Category: Tech News

Expleo Women in Business – Great Expectations. #WomenInTech #Expleo

Expleo, the technology partner for innovative companies, today announces its ‘Great Expectations’ event – an exclusive evening focused on enabling gender balance in the workplace and supporting employees in fulfilling their potential. The event, which will feature speakers representing a wide range of industries, will explore how individuals can achieve their career goals and how businesses can foster talent, improve productivity and ensure gender equality in their organisation.

Taking place in Expleo’s Dublin offices, Great Expectations is open to all professionals – from recent graduates, to team leaders and senior management – who are focused on enabling a more equal workforce.

Pictured announcing the Expleo Women in Business ‘Great Expectations’ event are (l-r): Lorraine Donnelly, Business Analyst, Expleo; Andrea Delisimunovic, Technical Engineer, Expleo; Michelle Hart, Senior Technical Engineer, Expleo; Bríd O’Carroll, Director of People Services, Ire, UK & SA, Expleo and Marian Flanagan, Project Coordinator, Expleo

Speakers include Declan Goodman, who has over 15 years of experience in leadership coaching. He will give individual attendees advice on how to showcase their potential in order to move to the next level of their career. Kate Brady, Chief Administrative Officer, IFDS Europe, will focus on the value of mentorship and will delve into how to recognise and nurture potential in colleagues and team members.

Finally, Mairead McIlkenny, Director of Market Operations, Facebook who has over 15 years’ experience leading global teams in the payments and technology sector, will examine gender balance on an organisational level. She will be sharing examples on how organisations of any size can improve their gender ratios.

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Speaking about the event, Siobhán Smith, Marketing Manager, Expleo Ireland, said: “Better gender balance has a positive effect on all aspects of an organisation – from company culture to business productivity. And while Ireland has made significant improvements to close gender imbalances, there is always more to be done.

“The aim of this event is to educate professionals at every level on how they can turn expectations into reality. Our speakers will draw on their own personal experiences to provide practical advice on how organisations can encourage others to put their best foot forward and succeed so businesses can drive change.”

When:                  5:30-8:30pm, 11th September 2019

Where:                 Expleo, 30 North Wall Quay, North Wall, Dublin 1, Ireland

Admission:         Free

Tickets to the event are free but places are limited. All interested parties should visit https://expleogroup.com/expleo-women-in-technology/ to register.

Allied Irish Bank Selects ncino’s Cloud-based Bank Operating System to Power its Digital Transformation Strategy

nCino, the worldwide leader in cloud banking, today announced Allied Irish Banks (AIB) will be adopting nCino’s Bank Operating System to grow the bank’s core business, beginning with its Asset Finance division. AIB is partnering with nCino to fuel its growth strategy and provide an enhanced digital experience to its full range of customers across the bank.

As one of Ireland’s ‘Big Four’ banks, operating the full range of financial and banking services across The Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and globally, AIB maintains more than €143 billion in assets. AIB’s first implementation of nCino will be utilizing the Equipment Leasing and Finance Solution for its Asset Finance Group.The bank will also be adopting nCino’s Customer Engagement solution, as well as the Partner Portal functionality. These features will streamline operations across the bank and enhance visibility, providing a seamless customer experience and improved workflow functionality for employees.

Accenture will be acting as the systems implementation partner. nCino and Accenture have been working together in the U.S. since 2014 and, in February 2019,expanded the scope of their alliance to include EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

“It is more important than ever before to deliver an outstanding experience to our customers, which makes this the right time for AIB to enhance its digital functions and grow its competitive edge. This initial implementation is part of an ongoing process as AIB continues to develop its offerings across the business to meet changing customer needs and match developments in the Irish economy,” said Pullen Daniel, Managing Director at nCino.

“We’re very excited to be working with AIB as we share their customer-first philosophy. There’s great potential to scale their use of nCino as they continue to expand and grow their competitive advantage as a leader in Ireland.”

Peter Swan, Head of Credit Transformation at Allied Irish Banks added, “It’s important to us to put our customers first, at the same time, however, our employees also expect to have the best technology in order to provide the best services. Using nCino will give both our employees and customers a holistic view throughout all stages of the process. nCino is a fast-moving, innovative company and we selected them in order to bring greater visibility and transparency into our organization, improve and streamline workflow, and ultimately provide an enhanced customer experience. We’re very excited for the future, especially given that the scalability in the nCino product suite means that we will be able to expand usage into new lines of business in the future.”

Billy O’Connell, a managing director in Accenture’s Banking practice in Ireland, said, “Financial services and fintechs are moving past the disruptive phase, and the value of collaboration between players is clear. This latest implementation with AIB is a testament to the strength of nCino, Accenture and AIB as not only leaders in their industries, but also as organizations that understand the value of cooperation. We’re very pleased to be playing a major role in this deployment and look forward to the continued success of our expanded partnership with nCino.”

A cloud-based solution, nCino empowers bank employees and leaders with insight into their organisation through an end-to-end solution combining customer relationship management (CRM), loan origination, workflow, account opening, onboarding, enterprise content management and instant reporting capabilities. nCino integrates with a bank’s core and transactional systems, while replacing point solutions and manual-based processes.

New eir technical issue scam numbers to watch out for.. #eir #scam

In the space of two hours today three calls came through on the house phone and one theme in common and yet again it is the one and only eir. This is nothing new when it comes to scams or eir in general as they have a history of this over the last few years. On speaking to one of the numbers below they claimed to be from eir and wanted to fix a technical error. Sadly it was on the landline so I could not record as I normally do with such calls on mobile.

I am not a customer of eir but the scammers hang themselves up almost immediately and keep saying eircom. The first call was a female with a Pakistan accent and she hung up when questioned, then two calls came later on and same thing but hung up so this could be also a cost trap too as well as trying to scam your money. This comes in light of a recent cost trap call coming from France,these boys must be getting their xmas monies ready..

Numbers to note..

00353766701368 – 0035376670148 – 00353766705525- 0035356953749 The first two seem to originate in Argentina and the latter is in Germany.

As per norm ignore these and report and block the said numbers above or anything that looks like them.One call a day is enough but this is taking the piss..

DataSolutions – Irish office workers accessing dark web in the workplace. #DarkWeb #Office #IT

DataSolutions, the specialist IT solutions distributor, today reveals that Irish office workers are accessing the dark web from the workplace. In fact, the company’s research, carried out by Censuswide, found that almost a quarter (22%) of Gen Z office workers have accessed the dark web from the workplace.

The survey of 500 Irish office workers also revealed that 20% of respondents spend over an hour of company time every day on personal matters. It found that younger generations spend the most time on personal activities during work hours, with 39% of Gen Zs spending over an hour every day on personal activities, followed by 26% of Millennials and 10% of Gen X and Baby Boomers.

David Keating, Group Security Director, DataSolutions

The most popular activities were reading the news online, scrolling through social media and messaging friends and family. Furthermore, 39% of respondents admitted that they have researched or booked holidays whilst on the job, while 34% spend company time doing personal chores such as paying bills, booking cleaners and doing their banking.

Some 42% of office workers revealed that they had been caught engaging in personal activities and their boss didn’t have a problem with it. Meanwhile, 10% said that their boss took action – be that a warning, disciplinary action or dismissal.

Commenting on the survey findings, David Keating, Group Security Director, DataSolutions, said: “Our findings show that employees are using company time, and often company devices, to carry out personal tasks. If employees are engaging in personal activities at work, and perhaps interacting with unsecure websites or entering confidential information, company servers could be more susceptible to cyberattacks.

 “The real question is whether employers are fully aware of what employees are doing on work devices and whether safeguards are in place to protect the organisation from associated risks. It’s not about banning personal activities altogether; it’s about being aware of potential weak spots and introducing technologies that help to protect work systems and data.

 “It’s not only information and infrastructure that’s potentially at risk here, it’s the company’s reputation and customer base. Irish business leaders have to take responsibility and ensure that, regardless of what staff are doing, they are taking action to shield their organisation from threats.

 “Knowledge and education is the first step on the path to protection and prevention when it comes to cybersecurity. With this in mind, we will be discussing how businesses can adopt an effective cybersecurity strategy at the upcoming Secure Computing Forum in the RDS on 12th September.”

TCL Communication prepares new smartphone launch and future tech devices showcase at #IFA2019 #Tech

TCL Communication will announce the first TCL-branded smartphone for global markets and showcase their newest display innovations at a media event on 5 September in Berlin, Germany, ahead of IFA 2019. Apart from the smartphone, TCL brings fresh updates to its foldable display concept devices with the first commercial launch set for release in 2020, as well as the world premiere of the company’s Project Archery wearable display that brings a 100-inch cinematic viewing experience to a device about the size of most sunglasses.

“What we have planned for IFA 2019 is an exciting glimpse into the future of TCL Communication – it comprises smartphones, 5G devices and entire new categories including the debut of our Project Archery wearable display,” said Stefan Streit, General Manager, Global Marketing at TCL Communication. “As one of the leading display manufacturers in the world, TCL will focus on bringing our multimedia expertise to our mobile products. More importantly, together with our TCL sister companies, we’re going beyond just mobility and looking ahead with a complete end-to-end consumer electronics brand supported by an entire ecosystem of TCL devices.”

All these new TCL mobile devices are using displays from TCL sister company, CSOT, with the forthcoming TCL-branded smartphone featuring the company’s Dotch™ display first revealed at Mobile World Congress 2019 earlier this year in Barcelona. The new foldable smartphone concepts from TCL will also introduce an all-new ButterflyHinge system to compliment the company’s proprietary DragonHinge™ technology.

“We see our new line of TCL mobile products as the hub of our growing portfolio of consumer electronics, creating more engaging experiences for our customers in and out of the home,” said Shane Lee, General Manager, Global Product Center at TCL Communication. “By continuing to leverage TCL’s vertical integration and product ecosystem, we’re able to focus on innovating and creating a true flagship mobile brand under TCL, while at the same time delivering the accessibility and quality our customers around the world have come to expect from us.”

To see all the latest mobile devices from TCL Communication at IFA 2019, please visit our booth at Hall 21, Stand 102 – Messe Berlin.

Warning – French callback scam number to watch out for. #Scams

This evening I got a call from an odd number which is nothing new these days to be honest but as always I check them out and have my call recorder at the ready to try catch the scammers which I have done in the past. The number in question is 0033891060951 and is simply a cost trap.

This time around it seems to be originating in France as I called the number back and then done a little search and low and behold it is a callback scam to try rob you of your credit. So what you need to do is either block it now and nip it on the bud and tell your friends and family and beware DO NOT CALL IT BACK or any number that looks like it.

 

AEROVATE 2019 – GECAS launches new aviation innovation competition. #Aviation #GECAS

GECAS, a world-leading aviation lessor and financier, is looking for the next generation of aviation innovators in an exciting new competition, Aerovate 2019.

Aerovate challenges third-level students to foster ideas that will revolutionize the world of aviation, and that have the potential to develop into a real-life business opportunity.

The winner or winning team will receive €5,000, as well as the possibility of further developing their idea through an internship with GECAS. There will also be two runners-up prizes of €1,000, on offer.

Speaking at the launch, Cronan Enright, Chief Marketing Officer, GECAS said,

“The aviation industry is synonymous with change and development. It’s hard to predict what it will look like in ten years’ time or envisage the innovations to come. However, just as the first aviation pioneers did, we must also continue to look to the future and nurture this culture of innovation.

 “Therefore, we are looking for people to think outside of the box and would encourage all ideas that are original and creative, and most importantly, propel the aviation industry into the future.”


Pictured L-R Brian Nash, Ballyneety Co Limerick, Jane Doohan, Dundalk and Padraig Cronin, Mallow Co Cork, all CoOp students from the University of Limerick .Pic Arthur Ellis.

The competition is open to individuals and groups of up to four people. To enter, students must submit their ideas through written and video format before a shortlist of the top five entries is invited to present to an expert panel of judges at the GECAS offices in Shannon.

The closing date for entries is midnight, Friday 27th September. For more information and to submit an entry, please visit https://www.gecas.aero/vate/

First look at Tonies. A new audio system for children with AR. #tonies #AR #Kids #tech #Audio

We dont just cater for adults here we cater for all and a new product that has just launched called TONIES has just arrived which is really great idea and for your kids and a new way of story telling.

Invented by two dads in Germany in 2016, tonies offers users a new way to experience storytelling and songs, consisting of a soft speaker cube – a Toniebox – and “Tonies” audio characters. The Tonies are placed on top of the Toniebox and automatically play the audio content that is matched to that character.

Marcus Stahl, co-founder of tonies® comments: “Innovation has been central to the evolution of tonies from the very beginning, so we’re extremely excited to venture into the world of augmented reality technology to introduce our customers to our forthcoming Disney Tonies. This tech has already been used by the likes of Sephora and Nike for product launches but it’s uncharted territory for most children’s brands.”

Matthias Keudel, Country Manager UK/IRL for tonies® adds: “Augmented reality is a rising trend in the retail industry, and one we’ve been keen to experiment with for some time. It’s enabled us to create a buzz around the new launches and truly immerse users in the product – bringing a new meaning to try before you buy!”

Further Disney licenses will be added to the portfolio of Tonies this year. The portfolio, which already combines a wide range of stories, music and knowledge, is constantly being extended – with the number of Tonies available in the UK and Ireland set to grow from 45 to 60 by the end of this year alone.

The current characters in the Tonie-Family already include some well-known faces such as The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Little Red Riding Hood and The Snowman, whilst Creative-Tonies allow users to upload up to 90 minutes of their own audio content.

Quick sample

BUY – Tonies and Tonieboxes are available to purchase from selected toy retailers, bookshops and via the tonies® website www.tonies.com/shop.

Google Pixel devices get discounted in Ireland. #TeamPixel #Google #Pixel3a

If you fancy splashing out on a new phone the Google Pixel devices has got some discounts now on offer which might make you hit that purchase button. Currently I use the Pixel 3a and its my daily driver and does all my daily tasks with no issues at all despite being a mid tier device and I throw alot at my phones and it is running fine months after release.. Also worth noting the Pixel 3a has a superb camera and is arguably one of the best on the market but for anything under €400 nothing comes near it..

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The Pixel 3 has got a big discount too and again it might be worth the purchase, These discounts come as normal as the Pixel 4 will be due to launch soon and I for one cant wait to see what is on offer and Google have been dishing out some of the features on social of late to keep people on their toes. The Pixel 3 starts now at €699

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