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Boldyn Networks to acquire Apogee Telecom
Boldyn Networks has agreed to acquire
Apogee Telecom – a leading provider of on-campus connectivity infrastructure in the US Higher Education industry . The acquisition expands Boldyn ’ s footprint and capability in the education sector and contributes to the powerhouse ’ s rapid growth in the US .
With students using an average of seven connected devices , plus expanding use of cloud services , AI , AR and VR and gaming , the demand for high speed , low latency connectivity at universities represents a significant growth opportunity . reputation , and endless opportunities to take this model to other regions while offering our full portfolio to customers in Higher Education and helping them to navigate the complex technology evolution and opportunities that come with it .
“ We look forward to working with the Apogee team to accelerate their impressive growth story .”
Scott Drossos , CEO , Apogee said : “ The synergies between our business and Boldyn will open a number of new opportunities to extend our capabilities to existing and new customers in Higher Education . Apogee ’ s customers will continue to enjoy great service and our combined mutual commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction is being strengthened through this agreement .”
“ US Higher Education connectivity is very attractive for us as the demand for managed connectivity services continues to grow . It is also an attractive expansion into this vertical for Boldyn that complements well our ambitious growth strategy ,” said Igor Leprince , Group CEO of Boldyn Networks .
“ Apogee comes with a very experienced management team with a strong industry
F5 further strengthens app security capabilities
Automated security reconnaissance and penetration testing solution will be incorporated into F5 Distributed Cloud Services . Technology acquired through Heyhack strengthens F5 ’ s multicloud application security portfolio , enabling customers to automate vulnerability discovery . Enabled by F5 ’ s acquisition of Heyhack , these new capabilities mean F5 Distributed Cloud Services customers can easily scan for and discover vulnerabilities impacting their web applications .
Based on the automated scan results , F5 Distributed Cloud Services will recommend web application firewall rules and other appropriate remediations . This technology further strengthens F5 ’ s multicloud application security portfolio , enabling customers to automate vulnerability discovery .
“ Companies face significant challenges of complexity , cost and risk in today ’ s highly distributed , multicloud environments . Heyhack complements F5 ’ s broad portfolio of application and API protection solutions with automated penetration testing that simplifies discovery of application vulnerabilities ,” said Kara Sprague , EVP and Chief Product Officer , F5 .
“ This powerful solution is another example of how F5 is making it significantly easier for customers to secure any app , any API , anywhere .”
F5 continues to introduce new automated capabilities into its Distributed Cloud Services .
At AppWorld 2024 , F5 announced it was bringing API code testing and telemetry analysis to F5 Distributed Cloud Services – creating what was billed as the sector ’ s most comprehensive and AI-ready API security solution .
F5 also announced it is making AI pervasive across its entire solution portfolio with intelligent capabilities that help customers protect against sophisticated AI-powered threats – while making it easier to secure and manage multicloud application environments .
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