Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Turicum Private Bank partners with Clear Junction to access enhanced banking and payments solutions


Clear Junction announces new partnership with Turicum Private Bank
The partnership marks an important step in Clear Junction’s growth, as it seeks to build its client portfolio of banks and financial institutions around the world

20 04 2021: Clear Junction has today announced it is providing banking and payments solutions to Turicum Private Bank, with a focus on facilitating real-time payments in GBP and EUR.
Turicum Private Bank is a privately-owned bank and wealth management company based in Gibraltar. It has been providing first-class financial services to private clients and high-net-worth individuals since 1993.
The new partnership with Turicum is testament to the continued growth of Clear Junction, which supports global banks and financial institutions with a range of banking and payments solutions. Clear Junction’s digital payments platform is built using proprietary technology, robust risk management and a network of banking and payments partners in countries around the world.
As a licensed entity, Clear Junction’s solutions are designed to provide banks and financial institutions with access to the payment infrastructures they need to succeed. The Clear Junction correspondent account service provided to Turicum enables access to additional payment rails such as SEPA Instant and Faster Payments.
“Being able to rely on efficient payment partners to better serve our range of sophisticated clients is of paramount importance. The fact that some of our clients already benefit from the global payment solutions provided by Clear Junction naturally led to our considering a collaboration,” explains Andreas Businger, CEO of Turicum Private Bank. “We trust that this partnership will allow us to continue sending and receiving cross-border payments as efficiently as possible for our customers.”
“Clear Junction is delighted to help Turicum in realising their business growth ambitions,” explains Dima Kats, Chief Executive of Clear Junction. “Adding another bank to our growing portfolio of banks, remittance operators and investment platforms is testament to the quality service we provide and we look forward to a long and fruitful relationship that helps them better serve their clients.”
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For more information, please contactPaul Redmondpaul.redmond@clearjunction.com 07792182371
Source: RealWire

oneM2M launches new initiative to promote sustainability via IoT technologies and open-standard systems

Sophia Antipolis, France, 20 April 2021: The industrial Internet of Things (IoT) can add $14 trillion of economic value to the global economy by 2030 according to the World Economic Forum’s “Guidelines for Sustainability”. However, while technology driven change can be a tremendous driver for value creation, some of its side effects, including wasteful usage patterns and throwaway technology, can undermine total gains. This highlights why organizations need to factor first- and second-order sustainability principles in their technology and design choices.

Since 2012, oneM2M has been leading a multi-national, open, and collaborative approach to create an extensible standard for IoT systems. From the outset, oneM2M participants recognized the importance of defining a general-purpose architecture applicable to a wide range of application domains. The intention was to avoid competing standardization efforts, at the technical and national levels. oneM2M also encourages interoperability by helping developers to re-use existing and established technologies, some of which are specific to individual industry domains. oneM2M’s principles align with well-accepted sustainability objectives that seek to minimize duplicative efforts while prolonging the usefulness of legacy investments and fostering economies of scale.
oneM2M is now launching an industry facing initiative on sustainability. It aims to promote the beneficial impact of IoT systems, the importance of open-standard solutions and the significant role that the oneM2M standard has in improving the sustainability of IoT deployments.
Dale Seed, convenor of oneM2M’s sustainability initiative from Interdigital and Convida Wireless, noted that “The concept received strong cross-member support when first discussed and reflects the priority that corporations are putting on this issue. By launching this initiative, we want to help businesses build sustainability using IoT systems. We also want to show them how to choose sustainable technologies and prepare for the new innovation possibilities that these technologies enable.”
On top of its member base, participation in oneM2M’s sustainability initiative is open to the wider technology and software services communities. This is because most IoT systems rely on partnerships among suppliers along business and operational value chains. Since the IoT and associated technologies such as AI, cloud computing and mobile internet are enablers of digital transformation, the oneM2M initiative also aims to work across industry domains.
“Mobile networks and IoT technologies are among the topmost candidates for enabling sustainability in the way that organizations manage their environmental footprint. This new initiative offers a way to help organizations build IoT systems based on an open standards framework that is scalable and minimizes waste by re-using established technologies and legacy systems”, said Enrico Scarrone, Steering Committee Chair at oneM2M.
Building on the contributions of more than 250 members organisations, oneM2M specifications provide a framework to support end-to-end IoT systems, applications, and services. The horizontal architecture and framework for oneM2M technical specifications has been developed in an open and collaborative environment, with a clear governance framework. These factors facilitate trust in its specifications, cross-vendor interoperability tests and certification efforts.
The first meeting of the new oneM2M Sustainability Sub-Committee will take place on the 20th April 2021. For more information on oneM2M’s current work, visit: www.oneM2M.org.
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About oneM2MoneM2M is the global standards initiative that covers requirements, architecture, API specifications, security solutions and interoperability for Machine-to-Machine and IoT technologies. oneM2M was formed in 2012 and consists of eight of the world's preeminent standards development organizations: ARIB (Japan), ATIS (U.S.), CCSA (China), ETSI (Europe), TIA (U.S.), TSDSI (India), TTA (Korea), and TTC (Japan), together with industry fora or consortia (GlobalPlatform) and over 200 member organizations. oneM2M specifications provide a framework to support applications and services such as the smart grid, connected car, home automation, public safety, and health. oneM2M actively encourages industry associations and forums with specific application requirements to participate in oneM2M, in order to ensure that the solutions developed support their specific needs. For more information, including how to join and participate in oneM2M, see: www.onem2m.org.
PR ContactJames PageJames.Page@proactive-pr.com +44 (0) 7824 152 086
Source: RealWire

Thursday, April 15, 2021

New SQL Monitor release gives organizations the opportunity to manage their on-premises and cloud databases from a single global dashboard

Cambridge UK, Thursday, 15 April – To help organizations explore and manage the advantages the cloud provides, the latest release of Redgate’s popular database monitoring tool, SQL Monitor, now supports Amazon EC2 and RDS, and Azure SQL Database and Azure Managed Instances as well as on-premises SQL Server. A new global dashboard allows users to check the health of their entire SQL Server estate at a glance and pinpoint issues with individual servers and instances, wherever they are, however large the estate.
The new SQL Monitor keeps the user-experience consistent, and allows organizations to focus on responsiveness, improving performance and supporting business-critical areas, rather than trying to understand the complexity across database platforms. It also brings consistency and familiarity to database monitoring, and avoids the learning curve, cost and time involved in using multiple monitoring tools for different databases.
The release follows research from Redgate’s 2021 State of Database DevOps report, showing that 58% now use the cloud either wholly or in combination with on-premises servers, compared to 46% in the same report a year earlier.
This accelerated move to the cloud reflects how organizations are looking to reap the benefits that cloud platforms offer, even if it means that managing and monitoring server estates become more complex and difficult. Different use cases and requirements make choosing a single cloud offering rare and many server estates now feature a changing mixture of on-premises servers and platforms like Amazon and Azure.
To support these business needs and keep up with the evolution of hybrid server estates, it’s critical that organizations have the ability to monitor every type of server and instance with the same monitoring tool, using a consistent approach to minimize the time and effort involved. This ensures the availability, security and performance of all the databases across different hosts can be managed far more easily and effectively.
As Phil Grayson, CEO of Managed Service Provider xTEN, comments: “We’ve seen a big shift in the SQL Server space over the last few years, with hybrid estates growing in size and complexity. The latest version of SQL Monitor simplifies their management because organizations can now focus on choosing the right database solution for their business need, without worrying how they’re going to monitor it.”
The development team behind SQL Monitor are now looking to add more estate management capabilities to the tool like providing security related information on demand, and automating the discovery and inventory of entire SQL Server estates.
To find out how Redgate SQL Monitor offers a complete overview of hybrid SQL Server estates with fast deep-dive analysis, organizations can download a 14-day, fully functional free trial or see a live demo online at www.red-gate.com/sql-monitor.
About Redgate SoftwareRedgate makes ingeniously simple software used by over 800,000 IT professionals around the world and is the leading Database DevOps solutions provider. Redgate's philosophy is to design highly usable, reliable tools which elegantly solve the problems developers and DBAs face every day and help them to adopt compliant database DevOps. As well as streamlining database development and preventing the database being a bottleneck, this helps organizations introduce data protection by design and by default. As a result, more than 100,000 companies use Redgate tools, including 91% of those in the Fortune 100. For more information, visit www.red-gate.com.
ContactsMeghana ShendrikarAllison+Partners for Redgate SoftwareRedgate@allisonpr.comSource: RealWire

InCoax cracks European telco MDU broadband headache

The company will be highlighting the potential of fiber extension technology at Gigabit Access 2021
Lund, Sweden, 15 April 2021: The global pandemic has fuelled a huge growth in demand and placed additional stress on operators to deliver connectivity for Multi Dwelling Units (MDUs) across Europe, and at this year’s Gigabit Access, InCoax will discuss how reusing existing in-building infrastructure for broadband access can combat the connectivity complexities for residents and businesses.
As operators seek to push fiber deeper into the network, the reuse of in-building infrastructure as a coaxial network can yield enhanced Multigigabit speeds and reduced infrastructure costs. In competition with cable-TV service providers who are offering DOCSIS, operators have already been deploying Gfast over Point-To-Point (P2P) coaxial networks where such networks are available. However, InCoax’s fiber extension technology based on Broadband Forum’s TR-419 and the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA®) standard can provide MultiGigabit speeds for subscribers and speed up the installation process by utilizing existing infrastructure for tenants and MDU owners.
At Gigabit Access 2021, InCoax’s roundtable entitled ‘FTTep: How can complimentary technologies support gigabit broadband rollouts?’ will be moderated by Broadband Forum Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Business Development Craig Thomas with speakers including Helge Tiainen (InCoax), Simon Fisher (BT) and Mike Talbert (Verizon and MoCA). ‘Architectures for FTTep’, ‘What technologies can be deployed on existing copper infrastructure to extend fiber gigabit services when fiber installation is not viable/economical?’ and ‘In what situations can fiber extension technologies be beneficial?’ will all be topics of discussion.
“With MDU buildings already having existing coaxial networks, operators have a viable alternative to installing expensive and labour-intensive fiber direct to the premises,” said Helge Tiainen, Head of Marketing, Sales and Product Management at InCoax. “Fiber deployments in MDUs can be as much as 40% of Fiber-To-The-Building (FTTB) deployment costs and re-using copper phone lines does not offer operators a consistent Gigabit service as the performance can vary from as low as 100Mbps up to close 1Gbps which has been testified by several operators. Therefore, our fiber extension technology delivers a cost-effective option for operators seeking to provide MultiGigabit data rates with reduced complexity and costs.”
The benefits for the industry of Broadband Forum’s recent publication TR-419 that defines how fiber services can be extended over existing in-building networks such as coaxial networks, will also be highlighted at Gigabit Access 2021. InCoax’s technology ensures that operators do not have to re-cable the premises with fiber and it is interoperable with existing customer provisioning systems saving both implementation and installation costs.
For fixed line operators signing a broadband contract with a Single-Family Unit (SFU) is a much easier process as Multi-Dwelling Units involve building and apartment owners, and numerous tenants. According to housing statistics from Eurostat, the EU average for the population living in MDUs is 70% and the installation of fiber to multiple households is a far from straightforward process. Helge Tiainen examines the benefits of operators’ re-using in-building infrastructure in his latest article here https://www.incoax.com/fiber-access-extension-simplifies-subscriber-multigigabit/.
Register for Gigabit Access 2021 and listen to InCoax’s roundtable on April 20 at 1.40pm UK time here https://www.terrapinn.com/conference/gigabit-access/Tickets.stm.
To find out more about InCoax and its product offering, please visit: https://www.incoax.com/.
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Your InCoax questions answered

Tell us more about InCoax and what its specialism is?InCoax Networks AB is innovating the reuse of existing in-building infrastructure for broadband access. We provide the next-generation MultiGigabit networking solutions to the world’s leading telecom and broadband service operators.
What is InCoax aiming to bring to the world’s leading telecom and broadband service providers?Competition in the broadband market is fueling the need for fiber to be pushed deeper into the network and closer to the end user. The reuse of in-building infrastructure as a coaxial network therefore becomes an attractive possibility for service providers looking to minimize infrastructure costs as the coaxial network’s physical capabilities can provide MultiGigabit data rates.
InCoax delivers the latest, most advanced and cost-effective technology available to reach MultiGigabit connectivity, where fiber is either too expensive, labour-intensive or even impossible to install. The technology is a complement and in most cases the most sensible alternative to fiber where an in-building coaxial network is already installed. We pride ourselves on providing a deep interpersonal connection with our customers and a high service level standard to all of our projects.

Can you outline your leading products and solutions, and what their importance to the industry is?The InCoax DPUs provide reliable Gigabit or MultiGigabit speed broadband performance over the existing coaxial network. It is the cost-efficient and sustainable way to upgrade your existing network. IP-TV and Internet services become available at the home entertainment hub in the apartment and the systems may also co-exist with present TV-solutions.
The easy and agile broadband extension access helps cut installation costs and installation times. The systems have extensive provisioning capabilities with several management options. The interoperability with existing customer provisioning systems also saves implementation time and money. On a larger scale it helps to achieve national aggressive Internet connectivity and MultiGigabit speed targets.

What markets are the most valuable to InCoax?Looking at existing technology infrastructure, geography, market conditions and maturity, we are primarily focusing on selected national markets in Western Europe and North America.
Source: RealWire

USU grows international network of strategic partners

Brazilian SLMIT offers cutting-edge services and tool solutions for Software Asset Management
Boston / São Paulo – April 15, 2021. USU, the leading provider of intelligent software and services for IT and customer service management is thrilled to announce a partnership for Software Asset Management (SAM) solutions with SLMIT Innovation Technology, broadening its sales, service, and implementation footprint in the Brazilian market.
SLMIT is a highly specialized provider for IT management and software compliance with a strong network in South America. The alliance expands USU's continued growth for Software Asset Management. As a certified partner, SLMIT excels at consulting and implementation services. Customers benefit from customized solutions delivered from a single provider, to optimize software use, mitigate risk, and achieve software savings in the millions.
For over a decade, SLMIT experts have implemented Software Asset Management programs for medium-sized and large companies with a focus on license optimization, compliance, contract negations, and consumption analysis. The goal is to create a transparent 360-degree view of license models and software usage for customers to minimize risk and to achieve savings.
“Our mission is for customers to use their IT in the best possible way to drive innovation and values. We’re thrilled to partner with USU as the market-leading SAM solution provider. Together with the largest team of experts in the industry, we offer tailor-made services and manage the software licenses of all major manufacturers - in the data center and in the cloud”, says SLMIT CEO, Antonio Crevelente.
"We look forward to working with SLMIT which, with its specialized, technical expertise and strong regional presence in South America, is an important part of our partner strategy," adds Mel Pasarelli, President and CEO of USU Solutions.
This press release is available at https://www.usu.com.
USUAs a leading provider of software and services for IT and customer service management, USU enables companies to master the demands of today's digital world. Global organizations use our solutions to cut costs, become more agile and reduce risks - with smarter services, simpler workflows and better collaboration. With more than 40 years of experience and locations worldwide, the USU team brings customers into the future.
In addition to USU GmbH, which was founded in 1977, the subsidiaries USU Technologies GmbH, USU Solutions GmbH, USU Solutions Inc. and USU SAS also belong to USU Software AG (ISIN DE 000A0BVU28), which is listed in the Prime Standard of the German Stock Exchange.
Further information: https://www.usu.com
ContactUSU Solutions Inc. Evonne WetznerMarketing DirectorEmail: Evonne.Wetzner@aspera.com
USU Software AGDr. Thomas GerickCorporate Communications ManagerEmail: thomas.gerick@usu.com
USU Software AGInvestor Relations Manager Falk SorgeEmail: falk.sorge@usu.comSource: RealWire

Perfecto By Perforce Reports Q1 Boom as Demand for Mobile App Quality Faces Need for Security, Sophistication in Testing

As quality mobile & web apps become more crucial to a wider range of industries, Perfecto reports record new business sales and expansion of global customer base into significant verticals
MINNEAPOLIS, April 15, 2021 – Perforce Software, a provider of solutions to enterprise teams requiring productivity, visibility, and scale along the development lifecycle, announces record sales growth of Perfecto by Perforce in the first quarter of 2021.
The growth underlines the accelerating dominance of mobile devices as high-priority customer touchpoints and the need for a testing solution that can handle the modern complexity, demand for security, and fast-paced market realities faced by organizations in nearly every vertical. In fact, testing on mobile devices in Perfecto’s secure, cloud-based device lab has increased by 40% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
Perfecto has been the vendor of choice for customers across a wide range of industries, including those in which Perfecto has maintained a strong presence, such as finance and retail. Throughout the first three months of 2021, however, Perfecto also attracted new customers in verticals, such as gaming, for which Perforce is well-known, as well as verticals only recently transitioning to mobile, such as manufacturing.
“Perfecto’s growing customer base is prioritizing quality mobile experiences at a time when mobile devices have all but replaced legacy in-person staples, like trips to the mall and the bank,” said Perforce CEO & President Mark Ties. “As a result of this change, our customers want and demand a highly secure and stable end-to-end testing platform to achieve the testing performance they require to be successful. This is why there’s such a strong demand for Perfecto - across industries and the world.”
Record-high sales and renewals have occurred worldwide. Results can be attributed to growing demand for a scalable modern testing platform that can automate the toughest, most sophisticated use cases.
Perfecto’s first-quarter performance offers a promising preview for a year with many market-facing product enhancements planned.
“2021 is a truly exciting year for Perfecto customers,” added Ties. “And we’ll be sharing more news about that in the not-so-distant future.”
About Perforce Perforce powers innovation at unrivaled scale. Perforce solutions future-proof competitive advantage by driving quality, security, compliance, collaboration, and speed – across the technology lifecycle. We bring deep domain and vertical expertise to every customer, so nothing stands in the way of success. Our global footprint spans more than 80 countries and includes over 75% of the Fortune 100. Perforce is trusted by the world’s leading brands to deliver solutions to even the toughest challenges. Accelerate technology delivery, with no shortcuts. Get the Power of Perforce.
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Media Contacts PERFORCE U.S. Olivia Savage PAN Communications Ph: +1 617 502 4300 perforce@pancomm.com
PERFORCE UK/EMEA Maxine Ambrose Ambrose Communications Ph: +44 118 328 0180 perforcepr@ambrosecomms.comSource: RealWire

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Blueliv, Europe’s Premiere CyberThreat Intelligence Company, Strikes Data Sharing Partnership with DarkOwl, the Global Darknet Authority

Blueliv’s darknet data module will be enhanced by DarkOwl’s intelligence, while DarkOwl will benefit from access to Blueliv’s threat intelligence data
DENVER, April 13th 2021 – Darknet data experts, DarkOwl and Blueliv, Europe’s top cyber security company, have formed a partnership that will bring extensive darknet intelligence data to Blueliv’s Threat Compass users within the Dark Web Module. In return, DarkOwl will add Blueliv’s vast database of intelligence from its Threat Context module to its darknet database.
Blueliv’s Threat Context module provides SOC, Incident Response and Threat Intelligence teams with continuously updated and intuitive information around threat actors, campaigns, malware indicators, attack patterns, tools, signatures, and CVEs. DarkOwl’s Vision UI automatically, anonymously, and continuously collects, indexes and ranks actionable data from the darknet 24/7/365, which allows analysts to effectively search, monitor, and receive alerts from a safe environment when leaked data appears on the darknet.
“I’m thrilled to partner with DarkOwl in the fight against cybercrime and have the opportunity to share our collective resources for our customers” comments Daniel Solis, CEO and founder of Blueliv. “Beyond the welcome market reach for both parties, this partnership will grant us new insights for rapidly identifying our customer’s compromised data and helping them take quick, decisive steps towards mitigating the situation, as well as offering a brand new, supplemented approach to market.”
Blueliv covers the broadest range of threats on the market with a pay-as-you-need modular architecture which delivers streamlined, cost-effective intelligence in real-time, backed by a world-class in-house analyst team. Using Blueliv’s database of over 200 million items, the easy-to-use module offers pivoting capabilities so analysts can rapidly gather enriched, contextualized information to enhance cybersecurity processes before, during and after an attack
DarkOwl CEO, Mark Turnage comments, “Blueliv’s command of threat intelligence is outstanding. Their module-based approach is valuable as clients can build out their cyber security protocol in their own timeline. Our extensive darknet data broadens Blueliv’s darknet intelligence offering, and we are enhancing our database by incorporating Blueliv’s threat intelligence into our platform. This important partnership gives both DarkOwl and Blueliv clients access to an enormous spectrum of threat intelligence.”
About BluelivBlueliv is Europe’s leading cyberthreat intelligence provider, headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. Blueliv’s mission is to empower our customers with a collaborative, automated and targeted threat intelligence, to fight the cybercrime and help them manage their digital risk as quickly as the threat landscape changes. Covering the broadest range of threats on the market, a pay-as-you-need modular architecture means customers receive streamlined, cost-effective intelligence delivered in real-time, backed by our world-class in-house analyst team. Intelligence modules are scalable, easy to deploy and easy to use, maximizing security resource while accelerating threat detection, incident response performance and forensic investigations. Blueliv is recognized across the industry by analysts including Gartner and Forrester, and has earned multiple awards for its technology and services including ‘Security Company of the Year 2019’ by Red Seguridad, Enterprise Security and Enterprise Threat Detection 2018 category winners by Computing.co.uk, in addition to holding affiliate membership of FS-ISAC for several years.
About DarkOwlWe are darknet experts. DarkOwl was founded in 2016, and we are the world's leading provider of DARKINT™, darknet intelligence and offer the largest commercially available database of darknet content. DarkOwl enables cybersecurity organizations, law enforcement and government organizations to fully understand their security posture and detect potential breaches and violations of the law and mitigate them quickly. We offer a variety of options to access our data, please visit us at www.darkowl.com
Media ContactFor DarkOwl: Kim KetchelDirector of Marketing, DarkOwlmarketing@darkowl.com
For Blueliv:Ludovic PivetalMarketing Directorludovic.pivetal@blueliv.comSource: RealWire