Munich, Germany; 2 May 2022 – Accenture has acquired akzente, a recognised sustainability consultancy. akzente helps companies across a broad range of industries including automotive, financial services, energy and consumer goods build sustainability into the core of their businesses and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. (more…)
May 2, 2022
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ARLINGTON, USA. 27 April 2022 – SCYTHE, a cybersecurity industry specialist in adversarial emulation and breach and attack simulation, announced that it has added two key members to its senior management team. (more…)
April 29, 2022
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Hanoi, Vietnam. 28 April 2022 – Vietnam’s IT firm FPT Software has partnered with Squirro, a Switzerland-based Augmented Intelligence solutions provider. Through this partnership, the two companies will offer their customers comprehensive enterprise solutions backed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to leverage data to its full potential, make better-informed decisions and drive business growth. (more…)
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Munich, Germany. 28 April, 2022 – Infineon Technologies AG is committed to enabling security for the Internet of Things (IoT) and applauds the adoption of delegated articles 3.3 (d), (e), and (f) of the European Commission (EC) Radio Equipment Directive (RED, 2014/53/EU), and its goal to provide security, safety, health and privacy outcomes for the consumer and industry. The essential personal data, privacy and fraud-protection requirements in RED are planned to take effect on August 1, 2024 in the European Union (EU). All products falling under this ruling must comply with the defined standards by July 2024, the latest. (more…)
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London, UK. 28 April 2022 – Synopsys, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WhiteHat Security, a provider of application security Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The addition of WhiteHat Security will provide Synopsys with significant SaaS capabilities and dynamic application security testing (DAST) technology to strengthen what is considered one of the industry’s broadest application security testing portfolio. Synopsys and WhiteHat Security, which was acquired by NTT Security Corporation in 2019, share a vision for delivering SaaS-based security testing solutions and building security into the software development lifecycle. (more…)
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Cambridge, UK. 26 April 2022 – Green Custard Ltd, a professional services company and AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner, together with other AWS partners, has been commissioned by Britvic plc to develop IoT / dispense software for Britvic’s smart tap. This is operable via touchscreen technology, for a new range of drinks dispensers intended for deployment in supermarkets, large businesses, and other high footfall locations. (more…)
April 28, 2022
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Washington and Armonk, N.Y. and Raleigh, N.C – IBM and Red Hat, Inc. announced the companies are part of a five-year collaboration to modernise the U.S. Department of Education’s G5 grants management system with open hybrid cloud technologies. (more…)
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Accenture has acquired Ergo, a data-centred business located in Argentina that helps companies create a culture of data-driven decision-making using big data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). Ergo’s team of 200 data specialists will join the Data & AI team within Accenture Cloud First. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. (more…)
April 27, 2022
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London, UK. 26 April 2022 – Kaleido Intelligence, a connectivity market intelligence and consulting firm, has found that cellular IoT connections managed by MVNOs will reach 670 million in 2026, growing at a CAGR of 24% between 2022 and 2026. Notably, with many IoT MVNOs now specialising in eSIM solutions, Kaleido predicts that eSIM connection growth for these players will outstrip overall connection growth to 2026, growing at 42% CAGR to reach 447 million connections in the latter forecast year. (more…)
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Leuven, Belgium. 25 April 2022 – Septentrio, a specialist in high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, announces today a collaboration with MicroPilot, a world specialist in professional UAV autopilots. Septentrio receivers, including the small-form-factor mosaic modules, as well as the OEM board AsteRx-m3 will support seamless integration of positioning and orientation into MicroPilot’s autopilot ecosystem. Septentrio GPS receivers are known for resilience to radio interference such as jamming and spoofing, and add value to UAV applications by bringing security and robustness to high-accuracy RTK positioning. (more…)
April 26, 2022
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