Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd.(link is external) announced the launch of its next generation Quantum(link is external) Smart-1 Management Appliances, delivering 2X increase in managed gateways and up to 70% higher log rate, with AI-powered security tools designed to meet the demands of hybrid enterprises.
Progress announced a series of updates in Progress Telerik and Progress Kendo UI.
With these releases, Progress now delivers nearly 100 UI components for Blazor, the most comprehensive library of UI components for .NET MAUI and advanced features that transform the developer experience and enhance productivity across the range of .NET and JavaScript frameworks.
“When working with our products, developers know that they have the latest technologies at their disposal – whether they are transforming an existing app or starting to build the next big thing,” said Loren Jarrett, GM, Developer Tools, Progress. “... we continue our commitment to empowering .NET and JavaScript developers across frameworks, including the most comprehensive UI component suites for Blazor, .NET MAUI, and Angular, and time-saving productivity tools.”
Progress takes pride in helping software engineers accelerate their development projects, delivering modern apps and deploying with speed, scale and quality.
New in Telerik:
- Progress Telerik UI for Blazor – New components include File Manager, Filter, Floating Label and Split Button. The Data Grid, Gantt and Tree List components have been enhanced with options for custom editing and filtering. Additional responsive features include scrollable Tabs, adaptive Toolbar and Pager components. Telerik UI for Blazor also includes scaffolder and code snippets in its Visual Studio Code Productivity Tools.
- Progress Telerik UI for .NET MAUI – New components include DateTimePicker and BadgeView. With the release of desktop support for all .NET MAUI picker components, now nearly the entire Telerik UI for .NET MAUI suite provides out-of-the-box desktop support in addition to supporting mobile. Progress continues to deliver the most comprehensive library of UI components for building native Android, iOS, Windows and macOS applications from a single code base.
- Support for the latest Previews of.NET 7 – Developers can utilize the latest technology in the market to ensure their apps are built with the newest tools available.
Furthermore, Progress released enhancements and new components for .NET web, mobile and desktop development across its UI libraries, including Progress® Telerik® UI for ASP.NET MVC, Progress® Telerik® UI for ASP.NET Core, Progress® Telerik® UI for ASP.NET AJAX, Progress Telerik UI for Xamarin, Progress Telerik UI for WinUI, Progress Telerik UI for WPF, Progress Telerik UI for WinForms.
New in Kendo UI:
- Progress Kendo UI for Angular has five new native components – PivotGrid Beta, GridLayout, StackLayout, ListBox and Map. The Data Grid has been enhanced with updated multi-column sorting behavior, customizable loading template, the ability to expand and collapse all groups and new examples.
- Progress KendoReact features new components, such as the React TaskBoard and Map, and more than 20 improvements across the entire suite, including Data Grid enhancements.
- Progress Kendo UI for Vue has seven new native components – Scheduler, Splitter, TreeView, PanelBar, Skeleton, RangeSlider, Notification, as well as new Data Grid examples and source code availability.
- Progress Kendo UI for jQuery now includes CircularProgressBar and ColorGradient components, improved accessibility compliance, documentation updates and quality improvements across existing UI components.
In addition, dark mode is now enabled for all documentation and demos across all libraries. A new Ocean Blue color swatch is available with the Telerik and Kendo UI Default Theme for improved accessibility and an updated look and feel. Progress also introduced a new Visual Studio Code extension for Kendo UI for jQuery and Kendo UI for Angular, called Kendo UI Productivity Tools.
New in Telerik Productivity Tools:
- Progress offers enhancements and new features for Progress Telerik Reporting, Progress Telerik Test Studio, Progress Fiddler Everywhere and Progress Telerik JustMock. Telerik Reporting now includes full support of the Sass-based Kendo UI theming mechanism for the Web Report Designer. Telerik Test Studio offers enhanced support for applications built with Telerik and Kendo UI components. Telerik Reporting is compatible with the latest Previews of .NET 7.
Industry News
Salesforce and Informatica have entered into an agreement for Salesforce to acquire Informatica.
Red Hat and Google Cloud announced an expanded collaboration to advance AI for enterprise applications by uniting Red Hat’s open source technologies with Google Cloud’s purpose-built infrastructure and Google’s family of open models, Gemma.
Mirantis announced Mirantis k0rdent Enterprise and Mirantis k0rdent Virtualization, unifying infrastructure for AI, containerized, and VM-based workloads through a Kubernetes-native model, streamlining operations for high-performance AI pipelines, modern microservices, and legacy applications alike.
Snyk launched the Snyk AI Trust Platform, an AI-native agentic platform specifically built to secure and govern software development in the AI Era.
Bit Cloud announced the general availability of Hope AI, its new AI-powered development agent that enables professional developers and organizations to build, share, deploy, and maintain complex applications using natural language prompts, specifications and design files.
AI-fueled attacks and hyperconnected IT environments have made threat exposure one of the most urgent cybersecurity challenges facing enterprises today. In response, Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd.(link is external) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Veriti Cybersecurity, the first fully automated, multi-vendor pre-emptive threat exposure and mitigation platform.
LambdaTest announced the launch of its Automation MCP Server, a solution designed to simplify and accelerate the process of triaging test failures.
DefectDojo announced the launch of their next-gen Security Operations Center (SOC) capabilities for DefectDojo Pro, which provides both SOC and AppSec professionals a unified platform for noise reduction and prioritization of SOC alerts and AppSec findings.
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd.(link is external) has been recognized on Newsweek’s 2025 list of America’s Best Cybersecurity Companies(link is external).
Red Hat announced enhanced features to manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
StackHawk has taken on $12 Million in additional funding from Sapphire and Costanoa Ventures to help security teams keep up with the pace of AI-driven development.
Red Hat announced jointly-engineered, integrated and supported images for Red Hat Enterprise Linux across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
Komodor announced the integration of the Komodor platform with Internal Developer Portals (IDPs), starting with built-in support for Backstage and Port.
Operant AI announced Woodpecker, an open-source, automated red teaming engine, that will make advanced security testing accessible to organizations of all sizes.