CIS

Trawick International Expands Global Accident & Health Division with Three Key UK Hires

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Claire Hargreaves serves as Managing Director, overseeing strategy and business development for Trawick International's UK Accident & Health division.

Key Points: 
  • Claire Hargreaves serves as Managing Director, overseeing strategy and business development for Trawick International's UK Accident & Health division.
  • Prior to joining Trawick International, she spent 10 years at AXA Global Healthcare as Assistant Head of Corporate Development, 11 years at Bupa International as Head of Corporate Sales UK & Europe, and most recently, four years at Global Benefits Group as Managing Director UK, Europe, CIS.
  • The Trawick International UK Accident & Health division will bring Life, Disability, Health, and Travel insurance offerings and the best-in-class service Trawick is known for, to an even greater market and audience.
  • The addition of Hargreaves, Fletcher, and Slabon-Adams to the UK-based team further strengthens the company’s global presence and foothold in the Accident & Health insurance space.

Andes Technology and MetaSilicon Collaborate to Build the World’s First Automotive-Grade CMOS Image Sensor Product Using RISC-V IP SoC

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Hsinchu Taiwan, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RISC-V IP vendor Andes Technology and edge computing chip provider MetaSilicon jointly announced that the MetaSilicon MAT Series is the world's first automotive-grade CMOS image sensor series using RISC-V IP SoC, using Andes' AndesCore™ N25F-SE processor.

Key Points: 
  • Hsinchu Taiwan, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RISC-V IP vendor Andes Technology and edge computing chip provider MetaSilicon jointly announced that the MetaSilicon MAT Series is the world's first automotive-grade CMOS image sensor series using RISC-V IP SoC, using Andes' AndesCore™ N25F-SE processor.
  • And by using technologies such as HDR, advanced imaging can be achieved in a simple, economical, and efficient system.
  • The MAT Series 1MP CMOS image sensor chip has low power consumption and high dynamic range (HDR) characteristics.
  • Its effective image resolution is 1280 H * 960 V, and it can support high dynamic range image output up to 60fps @120dB.

Loomis Sayles Appoints Pramila Agrawal to Board of Directors

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Loomis, Sayles & Company, a global investment manager with $335 billion in assets under management as of 31 December 2023, announced today the election of Pramila Agrawal, PhD, CFA, to its Board of Directors, effective 5 March 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Loomis, Sayles & Company, a global investment manager with $335 billion in assets under management as of 31 December 2023, announced today the election of Pramila Agrawal, PhD, CFA, to its Board of Directors, effective 5 March 2024.
  • Pramila is head of the firm’s Custom Income Strategies (CIS) group and a portfolio manager for specialized fixed income mandates.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240306958423/en/
    “We are thrilled to welcome Pramila to the leadership team,” said Kevin Charleston, chief executive officer and chairman of the board.
  • Prior to Loomis Sayles, Pramila was in a research and development position at Metis Design.

Horizon3.ai Unveils Pentesting Services for Compliance Ahead of PCI DSS v4.0 Rollout

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Horizon3.ai , a pioneer in autonomous security solutions, today announced the availability of the Horizon3.ai Pentesting Services for Compliance.

Key Points: 
  • Horizon3.ai , a pioneer in autonomous security solutions, today announced the availability of the Horizon3.ai Pentesting Services for Compliance.
  • Horizon3.ai recognizes that demand for pentesting expertise is at an all-time high, and organizations may be struggling to meet their compliance-driven pentesting needs.
  • Horizon3.ai Pentesting Services for Compliance are tuned to meet the needs of organizations subject to annual compliance with the PCI DSS v4.0 or the updated SAQs.
  • Learn more about the Horizon3.ai Pentesting Services for Compliance.

New Relic Launches Live Archives: Historical Logs with Instant Access

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

New Relic , the all-in-one observability platform for every engineer, launched the general availability of New Relic live archives .

Key Points: 
  • New Relic , the all-in-one observability platform for every engineer, launched the general availability of New Relic live archives .
  • By storing historical logs alongside other logs and telemetry data within the New Relic Data Platform, live archives allows instant access to historical logs and eliminates the need to rehydrate, reload, re-index, or move data to multiple locations.
  • Key capabilities and benefits include:
    Access instantly: Query and analyze historical logs instantly – all stored within the New Relic Data Platform – with the same familiar log management experience as operational logs.
  • We’re excited to leverage New Relic live archives, allowing our engineers to tap into insights and learn from our historical logs data while also meeting compliance requirements for retaining data.

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Compañía Internacional de Seguros, S.A.

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Compañía Internacional de Seguros, S.A. (CIS) (Panama City, Panama).

Key Points: 
  • AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Compañía Internacional de Seguros, S.A. (CIS) (Panama City, Panama).
  • The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
  • For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best’s Credit Ratings .
  • For information on the proper use of Best’s Credit Ratings, Best’s Performance Assessments, Best’s Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view Guide to Proper Use of Best’s Ratings & Assessments .

Prowler Secures $6 Million in Seed Funding to Expand Open Cloud Security Offering

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Monday, February 26, 2024

Prowler , a leader in the realm of open cloud security, today secured a $6 million seed funding round led by Decibel VC.

Key Points: 
  • Prowler , a leader in the realm of open cloud security, today secured a $6 million seed funding round led by Decibel VC.
  • “Prowler is redefining cloud security for the modern era, championing a shift towards systems that offer both transparency and adaptability.
  • "Our mission is to elevate community-driven cloud security as a key pillar in enterprise security postures," Toni de la Fuente, CTO of Prowler, explained.
  • "Uniting Prowler Pro with Prowler Open Source under one roof signifies a pivotal strategy, offering cloud security experts a ready-to-deploy solution that blends customization with simplicity and efficiency.

Mitel Bolsters International Sales Team to Drive Global Expansion

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Mitel®, a global leader in business communications, today announced the appointment of Simon Skellon as SVP and Head of International Region.

Key Points: 
  • Mitel®, a global leader in business communications, today announced the appointment of Simon Skellon as SVP and Head of International Region.
  • In this role he will be responsible for leading the sales strategy of the business in the EMEA - with the exception of Germany, Austria and Switzerland - and APAC regions, supporting the company’s global expansion plans following the acquisition of Unify in 2023.
  • I look forward to working with the global sales team to drive further growth across our international markets and bring more value to our partners.
  • Simon has immense experience running international sales operations and knows both Mitel and Unify incredibly well so he is uniquely placed to help us achieve our goals.

Fortanix Surpasses Multiple Milestones, Reports Strong Growth for Fiscal Year 2024

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

During the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2024, Fortanix registered strong performance in critical areas, including the largest deal in company history, record new customer acquisitions—including the company’s first customers in the Japan and MENA regions--and workforce expansion worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • During the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2024, Fortanix registered strong performance in critical areas, including the largest deal in company history, record new customer acquisitions—including the company’s first customers in the Japan and MENA regions--and workforce expansion worldwide.
  • Towards that end, Fortanix announced multiple new solutions and product enhancements to address important customer needs in the market.
  • The Fortanix Data Masking and Tokenization Solution, which addresses rising concerns around data breaches and expanding data privacy regulations.
  • Fortanix also formed a new partnership with DreamArts Corp. in Japan to provide BYOK to the company's SmartDB no-code/low-code development platform.

San Jose Water Selects InvoiceCloud as Strategic Payment Technology Provider

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

San Jose Water (“SJW” or “the Company”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJW Group (NYSE: SJW), has implemented InvoiceCloud , an EngageSmart solution for online bill payment services, as its strategic payment technology provider for its approximately 230,000 customer accounts in Silicon Valley.

Key Points: 
  • San Jose Water (“SJW” or “the Company”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJW Group (NYSE: SJW), has implemented InvoiceCloud , an EngageSmart solution for online bill payment services, as its strategic payment technology provider for its approximately 230,000 customer accounts in Silicon Valley.
  • The Connecticut Water Company and The Maine Water Company signed with InvoiceCloud in April 2021; The Texas Water Company followed in July 2021.
  • San Jose Water signed in September 2023 after witnessing the benefits of digital adoption, self-service, and internal efficiencies that its counterparts experienced with InvoiceCloud.
  • With InvoiceCloud, San Jose Water now offers a variety of convenient payment options for its customers.