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World Wide Technology Named AI Enterprise Partner of the Year

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

World Wide Technology (WWT), a $20 billion technology solutions provider, today announced it has been selected as the NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN) Americas AI Enterprise Partner of the Year.

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  • World Wide Technology (WWT), a $20 billion technology solutions provider, today announced it has been selected as the NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN) Americas AI Enterprise Partner of the Year.
  • This marks the sixth consecutive year WWT has been honored by NVIDIA with a Partner of the Year distinction in the AI and Deep Learning space.
  • Most recently, WWT committed $500 million over the next three years to spur AI development in technology, infrastructure and people across the globe.
  • "WWT is thrilled to be named the NVIDIA Partner Network's Americas AI Enterprise Partner of the Year," said Bob Olwig, executive vice president of global alliances at WWT.

Elbit Systems Announces Amendment to the Company's Proxy Statement

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Monday, April 1, 2024

The Amended Compensation Policy and the Amended Employment Agreement are not otherwise modified.

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  • The Amended Compensation Policy and the Amended Employment Agreement are not otherwise modified.
  • All shareholders voting at the Postponed Meeting (defined below) shall be voting on the agenda items as otherwise described in the Proxy Statement in the Original Report.
  • The record date for the original Meeting – March 4, 2024 – will remain unchanged, and will also be the record date for the Postponed Meeting.
  • Except as set forth above, the Proxy Statement has not been otherwise modified, and shall remain in force as filed with the Original Report.

NetApp Fights Ransomware in Real-Time with Built-In Artificial Intelligence on Enterprise Storage and Enhanced Cyber-Resiliency Solutions

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

NetApp is one of the first to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) directly into enterprise primary storage to fight ransomware in real-time.

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  • NetApp is one of the first to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) directly into enterprise primary storage to fight ransomware in real-time.
  • “NetApp is taking an aggressive and proactive approach to protecting our customers’ data against cyber threats using artificial intelligence.
  • We are the first storage vendor to explicitly and financially guarantee our data storage offerings against ransomware,” said Mignona Cote, CSO at NetApp.
  • NetApp Keystone Ransomware Recovery Guarantee extends NetApp’s current Ransomware Recovery Guarantee to our leading storage-as-a-service offering, NetApp Keystone.

NightDragon, WWT Partner to Expand Innovation, Go-to-Market Capabilities of Leading Cyber Startups

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NightDragon and World Wide Technology (WWT) today announced a new partnership to help accelerate the go-to-market reach of NightDragon's portfolio of leading cybersecurity, safety, security and privacy companies, as well as drive increased customer integration and innovation around key technology areas through WWT's state of the art Advanced Technology Center (ATC) and Cyber Range.

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  • "WWT is a $20 billion powerhouse that recognizes the power of true innovation and can add immense go-to-market value to NightDragon portfolio companies.
  • WWT will also help promote the sale of NightDragon companies' products and services to its customers, including leading Fortune 100 companies and an elite partner network, to boost portfolio market presence.
  • "WWT is excited to expand our innovation portfolio with NightDragon's leading companies in cybersecurity, safety, security and privacy, as well as work together with these organizations to help expand their technology and go-to-market capabilities.
  • "NightDragon consistently delivers strong value to its portfolio companies, including partnerships with leading organizations like WWT.

Selector Outperforms Market, Explodes in Growth with Marquee Customer Wins

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Selector, the leading provider of network-aware AIOps, observability, and multi-domain analytics, today shared its 2023 business highlights, in which the company doubled the number of customers and achieved over 200% growth in ARR during the 2023 fiscal year. These achievements follow the 1500% year-over-year ARR growth in 2022. The company also reached an all-time annual sales record with a consistent stream of multi-year contracts.

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  • By addressing customer needs for proactive network operations, improved visibility, and actionable insights, Selector is exceeding expectations with its innovative best-in-class service for the enterprise.
  • In addition to impressive growth, Selector received several awards and recognitions in 2023, including a distinction from Gartner as a "Cool Vendor" in monitoring and observability.
  • Throughout the year, Selector secured marquee wins across some of the largest enterprise, telco service providers and cloud service providers around the world.
  • "The demand for AIOps/Operational Intelligence solutions continues to grow as businesses strive to optimize their operations," said Nitin Kumar, CTO of Selector.

VBCPS Advanced Technology Center’s New Renewable Energy Technology Program Now Open

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

Newport News, Virginia, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BayPort Credit Union is proud to announce the official opening of the new Renewable Energy Technology Program for high school students at the Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) Advanced Technology Center.

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  • Newport News, Virginia, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BayPort Credit Union is proud to announce the official opening of the new Renewable Energy Technology Program for high school students at the Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) Advanced Technology Center.
  • The VBCPS Advanced Technology Center prepares high school students for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
  • The new program will serve about 40 students annually through the courses Renewable Energy Technologies I and II.
  • “The opening of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools new Renewable Energy Program at the Advanced Technology Center is an exciting day for innovation and growth here in Hampton Roads.

World Wide Technology Commits More Than $500M to Drive Enterprise AI Adoption at Global Scale

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

World Wide Technology , a global technology solutions provider, today announced plans to invest more than $500M over the next three years in technology, infrastructure and people to help power their clients’ adoption of artificial intelligence solutions at global enterprise scale.

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  • World Wide Technology , a global technology solutions provider, today announced plans to invest more than $500M over the next three years in technology, infrastructure and people to help power their clients’ adoption of artificial intelligence solutions at global enterprise scale.
  • To accelerate the adoption of AI solutions at scale, WWT has announced the first of its new composable AI labs launching through early 2024.
  • “For over 15 years, Intel and WWT have partnered together to align the right hardware and software solutions to drive amazing outcomes for customers.
  • “Generative AI is an engine of growth helping enterprises in every industry explore new opportunities,” said Craig Weinstein, vice president of the Americas Partner Organization at NVIDIA.

Siemba named to MSSP Alert's 2023 List of Top 250 MSSPs

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Friday, October 6, 2023

ATLANTA, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Siemba Inc ranks among the Top 250 MSSPS for 2023, according to MSSP Alert, a CyberRisk Alliance resource.

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  • Seventh annual list reveals leading MSSP, MDR and MSP security companies expect strong revenue growth in 2023 vs. 2022
    ATLANTA, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Siemba Inc ranks among the Top 250 MSSPS for 2023, according to MSSP Alert, a CyberRisk Alliance resource.
  • Siemba Inc was ranked among the Top 250 MSSPs for 2023.
  • "This is the 5th year in a row Siemba has been selected to the Top 250 Security Provider list," said Kannan Udayarajan, Founder & CEO of Siemba.
  • MSSP Alert's Top 250 MSSPs list and research report are overseen by Jessica C. Davis, editorial director, MSSP Alert and ChannelE2E.

Gentherm Announces Dr. Ken Washington as New Independent Director

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Monday, October 2, 2023

He was appointed to this position in June 2023, and he leads innovation and the expansion of technology platforms across Medtronic’s portfolio.

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  • He was appointed to this position in June 2023, and he leads innovation and the expansion of technology platforms across Medtronic’s portfolio.
  • At Amazon Lab 126, Dr. Washington was responsible for all aspects of the profitability of Amazon’s consumer robotics business unit.
  • Dr. Washington worked at Lockheed Martin Corporation as Vice President of the Advanced Technology Center and its first Chief Privacy Officer.
  • Dr. Washington also served for approximately 21 years in various roles at Sandia National Laboratories, including as Chief Information Officer.

CrowdStrike Announces Falcon Complete for Service Providers, Extending Elite Managed Detection and Response Services to Global Partner Network

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Falcon Complete continues to differentiate services with end-to-end managed response and remediation, achieving the highest detection coverage in the 2022 MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations for Security Service Providers.

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  • Falcon Complete continues to differentiate services with end-to-end managed response and remediation, achieving the highest detection coverage in the 2022 MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations for Security Service Providers.
  • With Falcon Complete for Service Providers, partners can now tap into Falcon Complete’s existing team and offerings to create co-branded or white-labeled managed security services or even offer customized services built on top of Falcon Complete.
  • “Falcon Complete for Service Providers makes it easier for customers to consume the industry’s #1 MDR services with added capabilities from their chosen service provider for seamless security and peace of mind,” said Daniel Bernard, chief business officer at CrowdStrike.
  • We're proud to partner with CrowdStrike on this mission.” - Brett Kelsey, President and Chief Operating Officer at Reveald
    1 Gartner®, Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response Services, Pete Shoard, Al Price, Mitchell Schneider, Craig Lawson, Andrew Davies.