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Veeam® Software, the Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery solutions firm, has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the 2023 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Solutions. This is the seventh straight time Gartner has recognised Veeam as a Magic Quadrant Leader and the fourth straight year Veeam is positioned highest for ability to execute, which we believe is a testament to why enterprises choose Veeam.

Visa and Swift announced a new strategic collaboration to help streamline international business-to-business (B2B) payments by strengthening connectivity between their networks that move trillions in value globally. Working together, the organizations aim to provide financial institutions and their customers with more choice when sending money across borders, while improving the end-to-end speed and transparency of their transactions.

Cryptocurrency is a virtual currency that is designed to work as a medium of exchange, using cryptography to secure the processes involved in generating units, conducting transactions and verifying the exchange of currency ownership. Simply put, "Crypto" refers to the various encryption algorithms and cryptographic techniques that safeguard these entries, such as elliptical curve encryption, hashing functions and public-private key pairs.

FINEOS Corporation announced that Securian Canada has onboarded its groundbreaking platform (FINEOS) for its disability management claims administration software solution. Securian Canada is a trusted insurance provider of innovative, life-ready insurance and protection solutions in Canada. The FINEOS claims administration solution is scheduled to go live this fall to support Securian Canada’s short- and long-term disability benefits programs.

The World Health Organisation defines self medication as the treatment of self-diagnosed disorders or symptoms with drugs, or the intermittent or continued use of a prescribed drug for chronic or recurrent diseases or symptoms. This is usually done without the input of a doctor. It applies to all kinds of illness, from infectious diseases to mental illnesses.

Malware attacks are increasingly becoming more sophisticated, and as business increasingly moves to the cloud, companies need to up their defences to protect against them. With SentinelOne, they can do so. The world-renown autonomous cybersecurity firm announced the launch of its Cloud Data Security product line and the general availability of the first two products within it: Threat Detection for Amazon S3 and Threat Detection for NetApp.

Apple released a new iOS update through its Rapid Security Response. Amongst new emojis and enhancements in the update, Apple also flagged a security flaw in their recent update. According to its security site, "processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution." Apple acknowledged that this may have been actively exploited and they're looking into it.

Drones have taken real estate photography to the next level of experiential marketing. Realtors, today, are able to treat home buyers to an array of views and scenery of a property up for sale, through digital listings and social media. From creative close-ups, to dramatic walk throughs and clever bird’s eye view shots, drones provide real estate galleries with images from just about any position inside and around residential or commercial properties.

Logitech For Creators, an extension of Logitech dedicated to empowering creators to pursue their passions, announced the second annual Logitech Song Breaker Awards. The awards honour creators shaping pop music through dance challenges, memes and trends they have shared on social media, especially on TikTok and YouTube, over the past year.

Freshworks Inc., has announced the appointment of Johanna Jackman as the company’s new Chief People Officer (CPO). Johanna Jackman joins the executive team and reports to Freshwork’s Chief Executive Officer Girish Mathrubootham and President Dennis Woodside. In her role of Chief People Officer, Jackman will be primarily responsible for the company's global human resources strategy and operations, which oversees Human Resources business partnerships, talent acquisition and employee development, facilities, compensation and benefits, corporate social responsibility programs, and diversity, equity and inclusion strategy.