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Hybrid mesh firewall platforms gain interest as management challenges intensify

Network World

There are on-premises firewalls to manage, along with firewalls that are deployed in virtual machines and firewalls deployed in containers. According to Gartner, by 2026, more than 60% of organizations will have more than one type of firewall deployment. Then we had a firewall in a virtual machine.

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Cisco, others, shine a light on VPN split-tunneling

Network World

For example demand for commercial virtual private networks in the U.S. The VPN market will hit $70 billion by 2026, according to market research and management consulting company Global Market Insights. jumped by 41% between March 13 and March 23, according to research from Top10VPN.com, a VPN research and testing company in the U.K.

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Global VPN use exploded in March

Network World

Demand for commercial virtual private networks in the U.S. The global VPN market was forecast to grow 12% year-on-year and be worth $70 billion by 2026, according to a Global Market Insights 2020 survey. With millions of people working from home, the coronavirus outbreak has seen global VPN demand surge.

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Read the room — virtually: Seattle startup lands $10M to analyze your face and voice on video calls

GeekWire

The idea is to give people feedback on how their audience is emotionally responding, whether it’s a sales pitch or a weekly all-hands meeting — like a FitBit that tracks steps, but for virtual meetings instead. billion in 2026. Read aims to answer questions like: Are people engaged? Are they frustrated? billion this year to $22.5

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Report: By 2026, it’s predicted 25% of people will spend an hour per day in the metaverse

Venture Beast

All orgs should begin developing digital business strategies that leverage the built-in infrastructure and participants of the metaverse. Read More.

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Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy

GeekWire

Under the terms of the Federal Communications Commission’s license, half of that total would have to be deployed by mid-2026. The plan calls for sending 3,232 satellites (down slightly from the originally planned 3,236) into low Earth orbit by 2029. It’s not hard to imagine synergies with Prime Video as well.

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Electric aircraft motor company MagniX lands deal to power UK startup’s planned 300-plane fleet

GeekWire

UK startup Faradair is proposing to bring an 18-passenger propeller-driven triplane to market as soon as 2026, powered by electric motors from Seattle-area startup magniX. MagniX is a risk-sharing partner with Faradair, a UK startup that aims to bring an 18-passenger propeller-driven triplane to market as soon as 2026.

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