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The News This Week: ITDigest’s Weekly News Roundup featuring AT&T, Accenture, Dell, Nokia, NVIDEA, Microsoft

IT Digest Weekly News Roundup
IT Digest Weekly News Roundup

Here is ITDigest’s Weekly Roundup of the top news from global markets. In this fast-paced world, breaking down information helps readers grasp the nuances that follow the news.

In 5G Technology news this week…

AT&T Joins Ericsson’s 5G Startup Program to develop new consumer technology

AT&T has joined Ericsson’s (NASDAQ: ERIC) Startup 5G program, a 5G innovation collaboration driven by Ericsson’s ConsumerLab that assists communications service providers (CSPs) with commercialization and monetization of 5G, leveraging years of research on consumer behavior and trends. AT&T is the first U.S. service provider to join the global program.

Vi and A5G Networks partner to enable Industry 4.0, Smart Cities, and Smart Mobile Edge network

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), India’s leading telecom operator, today announced its collaboration with A5G Networks, Inc. to enable industry 4.0 and smart mobile edge computing in India. Vi and A5G Networks have together set up a pilot private network in Mumbai utilising existing 4G spectrum.

In Business Technology this week…

Nipa Cloud Selects Juniper Networks to Help Accelerate Digital Transformation Across Thailand’s Enterprises

Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, announced that Nipa Cloud (Nipa), a leading cloud services provider in Thailand, has selected Juniper Networks to strengthen its existing network infrastructure in support of Nipa’s growth momentum, and in anticipation of further growing demand for endpoint flexibility amidst Thailand’s rapidly transforming digital economy.

Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ Distributed Control System Certified to Industry-leading ISASecure SSA Level 1 Cybersecurity Standard

Schneider Electric, announced that its EcoStruxure Foxboro Distributed Control System (DCS) has been certified to the internationally recognized and industry-prevailing ISASecure® System Security Assurance 4.0.0 Level 1 ISA/IEC 62443-3-3 cybersecurity standard.

In Cloud Computing news this week…

Carbyne and Rio Grande Council of Governments Texas, Launch Industry-First Cloud-Native i3 911 Contact Center

Carbyne, the leading i3 cloud-native emergency contact center provider, has partnered with Rio Grande Council of Governments (RGCOG) in Texas to bring i3 cloud-native, NG911, omni-channel, contact center solutions live in five (5) Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).

Accenture Named a Leader in Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix® for Cloud Services in North America and Europe

Accenture has been named a Leader in the inaugural Everest Group Cloud Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022 — North America and Everest Group Cloud Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022 — Europe reports.

Nokia Announces New SaaS in Analytics, Security, and Monetization for CSPs and Enterprises #MWC22

Nokia announced two new SaaS services in the areas of security and analytics, as part of its strategy to give communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprises a more flexible and cost effective way for servicing their customers, and operating and monetizing their networks, as advanced 5G services are rolled out.

In Computer Science news this week…

Noble.AI Announces Rollout of AWS GovCloud, Enabling Customers to tackle their most strategic R&D workloads

Noble.AI, whose artificial intelligence (AI) software is purpose-built for engineers, scientists and researchers and enables them to innovate and make discoveries faster, announced the rollout of AWS GovCloud support for their Science-Based AI Platform.

GlobalData partners with Snowflake to empower seamless access and delivery of its data

GlobalData Plc (LSE: DATA), a leading intelligence platform for the world’s largest industries, has announced a partnership with Snowflake, a premier data warehouse built for the cloud, to enable Snowflake customers to access and purchase data from GlobalData’s Marketplace via the Snowflake platform.

Vision Elements Joins NVIDIA Metropolis Partner Program, to Provide State-of-the-Art Development Services for Vision AI Applications

Vision Elements, a leading service provider offering customized research and algorithm development services for computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI), announced it has joined the NVIDIA Metropolis Partner Program.

In FinTech news this week…

CapriCMW Selects Insurance Payment Experts SimplePin for Digital Payment Transformation

SimplePin Inc., the insurance industry’s leading cloud-based digital payments platform, has been selected by insurance giants CapriCMW to completely automate financial processes and transform their customer experience.

Mr. Block Announces Debut of New Ecommerce Website

Mr. Block, a leading crypto and blockchain technology resource center, has announced the rebranding of its eCommerce website—in conjunction with a “blockchain knowledge hub” app.