NewsLast 30 days:29 Jan 2010: CargoWise rebrands CargoWise has announced an official name change as well as a new branding initiative that reflects its position as a globally recognised technology supplier for logistics service providers. 26 Jan 2010: Global Trade Logistics Improving, But More Needed to Boost Recovery The capacity of countries to efficiently move goods and connect manufacturers and consumers with international markets is improving around the world, but much more progress is needed to spur faster economic growth and help firms benefit from trade recovery, according to a new World Bank Group survey on trade logistics. 01 Feb 2010: Privacy: the challenges ahead for the European Union The keynote speech at the Data Protection Day 28 January 2010 at the European Parliament, Brussels was made by Viviane Reding Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media Privacy on the challenges ahead for the European Union. 28 Jan 2010: ICC inaugurates Asia regional office Over 150 eminent guests from the legal and business world attended the official inauguration of ICC’s expanded regional Asia office in Singapore yesterday. 04 Feb 2010: Euthymics Bioscience Collaborates with GlobalSign and SafeNet GlobalSign Inc., one of the longest established Certification Authorities (CA) and specialists in Digital Identities for securing PDF documents, has today announced the success of GlobalSign’s digital signature solution, DocumentSign in the pharmaceutical industry. 02 Feb 2010: Gemalto and BNP Paribas reinforce their global partnership BNP Paribas announced today that it has selected Gemalto, world leader in digital security, as part of first global tender covering fifteen countries. 27 Jan 2010: ARX and IDology partnership to provide new authentication for CoSign A new alternative for verified, digital signatures that introduces flexibility in the process was announced today as the result of a partnership formed between IDology, Inc. and ARX, Inc. The partnership pairs two industry leading solutions, ARX’s CoSign and IDology’s ExpectID® IQ, to give businesses the proper controls over the ID proofing process behind verified, digital signatures. 22 Jan 2010: EasyLink Chosen by Gemalto to Supply Secure Encrypted EDI Connectivity EasyLink Services International Corporation (“EasyLink” or “Company”) (NasdaqCM: ESIC, www.easylink.com), a global provider of comprehensive messaging services and e-commerce solutions, today announced Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has signed a two year contract to utilize EasyLink’s EDI Value Added Network (VAN). 20 Jan 2010: Research and Markets: Dynamic Signature Verification Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Dynamic Signature Verification - A Global Update of Market Trends & Opportunities" report to their offering. 15 Jan 2010: Entrust Updates PKI Platform, Adds Linux Support Building on the continued success of the public key infrastructure (PKI) platform, Entrust, Inc. is advancing the technology to bring it to new markets. With the introduction of Entrust Authority Security Manager 8.0, Entrust customers can implement one of the most trusted PKI security solutions available on the cost-effective Linux Red Hat platform. This release introduces Entrust to the open-source platform market and expands the potential overall installation base for the PKI solution. 13 Jan 2010: Thales Introduces nShield Connect 500 and nShield Connect 1500 Thales, leader in information systems and communications security, announces nShield Connect 500 and nShield Connect 1500, two network-attached hardware security modules (HSMs) that bolster the company’s comprehensive product portfolio of industry-leading HSMs. Part of the nCipher product line, nShield Connect 500 and 1500 complement nShield Connect 6000, Thales’s flagship HSM and the fastest on the market today. 05 Feb 2010: Customs and business: improving performance through partnership ICC has proposed that the already extensive cooperation between the world business organization and the World Customs Organization (WCO) be extended further, especially in the areas of trade facilitation, training, and capacity building initiatives. 03 Feb 2010: Eurotunnel celebrates 15 millionth truck crossing On 27 January, Eurotunnel carried its fifteen millionth truck since Cross Channel services began fifteen years ago. 25 Jan 2010: New Complimentary Report: 92% of transport IT executives will invest this year eyefortransport has now compiled the 2010 Logistics Technology Report, based on the results of its annual survey, which had an overwhelming response this year.
The report summarises the opinions and industry insights of more than 300 executives from Penske Logistics, JB Hunt Transport, Exel, YRC Worldwide, Odyssey Logistics, The Fennimore Group, Data Domain, Inet-Logistics, Australia Post, Whirlpool of India and WTC Confianza. 21 Jan 2010: Lamy calls for mindset change to align trade and human rights The trade and human rights communities distrust each other, but “human rights and trade rules, including WTO rules, are based on the same values: individual freedom and responsibility, non-discrimination, rule of law, and welfare through peaceful cooperation among individuals,” Director-General Pascal Lamy told a colloquium on human rights in the global economy, in Geneva, on 13 January 2010. 19 Jan 2010: Piracy incidents rise for third consecutive year The number of reported piracy and armed robbery incidents on the high seas rose for a third consecutive year in 2009, with 406 cases registered compared with 293 the previous year, according to the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). 18 Jan 2010: New Chairman For ECGD Guy Beringer QC has been appointed as non-executive chairman of ECGD, the UK export credit agency. Guy succeeds Graham Pimlott, who has held the post since January 2004. 14 Jan 2010: ICC Chairman discusses economic recovery with President of Turkey In a private meeting with ICC Chairman Victor K. Fung yesterday, Turkish President Abdullah Gul reaffirmed Turkey’s commitment to cross border trade within the scope of international rules.
14 Jan 2010: ICC Chairman discusses economic recovery with President of Turkey In a private meeting with ICC Chairman Victor K. Fung yesterday, Turkish President Abdullah Gul reaffirmed Turkey’s commitment to cross border trade within the scope of international rules.
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