Cisco today announced platform innovations for Cisco® HyperFlex(TM) with the 3.0 software release that delivers performance and simplicity for any application, on any cloud, at any scale.   Enhancements include support for Microsoft Hyper-V, stretch clusters, containers, and new multicloud services that enable applications to be deployed, monitored and managed in any cloud. The result is a platform that uniquely enables development and deployment of both traditional and cloud-native applications on a common hyperconverged platform.

Tender Armor, LLC, a global fraud prevention payments technology provider, today announced the closing of a multi-million-dollar Series A investment led by private investors Aubrey Strul and Barry Beck, with additional funding through Strul Logistics and Technology LLC.

Yolt, the smart money app owned by ING has become the first third party provider to complete a successful connection under the new Open Banking system.

Diamond Mines, Caprice, Ahava cosmetics and others are among the first businesses in the Middle East to offer instore payments with Alipay’s digital wallet.

Tel Aviv, Israel, Israel Credit Card (ICC, CAL) and OneBill have announced they will be cooperating with Chinese payment market leader Alipay to facilitate payments for Chinese visitors to Israel.

Objectway, one of the leading European players in the development and production of software solutions for wealth and investment management, has gained access to the first collective bond issue – ELITE Basket Bond – issued by Borsa Italiana.

The issue amounts to 122 million euro, whose highest share is Objectway's, with a 18 million euro bond. 

Trace Software International is thrilled to announce that the newest version of its electrical calculation software elec calc™ 2018 is here to empower the user experience and to guarantee the success of the project.

Since 1987 Trace Software International has been a global leader in industrial engineering, with a unique expertise in the design of electrical installations within Manufacturing, Energy, Building, Medical, Process & Plant and Transportation industries.

Synechron, the global financial services consulting and technology services provider, has today announced Pankaj Gupta will be joining the Synechron Business Consultancy (SBC) team in the UK as Managing Director and Head of UK Business Consulting reporting to London Managing Director Tony Clark.

eGain (NASDAQ:EGAN), the leading provider of cloud customer engagement solutions, today announced that the company will showcase knowledge and AI-guided omnichannel engagement for the Avaya contact center infrastructure-eGain Solve(TM) for Avaya-at Avaya ENGAGE® 2018, scheduled for January 28-31, 2018 at New Orleans. eGain will be at booth #720 in the Solutions Expo at the event.

If you want to spot a technology trend, watch the youngest member of your family. A few years back, my two-year old niece walked up to the television screen and touched it to turn it on, and this year my daughter read out her Christmas wish list to Alexa on an Amazon Echo thinking it was her direct line to Santa.

Visa  in partnership with DragonPass today launched a new programme for its European clients. The new ‘Airport Companion Programme’ is now available to financial institutions throughout Europe, enabling them to provide their customers with an array of exclusive services to enhance the airport travel experience for their Visa cardholders.