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Acquia Unveils 2023 Engage Award Winners

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Acquia , the digital experience leader, today announced the winners of the 2023 Engage Awards, honoring organizations that bring together marketers and technologists to imagine, build, and deliver the most productive digital experiences.

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  • Acquia , the digital experience leader, today announced the winners of the 2023 Engage Awards, honoring organizations that bring together marketers and technologists to imagine, build, and deliver the most productive digital experiences.
  • “The Engage Awards showcase outstanding marketing vision and technical execution that come together to power world-class digital customer experiences,” said Jennifer Griffin Smith, Chief Market Officer at Acquia.
  • “We’re inspired by each one of the stories shared and congratulate all of the winners for creating innovative digital experiences that deliver results for their customers, employees, and communities.”
    The winning stories are featured at Acquia Engage , currently taking place in Boston.
  • Congratulations to all of this year’s Acquia Engage Award winners and partners.

Network as a Service Market Size to Grow by USD 19.99 billion from 2022 to 2027 | Akamai Technologies Inc., AppsFlyer Ltd., Cisco Systems Inc. and more among the key companies in the market - Technavio

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

The global network as a service market size is estimated to increase by USD 19.99 billion, growing at a CAGR of 19.9% from 2022 to 2027.

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  • The global network as a service market size is estimated to increase by USD 19.99 billion, growing at a CAGR of 19.9% from 2022 to 2027.
  • The global network as a service market is fragmented, with the presence of several global as well as regional vendors.
  • The global network as a service market is at its growing stage.
  • Akamai Technologies Inc. - The company offers network as a service solutions such as Create Firewall, and DNS Manager.

New President & CEO Announced for Women In Technology (WIT)

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

ATLANTA, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Rocker served as the organization's first executive director from 2007 to 2011. During her initial tenure, she played a pivotal role in establishing the groundwork for WIT by crafting a resilient and expandable operational model. Her return promises to usher in a new era of leadership and innovation for WIT, building upon the solid foundation both she and others paved along the way.

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  • Women In Technology (WIT) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Heather Rocker as the organization's new President & CEO.
  • "It's not just about increasing the number of women in the tech industry; it's also about ensuring that women thrive and reach leadership positions.
  • "We are excited to welcome Heather back to WIT as our new President and CEO," said Tracy Aldworth, WIT Board President and Chief Transformation Officer at RNDC.
  • "I am honored to serve as the incoming CEO for Women in Technology.

Acquia Showcases the Power of Open Source Drupal to Create Human-Centered Digital Experiences

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

The Drupal content management system (CMS) is one of the most widely used open source projects in the world and the foundation of Acquia’s digital experience platform, Acquia Open DXP .

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  • The Drupal content management system (CMS) is one of the most widely used open source projects in the world and the foundation of Acquia’s digital experience platform, Acquia Open DXP .
  • With Drupal, digital marketing teams can quickly create digital experiences for websites, commerce sites, mobile applications, digital signage, intranets, headless applications, employee experience applications, portals, and more.
  • Acquia has long been the top corporate contributor to Drupal and the premier provider of hosting solutions and services for Drupal applications.
  • To support all Drupal users, Acquia has recently released as open source the Acquia Migrate: Accelerate (AM:A) tool .

Drupal 7 End of Life Officially Announced for 5 January 2025

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- -- The Drupal project has announced that Drupal 7 will officially reach its End of Life on 5 January 2025. This date marks the 14-year anniversary since Drupal 7 was released on 5 January 2011. This will be the final extension of support for Drupal 7, meaning that after this date, if your site still runs on Drupal 7, it may become more susceptible to security vulnerabilities if no action is taken. Thus, it is recommended to migrate your site as soon as possible.

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  • The Drupal project has announced that Drupal 7 will officially reach its End of Life on 5 January 2025.
  • PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- -- The Drupal project has announced that Drupal 7 will officially reach its End of Life on 5 January 2025.
  • The Drupal 7 End of Life page will be continuously updated with new resources as End of Life approaches, such as how to migrate and a list of migration partners.
  • The Drupal Association is committed to helping Drupal 7 site owners find the best path for them regarding migration.

Open Web Manifesto published for Drupal, the world's most powerful open source software

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore., June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Over the past few months, the Drupal Association has been collaborating with Drupal founder Dries Buytaert to create the Drupal Open Web Manifesto. From its inception, the goal of the Open Web Manifesto has been to be a public declaration of what Drupal is and who it is for. It will become a cornerstone for Drupal's messaging and programming and will support Drupal's vision moving forward.

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  • From its inception, the goal of the Open Web Manifesto has been to be a public declaration of what Drupal is and who it is for.
  • PORTLAND, Ore., June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Over the past few months, the Drupal Association has been collaborating with Drupal founder Dries Buytaert to create the Drupal Open Web Manifesto.
  • From its inception, the goal of the Open Web Manifesto has been to be a public declaration of what Drupal is and who it is for.
  • As an open source software, anyone can download, use, work on, and share Drupal.

Acquia Renews FedRAMP Authority to Operate

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Acquia , the digital experience company, has renewed its Authority to Operate (ATO) under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program ( FedRAMP ) managed by the U.S. General Services Administration.

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  • Acquia , the digital experience company, has renewed its Authority to Operate (ATO) under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program ( FedRAMP ) managed by the U.S. General Services Administration.
  • FedRAMP is a U.S. government-wide program that takes a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services.
  • FedRAMP certification applies to the following solutions:
    Acquia has also earned a positive recommendation from a third-party FedRAMP assessment organization.
  • “Acquia is the only non-governmental offering for Drupal to meet the requirements of the FedRAMP program,” said Robert Former, Chief Information Security Officer at Acquia.

Drupal officially achieves recognition as a Digital Public Good

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Monday, April 24, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Drupal Association is thrilled to announce that Drupal, the most powerful open-source content management system in the world, has been approved as a Digital Public Good (DPG) by the Digital Public Good Alliance (DPGA). Drupal's registration as a DPG is a recognition of the positive global impact that Drupal has had in promoting equity as an open-source technology.

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  • The Drupal Association is now registered as a Digital Public Good (DPG) by the Digital Public Good Alliance (DPGA).
  • PORTLAND, Ore., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Drupal Association is thrilled to announce that Drupal , the most powerful open-source content management system in the world, has been approved as a Digital Public Good (DPG) by the Digital Public Good Alliance (DPGA).
  • "Registration as a Digital Public Good is an acknowledgment of the important role that Drupal and the Drupal Community plays in advancing the Open Web."
  • Dries Buytaert, the founder of Drupal, has been referring to open source and Drupal as a public good for several years (see: Balancing Makers and Takers to Scale and Sustain Open Source ) Formal recognition as a Digital Public Good is a further step in highlighting the benefits of open source, but also the challenges that exist in sustaining it.

Drupal launches Drupal 10, the latest version of the open source digital experience platform

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Drupal, the most powerful open source content management system for everyone from the small non-profit to the enterprise, is launching the latest upgrade to its popular software.

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  • PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Drupal , the most powerful open source content management system for everyone from the small non-profit to the enterprise, is launching the latest upgrade to its popular software.
  • This latest version brings Drupal to the next level with a modernized backend look and a future-proof platform upgrade.
  • Drupal is a true open source project, leveraging the expertise of tens of thousands of developers worldwide.
  • Need some help onboarding with Drupal or building a digital experience from scratch?

Acquia Readies Support for Drupal 10

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Acquia will be the first Drupal company to support migration for organizations upgrading to Drupal 10.

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  • Acquia will be the first Drupal company to support migration for organizations upgrading to Drupal 10.
  • These include Acquia Code Studio and Cloud IDE developer tools, low-code Acquia Site Studio and Site Factory solutions for building and managing experiences, Acquia CMS and Acquia DAM for managing and publishing content, and Acquia Personalization for one-to-one experiences.
  • Acquia is the largest contributor to Drupal 10, and has contributed all updates required to make Acquia CMS compatible with Drupal 10 back to the Drupal community.
  • Acquia products will support these features as soon as the Drupal Association and community release Drupal 10.