IBM today announced that it has acquired Optevia, a privately owned Software as a service, (SaaS), systems integrator specializing in Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions for public sector organizations. Optevia will join IBM Global Business Services and help meet the increasing client demand for CRM SaaS solutions within the public sector.

Mooreland Partners the leading independent investment bank providing M&A and private capital advisory services to the global technology industry, today announced that it acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Conject on its sale to Aconex for €65 million net of cash acquired. The transaction is expected to close on 1 April 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Anchor Resources Limited (Anchor Resources) to Catalist under the stock code “43E”.  

Headquartered in Malaysia, Anchor Resources is engaged in the business of exploration, mining and production of gold for sale in Malaysia. It holds concession rights to two key gold mining areas - Lubuk Mandi Mine and Bukit Panji Property in Terengganu, on the eastern gold belt of Peninsular Malaysia.

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Profile Software, an international financial solutions provider, is supporting the proceedings of the AltFi Europe Summit, taking place on the 22nd of March in “The Brewery”, in London from 08:00-17:30, and is presenting to the conference delegates the new release of its FMS.next P2P Lending solution, designed to advance the operations of any crowdfunding, alternative banking and FinTech platform.

EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM), a leading global provider of product development and software engineering solutions, today announced the opening of its Krakow, Poland office. The new office will feature client development centers for key Financial Services clients, as well as support for engagements across a number of EPAM's key verticals.  In addition, the location will include one of EPAM's Garage innovation labs, where experts work on a range of R&D initiatives, from IoT to VR/AR devices and applications.

VASCO Data Security International, a global leader in authentication, electronic signatures, and identity management, has appointed Ryan Murphy as area sales manager in the UK and Ireland in a move that builds on the company’s ongoing investment in the UK. His appointment is effective immediately.

With high profile data breaches hitting the headlines, businesses are under increasing scrutiny to enhance their cybersecurity.  Data loss is no longer seen as a low-risk problem and is at the forefront of business priorities. The financial and reputational impact of falling victim to fraud is high.

Both big and small players in the financial sector have recognised passwords as a weak link in their security chains. A growing number are partnering with technology companies to implement new authentication processes, from fingerprints to iris recognition, or even full facial scans.

Lexmark today announced that its solutions are deployed in the overwhelming majority of leading banks in Europe. These solutions are helping banks to address the business challenges resulting from a rapidly transforming market sector. Lexmark is delivering solutions to 19 of the 20 largest banks in Europe by total assets (SNL Financial’s ranking of Europe’s 50 largest banks by total assets*, June, 2015), with deployments varying from hardware, software and service-based offerings.