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Fortinet reports total revenue of $615.5 million

Fri, 7th Aug 2020
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Strong demand for secure SD-WAN and work-from-home capabilities helped power 18% second quarter revenue growth.
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Cognizant snaps up Microsoft specialists New Signature

Thu, 30th Jul 2020
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Cognizant acquires cloud-native company New Signature to expand its Microsoft cloud solutions. The acquisition is expected to close in Q3 2020.
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Interview: Acronis co-founder on going all-in for DLP

Tue, 28th Jul 2020
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Acronis co-founder Stas Protassov discusses the crucial role of data loss prevention (DLP) amidst soaring cyber-attack costs, driven by internal threats.
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How Workday's HR tools helped McMillan Shakespeare weather the COVID-19 storm

Tue, 28th Jul 2020
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McMillan Shakespeare Limited (MMS) successfully navigated the challenges of COVID-19 with the help of Workday's human capital management system.
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Fortinet acquires OPAQ Networks to bolster SASE offering

Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
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Customers of the companies can now leverage firewall and SD-WAN capabilities, web security, browser isolation, multi-cloud workload protection, and more.
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Fortinet scoops commercial marketplace award at Microsoft partner awards

Mon, 20th Jul 2020
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Fortinet has won Microsoft's 2020 Commercial Marketplace Partner of the Year award, highlighting its commitment to securing Azure workloads.
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How technology is driving a better way to work

Fri, 17th Jul 2020
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Technology has long been feared as a job-stealer, but new tech like AI and automation can actually improve work conditions for employees.
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Trulioo brings document verification with face ID to SMBs

Wed, 15th Jul 2020
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New document verification and facial recognition features to help small-medium sized businesses protect against fraud and financial crime.
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OVHcloud recognised as leader, poised to launch hosted private cloud solution

Mon, 29th Jun 2020
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European cloud provider OVHcloud has been recognized as a leader in the European Hosted Private Cloud market by Forrester Research.
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Trend Micro ranks number one in Global Hybrid Cloud Security - IDC

Thu, 25th Jun 2020
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Trend Micro takes the top spot in the 2019 market share for Hybrid Cloud Workload Security, with a 29.5% share, according to IDC.
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Evoque Data Centers appoints new CEO

Tue, 16th Jun 2020
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Evoque Data Centers appoints Andy Stewart as new CEO, aiming for 'aggressive' global expansion in colocation and IT services. Stewart replaces Tim Caulfield.
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Cisco, ESET, Fortinet crowned by Canalys, while Symantec, IBM & McAfee underperform

Wed, 10th Jun 2020
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Several big names have been revealed as underperforming compared with the market average with low partner sentiment.
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Video: Every PC decision is a security decision

Tue, 9th Jun 2020
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HP personal systems product evangelist Carlin Diprose walks us through how HP can provide vital security in a work from home world.
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NetApp moves to acquire Spot, eyeing application driven infrastructure

Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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NetApp acquires Spot to slash cloud costs and spur public cloud adoption, aiming to transform app-driven infrastructures.
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New phishing campaign disguises malware as CV attachments

Thu, 4th Jun 2020
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It comes as resume or CV-themed scams have doubled in the past two months, with one out of every 450 malicious files reported involving CVs.
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Thycotic acquires Onion ID, launches new access management products

Thu, 4th Jun 2020
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Thycotic has acquired Onion ID and launched new products aimed at enhancing privileged access management for cloud apps and remote workers.
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WatchGuard completes acquisition of Panda Security

Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
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Executives say the immediate goal of the now-combined companies is to provide stakeholders access to a newly expanded portfolio of security solutions.
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HCL takes over Broadcom's Symantec security consulting

Tue, 2nd Jun 2020
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As part of the partnership, the majority of Broadcom's Symantec enterprise consulting team will transition to HCL.
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Zscaler buys Edgewise, with its sight set on zero-trust

Fri, 29th May 2020
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The acquisition indicates Zscaler's path towards improving the security of east-west communication, as well as its quest to achieve a zero-trust environment.
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Cisco buys ThousandEyes, strengthening network portfolio

Fri, 29th May 2020
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Cisco acquires ThousandEyes, enhancing its cloud-based network and application performance portfolio with advanced internet and cloud intelligence capabilities.