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Zenity Announces Strategic Investment Led by M12

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2 months ago

July 30, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Zenity, a leader in securing enterprise copilots and low-code development, is excited to announce a strategic investment led by M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund.

Ben Kliger, Zenity CEO and co-founder, stated, “We are excited to be partnering with M12 to continue our mission of helping enterprises securely unleash the use of AI copilots and low-code development. Partnering with Microsoft is a strategic move for Zenity as Microsoft’s global reach, robust technology stack, and commitment to innovation align perfectly with our vision. This investment allows us to leverage Microsoft’s resources to accelerate our growth and work closely on a joint go-to-market strategy, enhancing the security and success of our mutual customers.”

As enterprises rush to adopt enterprise copilots and low-code development platforms, such as Microsoft’s own offerings of Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform, Copilot Studio, and Fabric, it is the first time that business users are at the forefront of, and in control of, business application development. In fact, Gartner estimates that by 2026, more than 80% of enterprises will have deployed GenAI-enabled applications in production environments, and also that by 2025, 70% of new applications developed by enterprises will use low-code/no-code technology.

This tectonic market shift in enterprise means that most application development is happening outside of IT. This means applications are being developed without traditional safeguards; namely IT involvement, software development lifecycle (SDLC), CI/CD security tooling, and traditional AppSec tools that rely on code scanning to spot vulnerabilities. This results in a tidal wave of Shadow Application Development.

Zenity researchers have found upwards of 79,000 applications being developed per organization using copilots and low-code platforms. This research further found that over 60% of these applications contain serious security vulnerabilities; be it hard-coded secrets, untrusted guests gaining privileged access to critical assets, over-exposing bots to the public internet, or apps and copilots with poorly configured authentication mechanisms.

Zenity was founded in 2021 to bring application security controls to business-led development happening across these enterprise copilots and low-code development platforms. Zenity currently helps many Fortune 500 enterprises to understand what business users are building across their copilot and low-code estate, identifying security vulnerabilities and development and runtime, and helping to automatically remediate critical findings at scale.

“M12 is committed to driving innovation, particularly through AI and low-code development, which are key to enhancing innovation, productivity, and efficiency. Our investment in Zenity underscores the urgent need for security solutions as enterprise users increasingly utilize developer-level capabilities to process data at AI speeds, without existing safeguards for app security,” said Jason McBride, Investment Partner at M12. “Witnessing Zenity’s impact within Microsoft firsthand showcased the substantial benefits it provides to its customers, solidifying our decision to deepen our partnership with Zenity. This collaboration is pivotal as enterprises strive to securely leverage enterprise copilots and low-code/no-code platforms.”

About Zenity
Zenity is the first platform designed to help enterprises secure and govern copilots and low-code/no-code development. The Zenity platform is built from the ground up with a security-first approach centered on three pillars: Visibility, Risk Assessment, and Governance. As the founding member of the OWASP Top 10 project specifically focused on low-code/no-code development, Zenity takes a community-oriented approach to this rapidly evolving security vector.

With SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliance, Zenity’s agent-less platform is uniquely positioned to help enterprises truly know their business apps, and helps organizations with:

Application Security Posture ManagementAI Security Posture ManagementVulnerability ManagementSoftware Composition AnalysisSecrets ScanningAnd more!

For more information, visit us at https://www.zenity.io.

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Maropost breaks records in G2 Fall 2024 Reports

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7 mins ago

October 1, 2024

Maropost earns 17 badges across 70 G2 reports, including nine new accolades and eight for mid-market excellence

TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2024 /CNW/ – Building on its G2 Summer Reports success, Maropost Marketing Cloud shattered records in G2’s Fall 2024 Reports, securing an unprecedented 17 badges across 70 categories. G2, the world’s largest software marketplace, awards badges on genuine customer reviews and user feedback.

Maropost’s Fall accolades include nine new badges plus eight more specifically for mid-market excellence, solidifying Marketing Cloud’s position as a leader in marketing automation and ecommerce solutions for fast-growing businesses. Notably, Maropost earned recognition for “Ease of Doing Business With” in both Mid-Market and SMB categories, underlining its commitment to user-friendly solutions across business sizes.

Recognized by G2 as a “High Performer in Email Marketing,” Marketing Cloud helps rapidly scaling brands take control of their email, SMS, and social media programs. Powered by AI, it allows marketers to effortlessly build and segment audiences, customize customer journeys, personalize communications, and automate delivery across multiple channels.

Glowing G2 reviews reinforce why Maropost earned a Fall Reports “Users Love Us” distinction. Customers praise Marketing Cloud’s ability to “precisely target our clients’ audiences, ensuring messages reach the right people at the right time.” Others claim “deliverability is epic” and “support goes above and beyond to help you.”

Ross Andrew Paquette, Founder and CEO of Maropost, commented on Marketing Cloud’s achievements. “Our latest G2 badges represent the voice of our customers. We built Marketing Cloud to help businesses like theirs connect with customers, scale effortlessly, and accelerate growth. Seeing our actual users rank us so highly across multiple categories proves we’re more than delivering on that promise and validates our mission to deliver a truly unified platform that seamlessly connects all aspects of commerce and marketing.”

To learn more about how Maropost can help you deliver personalized, automated marketing experiences at scale, book a demo today.

About Maropost

Only Maropost unites the commerce and marketing tools and insights growing brands need to engage customers and scale their business. Built on unified customer data and an enterprise-grade infrastructure, Maropost offers a complete, connected suite of marketing, merchandising and search, customer service, ecommerce, and retail solutions.

Since its founding in 2011, Maropost has made multiple appearances on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list and G2’s leaderboard. A global company, Maropost proudly serves 5,000+ leading commerce brands across North America, Australia, and Europe, including Victoria Beckham, Sandro Paris, Untuckit, Scott Sports, James Perse, and Fujifilm. Learn more at maropost.com.

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Xojo 2024 Release 3 Adds the Power of Preemptive Threads, Android Tablet Support

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7 mins ago

October 1, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Xojo, Inc., the developers behind Xojo—a powerful cross-platform development tool and programming language—proudly announce the immediate availability of Xojo 2024 Release 3. This release adds preemptive threading, a highly anticipated feature that offers significant performance improvements, Web improvements and support for Android tablets.

With over 200 new features and improvements, this new release not only offers the power of preemptive threads to Xojo users, it also includes Code Editor improvements, multiple Web updates and new Android features, including tablet support. Kem Tekinay, RegEx enthusiast and Xojo MVP, commented, “Xojo has introduced preemptive threads, and it’s a game-changer. With trademark simplicity that belies its power, this new feature will let users go in new directions for faster and more responsive apps by building on an already familiar foundation.”

New Features and Updates:
Preemptive Threading
Code Editor improvements: Row highlighting, command bar button for Standardize Format, and Syntax Help area size control
Web now uses Bootstrap v5.3.3 and Bootstrap Icons v1.11.3
Web supports adding CSS classes to controls
macOS Popovers can be resized
Windows HTMLViewer can now access camera and microphone
iOS Picture can access EXIF metadata
Android tablet support
Android improved Declare support
Android RegEx classes

Availability
Xojo is a cross-platform development tool for building native applications for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, the web, and Raspberry Pi. Xojo is free to use for learning and development. A license is required to build most applications; building Linux Desktop and Console apps and Raspberry Pi apps is included in the Xojo IDE. Pricing begins at $99 for a single desktop platform. Building cross-platform desktop, mobile, or web applications is $399. Xojo Pro and Pro Plus packages are available from $799 and up, offering increased support and resources for professional developers. Xojo offers special packages for educators and students. For information on pricing and licensing options, please visit https://www.xojo.com/store.

About Xojo
With a passion for innovation and a commitment to empowering developers worldwide, Xojo revolutionizes the software development landscape by offering a native, cross-platform development environment. Since its inception more than 25 years ago, Xojo has fostered a vibrant community of developers united by their shared love for technology and the limitless possibilities it brings. For more information, visit Xojo at https://www.xojo.com.

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MIT Technology Review Recognizes Gogoro as a Top 15 Climate Tech Company to Watch for 2nd Consecutive Year

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7 mins ago

October 1, 2024

MIT Technology Review’s ’15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch’ annual list recognizes companies that are developing innovative new technologies or scaling existing ones to address climate change.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Gogoro Inc. (Nasdaq: GGR), a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, today was recognized by MIT Technology Review as a ’15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch’ for the second consecutive year. The announcement was made at the EmTech MIT Conference held at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MIT Technology Review’s annual list recognizes companies that are developing innovative new technologies or scaling existing ones to address climate change. To access the 2024 ’15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch’ list, visit technologyreview.com.

“Gogoro stood out for successfully deploying electric scooters and battery swapping across Taiwan and is expanding elsewhere,” said Amy Nordrum, Executive Editor, Operations, MIT Technology Review. “But also—its battery swap stations are good for the grid, because they serve as a backup power source for the Taiwan power grid.That’s why we’re featuring them for the second year running.”

“Gogoro battery swapping is transforming urban two-wheel transportation, making it smarter, more sustainable, and accessible for everyone. With over 630 million battery swaps completed, we have successfully saved more than one million tons of CO2,” said Henry Chiang, CEO of Gogoro. “We are grateful to MIT Technology Review for including us in their prestigious list for the second consecutive year. We believe that innovation is key to tackling the most pressing climate challenges of our time.”

About MIT Technology Review
Founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899, MIT Technology Review is a world-renowned, independent media company whose insight, analysis, reviews, interviews and live events explain the newest technologies and their commercial, social and political impacts. MIT Technology Review derives authority from its relationship to the world’s foremost technology institution and from its editors’ deep technical knowledge, capacity to see technologies in their broadest context, and unequaled access to leading innovators and researchers.

About Gogoro
Founded in 2011 to rethink urban energy and inspire the world to move through cities in smarter and more sustainable ways, Gogoro leverages the power of innovation to change the way urban energy is distributed and consumed. Gogoro has recently been recognized with a variety of global awards including Frost & Sullivan’s ‘2024 Global Company of the Year for battery swapping for electric two-wheel vehicles’ award; and, MIT Technology Review’s 2023 and 2024 ’15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch’. Gogoro’s battery swapping and vehicle platforms offer a smart, proven, and sustainable long-term ecosystem for delivering a new approach to urban mobility. Gogoro has quickly become an innovation leader in vehicle design and electric propulsion, smart battery design, battery swapping, and advanced cloud services that utilize artificial intelligence to manage battery charging and availability. The challenge is massive, but the opportunity to disrupt the status quo, establish new standards, and achieve new levels of sustainable transportation growth in densely populated cities is even greater. Gogoro is operational in Taiwan, Philippines, Mainland China, India, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Israel, Singapore, Colombia and Nepal. For more information, visit www.gogoro.com/news and follow Gogoro on Twitter: @wearegogoro.