Technology

April 9, 2021

Northern Data sells Texas data center operations to Riot Blockchain Inc. for approximately EUR 550 million - operational EBITDA guidance for fiscal year 2021 remains unchanged

Due to strong, profitable growth of remaining six sites within Northern Data's multi-site strategy, operational EBITDA guidance for fiscal year 2021 remains unchanged
Additional eight new highly efficient locations in development worldwide
All newly developed sites are entirely based on renewable energy sources

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April 9, 2021

Skyhook to Provide Enhanced Location Services for Microsoft Products and Services

Skyhook announces that it has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Microsoft. Under the agreement, Skyhook’s Precision Location solutions will now be utilized by Microsoft to augment and improve the delivery of geolocation services to Microsoft products and services.

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April 9, 2021

Zynga Launches Modern Match-3 Mobile Game Puzzle Combat

Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, today announced the worldwide launch of Puzzle Combat, a new mobile match-3 action role-playing game (RPG) where players recruit heroes, build bases and compete in player-vs-player (PvP) battles in a zombie-themed setting. Puzzle Combat is developed by Helsinki-based Small Giant Games, a subsidiary of Zynga Inc. and the studio behind the hit game Empires & Puzzles. In Puzzle Combat, players will immerse themselves in battling enemies from the dangerous Dread Army with power-ups by creating unique match combinations. Players recruit spies, medics, demolition experts......

April 9, 2021

uAvionix ping200X is the World’s First FAA TSO Certified Drone Transponder

Today, uAvionix, the leader in communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) solutions for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), announced ping200X, its flagship Mode S ADS-B OUT Transponder for UAS, has received Technical Standard Order (TSO) certification from the FAA. ping200X is the pinnacle of years of evolution and investment in groundbreaking, low-Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) avionics developed by uAvionix – certified for use on civil and defense manned and unmanned aircraft. Weighing only 50 grams, ping200X delivers 200......

April 9, 2021

Trax Secures $640 Million Funding Round Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and BlackRock to Transform Retail Through Digital Technologies

Trax, a leading computer vision company transforming brick-and-mortar retail, has secured $640 million in a Series E financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 21 and technology-focused funds managed by existing investor BlackRock, Inc. This round of primary and secondary capital also saw participation from new investors including OMERS, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, and Sony Innovation Fund by IGV2. Trax’s cloud platform is accelerating the digital transformation of consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and grocery retailers by providing granular visibility of rapidly changing store conditions. Trax solutions......

April 8, 2021

Ekata Launches Merchant Onboarding Solution to Enable Faster, Smarter Assessments of Merchant Risk

Ekata, the leader in global digital identity data, today announced its Merchant Onboarding solution to help payment service providers (PSPs), B2B lenders and marketplaces onboard the growing number of micro-merchants and sole proprietors across the globe faster and with more confidence. The lack of commercial track record for these new small businesses makes it difficult for PSPs and lenders to quickly and confidently approve them using traditional methods of risk assessment. Ekata set out to help customers enhance their existing models with risk indicators that show fraud likelihood based on a mix of comprehensive customer data tests and best-practice......

April 8, 2021

Kyriba Successfully Completes ISO 27001 Surveillance Review Audits

Kyriba (“the Company”), a global leader of cloud finance and IT solutions, today announced that the Company recently completed its ISO 27001 surveillance review audit with no nonconformities noted. The surveillance review displays Kyriba’s commitment to maintaining the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (ISO 27001) certification and ISMS for its global customers. The ISO 27001 standard includes the requirements of an Information Security Management System (ISMS) and a control framework of 14 control domains covering 114 specific information security controls that should be considered to reduce the information security risk relevant to the......

April 8, 2021

ANNUAL REPORT 2020: MILESTONE SYSTEMS DELIVERS SUCCESSFUL RESULT IN A CHALLENGING YEAR

With a solid COVID-19 continuity plan, a strong focus on people retention and new ways of collaborating with partners, Milestone Systems achieved a net revenue of DKK 1 billion in 2020.

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April 8, 2021

Smiths Detection to supply checkpoint security screening equipment to Kuwait International Airport

Smiths Detection, a leading threat detection and security technology company, will supply a full suite of passenger baggage screening equipment for Kuwait’s new International Airport Terminal 2, which is currently under construction. The contract includes the supply and installation"...

April 8, 2021

Cofense Acquires Cloud-Native, AI-Based Email Security Provider Cyberfish

Cofense®, the leading provider of phishing detection and response (PDR) solutions, today announced the acquisition of Cyberfish, provider of next-generation phishing protection powered by Computer Vision and advanced Machine Learning (ML) technology. By integrating innovative machine learning capabilities from Cyberfish with Cofense’s detection and response technology, Cofense will bring to market a holistic, advanced automation solution for email protection, detection, and response. With the acceleration of digital transformation and migration to cloud email services from Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, organizations are rethinking......