DataBee, from Comcast Technology Solutions, introduces a gen AI powered chatbot to tackle the challenge of finding and validating asset owners
PHILADELPHIA, July 30, 2024 — DataBee™, from Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS), today announced a new generative AI-based chatbot called BeeKeeper AI™, which automatically finds and validates asset owners, closing security and compliance gaps caused by unknown or orphaned assets. Powered by Comcast’s patent-pending entity resolution technology, BeeKeeper AI is now part of DataBee for Security Hygiene, which works on top of the DataBee Hive™ security, risk and compliance data fabric platform to improve security hygiene through automated asset and owner discovery.
BeeKeeper AI uses gen AI to validate asset ownership via automated chat. DataBee for Security Hygiene makes predictions about asset ownership by analyzing who might own the asset and how the asset is engaged. Then BeeKeeper AI automatically reaches out to predicted users to verify asset information and ownership using the organization’s chat client. Unknown or orphaned assets or devices can have significant security vulnerabilities and compliance gaps, so matching up users with devices is critical to closing those gaps and to an organization’s overall security and asset hygiene.
“BeeKeeper AI is an excellent example of the responsible use of generative AI for cybersecurity,” said Scott Miserendino, Vice President of Advanced Cybersecurity Solutions, DataBee. “Because it’s working from a dataset that’s been cleaned and optimized by DataBee within a contained environment, BeeKeeper AI is powered by high quality, complete data and there are proper guardrails around its use and output. We’re looking forward to extending this gen AI chatbot capability to other security challenges over time.”
BeeKeeper AI uses a large language model (LLM) to support chat conversations with potential asset owners, engaging them via Microsoft Teams to ask the question, ‘are you the owner of this device?’. Depending on the answer, BeeKeeper AI can continue its quest—even handling odd-ball responses—until it finds and validates the asset owner. No manual effort is involved in any of this process.
“BeeKeeper AI gives valuable time back to IT, operations, security and compliance teams -- time that would otherwise be spent trying to locate and validate owners of unclaimed devices,” added Nicole Bucala, Vice President and General Manager of DataBee. “Our customers can keep these valuable people resources focused on what matters most and let BeeKeeper AI do the laborious work required to connect the dots between unclaimed assets and their proper owners.”
BeeKeeper AI is available for Private Preview with Microsoft Teams starting the first week of August 2024 and is estimated to be generally available as part of the DataBee Hive suite of offerings in September.
You can learn more about DataBee and all of its products and solutions at the Black Hat USA 2024 conference on August 7 and 8 in booth #4540, or request a meeting with one of our experts during the show.
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About Comcast Technology Solutions
Comcast Technology Solutions, a division of one of the world’s leading media and technology companies, brings Comcast Corporation’s proven technologies to an evolving list of industries worldwide. We believe in continuous innovation, always looking for new and better ways to connect with our customers, as well as aggregate, distribute, and secure our own content, advertising, and data. We invest in and test these solutions, so you don’t have to — freeing you up to focus on accelerating your business, not your tech stack. Through our portfolio of solutions, we bring these innovations to the global marketplace, enabling our partners to think big, go beyond, and lead the way in media, technology, and cybersecurity. For more information, visit https://www.comcasttechnologysolutions.com or databee.buzz.
Media Contacts
Mary Cosmides
Mary_cosmides@comcast.com
+1 (267) 207-5279
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July 30, 2024
DataBee, from Comcast Technology Solutions, introduces a gen AI powered chatbot to tackle the challenge of finding and validating asset owners
PHILADELPHIA, July 30, 2024 — DataBee™, from Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS), today announced a new generative AI-based chatbot called BeeKeeper AI™, which automatically finds and validates asset owners, closing security and compliance gaps caused by unknown or orphaned assets. Powered by Comcast’s patent-pending entity resolution technology, BeeKeeper AI is now part of DataBee for Security Hygiene, which works on top of the DataBee Hive™ security, risk and compliance data fabric platform to improve security hygiene through automated asset and owner discovery.
BeeKeeper AI uses gen AI to validate asset ownership via automated chat. DataBee for Security Hygiene makes predictions about asset ownership by analyzing who might own the asset and how the asset is engaged. Then BeeKeeper AI automatically reaches out to predicted users to verify asset information and ownership using the organization’s chat client. Unknown or orphaned assets or devices can have significant security vulnerabilities and compliance gaps, so matching up users with devices is critical to closing those gaps and to an organization’s overall security and asset hygiene.
“BeeKeeper AI is an excellent example of the responsible use of generative AI for cybersecurity,” said Scott Miserendino, Vice President of Advanced Cybersecurity Solutions, DataBee. “Because it’s working from a dataset that’s been cleaned and optimized by DataBee within a contained environment, BeeKeeper AI is powered by high quality, complete data and there are proper guardrails around its use and output. We’re looking forward to extending this gen AI chatbot capability to other security challenges over time.”
BeeKeeper AI uses a large language model (LLM) to support chat conversations with potential asset owners, engaging them via Microsoft Teams to ask the question, ‘are you the owner of this device?’. Depending on the answer, BeeKeeper AI can continue its quest—even handling odd-ball responses—until it finds and validates the asset owner. No manual effort is involved in any of this process.
“BeeKeeper AI gives valuable time back to IT, operations, security and compliance teams -- time that would otherwise be spent trying to locate and validate owners of unclaimed devices,” added Nicole Bucala, Vice President and General Manager of DataBee. “Our customers can keep these valuable people resources focused on what matters most and let BeeKeeper AI do the laborious work required to connect the dots between unclaimed assets and their proper owners.”
BeeKeeper AI is available for Private Preview with Microsoft Teams starting the first week of August 2024 and is estimated to be generally available as part of the DataBee Hive suite of offerings in September.
You can learn more about DataBee and all of its products and solutions at the Black Hat USA 2024 conference on August 7 and 8 in booth #4540, or request a meeting with one of our experts during the show.
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About Comcast Technology Solutions
Comcast Technology Solutions, a division of one of the world’s leading media and technology companies, brings Comcast Corporation’s proven technologies to an evolving list of industries worldwide. We believe in continuous innovation, always looking for new and better ways to connect with our customers, as well as aggregate, distribute, and secure our own content, advertising, and data. We invest in and test these solutions, so you don’t have to — freeing you up to focus on accelerating your business, not your tech stack. Through our portfolio of solutions, we bring these innovations to the global marketplace, enabling our partners to think big, go beyond, and lead the way in media, technology, and cybersecurity. For more information, visit https://www.comcasttechnologysolutions.com or databee.buzz.
Media Contacts
Mary Cosmides
Mary_cosmides@comcast.com
+1 (267) 207-5279
January 18, 2024
DataBee, from Comcast Technology Solutions, Announces Strategic Technology Partnership with Databricks
Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) today announced that its DataBee business unit, which developed and provides the DataBee security data fabric platform, has signed a strategic technology partnership agreement with Databricks, the Data and AI company. DataBee is now integrated with Databricks’ Data Intelligence Platform, expanding its data lake integrations in keeping with its goal of supporting a customer’s data lake of choice.
September 13, 2023
Comcast Technology Solutions launches cloud-based Managed Channel Origination service across EMEA
Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) today announced the launch of a new cloud-based Managed Channel Origination service for customers across EMEA. Combining Sky’s regional infrastructure and operations with the capabilities of CTS, it enables media companies to outsource and modernize the creation, management, and distribution of linear TV and OTT video channels via a fully managed 24x7 service.
August 01, 2024
NightDragon and Comcast Technology Solutions Launch Joint Initiative to Propel Future Cybersecurity Innovations
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – August 1, 2024 -- NightDragon, an investment and advisory firm focused on the cybersecurity, safety, security, and privacy industry, today announced a new strategic partnership with Comcast Technology Solutions to help advance innovative cybersecurity technologies through increased go-to-market support and opportunities and access to expanded combined networks of industry leaders. As part of the new partnership, NightDragon will work closely with the teams from Comcast Technology Solutions, Comcast Ventures and DataBee™, the premier security, risk, and compliance data fabric platform in the Comcast Technology Solutions portfolio.
Comcast Technology Solutions is a technology and infrastructure leader that enables partners by delivering proven technologies for global video, media, communications, data applications, and cybersecurity and compliance. Under this partnership, Comcast Technology Solutions will expose NightDragon to innovative companies and technologies that may be relevant for investment, go-to-market or partnership opportunities. Additionally, the company will evaluate opportunities to purchase technology from NightDragon portfolio companies or make capital investments through its Comcast Ventures arm.
“This new partnership brings together a powerful combination of leaders at the forefront of cybersecurity protections for critical infrastructure and driving innovation in the marketplace. We look forward to working together with Comcast Technology Solutions, Comcast Ventures, and DataBee to advance cybersecurity innovation in the marketplace and make a difference together in securing our world for tomorrow,” said Dave DeWalt, CEO and Founder, NightDragon.
Comcast Technology Solutions and Comcast Ventures will benefit from early access and exposure to the latest innovations within the NightDragon portfolio, including leading cybersecurity, safety, security, and privacy technologies. Synergies identified between Comcast Technology Solutions and NightDragon portfolio companies will allow each party a fresh look at protecting critical infrastructure and driving innovation in the marketplace.
“Innovation and investments in technology, infrastructure and cybersecurity are top priorities at Comcast Technology Solutions, as we’ve evidenced most recently with the creation of the DataBee business and security data fabric platform. Partnering with NightDragon and its portfolio companies offers us a valuable opportunity to get a first view into cutting-edge technologies that can best serve our customers and secure critical infrastructure,” said Ken Klaer, President, Comcast Technology Solutions, and Executive Vice President, Comcast Cable.
Additionally, DataBee, from Comcast Technology Solutions, will benefit from access to NightDragon’s NightScale platform, which helps accelerate growth for leading innovators through access to proprietary playbooks, people, partnerships and programs, and the firm’s Advisory Council of 100+ top cybersecurity and technology leaders. DataBee is a security, risk, and compliance data fabric platform that helps drive smarter decisions with analysis-ready datasets and an evidence-centric approach to security data.
Amy De Salvatore, Partner, NightDragon said, “Comcast is a strong innovator, and this is a unique partnership in that they are a telecom provider, which is different from other strategic partnerships that fall under our NightScale platform and provide value to our portfolio companies. This partnership will be a powerful way for both of our companies to place greater focus and energy on innovation, as well as advance critical technologies like DataBee, which is revolutionizing how we manage and secure data.”
This partnership expands NightDragon's capabilities under its ND Go-to-Market business unit, a dedicated set of playbooks, programs, and partnerships in its proprietary NightScale platform to help accelerate its portfolio's go-to-market capabilities. Comcast Technology Solutions’ leading services and advisory capabilities will complement existing go-to-market partnerships under the NightScale platform, including TD-SYNNEX, Arrow Electronics, World Wide Technologies, Jones Group International, SiteGround, Stratascale, and others.
To learn more about the NightDragon NightScale platform, visit our website.
About NightDragon
NightDragon is an investment and advisory rm focused on growth and late-stage investments within the cybersecurity, safety, security and privacy industries. Its platform and vast industry network provide unparalleled threat insights, deal ow, market leverage and operating expertise to drive portfolio company growth and increase shareholder value. Founded by Dave DeWalt, the NightDragon team has more than 25 years of operational and market expertise leading technology companies such as Documentum, EMC, Siebel Systems (Oracle), McAfee, Mandiant, Avast and FireEye. Read more about NightDragon at www.nightdragon.com.
About Comcast Technology Solutions
Comcast Technology Solutions, a division of one of the world’s leading media and technology companies, brings Comcast Corporation’s proven technologies to an evolving list of industries worldwide. We believe in continuous innovation, always looking for new and better ways to connect with our customers, as well as aggregate, distribute, and secure our own content, advertising, and data. We invest in and test these solutions, so you don’t have to — freeing you up to focus on accelerating your business, not your tech stack. Through our portfolio of solutions, we bring these innovations to the global marketplace, enabling our partners to think big, go beyond, and lead the way in media, technology, and cybersecurity. For more information, visit Comcast Technology Solutions and DataBee.
NightDragon Media Contact:
Sarah Kuranda Vallone
sarah@nightdragon.com
Comcast Technology Solutions Contact:
Mary Cosmides
Mary_cosmides@comcast.com
+1 (267) 207-5279
July 24, 2024
NBC Sports selects Comcast Technology Solutions for its production of 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games in Paris
NBC Sports has selected Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) to provide multiscreen video management and delivery for its production of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, July 24-August 11, and, August 28-September 8, respectively.
NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will feature multi-platform offerings across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, E!, CNBC, GOLF Channel, Spanish-language networks Telemundo and Universo, and NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app.
June 30, 2024
CTS Delivers the Euros this Summer via Cloud Video Platform
As the 2024 UEFA European Championship (the Euros) heads into the halfway point of the tournament, CTS’s Streaming, Broadcast and Advertising (SB&A) team is getting in on the action with innovative infrastructure contributions and revolutionizing the way viewers experience and engage with the competition.
The team is elevating the Euros to new heights through their partnership with Deutsche Telekom (DT) by sourcing and providing the platform for television consumption across many countries in Europe via the Cloud Video Platform (CVP).
When it pertains to soccer/futbol, there will be millions of eyes on the Euros: 51 matches, all hosted in Germany at various venues and several games that will be exclusive to DT from June 14 until July 14.
“One of CTS’s key customer’s is Deutsche Telekom, a large provider in Europe, and its flagship country is in Germany,” said Bill Calton, VP, Global Operations, SB&A. “Our mission is connecting Comcast technology to the world, which means connecting people to the content they love, and nothing epitomizes that more than live sports.”
The CVP simplifies the management, monetization and publishing of video to any device, any destination and from anywhere. The CVP enables flexible monetization and optimizes workflows and the distribution of video on demand (VOD), live events, linear channels and syndication.
“We’ve covered other high-profile events, champions league and various other soccer-focused leagues, but nothing as big as this. This is almost like hosting a Super Bowl,” Bill explained.
Bill also mentioned how successfully completing this event will demonstrate to the global market that the system is capable of handling unprecedented scale.
“Being able to support an event at this level takes a lot of capabilities operationally and from an engineering standpoint. It will put a lot of wind in the sails of our teams in the US, Europe and Chennai to be able to prepare and execute this flawlessly. Also, being able to partner with Stephanie Trotter, SVP, Cloud Technologies, and her team was key.
They managed all the key infrastructure and data centers that underlies these efforts,” he shared.
June 13, 2024
Comcast Technology Solutions and Inspired Thinking Group announce strategic integration of AdFusion and Storyteq platforms for omni-channel advertising execution
Denver, CO and London, UK – June 13, 2024 – In advance of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2024, Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) and Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) today announced a strategic relationship and integration between CTS’ AdFusion ad management platform, and ITG’s Storyteq’s Creative Automation platform to automate omni-channel creative versioning at scale. The joint solution is designed to help brands enhance their ad operations and creative processes across online video, linear TV, and other digital channels.
Storyteq and AdFusion Strategic Integration
The new integration leverages AdFusion's advanced data-driven ad management capabilities to seamlessly automate ad and traffic delivery, with Storyteq's cutting-edge platform that automates and scales omni-channel creative versioning. Together, this integration aims to close the marketing execution gap by quickly and cost-effectively enabling brands to deliver compelling creative campaigns at scale to achieve their complex business goals across channels and markets. Key benefits for advertisers include:
Enhanced Efficiency: Clients can look forward to a streamlined workflow that combines automated creative versioning, traffic creation and delivery, reducing time to market.
Increased Scalability: The integration enables advertisers to scale their creative versioning across various channels and formats, adapting swiftly to market demands and opportunities.
Improved ROI: By combining creative versioning and activation alongside media buy data and traffic instructions, the integrated solution enables media and creative budgets to be used more effectively, enhancing return on investment.
Consistency & Visibility Across Channels: The seamless integration provides consistency in creative messaging across all advertising platforms, reinforcing brand identity, consistency, and engagement.
Data-Driven Decision Making: The combined power of both platforms allows for enhanced data analysis, enabling more precise targeting and optimization of ad campaigns based on data-driven metrics.
Executive Statements
Bart Spriester, Senior Vice President and GM of Streaming, Broadcast & Advertising at Comcast Technology Solutions said, "Storyteq is renowned for helping creative and marketing teams within leading global brands automate their creative production and activate on-brand marketing campaigns with efficiency and scale. Their technology and creative versioning expertise is a perfect complement to AdFusion’s ability to streamline ad operational workflows by supporting how brand advertising campaigns are versioned, managed, and deployed."
Ken Madsen, Chief Marketing Technologist at ITG, said, “Storyteq’s integration with AdFusion perfectly encapsulates our shared commitment to continuous innovation. Together, we’re delivering streamlined processes and easy collaboration for major brands across all aspects of their creative marketing operations, ultimately enhancing the pace at which they’re able to get campaigns to market while simultaneously improving the quality and consistency of their content.”
Named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Content Marketing Platforms, Storyteq enables brands to drive efficiency across every aspect of their marketing operations, while its cutting-edge Creative Automation means they can get more high-quality content to market, faster than ever before. CTS’ AdFusion platform combines media buys with creative assets and metadata management to automate and accelerate ad delivery. AdFusion makes it easier to find and place the right creative, ensure that usage rights are in compliance, and track with real-time reporting across broadcast and digital campaigns. This new integration will be showcased at Cannes Lions as part of CTS’ presence at the “FreeWheel Beach” with details at: Cannes 2024.
About Comcast Technology Solutions
Comcast Technology Solutions, a division of one of the world’s leading media and technology companies, brings Comcast Corporation’s proven technologies to an evolving list of industries worldwide. Comcast Technology Solutions offers a broad portfolio of solutions that deliver flexibility at scale for global video, media, communications, data applications, and cybersecurity & compliance. Customers include leading content and streaming video providers, pay TV operators and MVPDs, advertisers, communications providers, financial service providers, retailers, and more. For more information, visit Comcast Technology Solutions.
About Inspired Thinking Group
Led by Andrew Swinand (Group CEO), Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) is headquartered in the UK with over 1,300 employees around the world. ITG is transforming the way brands do marketing through tech-powered, agile content, with its multichannel, end-to-end services business (Team ITG) and proprietary MarTech platforms (Storyteq and Deployteq). It serves household names like JLR, Heineken, PUMA, Haleon and many more.
Press Contacts:
Comcast Technology Solutions: CTSPressInfo@comcast.com
June 12, 2024
Little Black Book and Comcast Technology Solutions launch AI-powered search at Cannes Lions 2024
London, UK – June 12, 2024 - Today, Little Black Book and Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) announce the launch of an AI-powered integration with the potential to transform the way the advertising and marketing industries can work. The two businesses are inviting industry leaders to the LBB & Friends Beach at Cannes Lions for sneak previews of the technology between 17th - 21st June.
You can register your interest for a preview in Cannes here.
Comcast Technology Solutions’ VideoAI™ will enable the integration of AI and machine learning to video content in the LBB Creative Library. This will provide a plethora of new search and reel-building capabilities for the entire advertising industry.
LBB has the fastest growing free-to-view advertising archive in the world. It has spent the last two years tagging and linking millions of credits to allow the work on LBB to be searched not only by company, location, genre and category but by every single person credited on work, making it akin to an IMDB of advertising. The application of CTS VideoAI™ to deliver enhanced search capabilities will take this to a whole new level.
CEO & founder of LBB, Matt Cooper comments: “Comcast Technology Solutions is now a long-term partner of LBB who we have worked with in many interesting ways. This next stage of our partnership brings the power of VideoAI™ to the LBB Creative Library making content searchable in a way no other public creative library is.’’
VideoAI™ revolutionizes LBB Creative Library, unlocking the power of semantic search. By automatically analyzing visuals, text, emotions, and sentiment, it enables precise searches across a variety of search criteria. Advertisers and content providers can now easily pinpoint specific frames, concepts, scenes, and elements – even when those elements aren't explicitly tagged or described.
In layman’s terms, marketers, creatives, producers, filmmakers, VFX artists, sound designers and more will be able to leverage video in the LBB Creative Library in a completely new way. It will allow users to build storyboards or Collections (reels) based on any search they want, in real-time. For example, users could search ‘advert with a car on a mountain,’ or ‘short films with happy people in red t-shirts’. VideoAI™ will return the videos that fit the brief. Launching with a significant portion of the creative library, this groundbreaking feature marks a major step forward in our ongoing commitment to innovation. We're eager to see how this technology is utilized and will be evaluating its potential for broader application within the LBB archive.
Matt adds: “To me one of the most beautiful things about this technology is the speed at which it returns results. By the time your video is in the system and transcoded, it will be available for semantic search. I have worked in archives/DAMS for 25 years now and I can tell you this is going to be crazy useful. This feature will be available to the entire LBB community and any visitor to the site. If I was a brand or agency with a system full of assets, I’d be looking at working this way too. It just makes sense. And the beauty of this is that it can be processed at scale, meaning your old assets can be cleaned, fixed and searchable in no time at all. It can potentially search for emotions, celebrities, subtitles and also our metadata too. Just imagine the time this can save a creative or brand or director in looking at scenes for pitches or treatments. Why wouldn’t you want this capability for your own archive of running footage, dailies, b-rolls etc.?
Simon Morris, Head of Enterprise Partnerships & Business Development from Comcast Technology Solutions says “I'm thrilled to partner with Matt and the Little Black Book team on this integration. Their dedication to creators, producers, and the ad community is unparalleled. Contributing a powerful search enhancement to the LBB Creative Library is a privilege. Semantic search is a game-changer, transforming how we interact with large content archives. It's not just about finding a needle in a haystack; it's about understanding the entire tapestry.”
About Comcast Technology Solutions:
Comcast Technology Solutions, a division of one of the world’s leading media and technology companies, brings Comcast Corporation’s proven technologies to an evolving list of industries worldwide. We believe in continuous innovation, always looking for new and better ways to connect with our customers, as well as aggregate, distribute, and secure our own content, advertising, and data. We invest in and test these solutions, so you don’t have to — freeing you up to focus on accelerating your business, not your tech stack. Through our portfolio of solutions, we bring these innovations to the global marketplace, enabling our partners to think big, go beyond, and lead the way in media, technology, and cybersecurity. For more information, visit Comcast Technology Solutions.
June 10, 2024
DataBee, from Comcast Technology Solutions, launches new innovations for enhanced threat monitoring and zero trust implementation
PHILADELPHIA - June 10, 2024 - DataBee ™, from Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS), today announced new capabilities in its DataBee Hive™ security, risk and compliance data fabric platform. DataBee EntityViews™, powered by a patent-pending entity resolution technology, introduces automated detection chaining that improves threat hunting, security detection fidelity, and insider risk monitoring. An enhanced set of ZTNA and SSE controls compliance dashboards accelerate zero trust compliance and provide greater performance insight to help reduce an organization's risk.
“The DataBee security data fabric platform provides such a rich foundation for building out new capabilities and use cases, and innovations like DataBee EntityViews and our entity resolution technology are changing the game when it comes to threat hunting and insider threat monitoring,” said Nicole Bucala, Vice President and General Manager of DataBee. “I’m also thrilled to see how we’ve been able to leverage our Continuous Controls Monitoring capabilities into zero trust compliance dashboards that provide comparable visibility into any gaps in zero trust deployments.”
Zero trust network access (ZTNA) and security service edge (SSE) platforms have a rich reservoir of log data and insights into users, devices, and application activities that often go untapped for advanced security analytics.
To address this gap, DataBee provides connected data that works for everyone by weaving ZTNA and SSE solution logs with additional security sources and business insights. DataBee ‘connects the dots’ with DataBee EntityViews, powered by a patent-pending entity resolution technology. This innovation delivers increased security alert fidelity and actionability by using rich insights from zero-trust deployments without the need to manually correlate entities.
DataBee EntityViews automated detection chaining creates a ‘super alert’ to suggest immediate action to help organizations confront threats and reduce risk. This new capability helps companies dealing with “so many alerts, so little detections” not miss stealthy, slow, and low attacks. Low or medium-level alerts and activities from different systems can be woven together by DataBee’s fabric and enriched with signals from the transformed dataset to produce a meaningful alert timeline. These capabilities can be applied across a broad set of detection use cases and make user behavioral monitoring more comprehensive, improving threat hunting and insider risk monitoring.
Businesses can also use DataBee to accelerate their zero trust architecture (ZTA) journey with a new set of ZTNA and SSE controls compliance dashboards that can track the deployment of zero trust controls for key users, applications, and devices and continuously monitor that they are performing to desired standards. The insights provide a consistent and more accurate record of users and devices that access resources, and where and when those resources are being accessed.
DataBee will be demonstrating its new DataBee EntityViews capability and ZTA compliance dashboards at AWS re:Inforce, taking place from June 10-12 in Philadelphia. DataBee is a Gold sponsor. In conjunction with AWS re:Inforce, DataBee, AWS, and Accenture are hosting an event called Philly Above the Clouds on June 11 from 4:00-7:00 pm. This event will feature two panels including a CISO panel, “Innovation from Within”, and a technology panel, “Data at the Speed of Innovation”. Registration for the event can be found here.
For more information on DataBee EntityViews and the DataBee ZTA compliance dashboards:
Philly Above the Cloud: Cyber Executive Panel on Tuesday, June 11th
Threat Hunting with DataBee solutions page
Insider Threat Monitoring and Hunting with DataBee solutions page
DataBee and Zscaler Partner Solution Brief
Zscaler and DataBee Deployment Guide | Zscaler
About Comcast Technology Solutions
Comcast Technology Solutions, a division of one of the world’s leading media and technology companies, brings Comcast Corporation’s proven technologies to an evolving list of industries worldwide. We believe in continuous innovation, always looking for new and better ways to connect with our customers, as well as aggregate, distribute, and secure our own content, advertising, and data. We invest in and test these solutions, so you don’t have to — freeing you up to focus on accelerating your business, not your tech stack. Through our portfolio of solutions, we bring these innovations to the global marketplace, enabling our partners to think big, go beyond, and lead the way in media, technology, and cybersecurity. For more information, visit https://www.comcasttechnologysolutions.com or databee.buzz.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, our businesses reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. We deliver world-class broadband, wireless, and video through Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky; produce, distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through brands including NBC, Telemundo, Universal, Peacock, and Sky; and bring incredible theme parks and attractions to life through Universal Destinations & Experiences. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
Press contacts:
Mary Cosmides, Mary_cosmides@comcast.com, 267.207.5279
May 30, 2024
Comcast Technology Solutions Selected by AccuWeather for Managed Channel Origination
DENVER, CO – May 30, 2024 – Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) today announced that AccuWeather® has selected CTS’ Managed Channel Origination (MCO) service to create, manage, and distribute linear TV, on-demand and OTT video channels to audiences across North America.
CTS’ Managed Channel Origination delivers a fully managed 24x7 service aimed at improving operational efficiency, reducing capital expenses, and future-proofing customers’ ability to monetize world-class viewing experiences at scale. Managed Channel Origination provides media companies and broadcasters with a platform for unified video workflow from content acquisition through delivery.
The AccuWeather Network and AccuWeather NOW®, with AccuWeather's trademark Superior Accuracy™ forecasts, provide viewers the latest in breaking weather and videos; stories illuminating the potential impact of forecasted weather on sports, health, travel, and other everyday activities; engaging social weather content from popular platforms; and long-form storytelling of major weather events and environmental wonders around the world. For over 60 years, AccuWeather has refined the art and science of weather prediction to help save lives, protect property, and help people make the best weather-impacted decisions.
“AccuWeather is synonymous with providing timely, accurate, and enlightening weather information that impacts the lives of millions of viewers,” said Bart Spriester, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Streaming, Broadcast, & Advertising for Comcast Technology Solutions. “We’re very proud that they have entrusted our Managed Channel Origination service to economically streamline their ability to reach and monetize audiences at scale. Our commitment with MCO is to help companies reduce capital costs and improve operational efficiency through a unique combination of capabilities that only Comcast Technology Solutions can bring to bear.”
"At AccuWeather, our ability to inform viewers instantly and continuously relies on having the right back-end infrastructure in place, which is why we turned to Comcast Technology Solutions,” said Helen Swenson, Chief Content Officer for AccuWeather. "We chose CTS because they are a trusted leader in managed channel origination, with a long-standing legacy of delivering exceptional quality and reliability. By centralizing our efforts with CTS, we can reach our various linear TV and OTT distributors in a unified way. Their cutting-edge facilities and advanced capabilities enable us to streamline operations, automate tasks, and free up valuable resources—so that we can devote more energy to creating and monetizing our content at scale."
For decades, Comcast Technology Solutions has been an established market leader providing Managed Channel Origination for hundreds of channels from its facilities in the U.S. to serve North American audiences. Last year, the company extended its MCO capabilities to EMEA by leveraging Sky’s master control video and metadata platforms coupled with Comcast Technology Solutions’ portfolio of product solutions.
Managed Channel Origination provides media companies with a unified workflow, from content acquisition through delivery, with 24x7 service level agreements (SLAs). It provides the capabilities needed to acquire, prepare, create, package, and deliver linear TV and OTT channels. Content is acquired either as live video or file-based acquisition via satellite, fiber, or secure IP. Channels are then prepared with Comcast Technology Solutions’ rendering operations, cloud-based content supply chain implementation, media asset management, and traffic and metadata services. Next, channels are created with capabilities such as channel automation playout (e.g., SCTE triggers, advanced graphics, closed captioning, and more), master control, and VideoAI™. From there, channels are prepared with the necessary encoding, encryption, and authorization policies, then delivered via satellite uplink, fiber, secure internet, or CDNs for MVPDs, vMVPDs, and OTT to any screen. Managed Channel Origination’s redundant and diverse IP routing infrastructure provides a secure global playout solution to accelerate delivery.
Managed Channel Origination is part of Comcast Technology Solutions’ comprehensive Live Linear Suite, and can also be coupled and integrated with additional services from Comcast Technology Solutions’ broad portfolio, including Cloud TV Suite, AdFusion, and more.
To learn more about Comcast Technology Solutions’ entire portfolio, visit: https://www.comcasttechnologysolutions.com/our-products. For more information about the AccuWeather, visit: https://www.accuweather.com/.
About Comcast Technology Solutions
Comcast Technology Solutions, a division of one of the world’s leading media and technology companies, brings Comcast Corporation’s proven technologies to an evolving list of industries worldwide. Comcast Technology Solutions offers a broad portfolio of solutions that deliver flexibility at scale for global video, media, communications, data applications, and cybersecurity & compliance. Customers include leading content and streaming video providers, pay TV operators and MVPDs, advertisers, communications providers, financial service providers, retailers, and more. For more information, visit https://www.comcasttechnologysolutions.com/.
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AccuWeather®, verified as the most accurate and most used source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has saved over 10,000 lives, prevented injury to over 100,000 people, and saved companies tens of billions of dollars through better planning and decision-making.
Billions of people around the world rely on AccuWeather’s proven Superior Accuracy™ across our consumer digital platforms. AccuWeather.com is a leading weather destination and one of the top 100 most-visited websites in the world, and our award-winning AccuWeather app delivers detailed real-time forecasts to millions of smartphones.
AccuWeather forecasts also appear on digital signage, in 700 newspapers, are heard on over 400 radio stations, and viewed on 100 television stations. The AccuWeather Network and AccuWeather NOW® reach an audience of over 125 million on cable and streaming platforms including DirecTV, Charter Communications - Spectrum, Verizon, Philo, Fubo, Frndly TV, Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Stream, Roku, Xumo, Red Box, Rockbot, LG, and Amazon Freevee.
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April 24, 2024
Rogers to bring world-class Comcast and Xfinity products to Canada
New research finds majority of Canadians say the number of streaming services and apps is overwhelming
New entertainment service will simplify the viewing experience onto one platform
Company to introduce 10G internet for seamless and reliable connectivity
TORONTO – April 24, 2024 - Rogers
Communications announced today a 10-year agreement with Comcast to bring the latest award-winning Xfinity products and technology to Canadians across the country. Soon, Rogers [xx] millions of customers will be able to experience the future of entertainment with a new device powered by Entertainment OS, the next generation of connectivity via the best gateways and devices, as well as an expanded suite of home security products and features all developed by Comcast and Xfinity.
“Our partnership with Comcast builds on our legacy of bringing Canadians the best networks, entertainment and services in the world,” said Tony Staffieri, President and CEO, Rogers Communications. “Canadians want to be connected to the best entertainment, anywhere, without interruption and we’re proud to partner with Comcast to make this a reality.”
Comcast is a global media and technology company that offers a world-class suite of connectivity and platform products to millions of customers worldwide including in the United States under the Xfinity brand. As part of the agreement, the latest broadband, smart home and connectivity products available to Xfinity customers will be coming to Canada through Rogers starting later this year.
"As a world leader in converged experiences inside and outside the home, this platform will make it easy and simple for Rogers’ customers to connect to what they love with a seamless experience, whether on the big screen in their home or their smartphone on the go,” added Staffieri.
"Building on our nearly decade-long partnership with Rogers, we’re thrilled to deliver the next-generation of our incredible entertainment and connectivity products, like Entertainment OS and the latest gateways, to millions of customers across Canada,” said Dave Watson, Chief Executive Officer of Connectivity and Platforms, Comcast. “Now, with the addition of these new products and services, even more customers in North America will be able to take advantage of Comcast and Xfinity’s innovative technologies.”
The average Canadian subscribes to nearly twice as many streaming apps than five years ago and broadband data usage at Rogers has grown 200% in the same period. New research commissioned by Rogers shows that the majority of Canadians (55%) say the number of streaming apps is overwhelming with approximately half saying (50%) searching for this content is time-consuming and admit they sometimes can’t find the show or sporting event they want to watch. The study also found accessing all streaming apps on one platform is the most appealing TV feature.
Today’s announcement underscores Rogers’ commitment to ensuring Canadians have the best networks, the best content and the best experiences. Below is an overview of the offerings:
World Class Entertainment
Rogers’ customers will soon be able to enjoy the next generation of entertainment, with Entertainment OS. This platform will bring live sports, entertainment and news, on-demand, and streaming apps into one, simple view so customers spend more time watching and less time searching with the award-winning voice remote and integrated interface.
10G Internet
Simply put, Rogers is investing to deliver the best internet experience, so customers can post, stream, game and take video calls all at the same time. Through this agreement, Rogers will offer its customers the latest gateways developed by Comcast, enabling them to experience 10G technologies, like multi-gigabit speeds, ultra-low lag and even better reliability. This will deliver truly converged and seamless experiences between WiFi and wireless, and between devices and apps.
Reliable Internet
Rogers will be the first internet provider in Canada to offer a product designed to maintain connectivity when a storm hits, trees are down, or a customer experiences a local outage. Dubbed Storm-Ready WiFi to Xfinity customers in the U.S., the product was recently lauded as one of the most innovative of the year by Fast Company. The device is equipped with cellular backup and a rechargeable battery to keep customers up and running for hours. When the power goes out, the customer’s network automatically transitions to cellular back-up so they can continue to use of the Internet. The device also doubles as a WiFi extender to deliver a strong WiFi signal to those hard-to-reach corners of the home.
Innovative Smart Home Technology
Building on the existing Self Protect service available to Rogers’ customers, Rogers will soon launch new home security hardware, including sensors, to complement the existing options of cameras and doorbells, with the added benefit of on-demand emergency dispatch at the touch of button.
Commercial details will be announced as products and services are made available, starting later this year.
Today’s announcement builds on Rogers’ commitment to bring the best innovations from around the world to Canadians. Rogers is partnering with SpaceX and Lynk Global to bring satellite-to-phone coverage nation-wide to ensure Canadians stay connected in areas beyond the limits of traditional wireless networks. Rogers plans to launch satellite-to-mobile phone technology in 2024, starting with SMS texting, mass notifications and machine-to-machine AI applications, and then expand the service to include voice and data services.
April 16, 2024
BaM Publish Award winner: Comcast Technology Solutions Managed Channel Origination powered by Sky
Sky Group cloud-native software playout platform for the origination of linear content TV channels globally.
Partners: Sky Group Content and Experience, Sky Group Content Technology and Innovation, BCNEXXT, Techex, Squared Paper
IABM judges noted, “CTS MCO provides an end-to-end solution. This highly evolved, scalable platform uses the best industry practices for developing SaaS solutions in the media playout sector. Embracing automation, deploying quickly, and keeping on top of patching has altogether improved service reliability and security whilst in parallel reducing support costs.
Upon presenting the award to CTS and Sky, IABM’s CTO, Stan Moote, added, “Our judges were really impressed with the scalability of the platform. And I think in the industry today, scalability is the big thing.”
Read more about the IABM BaM awards here.