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Premier global investors infuse $58 million into SimpliVity

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Growth and DFJ Growth co-lead greatly oversubscribed C-Round, joined by Meritech Capital Partners, Swisscom Ventures and Series A and B investors Accel Partners and Charles River Ventures as universal demand for SimpliVity’s “Lego-like” x86 based converged IT building blocks and advanced data-architecture far exceeds all prior expectations.

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Dell SecureWorks selected as part of the UK Government’s Cyber Incident Response Scheme

The expertise and security intelligence of Dell SecureWorks’ Counter Threat Unit (CTU) research team was demonstrated during the application process.

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