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Accenture beefs up cybersecurity products with acquisitions of Arismore and iDefense
Management consulting and professional services company Accenture PLC today announced the completion of its acquisition of Arismore SAS, a privately owned identity and access management provider, and the acquisition of iDefense Security Intelligence Services from VeriSign Inc. Founded in 2002 and based out of Saint-Cloud, France, Arismore delivers enterprise architecture and security solutions to a multitude ...
Ledger gets $7M to take Internet of Things blockchain security to the enterprise
Cryptocurrency and blockchain security company Ledger SAS today announced a Series A funding round of $7 million led by MAIF Avenir. This brings the total funding for Ledger to $8.5 million, following a $1.5 million funding round in 2015, making this one of the biggest blockchain-related startup investments in Europe to date. Ledger provides products to help companies ...
In novel crowdfunding bid, VR marketplace Voxelus offers stock to its cryptocurrency owners
Virtual reality world builder and marketplace Voxelus Inc. is using its own cryptocurrency in a novel crowdfunding bid. Voxelus has finalized its first-ever company equity program for members who hold the company’s cryptocurrency tokens “voxels.” Under the program, the company will be offering portions of a 33.3 percent stake in the company to token holders who ...
Report: Virtual reality market is growing but it’s still limited by sparse content
Virtual reality has broad appeal among consumers and corporate enterprises and is poised for rapid growth, but the nascent industry remains limited by a lack of compelling content. That’s according to a new report released today by Allied Business Intelligence Research Inc. The firm identified more than 460 companies operating in the virtual reality and 360-degree ...
Alibaba and Australia Post will combat counterfeit food with blockchain
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is teaming up with parcel shipment company Australia Post to combat fake food in China using blockchain technology. The partnership also includes natural health company Blackmores and professional services adviser PricewaterhouseCoopers as part of an attempt to curb the rising tide of dangerous, counterfeit food. China has seen ...
Synechron launches AI tools to accelerate financial technology
Financial services consulting and technology services provider Synechron Inc. has launched a set of artificial intelligence-based solutions for the industry. Dubbed “Neo,” the company’s solution includes 14 core application services designed to tackle complex business challenges such as fraud, margin call management, consumer insights, advice extraction generation and executive summaries. Neo’s solution applications, called AI ...
Atlassian powers up collaboration suite productivity with Trello integration
Cloud-based workplace collaboration software provider Atlassian Corporation Plc announced today that a huge suite of its products will be getting a boost from Trello Inc., the maker of a powerful visual product management productivity dashboard that Atlassian bought in January. Trello’s “Power-Ups,” or add-ons, will be integrated into Atlassian’s entire digital collaboration ecosystem, including Jira, Confluence, ...
BestSign and BitFury Group to protect electronic documents with blockchain
The BitFury Group, a world leading blockchain service provider, has announced a partnership with Chinese electronic document company BestSign. With this agreement, BitFury plans to bring its expertise in distributed cryptographic ledger technology, also called blockchain technology, to power BestSign’s electronic document signing platform. A blockchain can be used to provide auditable, time-stamped verification that ...
British telecom company Openreach turns to virtual reality to recruit field engineers
Showing that virtual reality isn’t just about fun and games, digital infrastructure operator Openreach, subsidiary of United Kingdom-based telecommunications industry services company BT Group plc, announced its intent to show new recruits what it’s like to conduct repairs using immersive 3D. In a large expansion push, the company expects to hire 1,500 trainees in a ...
Illinois watchdog becomes first US state regulator to join blockchain consortium
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has become the first U.S. state-level financial regulatory body to join the R3CEV LLC blockchain consortium. The consortium represents a number of large banks working together to develop financial technology based on the globally distributed ledger system called the blockchain, which can be used to record and ...
