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Zillow Group acquires VRX Media to create national photographer network, elevate listing media through ShowingTime+ brand

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

SEATTLE, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) today announced it has closed on the acquisition of VRX Media. This real estate media marketing and services leader is known for its aerial drone photography, virtual staging, 3D tours, high-definition photography and fast-media delivery to clients, which is made possible through the company's national professional photographer network. Zillow Group will continue to offer VRX Media's services through the ShowingTime+ software suite.

Key Points: 
  • Zillow Group will continue to offer VRX Media's services through the ShowingTime+ software suite.
  • "With VRX Media, ShowingTime+ will give agents elevated listing products unlike anything available today and will transform the way they prepare and market their for-sale listings."
  • VRX's media services and capabilities will enable ShowingTime+ to provide two new products, Listing Media Services and Listing Showcase, which will be released in 2023.
  • Listing Media Services and Listing Showcase are premium marketing products for listing agents that bring together photography services with high-quality listing media to create beautiful, interactive listings.

Edgio Completes Week By Setting All-Time Traffic Record

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

This past week highlights the value that Edgio brings to the streaming industry, said Bob Lyons, Edgio CEO.

Key Points: 
  • This past week highlights the value that Edgio brings to the streaming industry, said Bob Lyons, Edgio CEO.
  • After many months of planning and preparing with our client, we saw 160% increase on Thursday from the prior day peak traffic, which was the highest we have ever delivered during a live event.
  • Edgio (NASDAQ: EGIO) makes connected living faster, safer and simpler to manage by powering unmatched speed, security and simplicity at the edge with our seamlessly integrated delivery, applications and streaming solutions.
  • To learn more, visit edg.io and follow us on Twitter , LinkedIn and Facebook .

Limelight Completes Acquisition of Yahoo’s Edgecast; Combined Company Rebrands as Edgio Creating a Global Leader in Edge-Enabled Solutions

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

The combined company will operate as Edgio, delivering significantly increased scale and scope with diversified revenue across products, clients, geographies and channels, and an expanded total addressable market of $40 billion.

Key Points: 
  • The combined company will operate as Edgio, delivering significantly increased scale and scope with diversified revenue across products, clients, geographies and channels, and an expanded total addressable market of $40 billion.
  • These unique capabilities create a robust platform for growth and profitability, said Bob Lyons, CEO of Edgio.
  • Edgios global edge platform delivers a capacity of more than 200 Tbps, more than 300 global PoPs and more than 7,000 ISP connections.
  • Building on this platform, Edgio will immediately improve its revenue profile to include a balance of both usage-based and SaaS-like margin profiles.

SAFARI Montage Adds 4 EdTech Titans

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Friday, June 10, 2022

SAFARI Montage welcomes K-12 edtech leaders Shannon Terry, Kate Crawford, Tricia Kennedy and Nicole O'Brien to the team.

Key Points: 
  • SAFARI Montage welcomes K-12 edtech leaders Shannon Terry, Kate Crawford, Tricia Kennedy and Nicole O'Brien to the team.
  • In her new role as Vice President of National Strategic Accounts for SAFARI Montage, Shannon Terry will work closely with school districts to provide strategic vision and direction on implementing and effectively leveraging SAFARI Montage solutions in their digital ecosystems.
  • Kate Crawford will be joining SAFARI Montage in August 2022 as the Vice President of Strategic Accounts.
  • "The addition of this fabulous foursome of edtech leaders will help SAFARI Montage strengthen our vision and commitment to advancing the possibilities for digital teaching and learning in K-12 classrooms," stated Tim Beekman, President & Co-Founder, SAFARI Montage.

Global Web Application Firewall Solutions Market Key Growth Opportunities 2022: Building DevSecOps Culture for Improved Security During Application Development - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, May 23, 2022

The "Global Web Application Firewall Solutions Growth Opportunities" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Global Web Application Firewall Solutions Growth Opportunities" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The rise in cyberattacks presents potential growth opportunities for the global web application firewall (WAF) solutions market as organizations seek to secure their web-based applications.
  • WAF solutions vendors are expected to drive market growth by offering flexible and effective solutions with multiple deployment options and the ability to integrate with other application security offerings.
  • This study takes a detailed look at the growth of the global WAF solutions market across four regions:

Allstate Announces Bob Toohey to Join as CHRO

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) today announced that Bob Toohey will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, effective March 28.

Key Points: 
  • The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) today announced that Bob Toohey will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, effective March 28.
  • Toohey will help ensure that Allstate attracts, retains and cultivates a diverse workforce.
  • Toohey brings more than 30 years of business and human resources experience, from leading large organizations through the telecom industry evolution to building startups.
  • We are excited to add Bob to Allstates leadership team, said Tom Wilson, Chair, President and CEO of The Allstate Corporation.

Fueled by the Buildup to the Metaverse, the CDN Market is Forecasted to Hit US$24 Billion by 2030

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

NEW YORK, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ABI Research, a global technology intelligence firm, expects the global CDN market to more than double by 2030, reaching US$23.9 billion.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ABI Research, a global technology intelligence firm, expects the global CDN market to more than double by 2030, reaching US$23.9 billion.
  • These newer areas are supported by current trends like direct-to-consumer streaming, hybrid workforces, and migrations to the cloud.
  • Further, the buildup to the metaverse will create additional growth opportunity for CDN providers at the network edge, particularly in the latter half of this decade and beyond.
  • Steps like this represent another way CDN companies will move closer to the larger cloud companies.

Fueled by the Buildup to the Metaverse, the CDN Market is Forecasted to Hit US$24 Billion by 2030

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

NEW YORK, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ABI Research, a global technology intelligence firm, expects the global CDN market to more than double by 2030, reaching US$23.9 billion.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ABI Research, a global technology intelligence firm, expects the global CDN market to more than double by 2030, reaching US$23.9 billion.
  • These newer areas are supported by current trends like direct-to-consumer streaming, hybrid workforces, and migrations to the cloud.
  • Further, the buildup to the metaverse will create additional growth opportunity for CDN providers at the network edge, particularly in the latter half of this decade and beyond.
  • Steps like this represent another way CDN companies will move closer to the larger cloud companies.

Limelight to Acquire Yahoo's Edgecast, Creating Global Leader in Edge Enabled Software Solutions

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Monday, March 7, 2022

The combination will create a globally scaled, edge enabled software solutions provider with pro forma 2021 revenue of more than $500 million across cloud security and web applications, content delivery and edge video platform.

Key Points: 
  • The combination will create a globally scaled, edge enabled software solutions provider with pro forma 2021 revenue of more than $500 million across cloud security and web applications, content delivery and edge video platform.
  • The all-stock nature of the deal represents a strong belief by Apollo in the combined company's go-forward strategy and future as a global leader in edge enabled software solutions.
  • "By uniting Limelight and Edgecast, we are building a powerful application, content and video edge enabled solutions company that delivers improved customer performance, productivity and security for the outcome buyer," said Bob Lyons, Chief Executive Officer of Limelight.
  • "By spinning off Edgecast to merge with Limelight, the new company will immediatelybecome the leader in the massive and growing edge solutions market.

Alida Welcomes Mary Kay Evans as Chief Marketing Officer

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Monday, February 28, 2022

Alida, a leader in Customer Experience Management (CXM), today announced the appointment of Mary Kay Evans to the position of Chief Marketing Officer.

Key Points: 
  • Alida, a leader in Customer Experience Management (CXM), today announced the appointment of Mary Kay Evans to the position of Chief Marketing Officer.
  • As CMO, Evans will drive the companys overall marketing strategy and partner with the wider executive team to steer the companys next phase of growth.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220228005279/en/
    Alida Welcomes Mary Kay Evans as Chief Marketing Officer (Photo: Business Wire)
    As a strategic global business executive with more than 25 years of experience ranging from startups to Fortune 15 companies, Mary Kay's extensive track record is perfect to further propel Alidas next stage of growth, said Ross Wainwright, CEO of Alida.
  • Im thrilled to join Alida at such an exciting time in their growth journey, said Evans.