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Panzura Hits CRN’s Cloud 100 List for 6th Year in a Row

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1 year ago

January 29, 2025

Addressing the Challenges of the ‘Data-Everywhere’ Era, Panzura Lauded Among the “20 Coolest Cloud Storage Companies” for Continued Innovation of CloudFS Hybrid Cloud File Platform

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Panzura has been recognized for the sixth consecutive year by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, with a place on the prestigious 2025 Cloud 100 list. This annual ranking honors the most innovative cloud technology companies and serves as a resource for channel-focused organizations seeking best-in-class vendors.

Panzura is at the forefront of the ‘data-everywhere’ revolution. Our continued presence on the CRN Cloud 100 list underscores our commitment to innovation and exceptional service for both our channel partners and customers.

As part of CRN’s 2025 Cloud 100 roster, Panzura is among the “20 Coolest Cloud Storage Companies” in recognition of the CloudFS hybrid cloud file platform, which provides enterprise organizations with the ability to consolidate, safeguard, and work with their file data.

According to CRN, “These 20 companies bring the latest in data storage, protection, management and migration technologies to help businesses know their data is accessible and protected no matter where it resides or how it moves.”

CloudFS empowers technologists and the organizations they serve with data command and control, resiliency and recovery, and immediate data delivery across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments. It allows them to optimize the handling of massive file volumes with real-time access and seamless collaboration and co-authoring, regardless of location.

The platform directly addresses critical IT challenges faced by modern enterprises, such as data sprawl, rising storage costs, and the complexities of managing file delivery, access, and permissions across a distributed workforce.

“Panzura is at the forefront of the ‘data-everywhere’ revolution. Our continued presence on the CRN Cloud 100 list underscores our commitment to innovation and exceptional service for both our channel partners and customers,” said Will Seidel, Director, North America Channel Sales, Panzura.

CloudFS offers immutable data resilience with near-instantaneous restoration of files in the event of deliberate or accidental data loss including malware and ransomware attacks. This provides peace of mind for IT teams and ensures interrupted business continuity in the face of mounting threats. The platform recently achieved FIPS 140-3 certification, setting it apart as the only category solution that meets this high standard for its data encryption and key management processes.

Migrating file data from multiple servers and NAS devices into a unified cloud-based storage experience, CloudFS delivers immediate, secure, flexible file data access to people, processes, and artificial intelligence (AI) workflows. It consolidates multiple Windows File Shares for effective capacity management, streamlined data portability, and efficient resource utilization from cloud to core to edge.

Its flexible deployment model supports a variety of public and private cloud storage options, including Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform. Additionally, CloudFS supports on-premises object stores like NetApp and Cloudian, allowing technologists to achieve both the cost efficiency of existing infrastructure investments alongside the scalability and agility of the cloud.

Advanced network acceleration techniques like global deduplication and compression, optimized data transfer protocols, and intelligently caching frequently accessed data locally, deliver high-performance collaboration and co-authoring while streamlining bandwidth consumption and access across distributed locations and teams.

Panzura CloudFS also leverages AI to enhance its core file services capabilities. AI algorithms analyze and predict file access patterns, dynamically maximize performance, and prioritize network traffic – especially for latency-sensitive applications and workloads.

About Panzura

Panzura empowers modern enterprises to unlock the full potential of their unstructured data, aligning it with strategic business goals. Our solutions ensure data visibility, accessibility, and control, seamlessly preparing organizations for a digitally transformed, AI-driven future. With Panzura, organizations can enhance data resilience, optimize costs, and deliver data instantly to users and processes – anywhere, anytime. Discover how Panzura can drive your success at panzura.com.

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Quote.com Announces New Senior Leadership Additions

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28 minutes ago

April 22, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Quote.com, a leading tech-enabled, omnichannel performance marketing organization, today announced the addition of two new executive team members to support the company’s continued growth and strategic expansion. Chase Nichols joins as Chief Marketing Officer and Ben Hochstetler as Senior Vice President of Marketing.

Quote.com announced the addition of two new executive team members, Chase Nichols and Ben Hochstetler.

The appointments strengthen Quote.com’s leadership team as the company continues to invest in execution, growth, and expanding its ability to help consumers access insurance solutions more easily and efficiently. “We are excited to welcome Chase and Ben to the Quote.com leadership team,” said Nick Stommes, Chief Executive Officer at Quote.com. “Both bring deep industry expertise, experienced execution capability, and a strong focus on operational excellence that will help accelerate our growth while improving how consumers access and compare insurance options. Their leadership will play a critical role at Quote.com as we continue scaling our platform and strengthening our partnerships.”

Chase Nichols joins Quote.com as Chief Marketing Officer; Chase is responsible for all performance marketing planning, organization, and execution, and is focused on driving efficient, measurable consumer touchpoints. With nearly two decades of experience in financial services and performance marketing environments, he brings a data-first approach to scaling growth while balancing brand development and direct-response marketing.

Ben Hochstetler joins as Senior Vice President of Marketing, leading digital marketing strategy and execution across Quote.com’s omnichannel performance marketing footprint. He brings more than 15 years of experience building and scaling performance marketing execution in highly competitive and regulated markets.

About Quote.com

Quote.com is a tech-enabled omnichannel performance marketing organization that delivers high-quality, mission-critical demand at scale to industry-leading partners. The company serves customers across multiple insurance verticals, including auto, home, life, and Medicare insurance. Quote.com provides significant value to consumers by providing an independent, third-party comparison-shopping experience.

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Young Voices Across Oceans: Telling China’s Story Fiji Special Showcases GDI Achievements

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28 minutes ago

April 22, 2026

SHENZHEN, China, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — This year marks the 5th anniversary of the Global Development Initiative (GDI). Shenzhen Media Group’s “Telling China’s Story” program presents a special Fiji season, taking the perspective of young Chinese people to the Pacific island nation of Fiji. It documents the implementation of numerous cooperative projects which are smaller in scale but well-designed, showcasing the heartwarming stories and broad prospects of China and Fiji working together to promote common development and share the fruits of cooperation, vividly illustrating the practical achievements of the GDI.

The program will air from April 20th to 22nd, 2026. The first episode features Chinese actor Zhao Xiaotong, food blogger Yang Beichuan, and Wu Dongwei, a doctoral student at China Agricultural University, who visit the China-Fiji Juncao Technology Demonstration Center in Nadi, Fiji, to explore how this “Happiness Juncao” from China has taken root and grown in the South Pacific island nation, benefiting people’s livelihoods.

This “Happiness Juncao” has yielded “win-win results” in Fiji, bringing tangible changes to local families. Internet technology engineer Ashmir not only gained a stable income by learning Juncao (a type of grass cultivation) to grow mushrooms, but also successfully paid off his car loan.

During this filming, a “Mushroom Team” of young Chinese people joined Ashmir in a Fijian market to promote mushroom dishes and introduce locals to various new ways to enjoy mushrooms. The humble mushroom became a bond of friendship across mountains and seas, conveying the warm sentiments of mutual understanding between the Chinese and Fijian people amidst the bustling market atmosphere.

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Laminar Wins Gold 2026 Edison Award for Physical AI that Powers the Self-Driving Factory

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29 minutes ago

April 22, 2026

Top honor recognizes Laminar’s innovation and transformation in the CPG manufacturing industry

BOSTON, April 22, 2026 /CNW/ — Laminar, a physical AI solution helping the world’s leading manufacturers run more productive and sustainable factories, announced that it received a Gold 2026 Edison Award in the Manufacturing & Logistics category. The award recognizes Laminar for enabling food and beverage manufacturers to unlock new levels of productivity and sustainability through innovation – running faster production lines while cutting water, chemicals, and downtime.

“Laminar is leading the way CPG manufacturers implement physical AI on the factory floor with first-of-their-kind self-driving processes,” said Annie Lu, Laminar Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder. “Our patented spectral sensors and complete library of ML models enable a new, transformative approach to closed-loop automation, making the goal of the self-driving factory achievable today. We are honored the Edison Awards recognized our commitment to building a new category of technology and reshaping the future of manufacturing.”

Laminar’s physical AI transforms operations by enabling CPG manufacturers to transition from manual, timer-based operations to self-driving. Deployed across six continents for Coca-Cola, AB InBev, Danone, and Unilever, Laminar delivers measurable sustainability and profitability gains from the same investment. Laminar’s self-driving processes include:

Self-Driving Clean-in-Place Self-Driving Product Changeover Self-Driving Batch Optimization Self-Driving Quality ControlAnd more

The Edison Awards, established in 1987 and named in honor of inventor Thomas Edison, celebrates game-changing innovation across industries worldwide. Drawing a global community of innovators across 60+ countries, the Edison Awards elevate solutions that reimagine our future.

Recognition for Laminar’s Innovation

Headquartered at Greentown Labs in Somerville, MA – North America’s leading cleantech incubator – Laminar is a woman-founded startup backed by top-tier investors, including Greycroft, Construct Capital, 2048 Ventures, and Flybridge Capital.

Recognized for its innovation and impact, Laminar received AB InBev’s 2024 Cheers Award for outstanding startup partnership and was named Unilever’s 2023 Supplier Startup of the Year. Laminar’s solution is also deployed in World Economic Forum Lighthouse factories recognized for their leadership in cutting-edge technology.

About Laminar

Laminar’s physical AI helps the world’s leading manufacturers run self-driving factories with more sustainable, efficient operations. Our patented spectral sensors and complete library of ML models transform manual operations into self-driving processes that cut water, chemicals, and downtime in real-time. Deployed in factories across six continents and trusted by global leaders like AB InBev, Coca-Cola, and Unilever, Laminar is building a new category of physical AI that will power the future of process manufacturing. Learn more at runlaminar.com

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