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Funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners follows 900% revenue growth and 200% logo growth year-over-year as enterprises adopt runtime-powered cloud security Upwind, the runtime-first cloud security leader, today announced that it has raised $250 million in Series B funding, bringing its total fundin...

EaseUS announced the official release of EaseUS Disk Copy 7.0.0 on Jan. 7, 2026, representing a fundamental shift in how disk cloning and backup workflows are handled on Windows. The update introduces disk imaging–based backup and restore capabilities, allowing users to create disk image and restore...

First-mover MSP designation expands public-sector data protection capabilities and enhances KELYN’s datastor.io managed backup and recovery solutions KELYN Technologies today announced that it has been selected as the first Managed Service Provider (MSP) for Commvault GovCloud, simplifying the path ...

Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced that Adrian Johnson, formerly the senior vice president and general manager of the Americas and Asia Pacific, has been appointed as the company’s new chief revenue o...

FADEL®, a global leader in AI-driven brand compliance and licensing software, today announced FADEL AIVA™, its AI technology designed to transform how organizations manage end-to-end licensing and marketing compliance operations. AIVA unifies FADEL’s generative, analytical, and predictive AI capabil...

Technology partnership enables mutual customers to reduce cloud risk by validating and optimizing cloud security. Cymulate, a leader in threat exposure management, today announces its partnership with cloud security leader Wiz by joining the Wiz Integration Network (WIN). Through this partnership, C...

Research shows enterprises increasing investment while scaling cautiously until reliability can be proven in production Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), the leading AI-powered observability platform, today released The Pulse of Agentic AI 2026, an inaugural global study focused on how observability and reliabi...

Egypt is once again at the center of Africa’s AI momentum as international technology experts, influential policymakers and startups prepare to convene at Ai Everything MEA Egypt 2026, the world’s first all-AI expo and summit of the year. Announced just four months ago, the event has already mobilis...

Rocket ContentEdge launches to unlock the value of unstructured data with safety-first GenAI, automation, and analytics to deliver borderless information across hybrid environments. Rocket Software, a global technology leader in IT modernization, today announced Rocket® ContentEdge™, a solution that...

ExaGrid’s new solution offers the fastest, most scalable, and most secure backups in the industry ExaGrid®, the industry’s only Tiered Backup Storage solution with AI-Powered Retention Time-Lock (RTL) that includes a non-network-facing tier (tiered air gap), Auto Detect & Guard, delayed deletes and ...

Catchpoint’s annual report shows why speed, user experience, and business impact now define reliability in the AI era LogicMonitor, the AI-first hybrid observability platform redefining how enterprises see and run their digital operations, today released The SRE Report 2026 through Catchpoint, its I...

Milestone underscores data security, privacy, and enterprise-grade governance commitment Percipience, an insurtech data and analytics software provider, is pleased to announce the company has successfully achieved System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type I compliance, demonstrating that its int...

CareCloud, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCLD, CCLDO) (“CareCloud” or the “Company”), a leader in healthcare technology and AI-powered solutions, today announced that Black Book Research has recognized the Company’s Wellsoft Emergency Department Information System (“EDIS”) in its 2026 Emergency Medicine specialty r...

Gartner has named RXNT a 2026 best-in-class software provider, recognizing the company as a Shortlist and FrontRunner category leader in five areas. RXNT, a Maryland-based ambulatory healthcare technology company, today announced its recognition as a 2026 Gartner Digital Markets Leader. Five Shortli...

Former SentinelOne, Palo Alto Networks executive’s appointment reinforces commitment to partner-led growth, enterprise adoption Stellar Cyber, the leader in open and AI-native security operations, today announced the appointment of Eric van Sommeren as Vice President of EMEA, signalling a renewed fo...

Total Economic Impact study quantifies the ROI organizations achieve by modernizing endpoint security with CrowdStrike CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced the findings of a commissioned Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study, conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of CrowdStrike. The study f...

CORA and STIM prime contracts advance intelligence-driven protection of critical health systems Electrosoft Services, Inc., a highly respected cybersecurity and digital transformation firm, today announced that it has been awarded two new cybersecurity services contracts by the U.S. Department of He...

Northern.tech (China) Co., Ltd., formalizes global presence and support, underscoring the importance of strategic end-to-end device management and secure over-the-air (OTA) updates across global markets. Northern.tech, the leader in device lifecycle management, today announced the establishment of i...

New report finds mid-market CEOs see AI’s value, while expertise and integration gaps slow execution Virtuous AI, in partnership with Chief Executive Group, released new findings from its whitepaper, “The State of AI Adoption in the Mid-Market: How CEOs Are Approaching and Using AI,” providing a dat...

Former Samsung Leader to Spearhead Company’s Asia-Pacific Expansion as Global Demand for Autonomous Offensive Security Accelerates XBOW, the leading autonomous offensive security company, today announced the appointment of WonLae Lee as General Manager, South Korea. Beginning with South Korea, Mr. L...

New research from Precisely and the Center for Applied AI and Business Analytics at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business reveals gaps in operational maturity, data trust, and skills as organizations look to scale AI enterprise-wide  Precisely, the global leader in data integrity, today rele...

TierPoint, a leading provider of secure, connected IT platform solutions that power digital transformation initiatives, today announced the release of its annual IT leader survey results. The new research – The 2030 IT Blueprint: How Mid-Market Enterprises are Reimagining Modernization – is based on...

Generix, a global business software company offering an expansive portfolio of SaaS solutions for supply chain, finance, commerce, and B2B integration, announces that Ageneau Group, a French transportation, logistics, and training company, has chosen Generix WMS and TradeXpress to modernize operatio...

Zilliz, the company behind the leading open-source vector database Milvus, recently announced the General Availability (GA) of Milvus 2.6.x on Zilliz Cloud. This major update not only brings the architectural breakthroughs of the latest Milvus release to a fully managed environment but also introduc...