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IBM Security announced that it was recognized as a leader in The Forrester Wave: Customer Identity and Access Management, Q4 2020 report. The report cited IBM's support for FIDO2, biometrics, and a broad range of authentication protocols, integration with IBM and third-party identity verification and fraud management solutions, as well as reporting and dashboarding capabilities. Marketing Technology News: Five9 to Acquire Inference Solutions In this year's Forrester Wave for Customer Identity and Access Management…

MagicLamp Software is pleased to announce that Armand Lange joins as Vice President of Sales. Armand’s responsibilities will include sales team leadership, driving revenue, development of new business, and contributing to the company’s business strategies. Armand brings over twenty years of sales and leadership experience, most recently as Global Hybrid Cloud Sales Leader for Capture & Governance at IBM. Prior to joining MagicLamp, he has worked with IBM, Datacap Inc., and other document capture software companies,…

Atento S.A., one of the world's top five largest providers of customer relationship management and business process outsourcing (CRM/BPO) and leader in Latin America, announced that Bill Payne will join the Atento board of directors, as an independent director. Mr. Payne will replace Oliver Feix, who is stepping down as a member of the Company's board. Marketing Technology News: Nielsen Supercharges Ad Intelligence Platform With Richer Advertising Spend Data Carlos López-Abadía, Atento's Chief Executive Officer, said,…

Virtru, a global leader in data protection and privacy, announced the addition of two executives charged with advancing the open Trusted Data Platform and further accelerating the adoption of data encryption solutions for secure collaboration – which has more than doubled since March. Dana Morris, Virtru’s Senior Vice President of Product, will lead the company’s product and platform strategy, focused on accelerating Virtru’s open-source roadmap, increasing developer adoption, and driving frictionless user experience for key…

CognitiveScale has announced that Cortex Certifai is now available through Red Hat Marketplace. Red Hat Marketplace is an open cloud marketplace for enterprise customers to discover, try, purchase, deploy, and manage certified container-based software across environments—public and private, cloud, and on-premises. Through the marketplace, customers can take advantage of responsive support, streamlined billing and contracting, simplified governance, and single-dashboard visibility across clouds. Marketing Technology News: …

Tech industry veteran joins FastSpring to accelerate technology strategy, grow the engineering team, expand the product into new markets FastSpring, a full-service ecommerce partner for software and SaaS companies, today announced that Zia Zahiri has joined as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Zahiri will be responsible for leading the technology strategy and development team and will work closely with the company's product team to drive product speed to market. Zahiri brings two decades of experience at highly successful…

Cornerstone OnDemand, a global leader in people development solutions, announced it has welcomed two new executives to drive strategic alignment across the organization and advance the company’s customer-centric approach. Theresa Damato has been named Chief of Staff, and Karen Williams is now the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Customer Support and Services. These two appointments come at a pivotal time for the company as it embarks on a period of transformation to help organizations adapt to a new world of work that requires…

Partner4Work (P4W) and partner organizations including global law firm Jones Day, joined IBM to make Pittsburgh the first city in the U.S. to launch IBM's "Service Corps Reignite," a career readiness platform to support businesses, job seekers, and non-profit organizations emerging from the economic disruption of COVID-19. IBM's effort includes accredited learning content from IBM with personalized, 1:1 career development coaching from IBM Service Corps volunteers, and other experts at no cost to the user. The program…

IBM Expands Collaboration with Social Media Technology Platform Influential New Solution, "IBM Watson Advertising Social Targeting with Influential," Harnesses AI to Help Identify Influencers that Align with a Brand's Values and Voice IBM announced the launch of Watson Advertising Social Targeting with Influential, a new solution that harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) to help brands identify influencers that best align with their brand values. The new solution within the Watson Advertising suite of targeting products…

Initial Focus on Regulated Industries Using Hybrid Cloud Adobe and Red Hat announced a strategic partnership to help accelerate digital transformation and strengthen real-time data security for enterprises, with a focus on regulated industries. The intent of the partnership is to enable companies to deliver more personalized experiences across the customer journey, driving improved engagement, profitability and loyalty. As companies undergo their digital transformations and move core workloads to the cloud, the…

Award-winning OxFirst, a specialist in the law and economics of IP, has released research that reveals the hidden secrets behind global patent registrations and information on the economic value of patents in the AI sector. While Samsung, IBM and Tencent dominate with the highest number of patents filed, fierce competition between the US and China overshadows other countries, including the EU. Marketing Technology News: AdTech Partnership: Bonzai Brings Creative Ad Formats to Adobe Advertising Cloud Multiple neural nets,…

SODA Foundation develops an open source, unified and autonomous data management framework for data mobility from edge to core to cloud Scality announced its founder status and membership of SODA Foundation, an expanded open source community under the Linux Foundation umbrella. As a founding member, Scality joins forces with Fujitsu, IBM, Sony and others to accelerate innovation in meeting the challenges of data management across multiple clouds, edge and core environments for end users. The range of challenges end…

Industry experts predict a surging acceptance of blockchain technologies in the next three years, and the global cryptocurrency mining market is forecast to reach almost $40 billion.  With a growing number of organizations around the world adopting cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies, smart companies operating within the space are working to strengthen their positions in the burgeoning industry. International Spirits & Wellness Holdings Inc is partnering with Bit5ive LLC, a global leader in cryptocurrency mining…

Appier, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, announces today the expansion of its global leadership and that it is now established in Europe, bringing its suite of enterprise products to the market to help businesses in the region grow through effective application of AI and deep learning. Appier was founded in 2012 and has since become one of the foremost technology partners to more than 1000 global brands. Recognised as a Top 50 AI company by Fortune Magazine, Appier helps its clients use AI to make…

Self to drive company growth and innovation at the intersection of marketing, data, and technology Acoustic, the largest independent marketing cloud with a total focus on the marketer, announced that Dennis Self has joined the company as its new Chief Executive Officer. Self brings extensive experience in marketing and related data and technology services to the role. His hiring underscores Acoustic’s commitment to understanding the needs of marketers and delivering solutions that will empower their success. Most…

"Companies can conduct business as usual remotely because Cloud service data centers manage processing power, connectivity, memory, storage and access to applications and programs." Please tell us about your role and the team/technology at IBM. As Senior Vice President, Cognitive Applications, Blockchain, and Ecosystems at IBM, I’m responsible for delivering market-leading products on our Cloud that create greater value for clients and partners. As we move further into 2020, I am focused on two key strategies to…

Pegasystems Inc., the software company empowering customer engagement at the world’s leading enterprises, announced it has appointed Hayden Stafford as president of global client engagement, effective. This new senior leadership position will unify Pega’s corporate strategy, marketing, and go-to-market functions. Mr. Stafford will report to Alan Trefler, Pega’s founder and CEO. Marketing Technology News: Comscore and Gem Shopping Network Announce Agreement for Television Measurement Mr. Stafford has…

Cyrano.ai today announced the availability of Meeting Insights on the Zoom Marketplace. Cyrano Meeting Insights is the easiest way to improve the outcomes of virtual meetings  Cyrano.ai announced the availability of Meeting Insights on the Zoom Marketplace. Cyrano Meeting Insights is the easiest way to improve the outcomes of virtual meetings. The system uses deep listening to interpret Zoom Business meetings, then provides a unique, personalized email to the meeting organizer, detailing the values, communication, and…

Company offers comprehensive cloud-based, intelligent analytics solution for consumer commerce; counts Amazon Lab126 among growing list of customers Hypersonix has received $11.5M in Series A funding led by Intel Capital with participation from existing investors. Hypersonix was founded by successful serial entrepreneur and former SAP executive Prem Kiran, and is led by an impressive co-founding team, including Rama Rao, former MIT research faculty member for advanced analytics, as well as former PayPal and Intuit data…

Proven Technology Leader Brings a Track Record of Driving Global Strategy and Execution in Hypergrowth Enterprise Cloud Businesses Teradata announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Steve McMillan President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors, effective June 8, 2020. Mr. McMillan was previously at F5 Networks, Inc. as Executive Vice President of Global Services. He succeeds interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Victor Lund. Mr. Lund will step down from the Company’s Board…