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Techday NZ
28-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Radware honours Bell Canada & Presidio for cybersecurity work
Radware has named Bell Canada and Presidio as its Partners of the Year, recognising their contributions to cybersecurity and service delivery. Bell Canada, the largest communications company in Canada, and Presidio, a technology services provider with a presence in APAC, were honoured by Radware for their performance as partners in the area of application security and delivery solutions for multi-cloud environments. The annual award is designed to acknowledge partners that demonstrate dedication to cyber security innovation, customer service excellence, and strong business performance. Yoav Gazelle, Radware's Chief Business Officer, said, "We are proud to recognize Bell and Presidio for their continued partnership and outstanding achievements. They are on the frontlines each day equipping customers with the critical cloud security solutions needed to mitigate risks and stay ahead of emerging threats to networks and applications. Together, we have created a powerful force for fighting cybercrime." Both Bell Canada and Presidio make use of Radware's Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and Cloud Application Protection Services to defend their own infrastructures. In addition, they offer these security solutions to their respective customer bases. Presidio incorporates Radware's applications and API security solutions, bot manager, and DDoS protection into its cyber security suite, which is available to customers managing on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments. The company is known for its established expertise in IT, artificial intelligence, automation, security, networking, digital transformation, and cloud computing. Justin Tibbs, Vice President, Cyber Security Practice at Presidio, commented, "This award recognizes Presidio's expertise in helping companies navigate the complexities of deploying and running an end-to-end cybersecurity solution, mitigating risk, and achieving compliance. Our goal is to help make cybersecurity an innovation accelerator rather than a blocker, and our work with Radware plays an essential role in that approach." Bell delivers Radware's comprehensive cloud security suite through its security-as-a-service offering. This includes Radware's integrated Cloud Application and DDoS Protection Services, which are part of Bell's portfolio for customers seeking to protect against cyberthreats affecting web and application environments. Errol Fernandes, Bell's National Director, Solution Sales – Security and Cloud, said, "Winning Radware's Partner of the Year award for the second consecutive year is a tremendous honour. Our collaboration with Radware is a key component of our approach to safeguarding our customers from web and application cyberthreats." Radware's broader global partner programme supports resellers, managed security service providers, carriers, and cloud service providers, offering training, financial incentives, and support materials. The programme aims to foster sales growth and enhance value delivery throughout the customer lifecycle using Radware's cloud services and solutions. Enterprises and carriers across the world utilise Radware's technology to address challenges in cybersecurity and to protect their business operations and brands from evolving threats, while managing costs.
Forbes
18-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Forbes
The Most Underrated Neighborhoods To Visit In San Francisco
The Presidio is a former military post in San Francisco, California, now managed by The National Park Service. (Photo by) My mother moved to San Francisco from Los Angeles not long ago, and it's inspiring everyone I know. Five years after my father passed, my mom accepted an offer to move into the downstairs apartment of her childhood best friend's house in leafy, lovely Presidio Heights. It's a bold new adventure. Mom's making friends, discovering new restaurants, taking yoga classes. She bought herself an Apple watch and a cool denim jacket. She's ride-sharing all over town. And here's the thing: She's 87. What's good for her is great for me. Since she relocated, I've gotten to explore a new city and phenomenal new-to-me neighborhoods. The Presidio, Presidio Heights and adjacent Pacific Heights are among the most walkable, elegant, and quietly dazzling neighborhoods in San Francisco—where wooded trails and laid-back chic meet old-money refinement. It's worth a visit just to stroll the three-block stretch of Broadway between Lyon and Divisadero Streets known as 'Billionaire's Row,' whose residents include Oracle founder Larry Ellison, Sting, and Steve Jobs' widow, Laurene Powell Jobs. Every time I visit, I'm awestruck by the views, the architecture, and the distinct city magic that defines the hills and parks in my mom's new hood. Here's a quick guide to the best places to eat, shop, stay, and wander The Presidio and Pacific Heights—whether you're 37, 87, or somewhere in between. The Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California on a sunny day, with Saint Dominic's Catholic church visible in the foreground (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) My mother's downstairs studio is delightful, but we can't all stay there. And while both Presidio Heights and Pacific Heights are solidly residential, there are a handful of standout hotels that offer something rare, especially for San Francisco: a little calm just beyond the city's clamor. The Lodge at the Presidio is a 42-room retreat nestled inside 1,500-acre Presidio National Park & Tunnel Tops. The lodge occupies a former Army barracks, with fire pits, rocking chairs, and postcard-worthy views of the Golden Gate Bridge. Its 22-room sister property, the Inn at the Presidio, is cozier, with wood-burning fireplaces and a front porch that feels more like a country estate than a San Francisco hotel. For a more polished, hilltop experience, Hotel Drisco in Pacific Heights offers old-world elegance with champagne breakfasts and a house-car to whisk you around. With 49 rooms in Pacific Heights, the Laurel Inn feels like a neighborhood pied-a-terre. For something stylish, low-key, and perfectly situated, I highly recommend The Laurel Inn—a mid-century modern retreat on the edge of Pacific Heights, with big windows, quiet rooms, and just enough retro charm — fresh-baked cookies! — to make you feel like it's your own neighborhood pied-a-terre (although, full disclosure: it's a JDV by Hyatt property). My mother's friend and 'roomie,' Barbara, a longtime neighborhood resident, recommends The Laurel to all her visitors, since the hotel is within easy walking distance of the neighborhood's best bakeries, shops and restaurants. Open since 1984, Mandalay is a neighborhood institution in Presidio Heights, with nods from Michelin and the James Beard Foundation. Presidio Heights and Pacific Heights are less touristy than many spots in San Francisco but there are tons of dining options, from atmospheric cafes to white-linen charmers. Our go-to for Burmese—and favorite lunch with mom—is Mandalay, a neighborhood institution since 1984 with a loyal local following and nods from Michelin and the James Beard Foundation. It's friendly, bustling, and deeply satisfying. Order the tea leaf salad and the pumpkin pork stew. A few blocks away, Magic Flute Garden Ristorante feels plucked from another time in the best way. There's a glass conservatory, a patio draped in greenery, and a crowd that's one part ladies-who-lunch, one part neighborhood regulars celebrating birthdays. The pasta is delicious, and if you go twice, the staff will likely remember you. Spruce is a Presidio Heights fine-dining spot that reminds you you're steps from those mansions on 'Billionaire's Row.' But they also have one of the city's most raved-about burgers. Just down the hill, B. Patisserie is a must for kouign-amann, those crackly, caramelized Breton pastries that made pastry chef Belinda Leong a citywide legend. The French bakery Arsicaut always had a line down the street for what many say are San Francisco's finest croissants and pains au chocolate. If you're walking through the Presidio itself, Colibri Mexican Bistro inside the Officers' Club is worth the stop for mole, mezcal, and stunning views of the Main Post lawn. It's a lovely place to land after a long loop through the eucalyptus groves or the new Tunnel Tops park. Start with a walk. Pacific Heights and The Presidio have some one of the most walkable corners of San Francisco, and the best way to see the area is on foot. Begin at the Lyon Street Steps, a cascading, flower-lined staircase that runs from Pacific Heights into the Presidio. The views of rooftops, treetops, and (if the fog cooperates) the Bay are nothing short of cinematic. You'll see locals treating the steep streets and stairways as both gym and photo op. From there, stroll west through the Presidio's winding trails and woodlands, or head north toward Tunnel Tops, the new public park perched above Crissy Field, where landscaped trails lead you to food trucks and skyline views. I love the out-of-time quality in the Presidio itself. For a dose of cultural history, visit the Walt Disney Family Museum, tucked into a quiet stretch of the park, or stop by the historic Officers' Club, one of the oldest buildings in the city and a surprisingly Zen space to explore California's early history. On sunny days, it's nice to pack a blanket and wander into Lovers' Lane, a peaceful, tree-canopied path originally used by soldiers traveling between posts. In Pacific Heights, merely walking the neighborhood is an architectural tour. I never get tired of 'Billionaire's Row,' where the homes look like something out of Edith Wharton (and sometimes, Dwell; you can quickly figure out new tech money from old gold). A few blocks away, Alta Plaza Park is one of the best-kept picnic spot secrets in town, with terraced lawns, tennis courts, and wide-open views over the Marina. Sacramento Street is lined with mostly non-chain stores and boutiques, independent booksellers, and home décor shops. There's always something delicious to sample at The Epicurean Trader. You can browse textiles at March, or just wander and window-shop this sublime corner of San Fransisco, and maybe say yes to a denim jacket of your own.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
AI + Automation: Presidio VP of Cybersecurity Practice Justin Tibbs, Live at RSAC 2025
Tech Edge hosted a fireside chat on April 29 at RSAC 2025 in San Francisco with Justin Tibbs, Vice President of the Cybersecurity Practice at Presidio. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-at-Large Jarrett Banks and they discussed how the company's clients are adopting AI and automation in the SOC space, the top customers' challenges Presidio focuses on, among other topics. Watch the interview below: About Justin Tibbs Justin Tibbs serves as the Vice President of the Cybersecurity Practice at Presidio, where he leads the strategy, vision, and execution to deliver secure outcomes for clients. Justin's leadership is rooted in his passion for enabling and accelerating business growth through innovative and secure solutions. Justin is dedicated to empowering organizations to navigate the complexities of today's digital landscape with confidence, combining cutting-edge designs with a focus on sustainable, secure operations. Before joining Presidio, Justin was the Chief Security Officer at Red Sky Solutions where he played a pivotal role in driving the security-led transformation and strategic direction of the company, positioning it as a trusted partner for modern cybersecurity challenges. About Presidio At Presidio, speed and quality meet technology and innovation. Presidio is a trusted ally for organizations across industries with a decades-long history of building traditional IT foundations and deep expertise in AI and automation, security, networking, digital transformation, and cloud computing. Presidio fills gaps, removes hurdles, optimizes costs, and reduces risk. Presidio's expert technical team develops custom applications, provides managed services, enables actionable data insights and builds forward-thinking solutions that drive strategic outcomes for clients globally. For more information, visit Contact: Exec Edge Editor@
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Apple Watches are hitting the ice in latest sports push
Apple (AAPL) is deepening its push into sports, adding its Apple Watch to the list of its products that can be found in and around major league teams. The tech giant and the NHL announced on Friday that referees have been using the Apple Watch throughout the current season as a means of monitoring the game without having to take their eyes off of the action on the ice. The new system includes an Apple Watch Series model or Apple Watch Ultra and a specialized app that provides the refs with data like the game clock, a countdown to the end of a period, and a notification letting them know when a player is coming out of the penalty box. 'Being able to provide the official the game clock on the wrist so [the referees aren't] looking up, trying to find the scoreboard when [they're] skating ... was really important to make sure there's focus on the ice and the players and the play,' said Andres de Corral, vice president of digital services at Presidio, the company behind the app. To ensure the refs aren't dependent on looking at their watches, Presidio's app provides haptic feedback patterns that vibrate for end-of-period and penalty box alerts. 'So notifying the official, '10 … 3, 2, 1, there's a 200-pound person that's about to exit a penalty box flying at you ... Careful,'' Corral said. Each referee has their own NHL-issued Apple Watch. They can't use their own personal watches while refereeing games. What's more, the watches aren't loaded with unnecessary apps and only get notifications from Presidio's software. (You can't have a referee getting Uber Eats while on the ice, after all. Or can you?) David Lehanski, executive vice president of business development and innovation at NHL, said the league has been working with Apple on the Apple Watch initiative for years. The pair teamed up in the past, putting iPads on teams' benches so players and coaches could watch replays of the game in real time to figure out how to change up strategies on the fly. Other sports leagues also rely on Apple's products, including MLB, which allows teams to use iPads in their dugouts so that players can get information on their latest at-bats and other game statistics. The World Surf League (WSL) also uses the Apple Watch, giving surfers information on waves and scores. Of course, working with sports leagues isn't just about helping out players and referees; it's also a marketing exercise for all parties. Apple gets its products in front of sports fans, proving that they're not only useful but, in the case of the NHL and WSL, durable enough to survive, say, taking an accidental hit from an enforcer fighting another player or being sloshed around in massive waves. And the leagues get to show off their tech savvy. Apple isn't the only tech giant working with sports leagues, either. Microsoft (MSFT) has had a deal with the NFL for teams to use its Surface tablets on the sideline. Though they're often the target of players' ire when watching replays of broken plays. (How many times have you seen a quarterback smash their Surface to the ground after a blown route?) Apple is also heavily involved in the broadcast side of sports, streaming MLS and MLB games. Last year, the company also launched a new Apple Sports app. And players across various sports leagues frequently… sport the company's Beats brand of headphones. And let's not forget that the company sponsors the Super Bowl Halftime Show, which this year featured a performance by Kendrick Lamar. It's all a part of Apple's effort to get a slice of the sports pie, and it doesn't look like the company is slowing down anytime soon. Email Daniel Howley at dhowley@ Follow him on Twitter at @DanielHowley. Sign in to access your portfolio
New York Times
28-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Why are NHL officials wearing smartwatches during games this season?
COLUMBUS, Ohio — For NHL players, coaches and fans, it's been a subtle change to the game, most likely unnoticeable. For NHL on-ice officials, it's a game-changer on the end of their arm. Eight years ago, just after the league worked with tech giant Apple to equip players and coaches with tablets on the bench for real-time replays and adjustments, the league turned its sights toward making life better — and safer — for referees and linespeople. Advertisement The result, which began its rollout this season, is an Apple Watch loaded with custom software that sends game-clock updates to the officials' wrists in the form of buzzes and pulses, allowing them to keep their eyes on the play rather than constantly looking away at the scoreboard. On Saturday, when the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Detroit Red Wings in a Stadium Series showdown in Ohio Stadium, the device will be used in an outdoor game for the first time, the NHL said. 'I can't tell you how many times you take your eyes off the play to check the clock, especially near the end of a period or the end of a penalty,' NHL director of officiating Stephen Walkom, a longtime former official, told The Athletic. 'And it's not like it's one person taking their eyes off the play, either, it's every official on the ice doing it. 'Even if it's only for a split-second, things happen fast out there.' The official's watch receives a signal in the form of a haptic response (a vibration, a pulse, etc.) when there are 10 minutes, three minutes, two minutes and one minute remaining in a period, and when there are 10 seconds, three seconds, two seconds and one second remaining in a penalty. (If a power-play goal is scored, ending the penalty, no alerts are sent.) The software, built by global digital power Presidio, is integrated with the NHL's Oasis real-time stats feed, which is used for player-tracking and stats aggregation. That's a much more accurate read, the league said, than linking to a specific arena's scoreboard, as they vary greatly across the league. Each arena is equipped with its own watches, stored in a case and fully charged between games. An IT employee watches over them and is on-site during games in case any problems arise. So far, there have been very few issues, Walkom said. Advertisement The watches are not mandatory, but since their debut in multiple NHL preseason games on Oct. 4, they have been adopted by more than 90 percent of the league's 70 full-time officials, said Dave Lehanski, the NHL's vice president of business development and innovation. 'The commissioner (Gary Bettman) hasn't said, 'You better do this, or else!' so that's an unbelievable number out of the gate,' Lehanski said. 'A big reason for that, I believe, is the (officials) were involved from the very early part of this. They not only contributed to the overall solution, but they've had a stake in it. 'They feel they've been part of it, so there's more buy-in.' Andres de Corral, a vice president at Presidio, said an emphasis was put on building a simple, clean and efficient application. 'We're pulling 25 data points into the watch,' de Corral said, 'but just because you can do it, it doesn't mean they need that information on their wrists. A big part of this was just dialing in exactly what the officials wanted on their wrists in the form of a non-visual alert to increase on-ice awareness. 'It was a really interesting and challenging project.' One could make a strong case that officiating hockey is the most difficult of the major sports. It doesn't have continual breaks in action, such as in football or baseball, and it moves much quicker — both the puck and the players — than basketball. And, with walls and glass surrounding the rink, there's no quick way to escape the field of play to avoid contact. As any fan knows, if you look away for even a second, the entire landscape of the ice can change. For officials, any time spent looking for the scoreboard high above the rink or on each end of the ice, is time they aren't paying attention to the game on the ice. That's even more of a challenge for outdoor games, such as this weekend's in Columbus. Referees Francis Charron and Kendrick Nicholson, and linesmen Jesse Marquis and Travis Gawryletz, have all worked several games in Nationwide Arena. But Ohio Stadium is new turf for any NHL officials. Advertisement One glance away from the ice and they can miss penalties, blow an offside call, or worse. Every half-second matters when a puck is fired or deflected in your direction, or when a towering player is heading your way. And then there's the penalty box. Officials need to be mindful when the penalty box is going to swing open, setting free a player who is in a hurry to get back on the ice and get his club back to even strength. Nobody wants a collision, and no official wants to affect play by getting in the way. 'If there's a 200-pound person coming at me at 50 miles per hour, I should get out of the way,' Lehanski said. Walkom said one concern was if the watches, which weigh barely an ounce, would be rugged enough to take the day-in, day-out beating that is life as an NHL official. 'Could it handle the bouncing around the ice, the smashing against the boards, the whack from an errant stick? When you're in a pile of players, somebody's going to bump your arm and that watch,' Walkom said. 'Knock on wood, we've had good feedback that it's stood up to a lot of jostling around out there.' Walkom said he can see a difference — even if hockey fans, players and coaches haven't yet. The biggest challenge for officials, he said, is developing a new habit of glancing quickly at their wrist after years of constantly checking the scoreboard. 'It's been a great tool for giving guys a heads-up during the game,' he said. 'They're starting to feel safer with it and really trust it. That's what we hoped for, but you don't really know until you try it.' (Top photo courtesy of NHL)
