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 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 of connectivity, security, cloud and collaboration services they provide their expansive network of solution providers.

 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, with minimal onboarding times, as G. H.

Founded in 2000, ARQA Technologies is a leading independent financial software provider in Russia and CIS. ARQA’s automated front-to-back solutions are used by over 300 sell- and buy-side institutions from different countries.

The flagship product is QUIK – the multifunctional EMS/OMS platform for trading securities and provision of related services. It is used by both Sell and Buy Side for proprietary operations and brokerage/asset management services to clients.

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

RBS’s latest move to replace staff with ‘robo-advisers’ may seem like doom and gloom for the idea of the traditional labour market as we know it- but this needn’t be the case. Despite popular opinion, the rise of robots, ‘smart robotics' or in this specific instance, ‘robo-advisers’ can actually transform how people have always done business into how they have always wanted to do business- and more importantly- in the way that best suits today’s busy consumer.

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, 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, 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.

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