Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI), the frontrunner in digital buildings, has signed an agreement to acquire Brightly Software, the U.S.-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of asset and maintenance management solutions. (more…)
June 28, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Dusseldorf, 2 June 2022 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced an AUTOSAR-compliant complex device driver (CDD) software module for designers of automotive battery management systems (BMS) in electric vehicles (EVs). The new software pairs with Renesas’ ISL78714 Li-Ion battery management IC to speed design and optimise performance of systems. (more…)
June 2, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Foster City, California, 1 June 2022 –MATRIXX Software, a global specialist in 5G monetisation solutions, announced that Swisscom, Switzerland’s telecom service provider, has expanded its use of MATRIXX Digital Commerce as its single, converged monetisation platform. With this latest move, Swisscom will now be able to extend the customer experience benefits of MATRIXX’s cloud native, real-time commerce solution across all product and service offerings. (more…)
June 1, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Hanoi, Vietnam. 30 May 2022 – Vietnam’s IT firm, FPT Software, has recently entered a strategic partnership with Silicon Valley AI and machine vision provider Landing AI. Both companies will tap into their Artificial Intelligence (AI) expertise, deploy end-to-end visual inspection solutions, and promote the adoption of computer vision across industries. (more…)
May 31, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Hanoi, Vietnam – Southeast Asia’s IT firm, FPT Software has officially signed a contract with Udacity, one of the most prominent online education platforms in technology. (more…)
May 23, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Singapore. 17 May 2022 – MATRIXX Software, a global specialist in 5G and real-time monetisation solutions, today announced it has deepened its partnership with StarHub, a homegrown Singapore digital service provider that delivers communications, entertainment and the most enriching experiences. MATRIXX will now provide its cloud native, converged charging system (CCS) as a key component of StarHub’s transformed digital IT infrastructure that supports its mobile postpaid and prepaid customers, for both existing 4G and 5G Standalone (5G SA) services. (more…)
May 17, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Armonk, United States. 11 May, 2022 – IBM announced that it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), with plans to offer a broad array of its software catalog as software as a service (SaaS) on AWS.
Building on IBM software being available as-a-service (aas) on IBM cloud, this agreement between IBM and AWS will provide clients with quick and easy access to IBM software that spans automation, data and AI, security and sustainability capabilities, is built on Red Hat openshift service on AWS (ROSA), and runs cloud native on AWS. The two companies are also committing to a broad range of joint investments to make it easier for clients to consume IBM Software on AWS, including integrated go to market activities across sales and marketing, channel incentives, developer enablement and training, and solution development for key verticals and industries such as oil and gas, travel and transportation, and others.
Today, organisations are looking for industry leading services and solutions that allow them to be nimble, flexible, and continuously scalable. This need has been further compounded as demand grows to run software both on premises and across hybrid cloud environments so they can be scaled globally with high availability.
Moving forward, organisations will be able to run a broad array of the IBM Software catalog as cloud native services on AWS so they can get up and running quickly to deliver business value. This includes IBM API connect, IBM Db2, IBM observability by Instana APM, IBM maximo application suite, IBM security ReaQta, IBM security trusteer, IBM security verify, and IBM watson orchestrate, with others to follow later this year.
Clients will be able to procure the IBM SaaS products in AWS Marketplace, and then set up and integrate with AWS services, allowing them to get started with just a few clicks, without deploying, updating or managing any of the infrastructure. IBM SaaS products on AWS are designed to provide high availability and elastic scaling on demand to meet unpredictable throughput needs and will offer a native AWS experience with deep integration of AWS services out of the box and support for API, cloudformation and terraform templates to enable automation of end to end workflows.
For example, using IBM maximo application suite as-a-Service, a manufacturer will be able to take a flexible, demand based approach to AI-driven asset management to help them monitor and maintain equipment more efficiently, or predict potential mechanical failures to fix them before they create interruptions. By taking advantage of a scalable consumption model for these applications, they can free up capital for innovation, prototyping, tooling and production and easily expand their usage over time based on evolving market trends and production demands.
Additionally, with more than 10,000 AWS certifications and 13 AWS competencies, IBM consulting and IBM security services can help customers build and deploy modern, secure and more intelligent workflows with IBM Software on AWS.
The availability of these SaaS products complements IBM’s extensive portfolio of 30+ Software products that currently can be deployed manually in AWS Marketplace and the ability to bring your own license (BYOL) for users that already have their own license so they can deploy the software faster. Together, this gives organisations a comprehensive set of options to build and run software in the way that best meets the unique needs of their business.
“As hybrid cloud continues to become the reality for our clients, IBM is ready and willing to meet them with a flexible and cloud-native software portfolio wherever they are in the cloud or in data centers,” says Tom Rosamilia, senior vice president, IBM software. “By deepening our collaboration with AWS, we’re taking another major step in giving organisations the ability to choose the hybrid cloud model that works best for their own needs and workloads, freeing them up to instead focus on solving their most pressing business challenges.”
“Our collaboration with IBM allows joint customers to accelerate their modernisation to the cloud and consume IBM services in a cloud native manner on AWS,” says Matt Garman, senior vice president of sales and marketing at AWS. “Through our multiyear agreement, AWS will work with IBM to offer a broad array of IBM Software as SaaS on AWS. In addition, we’ll be working together on stronger joint marketing and co-selling programs for customers.”
“Companies like ours are looking for faster time-to-value and to get up and running quickly. Becoming an AWS cloud-first organisation has set us on the path of a digital innovator, using technology to better serve our clients,” says Guilherme Ximenes, chief technology officer at Banco Inter. “The availability of IBM SaaS offerings on AWS will allow businesses like ours to focus on delivering our clients value without worrying about IT infrastructure management, helping us innovate at a faster clip.”
This collaboration underscores the value of IBM, Red Hat, and AWS to provide flexibility and unlock greater business value for customers across industries. With today’s news, AWS now has over 100+ dedicated resources in IBM Consulting, IBM Software, and Red Hat focusing on business development, technical support and marketing.
The news further extends the existing support for IBM Software on premises and as SaaS in IBM cloud environments.
Clients who purchase IBM SaaS software in AWS marketplace will also be eligible to draw down against their AWS enterprise discount program commitments. For more information, please visit here and IBM.
Statements regarding IBM’s future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals and objectives only.
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May 16, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Wateloo, Ontario, Canada. 5 May 2022 – Magnet Forensics, a developer of digital investigation solutions for more than 4,000 enterprises and public safety organisations in over 100 countries, today announced the acquisition of the strategic IP assets of Comae Technologies, a cybersecurity firm that specialises in incident response and memory analysis. As part of the acquisition, Comae founder Matt Suiche will lead a memory analysis and incident response research and development team at Magnet Forensics, where he will further develop a memory analysis platform and integrate the technology into the company’s existing solutions. Suiche’s team at Comae will also work closely with Magnet Forensics going forward. (more…)
May 9, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
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…)
April 29, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
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
Posted by: Shriya Raban