CYBERSECURITY
Trend Micro Incorporated | May 30, 2022
With the development of a dedicated U.S. Federal business unit, Trend Micro Incorporated, a worldwide cybersecurity pioneer, confirms its position as the security partner of choice. The company is committed to expanding its mission to U.S. federal agencies and citizens by securing data as it moves to the cloud, particularly for major investment and specialist recruitment. he business unit in Washington, DC, focuses on protecting digital transformation, zero-trust implementation, and cloud migrations that meet the needs of federal agencies.
Customers benefit from a carefully chosen roster of government cybersecurity professionals, which includes hundreds of government institutions around the world, including current U.S. Federal agencies. Former government cyber executives, specialized support teams, and cyber threat researchers are among them.
David Chow, Chief Technology Strategy Officer and former federal government CIO and CISO with decades of experience as a government practitioner and leader.
Ed Cabrera, Chief Cybersecurity Officer and former CISO of the U.S. Secret Service, who has managed cybersecurity strategy and alignments with federal departments.
Chris Radosh, Vice President and General Manager of the Business Unit, is a proud veteran with over 25 years of experience operating technology enterprises and forming cybersecurity collaborations with federal agencies.
Cybercriminals are constantly targeting the heart of U.S. national security. According to a recent study, governments worldwide have been targeted by ransomware more than any other industry. Trend Micro is confident in its goal to secure the connected world, and it is particularly committed to safeguarding the country's core. Trend Micro has the most customers and threat data from all over the world, and governments all over the world have relied on the company for decades.
Trend Micro has a demonstrated commitment to providing customizable information security for the federal government. Federal agencies and organizations need flexible, scalable security solutions that fit into their overall goals to manage risk. Our long-standing relationship with Trend Micro includes a fundamental security software used in Coalfire's Accelerated Cloud Engineering (ACE) offering. We are most grateful for this extraordinary partnership."
Coalfire's Business Development Director, Chris Krueger
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GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Octo | August 03, 2022
Octo announced today they are working to deliver their data mesh solutions to federal customers with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Through this effort, Octo will support multiple federal customers seeking to transform into data-driven enterprises and enhance mission value realized from their data analytics investments. This effort will be supported by AWS to develop tailored solutions and service offerings and enhance existing solutions such as Octo's Data Mesh offering.
"Octo's innovative data mesh solution leverages AWS analytics services like Amazon Redshift, Amazon QuickSight, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon EMR, and AWS Glue in a robust, self-service data platform to enable federal government organizations to adopt a new paradigm for meeting the increasing demands for critical analytics data at scale. Together, we are delivering outcomes that increase data value and mission agility by helping agencies embrace product thinking and manage data as a product."
-Cindy Walker, Vice President, Data Center of Excellence, Octo.
Octo and AWS will also work to develop solutions covering the entire data life cycle including effective ingestion, discoverability, and analytics. Mehul Sanghani, CEO of Octo said, "We are pleased to further work with AWS whom we've had a relationship with for several years. Working together to determine the future of Octo's Data Mesh solution is a recipe for success, not just for Octo and AWS, but for federal customers who depend on us to bring next-gen solutions to their most complex challenges."
Octo is using oLabs™ its cutting-edge facility in Reston, Virginia, to address customers' most pressing issues with innovative emerging technology solutions in real time. To learn more about why federal organization need data mesh now, register for the upcoming BrightTalk webinar scheduled for August 18, 2022.
About Octo:
Octo is a technology firm dedicated to solving the Federal Government's most complex challenges, enabling agencies to jump the technology curve. We don't just modernize. We create lasting change through best practices that help agencies implement and integrate at-scale next-generation technology and innovation. With a mission and service first mentality, we provide Agile, DevSecOps, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Cloud, Open Source, and Data Science solutions, collaborating to solve customers' pressing problems. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Octo delivers proven technology vital to the intelligence community and health care, defense, national security, and civilian agencies that directly impact our nation.
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE
FedDev Ontario | August 10, 2022
Canvass Analytics Inc. ("Canvass AI"), a leader in industrial AI software, today announced the completion of its previously reported Series A financing with an extension of US $7.73 million, led by Yamaha Motors Ventures and a CDN $5.7 million (US $4.43 million) repayable loan from the Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). The Series A extension will fuel the company's mission to empower industrial workforces to drive impact across their operations with the power of Industrial AI.
"The completion of our Series A endorses our go-to-market strategy and the acceptance of our solution in market. Today, leading industrials and manufacturers are using our patented Canvass AI platform to solve challenges that have plagued their operations for decades. This, in turn, is providing a positive impact to their productivity, profitability, and sustainability goals, This additional financing places us in a solid position to achieve our growth plans and accelerate AI adoption in large and mid-cap industrial companies."
-Humera Malik, CEO of Canvass AI.
As previously announced, the FedDev loan will enable the company to expand its diverse and inclusive workforce in Ontario as the company accelerates its growth with industrial companies who are rapidly adopting and scaling AI across their operations.
"Our government believes that protecting our environment and fighting climate change is not only the right thing to do for the planet but also for our economy. The Government of Canada is proud to support tech companies like Canvass AI in the important work they are doing to reduce the environmental impact of major industries as we move toward net-zero emissions."
-Honourable Helena Jaczek, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.
Canvass AI's laser focus on enabling industrial companies to achieve their performance goals faster with the power of AI is filling a gap in the market that industrial companies have been searching for. We are excited by Canvass AI's strategy to empower industrial engineers as the change makers of Industry 4.0 so that the industrials can extend their competitive advantage, reduce costs, and advance their sustainability initiatives, commented Anish Patel, COO and Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Ventures.
Canvass AI's customers span the oil and gas, chemical and petrochemical, metals and mining, and energy sectors, all of which contribute significantly to the global economy and will play key roles in combating climate change. The Canvass AI platform provides industrial engineers with easy-to-use AI solutions to apply and scale across their operations that address their operational challenges, without requiring coding or data science expertise. Today, leading companies use Canvass AI to reduce carbon emissions and waste, improve yields, optimize facility operations, improve asset reliability and integrity, and optimize energy consumption.
About Canvass AI:
Canvass AI is a leading industrial AI software provider that puts the power of AI in the hands of industrial workforces to solve day-to-day operational problems. Some of the world's largest companies use Canvass AI's patented Industrial AI Platform to reduce carbon emissions and waste, improve yields, and optimize facility operations. Backed by Alphabet and Yamaha Motor Ventures, the Company is recognized by CB Insights as one of the world's top 50 technology companies that is advancing manufacturing.
About FedDev Ontario:
For 13 years, the Government of Canada, through FedDev Ontario, has worked to advance and diversify the southern Ontario economy through funding opportunities and business services that support innovation, growth and job creation in Canada's most populous region. The Agency has delivered impressive results, which can be seen in southern Ontario businesses that are creating innovative technologies, improving productivity, growing revenues, creating jobs, and in the economic advancement of communities across the region.
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