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The Volvo Group has delivered more than one million connected customer assets, in terms of delivered trucks, buses, and construction equipment. The large amount of data collected is used to improve productivity by increasing vehicle and machine uptime, reducing emissions and noise, as well as improving traffic and site safety. “The connected solutions bring increased vehicle and construction equipment uptime for our customers, better safety for drivers, operators and other road users – and of course – less emissions of carbon dioxide. The first million connected assets is only the…

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World-leading identity solutions provider Veridos has announced the acquisition of a major contract with a long-standing customer; the Mexican Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE). This project is expected to deliver a minimum of 74 million identification documents to Mexican citizens during the contract duration of five years. The highly-secure, durable ID cards will ease verification processes and enhance national security. This complete service for INE will enable secure production, personalization, and verification of Mexican Voter ID cards. At a production rate of 90,000 ID cards per day, these identity documents will…

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Sophos (LSE: SOPH), a global leader in network and endpoint security, was previewing its next-generation cloud security innovations at AWS re:Inforce, including SophosLabs Intelix, a new threat intelligence service available through the AWS Marketplace. An early access program for SophosLabs Intelix was launched in June, and the service will be a part of the Sophos Cloud Security Provider (CSP) program for channel partners.  Details of Sophos at AWS re:Inforce, booth #743, include: SophosLabs Intelix Early Access ProgramSophos is unveiling an early access program for SophosLabs Intelix through the AWS Marketplace to enable application developers, threat researchers…

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Sophos (LSE: SOPH), a global leader in network and endpoint security, announced that it has acquired Rook Security, a pioneer and leader in managed detection and response (MDR) services. Rook Security provides a 24/7 team of cyberthreat hunters and incident response experts who monitor, hunt for, analyze and respond to security incidents for businesses of all sizes. The privately-owned company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind. Sophos is creating re-sellable MDR services by combining Rook Security’s threat detection, investigation and response capabilities with its recently acquired DarkBytes technology platform. As…

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SCADAfence, the technology leader in providing cybersecurity and visibility solutions for Operational Technology (OT) security, announces the appointments of Elad Ben-Meir as the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Darrell Stein to the Advisory Board. Tel Aviv, February 27, 2019 –SCADAfence, which was recently named by Forbes as one of the Top 25 IoT Startups to WatchIn 2019, has grown its headcount by more than 200% since this time last year. The company, which has seen a 300% increase in revenue growth in Q4 2018 vis-a-vis Q4 2017, continues to see…

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Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, announced that it has acquired next-generation cloud infrastructure security company, Avid Secure. Avid Secure offers an artificial intelligence-based cloud security analytics, compliance, and DevSecOps platform to provide effective end-to-end protection in public cloud services such as AWS, Azure, and Google. Founded in 2017 by a team of highly distinguished leaders in IT security, Avid Secure uses artificial intelligence and automation to address the real-world challenges of effective cloud security including lack of workload visibility, and the constant monitoring required to stay…

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Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, announced that it has acquired endpoint security platform company, DarkBytes. DarkBytes offers a unified platform to deliver security operations center services to organizations of all sizes. Founded with the mission to deliver enterprise-grade endpoint security through lightweight sensors, asset inventorying, managed threat hunting, and automation technologies, DarkBytes launched their first products in March 2018 and have since been gaining traction in this competitive space. DarkBytes brings to Sophos a highly talented team with rich domain experience in managed detection and response (MDR)…

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Ericsson has been selected by Millicom’s TIGO to modernize its radio access network (RAN) across Paraguay and Honduras in a multi-year deal involving the rollout of Ericsson Radio System. Under this deal, Ericsson will implement the Ericsson Radio System portfolio into approximately 1,000 of TIGO’s sites with the first phase taking place in Paraguay and Honduras in 2018. Spending earmarked for this important network modernization project was already contemplated in Millicom’s existing investment plans. The rollout will provide Radio 2219 as well as Radio 4415, enabling full 4×4 MIMO capabilities.…

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Founded by Lakeside Partners and a group of private investors, the new investment company CV VC will invest in all stages of crypto and blockchain development, from incubation to late stage. The CV Labs incubator offers seed money and a three-month incubation program to blockchain startups. It is the first incubator that is fully embedded in the unique Crypto Valley ecosystem, focusing 100% on the decentralized technology. Visionary blockchain entrepreneurs will teach and mentors future entrepreneurs. The pre-registration for the incubation program starting this Winter is open. In only a…

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