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Fortanix Surpasses Multiple Milestones, Reports Strong Growth for Fiscal Year 2024
Customers Use Fortanix Platform to Perform 10.3 Billion Data Protection Operations in FY2024, a 6x Increase Over Previous Year
SANTA CLARA, Calif., February 21, 2024
Fortanix® Inc., a leader in data-first cybersecurity and pioneer of Confidential Computing, today announced another outstanding year for sales, strategic partnerships, product introductions and workforce expansion. During the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2024, Fortanix registered strong performance in critical areas, including the largest deal in company history, record new customer acquisitions—including the company’s first customers in the Japan and MENA regions--and workforce expansion worldwide. Fortanix also added new strategic partnerships, including an agreement with the Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE) to bring Fortanix’s industry-leading data security platform to the Saudi Arabia and Middle East market.
Read full press release: https://www.fortanix.com/company/pr/2024/02/fortanix-surpasses-multiple-milestones-reports-on-strong-growth-for-fiscal-year-2024
WWT, Federated Wireless Collaborate with Intel to Open Innovative Private Wireless and Neutral Host Lab in Advanced Technology Center
St. Louis, MO, and Arlington, VA – February 15, 2024 – World Wide Technology (WWT) and Federated Wireless, in collaboration with Intel, today announced they will open a state-of-the-art Private Wireless and Neutral Host Network Lab (the Lab) within the WWT Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Lab enables customers and partners to build and test private wireless and neutral host use cases leveraging a joint private wireless solution built on the Federated Wireless cloud platform and running on Intel-based platforms. A range of services and solutions are offered in the lab, such as the Federated Wireless Neutral Host 2.0™, and a suite of enterprise use-case solutions that WWT can integrate for its customers.
Read full press release: https://www.federatedwireless.com/news/wwt-federated-wireless-collaborate-with-intel-to-open-innovative-private-wireless-and-neutral-host-lab-in-advanced-technology-center/
Fortanix Joins the NIST AI Safety Institute Consortium to Advance Development of Safe and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
Confidential Computing Pioneer to Contribute its Knowledge of Real-World Applications to Support the Evaluation of Methods and Techniques Used to Secure New AI Technologies
SANTA CLARA, Calif., February 8, 2024
Fortanix® Inc., a leader in data-first cybersecurity and pioneer of Confidential Computing, today announced that it joined more than 200 of the nation’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) stakeholders to participate in a Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of safe and trustworthy AI. Established by the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) will bring together AI creators and users, academics, government and industry researchers, and civil society organizations to meet this mission.
Read full press release: https://www.fortanix.com/company/pr/2024/02/fortanix-joins-the-nist-ai-safety-institute-consortium-to-advance-development-of-safe-and-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence
Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) SaaS Now Available in AWS Marketplace
Data-first Security Platform Helps Protect Sensitive Data on AWS and maintain compliance with data privacy regulations
SANTA CLARA, Calif., January 18, 2024
Fortanix® Inc., a leader in data-first security and pioneer of Confidential Computing, today announced that its flagship solution, Data Security Manager (DSM), is now available in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that make it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Read full press release: https://www.fortanix.com/company/pr/2024/01/data-security-manager-saas-now-available-on-aws-marketplace
Fortanix Expands Leadership Team to Further Accelerate Growth in Data Exposure Management
Additions of CMO Linda Chen and Other Leadership Appointments to Help Shape the Data Security Leader’s Future Vision and Direction
SANTA CLARA, Calif., January 18, 2024
Fortanix® Inc., a leader in data-first cybersecurity and pioneer of Confidential Computing, today announced the expansion of its executive leadership team to support the company’s continued growth in protecting sensitive and regulated data for upper mid-market and enterprise companies. New appointments include Linda Chen, Chief Marketing Officer; Anuj Jaiswal, Vice President of Products; Iulia Stefoi-Silver, Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Partnerships; and Andy Buckland, Vice President and General Manager, EMEA.
Read full press release: https://www.fortanix.com/company/pr/2024/01/fortanix-expands-leadership-team-to-drive-growth-in-data-exposure-management
Membrion named Top Innovator at World Economic Forum
Award-winning solution enables industrial facilities to expand capacity and makes recycling wastewater irresistible
Seattle, January 17, 2024 – Today, Membrion was named Top Innovator of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Zero Water Waste Challenge. The announcement was made during the cohort announcement at the “Innovation for Freshwater Conservation” session at WEF’s annual meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.
Read full article: https://membrion.com/membrion-named-top-innovator-at-world-economic-forum/
Membrion names Thomas Mitchell as COO Electro-desalination manufacturer adds scale-up ace to lead operations
Membrion names Thomas Mitchell as COO
Electro-desalination manufacturer adds scale-up ace to lead operations
Seattle, January 9, 2024 – Growing electro-desalination solution manufacturer, Membrion announced today that Thomas Mitchell, Ph.D. was appointed chief operating officer, effective December 28, 2023. Dr. Mitchell is a veteran leader of successful startups, is known for scaling new products, and has a strong water circularity acumen.
As COO, Mitchell will take primary responsibility for accelerating performance and scaling manufacturing as Membrion expands following its recently completed Series B funding round. He will also oversee customer delivery and quality.
Read full press release: https://membrion.com/membrion-names-thomas-mitchell-as-coo-electro-desalination-manufacturer-adds-scale-up-ace-to-lead-operations/
Lack of Encryption the Primary Reason for Sensitive Data Loss
New ESG Study Finds That Organizations Struggle in Their Ability to Assess and Remediate Data Encryption Risks and Policy Violations
SANTA CLARA, Calif., December 8, 2023
Fortanix® Inc., a leader in data security and pioneer of Confidential Computing, today revealed the results of a new study conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) titled “Operationalizing Encryption and Key Management.” Among the findings: lack of encryption is the primary contributor to sensitive data loss, even though confidence in cryptographic capabilities is strong. At the same time, encryption is pervasive and on the rise for data at rest, in motion, and in use.
Read full article: https://www.fortanix.com/company/pr/2023/12/lack-of-encryption-the-primary-reason-for-sensitive-data-loss
Federated Wireless and City of Tukwila Launch Innovative CBRS Private LTE Network for Student Learning
Funded by the Washington State Department of Commerce,1,200 students without home internet now have remote connectivity to learning tools
Tukwila, WA and Arlington, VA — November 28, 2023 — Federated Wireless, a leading provider of shared spectrum connectivity, today announced the launch of an innovative CBRS private LTE network in partnership with the City of Tukwila, Washington, that will enable students without home internet across the Tukwila school district to access web-based learning from home using pre-provisioned Chromebooks.
Read full article: https://www.federatedwireless.com/news/federated-wireless-and-city-of-tukwila-launch-innovative-cbrs-private-lte-network-for-student-learning/
Announcing Fortanix Key Insight – An Industry-First Solution to Discover and Remediate Data Security Risks in Hybrid Multicloud Environments
Key Insight introduces data-driven insights to assess the risk posture of encryption keys and cloud data services, fortifying data security and compliance with policies and regulations
SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 27, 2023
Fortanix® Inc., a leader in data security and pioneer of Confidential Computing, today announced Key Insight, a new industry-first capability in the Fortanix Data Security Manager™(DSM) platform designed to help enterprises discover, assess, and remediate risk and compliance gaps across hybrid multicloud environments. At AWS re:Invent 2023, Fortanix will showcase the capabilities of Key Insight at booth #118.
Read full article: https://www.fortanix.com/company/pr/2023/11/announcing-fortanix-key-insight-an-industry-first-solution-to-discover-and-remediate-data-security-risks
Visionary cleantech leader to lead Membrion Board of Directors
Seattle, November 2, 2023 – Electro-ceramic desalination technology innovator, Membrion announced the new chair of their Board of Directors, Wayne Byrne.
“Wayne is an accomplished CEO with a passion for cleantech and water technology, and we are pleased to welcome him as the chair of our Board of Directors,” said Greg Newbloom, founder and chief executive officer of Membrion. “While Wayne has a valuable, broad-based acumen for how to grow businesses on a global scale, the unique ability he brings to benefit Membrion is his decades-long focus on waste-to-resource and water technology.”
Read full press release: https://membrion.com/visionary-cleantech-leader-to-lead-membrion-board-of-directors/
Fortanix Introduces New Data Sovereignty Solutions To Help Organizations Meet Evolving Global Data Security and Privacy Requirements
Fortanix Data Security Manager™ Now Offers External Key Management For All Google Workspace Apps That Use Client-Side Encryption
EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands and SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 10, 2023
Fortanix® Inc., the data security company and pioneer of Confidential Computing, today announced new capabilities for Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) to help public and private organizations address growing data sovereignty requirements globally. Available now, the existing and new features deliver several key capabilities, including support for sovereign cloud, storing keys in sovereign boundaries, anonymization of private data, centralized control to manage access and enforce consistent policies across hybrid and multicloud environments, and more, all delivered via an intuitive user experience.
Read full article: https://www.fortanix.com/company/pr/2023/10/fortanix-introduces-new-data-security-manager-capabilities
Federated Wireless and University of Colorado Boulder Awarded $5 Million to Advance Secure 5G Communications for Department of Defense
ARLINGTON, VA, September 28, 2023 – Federated Wireless, a leading innovator in 5G and CBRS private wireless networks, today announced it will provide critical technologies and commercial support to the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator grant to develop new technologies enabling secure military and government communications over 5G networks globally.
This is Phase 2 of an initial NSF award to CU Boulder and Federated Wireless in September 2022.
With FCC Advancement Toward AFC Certification, Federated Wireless Commercial-Grade Solution Ready for Market
Arlington, VA – August 24, 2023 – Federated Wireless, a leader in shared spectrum and private wireless solutions, today applauded the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) public notice initiating the certification process for Automatic Frequency Coordination (AFC) systems in the 6 GHz band, including Federated Wireless’ existing commercial-grade solution.
Read Full Article: https://www.federatedwireless.com/news/with-fcc-advancement-toward-afc-certification-federated-wireless-commercial-grade-solution-ready-for-market/
Federated Wireless to Deliver Private 4G and 5G Networks via New VMware Private Mobile Network Service
Arlington, VA – August 22, 2023 – Federated Wireless, a shared spectrum and private wireless leader, today announced its selection by VMware to deliver private 4G and 5G networks-as-a-service for enterprises in the form of the new VMware Private Mobile Network Service.
Read full article: https://www.federatedwireless.com/news/federated-wireless-to-deliver-private-4g-and-5g-networks-via-new-vmware-private-mobile-network-service/
Membrion Series B round closes at $12.5M Samsung Ventures and Lam Capital invest in Membrion sustainable solutions for industrial and semiconductor wastewater
Membrion Series B round closes at $12.5M
Samsung Ventures and Lam Capital invest in Membrion sustainable solutions for industrial and semiconductor wastewater
Seattle, August 8, 2023 – Electro-ceramic desalination membrane manufacturer, Membrion today announced the completion of their Series B funding round, raising a round total of 12.5 million dollars. The second close of 5.5 million dollars is anchored by Samsung Venture Investment Corporation and Lam Capital. They are joined by Indico Capital Partners, Harvard Business School New York Alumni Angel Group, New York Angels, and GiantLeap Capital.
Federated Wireless Partners with World Wide Technology to Deliver Turnkey Private Wireless LTE and 5G Solutions
Packaged services will expand access to cost-effective, scalable, enterprise-level private wireless solutions
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Federated Wireless, Inc., a shared spectrum and private wireless leader, announced today a new partnership with World Wide Technology (WWT) to deliver turnkey private wireless LTE and 5G solutions to enterprises and carriers. The partnership brings accessibility, flexibility and simplicity to private wireless LTE and 5G consumption models.
Fortanix and Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE) Partner to Deliver Revolutionary Multicloud SaaS Data Security Offering to the Saudi Arabian Market
Fortanix’s confidential computing powered technology would be available as a jointly branded managed SaaS offering, with a new data sovereignty region dedicated to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Industry's First Data Masking and Tokenization SaaS Solution Gains Momentum with Adoption Across Fortune 500 and Global 2000 Customers
Expands Ecosystem With Support From World-Class Brands Including SAP and Imperva to Deliver Compelling Value to Joint Customers
Read Full Article: https://www.fortanix.com/company/pr/2023/07/industry-first-saas-based-data-masking-and-tokenization-solution
This Is How Confidential Computing Will Drive Generative AI Adoption
Generative AI adoption is on the rise. Yet, many organizations are wary of using the technology to generate insights due to concerns over data privacy.
Read More: https://www.techopedia.com/confidential-computing-generative-ai