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Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader protecting over 500 million systems across 150 countries, has launched its revamped Managed Services Provider (MSP) Program.

BittWare, a Molex company, will introduce the TeraBox 1400B server supporting four double-width FPGA boards in a 1U high rackmount chassis at the ISC High Performance show.

GateHouse Telecom is planning on entering the growing smallsat market and recently announced LEO specialist, Per Koch, as the company’s new Business Developer.

Parallels has introduced version 17 of Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS, parallels.com/ras) which simplifies end user computing for service providers (SPs) and enterprises.

Webroot, a Carbonite company, created a new integration with Blackpoint Cyber to provide an advanced IT security solution to protect managed service providers (MSPs) and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) from sophisticated cyberattacks.

FreedomPay, the provider of secure commerce technology for lodging, retail, restaurants, stadiums and hospitality merchants, has announced the relocation of its European headquarters to the centre of Canary Wharf to accommodate the rapid growth and future expansion plans of its open payment platform operations.

B2B digital payments integration specialist, Adflex, has announced that its contract to deliver push payment services to residential developer L&Q has been extended until July 2020.

Habana Labs, Ltd, developer of AI processors, has announced that the Habana Gaudi AI Training Processor. Training systems based on Gaudi processors will deliver an increase in throughput of up to four times over systems built with equivalent number GPUs.

Industry 4.0. The industrial internet of things. Digitalisation. Smart manufacturing. The fourth industrial revolution. There are dozens of different names for the uptake in connected technologies and the convergence of IT and OT systems taking place in industry at the moment. One thing most people do agree on, however, is that it’s tech-driven. But should this really be the case? Here, George Walker, managing director of industrial automation expert Novotek UK and Ireland, makes the case for goal-driven digitalisation.

Paylink Solutions has welcomed a global operations expert to its senior management team as part of plans to increase market share across the UK’s finance and property sectors.

HMY has launched a new digital solution in the form of real-time digital signage. Commercial signage at the point of sale is becoming an increasingly important element of the shopping experience.