Today Cisco and IBM have revealed new solutions for VersaStack™, converged infrastructure jointly developed by the two companies. VersaStack assists organizations to reduce complexity and automate processes to facilitate the delivery of applications. The additional technologies incorporated in the announcement today extend VersaStack to include hybrid cloud capabilities and also take advantage of the latest software defined storage technologies to address cloud-scale applications.

This broad set of solutions allows IT organizations to:

Today IBM has reported that an industry-first initiative to build commercially available universal quantum computing systems. "IBM Q" quantum systems and services will be delivered via the IBM Cloud platform.

Nuoyuan Technology Development Co., Ltd. is an innovative financial technology service company under Hanfor Holdings, headquartered in Beijing. The company will participate in the upcoming LendIt USA 2017, to be held in New York between March 6th and 7th this year.

Today LG Innotek has confirmed its participation in Euroshop 2017, the world's biggest retail trade fair, held in Dusseldorf, Germany. The company aims to attract retail companies by showcasing various products and technologies such as the world's first commercialized ESL-based color lighting control solution and advanced location tracking solution. It can be developed into a "Smart Integrated Retail Management" platform by combining distribution with lnternet of Things (IoT).

NCR Corporation, a world leader in providing omni-channel solutions, showcases at this year’s EuroShop, how retailers can substantially improve sales growth by using the right technologies. A recent Unified Commerce Landscape Report from NCR, in partnership with research and analyst firm IHL Group, found that retailers who invest in technologies designed to create seamless shopping experiences, personalization and store transformation enjoy sales boosts of up to 100 percent and more.

Mosaicoon is the platform connecting top brands and worldwide creators for the end-to-end realization of video strategies.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has revealed today its new FA-IT Open Platform for factory automation based on edge computing.

Atom Bank, the UK’s first bank designed exclusively for mobile, has agreed terms for a further £83M in equity, which will bring the total capital raised by Atom to £219M. They have secured further capital from current investors including BBVA, Woodford Investment Management, Toscafund Asset Management and others reaffirming their commitment to Atom’s future.

Verifone, a global provider of payments and commerce solutions, received this year iF DESIGN AWARD, for Verifone Carbon, the company’s beautiful, flexible and integrated POS.

The prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD is awarded annually by Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, Germany’s oldest independent design organization. Verifone’s POS innovation won over a 58-member jury of independent experts, who selected Carbon for its innovative approach to point of sale technology, design elegance, and flexibility. More than 5,500 entries were submitted from 59 countries. 

Glasgow based Encompass Corporation has been chosen to attend the Department of International Trade’s (DIT) first RegTech mission to New York. 

This mission offers British businesses the opportunity to explore the US market and NYC's financial services industry. It is taking place from 24-28 April the event will include five days of workshops, networking events and 1:1 meetings where UK companies can learn best practices about US expansion strategy and business development as well as network with top-level industry executives.