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Avaya and Pixcom Deliver Enhanced Cloud Communications to SMEs
almost 6 years agoAccelerating cloud communications for SMEs Avaya, a global leader in the world of digital communications, recently announced that it would be working alongside Pixcom, a turnkey technology provider, to offer UC and contact centre solutions to SMEs in the UAE. Avaya will be combining their expertise in cloud deployments for UC&C with Pixcom’s knowledge of IP telephony and ...
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Ribbon Communications Agrees to Acquire Edgewater Networks
almost 6 years agoRibbon Communications Inc., a global provider of secure and intelligent cloud communications, has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Edgewater Networks, a market provider of Network Edge Orchestration for the small and medium enterprise (SME) and Unified Communications (UC) market, the company said. The acquisition expands and enhances Ribbon´s solution ...
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Ensono Now Owns Wipro's Hosted Data Centres
almost 6 years agoThe purchase has doubled to size of Ensono's operation, following similar acquisitions of Attenda and Inframon Ensono has completed its acquisition of Wipro’s hosted data centre business, doubling its size and increasing its annual revenue to more than $550 million. Ensono will use the acquisition to spread its reach in the UK and US markets, creating a new opportunity...
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Google Cloud CEO Explains Why Your Business Needs AI, Even Though People Still Fear It
almost 6 years agoGoogle Cloud CEO Diane Greene denied that that there's widespread fear of AI, at least not among her corporate clients. Speaking at Fortune magazine’s “Most Powerful Women” event in San Francisco on Wednesday, Greene told the audience that the executives who rely on Google to store and help them analyze their data as well as supply them with machine-learning tools, simply...
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Another Staffer at Mega-Hacked Equifax Slapped with Insider Trading Rap
almost 6 years agoCredit agency promises eight US states it will boost cyber security measures, escapes fine A former Equifax software engineering manager was today charged with insider trading – and has promised to pay back his alleged ill-gotten gains. Meanwhile, eight US states decided to let the biz off with just a slapped wrist instead of a fine after it was thoroughly hacked last ...
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The Benefits of Integrated Cloud Communications for your Business
almost 6 years agoEd Grant is COO and co-founder at Solgari. After ten years in Corporate & Investment Banking at Citi working in European Tech Media & Telecoms, Ed entered the private equity world focusing on SaaS investments, which led to the launch of Solgari, the global provider of compliant, integrated omni-channel cloud communications services. As cloud communications are becoming mo...
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AT&T Offloads a Bunch of Data Centres for a Billion Bucks
almost 6 years agoCarrier will still control customers and offer colo services in 29 bit barns AT&T has followed the emerging trend of carriers getting out of the data centre infrastructure business by offloading 31 colocation assets to Brookfield Infrastructure for US$1.1 billion. The US carrier announced the deal late last week and said the arrangement means the buyer will maintain th...
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Insurers Urged to Make AI Investment
almost 6 years agoInsurers are being urged to invest in artificial intelligence after a recent study showed it could lead to a significant rise in revenue for their businesses. According to Accenture’s Future Workforce Survey, firms that commit to AI at the same rate as top-performing companies could enjoy an average revenue increase of 17% by just 2022. However, in order to enjoy the p...
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Do GDPR and PSD2 contradict each other?
almost 6 years agoTo comply to both regulations and satisfy their customers, companies need a granular view of their customer data and use this data according to their customers’ needs. Since GDPR came into force, businesses are still making mistakes and learning to navigate the EU regulatory waters. PSD2 asks banks to openly share consumer data with their consent, while GDPR requires that...
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