Companies

Rigby Private Equity (RPE), the private investment arm of Rigby Group Investments, along with its partners Zycko and Wick Hill, has announced the opening of a new office in Vienna, Austria. This move demonstrates the commitment of both distributors and RPE to Austria, aiming to strengthen and accelerate their growth in the region.

Excel Networking Solutions, a provider of copper, fiber optic and rack solutions, is pleased to announce that the Excel product range has a price database in Presto 2016, a tool that helps consultants when carrying out design and engineering projects.

During the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona, ​​Anritsu (Hall 6, Stand 6F40) will offer demonstrations of a whole range of key products and technologies within its test and measurement catalog, which support the latest developments and deployments of networks based on 3GPP and IoT (Internet of Things) technologies.

At the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016, Anritsu will showcase its extensive capabilities to support the sector's development of 5G networks through a suite of technologies and research activities in the areas of network architecture, air interface, network access, and service assurance.

Schneider Electric has been chosen for the second consecutive year by Gartner Inc. as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM), for its StruxureWare™ data center software.

Polycom has announced that it has been selected by NATO to be the primary unified communications provider for the Active Network Infrastructure Project (ANWI) in its new technological development.

Infinera, a provider of intelligent transport networks, has announced that GÉANT, leading Europe's collaboration on e-infrastructure and research and education (R&E) services, and the operator of the pan-European R&E network connecting the European National Networks for Research and Education (NREN), has deployed Infinera Cloud Xpress to expand its 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) network connectivity in data centers.

Tecnocom has successfully passed the AENOR audit process to renew its IT Service Quality Management System certification in Spain and Latin America, in accordance with the international standard UNE-ISO/IEC 20000 (aligned with the ITIL standard), a benchmark in the sector. Tecnocom has also obtained this certification for the first time in Portugal.

Arrow Electronics, Inc. has received the "Dell 2015 Europe OEM Partner of the Year" award at the "OEM Europe Channel Conference" in Dublin, Ireland.

The Alicante-based technology consultancy Sistel will close 2015 with a 20 percent increase in its workforce. The new hires are driven by the development of new projects with existing clients and the acquisition of new ones. “The market is picking up,” explains Manuel Cazorla, CEO of Sistel, “companies need to update their ICT systems to compete in a recovering market, and Sistel needs to strengthen its teams to meet these new demands.”.

Ampleon has announced the formation of its global business operations following the successful acquisition of Jianguang Asset Management Co. Ltd's radio frequency power business line from NXP Semiconductors.

Microlease has been named Company of the Year for its best practices in global trial and metering rental and leasing services by Frost & Sullivan for 2015. Microlease received the same award in 2013 and 2014.

Within the European CloudSME project of the Seventh Framework Programme in which Inycom participates, José Manuel Martín, head of Transfer of the R&D Department, held several meetings on November 24 and 25 at the facilities of the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in Bologna.

Infinera announces that it is in the first stage of completing the MEF's 100 gigabit (100G) Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0) provider certification program for its optical packet transport network. This achievement validates Infinera as a global leader in optical packet transport, capable of delivering differentiated services with scalability, flexibility, and programmability.

Infinera has announced that the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore have deployed Infinera's Cloud Xpress with 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) to connect the two data centers

Symphony Communication Services LLC announced today that it has raised over $100 million in new capital to accelerate global customer adoption. New investors Google, Lakestar, Natixis, Societe Generale, and UBS, along with a group of existing investors including Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Merus Capital, participated in the round.

PicoWAN aims to be the first low-power, long-distance, low-WAN (LP-WAN) RF network for connected objects that will be collaborative, global, borderless, and very affordable. It will begin operating in Europe in June 2016.

Effective October 12, 2015, AT4 Wireless will serve as the Analog Test Tool Validation House for the NFC Forum. AT4 Wireless was selected through a rigorous process as the best-qualified candidate for this role.

Indra's SOFIA2 platform (http://sofia2.com) facilitates the interoperability of multiple systems and devices and makes real-world information available to smart applications (Internet of Things) with a big data, cloud, open source and multilingual approach.  

CENX has announced the completion of a new $12.5 million capital investment round. New investors BDC Capital, Mistral Venture Partners, and VMware joined the Series D funding round, which also included all existing investors: Highland Capital Partners, Mesirow Financial Private Equity Inc., Verizon Ventures (a subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc.), Ericsson, DCM Ventures, and Cross Creek Advisors.