployments lacking consistent cloud connectivity.
  • ZEDEDA Edge Sync solves these problems by enabling local node management while seamlessly integrating with ZEDEDA’s platform.
  • ZEDEDA Edge Sync allows monitoring and changes at a fleet level as long as the local edge nodes have access to the network the ZEDEDA Edge Sync service is on.
  • ZEDEDA will share more details about ZEDEDA Edge Sync at a webinar on May 9 at 9 a.m. Pacific Time.

Azul Intelligence Cloud Boosts DevOps Efficiency with Insights from Production Runtime Data Across Entire Java Estates

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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Azul , the only company 100% focused on Java, today announced that Azul Intelligence Cloud , Azul’s cloud analytics solution which provides actionable intelligence from production Java runtime data to dramatically boost developer productivity, now supports Oracle JDK and any OpenJDK-based JVM (Java Virtual Machine) from any vendor or distribution.

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  • Azul , the only company 100% focused on Java, today announced that Azul Intelligence Cloud , Azul’s cloud analytics solution which provides actionable intelligence from production Java runtime data to dramatically boost developer productivity, now supports Oracle JDK and any OpenJDK-based JVM (Java Virtual Machine) from any vendor or distribution.
  • This has significantly sped up our development cycles,” said an Azul Intelligence Cloud user from a leading fintech trading firm.
  • Enables DevOps to understand what code is used in production and helps identify unused and dead code for removal (i.e.
  • No Performance Impact in Production: Azul Intelligence Cloud efficiently captures Java runtime data that exists within a JVM when running a Java application, resulting in no performance impact, something not possible using traditional security or profiling tools.

Worldwide Smart Vacuum Market Shipped 18.5 Million Units in 2023, According to IDC

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Monday, April 29, 2024
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Worldwide shipments of smart vacuum devices reached 18.5 million units in 2023 with a total market value of $7.8 billion, according to new data from the International Data Corporation ( IDC ) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker .

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  • Worldwide shipments of smart vacuum devices reached 18.5 million units in 2023 with a total market value of $7.8 billion, according to new data from the International Data Corporation ( IDC ) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker .
  • IDC defines smart vacuums as robotic vacuums capable of cleaning autonomously and designed for home use.
  • China surpassed the U.S. to become the world's largest market in early 2023 and ended the year with 4.6 million smart vacuums shipped.
  • IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker provides insightful analysis, quarterly market share data, and a five-year forecast for the smart home device market.

E2open Announces Fiscal 2024 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

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Monday, April 29, 2024
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E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ETWO) (“e2open” or the “Company”), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, today announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended February 29, 2024.

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  • E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ETWO) (“e2open” or the “Company”), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, today announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended February 29, 2024.
  • Total GAAP revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $158.5 million, a decrease of 4.7% from the year-ago comparable period.
  • GAAP gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $80.5 million, a decrease of 7.5% from the year-ago comparable period.
  • ET to review fiscal fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2024 financial results, in addition to discussing the Company’s outlook for the full fiscal year 2025.

CrowdStrike Named a Leader in 2024 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Detection and Response

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Monday, April 29, 2024
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CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced that it has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Services (MDR) 2024 Vendor Assessment1 .

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  • CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced that it has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Services (MDR) 2024 Vendor Assessment1 .
  • CrowdStrike was also recently named a Leader in Frost & Sullivan’s Frost Radar: Managed Detection and Response 2024 , recognized as the growth leader among 22 vendors evaluated and an “innovator and powerhouse” in the MDR sector.
  • “CrowdStrike pioneered MDR and the emerging cloud detection and response (CDR) category to address the cybersecurity skills gap and protect customers with industry-leading technology.
  • A complimentary excerpt of the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Services (MDR) 2024 Vendor Assessment is available here .