Novel and Useful Crowdfunding Ideas Don’t Work Together
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
New research on crowdfunding carried out by HEC Paris, the University of Technology Sydney, Singapore Management University and INSEAD has revealed that funding efforts are weakened if ideas are deemed to be both novel and useful. The study is the first evidence of how the Kickstarter community – those backing crowdfunding projects on the world’s largest online crowdfunding portal - values projects that pursue innovation.
Compuware Introduces Cloud Access to Mainframe Development Topaz Availability
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Compuware today made Topaz, its flagship solution for mainframe Agile/DevOps, available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This marks the industry’s first cloud access to modern mainframe development, enabling enterprises to deploy agile tools for COBOL and other core codebases in minutes.
New Atos Paper Outlines Major Advances in Cyber Security
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Security, Infrastructure
Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, believes waiting for digital threats to materialise will soon be consigned to history as we enter a new age of predictive cyber security capability able to ward off cyber threats even before they occur.
Fintech Peer to Peer Lending Platform, Beehive, Raises $5m Investment
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Beehive, MENA's leading peer to peer lending (P2P) platform, has secured $5m investment as part of a Series A round led by Riyad TAQNIA Fund and supported by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Fund (MBRF), the financial arm of Dubai SME, as well as several other regional investors. This latest fundraise brings the total raised by Beehive to $10.5m since its launch. Craig Moore, Beehive Founder and CEO, said:
EclecticIQ Platform 2.0 Redefines Threat Analysis with Intelligence Reporting, New UI, and More
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Infrastructure
Reaffirming EclecticIQ's commitment to improving the effectiveness of cyber threat analysts, the new analyst-centric features of EclecticIQ Platform 2.0 allow investigations to go faster and go farther than any other product on the market.
Six Firms Partner with IHS Markit to Design Securities Lending and Repo Reporting Solution
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Consultancy, Infrastructure
IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that it has partnered with six leading securities finance market participants as part of its ongoing effort with Pirum Systems to build a solution to address Securities Finance Transaction Regulation (SFTR) reporting requirements.
Compuware Announces Day One Support of the IBM z/OS Version 2.3
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Compuware Corporation, the world's leading mainframe-dedicated software company, is pleased to announce Day One support of IBM's new z/OS version 2.3 operating system.
Prevero wins Best Office of Finance award from Ventana Research
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Prevero, a leader in corporate performance management software, has been selected as the Best Office of Finance solution in the 2017 Ventana Research Digital Innovation Awards. The Digital Innovation Awards recognize technology providers that have introduced noteworthy innovations in technology that advance business and IT. They showcase advances in the productivity and potential of business applications as well as technology that contributes... more
Digital Eternity for Netizens
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
DigitalTown, Inc., a leading provider of smart city platform solutions, announced today the launch of permanent digital addresses for Netizens who are legal residents concurrent with the start of the rollout of their Blockchain based Smart City Platform across more than 20,000 of the world's largest cities.
Etch ICO to Revolutionise Payroll Platform Boosted by KPMG Collaboration
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
It is revealed today (Thursday September 28) that Etch (www.etch.work), a UK business hosting an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) that runs until Wednesday October 18 2017, is receiving support from one of the world’s ‘big four’ accountancy firms, KPMG. Chris Mills, Head of Blockchain for KPMG UK said, “Etch is a superb initiative because it provides guaranteed payments in real-time for all work completed, something that no other platform is... more
Excelian, Luxoft Financial Services Launches Global Avaloq Practice following Acquisition of UNAFORTIS
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Luxoft Holding, Inc., a leading provider of software development services and innovative IT solutions to a global client base, today announced that it has acquired UNAFORTIS, a Swiss-based wealth management consultancy specializing in Avaloq implementations and business consulting anchored in IT services.
New Research Reveals Gap Between Collateral Managers and IT Decision Makers
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
An industry wide European study from SIX Securities Services today revealed the differing opinions between IT decision makers and collateral experts on a range of key issues. This split is most evident when it comes to views on the availability of high-quality liquid assets (HQLA).
Geva Group Partners with Mahindra Comviva for Mobile Financial Services Business
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Mahindra Comviva, a global leader in mobile financial solutions, announced today that it has been selected by Geva Group, a fintech company headquartered in Panama as its technology partner for MFS business.
Nasdaq Corporate Solutions Introduces Insight360(TM), an Analytics-powered Platform for Investor Relations Professionals
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, a business of Nasdaq, Inc., today announced the launch of Insight360, a new solution designed to provide investor relations (IR) professionals with time-saving, actionable analytics to help measure investor activity more efficiently. Infographics accompanying this announcement are available at
Temenos Celebrates Commitment to the Australian Market
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the software specialist for banking and finance, last week hosted an exclusive event. The dinner was attended by Temenos clients and other senior leaders of the banking and finance industry, and was hosted by Temenos Executive Chairman, Andreas Andreades.
