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CrowdStrike Brings Together Cybersecurity’s Market Leading Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunters and AI to Unleash New CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

BLACK HAT USA -- CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD), a market leader in threat intelligence and pioneer in managed threat hunting today announced another cybersecurity first, with the launch of CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations.

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  • BLACK HAT USA -- CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD), a market leader in threat intelligence and pioneer in managed threat hunting today announced another cybersecurity first, with the launch of CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations.
  • “To beat modern adversaries at their game, threat intelligence needs to go past understanding the threat to rapidly actioning threat hunters to disrupt and stop the threat.
  • First new Counter Adversary Operations offering announced: Identity Threat Hunting
    In response to the growing popularity of identity-based attacks and the increasing sophistication of adversary tradecraft CrowdStrike is seeing in the wild, CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations introduced its first new offering: Identity Threat Hunting.
  • Read a blog on CrowdStrike’s Counter Adversary Operations, identity threat hunting offering and threat hunting report.

Ceridian Appoints Brian Donn to Head of Revenue in Asia-Pacific Japan

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Monday, August 7, 2023

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ceridian (NYSE: CDAY; TSX: CDAY), a global leader in human capital management (HCM) technology, today announced the appointment of Brian Donn to Head of Revenue, Asia-Pacific Japan (APJ) effective immediately, and Managing Director, Asia-Pacific & Japan (APJ), effective October 1, 2023.

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  • MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ceridian (NYSE: CDAY; TSX: CDAY), a global leader in human capital management (HCM) technology, today announced the appointment of Brian Donn to Head of Revenue, Asia-Pacific Japan (APJ) effective immediately, and Managing Director, Asia-Pacific & Japan (APJ), effective October 1, 2023.
  • In his expanded role, Donn will continue to strengthen relationships with customers, prospective customers, and partners, while accelerating business growth and strategy in the region.
  • Donn will continue reporting into Sam Alkharrat, EVP and Chief Revenue Officer at Ceridian.
  • He joined Ceridian in January 2022 as Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), overseeing a team of 650 employees.

Klaviyo Appoints Chano Fernandez, Roxanne Oulman, and Susan St. Ledger to Board of Directors

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

Klaviyo, a marketing automation and customer data platform that drives revenue growth for businesses of all sizes, today announced that Chano Fernandez, Roxanne Oulman and Susan St.

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  • Klaviyo, a marketing automation and customer data platform that drives revenue growth for businesses of all sizes, today announced that Chano Fernandez, Roxanne Oulman and Susan St.
  • Ledger have been appointed to its Board of Directors.
  • “We’re excited to welcome Chano, Roxanne and Susan to Klaviyo’s board as we continue our mission to empower creators to own their destiny,” said Andrew Bialecki, co-founder and CEO of Klaviyo.
  • Prior to his roles at Workday, Fernandez held positions at SAP, Infor, Blue C and McKinsey & Company.

Ceridian Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS and TORONTO, Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (“Ceridian”) (NYSE:CDAY) (TSX:CDAY), a global leader in human capital management (HCM) technology, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.

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  • Tax migration from legacy infrastructure to the same platform as Dayforce completed in the first quarter of 2023 contributed approximately 480 basis points of growth to Dayforce recurring revenue, excluding float in the second quarter of 2023.
  • Ceridian will welcome its customer and partner communities to Ceridian Insights® 2023, its annual customer conference in Las Vegas, from October 2 – 5, 2023.
  • Based on information available as of August 2, 2023, Ceridian is issuing the following guidance for the third quarter and full year of 2023 as indicated below.
  • Ceridian will host a live webcast to discuss the second quarter 2023 earnings at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 2, 2023.

Infinidat Appoints Richard Connolly as Regional Director for the UKI and the DACH Regions

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

WALTHAM, Mass., July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinidat , a leading provider of enterprise storage solutions, today announced the appointment of Richard Connolly as regional director for the UKI and the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) regions.

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  • WALTHAM, Mass., July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinidat , a leading provider of enterprise storage solutions, today announced the appointment of Richard Connolly as regional director for the UKI and the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) regions.
  • Connolly is responsible for driving sales growth in the UKI and DACH regions for Infinidat, reporting to Richard Bradbury, SVP, EMEA and APJ at Infinidat, effective immediately.
  • “Richard Connolly is a strategic sales leader who has a long, proven track record of exceeding sales growth targets.
  • Prior to joining Infinidat, Connolly was the Director of Global & Strategic Accounts at Palo Alto Networks, where he drove large, cross-portfolio deals and transformed sales into a high-performance function.

Exabeam Spotlight23 to Debut Latest New-Scale Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response (TDIR) Innovations Live from Chase Center in San Francisco

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Exabeam , a global cybersecurity leader and creator of New-Scale SIEM™ for advancing security operations, today announced its sixth annual users’ conference, Spotlight23.

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  • Exabeam , a global cybersecurity leader and creator of New-Scale SIEM™ for advancing security operations, today announced its sixth annual users’ conference, Spotlight23.
  • Sponsored by Google Cloud, Spotlight23 will be broadcast via livestream worldwide to Exabeam customers, partners, and employees from Chase Center in San Francisco.
  • Taking place Tuesday, September 26 in the Americas and Wednesday, September 27 in the EMEA and APJ regions, Spotlight23 will unveil groundbreaking innovations from Exabeam that continue to revolutionize security operations around the world.
  • “We look forward to hosting Spotlight23 at Chase Center at the home of the Dubs!

CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF IMPACT: 2023 ARTISTS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE GALA AT THE TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL HONOURS NELLY FURTADO AND DIRECTOR X

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

This year, the Artists for Peace and Justice Award will be bestowed upon the talented singer-songwriter, Nelly Furtado.

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  • This year, the Artists for Peace and Justice Award will be bestowed upon the talented singer-songwriter, Nelly Furtado.
  • With over 40 million records sold worldwide, Nelly Furtado is recognized as one of Canada's most successful artists.
  • In addition to celebrating the achievements of Director X and Nelly Furtado, APJ welcomes Kardinal Offishall to APJ as a new board member.
  • For more information about Artists for Peace and Justice and its life-changing initiatives, please visit the official website at www.apjnow.org .

Verkada continues investment in APJ region, appoints Francois Vazille as Head of Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

The Silicon Valley-based company's six product lines -- video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace and intercoms -- provide unparalleled building security through an integrated, secure cloud-based software platform. Verkada supports more than 17,000 organizations across 70 countries and is valued at $3.2 billion.

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  • Vazille, who brings two decades of leadership experience at high-growth technology companies, is tasked with growing Verkada's footprint in Asia Pacific.
  • Vazille was most recently at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he served as Director of Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan and led the strategic deal team.
  • Prior to Amazon, Vazille was Vice President Asia Pacific and Japan at Oracle.
  • I'm delighted to get started and grow Verkada's footprint here in the Asia Pacific and Japan region."

Yazaki-Torres Relies on Boomi To Modernize Business Systems

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Boomi™ , the intelligent connectivity and automation leader, today announced that Yazaki-Torres Manufacturing has chosen the Boomi platform to modernize its legacy systems.

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  • Boomi™ , the intelligent connectivity and automation leader, today announced that Yazaki-Torres Manufacturing has chosen the Boomi platform to modernize its legacy systems.
  • Using Boomi will allow Yazaki-Torres to integrate with the Bureau of Internal Revenue's (BIR) new Electronic Invoicing/Receipting System (EIS), as part of the Philippines government’s move towards digitizing tax and administrative systems.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230621343850/en/
    Yazaki-Torres Relies on Boomi To Modernize Business Systems (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Established in 1973, Yazaki-Torres Manufacturing is the Philippines’ largest wiring harness manufacturer and top exporter of automotive parts with over 9,000 employees.
  • To meet the new requirements, the company is deploying an on-premises version of the Boomi platform to move towards digitalization and connect to the BIR EIS.

Pure Storage Recognizes Customers Driving Innovation in Third Annual Breakthrough Awards Program

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

LAS VEGAS, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at Pure//Accelerate® 2023, Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers the world's most advanced data storage technology and services, announced the winners of its third annual Pure Storage Breakthrough Awards. The Awards recognize Pure Storage customers displaying extraordinary innovation, creativity, sustainability, business breakthroughs and overarching success using the Pure Storage portfolio of offerings. 

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  • LAS VEGAS, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at Pure//Accelerate® 2023, Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers the world's most advanced data storage technology and services, announced the winners of its third annual Pure Storage Breakthrough Awards.
  • The Awards recognize Pure Storage customers displaying extraordinary innovation, creativity, sustainability, business breakthroughs and overarching success using the Pure Storage portfolio of offerings.
  • - North America - Centers for Disease Control (CDC) : G.O.A.T.s use the Pure Storage portfolio of offerings in innovative ways to help customers thrive.
  • Replacing its previous storage with Pure Storage FlashArray//X™, FlashArray//C™, and FlashBlade - supported by the non-disruptive Evergreen® subscription model - all of WiseTech's critical business needs are now supported by Pure Storage.