Infracapital reached agreement to buy 50% stake in SSE Enterprise Telecoms

Infracapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Prudential, has reached an agreement with SSE plc to buy a 50 per cent stake in SSE Enterprise Telecoms for a total consideration of up to £380m. The consideration comprises:£215m to be paid on completion of the transaction which is expected by the end of June 2019; andup to £165m to be paid in a series of instalments, subject to future performance SSE Enterprise Telecoms is one... Source: RealWire

Natural Power appoints Director of HSEQ

Leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power, has appointed David Armour to the new role Director of HSEQ. Reporting to Managing Director, Stephen Trotter, David will have functional responsibility for health, safety, environment and quality as well as for the resource both within the central HSEQ function and the safety advisors and managers throughout the business units. Stephen Trotter, Managing Director at Natural Power, said: “This promotion not only recognises the contribution David has... Source: RealWire

Finastra announces Eric Duffaut as President and Global Head of Field Operations

Duffaut will drive company’s continued growth as it moves towards a platform and subscription-based businessLondon, UK – December 20, 2018, Finastra has appointed Eric Duffaut as President and Global Head of Field Operations. Based at Finastra’s London Headquarters, Duffaut will take responsibility for the company’s entire go-to-market organization including global sales, services and consultancy, as well as overseeing the Finastra partner ecosystem. “Eric will play a key role in accelerating market adoption of our leading... Source: RealWire

Veea Systems and Angel Trains Work Together to Showcase the Potential of Edge Computing in Rail at HackTrain 5.0

Development teams built innovative edge computing-based Internet of Things, messaging and entertainment projects at annual rail hackathonBath, UK December 20th 2018 – Today Veea Systems, the company delivering business-ready solutions at the network edge, has detailed its contribution at the HackTrain 5.0 event. Working in partnership with Angel Trains, one of Britain’s leading train leasing companies, Veea Systems demonstrated the potential of innovative edge computing solutions using the SmartRail VeeaHub platform. Held in October this... Source: RealWire

NewVoiceMedia wins Best in Biz Award for Most Innovative Product Feature

LONDON, 20 December, 2018 – NewVoiceMedia, a Vonage Company (NYSE:VG) and leading global provider of cloud contact centre and inside sales solutions, has been named a silver winner in the Most Innovative Product Feature of the Year – Enterprise/SMB category of Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged each year by prominent editors and reporters from top-tier publications in North America.NewVoiceMedia’s global cloud telephony platform is an intelligent, multi-tenant contact centre... Source: RealWire

USU Knowledge Center now available on Salesforce AppExchange, the world’s leading business app marketplace

New USU app offers a powerful knowledge base with graphical decision treesMöglingen, December 19, 2018. USU is announcing the publication of Knowledge Center on Salesforce AppExchange. As a result, companies have a whole new way of connecting with their customers, partners and employees. The active knowledge base Knowledge Center supports all aspects of digital communication with customers. All service employees have fast access to up-to-date, quality-assured knowledge they need – over all communication channels. USU’s... Source: RealWire

Wishlist: What PR professionals want from journalists

Fairness in collaboration, greater care in investigative reporting and reliability with respect to agreements are German PR professionals' three most important wishes from journalists. dpa subsidiary news aktuell and Faktenkontor have surveyed professionals and managers on what they would like from journalists. Almost 990 communications professionals participated in the PR-Trendmonitor. It found that fair play between communicators and journalists was at the top of the wishlist: Almost half of those surveyed said that fair collaboration... Source: RealWire

A new Marketplace for simulation, modelling and data analytics helps European companies be more competitive.

Edinburgh, December 19th, 2018: The Fortissimo Marketplace (https://ift.tt/2EFUBuE) is free to register, offers fast, on-demand and pay-per-use access to High Performance Computing (HPC) services. It matches service providers to users` requirements, handling set up, project management and billing. Such services remove the need to invest in HPC hardware and software leading to decreased costs and faster time to market particularly for small companies who would otherwise not be able to use HPC solutions. Whilst HPC... Source: RealWire

The 2018 Tech Trailblazers Awards Finalists Announced

Global awards for enterprise IT startups announce shortlist: Voting is now openLondon, UK – 19th December 2018 – The Tech Trailblazers Awards, the first annual awards program for enterprise information technology startups, has announced a shortlist of the most innovative entrants and concepts in enterprise technology. The shortlist, judged by a panel of IT industry heavyweights, is now open to public vote.Now in its seventh year, the scheme continues to focus around the ethos of... Source: RealWire

Project Lodestar Models A Pathway To Recycle 'All Plastic' Waste In An Advanced Plastics Reprocessing Facility

UK Government allocating funding to Tay Cities to invest up to £5.2m in an advanced plastic reprocessing facility Swindon, UK. Wednesday 19th December 2018 – Recycling Technologies, on behalf of the project’s partners, today announces the publication of the results of Project Lodestar. This case study shows the potential for waste site operators to recycle ‘all plastics’ by combining state-of-the-art mechanical and feedstock recycling in an advanced Plastics Reprocessing Facility.Lodestar is a Pioneer Project initiated... Source: RealWire

Ascertus Achieves 100% Business Growth in 2018

iManage Work cloud deployments alongside legal spend management implementations key growth drivers London, U.K. – 19 December 2018 – Ascertus Limited has achieved over 100% business growth in 2018, including head count and revenue. This growth has come equally from existing client retention and new business, which has been driven primarily by increasing interest in iManage Work cloud deployments as well as BusyLamp legal spend management implementations. Ascertus provides information and document lifecycle management solutions... Source: RealWire

Virtustream Launches Industry-Leading Cloud Automation and Security Capabilities for Enterprise Customers

Virtustream Enterprise Cloud enhancements accelerate time-to-value for enterprises moving mission critical apps to the cloud LONDON, UK – Tuesday 18th December 2018 – Virtustream, an enterprise-class cloud company and a Dell Technologies business, today announced a major upgrade to Virtustream Enterprise Cloud that includes significant cloud automation and security enhancements, which enable enterprises the unprecedented ability to automate key tasks while maintaining security levels – a multi-part process that previously required manual oversight. This technology... Source: RealWire

IFCO donates food to Münchner Tafel

IFCO’s CEO Wolfgang Orgeldinger personally hands over donations to food bankPULLACH, GERMANY, 18. December 2018: As part of its ongoing support of food banks worldwide and a more sustainable world, IFCO SYSTEMS, the leading global provider of reusable packaging solutions, yesterday donated food items to Münchner Tafel e.V.. The donations were handed over by IFCO employees and CEO Wolfgang Orgeldinger. In total, IFCO donated 2,880 food items like canned goods, milk, and pasta. Münchner Tafel... Source: RealWire

Harrison Memorial Hospital creates an Enterprise patient record with BridgeHead Software

Data from six acquired EHRs consolidated into a single, accessible repository and made part of the longitudinal patient record Woburn, MA – 18 December 2018 – Harrison Memorial Hospital (HMH), a provider of health and care services in Kentucky, recently completed a significant project to consolidate patient data from six acquired primary physician practices by implementing BridgeHead Software’s Independent Clinical Archive (ICA), HealthStore™.As part of its ambitious plans to expand its facility to a regional... Source: RealWire

A10 Networks' Cloud-Native Application Delivery Solution Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Theale, UK. – 18th December, 2018 – A10 Networks, a leading provider of intelligent and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced the availability of its cloud-native Application Delivery solution including the Harmony Controller, vThunder ADC and Lightning ADC in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Microsoft Azure. A10’s customers can now take advantage of the scalability, high availability, and security of Azure, with streamlined deployment and management. A10... Source: RealWire

US-Based Enterprise Security Magazine Rates Secucloud in Top Ten Cyber Security Providers for 2018

German security specialist makes enterprise-grade protection available to a wide user baseHamburg, Germany. 18 December 2018 – The trend for IT platforms continues unabated, including in the security industry. Instead of delivering individual products with specific functions, security providers are now countering the plethora of cyber-threats by bundling a wide range of technologies and approaches into a comprehensive, centralized protection solution from a single source. That makes it more important than ever for users to... Source: RealWire

Now bring us some figgy pudding! Brits think dads, husbands and boyfriends eat the most on Christmas Day

London (18 December 2018) – Apart from opening presents, an integral part of the British Christmas Day is eating, and new research has found that Brits think certain family members eat more than others on the day. Give as you Live surveyed 2,000 British consumers about their grocery and eating habits during the festive season and found that more than a quarter of Brits think their husband or boyfriend (27%) is the biggest Christmas eater,... Source: RealWire

AID teams up with Luminar for advanced LiDAR sensing technology

AID’s goal of bringing autonomous driving to urban mobility services by 2021 is being supported by an ambitious strategic Partnership Program.München, Germany – December 18, 2018. AID-Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of AUDI AG and the ‘center of excellence’ for urban autonomous driving in the Volkswagen Group, announced today a partnership with Luminar Technologies Inc. to deploy its LiDAR technology.Since launching in March 2017, AID has been scouting the best complementary LiDAR... Source: RealWire

creditshelf launches first digital securitisation of SME loans together with CrossLend

Digital securitisation of credit claims that have originated on the creditshelf platform by new partner CrossLendSecuritisation via CrossLend leads to further diversification and broadening of investor poolMonthly investment of a mid-single-digit million euro amount in the new business of creditshelf by an institutional investorFrankfurt, 18 December 2018 – creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft, a pioneer in the field of digital SME financing in Germany, is launching a partnership with the credit marketplace CrossLend to offer the first digital... Source: RealWire

Concentra Analytics announces new senior hires and expansion into Asia Pacific

Concentra continues to invest for growth following a £41 million equity investment in May 2018.London, 18 December 2018 – Concentra Analytics, the creator of Software as a Service (SaaS) data solutions used to visualise, model and track business operations, is pleased to announce several new hires to the Executive Team in recent months, all of whom will be contributing significantly to this exciting stage in Concentra’s journey. Dominic Ely has taken up the post of... Source: RealWire

Cornerstone Experiences Growth Surge in Europe

LONDON – 18 December 2018 - Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ: CSOD), a global leader in cloud-based learning and human capital management software, today announced that the EMEA region gained a near record-breaking number of new clients during the third quarter of 2018 (July, August, September).The Cornerstone Recruiting Suite, in particular, experienced an increased adoption over the past 12 months through 30 September 2018, with 30 percent growth in the number of EMEA recruiting clients year-on-year. There... Source: RealWire

British Columbia Oil and Gas Research and Innovation Society confirms successful completion of forest regrowth mapping project with Rezatec

Vancouver, Canada, 18th December 2018 - Since March 2018, Rezatec has worked with British Columbia Oil and Gas Research and Innovation Society (BC OGRIS) to map vegetation regrowth across a significant area of 80,000 km2 in NE British Columbia, Canada to support Caribou habitat restoration efforts. Working with local partner Forsite, Rezatec has successfully demonstrated its geospatial data analytics in use as a cost-effective solution method to support the assessment of vegetation regrowth along manmade... Source: RealWire

Bunce wins its very first Council Tender in Nottingham, United Kingdom, for electric road sweepers

Nottingham/Swindon – December 18, 2018 – Bunce, the exclusive supplier of Boschung products in the United Kingdom, wins its very first Council tender in the United Kingdom for electric road sweepers. Bunce championed the Boschung full electric ‘Urban-Sweeper S2.0’ against all other major competitors after two days of demonstrations in the Nottingham area.As part of Nottingham City Councils ongoing efforts to lower CO2 emissions in the city centre, the council invited several manufacturers of electric... Source: RealWire

KBZ Bank selects Finastra to capture upcoming growth opportunity in Myanmar's expanding treasury market

Treasury management solution helps KBZ Bank automate systems, manage risk and increase operational efficienciesMyanmar, December 18 2018 – Kanbawza (KBZ) Bank, Myanmar’s largest privately-owned bank, has selected Finastra and its treasury management solution, Fusion Treasury, to enable straight-through-processing (STP). The partnership supports KBZ Bank’s move away from manual treasury processing operations as part of its strategy to ensure faster, more efficient services. The solution will not only help the bank grow both transaction volumes and... Source: RealWire

Curvature Names Global IT Executive Don Grantham Chairman of its Board of Directors

C-Level Exec with Fortune 100 Tech Companies Brings Decades of Demonstrated Business Acumen and Proven Operational Excellence to Global Leader of Third-Party Maintenance ServicesRICHMOND, UK. – December 17, 2018 – Curvature, the world’s largest provider of third-party maintenance and multi-vendor network and data centre IT lifecycle services, has named Don Grantham as chairman of its Board of Directors. Grantham brings an impressive track record of strategic and sustainable business success to Curvature, following years as... Source: RealWire

Internet Exchange Operators LINX and STC Establish Strategic Partnership

London Internet Exchange (LINX) and Saudi Telecom Company (STC), on December 7th 2018 marked the start of JED-IX driven by LINX, an Internet exchange in Jeddah (JED-IX), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).John Souter, CEO of LINX, said: "JED-IX driven by LINX is a real step forward for the Internet community in Saudi and the GCC as a whole. The exchange will allow networks to stop 'tromboning' traffic to London and back again, and will help... Source: RealWire

Veea launches VeeaHub Smart Store™ designed for retail applications and solutions

New Hub Expands Internet Connectivity through a Single DeviceNEW YORK, NY & BATH, UK – December 17, 2018 Veea Inc., a leading edge company in smart products and applications, announced today the availability of VeeaHub Smart Store. The VeeaHub Smart Store is a complete hardware and software solution, replacing existing WiFi access points and other on-premise point solutions, through a single convergence device. The VeeaHub Smart Store is part of a series of edge connecting... Source: RealWire

Technology-Driven Law Firm Zeidler Opens Mumbai Technology Hub

LONDON, FRANKFURT, DUBLIN -- Zeidler Legal Services, a technology-driven law firm serving the asset management sector, announced the opening of a software development office in Mumbai. Based in Bandra Kurla Complex (renown financial centre), the team of developers will be working together with the firm’s EU-based developers and lawyers to create new products to alleviate the complexity of international regulation and compliance for fund managers. Most recently, Zeidler launched its Global Knowledge Hub, a high-tech... Source: RealWire

Travelex and Warwick Business School ‘Accelerate’ Future Leaders

Travelex, the category leading foreign exchange specialist is pleased to announce their partnership with Warwick Business School, in delivering the first module of their leadership development programme, Accelerate.The collaboration is the first of its kind, having particular focus on building leaders for the future and embedding cultural change, as the company optimises and leverages its traditional core business, pivoting into the next generation digital payments space. The Accelerate programme is designed to challenge the participants... Source: RealWire

Bringing Asia that bit Closer: Japan IX and LINX celebrate new Partnership

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) are pleased to announce a new partnership with the Japan Internet Exchange (JPIX), as they join LINX’s IXP Reseller Partner Programme. LINX launched their IXP Reseller Programme back in 2017 when they welcomed Italian IX NaMeX to the LINX partner programme. The idea of the programme is to work collaboratively with fellow exchanges, which in turn, strengthens LINX’s overall ethos of ‘Working for the Good of the Internet’. LINX has... Source: RealWire

myrtle.ai selected to provide artificial intelligence benchmark code for internationally recognised competition

myrtle.ai, a Cambridge UK based deep learning company with expertise in producing low power inference circuits has been selected to develop a Speech Recognition benchmark for MLPerf, a new Machine Learning (ML) benchmarking competition backed by Google, Baidu, Intel and AMD.MLPerf, a collaboration of tech giants and researchers from numerous universities including Harvard, Stanford and the University of California Berkeley, is aspiring to drive progress in ML by developing a suite of fair and reliable... Source: RealWire

Beta Version of LEI Search Tool 2.0 from GLEIF Provides Enhanced Options to Easily Access Open, Standardized and High Quality LEI Data

All stakeholders are invited to comment on the beta version of the new LEI search tool by June 30th 2019December 2018 – Basel – The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has published the beta version of its new Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) search tool 2.0. Using the tool, market participants can easily explore information on more than 1.3 million organizations contained within the public LEI data pool. Version 2.0 of the search tool provides... Source: RealWire

Qubit Data and Consumer Survey Reveal US Holiday Shopping Peak Periods are Getting Longer Each Year

Research also shows nearly 68 percent of consumers are comfortable sharing preferences with brands to receive a more personalized experience [LONDON and New York – December 13, 2018] -- Qubit, a leader in marketing personalization technology, today announced findings from its platform data on consumer holiday shopping behavior, along with a new consumer survey. Qubit analyzed internal data from 10 days prior to Black Friday through Cyber Monday over the past three years. The 2018... Source: RealWire

Macro 4’s mainframe modernization solutions will support IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, V5.5 at launch

New release delivers technical innovation and improved business valueCrawley, UK, December 13, 2018 – Macro 4, a division of UNICOM® Global, has announced that its mainframe performance, fault analysis and modernization solutions, including Eclipse and web interfaces, will support the new IBM® CICS® Transaction Server (CICS TS) for z/OS®, V5.5 when it is released on December 14, 2018."CICS TS V5.5 promises customers technical innovation and improved business value and includes a significant number of enhancements... Source: RealWire

2019 predictions from Openwave Mobility: OTT outstrips Pay TV, Mickey Mouse starts streaming and 5G gives operators a headache

REDWOOD CITY, California – December 2018 – Openwave Mobility, the market leader in mobile data traffic management solutions, today released its predictions for 2019. These predictions are based on some of the findings from the Mobile Video Industry Council - which includes Tier 1 mobile operators: Deutsche Telekom, EE, KPN, MTS, Orange, Telefonica, Telus and Vodafone along with key industry analysts ABI Research, Analysys Mason and Strategy Analytics. • OTT subscribers surpass traditional PAY TV... Source: RealWire

Barracuda Networks and macmon secure provide a high level of network security with automated threat response for the endpoint

Interoperability between Barracuda Networks CloudGen Firewalls and macmon NAC security solutions automates network management and security enforcementBerlin, Germany - 13 December 2018 – macmon secure, today announced a new technology alliance with Barracuda Networks in an aim to jointly detect and prevent Ransomware and Advanced Persistent Threats spreading inside the corporate network. The Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and the macmon NAC solution actively share information on availability and security posture for all endpoints in the network.... Source: RealWire

Halian wins major contracts and plans record growth in 2019

International challenger IT services player secures growth through major contracts with key customers and new partnerships with Microsoft, NTT and Dell-EMCLondon, Luxembourg, Dubai, 13th December 2018 - International IT services company Halian today reported significant new wins across its UK, BeLux and Middle East regions, the latest successes adding a significant boost to its 19% CAGR growth over the past five years. With investments in new Microsoft Cloud and Cybersecurity practices, Halian is predicting revenue... Source: RealWire

Banking and Financial Services Sectors Set to Face Yet More Regulation in 2019

Need to understand and control the entire IT estate including End User supported applications will grow in importance for regulatory compliance against a backdrop of Brexit uncertaintyHenry Umney, CEO of ClusterSeven, offers his views on the regulatory and risk management trends in the banking and financial services industry for 2019:Brexit will confound banks in 2019, whatever the outcomeThe UK’s departure from the EU at the end of March will continue to have a significant impact... Source: RealWire

SquareTrade mobile device protection boosts revenue and customer satisfaction for MediaMarkt in Spain and Portugal

Holistic mobile device care broadens offering as retailer looks to drive differentiation during forthcoming busy sales periodLONDON – December 13, 2018 - SquareTrade, the global insurtech provider, today announced the significant value its mobile device protection service has delivered to major European retailer, MediaMarkt. Since April 2018, SquareTrade-powered device protection services have allowed MediaMarkt to broaden its offering to consumers in Spain and Portugal substantially – with increased policy flexibility, next day replacement services, and... Source: RealWire

Sterlite Tech strengthens technology leadership with two crucial appointments

Ayush Sharma joins as Head of Programmable Networking and IntelligenceRajesh Gangadhar joins as Head of Wireless Broadband Converged Platforms Pune, India – December 12, 2018: Sterlite Tech [BSE: 532374, NSE: STRTECH], a global data network solutions company, has on-boarded two industry technology leaders as it continues to design, build and manage smarter programmable networks.The Company’s software-enabled programmable solutions will enable Communication Service Providers (CSPs), enterprises and citizen networks to realise the full potential of web-scale... Source: RealWire

Friend MTS Appoints Brad Parobek as Senior Vice President Sales Americas

New appointment will drive company’s growth and strategy in Americas regionLondon, UK – 12 December 2018 – The Emmy™ Award winning content and revenue protection specialist, Friend MTS has appointed Brad Parobek as its new Senior Vice President (SVP) Sales Americas. The role will see Parobek head-up current operations within North and South America to drive overall strategy and regional growth.With over 31 years of experience working within complex environments such as Cable and IT... Source: RealWire

CLUEDO Comes To Nintendo Switch

Marmalade Game Studio brings the classic board game to console(London, UK) December 12th, 2018 - Colonel Mustard on the bus with the Joy-Cons, or Professor Plum on the sofa with the Pro Controller? Players can now decide themselves as Marmalade Game Studio released the CLUEDO game for Nintendo Switch on November 30th, 2018. “We believe the Switch is going to be the new home of digital games, so we’ve worked hard to bring CLUEDO to... Source: RealWire

Oxford Direct Services secures two-year extension of University recycling and waste management contract

December 12, 2018 - Oxford Direct Services (ODS) has secured a two-year extension, worth up to £400,000, to its recycling and waste management contract with Oxford Brookes University. The contract extension comes after an initial three-year period where ODS worked hand-in-hand with the university to raise recycling rates from just under 58% to the current recycling rate of 71%. Oxford Brookes University has the ambitious goal of recycling 75% of its waste by 2020.The Oxford... Source: RealWire

Brigadier General Christopher Eubank, Signals and Signal School Commandant, US Army to deliver briefing at Mobile Deployable Communications conference

SMi Group Reports: The 12th annual Mobile Deployable Communications Conference will return to Warsaw, Poland on the 31st January and 1st February 2019SMi Group is delighted to announce that Brigadier General Christopher Eubank, 39th Chief of Signals and Signal School Commandant, US Army has confirmed his participation at the 12th annual Mobile Deployable Communications Conference and will return to Warsaw, Poland on the 31st January and 1st February 2019.Brigadier General Eubank will be briefing on:... Source: RealWire

On the dot appoints International Director to drive global expansion plans

Former Amazon Director to lead company’s global go-to-market strategy, starting with the United StatesLONDON, 12th December 2018: On the dot, the machine learning-driven last mile delivery start-up, and part of the CitySprint Group, has announced it has appointed Thorsten Runge as its International Director. Thorsten will drive the company’s global strategy to help retailers expand and compete on an international scale, starting with the US market. Thorsten brings years of experience having led Amazon and... Source: RealWire

Macro 4 enterprise content management software adds blockchain integration and document redaction for data privacy and compliance

Columbus DW 8.4 increases safeguards for sensitive personal dataCrawley, UK, December 11, 2018 – Macro 4, a division of UNICOM® Global, has released a new version of its Columbus DW enterprise content management software that helps organizations to strengthen data protection and regulatory compliance. A new document redaction feature restricts access to sensitive personal information by automatically obscuring selected words or images on documents held in the Columbus DW system. To support compliance with regulations... Source: RealWire

IFCO donates environmentally friendly RPCs worldwide

IFCO SYSTEMS supports food banks worldwide by provisioning free RPCs and co-financing refrigerated vans PULLACH, GERMANY, 11. December 2018: Since the beginning of its initiative for the support of food banks in 2009, IFCO SYSTEMS, the leading global provider of reusable packaging solutions, has donated more than 280,000 RPCs (Reusable Plastic Containers) to food banks. In addition, the company supports food banks with voluntary work and by co-financing refrigerated vans.“A better supply chain serves us... Source: RealWire

A10 Networks Introduces Multi-Cloud Secure Service Mesh Solution for Applications Deployed in Kubernetes

Integrated security, analytics and elastic load balancing is now available for traffic to and between microservicesTheale, UK – 11th December 2018 – A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN), a provider of intelligent and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced availability of the A10 Secure Service Mesh solution for applications deployed in open-source Kubernetes container environments. The solution provides teams deploying microservices applications with an easy, automated way to integrate enterprise-grade security and load-balancing with comprehensive application visibility and... Source: RealWire

Leonardo announced as gold sponsor, and Raytheon, ICEYE and Aerodata AG announced as newly confirmed sponsor exhibitors for SMi’s Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology conference 2019

SMi reports: Four new sponsors confirmed to join line-up at 2019’s Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology conferenceSMi is delighted to announce that four brand new sponsors; [GOLD] Leonardo, Raytheon, ICEYE and Aerodata AG, have joined the line-up for Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology conference 2019. Read on to find out how these industry leading solution providers can help solve the potential challenges navies face in the sea and air. Gold Sponsor, Leonardo is a global... Source: RealWire

Databarracks announces partnership with Rubrik to bring modern data protection to the UK

Business continuity and IT disaster recovery specialist provider, Databarracks, has partnered with Rubrik.Rubrik is the market leader in Cloud Data Management, the world's first platform to orchestrate data for hybrid cloud enterprises anytime, anywhere. Rubrik blends future-proof architecture with consumer-grade simplicity to pioneer a fresh approach to an old problem.Databarracks managing director Peter Groucutt commented: “Rubrik is an incredibly impressive company. The way the team has taken it to market and seen such incredible growth... Source: RealWire

Nexans & Emtelle Join Forces to Supply Optical Fibre Solutions for Swedish Government Rail Projects

Trafikverket, the Swedish Government’s Transport Administration, has awarded Nexans with a contract to supply optical fibre cable solutions as Sweden upgrades optical fibre systems of the rail network. In the framework of the project, Emtelle will supply microducts and microduct bundles.Paris La Défense, France and Hawick, Scotland, December 11, 2018 – Nexans, a global leader in advanced cabling and connectivity solutions, has been awarded a 65-million-euro contract for the supply of optical fibre solutions by... Source: RealWire

Mac Malware Appears on the WatchGuard Top Ten Malware List for First Time

WatchGuard Internet Security Report for Q3 2018 also finds that 6.8 percent of major websites still use an insecure SSL protocol11 December 2018 – Mac-based malware has appeared on the list of the top ten most common types of malware for the first time in WatchGuard’s quarterly Internet Security Report. The Mac scareware appeared in sixth place in WatchGuard’s latest Q3 2018 report and is primarily delivered by email to trick victims into installing fake... Source: RealWire

Halian Attains Microsoft Software Asset Management Managed Service Program Accreditation in the Gulf Region

Halian becomes a regional go-to partner for customers needing software asset management supportDubai, 11/12/2018 - International IT services company Halian today announced that they have been approved by Microsoft as one of a select group of partners to provide services through the Microsoft SAM Managed Service Program in the Gulf Region; the first such accreditation in the region.The Managed SAM program is designed to provide a continual, governance-based, outsourced service, via accredited providers, to help... Source: RealWire

D4t4 Solutions plc Continues Global Expansion with New US Leadership

Analytics Industry Expert Bill Bruno Announced as VP, North AmericaTuesday 11th December 2018, Sunbury-on-Thames, UK: D4t4 Solutions plc has announced new US leadership to drive continued growth in one of its key global markets. Bill Bruno, an experienced executive in the media and analytics industries, has joined the company to accelerate the opportunity that exists in the US for D4t4’s unique range of solutions for customer data capture and enterprise managed services.Bruno joins D4t4 from... Source: RealWire

DHR International moves to Invenias to extend its global leadership position

Top retained executive search firm implements progressive platformDecember 11, 2018, New York - Invenias, the leading cloud-based platform for executive search, has announced today that DHR International has selected the Invenias platform as it seeks to extend its global leadership position in a highly competitive market. Established in 1989, DHR is one of the largest retained executive search firms in the world, with more than 50 wholly-owned offices around the globe. It has built on... Source: RealWire

Walker Morris Invests in Lexis Visualfiles to Deliver Efficiencies and Create Market Differentiation

LONDON, U.K., 11 December 2018 – Top 100 UK multi-disciplinary law firm Walker Morris is investing in Lexis® Visualfiles™ to deliver the stringent technology, efficiency and risk management requirements of customers and effectively compete with other high calibre law firms in its market segment. Initially the solution will be deployed to the firm’s mortgage repossession department, with a subsequent implementation to 100 users in the Collections & Recoveries and Banking & Finance Litigation departments.Rob Aberdein,... Source: RealWire

NewVoiceMedia wins 2018 Contact Center Technology Award from CUSTOMER Magazine

NVM Platform honored for improving customer service technology and customer experience LONDON, 11 December, 2018 – NewVoiceMedia, a Vonage Company (NYSE:VG) and leading global provider of cloud contact centre and inside sales solutions, announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named NVM Platform as a 2018 Contact Center Technology Award winner, presented by CUSTOMER magazine. “We are delighted to have won the 2018 Contact Center Technology Award from CUSTOMER Magazine for our... Source: RealWire

License Dashboard Partners with Binadox to Prevent Out-of-Control SaaS Subscription Costs

• Gain insights on both on-premise and SaaS software in one place• End the over-provisioning of SaaS and discover all instances of Shadow ITYork, 11th December 2018; License Dashboard, the UK based Software Asset Management technology vendor, has today announced a partnership with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) licensing management provider Binadox. This new partnership will enable License Dashboard’s clients to track and manage SaaS applications from within their License Dashboard application, helping to reduce software budgets even... Source: RealWire

Aqua Container Security Platform Awarded CIS Benchmark Certification

Industry’s first commercial solution to be certified for the CIS Kubernetes BenchmarkSeattle, WA – 10 Dec. 2018 - KubeCon/CloudNativeCon – Aqua Security announced today that its Aqua Container Security Platform (CSP) has been certified by CIS Benchmarks™ to compare the configuration status of Kubernetes clusters against the consensus-based best practice standards contained in the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark. Organizations that leverage Aqua CSP can now ensure that the configurations of their critical assets align with the... Source: RealWire

Cybera Recognised in Gartner’s Critical Capabilities Report

Receives Highest Ranking for Small Footprint Retail WAN Use CaseSLOUGH, BERKSHIRE - 10th December 2018 -- Cybera, an innovative cloud-based networking company that is fundamentally changing the way distributed businesses use technology, today announced that Gartner Inc. has given the company its highest Product Score for its Small Footprint Retail WAN Use Case, scoring a 4.01 out of 5 in the recent Critical Capabilities in WAN Edge Infrastructure report.Key findings in the report include “routing... Source: RealWire

Continued growth at OnePlace signals appointment of Chief Technology Officer

SINGAPORE – 10 December 2018 - The hire of Jason Key into the CTO role at OnePlace further prioritizes OnePlace’s robust development infrastructure - in support of continued, aggressive, innovation and growth. Key will lead and scale the software engineering, solution development and product delivery teams at OnePlace. A strong track record of leading process and digital transformation across a variety of verticals, but with a focus on business enablement, makes Key a brilliant fit.... Source: RealWire

telent becomes trusted gold partner of Mitel

Warwick, 10th December: telent Technology Services Ltd (telent), the UK’s leading mission-critical network solutions provider, today announced it has become a Mitel gold partner after demonstrating its commitment to delivering industry-leading solutions and services. The new partner status with the unified communications solutions provider recognises telent’s ability to professionally and effectively deliver Mitel solutions. The opportunity also demonstrates that telent is now trusted to manage and integrate the entire Mitel portfolio for customers.“telent prides itself... Source: RealWire

Cybersecurity M&A Driven To New Highs As Businesses Wage War Against Cyberattacks

Identity and access management, anti-malware software, network and mobile security, IT security services and financial transaction security all driving sector growthLondon, UK – 10 December 2018. The Cybersecurity M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisors, Hampleton Partners, outlines how high profile hacks, the global digitisation of business and new regulations are driving record transaction volumes and valuations, with 141 completed transactions by October this year, surpassing 2016 and 2017 levels. 2018 has... Source: RealWire

Credo selects Moortec’s In-Chip Monitoring IP to optimise performance and reliability in their latest generation of SerDes chips

Plymouth, UK, 10th December 2018 - Moortec, provider of complete In-Chip Monitoring PVT Subsystems announced today that Credo has utilised Moortec’s Temperature Sensor and Voltage Monitor IP to optimise performance and increase reliability in their latest generation of SerDes chips.Credo offers high-performance, mixed-signal semiconductor solutions including advanced serializer-deserializer (SerDes) IP and interconnect solutions. The company’s products are used to scale bandwidth and deliver end-to-end signal integrity in next-generation platforms requiring single-lane rate 25G, 50G, and... Source: RealWire

US Armed Forces confirmed to speak at Defence Logistics Central and Eastern Europe

SMi reports: Just 1 week left to register & save £200 for Defence Logistics Central and Eastern EuropeThe US Armed Forces are confirmed to present at SMi’s 4th annual Defence Logistics Central and Eastern Europe conference, taking place in Prague, Czech Republic on the 5th and 6th March 2019. The 2019 conference will bring together the key military logisticians from across the Central and Eastern European region and beyond, to discuss new trends and crucial... Source: RealWire

NewVoiceMedia announces winners of The CONVO Awards 2018

LONDON, 7 December, 2018 – NewVoiceMedia, a Vonage Company (NYSE:VG) and leading global provider of cloud contact centre and inside sales solutions, has announced the winners of its CONVO Awards for 2018.The company launched the awards to showcase the great conversations its customers are having and recognise the notable work they do every day. Judged by a panel of industry experts including Yiannis Maos, UK CXPA Ambassador and Helena Boulton, Senior Manager, Strategy and Change... Source: RealWire

Improper document management inhibits employee productivity: 83 per cent of workers are forced to recreate existing documents

M-Files 2019 Intelligent Information Management Benchmark Report further reveals 96 per cent of employees face difficulty finding most recent versions of documentsNew research has revealed the persistent challenges global organisations face managing information assets after 83 per cent of office workers admit to recreating documents which already exist, because they have been unable to find them on their corporate network. This follows a global research study commissioned by M-Files, the intelligent information management company. The... Source: RealWire

Searchmetrics founder Marcus Tober moves to new leadership position

Searchmetrics' CTO will become the new Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) of the Searchmetrics Market Innovation Lab as of January 2019San Mateo, December 06, 2018 ‒ Since its founding in 2005, Searchmetrics and its innovative suite of Search and Content solutions have been driven by its founder and CTO, Marcus Tober. In January 2019 Marcus will take on a new position in the company: leading the newly-founded Searchmetrics Market Innovation Lab as Chief Innovation Officer (CIO),... Source: RealWire

CIVIS Media Prize 2019 - Competition opened

Closing-date for entries is 21 January 201906.12.2018 – Cologne (ots) Once again, the CIVIS Media Prize for Integration and Cultural Diversity in Europe will honour radio, film, television, as well as internet programme contributions, which promote peaceful coexistence of people of different geographical and cultural backgrounds. We are looking for the best European programmes, web-videos and websites on the topic of migration, integration and cultural diversity. Closing-date for entries is 21 January 2019. The competition... Source: RealWire

New research reveals 75 percent of customers still favour live agent support for customer service vs 25 percent self-service and chatbots

The research underscores the need to be purposeful when using chat bots; notes sharing sensitive information, lack of understanding and inability to solve issues among top concerns when using chat bots for service interactionsLONDON, 6 December, 2018 – New research from NewVoiceMedia, a Vonage Company (NYSE:VG) and leading global provider of cloud contact centre and inside sales solutions, reveals that three-quarters of consumers prefer to have their customer service inquiries handled by a live agent... Source: RealWire

Updated brochure released ahead of Border Security 2019 Conference

New speakers sign up to the 12th Annual Border Security Conference, including: SITA, Cellebrite, Estonian Police and Border Guard Administration, ICMPD, Delhi International Airport Limited.Taking place on the 12th and 13th February 2019 at the Crowne Plaza St Peter's Hotel & Spa, Rome, Italy, the 12th annual Border Security conference and exhibition will open its doors to more than 100 senior security experts, law enforcement officers and industry representatives from around the world, as they... Source: RealWire

Centrica Equips Its Engineers With 7500 Panasonic Rugged Tablets

Providing its service and repair engineers with improved ways of working and communication to enhance customer serviceBRACKNELL, UK. 6th December 2018 - Centrica, the leading energy and services company operating brands such as British Gas and Dyno, has rolled out 7,500 Panasonic FZ-G1 rugged tablets to its team of UK engineers to improve working methods and ultimately to enhance its customer service. For the past eight years the company’s engineers have been using the Panasonic... Source: RealWire

Brits to spend seven times their weekly grocery budget on festive food

LONDON – 6 December 2018 – Brits will splash out on festive indulgences this year, spending an average of £166 per person on their Christmas groceries. The research from shopping and fundraising platform, Give as you Live , has found that the amount is seven times more per person than the average weekly spend on household food and drinks*. Britain’s biggest festive food spenders City Average spend per person London £199 Bristol £188 Southampton £187... Source: RealWire

Survey Finds 70% of Tax Professionals Stalling on Making Tax Digital For VAT

Thomson Reuters survey finds business progress slow on Making Tax Digital (MTD), despite opportunity to embrace digital tax compliance London, UK, December 6, 2018 – A recent Thomson Reuters® survey of UK tax professionals’ attitudes and readiness for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT has revealed companies are still unsure how to prepare for the deadlines. MTD for VAT is the latest step in HMRC’s aim to move towards a digital relationship with customers and... Source: RealWire

thinkmoney Powers Ambitious Digital Banking Transformation with Low-Code Leader OutSystems

London – 5th December, 2018 - thinkmoney is using the OutSystems low-code platform to deliver its strategic program for digital transformation and growth, with the intention of bringing application development fully in-house and achieving a six-fold productivity increase compared to traditional coding.thinkmoney is the innovative current account that offers customers budgeting and money management coaching and OutSystems provides the number one platform for low-code rapid application development. Adopting the OutSystems platform as its digital factory... Source: RealWire

Cellwize Announces Investment from DTCP to Fuel Global Growth

Singapore – December 5, 2018 — Cellwize, a global leader in mobile network automation and orchestration, today announced an equity funding investment from DTCP (Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners), an investment management group with c. $1.6 billion assets under management and advisory from Deutsche Telekom and other institutional investors. The investment will support Cellwize’s evolution toward enabling the immense growth of the industry with the advent of 5G. As mobile network operators (MNOs) prepare to roll... Source: RealWire

Curtiss-Wright Introduces Electronic Twist Throttle

Leveraging historic know-how into modern solutionsChristchurch, U.K. – Wednesday 5 December, 2018 – Curtiss-Wright’s Industrial division has today announced the launch of the WM-D10, an electronic twist throttle solution that is ideal for motorcycle applications.In 1904, Curtiss-Wright’s maverick founder, Glenn H. Curtiss, devised what is possibly the first handlebar throttle control, twist throttle, for use on his motorcycles. This throttle helped him win multiple endurance races and set ten World Speed Records over the following... Source: RealWire

Intelex partners with Quality & SPC Leader InfinityQS to deliver the most comprehensive cloud Quality Management System

New partnership set to bring industry leaders in EHSQ and SPC together to transform quality management through real-time quality data collection, reporting, and analysis.Intelex Technologies, a leading global provider of cloud-based Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality (EHSQ) management software, today announced the new partnership with leading Quality Intelligence and SPC (Statistical Process Control) provider, InfinityQS.InfinityQS® International, Inc. (InfinityQS), is the global authority on data-driven manufacturing quality. InfinityQS Enact is a Quality Intelligence platform that speeds... Source: RealWire

Searchmetrics Google Shopping Study Reveals “Fake” Competition for Ads

Following a record EU penalty, Google had to revamp its Shopping service and create more competition. Now, 32 percent of ads come from external Comparison Shopping Services (CSS). However, traditional product and price comparison portals only provide 9 per cent of the total ads. With marketing agencies occupying 23 per cent of the market, this calls into question the kind of competition that exists for ads appearing within Google Shopping.San Mateo, December 05, 2018 ‒... Source: RealWire

Registration opens for the Defence Aviation Safety Conference, Supported by the DSA

The Defence Aviation Safety Conference will convene in London on the 29-30 April 2019 Conference organisers, SMi Group are delighted to announce that registration has officially opened for the Defence Aviation Safety Conference, the leading event dedicated to aviation safety in the defence and military environment.Supported by the Defence Safety Authority (DSA), UK MoD, this highly anticipated two-day event will bring together senior military leaders with responsibility for safety in the aviation domain as well... Source: RealWire

Fly on a Wednesday Morning to have the Best Airport Experience this Christmas

Data collected by Avius from over 8.2 million customers provides key airport hack London, 5th December, 2018: Avius (avius.com), the UK technology company that provides survey and customer experience management software, has announced that according to data they have collected, 8.00am on a Wednesday is the best time to travel if you want the most satisfying customer experience at the airport this Christmas.Based on 8.2 million pieces of customer feedback data, Avius can reveal that... Source: RealWire

SCF Calls for Industry to Adopt Open RAN Interfaces to Prevent 5G Fragmentation

Cellular industry must avoid pitfalls of proprietary solutions as it seeks to define the open RANLondon, UK & Santa Clara, CA - 5th December 2018 Small Cell Forum (SCF) has today called for the cellular industry to adopt open air interface and networking standards to avoid fragmentation and ensure interoperability of equipment from different vendors. In particular, the Technology & 5G Working Group of SCF (led by Chair Prabhakar Chitrapu of AT&T – USA, with... Source: RealWire

JASK & Exclusive Group team up for global roll out of AI-powered ASOC platform

London, December 5th 2018 — Exclusive Group, the global value-added services and technologies (VAST) group, has been appointed by JASK, the provider of the industry’s only Autonomous Security Operations Center (ASOC) platform, to accelerate the market penetration of its disruptive and innovative technologies around the world.Global cybersecurity and cloud transformation specialist Exclusive Group will manage the distribution of JASK’s ASOC Platform as part of a worldwide agreement, with the first wave of territories onboarding in... Source: RealWire

Tendring District Council meets changing local government needs with Sunrise Software

Essex-based council successfully brings technical services in-house and supports IT transformation with Sunrise ITSMChessington, Surrey, 4 December 2018 - Sunrise Software, a leading supplier of IT service management (ITSM) software, today announced that Tendring District Council in Essex is using Sunrise ITSM to support its staff and underpin IT transformation. The council provides a full range of services to 145,000 residents in the north east of Essex. Covering rural districts, the holiday resorts of Clacton,... Source: RealWire

Niddal Salah-Eldin to take over as dpa's deputy editor-in-chief and head of innovation and product

The 33 year-old incoming head of innovation is joining from “Welt” - “Perfect for the job” Berlin. Niddal Salah-Eldin will take over as deputy editor-in-chief and head of innovation and product at the German Press Agency (dpa) in Berlin starting May 1st 2019. In this role her primary task will be to drive the digital transformation of the agency. The 33-year old journalist is joining from “Welt,” where she currently holds the position of Director... Source: RealWire

Finastra’s Hour of Code program connects more than 1,000 kids to the world of coding

Finastra to support Computer Science Education Week December 3-9London, UK – December 4, 2018 - Since the end of September, Finastra has hosted more than 1,000 children at its offices around the world for programming that introduces young people to coding and computer science education. The initiative is part of Finastra’s long-term commitment to delivering computer science skills to school children and young people, as well as the company’s support for and collaboration with Code.org’s... Source: RealWire

Technology Buyers Favour Spreading the Cost of Mobile Workforce Computing

78% interested in a hardware subscription-based solution to equip mobile workforcesBRACKNELL, UK. 4th DECEMBER 2018 - Technology buyers are in favour of spreading the cost of equipping their mobile workforces with notebooks, tablets and handheld devices, the latest research reveals. 78% of UK technology buyers said they would be interested in a subscription-based solution to equip mobile workforces. Currently buyers say their top considerations when purchasing mobile devices for their workforce are cost (72%) and... Source: RealWire

Nuvias Appointed as a UK Distributor for One Identity

Nuvias Cybersecurity Practice strengthens identity access management solution range, to meet today’s demanding network environment London, UK: 4/12/18: Nuvias the fast-growing value-added distributor, has signed an agreement with One Identity to distribute its solutions in the UK. One Identity is a proven leader in helping organisations get identity and access management (IAM) right. For organisations of all sizes, from SMB to enterprise, One Identity solutions provide automation as a key element of identity protection, eliminating... Source: RealWire

Small Cell Forum Research Shows Ease of Deployment a Key Factor in Densification Essential for 5G Networks

Operator small cell deployments set to surge with 92% annual growth in North America and 74% in South-East Asia as restrictions ease following SCF and partner effortsLondon, UK & Santa Clara, CA - 4th December 2018 Small Cell Forum (SCF), the telecoms organization driving universal cellular coverage, today announced the results of its latest in-depth survey of more than 60 mobile operators from around the world. The research shows that the small cells are currently... Source: RealWire

Travelex research reveals an "immovable 24%" of consumers that refuse to go cashless

Study of consumers across the UK, Australia, Brazil, and South Africa uncovers an “immovable 24%” of the population who are happy with their cash usageSurprisingly, where cash is less common, there is far less desire to go 100% cashlessGetting rid of cash is most popular with those aged 36-45, rather than younger millennials London, UK, 4th December 2018—Travelex, the leading global foreign exchange and money transfer specialist, today released its study into attitudes towards cash... Source: RealWire

Shifting sands in the Robotic Process Automation market in 2019

By Chris Huff, CSO, KofaxDecember 3rd, 2018 - The Robotic Process Automation (RPA) market will continue to undergo dramatic and rapid maturation in 2019, but RPA companies are finding themselves at a tipping point: They will either grow into their lofty market valuations or we will start to hear the hissing of a deflating bubble and warning signs of a “hype cycle” crash. Over the last five years, RPA companies have focused on the “demand”... Source: RealWire

Perforce and Methodics Deliver Fully Integrated Solution For Highly Scalable Semiconductor Design and Embedded Systems Development

Perforce and Methodics are used by four of the top five semiconductor companies globally.MINNEAPOLIS, December 3, 2018 – Perforce Software, a global provider of enterprise-grade DevOps-focused software solutions, announced a more advanced integration and strategic partnership with Methodics Inc, the leading provider of enterprise-wide IP Lifecycle Management (IPLM) solutions for semiconductor and software design. Experts from Methodics will be demonstrating this advanced IP management solution at IQPC’s semiconductor focused ISO26262 conference in Munich, Germany December... Source: RealWire

Carbon Black Delivers MITRE ATT&CK™ Coverage with Zero Delayed Detections & Zero Tainted Detections

ATT&CK assessment from the MITRE Corporation measured Cb Response’s effectiveness in detecting a range of adversary tactics and techniquesCarbon Black also adds MITRE ATT&CK threat intelligence feeds to Cb Response and Cb ThreatHunter to advance behaviour-based threat hunting across endpointsREADING, UK - 3rd December, 2018 - Carbon Black (NASDAQ: CBLK), a leader in next-generation endpoint security delivered via the cloud, today announced that it delivered zero delayed detections and zero tainted detections in the MITRE... Source: RealWire

DMI Captures Multiple Top Honors during UK Awards Season for App Innovation

DMI earns accolades at UK IT Industry Awards, WPP & Google Search Excellence Awards, and IGD AwardsLONDON, UK, Nov 30, 2018 - DMI, a global leader in end-to-end mobility solutions, has been recognised with three prestigious UK awards for the value it brings to clients in digitising their businesses. DMI’s mobile capabilities were honoured at the WPP & Google Search Excellence Awards, the IGD Awards, and UK IT Industry Awards. DMI, in partnership with Mediacom,... Source: RealWire

UltraSoC launches "any processor" lockstep solution for safety-critical systems

CAMBRIDGE, UK – 29 November 2018 - UltraSoC, the leader in embedded analytics for the safety and security of automotive systems, today launched the UltraSoC Lockstep Monitor. A hardware-based, scalable solution, the new Lockstep Monitor significantly helps functional safety by checking that the cores at the heart of a critical system are operating reliably, safely and securely. UltraSoC’s flexible IP supports all common lockstep / redundancy architectures, including full dual-redundant lockstep, split/lock, master/checker, and voting... Source: RealWire

Oxford Direct Services recognised with Oxford Preservation Trust Award for sensitive highways project

November 29, 2018 - Oxford Direct Services has been recognised by the Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT) for its work improving a high profile city centre road junction in a Grade One listed conservation area in a project jointly funded by the City and County Councils and Oxford University. The OPT awarded the Broad Street/Parks Road/Holywell Street/Catte Street junction improvement an award in the Landscape and Public Realm category.The ODS Highways team installed a raised asphalt... Source: RealWire

Panasonic Announces Rugged Toughpad Tablet Solution For Passport & ID Control

The Panasonic TOUGHPAD FZ-M1 Passport solution for mobile identification and entrance control BRACKNELL, UK. 29th November 2018 - Panasonic today announced an integrated mobile identification and entrance control solution for its popular 7 inch rugged tablet. Panasonic TOUGHPAD FZ-M1 Passport is ideal for border control, police and security forces, as well as the travel, entertainment and hospitality industries. The device integrates a complete range of technology solutions for checking personal data and identification in a... Source: RealWire

Eggplant delivers 'one click' performance testing for organizations without in-house specialists

Eggplant strengthens solutions for enhanced performance monitoringNovember 29 LONDON & BOULDER, Colo. Eggplant, the customer experience optimization specialist, today announced the latest release of Eggplant Performance, which gives enterprise teams the opportunity to reap the business benefits of performance testing, without the need for in-house skills. With Eggplant Performance, organizations can run ‘one click’ performance testing, without relying on highly experienced specialists. Using it alongside an Eggplant AI test model, anyone can execute performance tests... Source: RealWire

Home Office Emergency Services Network contract awarded to telent

The project will oversee the UK’s blue-light radio infrastructure as it’s replaced with a mobile 4G networkWarwick, 29 November. telent Technology Services Ltd (telent) has today announced that it has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract to test the Emergency Services Network (ESN) for the Home Office as it transitions to 4G based communications. The win will see telent deliver the ESN Assure service and follows an announcement from the Home Office in September for a... Source: RealWire

Bloom & Wild powers same day delivery across London with On the dot

UK’s favourite online florist teams up with On the dot to help business bloom LONDON, 29th November 2018—On the dot, the last mile retail delivery startup, today announces that the UK’s second fastest growing business, Bloom & Wild, has selected them as their partner for their same day delivery service proposition across London.VC-backed mobile and online florist, Bloom & Wild, which employs a growing team from their HQ in Vauxhall, London and operates across the... Source: RealWire

MicroBT employs Moortec's 16nm Embedded Temperature Sensor in their HPC ASIC

Plymouth, UK, 29th November 2018 Moortec, providers of complete In-Chip Monitoring PVT Subsystems today announced that Shenzhen MicroBT Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. have employed Moortec’s 16FFC Temperature Sensor IP in their latest high performance computing (HPC) ASIC.HPC is highly intensive in terms of CPU activity and requires ever increasing levels of computing power. This increased power consumption requires more electricity and this leads to much higher levels of heat generation. All this energy consumption equates... Source: RealWire

Ornithological plan leads to barn owl success

Thanks to the ornithological monitoring plan at Crystal Rig wind farm in the Scottish Borders, Natural Power is pleased to confirm that four pairs of barn owls bred at the site this year. The ornithological monitoring plan, a document setting out the monitoring requirements as dictated by the planning conditions attached to the wind farm consent, specified the requirement for artificial nesting baskets for long-eared owls which were installed to mitigate against the loss of... Source: RealWire

Fielmann Announces Multi-Million Investment in Augmented Reality Leader FittingBox

Fielmann Ventures GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fielmann AG, announced on November 27th that it has subscribed to a capital increase for a 20% equity ownership stake in FittingBox S.A., the world leader in 3D Try-On solutions dedicated to eyewear. This investment is a decisive step in Fielmann’s digitization strategy. Both parties agreed to keep the financial terms of the transaction confidential.Marc Fielmann, CEO, Fielmann AG: “With 13 patents, FittingBox is a global leader in... Source: RealWire

New Study: Mobile Phones Are Driving 56% of Festive Online Fashion Sales

Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018 were 36% Bigger for Online Fashion Retail than 2017 New Nosto Research Reveals Consumers are growing more comfortable buying fashion items on their phones reveals new Black Friday and Cyber Monday data from AI-powered retail personalisation platform, Nosto. And for fashion retailers, Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018 were 36% bigger than last year. Nosto’s analysis of millions of visits to fashion sites globally suggests mobile accounted for 71%... Source: RealWire

Apstra Unveils Root Cause Identification for Intent-Based Networking

Apstra Empowers the Intent-Based Data Center with Powerful New Intent-Based Analytics Features, VMware vSphere Integration, and Enterprise-Class SONiC SupportMenlo Park, CA – November 28, 2018 – Apstra® Inc., the Intent-Based Data Center Automation company, today introduced significant advancements to the Apstra Operating System (AOS) including the industry’s first solution to deliver Root Cause Identification for Intent-Based Networking, support for live in-network blueprint implementation updates, integration with VMware vSphere and vCenter, and the expansion of the... Source: RealWire

IDATE Report Highlights The Challenges Ahead In Connecting Everyone

28 November 2018 (Sydney): The new Connecting Everyone report from French research company IDATE has revealed the real-world challenges in building universal Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) coverage, leaving a massive opportunity for ultra-fast Gfast and Fixed Wireless technology to deliver high-speed broadband.Released at the IDATE DigiWorld Summit in Paris overnight, Connecting Everyone revealed that in the total serviceable global Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTB) and FTTH market of about 670 million premises that 60% of these – 402 million premises... Source: RealWire

Zylpha Signs With DocuSign

Leading UK legal systems innovator Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with DocuSign. Under the terms of the agreement, Zylpha will offer DocuSign’s eSignature systems to Visualfiles and iManage users, alongside it’s widely acclaimed bundling technology. DocuSign allows legal documents to be signed with just a simple click anywhere, anytime from any web enabled device. With DocuSign, users eliminate postal delays and risks, boost compliance and future proof ongoing system investments.From document preparation,... Source: RealWire

IGEL to Showcase Secure Endpoint Management Solutions During Nutanix .NEXT Europe Conference

Together with Nutanix and Citrix, IGEL Delivers a Simple, Smart and Secure End User Computing Environment with Flexible Central ManagementLONDON, November 28, 2018 – IGEL, a world leader in endpoint management software for the secure enterprise, today announced that it will be featuring its suite of software-defined solutions for simple, smart and secure end user computing (EUC) during the Nutanix .NEXT Europe Conference at ExCeL in London, from November 27 to 29. An event silver-level... Source: RealWire

HSL Mobile to be acquired by LINK Mobility Group AS

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK – November, 28th, 2018 Hay Systems Ltd (“HSL Mobile”), a leading provider of SMS mobile messaging services, have today announced that an agreement has been reached with LINK Mobility Group AS (“LINK”) for the acquisition of the company.Having been established in 1999, HSL Mobile have built a strong reputation within the industry providing highly reliable mobile messaging services to organisations throughout the UK and to the rest of the world. HSL Mobile... Source: RealWire

Logicalis Scoops 14 Awards at Cisco Partner Summit 2018

Logicalis has won 14 awards, across multiple territories and categories at the Cisco Partner Summit 2018 in Las VegasLondon, 28th November 2018 - Logicalis Group, an international IT solutions and managed services provider, today announced that it has scooped 14 awards, across multiple territories and categories at the Cisco Partner Summit 2018 in Las Vegas.Awarded to channel partners who rise to business challenges, the Cisco Partner Summit Global awards are designed to recognise superior business... Source: RealWire

HRtech M&A achieves record transaction volumes

Innovative recruitment, talent management and payroll and benefits technologies are driving HRtech M&ACompanies having to integrate HRtech to win the race for talent and adapt to the fast-evolving nature of workLondon, UK - 28 November 2018. The latest HRtech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisors, Hampleton Partners, shows that 2018 has so far been a spectacular year for HRtech, with a record 57 transactions achieved in just the first half of... Source: RealWire

BIXOLON Launches SPP-L3000 Mobile Label Printer to the European Market

Heavy Duty Mobile Label Printing Solution for the Logistics and Retail IndustriesBIXOLON Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of BIXOLON Co. Ltd, a leading global Mobile, Label and POS printer manufacturer today announced the launch of the new SPP-L3000 80mm (3”) premium level Auto-ID printer supporting high quality connectivity and labelling. Ideal for a range of applications including supply chain labelling, retail tags, delivery invoicing and more due to its rugged & lightweight design with an easy-to-open... Source: RealWire

Secure I.T. Environments Builds New Data Centre at the Heart of Wrexham Hospital

A new 120m2 primary DC helping clinicians and staff deliver the highest standards of careLondon, 28 November 2018 – Secure I.T. Environments Ltd, one of the UK’s leading design and build companies of modular and containerised data centres including refurbishment of existing data centres, has announced today the completion of a new 120m2 data centre at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, part of the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), the largest health organisation in Wales, providing... Source: RealWire

Signicat digitises in-store signing of credit agreements for Resurs Bank retail partners

Three in every four in-store credit agreements now signed digitally using electronic IDsTrondheim, Norway 28th November 2018 – Signicat, a leader in verified digital identity solutions, today announced it has been selected by Resurs Bank to provide instant mobile signing of credit agreements. Resurs Bank is the leader in retail finance in the Nordic region with more than 1,000 retail partners, serving more than 35,000 stores.Customers signing a credit agreement in stores served by Resurs... Source: RealWire

New Data Explorer in Latest Celebrus Release Accelerates Speed-to-Value for Enterprise Analytics

Innovative Data Explorer drives rapid understanding of customer data captured by the Celebrus Customer Data PlatformData visualisation, investigation and export capabilities enhanced by new plotting and analysis toolsReduces time taken between data capture and delivery of value into machine learning and artificial intelligence projectsSunbury-on-Thames, 28th November 2018: D4t4 Solutions plc has announced general availability for the latest release of its leading Celebrus Customer Data Platform (CDP), Celebrus Version 8 Update 20. Celebrus offers the most... Source: RealWire

MYCOM OSI acquired to accelerate cloud-based service assurance leadership

Leading private equity firm Inflexion invests in market leader of emerging cloud-based telecom operations management marketLONDON, UK – 28th November 2018 – MYCOM OSI, the Assurance Cloud Company™ and leading independent provider of Assurance, Automation and Analytics solutions to the world’s largest Communications Service Providers (CSPs), today announced that it has been acquired by leading private equity firm Inflexion, to fuel its growth and capitalize on its leadership position in a market that is transforming... Source: RealWire

Redgate Software demonstrates ethical selling approach with two big wins at the BESMA Awards

Cambridge UK, Tuesday 27 November 2018 – The recent British Excellence in Sales Management Awards saw Redgate Software doubly rewarded for its efforts in instilling an ethical sales culture. The leading Microsoft data platform tools vendor won gold in both the Sales Director and Key Account Manager of the Year categories.Now in its 12th year, the BESMA awards represent the UK’s highest level of recognition for outstanding sales achievement, and highlight organizations which demonstrate best... Source: RealWire

UK Financial Services Retailer, Post Office, on a Mission to Modernise Product Portfolio with the OutSystems Low-Code Platform

New native mobile app adopted by more than 100,000 customers within three months of releaseLondon – 27th November, 2018 - OutSystems, provider of the number one low-code platform for rapid application development, today announced that the UK-based postal and financial services retailer, Post Office, is using OutSystems to power innovation.As part of the company’s strategic investment in new technology to help modernise its business, Post Office engaged OutSystems to help deliver an initial application use... Source: RealWire

One in three Brits are struggling to afford Christmas!

Over two-thirds of consumers would consider selling heirlooms to help fund the festive seasonThe majority (65 per cent) of owners would consider selling their antiques and heirlooms to help generate extra cash during Christmas. This is according to new research carried out by WhereToSell.co.uk.The survey of over 1,900 consumers in the UK, found that with Christmas less than a month away the financial burdens placed on consumers are taking its toll. Almost 40 per cent... Source: RealWire

London charity Voyage Youth, set-up to help tackle the root causes of youth crime awarded £15,000 in match-funding from Englefield Charitable Trust via The Good Exchange

Newbury, 27th November 2018 – Not-for-profit cloud matching platform, The Good Exchange, has today announced that Hackney-based charity Voyage Youth, has received a £15,000 match-funding grant from the Englefield Charitable Trust.Voyage – originally established by the Black Police Association Charitable Trust (BPACT) in 2002 – was set up in response to heightened concerns over increased youth violence and murders, addressing issues concerning racial disproportionality in London boroughs following the Macpherson report recommendations. The organisation’s core... Source: RealWire

Hit Rail’s HEROS rail interoperability platform moves to the Amazon AWS public cloud

Support partner inQdo helps complete seamless migration and provides support for growing IaaS servicesNieuwegein/Brussels, 27 November 2018 – Hit Rail B.V., the European rail industry’s data exchange specialist, has completed the migration of its HEROS interoperability platform to the public cloud. The move to Amazon AWS supported by expert consultants inQdo B.V., was designed to significantly improve the HEROS services, by providing a robust, reliable and scalable IT infrastructure. inQdo will also continue to maintain... Source: RealWire

Fieldfisher Rolls-out LexisOne to German Office Network

Firm wins at the British Legal Awards 2018 for their LexisOne Deployment LONDON, U.K., 27 November 2018 – Shortly after the roll-out of its ERP system, LexisOne™, in Belgium; European law firm, Fieldfisher, has now deployed the solution across its network of German offices including Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich. LexisOne is a cloud-native SaaS solution built on Microsoft Dynamics 365, which Fieldfisher has used to replace eight other core business systems.Fieldfisher now uses LexisOne... Source: RealWire

Ascertus Limited Gears Up for 2019 With New Appointments

London, U.K., 27 November 2018 – With 20 customer sites going live between October and December of this year alone, Ascertus Limited, has made a string of appointments in Support, Project and Account Management and Pre Sales, in preparation for continued business growth in 2019. Ascertus provides document and information lifecycle management solutions to law firms and corporate legal departments in the UK and across Europe.Alison Rix has come on board as Project Manager, George... Source: RealWire

TVH uses Voice of the Customer to elevate the B2B customer experience

Global materials handling giant selects Confirmit for three-year CX dealLondon, UK, Oslo, Norway and New York, NY, 27th November 2018: TVH, the global supplier of parts and accessories for material handling and industrial equipment, has selected Confirmit to support the implementation of its new worldwide Voice of the Customer (VoC) programme. The programme, which focuses on the TVH Parts business, underpins TVH’s corporate mission to drive excellence in customer relationships. It will be delivered as... Source: RealWire

Bank of East Asia boosts trade finance capabilities with next-generation platform from Finastra

Latest upgrade optimizes customer engagement and sharpens competitive edgeHong Kong, November 27 2018 – The Bank of East Asia Limited (BEA) has extended its partnership with Finastra to enhance its end-to-end digital trade capabilities and customer services for its corporate and personal banking services. The move includes SME customers in Hong Kong, China and overseas. Integrating Finastra’s technology and support services, BEA has upgraded to the latest version of Fusion Trade Innovation to drive efficient... Source: RealWire

French SME Initiative Results In World Leading Full 4G Tactical End-To-End Infrastructure Solution

Cologne, Germany, 27 November 2018 – ETELM, a leading manufacturer of advanced mission critical communications radio infrastructure, has announced a recent strategic partnership with HALYS and ENENSYS to provide a full end-to-end infrastructure solution which will fill the operational requirements of tactical LTE deployments. The partnership’s solution addresses the challenges that PMR users are facing when requiring autonomous private LTE deployments, as well as providing an advanced solution for communications, surveillance, maintenance, telemetry, data flow... Source: RealWire

WORBLI chooses Onfido to deliver the highest compliance standards to its blockchain network

Digital verification opens instant access to WORBLI’s global user base26th November 2018, Singapore and London: Leading identity verification provider Onfido today announces that it has partnered with blockchain network WORBLI. Onfido’s machine learning-based identity verification technology allows WORBLI to swiftly and securely meet with KYC and AML requirements and onboard new users to its platform.WORBLI is a financial services network (FSN) that leverages blockchain technology to enable enterprises and individuals to access a broad range... Source: RealWire

Only 20% of IBM mainframe customers are embracing multi-factor authentication to protect data and applications

Concerns about disrupting essential applications, skills shortages and end user resistance are among the key reasons holding back MFA adoption by mainframe user organizationsWhile 64 per cent of mainframers are aware that multi-factor authentication (MFA) is now available to control access to mainframe applications, only 20 per cent acknowledge their organization is already using it or plans to do so, according to a new survey. Concerns about disrupting applications, lack of mainframe and security skills... Source: RealWire

HUBER+SUHNER to showcase latest infrastructure solutions for tomorrow's industry at SPS IPC Drives 2018

Alongside a full range of solutions for smart applications, the company will also debut its SENCITY® Omni-S MIMO antenna Herisau, 26 November – Leading international manufacturer of components and system solutions for optical and electrical connectivity, HUBER+SUHNER, will be presenting its latest infrastructure innovations for digital transformation at SPS IPC Drives, 27-29 November, Nuremberg. Under the motto “today, tomorrow, connect”, HUBER+SUHNER will showcase its capabilities and solutions for numerous applications in the areas of smart... Source: RealWire

Finastra opens new office in Bucharest, Romania

Move demonstrates Finastra’s commitment to the region where it employs over 550 people Bucharest, Romania, November 23, 2018, Finastra announced today that it has opened a new office in Bucharest, Romania. The site, which hosts over 550 employees and contractors, is located in the brand new Orhideea Towers in the business district of Bucharest. The move offers more space for the Finastra team to grow as the company strengthens its position in the country and... Source: RealWire

Genmed posts revenues of £38.6 million demonstrating continued uptake of vendor neutral managed services in the NHS

November 23, 2018 – Genmed, a specialist provider of vendor neutral managed services to the NHS, today announces continued strong business performance for its financial year ending March 31, 2018. Business highlights Revenues increased 19% year on year from £32.4 million to £38.6 million with EBITDA of £240,000 – profits a reflection of the increased investment in the business from a staff, systems and infrastructure perspective. Since 2014, Genmed’s revenues have grown 275% demonstrating the... Source: RealWire

creditshelf continues growth course in the third quarter of 2018

Revenues in the first nine months of 2018 up 127.1% on the prior-year period to EUR 1.55 millionLoan requests in the third quarter remain high at EUR 243.2 millionLoan volume brokered nearly doubled figure from June 30, 2018Germany’s largest digital SME financing arranged by creditshelfFrankfurt/Main, November 23, 2018 – creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft, a pioneer in the field of digital SME financing in Germany, published its figures for the third quarter of 2018 today. creditshelf was able... Source: RealWire

Aspect Enterprise Solutions Wins Energy Risk Asia "CTRM Software House of The Year" Award

SINGAPORE — November 23, 2018: ION, the largest global provider of trading, analytics and risk management solutions for commodities and treasury management, announced its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in the cloud CTRM solution, Aspect, has accepted the top CTRM software award last night at the prestigious annual Energy Risk Asia Awards dinner in Singapore.The awards recognize excellence across Asian energy and commodities markets, and are decided by a panel of Energy Risk editorial experts. Aspect was chosen... Source: RealWire

Registration Opens for the 10th Annual Air Mission Planning and Support Conference 2019

SMi Reports: Registration for SMi’s 10th annual Air Mission Planning and Support is now open, with an early bird saving of £400 valid until 14th December.SMi’s 10th Annual Air Mission Planning and Support Conference is returning to London, UK on the 9th & 10th April 2019, with registration now open for the highly-anticipated event.As revolutionary new aircrafts like the F-35 become more commonplace, technologies are rapidly developing resulting in operational environments requiring more flexible solutions,... Source: RealWire

Christmas Decoration ideas for your home

With a WAGNER Paint Sprayer, you will be full of ideas this festive seasonMarkdorf, November 2018. Outside, it’s getting darker earlier, inside, it is warm and cosy: Never has doing arts and crafts been more beautiful than in the lead up to Christmas. It’s loads of fun and conjures up a wonderful Christmas spirit. For your home or as a gift: Bring your DIY ideas to life with a WAGNER Sprayer. Wrapping paper with a... Source: RealWire

Blueliv receives double honors at Computing Security Excellence Awards

Barcelona-based vendor recognized for industry leadership and promoting new collaborative models in Enterprise Security and Enterprise Threat Detection22 November 2018 – London, UK – Blueliv, a leading enterprise-class cyberthreat intelligence company, today announces two significant award wins at the Computing.co.uk Security Excellence Awards: the Enterprise Security and Enterprise Threat Detection categories for 2018. The independent panel of judges highlighted Blueliv’s collaborative approach to cybersecurity, developing new models to encourage more companies to work together. A... Source: RealWire

macmon secure - Transforming the network of Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Wokingham, Berkshire; 22.11.2018, macmon secure, manufacturer of a leading modular NAC solution, are proud to be working alongside the UK’s National Health Service by transforming the daily management of their complex network infrastructure. It consisted of a variety of different vendor devices and models that had become nearly impossible to manage manually, as mentioned by Lawrence Heard, the IT systems administrator at Somerset NHS.The overhaul has enabled Lawrence to keep track of changes and incidents... Source: RealWire

Torus and Aareon Collaborate on Housing Management Solution

Following an exhaustive review of the solutions on offer, Torus Group has selected the QL system from Aareon (www.aareon.co.uk) as the single, integrated system to underpin their business. Formed in April 2015 when Helena Partnerships and Golden Gates Housing Trust joined forces, North West based housing and regeneration group Torus now owns and manages more than 22,000 homes.The decision to select Aareon UK systems led to a complex project to migrate the businesses from multiple... Source: RealWire

Rezatec to provide new water leak risk analysis tool for Utilities Kingston, Canada

Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK, 22nd November, 2018 - Rezatec, a provider of geospatial data analytics, has announced it will work with Utilities Kingston – a multi-utility company based in Kingston, Ontario – to optimize the company’s leak detection activities across a section of the municipal water distribution system.Water pipeline leakage presents an opportunity for utility companies to significantly improve operating efficiency. The pilot project will see Rezatec provide Utilities Kingston with Artificial Intelligence and Geospatial Analytics.... Source: RealWire

telent awarded £7.6m HS1 station comms upgrade contract

telent will renew the communication systems across St Pancras International, Stratford International, Ashford and Ebbsfleet stationsWarwick, 22 November – telent Technology Services Ltd (telent), the UK’s leading mission-critical network solutions provider, today announced it has been successful in securing the HS1 SCSR contract to upgrade the network infrastructure for High Speed 1 (HS1) stations. Supported by Fourway Communications Ltd, telent will be replacing life-expired assets across the HS1 station estate as well as ensuring the... Source: RealWire

telent welcomes Shani Latif as Sales Director

Warwick, 22 November 2018: telent Technology Services Ltd (telent), the UK’s leading mission-critical network solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Shani Latif, who will take on the role of sales director for the service provider and cybersecurity side of the business. Within this role, Latif – formerly of Daisy Group – will take on responsibility for developing telent’s business within service providers, delivering an integrated technology service underpinned by telent’s strong technical team. Latif... Source: RealWire

ADLV Expects Marked Growth For Online Checks By Local Authority Fleets - As DVLA Ends DLC Option

The ADLV (Association For Driving Licence Verification) is expecting a marked increase in Local Authority fleet demand for its online licence services, once the DVLA’s DLC (Driver Licence Check) service ends in December. Currently, the DLC is used to verify the licences of local authority fleet drivers and also to check the licences of local Private Hire Vehicle (PVH) taxi drivers. By using the ADLV online service, which is based on longer 3 year ‘permissions’,... Source: RealWire

HUBER+SUHNER streamline passenger experience with launch of 5 Port railway roof top antenna

The antenna, available now, is ideal for operators and rolling stock manufacturers looking to meet digital transformation needs Herisau, 22 November – Leading international manufacturer of components and system solutions for optical and electrical connectivity, HUBER+SUHNER, has announced the launch of its new railway roof top antenna to combat data bandwidth issues, the SENCITY® Rail MIMO 5 Port.With consumer needs for on-board connectivity changing the landscape of rail across the world, HUBER+SUHNER has developed the... Source: RealWire