Today is the US election and what a terrible choice they have.  You would think out of 320 million people to choose from, that they could have come up with a better two than these two.  Anyway, I’m not American and it’s not my position to comment on these things, but I did pick up on several articles discussing what’s at stake, and they all seem particularly worried about Donald Trump winning.

BT today announced it is accelerating its investment in dynamic network services by integrating a range of new technologies that will make it easier, faster and safer for organisations to move towards a cloud-based IT consumption model and succeed in their ambitious digital transformation journeys. Those services will leverage technology, systems and tools from BT and its best-of-breed ecosystem of partners.

Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps, has joined the TransferTo’s B2B Mobile Payment Network (https://www.transfer-to.com/network) to enhance the experience of its over 800 million unique registered users, expand its global reach and increase Viber Out revenue streams.  By joining the TransferTo Network, Viber can introduce new avenues for Viber Out credit to be purchased globally from retail outlets, through mobile operators and payment services.

Vermilion Software (‘Vermilion’), the leading global supplier of client reporting and communications software, is delighted to announce that award-winning private client investment management firm Redmayne-Bentley LLP has chosen Vermilion Reporting Suite as its prime communications platform.

PrescribeWellness, the cloud-based services company whose mission is to inspire collaboration for better health, announced today that President and CEO, Al Babbington, has joined the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Innovation Center Board of Directors.

Here's a paradox of the Internet age: Even as IT departments ramp up cybersecurity measures, hackers continue to get away with mass attacks on databases, harvesting user information and bank account data, which is successfully used by online crooks to clean out the bank accounts of innocent victims. It seems that no matter how much cybersecurity companies throw at hackers, they're always behind the eight-ball.

Blockchain Conference Abu Dhabi, the main FinTech event in the Middle East region, will be held on December 8 at Marriott Downtown Abu Dhabi. This activity promises to be multinational, with representatives from 12 countries to share their views on the future of Blockchain technology.

We are glad to announce that the conference agenda includes 5 panels, which are as follows:

Bill Gates was once quoted saying “the internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow”. These days the global village has firmly been established and the meagre town square has been usurped by an e-commerce marketplace so vast that it now fuels the majority of global GDP.

The modern connected world is the “smallest” it has ever been and the internet has without doubt been the biggest catalyst, driving global innovation, opportunity and collaboration like never before.

JMP Group LLC, an investment banking and alternative asset management firm, announced today that JMP Securities has entered into an agreement with Bryan, Garnier & Co, a leading European full-service investment bank, to partner on the origination and execution of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory mandates and public and private capital-raising transactions.