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StreamNative Launches Ursa, a Kafka-Compatible Data Streaming Engine

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Martedì, Maggio 14, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- StreamNative, the cloud-native data streaming company founded by the original creators of Apache Pulsar, today launched Ursa, a Kafka-compatible data streaming engine built on top of lakehouse storage. Ursa is advancing Apache Pulsar with added functionality in public and private cloud environments to take data streaming to its next-generation.

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- StreamNative , the cloud-native data streaming company founded by the original creators of Apache Pulsar, today launched Ursa , a Kafka-compatible data streaming engine built on top of lakehouse storage.
Data streaming capabilities must continue advancing to meet modern demands for building real-time analytics on large-scale cloud data platforms.
Lakehouse is the destination of all the analytical data, and streaming data will eventually land in a lakehouse.
"With Ursa, we've advanced Pulsar's core data streaming engine across several dimensions, representing a major step toward fulfilling StreamNative's mission of creating the world's premier cloud-native data streaming platform."

Fyllo | Semasio’s New CEO Appoints His First Executives

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Giovedì, Marzo 14, 2024

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As CFO at Fyllo, Ying leads the finance, accounting, and strategic planning functions at the company along with the executive team.

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As CFO at Fyllo, Ying leads the finance, accounting, and strategic planning functions at the company along with the executive team.
Prior to Fyllo, Ying was a VC investor with several early-stage funds including Integrated VC, a psychedelics and technology focused investment fund.
“I am thrilled to join the team at Fyllo | Semasio during a time when there is such great potential for both innovation and impact.
Pinkham's track record in driving commercial success and building strategic partnerships will be crucial as Fyllo | Semasio expands its market reach.

Streaming Video Technology Alliance Announces Recipients of Seventh Annual Membership Grant Program

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Giovedì, Febbraio 8, 2024

The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, today announced the recipients of its 2024 Membership Grant Program as well as extended support for existing grant members.

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The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, today announced the recipients of its 2024 Membership Grant Program as well as extended support for existing grant members.
Now in its seventh year, the Membership Grant Program sponsors select companies that meet the financial requirements, with a one-year Principal membership.
We remain committed to diversity, striving to foster a membership base that is inclusive of a wide array of individual and organizational backgrounds,” said Jason Thibeault, Executive Director at the Streaming Video Technology Alliance.
A special committee chartered by the board selected these recipients to receive another membership grant based on their contributions.

Captify Appoints James Jones to Chief Marketing Officer and John Piontkowski to President of North America

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Martedì, Novembre 28, 2023

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As Chief Marketing Officer, Jones will be focused on expanding Captify’s position as the largest independent processor of search data outside of the walled gardens, powering full-funnel, programmatic media, and providing real-time insights for superior marketing performance. Jones is a leader with nearly 20 years of experience in B2B technology marketing across multiple sectors, including close to a decade in adtech. He has served in a number of marketing leadership roles at IMPACT+ and Xandr where he helped shape the businesses’ strategies and supported expansions into international markets. Throughout his career, Jones has worked at various companies--both small and large-- helping build their brands and drive global growth.

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Captify, the leading Search Intelligence Platform for the open web, today announced the appointments of James Jones as Chief Marketing Officer and John Piontkowski as President, North America, to the company’s executive leadership team.
Based in London, Jones will report directly to Mike Welch, CEO, while Piontkowski will be based in New York and report directly to Jack Bamberger, Chief Revenue Officer.
Jones is a leader with nearly 20 years of experience in B2B technology marketing across multiple sectors, including close to a decade in adtech.
Throughout his career, Jones has worked at various companies--both small and large-- helping build their brands and drive global growth.

BSIMM14 Report: Application Security Automation Soars

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Martedì, Dicembre 5, 2023

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today published BSIMM14, the latest edition of the annual Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM) report analyzing the software security practices across 130 organizations, including some of the most advanced companies in cloud, financial services, FinTech, ISV, insurance, IoT, healthcare, and technology industries. The report found that the use of automated security technology is growing rapidly, which in turn is propagating the "shift everywhere" philosophy – performing security tests throughout the entire software development life cycle – across more organizations.

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Synopsys Software Integrity Group report highlights how customers embracing automation are improving security processes throughout the software life cycle.
This year's findings revealed a clear trend of firms increasingly taking advantage of security automation to replace manual, subject matter expert–driven security activities to reduce cost and improve effectiveness.
Greater automation has enabled organizations to embrace the shift everywhere philosophy, with automated, event-driven security testing increasing by 200% over the last two years.
"Companies are seeing firsthand that eliminating human error with consolidated, integrated security tooling makes security programs more effective and affordable — a compelling combination.

Streaming Video Technology Alliance Gathers in Prague for Q3/Q4 2023 Member Meeting

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Mercoledì, Novembre 1, 2023

The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), the international technical association delivering solutions across the video workflow to improve the delivery of high-quality video at scale, kicked off its Q3/Q4 Member Meeting today in Prague.

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The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), the international technical association delivering solutions across the video workflow to improve the delivery of high-quality video at scale, kicked off its Q3/Q4 Member Meeting today in Prague.
"We extend a warm welcome to our new members Agora and MarkAny as they join the SVTA and look forward to their valuable contributions," said Jason Thibeault, Executive Director of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance.
The SVTA launched the Streaming Video Wiki, a wiki dedicated to just streaming video glossary terms and other content, in 2022.
The wiki took the place of the previously launched Streaming Video Glossary by expanding the scope of content beyond just terms and definitions.

Streaming Video Technology Alliance Opens Call for Papers for SEGMENTS:2024

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Giovedì, Ottobre 26, 2023

The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), the international technical association delivering solutions across the video workflow to improve the delivery of high-quality video at scale, is now accepting speaker submissions for SEGMENTS:2024.

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The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), the international technical association delivering solutions across the video workflow to improve the delivery of high-quality video at scale, is now accepting speaker submissions for SEGMENTS:2024.
The conference is seeking experts with technical expertise in all stages of the streaming video workflow who enjoy sharing their experiences, best practices, and recommendations.
SEGMENTS speakers will present short, 15-20 minute presentations on technical streaming video problems and how they were solved.
“Our first SEGMENTS event earlier this year was a huge success, and we’re excited to continue that momentum by partnering with Mile High Video for the 2024 conference,” said Jason Thibeault, Executive Director at the Streaming Video Technology Alliance.

Streaming Video Technology Alliance Announces First Public Open Source Repository: Common Media Library

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Giovedì, Ottobre 19, 2023

The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), the international technical association delivering solutions across the video workflow to improve the delivery of high-quality video at scale, has introduced its first public open source repo, the Common Media Library (CML).

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The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), the international technical association delivering solutions across the video workflow to improve the delivery of high-quality video at scale, has introduced its first public open source repo, the Common Media Library (CML).
“The launch of SVTA’s initial public repository is a significant step forward, opening doors for non-SVTA members to contribute to the development of software.
Going forward, open source projects will be defined by a scoping document, a formal SVTA publication that will need to be ratified using the standard ratification process.
The SVTA also sees participation from other brands owned by, or associated with, member companies which include Globecast , Hulu , NBCSports , Peacock , PlutoTV , Prime Video , Twitch , Verizon Media , Viaccess-Orca , and Virgin Media .

Streaming Video Technology Alliance Opens Applications for 2024 Grant Membership Program

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Giovedì, Ottobre 5, 2023

The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), the international technical association delivering solutions across the video workflow to improve the delivery of high-quality video at scale, announced today that the application process is now open for its 2024 Grant Membership Program.

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The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), the international technical association delivering solutions across the video workflow to improve the delivery of high-quality video at scale, announced today that the application process is now open for its 2024 Grant Membership Program.
Now in its seventh year, the SVTA Grant Membership Program has awarded a total of 24 grants and 19 grant renewal memberships.
To qualify for the Program, companies must be able to confirm that their annual revenue generated is less than $1.5M.
“The SVTA is committed to ensuring smaller companies and underrepresented groups have their voices heard and ideas supported through the Grant Membership Program,” said Jason Thibeault, Executive Director at the Streaming Video Technology Alliance.

Aethir Gears Up for Expansion; Enables Cloud Gaming & Publishing Services for Global Customers

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Mercoledì, Settembre 27, 2023

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SINGAPORE, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aethir , a pioneer in Decentralized Cloud Infrastructure (DCI) for Gaming and AI, has opened up cloud gaming and publishing services for global customers.

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SINGAPORE, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aethir , a pioneer in Decentralized Cloud Infrastructure (DCI) for Gaming and AI, has opened up cloud gaming and publishing services for global customers.
Trusted by AAA Gaming and AI studios, Aethir serves a user base of over 200,000 through apps integrated within its infrastructure.
The company recently onboarded respective cloud and gaming veterans, Kyle Okamoto as CTO and Paul Thind as CRO, solidifying its commitment to innovation and global scale.
Aethir has built a decentralized, scalable, efficient, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure for gaming and AI sectors.