Two giants with a long history in infrastructure and communications technology collaborate to accelerate the digital era of urban development. AT&T and Current, powered by GE, have announced an exclusive partnership to connect cities across the United States and Mexico to the Internet of Things (IoT). Together, the companies will disclose a realm of possibilities to improve the way cities operate, communicate, and meet the needs of citizens.

The Islamic financial services industry is expanding and experiencing tremendous growth day by day that drives new challenges and trends. As an industry leader, Path Solutions offers Islamic financial institutions and microfinance companies cutting-edge software solutions that meet functional requirements in accordance with the Islamic principles of Sharia Law.

Mastercard eliminated the traditional “open tab” at a bar, club or restaurant by adding new functionality to Qkr! with Masterpass. With “Open Tab” customers are able to open a tab at the bar without handling over a payment card or an identity document like a driver`s license to the bartender. 

Netcracker Technology stated today that it would showcase its comprehensive suite of solutions and services that enable digital transformation. Thus, laying the foundation for virtualization at Mobile World Congress 2017, in Barcelona, Spain.

IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, predicts that by 2020, over three quarters of all online display advertising revenue will be attributed to mobile. 

“As Chinese companies go global, investments in nearby countries will increase”

Sierra Wireless, is a major supplier of fully integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). Today it unveils the world’s first ‘plug-and-play’ cellular modules and routers with pre-integrated global connectivity, IoT operation management, and security. This new know-how will significantly reduce the time to launch IoT solutions, facilitate operations, and enable business model flexibility, thus accelerating the global IoT economy.

March 2, 2017 - the first stage of Blockchain Oscar starts under the BlockShow Europe 2017 programme.

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc., is the leader in mobile cloud innovation for mobile carriers, enterprises, retailers, and OEMs around the globe. Today it has published the results of an Enterprise study that Synchronoss commissioned, which demonstrates the progress of enterprise mobility adoption.  

mVisa, QR-based payment service, now available in India, Kenya and Rwanda, will soon be offered to merchants and consumers in Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Vietnam, according to Visa (NYSE:V). mVisa solution brings the benefits of easy and secure digital commerce to consumers, merchants and financial institutions – easing acceleration of the global migration from cash to electronic payments.

“Customers have told us they appreciate how fast and easy it is to use mVisa¹”

There’s a lot of jostling at the top of the tech leaderboard as we move into 2017. Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are a good way for companies to climb that board. They help businesses rapidly expand their skill set, customer base and revenue.

But in the digital era, how does that work in practice? When a merger or acquisition takes place, in large part it’s the information exchange that matters. But how do you merge two companies whose essential data resides in different on-premise and cloud systems?

Why is data so important?