Press Releases

Hitachi Rail agrees to acquire Thales’ ground transportation systems business for €1.66bn

Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Rail agreed to acquire Thales‘ Ground Transportation Systems business for an enterprise value of €1,660 million. The final purchase price will be determined after customary adjustments typical for a transaction of this nature. (more…)

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August 4, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

CANCOM UK&I acquired by Telefonica Tech for €398mn

The executive board of CANCOM SE has signed a definitive agreement regarding the sale of the subsidiary CANCOM Ltd. to Telefonica Tech. As a result, CANCOM is divesting its entire business activities in the United Kingdom and Ireland. (more…)

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July 30, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Tablet market posts 5th quarter of growth but supply constraints limit progress, says Strategy Analytics

Hybrid work and more digitised classrooms continue to drive record tablet demand midway through 2021, as Apple, Samsung, Lenovo, and Amazon all posted strong results, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Rural digital divide tackled as Nokia, Qualcomm and UScellular hit extended-range 5G record over mmWave

Nokia, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and UScellular have achieved a world record extended range over mmWave of more than 10km utilising its 5G extended-range millimetre Wave (mmWave) solution on a commercial network. (more…)

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July 29, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Ex-Goldman Sachs CIO Sutcliffe joins fintech AI start-up advisors

Damian Sutcliffe, the former EMEA CIO for Goldman Sachs has joined illumr’s advisory board. He retired from a 20-plus year technology career at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., including the last five years as chief information officer for EMEA. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Liquidity mining launched to use non fungible tokens

Terra Virtua has launched its new Liquidity Mining Programme. The company claims to be the world’s first fully immersive social, digital collectibles platform where fans can purchase, trade, share, exhibit, and interact with their digital goods. (more…)

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July 27, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Renesas launches R-Car Gen3e with up to 20% higher CPU speed

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, added a new series to its popular R-Car system-on-chips (SoCs) with the R-Car Gen3e. (more…)

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July 20, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

IoT in desperate need of more robust identity and access management

The future of Identity and Access Management (IAM) in the Internet of Things (IoT) will escape the confines of user-focused identity and transition toward a more inclusive model.  The new multi-faced approach will include machine and system identity along with IoT device and platform management operations, according to a new analysis research report by global tech market advisory firm ABI Research. (more…)

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July 16, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

CSG supercharges customer engagement solutions with acquisition of Kitewheel

CSG, the provider of innovative customer engagement, revenue management and payments solutions that make ordinary customer experiences extraordinary, announced the acquisition of Kitewheel, the provider for customer journey orchestration and analytics. (more…)

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July 15, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Two digital strain gauge signal conditioning modules from Strainsert

Ixthus Instrumentation has expanded its range of force and load cell instrumentation accessories with two high performance digital strain gauge signal conditioning modules from its USA distribution partner Strainsert Inc. (more…)

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July 13, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello