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01732 759725 20 NEWS : VENDORS Appgate joins Zero Trust project Secure access company Appgate is joining other Zero Trust security specialists in the Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture Project run by the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The goal of the project is to develop practical, interoperable approaches to designing and building Zero Trust architectures that align with the tenets and principles documented in NIST SP 800-207, Zero Trust Architecture. Example solutions will be shared publicly in a NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800 series document. Ned Miller, SVP and GM for Appgate Federal, said: “Zero Trust is no longer some hypothetical construct representing a potential future state of cybersecurity – it’s become an urgent priority for public and private CISOs who are suffering today from the inadequacies of conventional perimeter- based network security models. We are honoured and excited to work with NCCoE alongside the other participating industry vendors and are confident that our years of applied experience building and deploying Zero Trust solutions in the real world will have an immediate and lasting impact on this important project.” www.appgate.com Jola promotes Sales 2.0 Jola, the channel-only supplier of business communications specialising in mobile data SIMs, is retaining new practices developed during lockdown and encouraging channel partners to do the same. CEO Andrew Dickinson said: “Like many channel companies, we found the transition to working remotely an easy one. Productivity went through the roof in our sales team, who were able to book back-to-back meetings online without the need to plan in travel time. Partners were happy to be trained online, and the company benefited from a reduction in expenses. “That isn’t to say that real face-to- face isn’t important. That’s why Jola is suggesting a new way of working with our partners – Sales 2.0. In Sales 2.0, most sales meetings will be done on Teams but to ensure we don’t lose that personal touch, we will be staging quarterly events throughout the country, funded by savings in travel and entertainment. These will be a mixture of business, entertainment and fun.” Simpler billing Coolwave Communications, a global provider of voice and messaging solutions, has partnered with usage-based rating and subscription billing specialist LogiSense. The partnership enables Coolwave to simplify billing for telco and IoT services, with a web-based portal to manage the complete lifecycle of its telecoms customers, from initial account creation and subsequent sale, through to service provisioning, rating, maintaining, charging and invoice delivery. The LogiSense Billing portal is available to customers as their own portal or as an API integration within Coolwave’s Cool Operator API stack. www.coolwavecom.com Merger creates European CIAM powerhouse Dutch SaaS companies Onegini and iWelcome are merging to become the largest European vendor of customer identity & access management (CIAM) software as a service. From day one, OneWelcome will protect tens of millions of European digital identities for more than 100 customers, including Aegon, Admiral Insurance, Baloise, Malakoff Humanis, PostNL, Dutch Railways and the European Central Bank. Danny de Vreeze, CEO of OneWelcome, said: “We share an identity vision that is centred around connecting and protecting people, businesses, things and IT. Combining Onegini’s state-of-the-art mobile authentication platform and core identity capabilities with iWelcome’s leading consent management and B2B delegation management functionality creates the richest platform in the market. We anchor into our product our in-depth understanding of the European identity challenges, like GDPR, eIDs and Bring-your-own- identity. OneWelcome is the most compelling CIAM & B2B offering available for European enterprises.” www.onewelcome.com Zoom to acquire Five9 Zoom has announced its intention to acquire cloud-based contact centre software provide Five9, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $14.7 billion. The deal, which is expected to close in the first half of calendar year 2022, will enhance Zoom’s presence with enterprise customers and allow it to address opportunities in the $24 billion contact centre market. Zoom’s acquisition of Five9 complements the growing popularity of its Zoom Phone cloud phone system. zoom.com Andrew Dickinson Merger drives strong growth Cloud identity security solutions specialist ThycoticCentrify, created from the merger of privileged access management (PAM) leaders Thycotic and Centrify, enjoyed a successful Q2 as it continued to integrate the merged companies. Highlights include a 41% rise in year-over-year quarterly sales, a 136% increase in year-over-year cloud business sales and the addition of 388 new customers during the quarter. www.thycotic.com AOC launches gaming brand AOC is consolidating its gaming monitor and accessories line-up, including a new portfolio for casual gamers, competitive gamers and ambitious esports players, under its new umbrella brand AGON by AOC. Stefan Sommer, Head of Global Marketing at AOC, said: “The gaming industry and the esports sector in particular belong to the fastest growing technology markets – and the most exciting ones. We are more than proud to share our new brand concept and vision with this unique community. AGON by AOC will surely raise the bar when it comes to gaming ecosystems – and elevate the game of many more gamers around the world.” AGON by AOC will offer a complete gaming ecosystem, from mice to monitors for MMORPGs, racing games, simulations or FPS games.