ICOs COULD REACH $40BILLION BY 2020 REVEALS LONDON FINTECH WEEK
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Research compiled by London Fintech Week 2018 has revealed that if present trends continue, the year 2020 could see an ICO ecosystem of $30bn-$40bn value of tokens issued with around 2,000 token projects. To put this into context, traditional fintech investment in 2017 globally totalled circa $30billion. This is against a backdrop of an ever-growing number of ICOs being launched in 2018, following a surge in popularity in the new form of... more
Cyber attack is now a case of ‘when’ and not ‘if’ for UK CEOs
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
KPMG surveyed 150 UK leaders and a further 1,150 CEOs from across the world about their future investment plans and the challenges and opportunities facing their companies. With reports of cyber-attacks and breaches almost daily, 39 percent of UK CEOs surveyed believe they will be targeted by a cyber attack. Though disheartening, this view was quite optimistic in comparison to their global counterparts, where 49 percent said they envisioned a... more
Kx announces Dashboards integration with Finsemble and OpenFin
- 7 years 8 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Kx, a division of First Derivatives plc (FD) and provider of the industry-leading kdb+ analytics database, has announced Dashboards for Kx integration with Finsemble and OpenFin. Dashboards for Kx’s rich visualization, powered by the complex processing capabilities and speed of Kx technology, is now enhanced with a seamless desktop experience.
elec calc™ BIM software is officially available for sale
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Trace Software International, the global leader in electrical engineering since 1987, announces the official launch of the elec calc™ BIM software, the first tool in the world that seamlessly integrates electrical calculation into the BIM process. When we talk about Building Information Modeling (BIM) we are not talking about a trend, but about a real digital revolution in the building sector, ready to break up obsolete schemes and processes.
Bank of England’s Systemic Risk Survey shows risk of cyber attack increasing for third time running
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
The proportion of firms citing cyber attack as a key risk has increased for the third consecutive time in the Bank of England’s Systemic Risk Survey, released today. The survey highlights perceived risks to the UK financial system. Although overall confidence in the UK’s system has increased, the number of firms who perceive cyber attack as a risk has increased to 62 percent.
Panduit Announces Vipin Sharma as Regional Business Director For Network Infrastructure in the Middle East and Africa
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure, People Moves
Targeting Opportunities for Significant Channel Growth in the Region Strategic Approach to Data Centre, Enterprise and Industrial Market Crucial Progression to Expand Panduit’s Middle East & African Channel Operations
Telenor Selects Business Spend Management Leader Coupa to Power Global Procure-to-Pay Initiative
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Coupa Software, a leader in business spend management (BSM), today announced that Telenor, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, has selected Coupa to transform its global procurement capability and drive efficiencies across its 25,000 employees. Global service provider KPMG will support the deployment.
Dubai Financial Services Authority Signs MoU with Astana Financial Services Authority
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA). The MoU was signed in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) by Mr Bryan Stirewalt, Managing Director, Supervision of the DFSA, and Mr Stephen Glynn, Chief Executive Officer, AFSA. The signing was also attended by Mr Waleed Saeed Al Awadhi, Chief Operating Officer at the DFSA.
Rainmaker Solutions expands into US, appoints country MD
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Fast growing UK business and digital transformation specialist, Rainmaker Solutions, is expanding into the United States and has enlisted business and technology executive, Patrick Andersson, as managing director for the region.
Gartner Survey Finds Employee Engagement a Top Concern Affecting Customer Experience
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Employee engagement has surfaced as a major concern in delivering improvements in customer experience (CX), with 86 percent of CX executives in a Gartner, Inc. survey ranking it as having an equal or greater impact than other factors such as project management and data skills.
CoInvestor launches Integration with Intelliflo’s ‘Intelligent Office’ Software
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
CoInvestor, the platform digitising alternative asset transactions for advisers, fund managers, and private investors, has integrated its technology with financial advice back-office software supplier Intelliflo’s ‘Intelligent Office’ (iO), to deliver an upgraded service to customers.
CLX Announce IoT Connectivity Partnership with Advent Controls
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Security, Infrastructure
CLX has been working with Advent Controls, a UK based GSM security equipment manufacturer, since January 2018. Advent uses the CLX IoT SIM to add cellular connectivity to their GSM Dialler and Intercom solutions, aiming to 'future proof' their installations as PSTN and ISDN networks continue to be phased out in favor of cellular-based solutions which can offer a more reliable fall back.
Swiss insurance company Helvetia uses Squirro to deliver better search results to its five million customers
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Helvetia Insurance has replaced Google Search Appliance (GSA) with Squirro Cognitive Search, as it seeks to deliver better search results to its five million customers across Europe. Helvetia is one of Europe’s largest insurance firms, providing an array of retail, corporate and re-insurance products to consumers and businesses all over the continent, and it receives around 150,000 searches every month across its seven web portals.
Oxford Computer Group recognised as winner of 2018 Microsoft Security and Compliance Global Partner of the Year Award
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Oxford Computer Group today announced it has won the 2018 Microsoft Global Partner of the Year Award for Security and Compliance. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.
Thai stock exchange sets out strategic priorities
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)’s 13th President has announced the strategic direction “Creating Partnership Platform to Drive Inclusive Growth” with four agendas: Transform, Strengthen, Enhance, and Grow with quality aiming at promoting market quality, improving market accessibility, building capital market infrastructures as well as removing obstacles and streamlining processes for the whole capital market, reinforcing SET’s vision “To... more
