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MYCOM OSI Named as Finalist in the 2021 Leading Lights Awards

LONDON, UK – Sep 7th, 2021 – MYCOM OSI, the leading independent provider of Assurance, Automation and Analytics solutions has been named as a finalist in the Outstanding Use Case: Service Provider AI/Automation category of the 2021 Leading Lights, the global communications industry awards program run by Light Reading (www.lightreading.com). Now in its 17th year, the Leading Lights Awards recognize the industry's top companies and their executives for their outstanding achievements in next-generation communications technology, applications, services, strategies and innovation.

IT capabilities becoming value drivers in highly selective IT services mergers and acquisitions landscape

London, UK – 02 September 2021. The latest IT & Business Services M&A market report from Hampleton Partners, the international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, reveals that the wave of M&A interest in IT Services has abated, although valuations are picking up again.

The IT & Business Services sector saw a dip in the number of M&A transactions in the first half of 2020, with 326 deals recorded compared to 437 deals in the second half of 2020.

In the first half of 2021 the trailing 30-month median EBITDA multiple ticked up to 8.9x, while the trailing 30-month revenue multiple maintained a higher than median level at 1.2x.

The Tech Trailblazers Awards launches the Hopper, Kesavan and Turing Cups rewarding regional innovation

Extra opportunities for global tech startups in The Americas, Asia Pacific and EMEA

London, UK – September 1st 2021 – The Tech Trailblazers Awards, the first independent global awards program dedicated to enterprise tech startups, has launched three new regional awards spanning The Americas, Asia Pacific, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

Recognizing a famous enterprise technology icon and their lasting impact, these new awards are:

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.