London- 17 January 2014 – KYC Exchange Net AG, Switzerland, now offers a secure web-based communication platform for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) purposes to the international banking community. Founded in June 2013, KYC Exchange Net AG started an international rigorous two-stage test phase in September and is now going live with the innovative platform which assists the Financial Industry to comply with Anti Money Laundering (AML) and KYC regulations. KYC Exchange Net’s platform increases efficiency and allows for the cost-effective exchange of KYC data between regulated financial institutions such as banks and their clients. In…
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Consolidation, new technologies, changing business models and skills shortages create major challenges for established supply networks[London, 17 January 2014] IT Europa, the leading provider of strategic business intelligence, news and analysis on the European ICT market and its channels, today announced its channel predictions for 2014. While an improving economic climate may mask the impact of some of the changes ahead, fundamental changes in both technologies and business models is set to cause casualties as well as creating new champions.The top 10 IT Europa European Channel Predictions for 2014 include:PCs continue to lose ground to other platforms, even in the…
Creator of Jenkins CI to Assume Strategic Technology RoleBrussels, Belgium. – January 17, 2014 – CloudBees, Inc., the Enterprise Platform as a Service (PaaS) innovation leader, today announced it has promoted Kohsuke Kawaguchi to the position of chief technology officer. Kawaguchi, the founder and current lead developer of the popular Jenkins continuous integration (CI) open source community, has served as an elite developer and architect for CloudBees since 2010.As the first chief technology officer in CloudBees’ four-year history, Kawaguchi will report to CEO Sacha Labourey and Senior Vice President of Products Steven G. Harris. He will be responsible for leading…
Video series launched as part of the Digital Agenda focus on accessible and education information for consumersThe European Commission has released a set of videos that aim to make IT and the Cloud more accessible to businesses and end-users as part of its Digital Agenda strategy. Only recently, Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, stressed the importance of cloud for the European economy in her speech at the Cloud for Europe conference in Berlin. As the cloud becomes a bigger part of our everyday lives, it is becoming more important for businesses to learn more about how it…
Meet the Clikkers, a series to communicate with school and university pupils and ignite interest in IT as part of Digital Agenda strategyThe European Commission has released a series of videos to encourage school and university pupils to engage with IT and learn more about how concepts like cloud computing affect their everyday lives. The lack of computer skills amongst young people is damaging job prospects, and the videos are one of the initiatives to improve that situation.The videos focus on the Clikkers, a fictional family that are put into different scenarios to demonstrate how the IT affects the day-to-day…
US $ 24 M FOR THE SUPPLY OF SPECIAL DHT CABLE SYSTEMS FOR O&G EXTRACTION APPLICATION.THIS NEW ASSIGNMENT FOLLOWS THE AWARD AS PETROBRAS “BEST SUPPLIER” RECENTLY RECEIVED.Milan, 16 January 2014 – Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has been awarded a new contract worth approximately US $ 24 million, by the Brazilian oil company Petrobras.The award refers to special Down Hole Technology (DHT) systems for offshore oil and gas extraction application to be delivered in July 2014, that will be manufactured in the Group’s facilities in Bridgewater, NJ (USA) and Cariacica, Brazil, using…
Query service extends coverage to key markets – provides accurate mobile number portability information and helps companies to route SMS and voice traffic cost effectivelyMunich, 16 January, 2014 – Mobile interaction specialist tyntec today announces a greater geographical expansion of its Number Lookup service with the addition of new territories including the USA, South Africa, Australia and Germany. The new areas bring the total coverage footprint up to over 814 operator networks in which number lookups, also known as MNP (mobile number portability) checks or queries can be performed. Routing SMS and voice messages cost efficientlyNumber Lookup has a wide…
…Latest Version of Computop’s Payment Platform Utilized by Leading Global Merchants Features Additional Payment Methods and Collecting Services…Bamberg, Germany – 16 January, 2014 – Computop, a leading payment service provider (PSP), today announced the general availability of Computop Paygate 6.0. This latest version of the company’s multichannel global payment platform offers new features and functionality that make it even easier and faster for merchants to conduct business both domestically and internationally, and is fully SEPA enabled in preparation for the pan-European payment harmonization initiative due to go live in February and August 2014. The release of Computop Paygate 6.0 extends…
New Online Session Features Gartner Research Vice President Benoit Lheureux Discussing the Key Industry Trends Driving B2B Strategy GAITHERSBURG, MD – January 15, 2014 – GXS, a leading provider of B2B integration services, today announced a new on-demand webinar with tips for creating a successful B2B Integration strategy for the coming year featuring Benoit Lheureux of Gartner, a leading analyst firm. The session, “7 Things You Must Know (And Do) About Integration,” is now available to view. Disruptive technologies such as cloud, mobile, social computing, big data and the Internet of Things have revolutionised business and changed the way they…
New European whitepaper with exclusive workforce development trends available at Stand 140London – Wednesday, 15th January 2014 – Speexx, the award-winning leader in online corporate language training, will exhibit at the upcoming Learning Technologies, on 29th- 30th January 2014, held at Olympia 2, London.To coincide with the trade show, Speexx will release a new whitepaper highlighting this year’s challenges and opportunities for HR and L&D professionals. The Speexx Exchange 2013-14 annual survey, which involved 250+ learning professionals and HR Directors, provides valuable insight on how business agility and workforce development will also help drive online and mobile learning. The whitepaper,…
Qumu is a “market share leader with an extensive product line, scale and cost advantages with a strong commitment to the enterprise video communication business” San Bruno, CA – 15th January, 2014 – Qumu, the leading business video platform provider, announced today that it has been recognized by Frost and Sullivan as the market share leader in the Competitive Landscape for 2014 in their report on Global Enterprise Video Webcasting Solutions released this week.The report analyzed 17 providers with enterprise video webcasting capability and scale, ranking each provider according to their functionality, product line strategy, pricing models, geographical footprint and…
OneCockpit adds ten new technologies in Applications, Data Centre, Collaboration, and Infrastructure Paris, 15 January 2014 – OneCockpit, NextiraOne’s new flagship monitoring and management service, has been further enhanced with the addition of a raft of new technologies and applications that can be proactively managed through the service. The move significantly broadens the scope of OneCockpit, which has been developed to give organisations end-to-end, real-time visibility of their infrastructure and provide early warning of potential performance problems before the activities of the organisation are impacted. NextiraOne, Europe’s leading expert in communications services, has been enjoying runaway success with OneCockpit and…
ES9541 and ES9431 Set to Make their UK Show Debuts at the EventOKI Systems UK, the UK sales division of OKI Europe Ltd, will showcase “The Brilliant Future of Printing” with the industry’s first five colour digital LED A3 printer, to be unveiled at Ipex 2014, the world’s biggest English speaking event for print, publishing and media (Stand: N1-B155, 24-29 March 2014, ExCeL, London)Following the recent success of OKI Europe’s participation at Viscom in Paris, Milan and Düsseldorf, IPEX 2014 is the ideal opportunity for OKI to reveal its revolutionary new printing solutions to the Graphic Arts market in the…
New communications, device management and update capabilities enable Internet of Things by facilitating new product/service offerings & easier app updates, patches and bug fixesMaidenhead, UK – January 14, 2014 – Flexera Software, the leading provider of Application Usage Management solutions for application producers and enterprises, today announced the release of FlexNet Connect 2014, the component of FlexNet Producer Suite that enables software vendors and intelligent device manufacturers to electronically deliver software updates and obtain insights into product and application behaviour. FlexNet Connect 2014 provides new communications, device management and update capabilities, enabling new product and service offerings and easier software…
SENSORPRO, the marketing automation platform trusted by brands and preferred by agencies, today announced their new SMS app at the National Retail Federation Annual Convention and Expo being held in New York’s Javits convention centre. The new SMS capability is completely integrated with the SENSORPRO existing offering of email marketing, marketing automation and surveys. “Now, text messaging need not be left out in the cold from your other online marketing activities” said Chris Byrne, CEO at the show “And importantly, that the metrics can be measured directly alongside your email campaign.”This means that in addition to email and survey metrics,…
Service assurance for the cloud will be shaped by innovation and open guidelinesSan Francisco, CA and London, UK-January 14, 2014 – Moogsoft, the leading pioneer of service assurance solutions for managing cloud and hybrid infrastructures, has joined the Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) as a contributor member.ODCA’s 300+ member companies work actively to shape the future of cloud computing based on open, interoperable solutions for secure cloud federation, automation, common management and transparency of cloud service delivery.ODCA invited Moogsoft to contribute its expertise in service assurance to help build this vision. The Moogsoft team brings a strong pedigree of commitment…
Grant opportunities available to women, undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students and faculty worldwide; candidates must apply by April 1st London, UK, January 14, 2014 — The (ISC)2® (“ISC-squared”) Foundation, the non-profit charitable trust for (ISC)² that aims to empower students, teachers, and the general public to secure their online life with community cyber security education and awareness, today announced its scholarship application period for 2014. The application deadline for students and faculty to submit a completed application is 12:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Through the (ISC)² Foundation’s information security scholarship program, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students have…
Perforce Software Extends Its Powerful Document Versioning Solution to Leverage Dropbox’s Industry-Leading File-Sharing Capabilities WOKINGHAM, UK (January 14, 2014) – Perforce Software today announced the integration of its document collaboration platform, Perforce Commons™, with Dropbox, the industry’s leading file-sharing tool. Perforce customers using Commons to store and manage the versions of their documents can now upload files directly into Dropbox, which syncs content across all the devices associated with a customer account. Combining the two technologies allows users to share files via Dropbox while utilising Commons’ robust collaboration and version control capabilities. Built on the versioning engine used by the…
Pioneering research business extends commitment to best of breed solutionLondon, UK and Oslo, Norway and New York, NY: January 14th, 2014: Confirmit, the leading global solutions provider for Customer Experience, Employee Engagement and Market Research is pleased to announce that Beehive Research, an independent Market Research and Insight consultancy, has renewed its long-standing commitment to Confirmit with a new three year contract. Confirmit will continue to underpin Beehive’s global panel research, customer and employee engagement programmes.Beehive has used Confirmit as its underlying online feedback collection and reporting solution since 2007 and this new multi-year deal will provide the expanding business…
Attenborough will Present Virgin Galactic’s Industry Transforming Mission and Offers Attendees Insight into Discovering New Paths to B2B Integration in the Age of ExplorationNational Harbor, MD — January 2014 — GXS, a leading provider of B2B integration services, today announced that Stephen Attenborough of Virgin Galactic will lead off its annual Customer Forum event for B2B professionals. GXS Customer Forum will be held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center from March 17-19, 2014 and features more than a dozen sessions on best practices for managing B2B integration. This year’s event revolves around exploration and discovery. Attendees will have…