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Gluware Blazes a New Trail for Network Automation Builders with Intelligent Network Automation “Without Limits” at AutoCon 3

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11 months ago

May 22, 2025

Premier network automation event features hands-on training workshop, Gluware customer case study; bold, new campaign; launch of Gluware Labs; and network transformation self-assessment

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gluware, the leader in intelligent network automation, today announced its participation in the Network Automation Forum’s (NAF) AutoCon 3, where it is debuting its new Network Automation Without Limits campaign. With a powerful focus on enabling today’s network automation builders, Gluware is showcasing the power and possibilities of modern network automation. From hands-on training to a real-world case study and the unveiling of Gluware Labs, Gluware is helping network automation builders move beyond constraints and toward enterprise-grade, self-operating networks.

At this fourth iteration of the premier network automation event, Gluware experts Mike Haugh, Olivier Huynh Van, and Oleg Gratwick will lead a workshop titled Achieve Self-Operating Automation with Gluware. This session, which takes place on Monday, May 26, 2025, at 9:00am, will showcase how enterprises can attain autonomous networking using Gluware’s intent-based intelligent network automation with patented Device Interaction and Automation Layer (DIAL) technology.

The workshop will guide attendees through the process of integrating popular automation tools such as Ansible and Python into Gluware’s platform, enabling seamless orchestration across multi-vendor infrastructure including routers, switches, and firewalls. Additionally, participants will learn how to run continual compliance audits and detect and manage configuration drift, automate configuration management and auto-remediation, integrate custom state assessments and Ansible playbooks, and low-code and AI-assisted ways to configure.

“As an Accelerating Sponsor of NAF AutoCon 3, we’re excited to deliver hands-on training that moves enterprise networking forward using self-operating network automation,” said Mike Haugh, Vice President of Product Marketing at Gluware. “This workshop will equip engineers to implement intent-based intelligent network automation that detects issues, enforces compliance, and auto-remediates issues across multi-vendor environments. Attendees will leave with actionable skills that will help them build better automation up to 100X faster to deliver a highly secure network that’s efficient to operate.”

Central to the workshop is Gluware’s DIAL technology, which revolutionizes network automation by providing a unified, intent-based data model that adapts and binds multi-vendor infrastructure elements to the logging and event management layers. This approach eliminates the need for hundreds of device-specific scripts, replacing them with a single, scalable automation framework that supports hands-off network operation and near real-time compliance verification.

Gluware Customer Presentation Featured

Gluware customer Terracon, a leading engineering firm ranked #18 in Top Design Firms, with over 180 locations across the United States, $1.1B in revenues, and over 6,000 employees, will also present at NAF AutoCon 3. Lee Harper, Enterprise Administrator at Terracon, will share how the company transformed their network by leveraging Gluware’s intelligent network automation platform to eliminate security vulnerabilities, make network changes dramatically faster, prevent network downtime, and grow the network 50% without adding incremental headcount. Lee’s session, How We Eliminated Security Vulnerabilities with Network Automation—And That’s Just the Beginning!, will also cover Terracon’s use of CIS Benchmark audits, real-time device audits, and free-form automation with Network RPA.

New Campaign, Gluware Labs, and Network Transformation Self-Assessment

At Booth #5, Gluware will unveil its brand new Network Automation Without Limits campaign, showcasing how the company enables engineers to push the boundaries of what’s possible with modern network automation.

The centerpiece of this new campaign is Gluware Labs, which redefines the automation experience for engineers, enabling them to build, scale, and manage powerful automations using the open-source scripts they already rely on. With advanced tooling, embedded intelligence, on-demand training and community support, automation engineers can now move up to 100X faster—without many of the constraints they currently face.

Key features include:

Build faster with a purpose-built IDE, Gluware Lab including wizards, and Gluware Co-Pilot for NetDevOps

Scale smarter with modular, plug-and-play integrations including Ansible, NetBox, Python, ServiceNow, and more

Leverage existing assets by building on open-source scripts and playbooks already in use

Extend Ansible automation by deploying the Gluware Ansible Collection to seamlessly integrate advanced, multi-vendor network orchestration into your existing Ansible playbooks and workflows

Control, collaborate and backup using native integration with Git-based code repositories, including the ability to sync content from Gluware Control and use it to publish from Gluware Lab or VS Code to Gluware Control

Learn continuously with expert-led Newbie to Ninja training and insightful product demos and tutorials

Network and collaborate with other network automation innovators in the support community

Deliver confidently in real-world, production-grade environments

Try it out! It’s easy to get started with Gluware’s Community Edition

Additionally, visitors to Gluware’s booth can take a brief Network Transformation Self-Assessment to evaluate their automation readiness and receive tailored recommendations from Gluware experts.

For more information about the event, visit: https://networkautomation.forum/autocon3.

To learn more about Gluware’s self-operating network automation platform, visit: www.gluware.com.

About Gluware
Gluware is the leader in intelligent network automation, helping organizations improve security, simplify complexity, eliminate toil, and accelerate innovation across digital infrastructure.

Trusted by the Global 2000, Gluware’s intent-based, multi-vendor automation platform handles millions of network changes in minutes—flawlessly. Whether used out of the box or as a developer platform, Gluware delivers a 95% reduction in network outages, 100% network security policy compliance, a 300x speed increase for OS upgrades, and self-operating network capabilities in just three months.

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Zifo Transforms Ontology Engineering with AI-Powered Intelligent Automation

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2 hours ago

April 30, 2026

Advanced AI solution speeds up ontology creation by 80%, generating structured, interoperable knowledge models for science-driven organizations.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and CAMBRIDGE, England, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Zifo, the leading global enabler of AI and data-driven enterprise informatics for science-driven organizations, has developed an Intelligent Automation solution for Ontology Engineering, which is designed to seamlessly generate structured, interoperable knowledge models while accelerating ontology creation by 80%.

Overcoming the Bottlenecks of Manual Ontology Creation

Manual ontology creation in the biopharma industry has traditionally been a time-consuming process that requires specialized expertise. Organizations frequently struggle with semantic ambiguity, complex integration challenges, and limited scalability, resulting in workflows that can take weeks to complete. Zifo’s AI-powered automation tackles these challenges head-on by eliminating 80% of the manual work through automated class generation, description creation, and precise IRI mapping.

Addressing the Complexities of Semantic Knowledge

Developing comprehensive knowledge models often demands deep domain expertise to define relationships and align terminology. Zifo’s intelligent solution overcomes this by providing an AI-guided workflow featuring an intuitive interface, meaning specialized ontology engineering knowledge is no longer required. By leveraging LLM-powered generation, the solution creates precise definitions with a deep understanding of domain-specific context, while generating standardized synonyms and establishing controlled vocabulary alignment to eliminate inconsistent terminology.

A Solution Designed for Scalable Scientific Data Modeling

The AI-powered solution addresses critical format compatibility and integration points in ontology management:

Seamless Integration: Automated mapping connects directly to established ontologies, including NCIT, CHEBI, OBI, and EFO, via BioPortal and OLS APIs.Massive Scalability: Parallel processing and batch operations empower teams to execute large-scale ontology projects without performance limitations.Automated Hierarchies: The AI autonomously generates semantic relationships and parent-child hierarchies based on domain context and predefined relation vocabularies.Format Compatibility: The solution produces direct OWL/RDF exports with proper URIs, ensuring seamless downstream integration.

Unique Features include:

Multi-Source Integration: The solution combines BioPortal, OLS, and EMBL-EBI APIs to guarantee comprehensive ontology coverage.Intelligent Ranking System: The system uses AI-powered relevance scoring and justification for precise ontology mappings.Precise IRI Mapping: It ensures that each generated class is linked to the correct IRI, directly promoting semantic web compatibility.Human-in-the-Loop Design: The solution automates repetitive tasks while maintaining vital expert oversight.End-to-End Workflow: Users are guided through a complete pipeline, from initial domain knowledge input straight to exportable OWL files.Visual Knowledge Graph: An interactive graph visualization allows for intuitive relationship exploration and validation.Multi-Format Exports: Provides seamless export options in CSV, OWL, or HTML Ontograph formats for downstream use, collaboration, and visualization.

Strategic Value Across the Scientific Chain

This solution breaks down the traditional barriers of data structuring. Built on a robust backend of Python, LangChain, and leading LLM models, alongside a frontend framework using Next.js 15 and Cytoscape.js for graph visualization, the solution is highly adaptable. Furthermore, future optimization enhancements will include provisions for uploading user-defined classes or semi-ready ontologies.

About Zifo

Zifo is the leading global enabler of AI and data-driven enterprise informatics for science-driven organizations. With expertise spanning research, development, manufacturing, and clinical domains, Zifo serves a diverse range of industries including Pharma, Biotech, Chemicals, Food and Beverage, and more. Trusted by over 190 organizations worldwide, Zifo is the partner of choice for advancing digital scientific innovation.

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UNC-Chapel Hill establishes ‘Carolina in the Capital’ with new Washington, D.C. office

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2 hours ago

April 30, 2026

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has opened a new office in Washington, D.C., establishing an expanded presence for the University in the nation’s capital and creating exciting opportunities for students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Located at 101 Constitution Avenue NW, the 10,861-square-foot space – coined “Carolina in the Capital” – will support a variety of functions, including educational programming for undergraduate and graduate students, alumni relations and engagement with government partners.

As a leading R1 university, UNC-Chapel Hill annually attracts more than $1.6 billion to the state’s economy to fund research that creates a better quality of life for all its citizens. More than 60% of UNC-Chapel Hill’s total research funding comes from federal sponsors with the majority of that federal funding coming from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is based in the Washington area.

“Carolina in the Capital is a state-of-the-art facility that reflects our commitment to creating experiential learning opportunities for our students and faculty,” said Chancellor Lee H. Roberts. “The space is designed as an immersive learning environment where students can translate classroom knowledge into hands-on experience, which has never been more important. The facility also strengthens our ability to support engagement between our staff, alumni, policymakers and partners.”

Supporting students participating in Carolina’s Washington-based academic programs is a priority. For years, students and faculty have relied on temporary or borrowed spaces across the city. The new office provides a permanent home where students can gather, learn and build community while living and studying in Washington. A robust schedule of classes and events will fill the space throughout the year.

The Washington, D.C. region is home to the largest concentration of out-of-state Carolina alumni anywhere in the country. The new office creates a dedicated space to strengthen those connections and support networking, mentorship, professional development and community-building among D.C.-based Tar Heels.

The space will also serve as a platform to bring Carolina’s research and academic expertise into closer conversation with policymakers, industry leaders and member organizations. Carolina is the nation’s 11th largest university in the country based on research volume with primary federal funding coming from NIH and the National Science Foundation (NSF), both based in the D.C. area. Carolina is a proud member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Association of Public & Land Grant Universities (APLU), which are both based in Washington.

The office is funded entirely through the UNC-Chapel Hill Foundation and does not use any state appropriations.

You can view additional photos of the space here.

Media Contact: UNC Media Relations, 919-445-8555, mediarelations@unc.edu

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Investing.com Acquires Stonki to Accelerate Its Entry into the Agentic AI Era

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2 hours ago

April 30, 2026

The acquisition strengthens Investing.com’s AI capabilities, advancing a next-generation research assistant that can analyze markets, generate insights, and guide investors in real time

NEW YORK, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Investing.com, one of the world’s largest financial platforms used by more than 60 million investors each month, today announced the acquisition of Stonki, an AI-powered investing assistant designed to help traders turn ideas into structured, actionable trading plans.

The move marks a major step in the company’s evolution toward agentic AI, strengthening its ability to deliver faster, deeper, and more actionable market insights to a growing base of more than 300,000 paying subscribers across its InvestingPro suite, the company’s premium subscription offering for advanced market data, tools, and AI-driven insights.

Over the past 12 months, nearly 3 million users have used WarrenAI, Investing.com’s AI-powered financial research assistant launched last year, to perform market analysis, making AI a central entry point into the platform’s ecosystem. With the addition of Stonki, the company is moving beyond traditional AI tools toward agentic systems that can proactively guide users through the investment process.

“We’re entering the age of agentic AI, where the technology moves beyond just answering questions to actively helping investors think, analyze, and act,” said Omer Shvili, CEO of Investing.com. “Bringing Stonki.ai into the fold accelerates our goal of building an agentic platform that will serve as a 24/7 analyst for our users. We are developing this to be more than just a tool; it will be a partner that identifies opportunities, tracks unfolding situations, and surfaces trade ideas even when the user isn’t active—giving our users the kind of edge that was previously only available to professional investors.”

Founded in 2025, Stonki is developing a new category of ‘agentic’ AI for investing, enabling users to turn investment ideas into fully defined strategies with entry and exit conditions, risk management rules, and continuous monitoring.

“We started Stonki because, as investors and traders ourselves, we knew how much time and focus it takes to stay on top of the market and properly manage a day trade, a swing trade, an investment idea, or a portfolio,” said Ulas Bilgenoglu and Itay Verkh, co-founders of Stonki. “We set out to build AI that could carry part of that load by continuously monitoring the market, turning ideas into structured strategies, and helping users make better decisions with clear entry and exit conditions, disciplined risk management, and ongoing tracking. Joining Investing.com gives us the scale, data, reach, and strong AI foundation to accelerate that vision. Together, we can create an experience where AI helps users stay ahead of the market, manage risk, and act with greater confidence.”

The acquisition expands Investing.com’s AI capabilities across both technical and fundamental investing workflows. Stonki’s technology is built around persistent, real-time intelligence, continuously monitoring markets, tracking user-defined strategies, and alerting investors when conditions align, rather than relying on one-off prompts or static analysis.

For active traders, the platform is evolving into a real-time analysis engine designed to support high-frequency decision-making with precision and speed. For long-term investors, it is becoming a central hub for research, enabling users to evaluate opportunities, set personalized alerts, and monitor portfolios based on their individual investment strategies.

Users will be able to define specific conditions, such as a stock crossing a long-term moving average, and have the AI continuously monitor the market, analyze relevant signals, and surface actionable insights in real time. The system will also review portfolios on an ongoing basis, helping investors avoid potential losses and uncover new opportunities aligned with their strategy.

This latest step builds on Investing.com’s broader strategy of expanding its AI-powered suite, including WarrenAI, ProPicks AI, and its recently launched AI Chart Analysis, all aimed at delivering faster, more accurate and more actionable insights to investors.

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