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AI-Diagnostics Startup Altris AI Raises $1 Million To Prevent Blindness

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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Altris AI, which is a US-based startup originally from Ukraine, is building solutions for the $58 billion global ophthalmology market.

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  • Altris AI, which is a US-based startup originally from Ukraine, is building solutions for the $58 billion global ophthalmology market.
  • Altris AI developed a SaaS platform based on 5 million OCT scans that detected and interpreted more than 100 pathologies and pathological signs.
  • Altris AI already partners with global OCT distributors and equipment manufacturers such as Topcon Healthcare, Optopol, and Huvitz.
  • Altris AI is developing an AI platform that assists eye care professionals in fighting blindness.

F5 Appoints Kara Sprague as Chief Product Officer

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced the appointment of Kara Sprague to the newly created role of Chief Product Officer.

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  • F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced the appointment of Kara Sprague to the newly created role of Chief Product Officer.
  • Sprague joined F5 in 2017 to lead the Application Delivery Controller business.
  • In her most recent role, she served as Executive Vice President, Application Delivery and Enterprise Product Ops, where she was responsible for the BIG-IP and NGINX product families, along with enterprise-wide product operations.
  • Kara has had an incredible impact on F5 over the past five years and has been a key driver of our expansion to a software-led business, said Franois Locoh-Donou, President and Chief Executive Officer, F5.

E.J. Easton Joins CyberSheath as SVP of Sales to Enhance Distribution of Services

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Easton has been hired as Senior Vice President of Sales.

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  • Easton has been hired as Senior Vice President of Sales.
  • In this role, he will be responsible for enhancing the distribution of CyberSheaths services to an underserved Defense Industrial Base (DIB).
  • CyberSheath can help them achieve compliance and reduce their risk, thus mitigating the threats to our national security.
  • Established in 2012, CyberSheath is one of the most experienced and trusted IT security services partners for the U.S. defense industrial base.

Amperity Strengthens Leadership Team By Welcoming New Chief Marketing Officer and Chief People Officer

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Monday, November 14, 2022
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SEATTLE, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amperity, the leading customer data platform (CDP) for enterprise consumer brands, today announced the hiring of Seema Kumar as chief people officer and Megan McDonagh as chief marketing officer. Together, the two bring extensive expertise within their respective industries to Amperity's growing leadership team.

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  • SEATTLE, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amperity , the leading customer data platform (CDP) for enterprise consumer brands, today announced the hiring of Seema Kumar as chief people officer and Megan McDonagh as chief marketing officer.
  • Together, the two bring extensive expertise within their respective industries to Amperity's growing leadership team.
  • Kumar brings more than 20 years of people operations and human resources experience to Amperity.
  • "I've been truly impressed and energized with the emphasis the executive team places on its people, company values and mission.

Extreme Extends Americas Sales Leadership Team to Capitalize on Market Opportunity

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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Sales.

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  • Sales.
  • Together, the pair will help Extreme capitalize on taking share in the fast-growing cloud networking market, inclusive of WAN Edge, SD-WAN and AIOps technology.
  • Prior to joining Extreme, he held sales leadership roles at F5 Networks, Fortinet, Breach Security and SonicWALL.
  • Extreme Networks and the Extreme Networks logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Firewall Sales Surge 14 Percent to Nearly $3 B in 2Q 2022, According to Dell'Oro Group

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, robust demand for firewall solutions drove the total firewall market to surge 14 percent year-over-year (Y/Y) and approach $3 B in quarterly revenue in 2Q22. Revenue would have been higher had hardware appliance vendors kept pace with demand. Demand outstripped supply for the sixth consecutive quarter.

Key Points: 
  • Additional highlights from the 2Q 2022 Network Security Quarterly Report:
    Hardware firewall revenue accelerated 12 percent Y/Y but was outpaced by the solid demand for virtual firewalls that saw a 61 percent Y/Y increase.
  • The top 3 firewall vendors, Cisco, Fortinet, and Palo Alto Networks (in alphabetical order), represented over 50 percent of the market by revenue.
  • Web application firewall (WAF) revenue saw an over 30 percent Y/Y increase and on path to easily exceed $2 B for the full-year 2022.
  • The Dell'Oro Group Network Security Report includes manufacturers' revenue covering the ADC, Email Security, Firewall, SSE, SWG, and WAF product segments.

Gary Abad Joins LogRhythm as the VP of Global Channels

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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LogRhythm , the company helping busy and lean security operation teams save the day, today announced the appointment of Gary Abad as VP of Global Channels.

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  • LogRhythm , the company helping busy and lean security operation teams save the day, today announced the appointment of Gary Abad as VP of Global Channels.
  • Abad joins LogRhythm as an accomplished channel sales leader with 25 years of experience in Senior Channel leadership positions with Trustwave, Ivanti, Meru Networks (acquired by Fortinet), Kaspersky Labs, and F5 Networks.
  • Having first started at LogRhythm back in 2015, Im thrilled to be rejoining the companys strong team of experts and impressive senior leadership team, said Abad.
  • At LogRhythm, he will be responsible for growing the companys global channel partner program, increasing the channels LogRhythm market penetration, and providing LogRhythms partners with best-in-class support as they address increasing customer demand for best-of-class cyber security solutions.

FullArmor SSHepherd Introduces a Windows Console for a Consolidated View and Easy Access to Protected Hosts

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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BOSTON, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Full Armor, a Boston based security company, today announced a new version of its SSHepherd cybersecurity product. This new release includes a Windows client console which provides a consolidated view and easy access for Windows' users to connect to their approved resources from their own machines. Secure, encrypted connections can be initiated and terminated by users through the interface. SSHepherd enables organizations to completely remove the attack surface associated with SSH, RDP, or any TCP/IP listening port while maintaining full connectivity and functionality. Administrators delegate access to resources on a selected basis for users and applications while these critical servers appear as 'dead' boxes to any scanning software or malicious actors.

Key Points: 
  • The servers appear as dead boxes yet authorized users, applications, and DevOps tools can still access them.
  • BOSTON, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Full Armor, a Boston based security company, today announced a new version of its SSHepherd cybersecurity product.
  • This new release includes a Windows client console which provides a consolidated view and easy access for Windows' users to connect to their approved resources from their own machines.
  • Secure Hybrid Environments: Regardless of their location, physical or virtual nature, critical assets and servers can be protected with SSHepherd.

Global Web Application Firewall Solutions Market Key Growth Opportunities 2022: Building DevSecOps Culture for Improved Security During Application Development - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, May 23, 2022
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The "Global Web Application Firewall Solutions Growth Opportunities" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Global Web Application Firewall Solutions Growth Opportunities" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The rise in cyberattacks presents potential growth opportunities for the global web application firewall (WAF) solutions market as organizations seek to secure their web-based applications.
  • WAF solutions vendors are expected to drive market growth by offering flexible and effective solutions with multiple deployment options and the ability to integrate with other application security offerings.
  • This study takes a detailed look at the growth of the global WAF solutions market across four regions:

Quality Clouds Secures £3.5m as YFM Equity Invests

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Monday, May 9, 2022
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Quality Clouds , the development governance platform for ServiceNow and Salesforce, has secured 3.5m of investment from funds managed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM).

Key Points: 
  • Quality Clouds , the development governance platform for ServiceNow and Salesforce, has secured 3.5m of investment from funds managed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220509005066/en/
    L to R: Adam Hart, investment director at YFM, with the Quality Clouds team: Angel Marquez, CTO; K.C.
  • It follows strong growth in the USA, where 45% of Quality Clouds clients are based and a new team has recently been appointed.
  • Quality Clouds is the leading DevOps quality and governance solution for SaaS platforms at the forefront of workflow automation, including ServiceNow and Salesforce.