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Data pioneering startups from 16 countries among the top 50 at CODE_n

The majority of finalists at CeBIT 2014 from the UK, the US and Germany

Stuttgart: More than 450 applicants from 60 countries: Interest in the CODE_n14 Contest was truly impressive. Young entrepreneurs from around the world answered the call of next year’s motto “Driving the Data Revolution” – all eager to present their unique big data business models to the world by securing one of the coveted CODE_n places at CeBIT in Hanover. The partners of the initiative – the GFT Group, EY, and Deutsche Messe – have selected the top 50 companies. “We were overwhelmed by the exceptional quality of the applications we received,” states Ulrich Dietz, initiator of CODE_n and CEO of the GFT Group. “CODE_n will showcase what is already possible with big data – not just in terms of technology, but also in terms of ground-breaking applications and industry solutions.” The winner of the CODE_n14 Awards can look forward to prize money of €30,000 and will be announced at CeBIT on March 12, 2014.

: ROSE ROSS; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 16 December 2013 05:26

LANDesk implements Service Desk to help CICA spend more time helping victims

London: LANDesk Software, a global leader in integrated systems lifecycle management, endpoint security, enterprise mobility, asset management and IT service management, today announced that the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), the organisation that pays compensation claims to innocent victims of violent crime, has implemented LANDesk Service Desk. With LANDesk Service Desk, CICA’s current IT operations will be transformed by empowering CICA employees to log their own issues; thereby reducing time spent calling the IT department and creating more time dedicated to helping victims of violent crime. This implementation will support CICA’s aim to quickly provide service to suffering victims.

: ALEX BROOKS AND AMY MCKENNA; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 16 December 2013 05:21

Encryption vs Tokenization

Weighing in on the encryption vs tokenization debate, Andy Heather, EMEA VP at global leaders of data-centric security, Voltage Security says:

"When all you hold in your hand is a hammer, then everything looks like a nail. Or perhaps a better cliché is one size does certainly not fit all. Putting it clearly it isn’t a case of tokenization vs. encryption, but using tokenization and encryption to solve specific parts of the cloud security challenge.

: Andy Heather, EMEA VP, Voltage Security; Talking Point; Posted On Friday, 13 December 2013 10:28

Zylpha Systems support Bott & Co in recovering £1million for delayed flights in Jjst over 10 months

With airport chaos dominating the news recently, award winning aviation practice Bott & Co has recovered £1million from airlines for clients claiming for delayed or cancelled flights. Over the course of just ten months Bott & Co, who have settled over 2500 claims for clients, using EU legislation, has a total on-going claim value of €4.5m and currently represent a further 10,000 claimants.