28 April 2021 15:00 GMT
IDEMIA has appointed John Hynes as Group Board member.
The company noted that Hynes comes with over 30 years of top management experience in organizations serving both public and private sectors, including CEO of leading technology companies. His expertise in the tech industry, particularly in the US federal market, will greatly contribute to IDEMIA s strategic vision. John is a great professional, whose strategic vision will be a great asset to our Board. His longstanding executive experience in serving the US Federal government and in digital technologies will be hugely beneficial to the Group moving forward , said Pierre Barrial, IDEMIA Group President & CEO
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IPOPHL extends incentive programme – The IP Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has announced its extension of the Juana Make a Mark incentive programme, which to date has enabled 3,000 women to gain greater market competitiveness through the protection of their trademarks. Launched in 2017, the programme is designed to encourage trademark registration among women-led micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) engaged in priority sectors, including agri-business, chemicals, electronic manufacturing, IT, tourism and transport and logistics. At a press conference last week, IPOPHL director general Rowel S Barba said that the office is now welcoming new applicants as the 1,000 slots in the previous round of extension have been fully availed, expanding: “The fourth cycle intends to benefit 1,000 women-led MSMEs more. With registration, women entrepreneurs could enjoy time-bound exclusive rights over their trademarks. This gives them strategic
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Applied Insight s latest acquisition adds intell firm
Most private equity-backed firms are looked at as a merger and acquisition machine that closes one deal and simultaneously looks for the next one.
Early in its existence, Applied Insight fit that bill. It closed five deals in less than two years after it was created in 2018 through a spinoff from Intelligent Decisions.
But after August 2019, the company didn’t make another deal until this week when it acquired Bridges Inc. Terms were not disclosed.
The deal adds a variety of capabilities that compliment AI’s cloud and data analytics offerings, including Bridges cross-domain solutions in the intelligence market. Cross-domain solutions move data from unclassified networks to the classified side in a secure manner.
Applied Insight Acquires Maryland Cyber Firm
Maryland cybersecurity company Bridge Inc. has been acquired by technology solutions provider Applied Insight LLC.
The acquisition of the Hanover-based firm was announced today, though terms of the deal were not disclosed. Baird acted as exclusive financial adviser to Bridges on the transaction.
News of the deal came to light 12 months and five days after Applied Insight announced that it had acquired cloud integrator Digital Age Experts LLC, which is based in Reston, Virginia.
Bridges was founded in 2000 and specializes in cybersecurity, network engineering, and big data analytics for the intelligence community. To Applied Insight, the company is expected to bring complementary capabilities in network security, cross-domain solutions, and analytics development using artificial intelligence.