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Lexmark, the global imaging solutions provider, has announced the availability of Lexmark Cloud Services, a suite of cloud solutions designed to help businesses remove the IT burden of managing their printing infrastructure, and help partners save time and money by managing their customers’ devices remotely.

As they continue to contribute more than €1tn to the European economy, today’s medium-sized businesses are investing fast in technology.

New Siemens suppliers must comply with minimum binding cybersecurity requirements, which will be introduced step-by-step starting on February 15, 2019, and anchored in a separate, binding clause in all new contracts. These requirements will apply primarily to suppliers of security-critical components such as software, processors and electronic components for certain types of control units.

Manufacturing output growth slowed in the quarter to February, while order books improved slightly, according to the latest monthly CBI Industrial Trends Survey.

PXP Financial recently announced the public launch of its company. A global payments expert delivering frictionless acquiring solutions built for merchants by merchants, PXP Financial is supported by a management team made up of experienced payment and corporate finance experts.

For many years, telephone has been the dominant means through which organisations communicate with their customers. However, according to Aspect Software, the growth in choice when it comes to interaction – as well as the changing preferences of younger generations – means that traditional channels such as telephone are now becoming more of a last resort rather than a first port of call.

Asolvi, the European provider of service management software for small and medium-sized enterprises in the European field service industry, has acquired Vantage Computing, developer of service management solutions.

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The Allstate Corporation has acquired iCracked, a provider of on-site, on-demand repair services for smartphones and tablets in North America. The privately held San Francisco-based company will join SquareTrade, an Allstate company that offers consumer protection plans and tech support.

New research by retail technology expert Conversity has revealed that just under half (43 per cent) of shoppers researching complex purchases such as mobile phones, laptops or broadband packages make a buying decision within five days.

Qualys, Inc., provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, has acquired the software assets of Adya, Inc.