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April 15, 2020
Based in Lille, France, portfolio start-up Diskyver is a Software-as-a-Service solution designed to monitor and defend IP business telephone systems from cyberattacks. Enterprises worldwide are vulnerable to such attacks today, even though they do not grab the headlines in the same way that prominent computer network or database breaches do. As we connect more devices…
April 15, 2020
The continued growth in the UK portfolio of hospitality properties has brought on the need to evolve the brand — to extend it to encompass facilities that continue to be added to the family. The Celtic Collection is the new brand to encompass this growing hospitality portfolio. The Collection now includes the cornerstone 330-room, five-star…
March 30, 2020
User Experience Under the Microscope as the Shift to Remote Work Spurs Demand for Reliable Remote Collaboration Tools The rapid shift to remote work has presented new challenges for employees and businesses, and IT is at the epicenter of this change. As travel has been curtailed and employees work from home, tools like video conferencing,…
March 24, 2020
Thrive helps employers navigate changing resourcing needs with a digital-first approach According to a Market Intelligence on Outplacement Services report from Beroe Inc., the Global Outplacement Industry was estimated to reach $7 billion by 2020. Considering recent global events, we argue that actual figures will substantially surpass those expectations. Unprecedented times are forcing employers worldwide…
December 9, 2019
Integrated live web communications meet consumer demand and grow revenues Technology today has a way of going from fiction to table-stakes in no time. Once something truly innovative is introduced, it is mere months before consumers cannot imagine (or tolerate) a world without it. Having been involved in the communications industry for nearly 45 years,…
November 25, 2019
More and more businesses need real-time threat intelligence Last month was National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but that does not mean we can stop thinking about it now. Quite the opposite. As a private investment management team, we are seeing an increase in valuations and interest in cyber security related tech companies. Some of the recent…
November 11, 2019
Following several years of planning and two and a half years of construction, the International Convention Centre Wales opened its doors this Quarter to welcome the world to Wales. After an incredible team effort, the state-of-the-art £84 Million meetings and events venue at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales, welcomed its first customer…
November 11, 2019
UK firm Hut Six received a vote of commercial confidence during the latest Quarter in the form of a successful funding round. The cybersecurity training software created by the company has been generating solid revenue growth since inception. That growth was leveraged into a successful influx of £450,000 through this new equity funding round. Existing…
November 11, 2019
No one would deny the growth of cloud computing over the last decade. The concept of computing equipment and applications being hosted by third-party providers in off-site data centres around the globe (i.e., “in the clouds”), all accessed via the Internet, seemed worrisome to many when first proposed, but has since been proven and adopted…
July 15, 2019
Real-time personalized product recommendations drive sales and customer retention According to Meticulous Research, the global e-commerce market will be worth $24.3 Trillion by 2025. This growth will be driven by ever-increasing mobile device adoption and internet connectivity, technology advancements such as big data and cloud-based e-commerce platforms, advanced shipping and payment options, and rising levels…
