Profile Software announced today that is strongly expanding in the MEA region with a legacy of well established firms as its clients as well as new banks and investment firms selecting its award winning wealth management solution– IMSplus. In addition, the company hires new people to support its offices and expands its partnership network.

IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced that Digital Workshop, one of South African's leading boutique full-service film and television post-production facilities, has selected high-speed file transfer and workflow automation software from 

 Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that acting through its Japanese subsidiary it has commenced a cash tender offer for all issued and outstanding shares of Tokyo-based Bit-isle Inc. (President and CEO: Kohei Terada, TSE: 3811).

Bloomberg STP Solutions, a global cross-asset, post-trade processing provider, and Traiana, the leading provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing solutions, today announced a joint effort to develop a straight-through processing infrastructure to further streamline the workflow of foreign exchange (FX) options. The solution integrates Traiana's Harmony messaging network with Bloomberg's trade processing tools.

 WiseAlpha, a new online investment platform has launched successfully in the UK and offers investors annual returns in the range of 4-6%². WiseAlpha members can earn attractive rates of interest on a selection of corporate loan based investments in blue-chip UK companies (often household names). These are the same companies major financial institutions lend to.

WiseAlpha founder and CEO Rezaah Ahmad comments:

Fenics, the market leading provider of FX options software and workflow solutions, today announced the release of Fenics Professional 12.4, including Fenics Dealing Engine, delivering automation of client-specific price generation, distribution and execution.

Trade finance specialist Bolero International has appointed former J.P. Morgan executive Daniel Cotti to its Board of Directors with immediate effect.

In his new role as Non-Executive Director, Cotti will further partnerships with the banking and finance community, as well as driving continued growth for the business and adding value to new and existing corporate relationships.

There is no doubt that big data is one of the major trends in the IT industry that has matured over the last few years. In fact, a study from EMC’s Big Data League - which looked at different sectors readiness to embrace big data – found that 60% of organisations stated that making better use of customer insights, trend data and information about their business are key to unlocking the next wave of growth in their business.

 Considering the recent surge in cyber-attacks, protection of critical networks and information has become a major global concern. From being featured in UN General Assembly meeting to Premiers of India, USA and Singapore talking about it, cyber security is starting to top the agenda of national and regional priorities.
 

Sinclair Voicenet, the UK’s longest established specialist provider of multimedia interaction recording, quality management, interaction analytics, customer feedback and workforce management solutions, has appointed Christopher Ayton as Applications Consultant.  In this new role he will consult with customers in a wide range of market sectors including local government, public safety and enterprise contact centres, to help them extract maximum value from their installed solutions.  He will also provide pre-sales support for system upgrades and new installations.