Mercari, the mobile-first shopping app with over 60 million downloads globally, has launched in the UK as its first step towards the European market. With a 5th investment round of $75 million last year, Mercari is set for fast growth and ready to challenge industry giants like eBay in becoming market leader for community-led shopping, connecting buyers and sellers.
New research from media, technology and brands law firm Wiggin LLP shows the large majority of the public wants there to be restrictions on users of virtual reality technology (VR) performing actions that would be illegal in real life – despite the popularity of violence in online gaming.
Quantifi, a provider of risk, analytics and trading solutions, today announced that 7Chord has integrated its market leading model library for pricing and analytics of cash and derivative credit instruments. 7Chord is a financial technology and proprietary trading firm which uses the latest advances in machine learning to automate “routinizable” aspects of pricing and execution in the corporate bond market. Their business is a prime example of how the proliferation of the electronic market venues over the past several years has encouraged the new digital generation of liquidity providers to enter the markets.
PDC BIG,globalindustry leader in People Identification (ID), and acknowledged specialist for conferences, events, festivals and hospitality, has released an update of its award-winning Selfit® Global system for high-quality reusable branded name badges, inserts and wristbands. This release enhances the only complete industry solution with faster and more intuitive features, and introduces new onsite printing for wristbands.
Laduma’s Virtual Reality technology will be at the heart of this year’s BT Sport Industry Awards with the Official Shortlist set to be revealed in a way never seen before. Each of those shortlisted in 15 categories will experience a bespoke and immersive piece of VR on a custom, branded cardboard VR headset.
On February 9th, the SELECT for Cities Initiative launches its call to support the development of an Internet-of-Everything platform for open innovation in Europe. Selected organisations will receive support and funding from EUR 36,000 to EUR 800,000 each. The grants are funded by three cities – Antwerp, Copenhagen and Helsinki - with support from the European Commission Horizon 2020 programme.
Leading audiovisual tradeshow, Integrated Systems Europe, is expected to attract more than 65,000 professionals from around the world to the capital city of the Netherlands.
Greycon are pleased to announce the release of Greycon Suite 9.0. This release marks the third iteration of X-Trim front-technology in 30 years (first Fortran in 1985, then VB6 in 1995, now .NET’s C#) and now completes the migration of all Greycon products to .NET.
