Aspera selected to manage and optimize Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle and IBM software licensing for $12b Financial Services CompanyBOSTON, MA – May 29, 2019 – Aspera, the leading provider of solutions and services for Software Asset Management (SAM), today announced that a global financial services company (The “Customer”) has signed a $750k strategic agreement to use Aspera license management services and the Aspera SmartTrack license management platform. The Customer will use Aspera solutions to facilitate an... Source: RealWire

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May 24, 2019 – Capitalising on its proven track record, modern IT infrastructure and expertise working in the financial services sector, Unisys Payment Services & Solutions (UPSS) announces today it is expanding into new markets such as healthcare, legal and government to offer secure and trusted scanning services for organisations seeking to realise the benefits from digital transformation. UPSS will utilise its investment in three ultra-high volume IBML ImageTrac scanners and SoftTrac Capture Suite (SCS)... Source: RealWire

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Nearly a third of UK businesses in a new study are non-compliant when responding to GDPR personal information requests Crawley, UK, May 22, 2019 – A year after the GDPR came into effect, a new study suggests many UK businesses are struggling to process requests from customers who are exercising their right to access the personal information stored about them. Of 37 businesses evaluated, primarily large financial services organizations, utilities and telcos, around a third... Source: RealWire

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Sebastiano Tevarotto joins as Chief Commercial Officer22nd May 2019, Cupertino, California: World-leading mobile roaming company, Mobileum Inc today announced the appointment of Sebastiano Tevarotto as its new Chief Commercial Officer. With a 35-year track record of success within technology companies, Tevarotto brings a wealth of experience of driving and sustaining high-growth and profitability for both large and small businesses.After a 25-year career with Hewlett Packard, including leading the company’s Global Telco & Media business, Tevarotto... Source: RealWire

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HYLA Mobile’s continued contribution to the circular economy results in award win22nd May 2019 – HYLA Mobile, the world’s leading provider of software technology and services for mobile device trade-in and reuse solutions, announces that its President and CEO, Biju Nair, has been named as a finalist for 2019 EY Entrepreneur of The Year Southwest Division awards. This award recognizes the important role Biju has played in developing HYLA into a successful company driving the... Source: RealWire

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Pune, India – May 21, 2019: Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) [BSE: 532374, NSE: STRTECH], a global leader in end-to-end data network solutions, today announced new business and technology capability additions to its Network Software business to serve its global customers. Announcing the capability expansion, Anshoo Gaur, CEO of Network Software at STL, said, “Software is a people-driven business. I am excited to announce three leadership additions that build on our global talent pool of best-in-class... Source: RealWire

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British businesses could be hindering ‘innovation and creativity’ due to the design of their workplace, according to a study.Results from a recent YouGov survey commissioned by Oktra, UK’s leading office design and build company, has highlighted how important the office environment is to the office worker. Research of over 2,000 British employees across three different generations found that less than half (43%) believe the design of their workplace encourages innovation and creativity – a substantial... Source: RealWire

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Finastra deepens Microsoft collaboration – mortgage and loan workflows built on Microsoft tech via FusionFabric.cloud open platform; nbkc bank on board to co-innovateLondon, UK, May 20, 2019 - Today ahead of its FusionONE developer conference, co-hosted with Microsoft, Finastra unveiled the latest developments to its FusionFabric.cloud open platform for innovation. As half of financial institutions in the UK and US look to implement cloud collaboration[1], adoption of Finastra’s open platform is gathering pace, Further to... Source: RealWire

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Rees, May 20, 2019. Novoferm is consistently expanding its position as one of the leading European system suppliers of door solutions and docking systems: With the acquisition of the Swedish company Robust AB, the Novoferm Group has taken over one of the leading steel door manufacturers in Scandinavia and Great Britain and strengthens its position in both markets sustainably. The acquisition of 100 percent of the company shares of Robust AB was agreed in the... Source: RealWire

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Facial recognition, edge AI, computer vision, language and machine data analysis driving AI-related M&A momentumLondon, UK – 15 May 2019. Hampleton Partners’ latest analysis of the Artificial Intelligence M&A market reveals that over 150 deals were disclosed in 2018, up from 105 deals in 2017. The first half of 2019 is also showing impressive AI-related M&A momentum, with 65 deals already recorded and a total of near 100 deals forecast for the half-year only. In... Source: RealWire

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