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Netskope Customers Realize Millions of Dollars in Hard Cost Savings with Modern Network Security Infrastructure

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Total Economic Impact study provides framework for evaluating the impact of Netskope security service edge (SSE) to help customers modernize infrastructure, realize fast financial returns, and grow and achieve critical business outcomes

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Netskope, a leader in secure access service edge (SASE), today released a new commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on The Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) of Netskope Security Service Edge (SSE). The study revealed that the key benefits of adopting Netskope translated to quantifiable hard cost reductions through network security infrastructure consolidation and modernization. For the customers surveyed, the results included a 109% return on investment (ROI) for a composite organization representative of interviewed customers over a three-year period, as well as a payback period of less than six months.

Forrester Consulting conducted the Netskope SSE Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study based on interviews with organizations using Netskope SSE, reflecting the real-world financial impact of the technology investment and its resulting business value. Forrester then built a composite organization representative of interviewed customers that prospective customers can use as a framework for evaluating SSE solutions. The composite customer profile is based on a multi-national multi-billion-dollar organization where 50% of the employees and contractors work remotely, the networking and security team has 30 full-time equivalent (FTEs) employees, and the organization grows through mergers and acquisitions at a rate of three per year.

The study revealed numerous benefits of implementing Netskope SSE, including key drivers of the economic impact. While individual results vary, the study indicated the benefits below for the composite organization based on customer responses to the study:

Consolidated network security infrastructure resulting in $5.4M in cost reductions over three years. The economic impact resulted in decommissioning legacy data centers, physical equipment, and hardware, including sunsetting legacy DLP tools, SWG technology, firewalls, and related hardware and circuitry.

Improved network availability, performance, and user productivity resulting in approximately $1.8M in cost reductions over three years among the customers surveyed. According to the study, “The senior enterprise architecture manager in the advertising industry said that their organization validated a network performance study proving that Netskope clocked lower latencies than other SSE vendors.” Customers reduced the number of hours during which network services were effectively offline, resulting in a 10% increase in uptime for core network services, plus reducing the amount of time it takes for users to access network services, data, and applications.

Increased network and security operation effectiveness resulting in $1.5M in cost savings over three years. This enabled operational resources to be 30-35% more productive among the customers surveyed, streamlined network operations including faster user provisioning, and enabled the allocation of a considerable number of resources to higher-value data security engineering activities. Customers also reported reducing engineering labor by more than 75% and decreased the patch SLA from weeks to effectively on-demand.

Specific customer input used to inform the composite customer profile used in the framework include:

An enterprise architecture manager in the advertising industry interviewed by Forrester reported how their organization’s Netskope SSE solution would allow it to save over $10 million by decommissioning legacy solutions.A vice president of infrastructure in the technology industry estimated that their organization avoided $250,000 annually in vendor maintenance contracts for firewalls, another $100,000 annually in vendor service agreements for servers and switching, and 1.5 full time employees dedicated to vendor and solution management. They specified, “Those are significant savings that I had never even thought of before going through the process.”

The Netskope One platform features a fully converged SSE solution that enables organizations with hybrid cloud environments to consolidate and secure access to the web, cloud and SaaS services, and private apps from any location. Unique to Netskope is its NewEdge network, the largest private security cloud in the world, which enables a high-performance user experience with no impact on security protection.

“With legacy network security solutions becoming more ineffective, inefficient, and costly to operate and maintain, CIOs, Networking, Infrastructure and Operations (NI&O), and Security leaders alike continue to seek out ways to modernize. Their preferred partners consolidate and demonstrably reduce costs, while accelerating time to value and measurable agility for their business,” said Dave Klippel, vice president of business value services, Netskope. “We are pleased to represent the success stories of our customers in this Forrester TEI study, as it provides a quantifiable business case for Netskope SSE using real examples of customer-verified, true hard cost reductions.”

Additional key findings from the TEI study regarding how enterprises can accelerate business value with Netskope SSE include:

Accelerated time to value for mergers and acquisitions by:Streamlining M&A labor and avoiding many legacy M&A efforts due to the nature of the cloud-native SSE solutionEnhancing app discovery capabilitiesStreamlined remote experience by:Allowing for a rearchitected approach to securing remote user access to internet-facing appsEnabling new delivery models for transformative approaches that helped to streamline, improve, and innovate the remote and hybrid work experienceGenerated IT help desk optimization savings by:Reducing networking and security support ticket volumesStreamlining ticket resolution effortsReduced risk and costs of a material breach savings by:Reducing risk of malware infection, data loss, and other threatsImproving visibility with better contextStronger security controls to block risky user behaviorMeasurable reductions in security incident volumes and average resolution times

Calculate your organization’s potential ROI and receive a fully customized study

Discover the economic impact and benefits of transitioning to Netskope SSE by leveraging the Forrester TEI financial model, supported by real-world customer deployment data. With five simple inputs, the Forrester TEI calculator can:

Generate a fully customized study revealing the quantifiable benefits that Netskope SSE can bring to organizationsEstimate hard cost reductions through infrastructure consolidationUnlock valuable business outcomes that drive efficiency and innovation and are easily explained to C-level decision makers and boards of directors

Click here to input your data and download your results.

For more information on the Total Economic Impact™ of Netskope SSE, get the executive summary of the Forrester TEI study and read our blog post.

About Netskope
Netskope, a global SASE leader, helps organizations apply zero trust principles and AI/ML innovations to protect data and defend against cyber threats. Fast and easy to use, the Netskope One platform and its patented Zero Trust Engine provide optimized access and real-time security for people, devices, and data anywhere they go. Thousands of customers trust Netskope and its powerful NewEdge network to reduce risk and gain unrivaled visibility into any cloud, SaaS, web, and private application activity—providing security and accelerating performance without compromise.

Learn more at netskope.com, on the Netskope blog, on LinkedIn, and Instagram.

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Cineverse Podcast Network Expands with Midnight Pulp and RetroCrush Audio Series, and New True Crime Show Creepy Places

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New Shows Join Top-10 Podcast Network as it Celebrates Record Growth Driven by Popular Horror Lineup Under the BloodyFM Sub-brand

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Cineverse Podcast Network, the audio division of next-gen entertainment studio Cineverse (Nasdaq: CNVS), has today announced a major expansion that goes well beyond its horror roots. Now home to popular entertainment, true crime and horror podcasts, the Cineverse Podcast Network is well-positioned to build upon its recent success.

In fact, Cineverse has grown its podcast revenue 98% during the fiscal quarter that ended Sept. 30 year over year and 60% from the previous quarter. The Cineverse Podcast Network also recorded 15 million downloads and listens in October, setting a new monthly record.

Among the drivers of this growth is Creepy Places: A True Crime Podcast, which recently launched via a partnership between Cineverse’s fan-first horror brand Bloody Disgusting and host Jon Grilz. The popular show at the intersection of true crime and historical hauntings has attracted 1.3 million monthly downloads since premiering in September and joins other additions to Cineverse’s growing podcast portfolio:

The iconic horror brand Dead Meat brings its dedicated fan base and over 200 episodes to Cineverse with the recently signed Dead Meat Podcast, hosted by Chelsea Rebecca and James A. Janisse, creators of the Dead Meat YouTube channel with over 6.6 million subscribers.Extending Cineverse’s popular action/cult movie streaming brand of the same name, Midnight Pulp will premiere in 2025. Hosted by Diana Prince, who plays “Darcy the Mail Girl” on Shudder’s top series The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs, each episode of the podcast will explore an entry from the streaming video channel, with Prince taking questions from listeners on everything from relationship advice to movie recommendations.Following a soft launch earlier this year, RetroCrush is Cineverse’s first official podcast created for anime fans. Hosts Malcolm Crawford, C2 and “it’s Eman” – three well-known anime fans – explore the hidden gems and popular shows featured on Cineverse’s RetroCrush streaming channel in weekly episodes.

“From partnering with talent and IP that come with pre-existing fan bases, to leveraging our owned-and-operated brands like Bloody Disgusting, Midnight Pulp and RetroCrush – all part of the company through strategic acquisitions from the past few years – we have quietly built one of the industry’s top podcast networks,” said Cineverse President and Chief Strategy Officer Erick Opeka. “Creators and partners – including advertisers, platforms and studios – are seeing this success and now coming to us to explore opportunities to work together in audio, and we are well-positioned to grow even further in the new year.”

These new podcasts follow other recently released shows on the Cineverse Podcast Network:

Mayfair Watchers Society: The chart-topping fiction podcast returned in May with Season 2, featuring 24 episodes every other week. Created in partnership with Trevor Henderson, the author of Scarewaves and prominent horror artist, the series brings Henderson’s creatures to life and features a full cast, original music and immersive sound design.Nightmare Soup: The horror fiction anthology podcast also premiered earlier this year, taking listeners back to their favorite horror stories from childhood. Inspired by iconic books like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Goosebumps, the 10-episode series airs every other Sunday.

Now home to more than 50 shows and ranking among the top 10 podcast networks by audience, the Cineverse Podcast Network has set the stage for significant ad sales growth over the next few quarters.

ABOUT CINEVERSE

On a mission to uplift storytellers and entertain fans with the power of technology, Cineverse  (NASDAQ: CNVS) distributes over 71,000 premium films, series, and podcasts. Engaging over 150 million unique monthly users, Cineverse delivers more than one billion minutes of curated content each month – connecting fans with stories that resonate.

With properties like the box office sensation Terrifier 3, iconic horror destination Bloody Disgusting, the Bob Ross Channel, women’s entertainment channel Dove, and a leading podcast network, Cineverse is the first stop for audiences seeking authentic and experiential content. From a vibrant range of content and fandom channels, to next-gen advertising offerings and streaming solutions, Cineverse is setting the stage for a new era of entertainment.

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For Media
The Lippin Group for Cineverse, cineverse@lippingroup.com

For Investors
Julie Milstead, investorrelations@cineverse.com

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Neighborly Appoints Stacy Lynn Bourgeois as Chief Marketing Officer

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WACO, Texas, Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ —  Neighborly®, the world’s largest home services company, today announced the appointment of Stacy Lynn Bourgeois as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective December 2. She will serve as a member of Neighborly’s corporate leadership team and report directly to CEO Mike Davis.

Stacy Lynn brings a wide array of experience in business and brand strategy, organizational leadership, customer insight, data analytics, and marketing technology,” said Davis. “Her expertise and innovative approach to marketing will be instrumental in helping us better connect with our customers, differentiating our brands, making Neighborly and our service brands ridiculously easy to do business with while navigating an increasingly competitive landscape.”

The fanatical focus on the end consumer also serves Neighborly’s core mission of driving same-store sales growth with its franchise business owners. Bourgeois’ mixed background in both franchising and non-franchised business makes her uniquely qualified to deliver for both our customers, end-consumers, and franchise business owners.

Bourgeois is a strategic marketer who has driven double-digit growth while compiling a breadth of experiences. Throughout her career, she has launched new physical and digital products as well as a new restaurant concept at Yum! brands, stood up several new teams such as performance marketing and data science, implemented a new marketing technology stack, and led Pizza Hut through an agency review and countless creative campaigns.

She joins Neighborly from Amazon, where she broadened her scope from marketing to business more holistically in roles such as Global Head of Product, Quality & Operations for Amazon Renewed or U.S. Head of Musical Instruments. In her time with Amazon, she’s enhanced the discoverability of preowned products, increased conversion rates, simplified customer experience, improved operations, and owned a multibillion-dollar P&L. Even in general management-focused roles, she’s anchored on driving growth through the customer – such as offering free lessons with an instrument purchase on Amazon.

I am thrilled to be joining the incredible team at Neighborly and support our franchise owners,” said Bourgeois. “Customers invite Neighborly and our brands into their homes, which is deeply personal and requires tremendous trust. My goal is to earn this trust by listening to and innovating for customers in a way that builds lasting relationships with our amazing brands.”

Bourgeois will be based in Irving, Texas.

About Neighborly®

Neighborly® is the world’s largest home services company with more than 30 brands and 5,500 franchises collectively serving 14 million+ customers by repairing, maintaining, and enhancing their homes and businesses. Through Neighborly.com and the Neighborly mobile app, we connect consumers to local service providers that meet rigorous franchisor standards across 19 service categories. More information about Neighborly, and its franchise concepts, is available at Neighborlybrands.com. To learn about franchising opportunities with Neighborly, click here.

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EHA Highlights Commitment to Innovation and Collaboration at ASH Annual Meeting

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The European Hematology Association (EHA) will showcase its dedication to advancing research and fostering collaboration at the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition from December 7-10, 2024, in San Diego, California, USA.

The partnership between EHA and ASH is testament to both organizations’ commitment to progress and improving patient care. The EHA-ASH Joint Symposium, scheduled for Sunday, December 8 from 12:30-13:30 (PDT), will focus on myelodysplastic syndromes, showcasing expert insights from Amy DeZern of Johns Hopkins University and Matteo Della Porta of Humanitas Cancer Center. EHA President Antonio Almeida remarked, “The collaboration between EHA and ASH holds immense significance for the global medical community. Both organizations serve as pivotal platforms for advancing the understanding, research, education, and treatment of blood disorders. […] By combining our strengths, together, we can enhance research, education, advocacy, and patient care, generating significant benefits that resonate across nations and communities.” This joint session is another milestone in a fruitful collaboration that continues to shape the future of hematology.

In 2024, EHA reached unprecedented levels of engagement, connecting more professionals than ever. Membership surged by 25%, bringing EHA’s community to over 8,300 members, and the EHA2024 Congress attracted a record-breaking 17,900 delegates. This growth reflects EHA’s commitment to a member-focused approach, empowering professionals to exchange knowledge, collaborate on research, and share best practices on a global scale.

HemaSphere, EHA’s peer-reviewed journal, has recently achieved a significant milestone with a 2023 Impact Factor of 11.9, ranking it seventh among hematology journals globally. This development is a testament to the high-quality, cutting-edge research that HemaSphere publishes and its value to the hematology community.

With a vision for “Borderless Hematology,” EHA will continue to drive global connectivity, innovation, and excellence.

ASH delegates are invited to learn about EHA at booth #300.

About EHA

The European Hematology Association (EHA) is a membership organization serving a community of over 8,000 medical professionals, researchers, and scientists with an active interest in hematology. EHA is the largest Europe-based organization connecting hematologists worldwide and supports career development and research, harmonizes hematology education, and advocates for hematologists and hematology.

Website: www.ehaweb.org

“Towards prevention, cure, and quality of life for all patients with blood disorders”.

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