aPriori, a provider of product cost management (PCM) software solutions, has been selected by Barco, a global technology company that designs and develops networked visualization products for the entertainment, enterprise and healthcare markets.  The company will implement aPriori's software

NTT Data Getronics announced it has become a Registered Business Partner of Pegasystems Inc., which empowers the world’s leading enterprises with strategic applications for customer engagement. As a Registered Business Partner, Getronics will leverage Pega technology to develop solutions for Japanese financial institutions to help streamline complex processes, lower costs, and improve customer experiences.

SWIFT announces the introduction of a set of core security standards and an associated assurance framework for its customers. The standards will be mandatory for all customers, who will be required to demonstrate their compliance annually against the specified controls set out in the assurance framework.

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise, with the UK having suffered numerous high profile incidents over the past few months;the BBC has been a victim, while code-sharing site GitHub is also suspected of having been brought down by DDoS.

Publicis.Sapient, a division of Publicis Groupe, and Luminoso Technologies, a leading global player in Artificial Intelligence (AI) based deep analytics, announced a strategic partnership to help clients transform unstructured data into actionable insights that enable them to better capitalize upon opportunities created by today’s digitally disrupted environment.  Together, Publicis.Sapient and Luminoso will develop AI-supported applications and services that leverage consumer data to help clients drive growth, increase marketing performance, and build better customer experiences.

 Linedata, the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industries, is pleased to bring to market new innovations in risk from Linedata Derivation, which provides real-time risk, analytics, and portfolio management solutions to institutional and hedge fund managers across all asset types and structures.

WinMagic Inc. today announced the availability of SecureDoc for Microsoft’s BitLocker, an intelligent key management and encryption solution that improves BitLocker management for more robust security, enhanced functionality and ease-of-use for both IT administrators and end-users.

 Bpm'online, whose unique process-driven CRM for marketing, sales and service helps thousands of organizations win more customers, has been included in the September 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CRM Lead Management (1) based on its completeness of vision and ability to execute.

Trunomi, provider of customer consent management and permissioned personal data sharing technology, today announces it has raised $3 million in seed funding.

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The update to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) builds on the rules already in place to reflect developments in the trading environment since the implementation of MiFID in 2007 and, in light of the financial crisis, is designed to improve the functioning of financial markets, increasing efficiency, resiliency and transparency.