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Gartner Predicts Value of IoT to Reach $2 trillion

8 years 10 months ago
IT Innovations, Infrastructure

One of the hottest trends in tech right now is the Internet of Things, or IoT. Morgan Stanley projects that within the next five years, as many as 75 billion smart connected devices will be communicating with each other via IoT. Research from Gartner predicts that IoT will generate nearly $2 trillion in global economic value by 2020.

Verizon and SYNNEX Corporation Unveil Value Added Distributor Program

8 years 10 months ago
Security, Infrastructure

Verizon Enterprise Solutions today unveiled a new value added distributor program for the company's enterprise technology services, including global networking and security business communications, IT solutions and managed services.SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a leading Technology Solutions distributor, is the first value added distributor to offer this new distribution model and will include Verizon's Rapid Response Retainer in the portfolio...

Object Trading Partners with G. H. Financials to Bring the World to ASX 24

8 years 10 months ago
Trading Systems

Object Trading and G. H. Financials today announce readily-available direct market access to the ASX 24. G. H. Financials, a leader in order-routing, clearing and settlement services to the world’s derivatives markets, has become a conformed broker on the managed DMA (Direct Market Access) service platform of Object Trading, a provider of a global, multi-asset trading infrastructure. Market participants can now easily trade on the ASX 24,...

JHC Systems Appoints John Boggis as Head of Sales

8 years 10 months ago
People Moves

JHC Systems Limited , a leading provider of wealth management solutions, has today announced the appointment of John Boggis as its new Head of Sales.

Apptio IT Planning Foundation App Gets Stronger

8 years 10 months ago
Cloud, Infrastructure

Apptio, the provider of cloud-based Technology Business Management (TBM) software, announced new Contract and Asset planning capabilities for its IT Planning Foundation application. Combined with existing planning functionality, CIOs, IT finance teams and budget owners now have detailed visibility into their resource investments in labor, traditional and cloud-based vendor contracts and IT assets.

Bittium to Release IoT Solutions at Wearable Technology Show 2016

8 years 10 months ago
IT Innovations, Infrastructure

Bittium will exhibit its customized, secure IoT solutions and engineering services at Wearable Technology Show 2016, to be held in ExCel, London, the United Kingdom March 15–16, 2016. At display are Bittium Smart Watch and IoT gateway reference designs, which can be easily customized according to customer needs and industry specific requirements.

Trayport’s Broker Trading System Selected by Balkaner Enerji

8 years 10 months ago
Trading Systems

Trayport, a leading provider of energy trading solutions to traders, brokers and exchanges worldwide, announced today that Balkaner Enerji has chosen Trayport’s GlobalVision Broker Trading System (BTS) for its OTC trading operations in the Turkish power market.

AFEX Continues Global Expansion in Spain

8 years 10 months ago
Payments, Infrastructure

AFEX, one of the world’s largest non-bank providers of global payment and risk management solutions, has announced the opening of a new office in Madrid. Strategically located in Spain’s financial centre and growing commercial hub, the office will serve Spanish businesses that have exposure to the international markets.

BackOffice Associates Expands its Presence in Spain

8 years 10 months ago
Trading Systems, Data, Infrastructure

Further strengthening its commitment to help global organizations migrate to SAP(R) Business Suite 4 SAP HANA(R) (SAP S/4HANA), BackOffice Associates, a worldwide leader of information governance and

Giant Oak Releases GOST™ to Fight Money Laundering

8 years 10 months ago
Security, AML and KYC

Giant Oak, Inc. today launched its highly efficient large scale negative media search tool GOST™ to the financial services community at the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. GOST™ allows analysts and investigators to perform negative media searches on a tremendous amount of entities quickly and reliably. "Bank executives must know their customers in order to run efficient businesses and comply...

Microsoft Unveils New ERP Cloud Solution

8 years 10 months ago
Cloud, SaaS

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced that its next-generation cloud ERP solution, Microsoft Dynamics AX, built on and for Microsoft Azure, is now available in 137 markets in 40 languages. The enterprise-class business application brings the power, speed and intelligence of cloud computing to people and organizations to achieve more.

SS&C Acquires Citi's Alternative Investor Services Business

8 years 10 months ago
M&A Deals

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC), a global provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Citi's Alternative Investor Services Business, a leading provider of hedge fund and private equity fund administration services. SS&C acquired the business unit from Citi for approximately $321 million.

Broadridge Slowly Moves Clients from SWIFT Accord

8 years 10 months ago
Trading Systems

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. has begun migrating clients from SWIFT’s Accord trade confirmation matching service, which SWIFT will retire in 2017, to the Broadridge Matching solution on a hosted basis. The first client to transition commenced live operations on Broadridge’s solution in less than two months, enabling the bank to continue its operations without disruption, well ahead of SWIFT’s November 2017 migration deadline.

Thomson Reuters, IRTI, CIBAF and CIMB Islamic Bank Launch Islamic Finance In Indonesia

8 years 10 months ago
Banking, Islamic Finance

Thomson Reuters, the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), an affiliate of the Islamic Development Bank Group, and the General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI), today launched a new Indonesia Islamic Finance Report titled “Prospects For Exponential Growth” at a ceremony in Jakarta. The study was prepared in strategic partnership with CIMB Islamic Bank.