London, U.K. – May 30, 2018 – FIDO Alliance, the global member association developing specifications and an interoperable solutions ecosystem for simpler, stronger authentication, has accelerated momentum both in Europe and worldwide in 2018, five years since its launch, with a number of significant milestones, including: Launch of FIDO2: In partnership with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), FIDO Alliance announced the achievement of a major standards milestone in the global effort to bring simpler... Source: RealWire

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SAN DIEGO, CA, and PARIS, FRANCE – Mitek Systems, Inc. (“Mitek”) (NASDAQ: MITK, www.miteksystems.com), a global leader in digital identity verification solutions, today announced that it has acquired A2iA, SAS, (“A2iA”), a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and image analysis, for €42.5 million in cash and shares of Mitek’s common stock. “The acquisition of A2iA combines two market leaders in image recognition and processing, creating a powerful force with a deep expertise in image... Source: RealWire

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Data Protection Magazine provides readers with the latest news, comment and insight in data protection and privacy. Launched on Sunday 20th May, the magazine focuses on current data protection issues. The first edition features interviews with Abigail Dubiniecki, Specialist at My Inhouse Lawyer, and Nicola McKilligan Regan, Senior Partner at Privacy Partnership, alongside other experts covering topics including, GDPR, blockchain, PSD2, and PECR. Contributors to the magazine include data protection expert Ardi Kolah, Executive Fellow... Source: RealWire

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Big brand finalists include: Being, Cisco, Chilis Bar & Grill, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, VistaPrint and many moreWinners announced following The Employee Engagement Conference in Chicago on June 7, 2018 – tickets still available Chicago – May 18, 2018 – The 2018 North American Employee Engagement Awards (EE Awards) in association with Maritz Motivation Solutions, today announces its shortlist of companies that put workforce engagement at the heart of their strategy. The winners will be announced... Source: RealWire

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Syndicated lending platform recognized in ‘The Innovators 2018’ awardsLondon, UK, and Toronto, Canada, May 17 2018 - Finastra has been recognized in Global Finance Magazine’s sixth annual awards for innovation in financial services. The company is among a select list of banks and Fintechs named in “The Innovators 2018” list, receiving an award for Fusion LenderComm - a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) platform that provides real-time exchange of deal information between agents and lenders to... Source: RealWire

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Enterprise Applications sector drives 64 percent of acquisitions Health-IT and cloud-based cybersecurity targeted by buyersAI & Voice Assistants gaining consumer acceptanceLondon, 17 May 2018 - The latest SaaS & Cloud M&A Market Report, from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisors, Hampleton Partners, shows that Enterprise Applications are the driving force behind a bumper start to dealmaking in 2018. Deal volumes in the sector rose 27 percent compared to 1Q2017, with a total of 269 deals,... Source: RealWire

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London office of Netherlands agency group helps brands address challenges posed by tech and dataData-driven dialogue agency, Yourzine UK, has rebranded to become Adeptiv UK, with a new management team that includes ex-DigitasLBi Business Director, Jake Richards, as Managing Director. Alisa Fleischmann, previously of Wunderman and OgilvyOne, has been brought in as Client Services Director. The rebranded agency, whose key UK accounts include ODEON, operates as the London office of 250-strong Dutch agency group, Adeptiv,... Source: RealWire

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Aligns with other leading global technology, financial services and e-commerce companies in effort to reduce world’s reliance on passwordsMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., MAY 15, 2018 -- The FIDO Alliance announced today that Facebook has been appointed to its Board of Directors. With this appointment, Facebook joins other leading global technology, financial services and e-commerce board members in driving the Alliance’s strategic vision to reduce the world’s reliance on passwords with stronger, simpler authentication.The FIDO Alliance develops... Source: RealWire

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Employee happiness and company culture top the reasons OutSystems is thriving in the ultra-competitive tech economyLondon, UK – 15th May, 2018 -- OutSystems was named one of the 50 Highest Rated Private Cloud Computing Companies to Work For by Battery Ventures and Glassdoor, citing employee happiness and company culture as primary drivers in today’s highly competitive tech economy. This ranking comes on the heels of being named a Top Cloud Employer by Forbes earlier this... Source: RealWire

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London, 15th May 2018 - Logicalis Group, an international IT solutions and managed services provider, announces its intention to acquire Coasin Group, a Chilean ICT system integrator offering technological solutions to industries such as mining, financial services, telecommunications and retail, with operations both in Chile and Peru. The acquisition, to be made through Logicalis Latin America, is subject to review and approval of local authorities. Coasin Group is a recognised system integrator and IT services... Source: RealWire

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