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Table of Contents
1. Financial, M & A Updates...................................................................................................................................1
2. Solution Updates................................................................................................................................................20
3. Rewards and Recognition Updates..................................................................................................................73
4. Customer Success Updates................................................................................................................................92
5. Partnership Ecosystem Updates.....................................................................................................................114
6. Miscellaneous Updates....................................................................................................................................169
7.Event Updates...................................................................................................................................................171

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AT&T and Peppertree Capital Agree to Tower Transaction
Valued at up to $680 Million
AT&T Inc.has announced that it agreed to a sale-leaseback of its remaining domestic company-owned wireless
towers to Peppertree Capital Management, Inc. Under the terms of the sale, valued at up to $680 million,
Peppertree will purchase more than 1,000 AT&T towers, and AT&T will lease back capacity on the towers from
Peppertree. The sale is consistent with AT&T’s plans to monetize non-strategic assets as it continues to pay down
debt. Given the company’s confidence in reaching a net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA ratio in the 2.5x range by the
end of this year, shareholders should expect that share buybacks will be in the mix in the fourth quarter of 2019,
along with continued de-levering. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, including due diligence.
AT&T expects to close a substantial number of the towers by the end of the year and the remaining in subsequent
closings.
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AT&T to Monetize Majority Stake in Central European Media
Enterprises
AT&T Inc. has announced that it has agreed to the terms of a transaction in which Central European Media Enterprises Ltd.
(CME) will be acquired by an affiliate of the Czech investment firm PPF Group N.V. (PPF). CME, which has broadcast
operations in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, announced in early 2019 that it was
conducting a review of strategic options, including a potential sale of part or all of the company. Under terms of the
agreement, AT&T will receive approximately $1.1 billion in cash at close and will also be relieved of a $575 million debt
guarantee. The sale is consistent with AT&T’s plans to monetize non-strategic assets as it continues to pay down debt. Given
the company’s confidence in reaching a net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA ratio in the 2.5x range by the end of this year,
shareholders should expect that share buybacks will be in the mix in the fourth quarter of 2019, along with continued
de-levering. AT&T acquired its stake in CME with the acquisition of Time Warner, now WarnerMedia, in 2018. PPF’s
acquisition of CME is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2020, subject to the receipt of regulatory
approvals and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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Sony Pictures Entertainment Acquires AT&T Stake in
Game Show Network
Sony Pictures Entertainment and AT&T Inc. announced that SPE has acquired AT&T’s
minority stake in Game Show Network, LLC (“Game Show Network”). SPE now owns
100% of the multimedia entertainment company offering original and classic game
programming to millions of subscribers through the U.S.-based cable network. It also offers
online and mobile games to millions of users through GSN Games. Following the
transaction, the Game Show Network channel will continue to be carried on DIRECTV. The
sale is consistent with AT&T’s strategy to monetize non-strategic assets as it de-levers its
balance sheet and begins to retire shares. Prior to the transaction, SPE owned a 58% stake in
Game Show Network, and AT&T owned the remaining 42%. In connection with the
transaction, AT&T received approximately $500 million, including proceeds for its equity
stake valued at $380 million (before transaction-related adjustments) and dividends of
approximately $130 million. Game Show Network will continue to be managed by Sony
Pictures Television (“SPT”) with Mark Feldman continuing as President and CEO of the
multimedia outlet. The acquisition will bolster SPT’s already robust catalogue of game
shows and first-run series, such as Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, solidifying its position
as the leader in all facets of the U.S. TV game show business.
Executive Commentary
“We’re excited to bring Game Show Network fully into the Sony Pictures Entertainment
portfolio,” said Chairman, Sony Pictures Television. “The acquisition allows us to work
more closely with the company’s talented team to deliver the best iconic game shows,
develop and syndicate new game show IP for audiences across the nation, as well as to
advance the fast-growing GSN Games business, all of which directly aligns with our
strategy of developing targeted direct-to-consumer offerings.”
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CenturyLink Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results
• Total revenue was $5.61 billion for the third quarter 2019, compared to $5.82 billion for the third quarter 2018.
• Diluted earnings per share was $0.28 for the third quarter 2019, compared to $0.25 for third quarter 2018. Diluted
earnings per share for the third quarter 2019 was $0.31 compared to $0.30 per share for the third quarter in 2018,
excluding the aggregate effects of Integration and Transformation Costs and the Special Items of $26 million and $55
million, respectively.
• Free Cash Flow, excluding integration and transformation costs and special items, was $983 million in the third
quarter 2019, compared to $1.163 billion in the third quarter 2018.
• As of September 30, 2019, CenturyLink had cash and cash equivalents of $1.404 billion, which includes proceeds
from Level 3 financing's 4.625% Senior Notes issued in the third quarter. In October, using those proceeds, the company
paid down $400 million of debt and is scheduled to pay down an additional $600 million in December.
• Reported Net Income of $302 million for the third quarter 2019; excluding Integration and Transformation Costs and
Special Items, reported Net Income of $328 million
• Generated Adjusted EBITDA of $2.261 billion for the third quarter 2019, excluding Integration and Transformation
Costs and Special Items of $38 million
• Expanded Adjusted EBITDA margin, excluding Integration and Transformation Costs and Special Items, to 40.3% in
the third quarter 2019, from 39.3% in the third quarter 2018
• Generated Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities of $1.888 billion for the third quarter 2019
• Generated Free Cash Flow of $983 million for the third quarter 2019, excluding cash paid for Integration and
Transformation Costs and Special Items of $52 million
• Achieved approximately $360 million of annualized, run-rate Adjusted EBITDA synergy and transformation savings
as of the end of the third quarter 2019
"CenturyLink continues investing in both growth and operational efficiency," said President and CEO of
CenturyLink. "You can see the benefits of those investments with the year-over-year growth in Enterprise and
International/Global Accounts business units, along with expansion of Adjusted EBITDA margins. We remain
committed to delivering an excellent customer experience while enhancing our product capabilities and expanding
what I believe is the world's best fiber network."
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CenturyLink Announces Refinancing of $4.61 Billion Level 3
Senior Secured Credit Agreement
CenturyLink, Inc. announced that Level 3 Financing, Inc., its indirect, wholly owned subsidiary, has successfully completed the marketing of the refinancing of its outstanding $4.61
billion senior secured Tranche B 2024 Term Loan ("2024 Term Loan").The 2024 Term Loan is expected to be refinanced with a new $3.11 billion senior secured Tranche B 2027
Term Loan which will mature on March 1, 2027 ("2027 Term Loan") and with the proceeds from a recently announced and priced Level 3 Financing senior secured notes offering,
which includes $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.400% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.875% Senior Secured
Notes due 2029, subject to the execution of definitive documentation and satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions.Upon closing, the new 2027 Term Loan will bear
interest at LIBOR plus 1.75 percent, with a zero percent minimum LIBOR, and will mature on March 1, 2027. The 2027 Term Loan was priced to lenders at par, with the payment
to the lenders at closing of an upfront 25 basis point fee.Both the 2027 Term Loan and the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes are expected to be completed on November 29, 2019,
subject to the execution of definitive documentation and the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions.Based upon current circumstances and subject to various changes
in conditions, the company expects to account for the refinancing primarily as an extinguishment of debt and expects that any gain or loss from the transactions will not be material
to its financial results. The Senior Secured Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any state securities laws in the United States and may not be offered or
sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. Accordingly, the Senior Secured Notes are being offered and sold only to
persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States in
accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Senior Secured Notes will not have registration rights.
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Cisco Reports First Quarter Earnings
• Revenue -- Total revenue was $13.2 billion, up 2%, with product revenue up 1% and service revenue up 4%. Revenue by
geographic segment was: Americas up 4%, EMEA up 4%, and APJC down 8%. Product revenue was led by growth in Security,
up 22% and Applications, up 6%. Infrastructure Platforms was down 1%.
• Gross Margin -- On a GAAP basis, total gross margin, product gross margin, and service gross margin were each 64.3%, as
compared with 62.3%, 61.6%, and 64.6%, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal 2019.
• On a non-GAAP basis, total gross margin, product gross margin, and service gross margin were 65.9%, 66.1%, and 65.4%,
respectively, as compared with 64.2%, 63.6%, and 65.8%, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal 2019.
• Total gross margins by geographic segment were: 66.6% for the Americas, 66.0% for EMEA and 62.9% for APJC.
• Operating Expenses -- On a GAAP basis, operating expenses were $4.9 billion, up 13%. Non-GAAP operating expenses were
$4.3 billion, up 4%, and were 32.4% of revenue.
• Operating Income -- GAAP operating income was $3.6 billion, down 6%, with GAAP operating margin of 27.2%.
Non-GAAP operating income was $4.4 billion, up 6%, with non-GAAP operating margin at 33.6%.
• Provision for Income Taxes -- The GAAP tax provision rate was 20.6%. The non-GAAP tax provision rate was 20.0%.
• Net Income and EPS -- On a GAAP basis, net income was $2.9 billion and EPS was $0.68. On a non-GAAP basis, net income
was $3.6 billion, an increase of 5%, and EPS was $0.84, an increase of 12%.
• Cash Flow from Operating Activities -- $3.6 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2020, a decrease of 5% compared with $3.8
billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Operating cash flow for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 included the receipt of $0.4
billion in relation to the litigation settlement with Arista Networks. Operating cash flow increased 7%, normalized for this
receipt.
• Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments -- $28.0 billion at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2020, compared with $33.4
billion at the end of fiscal 2019.
• Deferred Revenue -- $18.6 billion, up 11% in total, with deferred product revenue up 24%. Deferred service revenue was up
4%.
• Remaining Performance Obligations -- $24.9 billion at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2020, up 11%.
"We performed well in Q1, growing revenue and delivering strong margins and EPS," saidCFO of Cisco. "With software
subscriptions now at 71% of our software revenue, we are making good progress in transforming our business model. We
continue to invest in our innovation pipeline to generate long-term profitable growth and deliver value for shareholders."
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Equinix Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results
• Revenues were $1.397 billion, a 1% increase over the previous quarter. Includes $8
million of negative foreign currency impact when compared to prior guidance rates
• Operating Income were $285 million, a 2% decrease from the previous quarter, and
an operating margin of 20%
• Adjusted EBITDA were $675 million, a 48% adjusted EBITDA margin. Includes
$4 million of negative foreign currency impact when compared to prior guidance
rates. Includes $2 million of integration costs
• Net Income and Net Income per Share attributable to Equinix were $121 million, a
16% decrease from the previous quarter including a $16 million increased income
tax expense attributable to FX hedge gains
• Net Income and Net Income per Share attributable to Equinix were $1.41 per share,
a 17% decrease from the previous quarter including a per share reduction of $0.19
related to increased income tax expense attributable to FX hedge gains, a significant
portion of which is expected to reverse in Q4
• AFFO and AFFO per Share were $5.52 per share including a per share reduction of
$0.19 related to increased income tax expense attributable to FX hedge gains, a
significant portion of which is expected to reverse in Q4. Includes $2 million of
integration costs
President and CEO, Equinix:"We had another great quarter, building on our
market leadership and unlocking the power of Platform Equinix by expanding
our geographic reach, enhancing our market-leading interconnection portfolio
and launching new offerings that respond to the evolving needs of our customers.
We have a clear view of our strategy and are actively building new capabilities
that will enable us to achieve our vision for the future of Platform Equinix,
allowing customers to reach everywhere, interconnect everyone and integrate
everything on their digital transformation journey."
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Extreme Networks Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2020
Financial Results
• Revenue $255.5 million, up 7% year-over-year and up 1% quarter-over-quarter
• GAAP EPS ($0.31), down ($0.23) year-over-year and down ($0.17) quarter-over-quarter
• Non-GAAP EPS $0.08, flat year-over-year and up $0.02 quarter-over-quarter
• GAAP gross margin 53.7% compared to 55.1%, in Q1 last year
• Non-GAAP gross margin 59.9% compared to 58.0%, in Q1 last year
• GAAP operating margin (12.6)% compared to (2.1)%, in Q1 last year
• Non-GAAP operating margin 6.2%, compared to 5.8%, in Q1 last year
• Net cash used in operating activities was ($0.2) million
• Free Cash Flow of ($5.4) million
• The August 9th acquisition of Aerohive contributed approximately $25 million in revenue and 64% Non-GAAP
gross margin during the quarter.
• Q1 ending cash and short-term investments balance was $161.1 million, a decrease of $8.5 million from Q4 and
an increase of $20.9 million from Q1 last year primarily driven by the acquisition of Aerohive in Q1, net of debt
proceeds.
• Q1 Accounts Receivable balance was $152.3 million, with days sales outstanding of 55, a decrease of 8 days
from Q4 and a decrease of 8 days from Q1 last year.
• Q1 ending inventory was $82.4 million, an increase of $18.8 million from Q4 and an increase of $26.8 million
from Q1 last year, largely attributed to the addition of Aerohive inventory.
• Q1 ending gross debt was $380.0 million, an increase of $199.5 million from Q4 and an increase of $192.4
million from Q1 last year. Net Debt* of $218.9 million increased by $208.0 million from $10.9 million in Q4 due
to the acquisition of Aerohive in Q1.
"We reported revenue above the midpoint of our guidance, reflecting strength in the cloud-managed
wireless LAN business we acquired from Aerohive Networks ("Aerohive"), along with a strong quarter of
double-digit revenue growth in our edge switching portfolio. Our Non-GAAP gross margin rose once again
on a year-over-year and sequential basis, towards the high-end of our guidance range, and on the verge of
our 60 percent FY20 target," stated President and CEO of Extreme Networks. Our mission following the
recent acquisition of Aerohive Networks is to be the leader in cloud-driven networking. We are excited to
deliver our best-of-breed cloud platform to give customers end-to-end enterprise networking solutions,
unparalleled choice of deployment, and continuously improving ML / AI capabilities that create a gateway
to the autonomous enterprise. As we bring industry leading access, edge, campus, and data center
networking solutions to enterprise customers, highlighted by last week's launch of the new ExtremeCloud
IQ management application, we are also backed by a growing ecosystem of strategic technology and
go-to-market partners, such as Broadcom."
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ePac Invests $100M to Accelerate Digital Flexible Packaging Market
HP Inc. and ePac, the all-HP Indigo digital flexible packaging leader, announced a
significant expansion with HP Indigo. ePac will roll out a new wave of HP Indigo
20000 digital presses in 2020 to continue disruption of the global flexible packaging
market with new opportunities for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs), as
well as larger consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs). A new incremental
order of 24 HP Indigo 20000 presses is the largest packaging deal to date for HP. This
nearly doubles production capacity for ePac, to expand within the next year from 28
presses in 12 locations to over 52 operating at 20 sites – including new locations
opened in Canada and the UK. The investment is valued at over $100 million,
including hardware, supplies and services over several years.Founded in May 2016
as a Greenfield business with one HP Indigo 20000 press, ePac has grown
exponentially. A year ago, ePac signed for 20 additional presses that are now all
deployed in the field. Since the beginning of 2019, ePac has more than doubled its
customer base, with 75 percent placing repeat orders. Today, ePac serves over 5,000
customers.
“In every market we enter, we experience a similar reception. SMBs partner with
us to help them grow into bigger brands, and as they grow, they see opportunities
to rapidly bring new products to market and run more targeted promotions. Based
on our success, we’ve decided to accelerate our business plan with an additional
investment,” said CEO, ePac Flexible Packaging. “We have figured out how to
drive the digital transformation within the flexible packaging market for short,
medium and even longer strategic runs with this game-changing technology
provided by HP Indigo.”
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Infoblox Announces Acquisition of SnapRoute to Accelerate Delivery of
Cloud-Native Network Services
Infoblox Inc., the leader in Secure Cloud-Managed Network Services, announced the
acquisition of SnapRoute, the creator of the industry’s first Cloud-Native Network Operating
System (CN-NOS). SnapRoute’s talent and technology add significant depth to Infoblox’s
suite of offerings and will help the company to radically simplify networking and deliver
groundbreaking services more quickly and efficiently. As business environments continue to
evolve as part of digitalization efforts, they become more decentralized, and operate across
multiple platforms and devices in a hybrid cloud architecture, technology and service
providers will need a new platform/architecture to deliver and manage network and security
services at scale. Infoblox’s BloxOneTM platform is built around cloud-native architectural
principles, enabling the delivery of cloud-managed secure network services at scale. With
SnapRoute’s cloud-native OS, Infoblox will now be able to accelerate the development and
delivery of additional network services on its platform. This July, Gartner released a report
predicting that the WAN edge and network security markets will converge into a new market,
built on the secure access service edge (SASE) model. The report also asserts that the ideal
platform for SASE will be built around a cloud-native architecture and will support the
delivery of edge services via a SaaS based deployment model.
“We recognize that the future is in the cloud, and to meet customer demands for
flexibility, scalability, adaptability, enhanced security and speed, it will become
increasingly important for network and security services to be cloud-native,” said Jesper
Andersen, President and CEO of Infoblox. “We are thrilled to welcome the SnapRoute
team as we work together to leverage their innovative technology and IP to rapidly
expand the services we offer on our BloxOne platform.”
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Lenovo Q2 Momentum Powered by 9th Consecutive YOY Quarterly
Revenue Growth, Strong, Positive PTI and Net Income Growth
• Group revenue grew year-on-year for the ninth consecutive quarter, reaching US$13.5
billion
• Pre-tax Income (PTI) grew 45% year-on-year to US$310 million
• Net income up 20% year-on-year to US$202 million
• Lenovo continues to be the world’s #1 player in the global PC market with record
shipments of 17.3 million units, including double-digit premium segments growth
• Software and services revenue* up 35% year-on-year to US$883 million
• Basic earnings per share for the second quarter were 1.69 US cents or 13.23 HK cents.
Lenovo’s Board of Directors declared an interim dividend of 6.3 HK cents per share.
• The strong results are led by the Intelligent Devices Group (IDG). The PC and Smart
Devices Group (PCSD), one of the two IDG business units, reported US$10.7 billion in
revenue and record PTI margin of 5.7%. Sales volume in PCs enjoyed strong growth
year-on-year of 7.1%, resulting in overall PCSD revenue growth of 4.1% year-on-year.
Pre-tax income was US$612 million, up US$97 million year-on-year.
• In PCs, volume again outgrew the market, which is continuing to recover. Lenovo holds
24.4% of the global PC market, sustaining its position as the worldwide #1 in PCs. Growth
came from high-growth and premium categories, including Workstation, Thin and Light,
Visuals and Gaming PCs – all of which had double-digit volume growth year-on-year.
“During the quarter we were pleased to see our growth momentum deliver continued
solid financial performance amidst a complex and dynamic global trading environment.
This success is a testament to our commitment to innovation, to our customers across
180 markets around the world, and to how the world continues to embrace our vision to
deliver smarter technology for all,” said Lenovo Chairman and CEO.
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Marvell Completes Acquisition of Avera Semi
Marvell announced that it has completed its acquisition of Avera
Semiconductor, the Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) business of
GLOBALFOUNDRIES. After working capital adjustments, the net deal
consideration of approximately $600 million is being funded by a short-term
bridge loan. By combining Marvell’s advanced technology platform and scale
with Avera’s custom design capabilities, Marvell is now able to offer the
complete spectrum of semiconductor solutions spanning 5G, data center,
enterprise, and automotive applications.Marvell first revolutionized the digital
storage industry by moving information at speeds never thought possible.
Today, that same breakthrough innovation remains at the heart of the
company's storage, processing, networking, security and connectivity
solutions. With leading intellectual property and deep system-level
knowledge, Marvell's semiconductor solutions continue to transform the
enterprise, cloud, automotive, industrial and consumer markets.
“With the addition of Avera, we have created an infrastructure ASIC
powerhouse with immediate scale and complete design flexibility, making
Marvell the ideal partner for leading wireline and wireless OEMs,” said
President and CEO of Marvell. “The Avera team, originally part of IBM’s
Microelectronics business, has built a 25-year heritage of delivering
leading solutions to blue-chip customers, and we are thrilled to welcome
them to Marvell.”
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Connection (CNXN) Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results
• Net sales for the Business Solutions segment increased 11.8% to $273.8 million in the third quarter of 2019, compared to
$244.9 million in the prior year quarter. We experienced strong growth in sales of mobility, desktops, and software products in
the quarter. Gross margin increased by 83 basis points to 19.0% due to higher sales volumes and the change in customer mix.
• Net sales for the Public Sector Solutions segment increased by 19.7% to $177.4 million in the third quarter of 2019, compared
to the prior year quarter. Sales to the federal government increased by 88.2%, compared to the prior year, while sales to state
and local government and educational institutions increased by 1.5%. Gross margin increased by 175 basis points to 13.9%
primarily due to increases in the level of both hardware and software sales, and changes in customer mix.
• Net sales for the Enterprise Solutions segment increased by 4.8% to $278.3 million in the third quarter of 2019, compared to
the prior year quarter. Gross margin increased by 86 basis points to 15.1% primarily due to an increase in sales of cloud-based
and security software, which are recognized on a net basis.
• Notebook/mobility sales, the Company’s largest product category, increased by 20% year over year and accounted for 30%
of net sales in the third quarter of 2019, compared to 28% of net sales in the prior year quarter. All three selling segments
experienced strong year-over-year growth in notebook/mobility sales.
• Accessories sales decreased slightly year over year and accounted for 12% of net sales in the third quarter of 2019, compared
to 13% of net sales in the third quarter of 2018. The decrease was due to the timing of large rollouts, primarily in the Enterprise
Solutions segment. The Business Solutions and Public Sector segments experienced year-over-year growth in accessories sales,
compared to the prior year quarter.
• Desktop sales increased by 33% year over year and accounted for 13% of net sales in the third quarter of 2019, compared to
10% of net sales in the prior year quarter. All three selling segments experienced strong year-over-year growth in desktop sales.
• Software sales increased by 8% year over year and accounted for 11% of net sales in the third quarter of 2019 and 2018. The
Business Solutions and Enterprise Solutions segments experienced strong year-over-year growth in software sales.
“We are pleased that our efforts to help customers solve IT resulted in a 75% increase in earnings per share,” said
President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our success is attributed to our continued focus and strategic plan to help our
customers build out solutions for software defined datacenter, hybrid cloud, and the digital workplace,” concluded Mr.
McGrath. “I would like to thank our dedicated team for their commitment and support delivering these record results. In
a rapidly changing industry, we believe our team and the strategies we have in place, well position Connection to gain
market share and increase long-term shareholder value.”
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ProntoForms Reports Q3 2019 Financial Results
• Recurring revenue in Q3 2019 increased by 26% to $3.50 million compared to $2.78 million in Q3 2018, and by 6% compared to
$3.30 million in Q2 2019.
• Total revenue for Q3 2019 increased by 21% to $3.84 million compared to $3.18 million in Q3 2018, and by 4% compared to $3.68
million in Q2 2019.
• Gross margin for Q3 2019 was 84% of total revenue compared to 81% in Q3 2018 and 84% in Q2 2019. Gross margin on recurring
revenue was 90% for Q3 2019 compared to 88% in Q3 2018 and 90% in Q2 2019.
• Operating loss for Q3 2019 was $0.46 million, down from $0.51 million in Q3 2018 and up from an operating loss of $0.42 million
in Q2 2019.
• Net loss for Q3 2019 was $0.42 million, down from a net loss of $0.644 million in Q3 2018 and down from a net loss of $0.53 million
in Q2 2019.
• As at September 30, 2019, ProntoForms' cash and net working capital balances were $5.70 million and $3.96 million respectively,
compared to $3.33 million and $2.28 million as at December 31, 2018.
Q3 2019 Operational Highlights
• Notable new customers and expansion progress from enterprise customers, including:
• A Fortune Global 500 company added more than $390,000 in ARR to bring it to over $1,000,000.
• A utility in the United States added more than $175,000 in ARR to bring it to $960,000 to expand technician inspections and
compliance reporting.
• A national leader in the electrical industry expanded its number of technicians utilizing the platform for equipment installation and
maintenance.
• A Fortune 500 snack and beverage corporation launched a new deployment for manufacturing process improvements with the
ProntoForms platform.
• A Fortune 500 personal care corporation launched a new deployment for inspections and quality control.
“We are pleased to report that our Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) base grew 30% year-to-year to reach $15.03 million by
September 30, 2019. Recurring revenue continued to grow reaching $3.5 million in Q3, representing a 6% increase over Q2 2019
and 26% over Q3 2018. Our accelerating growth continues to be driven by enterprise expansion; accounts with more than $100K
of ARR now represent 35% of our base, up from 24% a year ago,” said Chief Executive Officer and Founder of
ProntoForms.Enterprise demand for field automation is a powerful trend propelling our growth. In the opinion of leading IT
analysts, enterprises can no longer rely on traditional software development practices to equip employees with the apps they
require. ProntoForms low-code app development platform addresses this need. It works seamlessly with other leading systems
and systems of record, and empowers enterprise field operations to develop and manage new apps—quickly and at scale—from
an IT-approved platform.”
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Rackspace to Acquire Onica, a Cloud-Native Consulting and Managed
Services Company
Rackspace announced that it has agreed to acquire Onica, an Amazon Web Services
(AWS) Partner Network (APN) Premier Consulting Partner and AWS Managed
Service Provider. This acquisition brings Onica’s innovative professional services
capabilities – including strategic advisory, architecture and engineering and
application development – to the Rackspace portfolio, complementing its existing
managed cloud services capabilities. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Onica has rapidly
grown to more than 350 highly-skilled consultants across North America. The
company holds nine AWS competencies across Data and Analytics, DevOps,
Education, Healthcare, Industrial Software, IoT, Microsoft Workloads, Migration
and Storage. Onica has been a regular on Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces list and
ranked fifth on the CRN® Fast Growth 150 list. As a cloud-native services company,
Onica helps customers build new revenue streams, increase efficiency and deliver
incredible experiences by bringing the innovative capabilities of the cloud to some of
the most complex technology projects in the world.
“As a cloud pioneer, Onica has established itself as one of the largest pure-play
AWS consultancies, with an unmatched reputation for true capability leadership
with AWS and customers,” saidCEO of Rackspace. “This acquisition will
strengthen our ability to meet all of our customer needs on AWS, and together, we
will have the most complete set of professional services and managed service
capabilities in the industry. Rackspace is known for providing Fanatical
Experience™ to its customers and Onica’s customer-first mindset is a natural
culture fit. We are thrilled to welcome Stephen, Tolga and the talented Onica team
to the Racker family.”
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Rogers Makes Significant Investment in Kelowna with Enhanced Wireless
Service and Community Sponsorships
Rogers Communications announced it is making significant investments in
its wireless network to enhance connectivity in Kelowna, West Kelowna
and Westbank First Nation, providing new coverage and a more reliable and
consistent experience for Rogers and Fido customers. The $16.5M network
investment includes the construction of new towers and major upgrades to
existing cell sites, to be completed by early 2020. Network enhancements
will deliver significant improvements to coverage, reliability and data
capacity, while laying the foundation for 5G in Kelowna, West Kelowna
and Westbank First Nation, including in Central City, South Pandosy-KLO,
Leathead, Glenrosa Road and Lakeview Heights. The investment also
includes premium 600 MHz spectrum Rogers purchased in the federal
government’s spectrum auction earlier this year. The spectrum is critical to
the deployment of 5G which will enable future-ready technology for
Okanagan residents and businesses in the near future.
“Our customers want high-quality wireless services wherever they are,
from the Winter Street Market in downtown Kelowna, to skating with
their family on Shannon Lake, or launching a new tech start-up,” said
President of the B.C. Region, Rogers Communications. “These
investments not only connect customers across Kelowna, West Kelowna
and Westbank First Nation to the moments that matter most, they also
prepare our network for tomorrow.”
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Turbonomic Acquires SevOne
Turbonomic, the leader in Application Resource Management, announced the
acquisition of privately-held, Boston-based SevOne. SevOne, a visionary software
company, provides customers with the world’s most scalable data platform for real-time
performance management. The acquisition enables Turbonomic and SevOne to deliver
customers with application performance that is simple, scalable and self-managing.
SevOne’s platform enables the world’s largest and most complex networks to be agile,
reliable and more efficient. It provides operational insight with speed at scale through a
highly distributed, patented architecture. Recently recognized for its innovative
technology, SevOne has been repeatedly named a Visionary in Gartner’s Magic
Quadrant for Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics1. The company is
trusted by companies such as Verizon, BT and Comcast. More new applications will be
built within the next four years than the previous 40 years combined2. These applications
are increasingly complex, highly distributed and operator intensive to assure
performance. The largest and fastest replatforming of applications in IT’s history
demands that applications are simple, scalable and self-managing.
“The combined entities, with unique intellectual property, have an incredible
opportunity to define the future of performance. Over the last 10 years, we’ve
invested $200 million to build the world’s leading Application Resource
Management solution. Only Turbonomic enables customers to automate the
performance management of applications across virtual, cloud and cloud-native
environments,” saidChief Executive Officer at Turbonomic. “In parallel, SevOne has
built valuable performance-focused Intellectual Property – from the network up. As
part of Turbonomic, there is greater opportunity to enable customers to deliver
predictable and reliable application performance.”
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Sprint Reports Fiscal Year 2019 Second Quarter Results
• Sprint has focused on growing its relationship with customers by promoting its
feature-rich Unlimited Plus and Unlimited Premium rate plans and selling additional
devices and value-added services. This strategy delivered postpaid net additions of
273,000 driven by growth in data devices and partially offset by postpaid phone
customer losses. Postpaid wireless service revenue of $4.2 billion was relatively flat
sequentially and year-over-year, as the company works to stabilize postpaid ARPA and
average postpaid accounts.
• Total wireless service revenue of $5.0 billion was negatively impacted by lower
Lifeline revenue as a result of estimated reimbursements to federal and state
governments for subsidies claimed contrary to Sprint’s usage policy and the continued
amortization of prepaid contract balances as a result of adopting the new revenue
standard last year. Excluding these impacts, total wireless service revenue was relatively
stable sequentially and year-over-year.
• Net loss of $274 million, operating income of $237 million, and adjusted EBITDA* of
$2.6 billion were also negatively impacted by the aforementioned estimated
reimbursements to federal and state governments.
"I am proud of the resiliency of the Sprint team as they work to deliver results in a
challenging environment," said Sprint CEO. "However, I remain convinced that
merging with T-Mobile and building one of the world’s most advanced 5G networks
is the best outcome for all consumers, employees, and shareholders."
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Sumo Logic Acquires JASK to Expand Cloud-Native Security Intelligence
Solution and Address Key Challenges Within the Modern SOC
Sumo Logic, the leader in continuous intelligence, announced the acquisition of JASK
Labs, Inc. (JASK), a provider of cloud-native autonomous security operations center
(ASOC) software. The acquisition brings together Sumo Logic’s industry leading
Continuous Intelligence Platform, including its pioneering cloud SIEM and security
compliance solutions, with JASK’s ASOC offering to deliver a leading cloud-native
security intelligence solution built for today’s digital businesses that leverage modern
applications, architectures and multi-cloud infrastructures.Security analytics tools,
including legacy SIEM technology, have failed to provide the insights organizations
need to effectively manage security and compliance in hybrid and multi-cloud
environments. According to a survey conducted by Dimensional Research, 93 percent of
security professionals think traditional SIEM solutions are ineffective for the cloud, and
two thirds identified the need to consolidate and rethink traditional tools. Furthering this
pain is the tsunami of alerts security analysts are facing, incomplete visibility across the
application stack, and siloed tools and teams which are required for effectively operating
today’s modern security operations centers (SOC).
“Security in the modern world is moving from a human-scale problem to a
machine-scale problem,” said President and CEO of Sumo Logic. “Customers are
looking for a new approach to help them overcome the pain and complexity around
an increasingly perimeter-less world. The JASK team are experts in helping
customers navigate this new world. By aligning our efforts as a single team, we are
able to democratize security intelligence for all.”
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6WIND vRouter Software Now Available for Download
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6WIND, a high-performance networking software company, announced that its Turbo Router software is now available for evaluation download. Cisco, Juniper,
MikroTik and other routing hardware and software users are invited to test 6WIND’s virtual router (vRouter) as part of their white box strategies to replace networking
hardware with software and virtual machines.
Border Router and BGP routing use cases show immediate value after a simple download with the following benefits:
• Deploy vRouters in bare metal and virtual machine configurations on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) servers to replace hardware.
• Scale performance with 15 Gbps throughput per processor core for IMIX traffic.
• Support up to four full Internet routing tables.
• Experience leading convergence times, and fast route lookups.
• Simplify management through CLI and NETCONF/YANG-based APIs for automation.
• Continuously monitor network status and optimize performance through telemetry and analytics.
6WIND’s vRouters are available in bare metal and virtual machine (VM) configurations and run on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) servers. They include Turbo
Router, Turbo IPsec and Turbo CG-NAT software packages with license options according to capacity. Built with DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) for networking
performance, 6WIND’s vRouters scale up to 12 million packets per second per core of IP Forwarding and 18 Gigabits per second per core of IPsec. Management options
include a CLI and NETCONF/YANG-based APIs for integration with third-party network management solutions.

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6WIND Announces Turbo CG-NAT vRouter General Availability
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6WIND, a high-performance networking software company, announced General Availability (GA) for its Turbo CG-NAT vRouter software
appliance. 6WIND’s Turbo CG-NAT vRouter product roadmap is now planned based on feedback from beta testers over the past four months.
1). Customers evaluating white box routing strategies can now add CG-NAT to their list of features where software in virtual router (vRouter) form
factors can replace hardware.
2). Software-based CG-NAT product, ready to run in bare metal and virtual machine configurations on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) servers
3). Scalable CG-NAT software performance:
• 30 Million simultaneous connections per 25G of RAM
• 200,000 connections per second per core
• 10 Gbps per processor core
4). CLI and NETCONF/YANG-based management engine for integration with orchestrators and existing management frameworks
5). Monitoring through YANG-based KPIs that can be exported to a Time-Series Database and analytics dashboard
6). Advanced logging through syslog can be integrated with logging platforms

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Apple introduces 16-inch MacBook Pro, the world’s best pro notebook
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Apple unveiled an all-new 16-inch MacBook Pro — the world’s best pro notebook — designed for developers, photographers, filmmakers, scientists, music
producers and anyone who relies on a Mac to create their life’s best work. The all-new MacBook Pro features a brilliant 16-inch Retina Display, the latest 8-core
processors, up to 64GB of memory, next-generation graphics with up to 8GB of VRAM and a new advanced thermal design, making it the most powerful MacBook
Pro ever. Featuring a new Magic Keyboard with a redesigned scissor mechanism and 1mm travel for a more satisfying key feel, the 16-inch MacBook Pro delivers
the best typing experience ever in a Mac notebook. The 16-inch MacBook Pro also includes a six-speaker sound system, longer battery life, Touch Bar, Touch ID,
the Force Touch trackpad and the Apple T2 Security Chip.Pros love the brilliant 500 nit, P3 wide color gamut Retina display on MacBook Pro, and at 16 inches,
it’s the largest Retina notebook display ever. Featuring a resolution of 3072x1920 and a higher pixel density of 226 ppi, the 16-inch Retina display delivers nearly
6 million pixels and an even more immersive front-of-screen experience. Each display is individually calibrated in the factory for accurate gamma, white point and
primary colors.The 16-inch MacBook Pro features a new Magic Keyboard with a refined scissor mechanism that delivers 1mm of key travel and a stable key feel,
as well as an Apple-designed rubber dome that stores more potential energy for a responsive key press. Incorporating extensive research and user studies focused
on human factors and key design, the 16-inch MacBook Pro delivers a keyboard with a comfortable, satisfying and quiet typing experience. The new Magic
Keyboard also features a physical Escape key and an inverted-“T” arrangement for the arrow keys, along with Touch Bar and Touch ID, for a keyboard that delivers
the best typing experience ever on a Mac notebook.

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Autodesk BIM 360 Design Now Offers Anytime, Anywhere, Cloud Collaboration
On Projects With Both Infrastructure And Building Features
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Autodesk, Inc. announces the expansion of Autodesk BIM 360 Design, Autodesk’s fastest-growing cloud solution, to include Autodesk Civil
3D. With this announcement, Autodesk now offers one of the most comprehensive solutions enabling teams to collaborate on complex
projects with horizontal and vertical structures, nearly anytime, anywhere in a single connected cloud platform.Collaboration for Civil 3D,
now included with a BIM 360 Design subscription, allows subscribers of BIM 360 Design and Civil 3D to work collaboratively with project
partners at anytime and from anywhere, regardless of team locations and disciplines, including architects, engineers, and contractors. With the
existing Revit Cloud Worksharing capabilities and the addition of Collaboration for Civil 3D to the same platform, designing airports, rail
stations, and other complex projects with vertical and horizontal structures is simpler and more efficient.Not only can customers collaborate
using streamlined workflows on a unified platform, they can also perform their day-to-day data management activities in the same place.The
2018 launch of BIM 360 Design for Revit brought Autodesk customers a compelling new way to work on Revit building design projects by
allowing them to collaborate in real-time and co-author Revit models, and then connect design data downstream to the jobsite because all
project information is centralized on the BIM 360 project delivery platform. Customers are already experiencing extraordinary return on
investment using BIM 360 Design for Revit.

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Autodesk Ushers in New Era of Connected Construction with Autodesk
Construction Cloud
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Autodesk, Inc. unveiled Autodesk Construction Cloud™, which combines advanced technology, a unique builders network and predictive insights to connect
people and data across the entire building lifecycle, from design through operations.At the center of Autodesk Construction Cloud are best-of-breed
construction solutions Assemble, BuildingConnected, BIM 360 and PlanGrid. Autodesk Construction Cloud brings these solutions together, and with
Autodesk’s established design authoring tools, connects headquarters, office and field teams to increase collaboration and productivity.Autodesk
Construction Cloud includes more than 50 new product enhancements, as well as deeper integrations between each product to allow data to flow across all
stages of construction. It also includes powerful new artificial intelligence functionality that helps construction teams identify and mitigate design risks
before problems occur — reducing delays, rework and costs.
Autodesk Construction Cloud includes three core elements that give construction companies a competitive advantage in the industry:
• Advanced Technology: Best-in-class software solutions built for simplicity and power — uniting headquarters, office and field teams from design through
construction and operations.
• Builders Network: The industry’s largest network of owners, designers, builders and trades, enabling each to connect with the right partners and projects.
• Predictive Insights: AI-driven analysis of previously siloed project data provides builders with powerful insights to predict outcomes and reduce risk.

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BT launches Halo, the UK’s ultimate converged plan – giving customers
the best connection and service in and out of the home
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BT unveiled Halo – the UK’s best converged plan – providing customers with ultra-reliable, superfast connectivity at home and on the go and expert home service like they’ve never experienced, with
BT’s new Home Tech Experts.
Customers signing up for Halo enjoy the best of BT, with a wide range of features available including:
• In-home support from BT’s Home Tech Experts
• The fastest speeds from BT at home and on the go, with Fibre and mobile
• BT’s latest Smart Hub with Wi-Fi Controls to help families manage screen time
• BT’s Keep Connected Promise
• Dedicated UK & Ireland customer service teams
• And BT’s price promise, with no end of contract price rises
And the option to choose:
• Complete Wi-Fi - the UK’s fastest Wi-Fi speeds guarantee
• Unlimited mobile, home phone and broadband calls and data
• 5G for a fast, reliable mobile connection on the move
BT’s new dedicated team of 900 Home Tech Experts can give customers a helpful hand to set everything up – perfect for the 7.3 million Brits who spend more than 70 hours (nearly 10 working days)
annually trying to fix their home tech, allowing them to save time so they can get on with what matters the most to them.Home Tech Experts offer friendly, expert support for customers at home -
providing a stress-free set up for BT TV, broadband, home phone and mobile services, and help repairing any problems they may have. What’s more, Home Tech Experts will provide Halo customers
with a free ‘Tech Health Check’ to make sure a customer is getting the best Wi-Fi connection in every room of their home

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CenturyLink Launches CDN Edge Compute
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CenturyLink, Inc. is launching a new content delivery network (CDN) platform that allows businesses to create highly responsive and more secure personalized web application
experiences. CenturyLink CDN Edge Compute provides developers with a flexible, open module architecture to design, configure and deploy custom web application
workloads at the edge.CenturyLink CDN Edge Compute gives developers the flexibility to choose software that best suits their innovation needs, creating a completely
customized edge environment. Web application firewalls (WAFs), bot management and application performance modules run within milliseconds of the end-user, removing
bandwidth constraints between end and origin servers. CenturyLink CDN Edge Compute provides tools to empower innovation by allowing developers to move changes into
production quickly while minimizing risk.
CenturyLink CDN Edge Compute includes the following benefits:
• Improved Application Performance: Highly configurable dynamic and static content acceleration, including HTML streaming, virtual waiting room and image optimization.
• Flexible Security: Choose from industry leading and top open source security solutions for WAF, bot management and DDoS mitigation.
• Dev/Ops Native Environment: CDN configuration, testing and deployment are enabled for use within native Dev/Ops workflow, simplifying the release process and
deployment cycles.
• Custom Workloads: Supports execution of customer applications running directly on the edge platform.
• Near Real-Time Analytics: Robust data pipeline for key performance metrics and logs in a searchable interface for troubleshooting and tuning of edge modules.
• Growing Global Network: More than 60 points of presence in over 40 locations, with the ability to virtualize the footprint into edge compute locations in both public and
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Cisco Simplifies and Integrates Security to Beat Cybersecurity’s Worst
Enemy – Complexity
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Cisco announced platform enhancements and services to help CISOs simplify their environments, increase the speed of threat detection and remediation, and
protect users anywhere. Unfortunately, the complexity of managing multi-vendor environments is on the rise for CISOs. According to this year’s CISO Benchmark
Study, 79 percent of security professionals surveyed find it very challenging to orchestrate threat response in a multi-vendor environment — up from 74 percent
in 2018. The situation is becoming critical —48 percent are now using time to remediate rather than simply detect or patch as a key success metric. To reduce
complexity, Cisco Security announced the following enhanced platform capabilities and services for policy, analytics and threat response to deliver better threat
protection and continuous trust verification:
Simplify Investigation and Remediation-
• More than 6,700 customers today are reducing both the time to investigate and the response to threats across multiple security technologies with Cisco Threat
Response. As part of our platform approach, we integrate threat response across the Cisco Security portfolio. Now included is Cisco Stealthwatch, a network traffic
analysis product that detects new infections, breach propagation and data exfiltration.
• Customers can now simplify threat hunting and investigation and contain threats faster with AMP for Endpoints' new advanced endpoint detection and response
capabilities. Customers can now isolate a compromised endpoint device as they remediate a security incident or resolve an IT ticket. With an advanced search,
customers have all the data they need to achieve a quicker response and ultimately drive down the cost of a breach.

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Cisco Meraki Simplifies Security and Expands Platform, Accelerating
Partner Opportunities
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Cisco Meraki announced an expansion of its portfolio along with additional integration of Cisco networking and security innovation into its solutions. New, cloud-managed networking and security offerings
will simplify the customer journey to secure, next-generation networking technology. The new solutions also enable customers to further realize Cisco Meraki’s overarching mission to make a digital business
as simple to run as possible without sacrificing performance or security. In today’s world, employees work from anywhere around the world and are using an ever-increasing number of devices that need to be
managed, but many businesses cannot afford to run networks that were not built for these new digital demands. Those with lean IT teams should not have to choose between innovation and security, so Cisco
Meraki offers an intent-based architecture that provides the secure foundation businesses need and equips an IT organization of any size with the capabilities to grow and innovate with confidence.
The new innovations introduced today build on Cisco’s legacy of industry-leading networking and security solutions, and allow for IT to easily extend management across network domains. The new Cisco
Meraki solutions include:
• MS390: A next-generation access switch that combines the simplicity of Meraki with the power of Cisco switching innovations. Building on Cisco Meraki’s intent-based networking solution, this is the first
Meraki switch built with Cisco Catalyst hardware innovations combined with Cisco Meraki software innovations.
• Adaptive Policy: Cisco Meraki Adaptive Policy allows organizations to group users, applications and devices to easily apply the right policies. Adaptive Policy is a part of Cisco’s Zero Trust Security initiative,
and will enable advanced multi-domain policy support between Meraki and a SD-Access fabric deployment.
• Cisco Meraki Security Innovations: Cisco Meraki is introducing new security features, as well as further multi-domain integrations with Cisco’s industry-leading security portfolio. This includes the
introduction of Meraki Trusted Access, which provides device authentication without the need for an MDM solution. Other innovations include DNS traffic protection and content filtering on the Meraki MR
powered by Umbrella, and enhanced Security Appliance Firewall rules.
• Meraki Gateway (MG): A new product line for Cisco Meraki, Meraki Gateway (MG) is a wireless WAN cellular gateway that unlocks the power of cellular connectivity while offering simple provisioning
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Cloudflare releases Privacy Pass 2.0 extension
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Internet company Cloudflare launched the Privacy Pass extension for Firefox and Chrome back in 2017 to reduce or even eliminate the
number of captchas that Internet users are exposed to. Captchas may be displayed on websites as a form of verification to ensure that the
visiting user is a human being and not a bot. Cloudflare operates one of the latest networks on the Internet that many sites use for
protection against DoS attacks and for various other functions. If you connect to the Tor network or VPN networks regularly, you may
have noticed that the number of captchas that you are need to solve to access sites increases significantly over regular Internet
connections. One of the main issues is that the regular system does not take into account previously solved captchas. If you visited a site
and solved a captcha, you may still be asked to verify another one on another site.Basically, what happens is that users get tokens in
advance that may be used later on to bypass captures that would otherwise be displayed.A simple visit to a captcha page could fill up
tokens to 30 which would then be used automatically when compatible pages are encountered that require additional
verification.Cloudflare launched Privacy Pass 2.0 for Firefox and Chrome on October 28, 2019. The new version makes the extension
easier to use, integrates a new service provider (non Cloudflare), and improves the technology used by the extension.Privacy Pass has
been created in collaboration with researchers from several universities to bypass captchas without sacrificing privacy in the process.

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Dell Technologies Fortifies the Industry’s Most Secure Commercial PCs
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Dell Technologies is expanding its enterprise endpoint security portfolio to include VMware Carbon Black Cloud, a leader in cloud-native endpoint protection, to make organizations
more resilient against advanced cyberattacks. The threat landscape is complex and constantly evolving, especially as more employees are mobile and working from anywhere and
anytime. But the PC can be an important tool in the defense against these threats and attacks. Dell Technologies enterprise endpoint security helps protect the system starting at the
very foundation with Dell Trusted Devices, creating the industry’s most secure commercial PCs[1]. Now with additional capabilities from Carbon Black and Secureworks,
organizations can be confident their endpoints are more secure both below and above the OS.Dell Technologies’enterprise endpoint security solution gives organizations peace of mind
by helping to stop security threats from slowing down their businesses. The unique combination of threat prevention from VMware and detection and response from Secureworks uses
artificial intelligence and machine learning to proactively detect and block endpoint attacks, while security experts can hunt for and remediate identified threats across the endpoint,
network and cloud.
New capabilities help companies:
• Prevent Attacks: Artificial intelligence and machine learning technology is designed to help stop malware, fileless and ransomware attacks. This powerful, flexible prevention
solution can be easily implemented to help stop attacks from compromising the endpoint.
• Detect Threats: Security teams can use enhanced insights and analytics to validate and remediate identified threats to get them out of their environment. The solution is also offered
as a managed service where trained security experts monitor and manage customer environments around the clock and provide expert remediation guidance.
• Respond to Cyber Incidents: The solution identifies the presence of compromises and entrenched threat actors operating in the corporate network. And in the event of an active breach,
companies will receive complete management and assistance to help quickly contain and eliminate the threat, and to help create processes to keep the threat from reoccurring.

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Dell Technologies On Demand Offers Consumption-based and As-a-Service
Delivery Models for Industry’s Broadest Infrastructure Portfolio
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Dell Technologies is introducing Dell Technologies On Demand, a set of consumption-based and as-a-service offerings on the industry’s broadest infrastructure portfolio* that deliver IT with the agility of cloud
and the control, performance and predictability of on-premises infrastructure. As part of this new offering, the company is expanding its extensive flexible consumption portfolio to support Dell EMC
PowerEdge servers and the new Dell EMC PowerOne autonomous infrastructure system. Gartner indicates that by 2022, 15% of new deployments of on-premises computing will involve pay-per-use pricing,
up from less than 1% in 20191. With Dell Technologies On Demand, businesses can choose between several flexible consumption** options, including global support, deployment and managed services. This
helps customers reduce the management of on-premises IT to make it as easy to consume as public clouds. For example, the new PowerOne autonomous infrastructure transforms into infrastructure as a service
when paired with flexible consumption solutions and value-added services from Dell Technologies On Demand. The customer pays for what they use when they use it.Dell Technologies On Demand offers
flexible payment options for an extensive range of technologies across the full infrastructure stack, including compute, storage, networking and virtualization. Software-defined and hybrid cloud solutions are
available via Dell Technologies Cloud and VMware, along with modern data protection, PC and digital workspaces. Customers have the freedom to shift IT infrastructure spending from one-time capital
expenses to ongoing operational expenses, predictably and sensibly. Benefits include:
Integrating full-stack solutions from Dell Technologies Cloud to Dell Technologies Unified Workspace to engineered workload solutions for critical business applications and workloads.
Matching spending with usage through Pay As You Grow, Flex On Demand or Data Center Utility, three flexible consumption solutions** that scale while providing transparency on total cost of ownership
throughout the technology lifecycle.
Using advanced data collection and processor-based measurement by the hour with the new Flex On Demand for PowerEdge servers to avoid the costs associated with over-provisioning.
Providing value-added services with ProDeploy, ProSupport and Managed Services. They can be bundled effortlessly and paired with all the financial consumption models, bringing a tailored as-a-service
experience.
Expanding PCaaS to include small business, offering PC acquisition2, lifecycle management of hardware, software, services and financing for growing companies in a single, predictable price per seat per
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Dell Technologies Unveils Autonomous Infrastructure with Dell EMC
PowerOne
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Dell Technologies announces Dell EMC PowerOne autonomous infrastructure to make deploying, managing and consuming IT easier for organizations. PowerOne integrates PowerEdge
compute, PowerMax storage, PowerSwitch networking and VMware virtualization into a single system combined with a built-in intelligence engine to automate thousands of manual steps
over its lifecycle.At the heart of PowerOne’s autonomous operations is a built-in, advanced automation engine. PowerOne empowers users to focus on their business, whether that means
deploying workloads, applications, or developing new products and services. Much like lane assist, navigation and other features in autonomous vehicles, the vehicle does most operations on
its own while the passenger must let the car know the desired destination. PowerOne’s advanced automation allows administrators to state a desired business outcome – and the system
calculates the best way to do the rest.The automation engine takes advantage of a Kubernetes microservices architecture and uses Ansible workflows to assist users by automating the
component configuration and provisioning, delivering a customer-managed datacenter-as-a-service.PowerOne provides a single system-level application programming interface (API), giving
users the control to create business objective-specific pools of resources. This API can be tied into existing tools, such as service portals, to deliver programmable versus manual IT operations.
This is known as Infrastructure as Code - virtually eliminating the need to log in to individual component management systems. With PowerOne, organizations can create workload-ready
VMware clusters in only a few clicks.
Examples of PowerOne autonomous benefits include:
• Launch Assist speeds installation and configuration using built-in workflows based on VMware Validated Designs and Dell EMC best practices. PowerOne helps save time by automating
the installation and configuration of hardware and VMware clusters.
• Lifecycle Assist helps reduce infrastructure risk by simplifying daily operations and life cycle management with automated modular system updates and validation, continually checking the
correct hardware and firmware settings.
• Expansion Assist matches infrastructure with business needs by adding, removing or reassigning capacity and resources through automated provisioning and scaling features. Customers can
more easily align operations with business requirements.

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Dell Technologies Introduces New Solutions to Advance High Performance
Computing and AI Innovation
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Dell Technologies is introducing several new solutions, reference architectures and portfolio advancements all designed to simplify and
accelerate customers’high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) efforts. Continued adoption of AI to solve real-world
problems has spurred growth across the HPC industry. According to a recent report from Hyperion Research, the global HPC industry is
expected to grow by 7.1% to more than $39.2 billion by 20231 and HPC-server based AI is expected to rise by more than 29% from 2018 to
2023, reaching $2.7 billion in 2023.Dell Technologies is expanding its portfolio of Dell EMC Ready Solutions for HPC Storage with new,
turnkey solutions for ThinkParQ’sBeeGFS and ArcaStream’sPixStor file systems. Offering a combination of technology partners’ software
with Dell EMC hardware, networking and support, based on engineered and tested designs, Dell EMC Ready Solutions for HPC Storage
simplify and speed deployment and solutions management.Dell EMC Ready Solutions for HPC BeeGFS Storage, with ThinkParQ’s
software-defined parallel file system, speeds-up input/output (I/O)-intensive workloads with the ability to scale from small clusters to
enterprise-class systems on premises or in the cloud.Additionally, Dell EMC Ready Solutions for HPC PixStor Storage offers a
high‑performance parallel file system, enabling data management at scale with the ability to perform archive and analytics in place. The
solution also includes a validated, scalable design with object, tape and cloud tiering capabilities using PixStorNgenea along with PowerEdge
servers, PowerSwitch and Mellanox® networking, PowerVault storage, supported by Dell Technologies deployment and support services.

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DriveLock Delivers Zero Trust to the Endpoint
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DriveLock, a leading global provider of IT and data security solutions, protects over 3000 companies around the world from cyberthreats
with its Zero Trust Platform. The company has now announced, its new release version 2019.2 (release date fall 2019) will be aligned
with the Zero Trust security approach known as “never trust, always verify”.The choice of security platform is a decisive part of a
company’s Zero Trust strategy. With its Zero Trust platform comprised of several key pillars, DriveLock provides a holistic approach to
more effective security for a company’s digital environment.DriveLock consolidates the detection of and protection against malware, as
well as the elimination of vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. Its range of integrated functions includes anti-malware, encryption,
application integrity protection, device and application control as well as the management of native OS security tools such as Windows
BitLocker. In this way, the company delivers a broad portfolio of Zero Trust technologies for protection against threats.The new functions
include Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR). Using EDR, companies can identify anomalies and ongoing attacks at an early stage, as
these attacks may have escaped detection by other prevention tools. EDR complements preventive control mechanisms that significantly
increase companies’ resistance to attacks. EDR is an elementary part of the next generation of endpoint protection, while providing more
transparency and control than ever before over user devices.

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Ericsson IoT solution powers more efficient solar-powered transport
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Ericsson has once again teamed up with Solar Team Eindhoven to harness the power of IoT and solar energy for more sustainable
transport solutions.Stella Era is an experimental, solar car capable of traveling a distance of 1800kilometers in part through more efficient
use of solar energy. Equipped with Ericsson’s Solar Smart parking, Stella Era car drive autonomously to a parking spot with the most
sunshine in order to recharge its batteries. It can also share its energy with other electric vehicles that are parked next to it.The Solar Smart
parking solution is based on Ericsson's Connected Vehicle Cloud, a digital service platform that enables vehicle manufacturers to rapidly
develop and manage new services for connected vehicles.Stella Era is designed, constructed and driven by Solar Team Eindhoven (STE),
a multidisciplinary group of students from the Technical University Eindhoven in the Netherlands.In 2019, Solar Team Eindhoven took
home top honors at the World Solar Challenge, a 3000 km race from Darwin to Adelaide in Australia. The recent victory caps off a string
of wins during the 2013, 2015, and 2017 competitions.In preparation for the 2017 World Solar Challenge, Ericsson, along with several
partners, developed a navigation software solution that supports the driver in taking the most weather efficient route, while observing the
charge of the battery. By collecting current weather and traffic data, Solar Navigator gives suggestions for the optimal route, which helps
drivers make better decisions on things like speed and charging level, including during the World Solar Challenge race.

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Extreme Networks Brings Simplicity to Data Center Operations with New
Fabric Automation Capabilities
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Extreme Networks, Inc., a cloud-driven networking company, announced new capabilities for its Extreme Fabric Automation software, available as part of the Extreme Data Center Fabric, to augment enterprise IT teams and reduce
human error. The solution automatically manages the validation, testing, and operation of data center fabric networks while providing critically important network reliability and resiliency. Extreme also announced availability of
two new high-performance switches embedded with guest VMs – the SLX 9150 leaf switch and the SLX 9250 spine switch. Collectively, the new data center software and hardware will give IT teams streamlined network
automation, simplified integrations and operations, and greater control of when and where data center assets are deployed.
Key Benefits:
• Simplified automation and cloud-speed provisioning: Plug-and-play fabrics with on-switch automation streamlines configurations and simplifies network operations with day-zero infrastructure provisioning and day-one
tenant/services provisioning. IT teams can deploy a fabric in seconds after simply cabling devices, powering on the switches, and running the Extreme Fabric Automation application from any SLX spine or leaf switch.
• Flexible deployment options: Unique in the industry, Extreme Fabric Automation is hosted on the guest VM of the SLX 9150 leaf switch or the SLX 9250 spine switch. It can also be hosted on an external VM, providing on-premises
and private cloud deployment options.
• Ecosystem integrations: Extreme Fabric Automation integrates with orchestration software including OpenStack, VMware vCenter, and Microsoft SCVMM. Each integration is a separate microservice and leverages the
application's fabric awareness. Additional integrations will be available in future releases.
• Faster time-to-value: Elasticity built into Extreme Fabric Automation provides IT teams the ability to scale the network up and down to meet changes in demand. Fast setup of an entire fabric network gives teams back valuable
time to focus on higher level projects that will drive the business forward. Additionally, the solution reduces the cost of operating a network and, for those leveraging guest VM, eliminates the need for an external server.
• Security certifications and TAA compliance: The SLX 9150 and SLX 9250 are undergoing extensive testing and qualification to support the highest level of security certifications. Both are TAA compliant and will support FIPS
140-2, Common Criteria (CC), USGv6, and DoDIN APL starting Q1 CY20. Available for pre-order now, customers and partners can start the procurement and deployment evaluation cycle.
• Built on Broadcom: The new SLX spine and leaf switches are built on Broadcom's Trident 3 switch ASICs, bringing the same telemetry capabilities leveraged by leading hyperscale cloud providers to the enterprise. Combined
with Extreme's industry-leading flow analytics, the Broadcom-powered solutions provide customers and partners with superior network health and performance metrics.

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Fastly Expands Serverless Capabilities With the Launch of
Compute@Edge
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Fastly, Inc, provider of an edge cloud platform, announces the beta launch of Compute@Edge, a powerful new language-agnostic
compute environment. The major milestone marks an evolution of Fastly’s edge computing capabilities and the company’s
innovation in the serverless space. Fastly’s Compute@Edge is designed to empower developers to build far more advanced edge
applications with greater security, more robust logic, and new levels of performance. Developers are being empowered to create
new and improved digital experiences with their own technology choices around the cloud platforms, services, and programming
languages needed. Rather than spend time on operational overhead, their goal is to continue to reinvent the way end users live,
work, and play on the web. Fastly’s Compute@Edge gives developers the freedom to push complex logic closer to end users, and
reduces the time to innovate by allowing developers to focus on strategy that drives their companies forward.Fastly has operated
in the serverless market since its founding in 2011 through its Edge Cloud Platform, including products like Full Site Delivery,
Load Balancer, DDoS, and Web Application Firewall (WAF). To date, Fastly’s serverless computing offering has focused on
delivery-centric use cases via its VCL-powered programmable edge. With the introduction of Compute@Edge, Fastly unlocks
even more powerful and widely-applicable computing capabilities.

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Fastly Launches New TLS Solutions to Protect Global Brands and Offer
Advanced Security, Performance, and Privacy
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Fastly, Inc., provider of an edge cloud platform, announced the launch of two new TLS offerings to optimize the creation of a more trustworthy web and high-performance online connections
for global brands. The latest solutions significantly reduce the barriers to entry for TLS protection on Fastly through accessible user interfaces and APIs, as well as a fully managed option for
certificate lifecycle management. Secure connections are critical for every online interaction – from accessing personal healthcare records and transferring money, to reading the news and
booking travel plans. Last February, Google even began marking unencrypted sites as unsecure, and has been downranking unsecure sites since 2015. To give global enterprises and developers
alike assurance that information remains in the right hands, Fastly’s TLS portfolio offers secure connections for customers of all verticals and sizes, with affordable pricing and easier-than-ever
management tools.To meet requirements for the multitude of secure transactions users need and demand, Fastly customers can use easy management tools, such as an intuitive security
management interface, that simplify TLS setup. TLS configurations, including keys and certificates, can now be managed, rotated and renewed by Fastly, ensuring that websites and
applications remain secure and accessible. This addresses the headaches and business risk associated with security misconfiguration, such as unexpected browser warnings, broken sites, lost
revenue and poor user engagement. For organizations that have more complex TLS requirements, Concierge TLS includes advanced TLS capabilities and a dedicated support team of TLS
experts.Building on Fastly’s launch of Platform TLS in September 2018, the new portfolio of TLS products now includes:
• Fastly TLS, offering transparent, affordable pricing, with five free TLS enabled domains per account. It automates the entire certificate management lifecycle — from acquisition to renewals,
and from upload to expiry notification. Built on Fastly’s powerful edge platform, end users will have seamless secure connections across Fastly’s global network without sacrificing
performance and speed.
• Concierge TLS is an add-on service aimed at customers with more complex TLS requirements or those needing more advanced configurations. It is available as an add-on to the Enterprise
Support package.

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Fujitsu Develops Technology to Automatically Adjust Computing Accura-
cy to Accelerate AI Processing by 10 Fold
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Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd. has announced the development of new "Content-Aware Computing" technology that can control accuracy while increasing computing speeds.
The technology was developed in response to the increasing demand for computing power accompanying the evolution and popularization of AI technologies. Applying
this new technology to deep learning tasks promises to accelerate computing speeds by up to ten times, making it easier to utilize AI for an increasing variety of future
applications.In recent years, the spread of AI technologies in areas like image recognition and speech translation has contributed to increasing demands for processing
power, straining existing technologies to their limits. New types of GPUs and specialized processors optimized for AI applications of this nature have been developed in
response to this trend. AI tasks are calculated in variety of environments depending on the specific application, ranging from cloud environment to edge computing
contexts. Technologies that offer both stability and fast processing will prove increasingly necessary to deliver the computing power required to deal with demanding AI
tasks.Graphics processing units (GPUs) and dedicated processors have improved computing performance, but they have not caught up with the computational demands
of AI. As a means of further streamlining performance for AI tasks, there is a growing interest in technologies that lessen computational burden and increase speed. In
calculating neural network algorithms in deep learning, for instance, one method for achieving higher performance speeds is to reduce the operation precision from 32
bits to 8 bits and carrying out parallel operations 4 times. Unfortunately, the operation result also deteriorates if the operation precision is uniformly lowered. For this
reason, a trained expert must painstakingly determine which area's calculation accuracy should be reduced by trial and error. This method proves time-consuming to
adjust, requiring readjustment whenever the input data or execution environment changed.

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Fujitsu Develops Technology for Maintaining Stable, High-Accuracy AI
Operations
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Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd., announced the development of the world's first "High Durability Learning" technology that estimates the accuracy
of AI and automatically restores AI models. In a business context, AI models often struggle to maintain accuracy over the course of operations
due to frequent changes in input data caused by shifts in social conditions and market trends. The newly developed technology makes it
possible to automatically estimate the accuracy of the AI model during operations while preventing deterioration of its accuracy. This
technology enables AI models to be maintained with high accuracy over a long period, and enables stable AI operations in various
circumstances. This technology will be offered as part of Fujitsu's Human Centric AI Zinrai, a comprehensive portfolio that encompasses
Fujitsu's wide range of AI technologies and techniques.As AI models built from training data find additional uses in business, shifts in social
conditions, market trends, and the environment can lead to changes in input data from the time when the model was initially trained. This
cause deterioration of the accuracy of an AI model. When evaluating corporate credit risk in the financial sector using an AI model trained
with corporate financial data, for instance, the accuracy of credit risk estimates will gradually deteriorate. This is because tendencies of input
data into the system will change over time after the model was initially trained due to broader trends in the economy. This makes it essential
to periodically check the accuracy of AI models being used for business. If deterioration of the accuracy is confirmed, the AI model must be
retrained using the latest data to restore the accuracy of its predictions.

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Fujitsu Launches Japan's First System for Automatically Generating
Electronic Submission Data for Pharmaceuticals
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Fujitsu Limited announced that it has developed tsClinical for SDTM Automation, a solution for pharmaceutical companies that automatically converts electronic study data to the standardized Study
Data Tabulation Model (SDTM) format. SDTM Automation is available for pharmaceutical companies in Japan as of today. This solution can automatically convert the submission data to the standard
SDTM format that pharmaceutical companies must submit to regulatory agencies when applying for approval of a new drug, which is promoted by the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium
(CDISC), an organization that establishes global standards for clinical study data. By automatically converting the submission data, this solution prevents issues caused by human error or
misunderstanding of the standard in manual conversion, reducing the cost required to convert electronic study data to SDTM format and improving the quality of the data. The Pharmaceuticals and
Medical Devices Agency (PMDA)(1), a regulatory agency in Japan, will require all applications to be submitted electronically in SDTM format starting in April 2020. By offering this solution, Fujitsu
is providing world-leading support for the automatic generation of SDTM data (patent pending). This will quickly resolve issues that many pharmaceutical companies may face, such as ensuring the
quality of SDTM data, securing human resources to generate the data, and minimizing data generation costs, while also supporting PMDA in their efforts to promote the use of clinical data, contributing
to new drug development in Japan.PMDA, which evaluates and approves pharmaceuticals such as drugs submitted by pharmaceutical companies, is making the submission of SDTM data mandatory
beginning in April 2020, to promote the use of clinical trial data for new drug development. In order to meet the requirements, pharmaceutical companies and CROs (Contract Research Organization)
have an urgent need for systems and processes to generate the SDTM data. Currently, the generation of SDTM data has not been systematized, and the relevant personnel at pharmaceutical companies
manually create conversion specifications and programs for each clinical trial in order to convert data that was captured by electronic data capture (EDC) systems or other systems in a variety of
formats. The manual process means that human errors can occur, and the cost required to generate the SDTM data can reach around 10 million yen per trial. In addition, there have been cases of various
interpretations of the SDTM guidelines, indicating risks that work would have to be redone, while companies have also faced difficulty in securing personnel who understand the standard. CROs have
also been unable to secure human resources to meet numerous requests from pharmaceutical companies, raising concerns that drug submission by Japanese pharmaceutical companies may be delayed,
which would affect the society as a whole.

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Fujitsu RunMyProcess Seamlessly Connects People and Things with
DigitalSuite Business Fabric Ecosystem
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Fujitsu RunMyProcess, the high-productivity cloud platform, introduces DigitalSuite Business Fabric, a connected and collaborative ecosystem
designed to enable digital business innovation. By providing seamless access to information from Internet of Things (IoT) devices, DigitalSuite
Business Fabric makes it easier than ever for enterprises to effectively leverage new sources of data.Data from IoT-enabled devices provides
powerful new insights – both in terms of information that was previously impossible to collect on a wide-scale basis as well as deeper insights into
established processes. For example, IoT devices can capture manufacturing sensor data and send them to the cloud, then convert them into visual
representations and dashboards, providing an early warning if a machine needs maintenance, proactively avoiding a breakdown.Access to this
information is the new frontier, so businesses can effectively interrogate and act on the data they are collecting, to create new value. DigitalSuite
Business Fabric is a new ecosystem designed to streamline this crucial connection between people and things. Partners already include Citrix,
IoT.nxt and Okin Business Process Services.RunMyProcessDigitalSuite, Fujitsu’s proven low-code software as a service (SaaS) platform, is
central to enabling businesses make the connection between people and things. Easy-to-consume business processes are integrated across digital
domains, while Okin Business Process Services provides the delivery power for enterprise project implementation.Partner Citrix provides the
“people” side of the ecosystem. Citrix Workspace ensures workers enjoy unified and secure access to all applications, content across multiple data
sources, and best-in-class security on any device, all accessible from anywhere.

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Fujitsu Delivers Next-Generation Storage Performance for the Digital
World
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Fujitsu announces its newly-innovated, extended line-up of ETERNUS AF S3 all-flash arrays and ETERNUS DX S5 hybrid storage systems. Designed to support the
new paradigms of digitalization, this new generation of storage systems is performance-optimized to easily manage the immense data growth, always-on applications
and complex workloads of the digital age, while offering the greatest storage efficiency to keep costs at a minimum. With the introduction of two all-new storage solutions
- the entry-level all-flash ETERNUS AF150 S3 and the enterprise-grade, midrange hybrid storage system ETERNUS DX900 S5 - Fujitsu further expands its extensive
storage portfolio to meet the needs of any data center environment, delivering the right architecture for all data requirements and business demands. An ideal solution for
smaller businesses and branch offices, ETERNUS AF150 S3 entry level all-flash array combines cutting-edge storage features and performance at an affordable price.
Optimized for ultra-low response times this storage system can work with data volumes of up to 92 TB. The ETERNUS AF150 S3 is easy to deploy and manage and is
fully compatible with all other storage systems of the ETERNUS family. This allows customers to seamlessly grow their storage infrastructures and operate several
storage solutions across their network through one unified management interface. The second newcomer, ETERNUS DX900 S5, fills a gap at the top end of the market
as an enterprise-grade, midrange hybrid storage system that delivers high performance at an attractive price. Scalable up to four controllers, it provides enough scalability
for most use cases, storing up to 70 Petabytes and easily achieves million-level IOPS as confirmed in the latest results published by the Storage Performance Council
(SPC 1 ). Hardware-accelerated compression means it delivers unmatched efficiency, while easy storage replication, mirroring and transparent failover gives customers
full peace of mind when it comes to reliable business data continuity.

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Fujitsu Launches New PRIMEHPC Supercomputers Using
Fugaku Technology
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Fujitsu Limited announced that it will begin global sales(1) of the PRIMEHPC FX1000 and PRIMEHPC FX700 models from the "Fujitsu Supercomputer PRIMEHPC" series, which utilize the
technology of supercomputer Fugaku jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu. Shipment is scheduled for March 2020 Both products are equipped with the world's first CPU A64FX adopting Scalable
Vector Extension (SVE) which is an extension of the Arm®v8-A architecture for supercomputers. Moreover, the A64FX developed by inheriting the high-performance, low-power CPU design that
Fujitsu has developed so far, provides high performance per watt. The CPU not only achieves a high memory bandwidth by using HBM2(2), a high-performance die-stacked memory, but also can
handle half-precision arithmetic and multiply-add, which are important in such technologies as deep learning. In this way, the new supercomputers are expected to expand its use in the field of AI. By
developing and offering the new products, Fujitsu will contribute to solving social issues, accelerating leading-edge research and strengthen corporate competitiveness.With support for the same Tofu
interconnect D as Fugaku for maximum scalability in large configurations, and ultra-dense implementation of up to 384 nodes per rack, FX1000 can efficiently build large systems that deliver
theoretical computing performance in excess of 1.3 exaflops. This model uses a water-cooling system, aiming for high performance and reduced total energy consumption including in cooling. FX700
is based on the standard technologies for supercomputer systems, supporting InfiniBand as an interconnect and using open source software (OSS) for HPC middleware. By adopting an air-cooling
system and a chassis that can be mounted in a standard server rack, this model is designed to be easily deployed for customers.Fujitsu participates in open communities such as Arm Developer, Linaro
and OpenHPC, devoting to develop the Arm HPC ecosystem by bringing the company's high-performance computing (HPC) technologies and knowledge to the community. In addition, Fujitsu plans
to work with application vendors to be available commercial application software for PRIMEHPC, including the crash analysis application LS-DYNA(3), which is widely used worldwide. By
developing and offering high-performance supercomputers, Fujitsu will continue to contribute to the resolution of social issues, the promotion of leading-edge research, and the enhancement of
corporate competitiveness. In particular, the company will develop new drugs, realize a safe and secure society through disaster prevention and reduction, while establishing no prototyping(4) in the
development of new materials and manufacturing.

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