Nigeria: Stakeholders settle differences over USSD-based banking regulation
MNOs, banks in Nigeria have reached an agreement with the NCC.
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African streaming service Boomplay pens fresh deal with Universal Music Group
New licensing agreement will open up new markets including Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Senegal and South Africa.
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With Spot Wave, NetApp Helps Organizations Drive Down Infrastructure Cost and Complexity for Big Data Applications on Kubernetes
Together, these products provide customers with leading solutions for simple, scalable and efficient infrastructure for cloud-native applications.
Nexign and MegaFon Introduced the Unified Billing to Facilitate Digital Transformation
The companies also migrated subscriber data to the new environment with no impact on customers.
New ISACA Certification Helps Students and Career Changers Build IT Knowledge and Hands-On Skills to Thrive in IT Jobs
The ITCA program offers study guides, self-paced training courses, performance-based labs, and exams for each certificate, available at discounted rates to ISACA members.
NetApp Overhauls Global Sales Organization to Accelerate Cloud-Led Growth
The changes will see the company ramp up its efforts to drive consistency and simplicity across its global sales organization and more aggressively address key markets and segments while reaching new customers and partners.
Barrier1 Systems Partners With Cepton to Deploy State-of-the-art Lidar-based Security and Safety Systems for Global Customers
Collaboration enables the next generation of accurate perimeter surveillance, safety and security applications
Telenav Helps Chinese Auto Manufacturer SAIC Expand to Markets Outside China
Telenav’s market leading navigation solution will ensure SAIC customers in overseas market get a tailored and localized driving experience
Standard Chartered Research Finds Continued Confidence in Growth Outside Home Markets Amongst European and US Companies
The study also revealed incremental emphasis towards investing in digital technology, unlocking trapped cash and increased focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in relation to trade and supply chains.
Mavenir Extends AI and Analytics Portfolio to Enable Mobile Network Optimization, Automation & Security
Mavenir is dedicated to continuous AI/ML innovation through the R&D Center of Excellence in Brno, Czech Republic, and R&D in Richardson TX and Bangalore, India.
BlueStacks Launches Fastest Ever Version With ARM Support
It is a complete rewrite of the product, internally code-named Robusta, built from the ground up to consume significantly less memory and support ARM.
Iguatemi Extends its Support Agreement with Rimini Street to Include Application Management Services for SAP
Rimini Street also handles all of Iguatemi’s tax, legal and regulatory updates for Brazil’s complex tax and compliance updates, proactively notifying the company whenever new legal obligations arise.
NetApp Astra Simplifies and Automates Application Data Management for Kubernetes, Addressing Key Challenges for Many Enterprises
NetApp Astra will soon support Microsoft Azure and AWS public cloud environments, as well as on-prem.
Pegasus Tech Ventures Launches US $50 Million Fund with Japanet Holdings
The fund plans to invest in Silicon Valley and other parts of North America, as well as in Israel, Europe and Asia.
American Express Launches 2021 Global Travel Trends Report
Global consumer survey reveals key trends indicating pent-up demand for travel, a readiness to plan for future trips, and the rise of the digital nomad
Zynga Teams up with Girls Who Code to Help Raise Awareness and Support for Women in Tech
Zynga calls on its global network of players, launches in-game challenges and sets up company initiatives through Women at Zynga (WaZ) in support of International Women’s Day 2021
Kent County Council Switches to Rimini Street Support for its Oracle Applications and Database Software
Rimini Street offers high-quality service, has an expert team of Primary Support Engineers and a robust infrastructure of technical experts backing the team.
Wipro to acquire Capco, a global management and technology consultancy to banking and financial services industry, for $ 1.45 billion
Wipro to be one of the largest providers of integrated, end-to-end consulting, digital, cloud and IT transformation services at scale
Rimini Street Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Annual 2020 Financial Results
Additional details about the Company’s strategic growth plans and operations were presented during Rimini Street’s Investor Day 2021 on February 1, 2021.
Zynga Acquires Echtra Games Team Led by Developers of Diablo and Torchlight Franchises
The Echtra Games team strengthens Zynga’s cross-platform play future by adding talented developers with extensive cross-platform play experience as well as proprietary cross-platform development tools and technologies that have been built on top of the Unreal Engine.
Telefónica Germany/O2 Selects MATRIXX Software for Next-Generation Monetization
MATRIXX Converged Charging System (CCS) will transform the IT architecture and digital experience for consumer and enterprise services
Denis Ferrand-Ajchenbaum Joins Exclusive Networks to Lead Global Vendor Strategy and Relationships
Globally renowned channel leader takes up pivotal role on executive team as VP Global Vendor Alliances and Business Development
Wipro Joins World Economic Forum Initiative to Advance Racial Justice and Social Equality
The initiative is aimed towards driving action and accountability for companies to confront racism at a systemic level, set new global standards for racial justice in business and accomplish necessary policy changes for inclusion and advancement of professionals with under-represented racial and ethnic identities.
Red Fox ID and Cepton Enable Barrier-Free, High-Speed Tolling Worldwide With High Performance Lidar Based Solutions
First commercial deployment on a major US highway turnpike used by tens of millions of vehicles every year
NetApp Joins Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team to Pioneer Data-Driven Racing Strategy
Cloud-led, data-centric software leader’s partnership ushers in new racing era with data fueling continuous performance improvement
WDR expands HD capacity with SES on ASTRA 19.2 degrees East
Expansion of services allows German viewers to enjoy WDR’s TV programming in HD quality
Featurespace Launches Automated Deep Behavioral Networks
World leader in Enterprise Financial Crime prevention introduces a deeper layer of defense for card and payments
L&T Technology Services Selected by Airbus for Skywise Partner Programme
LTTS to provide technology and digital engineering solutions for Airbus’ Skywise platform
Wipro Marks 25 Years of Partnership With Cisco; Launches Cisco Business Unit
Business Unit will leverage Cisco technologies to develop industry-leading transformative solutions
OAG and IATA Strengthen Data Partnership to Combat Market and Schedule Volatility
Comprehensive data supplied by OAG’s new cloud platform will help power IATA’s Airport IS market intelligence tool.
Affise Raises $8M Series A to Make Partnerships a Measurable and Transparent Marketing Channel
“The funding round will help the team focus on geographic expansion in regions where advertising, affiliate marketing and economy as a whole are growing, namely the States and Asian countries. With such a great team and product, we believe in success,” - commented Artyom Inyutin, Co-founder & Head of Investments, TMT Investments.
ReNew Power, India’s Leading Renewable Energy Company, to Publicly List through Business Combination with RMG Acquisition Corporation II in $8 Billion Transaction
Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company would be named ReNew Energy Global PLC and would be publicly listed under the symbol “RNW”.
Poplar Co. Ltd Switches to Rimini Street Support for SAP BusinessObjects and SAP Sybase IQ Database Software
Japanese convenience store chain increases ROI from existing SAP releases; plans to leverage savings on support and maintenance costs to help drive competitive advantage