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Instnt Launches Instnt Access to Help Businesses Onboard Customers With a Single Click

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

When an end-user signs up for a product or service at a business' website or app and is accepted through Instnt Access, Instnt processes the identity comprehensively.

Key Points: 
  • When an end-user signs up for a product or service at a business' website or app and is accepted through Instnt Access, Instnt processes the identity comprehensively.
  • "Businesses can now put their products and services within a single click of their customers while eliminating data-breach risk, improving acceptance outcomes and shifting up to $100MM of their fraud loss liability off their balance sheets.
  • Instnt Inc. is a venture-backed public benefit corporation founded and operated by serial entrepreneur Sunil Madhu, founder and former CEO of Socure.
  • Instnt powers various financial institutions, lenders, fintechs, banks, and credit unions across North America.For more information, please visit www.instnt.org/access .

Sigstore Announces General Availability at SigstoreCon

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

DETROIT, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at SigstoreCon, the Sigstore community announced the general availability of its free software signing service giving open source communities access to production-grade stable services for artifact signing and verification. Sigstore provides a set of tools designed to improve supply chain security by making it easy to sign, verify and check the software developers are building and consuming.

Key Points: 
  • DETROIT, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today at SigstoreCon, the Sigstore community announced the general availability of its free software signing service giving open source communities access to production-grade stable services for artifact signing and verification.
  • In the face of increasing software supply chain security concerns, Sigstore is quickly becoming one of the fastest adopted open source technologies in history.
  • "Kudos to the Sigstore developers, advocates, and other contributors to getting not just to 1.0, but already to widespread implementation and impact."
  • "This general availability milestone, and the related v1.0 releases, unlock wider use of transparent digital signatures across the software supply chain," said Bob Callaway, co-founder of Sigstore and Tech Lead & Manager of Google's Open Source Security Team.

The Linux Foundation Announces Schedule and Keynote Speakers for Open Source Summit Japan

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO and YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the keynote speakers and full schedule of sessions for Open Source Summit Japan, taking place December 5-6 in Yokohama. The schedule can be viewed here. The event is being produced in a hybrid format, with both in-person and virtual participation available.

Key Points: 
  • Members of The Linux Foundation receive a 20 percent discount off registration and can contact [email protected] to request a member discount code.
  • Additionally, all attendees will need to comply with all on-site health measures, in accordance with The Linux Foundation Code of Conduct .
  • The Linux Foundation is the world's leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data.
  • Linux Foundation projects are critical to the world's infrastructure including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, ONAP, Hyperledger, RISC-V, and more.

Open 3D Engine Version 22.10 Now Available With Performance, Workflow and Usability Enhancements as Community Gathers in Austin for O3DCon Event

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Monday, October 17, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The latest version of the popular open-source 3D engine platform, Open 3D Engine (O3DE) is available today with a host of new features and usability enhancements designed to make the tool easier for teams to implement and manage in their creative workflows. Release 22.10 consists of quality-of-life improvements—performance, workflows, usability—as well as several notable new capabilities and Terrain system features, which are now available in preview.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The latest version of the popular open-source 3D engine platform, Open 3D Engine (O3DE) is available today with a host of new features and usability enhancements designed to make the tool easier for teams to implement and manage in their creative workflows.
  • The new release arrives as the O3DE community gathers at O3DCon at the Fairmont in Austin, Texas, October 17-19.
  • Media interested in attending the event in-person or virtually can inquire using the contact information in this news release.
  • Established in July 2021, the mission of the Open 3D Foundation (O3DF) is to make an open-source, fully-featured, high-fidelity, real-time 3D engine for building games and simulations, available to every industry.

The Linux Foundation and Fintech Open Source Foundation Announce the Conference Schedule for Open Source in Finance Forum New York 2022

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, and co-host Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS), a nonprofit whose mission is to accelerate adoption of open source software, standards and best practices in financial services, today announced the conference schedule for Open Source in Finance Forum New York 2022 (OSFF). The event will take place December 8 in New York City. The schedule can be viewed here.

Key Points: 
  • Members of The Linux Foundation receive a 20 percent discount - members can contact [email protected] to request a member discount code.
  • FINOS (The Fintech Open Source Foundation) is a nonprofit whose mission is to foster adoption of open source, open standards and collaborative software development practices in financial services.
  • The Linux Foundation is the world's leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data.
  • For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see its trademark usage page:
    www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage .Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

NetSPI Introduces Deployment-Inclusive Blockchain Security Services

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Monday, October 10, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSPI, the leader in enterprise penetration testing and attack surface management, today announced its new deployment-inclusive blockchain penetration testing service. The company will provide a comprehensive, full-spectrum evaluation of blockchain-based deployments to enterprises by utilizing its decades of penetration testing expertise, coupled with its understanding of the architecture's unique security concerns.

Key Points: 
  • MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSPI , the leader in enterprise penetration testing and attack surface management, today announced its new deployment-inclusive blockchain penetration testing service.
  • Enterprises currently leveraging or evaluating the potential of blockchain can partner with NetSPI to improve the security of their deployments.
  • Today, NetSPI offers the most comprehensive suite of offensive security solutions attack surface management, penetration testing as a service, and breach and attack simulation.
  • Through a combination of technology innovation and human ingenuity NetSPI helps organizations discover, prioritize, and remediate security vulnerabilities.

Cassandra Summit Returns in 2023

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, is excited to partner with the Apache Cassandra® Project, Apache Cassandra® PMC, as well as diamond sponsor and previous event organizer DataStax, to produce Cassandra Summit 2023. The event will take place March 13-14 in San Jose, California. Pre-event training and activities are planned for March 12.

Key Points: 
  • Showcasing the future of Apache Cassandra, Cassandra Summit 2023 will be a vendor-neutral conference managed by the Linux Foundation.
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation , the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, is excited to partner with the Apache Cassandra Project , Apache Cassandra PMC , as well as diamond sponsor and previous event organizer DataStax , to produce Cassandra Summit 2023 .
  • Cassandra Summit is where the industry connects to share best practices and use cases, celebrate makers and users, forge critical relationships, and learn about advancements in Apache Cassandra and the ecosystem driving today's open source data infrastructure.
  • Cassandra Summit will be presented as a hybrid event - attendees can join and participate in person or virtually.

The Open Mainframe Project Announces A New Mainframe Resource to Advance Mainframe Talent and Innovative Technologies

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Mainframe Project today announces the availability of a z15 Mainframe system dedicated for training next generation talent and the development of new open software technologies in ways that will further strengthen the integration of mainframe and cloud. Donated by Broadcom Mainframe Software Division, the z15 will be available for use by all Open Mainframe Projects and the open source community at large beginning in 2023. Broadcom's donation provides a critical, new resource to foster greater collaboration and the development of new tool sets across the mainframe community.

Key Points: 
  • Donated by Broadcom Mainframe Software Division, the z15 will be available for use by all Open Mainframe Projects and the open source community at large beginning in 2023.
  • Open Mainframe Project's work as an open innovation pipeline enables organizations to gain the most value from their mainframe.
  • As a result, Open Mainframe Project is now positioned to deliver a new level of value to the ecosystem.
  • The Open Mainframe Project is intended to serve as a focal point for deployment and use of Linux and Open Source in a mainframe computing environment.

Avast Commits to Becoming a Founder of the OpenWallet Foundation

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

LONDON and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avast, a global leader in security and privacy, is publicly committing to becoming one of the founding supporters of the OpenWallet Foundation (OWF). The OWF is the inaugural project of the newly formed Linux Foundation Europe, an extension of the Linux Foundation, the world's leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data.

Key Points: 
  • Avast is proud to be one of the initial founders of the OpenWallet Foundation," said Drummond Reed, Director of Trust Services at Avast, a NortonLifeLock company.
  • Avast is also proud to join Linux Foundation Europe to support the mission of fostering European open source collaboration and innovation.
  • "We are thrilled to have Avast supporting the launch of Linux Foundation Europe and the intent to launch the OpenWallet Foundation.
  • Avast offers products under the Avast and AVG brands that protect people from threats on the internet and the evolving IoT threat landscape.

Simplilearn partners with Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota to launch a Blockchain Bootcamp

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Upon completion, learners will receive certificates from Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota and Simplilearn

Key Points: 
  • Upon completion, learners will receive certificates from Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota and Simplilearn
    SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simplilearn , one of theworld's leadingbootcamp for digital skills training,announced its partnership with Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota to launch a Blockchain Bootcamp for the US market.
  • Thisprogram will provide a comprehensive training on Blockchain which covers the Fundamentals of Blockchain and Blockchain Application and Architecture.
  • The Blockchain Bootcamp will be based on a blended format of online self-learning and live virtual classes.The key features of this program include industry-relevant, hands-on projects, capstone projects, and masterclasses by faculty from the University of Minnesota.
  • About Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
    The Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota is a recognized leader in business education and research.