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Equiteq supports VISEO on its APAC expansion with the acquisition of Cludo, a Salesforce leader in the Australian market

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SINGAPORE, Sept. 18, 2020 — Equiteq is pleased to announce it has supported VISEO, a global technology company specializing in digital transformation services, in its acquisition of Cludo, a leading Australian Salesforce Platinum Partner.

Joining forces enhances the ability of both companies to deploy larger-scale digital projects across Australia and the APAC region, as the addition of Cludo’s digital transformation expertise will complement VISEO’s comprehensive range of digital services offerings.

"This is a natural union. Like VISEO, we are committed to our customers and our people, and culturally and operationally we are strongly aligned. This merger is great news for our people and will benefit our customers and the Salesforce ecosystem by allowing us to combine with a global leader, accelerate innovation and drive even greater customer success," explains Ian Goodwin, Co-Founder and CEO of Cludo.

"VISEO Australia is delighted to welcome the Cludo team into our organisation. We share a similar company culture and vision, and our potential synergies are aligned with our strategy to become a top-3 Salesforce player in ANZ in the next 3 years," says Pierre-Francois VIEAU, Managing Director of VISEO Australia.

"We are very pleased and honoured to welcome Cludo as part of the VISEO family. This move reflects our ambition for Australia. It will consolidate our partnership with Salesforce and accelerate our Cloud First Strategy," adds Olivier Dhonte, VP APAC and Chairman of the VISEO Group.

Charles Woodall, SVP Alliances & Channels, Salesforce APAC said, "Cludo is a fast-growing member of Salesforce’s ecosystem, driving substantial digital transformation projects for our joint customers. We welcome its acquisition by VISEO, which will support Salesforce’s digital transformation capabilities in Australia and across the region."

Regarding Equiteq’s role in the transaction, Olivier also remarked, "Their comprehensive support ranges from initial market assessment and research, initial contacts and negotiations, down to the completion of the deal. Their deep understanding of the Salesforce market, together with the right combination of local and regional support, have been instrumental in the success of this project. "

Jean-Louis Michelet, MD Equiteq Asia-Pacific, and Alex Monck, MD ANZ, commented: "We are proud that our Australian team has made it possible for Equiteq to contribute once again to VISEO’s growth journey."

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Penta Security Enters Indonesian Market by Signing New Distributor PT. Prospera Aswindra Teknologi

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SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 16, 2020 — Penta Security Systems Inc. signed a distribution agreement with PT. Prospera Aswindra Teknologi, Indonesia’s leading tech distributor for IT security products and solutions. This marks the South Korean security vendor’s official entry into the Indonesian market.

Being the largest economy in Southeast Asia and a country undergoing major digital transformation, Indonesia sees high demand for cybersecurity solutions as governments and businesses face a growing number of cyber threats. To tackle Indonesia’s cybersecurity challenges, protecting web applications from web attacks is crucial, making web application firewalls (WAF) a necessity for all organizations.

Penta Security’s WAPPLES has been chosen by PT. Prospera Aswindra Teknologi along with a number of other regional distributors, to fill out the WAF portion of their security solutions package. Different from signature-based detection systems, WAPPLES’ COCEP engine utilizes dozens of rules instead of thousands of signatures, significantly reducing latency while offering the same level of detection capability. WAPPLES’ users can choose from a total of 33 customizable rules to fine-tune their security policies to best handle their environment.

"To overcome the increased sophistication of web attacks, WAPPLES’ rule-based COCEP engine operates more logically and efficiently than existing WAFs in the market," said DS Kim, Chief Strategy Officer of Penta Security. "Our priority is to focus on staying ahead of the attacks whilst letting our users operate their businesses in the safest environment. We’re excited to move forward with the partnership and provide what’s really worth our customers’ investment."

Despite travel restrictions caused by COVID-19, Penta Security has been hosting a number of online seminars to support its channel partners, distributors, and business customers. A recent seminar designated for the Jakarta region drew attendance of more than 50 public and private organizations.

About Penta Security

Penta Security Systems Inc. is a leader in data, IoT, and blockchain security solutions and services. With 23 years of expertise in powering secured connections, Penta Security is the top cybersecurity vendor in Asia, as recognized by Frost & Sullivan, and APAC market share leader in the WAF industry. Penta Security continues its push for innovation as a pioneer in securing blockchain-based environments. For more information on Penta Security, visit pentasecurity.com. For partnership inquiries, email info@pentasecurity.com.

About PT. Prospera Aswindra Teknologi

PT. Prospera Aswindra Teknologi (PAT) is Indonesia’s leading distributor of IT security solutions. Established in 2017, PAT offers a comprehensive security package consisting of some of the best products and solutions from trusted vendors across the world. Accompanied by installation and maintenance service, PAT’s customers enjoy the benefits of a one-stop solution. For more information on PAT, visit aswindra.co.id.

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SUSE to triple business in Asia Pacific & Japan by 2023

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– Asia Pacific & Japan set up as an independently-focused geography

– Former SAP APJ COO Phillip Miltiades named SUSE APJ President to drive customer centricity and business growth

SYDNEY, Sept. 9, 2020 — SUSE, the world’s largest independent open source company, has carved out the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region and is set to triple its business across the region in next three years. This is following the company’s positive performance in 1H FY2020 which saw an increase of 22 percent in annual contract value (ACV) bookings as compared to the first half of the previous fiscal year. SUSE’s cloud business also saw massive gains of 75 percent in 1H FY2020.

To support this success and reach the next phase of growth, SUSE has appointed Phillip Miltiades as president for APJ. Based in Sydney, Miltiades is responsible for leading and transforming the SUSE organization with laser focus on driving customer and partner business outcomes and success.

"Miltiades’ appointment will extend our capabilities to serve the evolving needs of customers looking to simplify their IT infrastructure, modernize applications and accelerate their business through digital transformation," said Paul Devlin, chief customer officer at SUSE. "His extensive selling and delivery experience with solid, lasting business relationships with customers are going to help us intensify our focus on customer engagement and deliver the values customers are looking for. He is a great addition to our leadership team and will further strengthen our market position as a leading open source software partner for our customers in the region."

"This is a wonderful time for me to join SUSE, and I couldn’t be more thrilled," Miltiades said. "Open source is becoming the backbone for driving digital innovation, according to Gartner*. Increasingly, open source is being adopted for leading edge innovation like mobile, big data, AI and machine learning, and we see great potential for growth across APJ. We provide simplified, innovative and adaptable open source solutions for our customers’ mission-critical business applications to help them achieve the outcomes they desire."

"We will accomplish this by bringing the power of the open source community and credibility of our engineering team to provide highly scalable, secure and high performing solutions that can be deployed anywhere, across any environment and maintained easily on any platform regardless of application or solution deployed. We simply want to be the easiest company to work with by bringing true open source, flexible software technologies with no vendor lock-in to support sustainable and meaningful business outcomes of our customers," Miltiades added.

As part of a phased multi-faceted investment and growth plan, SUSE aims to drive broader and deeper adoption of innovative open source technologies in key verticals including financial services, automotive, public sector, high-tech and manufacturing. SUSE will heavily invest in people to service key focus markets, and further enhance its engineering, services and support presence across the region.

SUSE customers in the region include Air India, JK Tyre & Industries, Mahindra, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, New South Wales Fire Brigades and Swinburne University of Technology.

Miltiades brings over 25 years of experience in enterprise leadership roles. Previously, he was the chief operating officer at SAP Digital Core, where he was responsible for running and growing SAP’s S/4HANA Cloud Technologies business across Asia Pacific & Japan. Prior to SAP, Miltiades also held several management positions in other tech-related companies.

*Source: Gartner, "What Innovation Leaders Must Know About Open Source Software," August 26, 2019

About SUSE

SUSE, the world’s largest independent open source company, provides unparalleled customer choice and powers digital transformation for the enterprise by simplifying, modernizing and accelerating traditional, cloud and edge solutions. SUSE collaborates with partners, communities and customers to deliver and support solutions that enable mission-critical business outcomes. SUSE’s container and cloud platforms, software-defined infrastructure, artificial intelligence and edge computing solutions allow customers to create, deploy and manage workloads anywhere – on premises, multi-cloud and edge. For more information, visit www.suse.com.

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Dynatrace Accelerates Expansion in Japan – New Leadership and Expanded Language Support

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Investments in customer success technical resources to help Japanese businesses accelerate digital transformation.

TOKYO, Sept. 2, 2020 — Software intelligence company Dynatrace, today announced an expanded presence in Japan, signaling the launch of its Japanese expansion strategy.

The public cloud market is strong in Japan, expected to grow from US$8 billion to US$18 billion by 2023 with gaming, digital native, retail and consumer and financial services leading the pack. The COVID-19 crisis is accelerating the country’s digitization especially in digital healthcare services, digital government ID and payment methods.

Dynatrace has appointed Inoue Takehiro, an IT veteran with nearly 30 years in enterprise IT software industry, to lead the company’s Japan operations as Country Director. Prior to joining Dynatrace, Takehiro drove market development strategy and the partner businesses at Japan CA, the Japanese branch of CA Technologies.

Takehiro-san will help drive the company’s overall vision and enable Japanese organizations to accelerate their digital transformation with Dynatrace’s AI-powered observability platform. Takehiro-san is also focused on strengthening Dynatrace’s strategic partnership with local Solution Partners, Global System Integrators (GSI) and Technology Alliance Partners such as Seiko Solution, NTT Data, DXC, Microsoft, Red Hat and Amazon.

Dynatrace has also recently launched DynatraceONE Premium, a post-sales support program, strengthening Dynatrace’s commitment to Japanese customers’ success. Dynatrace is also providing Japanese-language translations of DynatraceONE customer onboarding webinars to provide self-service resources for local customers. These webinars will be available in the Dynatrace University.

"Japanese businesses are accelerating their digital transformation, and this this transformation is happening in dynamic multicloud environments," said Inoue Takehiro. "The Dynatrace platform was purposefully designed to manage these environments. "In addition, it’s the 10th time in a row we’ve been named by Gartner as a Leader. Also, our confidence in Dynatrace should be rooted in much more than just the Gartner validation – it’s rooted in the strength of our platform and knowledge from our customers that we are the best fit for their dig transformation initiatives and challenges."

About Dynatrace:

Dynatrace provides software intelligence to simplify cloud complexity and accelerate digital transformation. With advanced observability, AI, and complete automation, our all-in-one platform provides answers, not just data, about the performance of applications, the underlying infrastructure, and the experience of all users. That’s why many of the world’s largest enterprises trust Dynatrace® to modernize and automate cloud operations, release better software faster, and deliver unrivaled digital experiences.

Curious to see how you can simplify your cloud? Visit our trial page for a free 15-day Dynatrace trial.

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North Star Imaging Moves To A Purpose-Built Imaging Facility In California

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An Expanded Industrial X-ray Inspection Services Business in Aliso Viejo

ALISA VIEJO, California, Sept. 1, 2020 — North Star Imaging is proud to announce the move of its West Coast Inspection Services business to a much larger testing facility in Aliso Viejo, California. The new facility provides more space for expansion, more warehousing for larger parts to be brought in for x-ray scanning services, and more room to introduce new innovations as the business continues to grow.

North Star Imaging West Coast – 25 Journey Street, Aliso Viejo, California. USA.
North Star Imaging West Coast – 25 Journey Street, Aliso Viejo, California. USA.

"We know that this year is, and continues to be, a very hard year for everyone due to COVID-19. Nonetheless, as a business, we are all very excited by this move as it signifies the confidence that our parent company, ITW, has on our growth plans for the West Coast," said David Nokk, Manager for NSI’s US Inspection Services business.

The NSI West Coast office in Aliso Viejo has an X3000™, an X5000™ and another X5000 with 450kV. What this means is that NSI West Coast has the capability to scan objects as small as a few microns to objects as large as a 50-gallon barrel and, can do single or multiple batch scans as quickly as possible.

Kevin Bresnahan, Business Development Manager for the NSI West Coast operation says, "My team and I can do 2D, 3D and 4D scans. Very, very soon, we will also have a high energy system that will be a great asset to aerospace and defense businesses in North America. We will launch this new system this year and I am very excited for our West Coast customers to be the first to experience the power and capabilities that are being engineered into this system."

"We are thrilled to be adding high energy to our portfolio to better serve our customers and further enhance the industry’s ability to provide safe, reliable products. Our customers drive our progression and our intent is to provide premium capabilities to world-class organizations who demand the most challenging of inspections on critical projects. Thank you to all of NSI’s customers and friends who have made this possible," says Seth Taylor, General Manager of North Star Imaging.

NSI’s West Coast facility is located at 25 Journey, Aliso Viejo, California 92656, USA. To schedule an X-ray inspection demonstration or visit, contact scanning.ca@4nsi.com or visit our Inspection Services page https://xrayinspectionservice.com/ @4nsi.com. You can also call (949) 346-1299 and speak to one of our Application Engineers.

North Star Imaging manufactures industrial 2D Digital Radiography & 3D Computed Tomography (CT) X-ray equipment. Industrial X-ray scanning is often used for R&D, Failure Analysis, Quality Control, Internal Measurements, High-Speed 3D Scanning & more. X-ray scanning allows users to view & inspect the external & internal structures of a part without destroying it.  NSI’s efX® CT integrates the most powerful CT reconstruction & visualization software available, including modules for calibration, measurement, real-time density segmentation & surface extraction. NSI also offers X-ray Inspection Services at their 6 global sites in Minnesota, California, Massachusetts, France, UK, China and 24/7 technical service & NDT basic and advanced training classes. NSI is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

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EMAS Fintech’s First Regional Support Centre in Malaysia

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Confident in Malaysia’s favourable economic conditions, infrastructure, capitalises on abundance of multi-lingual and diverse talent

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 21, 2020 — EMAS Fintech Inc CS201953873 (EFI) today announced the opening of its first Regional Support Centre in Malaysia to support its expansion and capitalise on the full potential of investment trading in the region.

Jason Kellady, Chief Executive Officer of Emas Fintech Inc.
Jason Kellady, Chief Executive Officer of Emas Fintech Inc.

Located in Malaysia, the EFI South East Asia (SEA) Regional Support Centre will support and offer the benefits of EFI’s cross-industry digital investment trading platform to regional investors. The centre will assist to integrate and aggregate investments, right size portfolios, provide access to wider industry data, apply predictive analytics to generate insights which can improve investment performance and productivity.

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Logo, Emas Fintech Inc.

EFI chief executive officer Jason Kellady said, "This regional support centre is the first of six planned regional support centres. It represents the first phase of our business plan. In the next 24 months, we will gradually expand and increase our presence from Southeast Asia to East Asia, South Asia, Europe, Oceania and North America with an aim of 20 countries and regions," he said. These countries and regions include Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam in Southeast Asia; Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, in East Asia; India in South Asia; Austria, Denmark, France, Greece and Switzerland in Europe; Australia in Oceania; and Canada in North America. 

He said Malaysia is a suitable host to support its expansion plans. "We have evaluated different countries and decided to house our first regional support centre in Malaysia. We have started our talent acquisition programme," said Kellady.

"We plan to recruit a core team of 15 to 30 specialists and account managers, then gradually expand to cope with demand from our subscribers," he explained. "Malaysia has an abundance of qualified talent that is used to dealing with a multi-lingual, multi-cultural environment. We are capitalising on this advantage, which owes to this nation’s history of being the crossroad of global trade," he said during the unveiling of EFI’s first Regional Support Centre on August 21, 2020 to EFI supporters and community.

He added EFI has started implementing plans to apply for regulatory approval at every market that it intends to pursue. "Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, we think the opportunities in the digital currency or eFiat market is growing. It was valued at USD1.03 billion last year and we agree with projections that it will exceed USD1.40 billion in five years, growing at a CAGR of 5 per cent to 8 per cent during this period," he said. "The shifts in global markets must be carefully scrutinised, monitored and we have assigned this task to our regional support centre."  

With regulatory approval in hand, EFI intends to aggregate like-minded investors to benefit from its unique trading methodology, optimised to generate small but consistent interests. "Our proprietary Intelligent Calculation System or ICS will guide investors venturing to tap the global Fiat Currency. Our aggregation model will hopefully enable EFI to deliver responsible and sustainable returns for every investor." 

"We are expediting our plans to seek approval from regulators in three countries: Malaysia, Japan and Vietnam, and expect to be operational by the end of this year. In the meantime, we need to recruit and train adequate talent to support our ambitions," said Kellady, a 10-year banking and capitals markets veteran, who himself is multi-lingual and fluent in Mandarin and English.

EFI is ready to comply and meet regulatory criteria and has enacted its Disaster Recovery Plan due to the Covid-19 pandemic. "The safety of our employees is paramount. We have proactively been monitoring the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and applaud tough measures adopted by the Malaysian Government. We are confident Malaysia will have a shorter recovery period. In the meantime, we have curtailed our employees from travelling and taking necessary precautionary measures to protect our clients, employees and stakeholders involved in our operations."

"We have been working remotely to implement our plans. This is the best time to explore and invest in infrastructure and talent, especially in Malaysia, as costs are lower than average, and the job market is on our side. We are continuing our operations while taking necessary steps to minimise the contagion risks of this outbreak. As such, we wish to assure everyone that we will continue to abide by established procedures like social distancing and implement additional measures as deemed necessary. EFI is contributing to keep our communities safe and help break the chain of infection for Covid-19." 

ABOUT EMAS FINTECH INC. 

Emas Fintech Inc CS201953873 EFI is a Philippines-registered investment fund operator targeting private investors and communities of investors. It offers investors with better market access, higher responsiveness and investment returns. EFI has established its first of six regional support centres starting with South East Asia in Malaysia on August 15, 2020 and seeking regulatory approval where needed in countries that it intends to operate. EFI plans to be active in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam in South East Asia; Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, in East Asia; India in South Asia; Austria, Denmark, France, Greece and Switzerland in Europe; Australia in Oceania; and Canada in North America.  www.emasfintech.com 

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Sai Life Sciences opens new, state-of-the-art Research & Technology Centre in Hyderabad

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– Completes first phase in committed investment of US$ 150M (> INR 1000 Cr)

– Sri KT Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister for Industry & Commerce and IT, Government of Telangana inaugurates the facility

HYDERABAD, India, Aug. 17, 2020 — Sai Life Sciences, one of India’s fastest growing Contract Development & Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs), today announced the inauguration of its new Research and Technology (R&T) Centre in Hyderabad, India. Sri K T Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister for Industry & Commerce and IT, Government of Telangana formally inaugurated the facility in the presence of other dignitaries.

Sai Life Sciences New Research & Technology Centre
Sai Life Sciences New Research & Technology Centre

Speaking on the occasion, Sri KT Rama Rao said, "I’m very happy that the esteemed leadership of Sai Life sciences has considered Telangana for setting up their new R&D centre. Life Sciences is one of the key focus sectors for the Government of Telangana. Hyderabad serves more than 1000 global innovators in their vision to develop innovative and affordable medicines for the world. I sincerely congratulate the entire team of Sai Life Sciences, not only for the new Research & Technology Centre but, also for their work towards the development and manufacturing of new life saving medicines."

Built with an aspiration to achieve the best global benchmarks in lab infrastructure, the new R&T facility has several unique aspects such as intelligent & ergonomic lab design to enhance safety and productivity, advanced automation for seamless data capture during process development, lean & 5S approach to enhance productivity and collaborative workspaces for engendering innovation.

Making the announcement, Krishna Kanumuri, CEO & Managing Director of Sai Life Sciences said, "Our philosophy behind building this new facility was to go beyond what the norm is in India and to create what our global innovator partners expect in their inhouse capabilities." He further added, "We are an example of what is possible in Hyderabad’s rich life sciences ecosystem. Today, as we build world class R&D capabilities and invest in nurturing talent with deep domain expertise, I can unhesitatingly say, Hyderabad is truly a city where pharma dreams are made."

The new 83,000 sq.ft. (7700 sq.m.) facility houses state-of-the-art research capabilities and advanced technology platforms, augmenting the company’s capabilities in providing superior scientific solutions to its pharma and biotech innovator customers globally. It has 24 chemistry labs with 250 fume hoods, analytical labs, fully equipped technology suite and a dedicated process safety lab.

Sai Life Sciences began a process of organizational transformation in 2019 reinventing itself as a new generation global CDMO. Through this initiative, named Sai Nxt, the company is investing over US$ 150M (> INR 1000 Cr) to expand and upgrade its R&D and manufacturing facilities, induct top-notch global scientific and leadership talent, strengthen automation and data systems, and above all raise the bar for safety, quality and customer focus.

About Sai Life Sciences
Sai Life Sciences is a full-service CDMO driven by a vision to support the launch of 25 new medicines by 2025.  It works with innovator pharma and biotech companies globally, accelerating the discovery, development and manufacture of complex small molecules. A pure-play CDMO, Sai Life Sciences has served a diverse set of NCE development programs, consistently delivering value based on its quality and responsiveness. Today, it works with 7 of the top 10 large pharma companies, as well as several small and mid-sized pharma & biotech companies. Sai Life Sciences is privately held and backed by global investors, TPG Capital and HBM Healthcare Investments. https://www.sailife.com/

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Inauguration of Sai Life Sciences’ New Research & Technology Centre. Seen in the picture from left to right – Krishna Kanumuri, CEO & MD Sai Life Sciences, Sri K T Rama Rao, Hon'ble Minister for IT, Industries, MA & UD and Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary to Government Industries and Commerce
Inauguration of Sai Life Sciences’ New Research & Technology Centre. Seen in the picture from left to right – Krishna Kanumuri, CEO & MD Sai Life Sciences, Sri K T Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister for IT, Industries, MA & UD and Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary to Government Industries and Commerce

 

 

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Planet Exceeds Business Targets, Advancing Through 2020 with Momentum

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12, 2020 — Planet, operator of history’s largest commercial fleet of satellites, today announced that they doubled the amount of new business booked in the second quarter of 2020 (Q2), compared to the same period a year ago. They’re seeing an increase of inbound interest and results indicate that remote sensing data is critically important to industries when in-person travel is limited and personnel health and safety is a top priority.

In the first half of 2020, Planet increased first-time customers by 21 percent, compared to the same period in 2019. They saw over 100 percent year-over-year growth across all product lines, with SkySat tasking achieving more than a 200 percent increase. Planet is experiencing huge demand for their data by users in civil government, forestry, the U.S. federal government, academia, and international government. These customers are using Planet’s data to remotely and safely monitor infrastructure, enforce code and permitting regulations, and track assets. They also expanded their partnership with Esri, enabling users of the market-leading GIS platform to purchase and access Planet’s data directly.

Planet’s teams have grown to support increased demand and they’ve welcomed talented new leaders to the company, including Ashley Johnson as CFO, Rosanne Saccone as CMO, and Wendy Tan White to their Board of Directors. Recognizing their role in helping to stop social injustice, they’re doubling down on efforts to make Planet a diverse and inclusive environment. And on the space and product side, they’ve launched three more SkySats and released a suite of new capabilities to their market-leading high-resolution product line.

Planet is focused on finishing 2020 strong. They’ll be hosting their second user conference, Planet Explore, continuing their work with journalists, researchers and academia, and launching more satellites on multiple rockets. You can expect to see more product enhancements that help users capitalize on their capabilities and data.

This year will be hard for all, but Planet hopes that by supporting each other and continuing to deliver for their users, they might be a bright spot in a bleak landscape, and play some small part in bringing about a better future.

About Planet

Planet is the leading provider of global, near-daily satellite imagery data and insights. Founded in 2010 by NASA scientists, Planet designs, builds and operates the largest Earth observation fleet of satellites, and provides the online software, tools and analytics needed to deliver data to users.

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OnBoard Accelerates International Expansion By Opening New Australia Office

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INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 11, 2020 — OnBoard, the award-winning virtual board management solution that securely connects organizations and their directors, accelerated its international expansion today by opening a new office in Sydney, Australia. The opening of the new location enhances Passageways’ global scale and gives the company a prominent presence from which to serve its customers in Australia and New Zealand. To lead this effort, Colin Panagakis has been appointed as the Business Development Manager for the Australia office. Colin brings 15 years of experience and expertise in technology sales and board management to the table. He will focus on delivering customer relationships in Australia and New Zealand to fuel the company’s international expansion.

"Australia and New Zealand have been an important part of our growth, and so I am thrilled to have Colin join our team and lead this effort," said Passageways Co-Founder and CEO Paroon Chadha. "With the spread of COVID-19, frontline organizations around the world need a solution to navigate the crisis and make thoughtful, far reaching, governance decisions. OnBoard offers powerful tools for these organizations to run virtual board meetings and connect people together even when they are working apart."

As the world’s fastest-growing board management software provider and winner of 15 Stevie® Awards for two years running, OnBoard is trusted by 12,000 boards and committees around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Kenya, Bahrain, Mexico, and Canada. OnBoard is on a mission to inspire and enable teams to perform better, together, including leading brands such as Global Citizen, SAE International, W.L. Gore and Associates, and Habitat for Humanity. Prominent customers in Australia and New Zealand include Mercy Hospital Dunedin Limited, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Breaking the Silence, and Healthy Workplaces Limited.

"We are seeing incredible demand in the APAC market," said Paul Stark, Director of Passageways’ UK office. "Opening an office in Sydney further expands our international presence and positions OnBoard as the perfect choice for boards and committees looking to make smart, agile governance decisions."

"OnBoard empowers boards of directors to make better decisions more efficiently," said Panagakis. "I’m excited to join the team, and I look forward to building on our momentum and delivering even more value for our customers."

About Passageways
Passageways was founded in 2003. OnBoard is a virtual board management solution that securely connects organizations and their directors to all their meeting materials, meeting agendas, minutes, approvals, eSignatures, calendars, policies, and procedures. OnBoard is trusted by more than 12,000 boards of directors and committees around the world, including public companies, private organizations, non-profit organizations and government bodies.

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USA: Rashmi Bijai, rbijai@passageways.com, +1.574.229.6491

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Megaport Enables Customers with Secure, On-Demand Connectivity to Cloudflare

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The combined network infrastructures of Cloudflare and Megaport extend network availability to more worldwide locations.

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 5, 2020 — Megaport Limited (ASX:MP1) ("Megaport"), a global leading Network as a Service (NaaS) provider, today announced direct access to Cloudflare’s global network for its customers on Megaport’s global Software Defined Network (SDN).

As a Cloudflare Network Interconnect (CNI) launch partner, Megaport’s connectivity services enable greater flexibility for customers to rapidly on-ramp onto Cloudflare’s global network. They can establish a direct connection between their network and Cloudflare’s edge network using Megaport’s Virtual Cross Connects (VXC) for a reliable, high performing, and predictable connection. Customers also can extend the security, performance, and reliability benefits of Cloudflare to their Internet properties—whether they are deployed on-premises, in the public cloud, or in a shared data centre. This secure, direct access enables rapid scaling, consistent performance, and ease-of-use.

"At Cloudflare, we are constantly looking for ways to improve the security, performance, and reliability of our customers’ networks and teams," said John Graham-Cumming, Chief Technology Officer of Cloudflare. "By partnering with Megaport, we are providing an additional path for our customers to access our services in the location of their choice using the method they prefer. Secure, private, reliable, and efficient software-defined network connectivity between Cloudflare’s edge and our customers is another way we are helping to build a better Internet."

The combined presence of Cloudflare’s global network (which spans more than 200 cities in over 100 countries, including 17 in mainland China) and Megaport (with over 700 enabled data centres globally), makes it easier to protect networks from even more locations. The partnership of Megaport and Cloudflare means customers can directly connect to Cloudflare’s network even if they are not in the same data centre.

Phase one will provide direct access to Cloudflare’s network. This includes acceleration and security services such as Cloudflare Magic Transit, DDoS protection, and security solutions. Access will be available on three continents from 14 initial metro markets, with more locations planned for the future. Megaport and Cloudflare have a history of collaboration, with Cloudflare joining Megaport Internet Exchange (MegaIX) in 2014.

"Cloudflare and Megaport are driven to offer greater flexibility to our customers," said Matt­ Simpson, Vice President, Cloud Services, Megaport. "In addition to accessing Cloudflare’s network on Megaport’s global internet exchange service, customers can now provision on-demand, secure connections through our Software Defined Network directly to Cloudflare Network Interconnect on-ramps globally. With over 700 enabled data centres in 23 countries, Megaport extends the reach of CNI on-ramps to the locations where enterprises house their critical IT infrastructure. Because Cloudflare’s network is interconnected with our SDN, customers can point, click, and connect in real time. We’re delighted to grow our partnership with Cloudflare and bring CNI to our services ecosystem—allowing customers to build multi-service, securely-connected IT architectures in a matter of minutes."

Key Points:

  • Megaport’s Network as a Service solution enables customers to directly and securely connect and integrate between on-premises, cloud, and third-party application environments with ease and choice.
  • Customers can connect to Cloudflare’s global network from any of Megaport’s more than 700 enabled data centres in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe.
  • Establish and configure a private network interconnection to Cloudflare’s network in a matter of minutes across Megaport’s SDN. Deployments complete in minutes, not days.
  • Reduced hardware dependency means fewer capital expenses. Customers can privately connect to Cloudflare’s network using Megaport’s platform, and replace on-premises hardware with network functions delivered and billed as a service.
  • Cloudflare provides a scalable, unified control plane to deliver security, performance, and reliability for multi-cloud deployments. Enforce the same security policies across all clouds, regardless of cloud vendor. Cloudflare provides multi-cloud load balancing, distributing traffic across different clouds, and CDN caching in order to further reduce latency with the advantage to lower egress charges from public cloud vendors.

About Megaport

Megaport is a global leading Network as a Service provider. Using Software Defined Networking (SDN), the Company’s global platform enables customers to rapidly connect their network to other services across the Megaport Network. Services can be directly controlled by customers via mobile devices, their computer, or our open API. Megaport connects more than 1,700 customers in over 700 enabled data centres globally. Megaport is an Alibaba Cloud Technology Partner, AWS Technology Partner, AWS Networking Competency Partner, Google Cloud Interconnect Partner, IBM Direct Link Cloud Exchange provider, Microsoft Azure Express Route Partner, Nutanix Direct Connect Partner, Oracle Cloud Partner, Salesforce Express Connect Partner, and SAP PartnerEdge Open Ecosystem Partner.

To learn more about Megaport, please visit: www.megaport.com.

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