August 2021

Mobile trade-in programs returned $571 million to U.S. consumers in Q2 2021

26 August 2021—Assurant, a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced findings from its analysis of the mobile device trade-in and upgrade market for Q2 2021. Its Q2 Mobile Trade-in and Upgrade Industry Trends report reveals that mobile trade-in programs in the U.S. returned $571 million to consumers, a 152% increase from Q2 2020 and a 25% increase over Q2 2019, reflecting a return to pre-pandemic levels.

ThreatQuotient Wins Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices Competitive Strategy Leadership Award for XDR

Company recognised as a transparent and reliable vendor that supports security operations aligned with XDR’s vision

London, UK – 26th August 2021 – ThreatQuotient™, a leading security operations platform innovator, today announced that Frost & Sullivan has presented ThreatQuotient with the 2021 Best Practices Competitive Strategy Leadership Award for excelling in Extended Detection and Response (XDR). Frost & Sullivan strictly reserves this recognition for companies at the forefront of innovation and growth in their respective industries and believes that ThreatQuotient will emerge as a transparent and reliable vendor that supports security operations aligned with XDR’s vision.

Kofax Power PDF Earns 2021 Top Rated Award from TrustRadius

Takes Top Spot in PDF Editors Category

London, U.K. – August 26, 2021 – Kofax®, a leading supplier of Intelligent Automation software for digital workflow transformation, today announces TrustRadius has recognised Kofax Power PDF™ with a 2021 Top Rated Award. The product was also previously recognised by TrustRadius with its 2021 Best Feature Set and Best Customer Support Awards.

With a trScore (an algorithm that calculates a product’s scores based on a weighted average of reviews and ratings) of 8.8 out of 10 and 645 verified ratings and reviews, Kofax Power PDF is recognised by the TrustRadius community as the most powerful player in the PDF Editors category, finishing No. 1.

Business travel set to boom: sector sees increased demand for extended rental stays and space, survey reveals

  • AltoVita report reveals the state of the flexible rentals market coming out of COVID-19
  • 90% of industry leaders have invested in new technology over the past year, and over two thirds offering flexible cancellations

London, UK, 26th August 2021: 68% of the flexible rental sector is seeing an increased demand for extended stays, and 59% are seeing a demand for large spaces. That’s according to a report from AltoVita, which surveyed key players in the flexible rental sector globally.

7 Ways Technology Has Improved Patient Care

Technology is an important part of patient care and improves medication tracking and follow-ups. Various devices connect to the internet of things (IoT), making it easier for patients and their providers to stay updated on the latest developments in their health.

Research shows doctors misdiagnose about 12 million people a year. Such statistics have the brightest minds in medicine looking for solutions to common errors. Other challenges the medical profession faces are prescriptions interfering with one another, patients not taking advice and miscommunication.

Logicalis recognised as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape on Worldwide Network Consulting Services 2021 Vendor Assessment

London, U.K, 12 August 2021 — Logicalis, an international IT solutions and managed service provider, announced today that it has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Network Consulting Services 2021 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US48076121, August 2021).

The IDC MarketScape study assesses the capabilities and strategies of many prominent network consulting firms. This evaluation is based on a comprehensive framework and a set of parameters that assess providers relative to one another and to those factors expected to be most conducive to success in each market, in both the short and long term.

Businesses lose up to $250m every year to unwanted bot attacks

Manchester, UK – 11th August 2021—Netacea, the bot detection and mitigation specialist, today announced results from a new report that reveals the high price that businesses pay because of bot traffic.

According to survey respondents, automated bots operated by malicious actors cost businesses an average of 3.6% of their annual revenue. For the 25% worst affected businesses, this equates to at least a quarter of a billion dollars ($250 million) every year.

85% of SMEs understand GDPR but legal requirements are still not being met, new survey reveals

  • 85 percent of UK SMEs are familiar with the GDPR and 80 percent are aware that the GDPR requires data to be kept clean and accurate
  • More than half of SMEs do not clean their data
  • Only 40 percent hold their consumer data in a CRM or similar database
  • 42 percent of SMEs use direct mail to contact their customers or recruit new ones

London, 9 August 2021 – A new survey has revealed that 85 percent of the small- to medium-sized businesses in the UK are familiar with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but more than half are still not cleaning their data and therefore not adhering to the GDPR’s legal requirements.