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New Investment
Binarly is a SaaS platform focused on binary risk intelligence that identifies and remediates vulnerabilities in the software and firmware supply chain.
Cloud
HYCU achieved Common Criteria Certification for Collaboration Protection Profile. They are the first data protection solution to gain this significant certification after comprehensive and rigorous checks including security audits, cryptography, algorithms, security management, and secure storage of usernames among others. This certification is important to US Federal and heavily regulated industries and marked another significant milestone for HYCU.
Lightbits explained how NVMe/TCP (Non-volatile Memory Express over Transmission Control Protocol) technology enables reliable and efficient cloud-based e-commerce platforms by optimizing storage performance and minimizing latency. This technology ensures a seamless shopping experience for customers while providing scalability and cost-effectiveness for e-commerce businesses.
Collaboration
Uniphore explored the transformative potential of AI-powered virtual agents, highlighting their benefits in enhancing customer experience and streamlining business operations across various industries. Virtual agents leverage advanced AI capabilities to provide personalized, efficient, and round-the-clock customer support, driving improved satisfaction and operational efficiency for businesses.
Whatfix discussed strategies to enhance the adoption of Human Capital Management (HCM) systems within organizations, emphasizing the importance of user-centric approaches and effective communication. By focusing on user needs, providing tailored training, and fostering a culture of continuous learning, organizations can maximize the utilization and benefits of their HCM systems, ultimately improving workforce management and productivity.
Observability and DevOps
Nobl9 announced its integration with Honeycomb for enhanced observability and reliability in software systems. By combining Honeycomb's observability platform with Nobl9's SLO-based reliability engineering platform, teams can gain deeper insights into system behavior, proactively address performance issues, and ensure the delivery of reliable software services.
Quantum Networking
Aliro was featured in a video produced as part of the American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting 2024. The video talks about how the quantum network at EPB (which is controlled and orchestrated by Aliro Quantum software) is being used to drive development of quantum secure communications and quantum sensor implementations.
Security
Island explained how they are helping CIOs complete the cloud transformation process by providing seamless access to cloud-based workloads and applications while addressing security concerns, allowing them to maximize the benefits of their cloud modernization efforts.
SGNL announced its CAEP Hub, enabling customers with dynamic and event-based monitoring and enforcement of authorization policies using CAEP (Continuous Access Evaluation Profile). While CAEP is a relatively new protocol that will take time for full-scale adoption, SGNL's CAEP Hub helps companies accelerate their adoption journey by letting them adapt their existing solutions to be compatible with the emerging standard.
To better understand the impact of new government actions to improve software security, Tidelift CEO and co-founder Donald Fischer examined new software cybersecurity liability changes that have the potential to impact all organizations doing business in the United States, whether they sell to the government or not.
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