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Hytera PoC Solutions Enhance Safety and Protection for Private Security Industry
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Spotify to Launch in South Korea in the First Half of 2021
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Rimini Street Wins Three Gold Pillar World Awards® for Great Workplace of the Year in the U.S., Asia-Pacific and Latin America
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SGW Global and Motorola Mobility LLC Close Deal for the Global License of Motorola Nursery and Personal Audio Products
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rf IDEAS and Nymi Partner for Truly Contactless Authentication Solutions
rf IDEAS partners with Nymi, the creator of the Nymi Band™, an innovative workplace wearable wristband for secure hands-free authentication.
Noname Launches from Stealth to Eliminate API Security Chaos for Enterprises
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WorldRemit Delivers USD Bank Transfers to Nigeria in Time for Christmas
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Mavenir and MTI Launch First Evenstar Remote Radio Head to Accelerate OpenRAN Adoption
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Star Alliance Goes All-In on AWS to Invent the Next Era of Air Travel
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L&T Technology Services wins USD 100 Million plus Plant Engineering engagement from global O&G major
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SCREEN Develops SS-3300S Scrubber Type Single Wafer Cleaning System With Industry-leading Productivity
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Universal Electronics Inc. to Provide Voice-Enabled Remotes for the New Virgin TV 360 Platform
Universal Electronics has been selected to provide voice-enabled remote controls to Virgin Media for its new Virgin TV 360 platform.
WorldRemit Launches Holiday Season Promotion to Help Filipino Beneficiaries Build a Dream Business
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UVD Robots Wins EU Contract to Deploy 200 Robots in Hospitals Across Europe
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WorldRemit Leads the Way Offering a USD Payout Option in Nigeria
New CBN rules allow beneficiaries to withdraw funds in USD to boost formal remittances to Nigeria
Rimini Street Awarded Three Brazilian Public Sector Contracts to Support Oracle and SAP Enterprise Software Systems
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iRhythm Technologies Receives Positive National Guidance in First of its Kind Digital Health Pilot with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Remote cardiac monitoring service Zio XT has been evaluated and positively recommended by NICE
Airtel Africa Extends Partnership with CSG to Support Its Digital Transformation Efforts
CSG announced that its long-standing partnership with Airtel Africa has been extended.
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Last and Final Victory for Sisvel Before the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) In the Sisvel vs Haier Cases
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