ActivIdentity announced that Jacques Kerrest has accepted the position of
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. In this capacity, Mr.
Kerrest will oversee all of ActivIdentity’s financial and operational
functions, including finance and accounting, financial planning and analysis,
regulatory and risk management.
Partnering with recently appointed CEO Grant Evans, Mr. Kerrest brings a
notable record in building companies through M&A and managing new growth and
organizational challenges, which further positions ActivIdentity to realize
the potential for substantial growth.
Previously, Mr. Kerrest served as Chief Financial Officer of Virgin Media
Inc., the second largest communications company in the UK, where he was
responsible for overseeing every aspect of finance. Before that, he was Chief
Financial Officer of Equant N.V. and prior to that of Harte-H... (more)
ActivIdentity, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACTI), a global leader in digital identity
assurance, today announced that the Hana Financial Group has selected
ActivIdentity Mini-tokens to meet the new Financial Security Agency (FSA)
mandatory requirement set by the South Korean government.
The FSA has issued a mandatory requirement for all banks offering internet
banking facilities to provide users with a 2nd factor, for the purposes of
strong authentication, in the form of an OTP token. The requirement took
effect on May 1, 2008.
“A major requirement of the Hana Financial Group was to select a
s... (more)
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Boston, MA – - Keane, Inc., a global services firm that specializes in
optimizing businesses’ information technology (IT) investments, today
announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with
BearingPoint, Inc. to purchase a portion of the BearingPoint Public Services
business in North America, which would include BearingPoint’s New York City
practice. Finalization of this transaction is subject to customary closing
conditions and securing approval by the court overseeing BearingPoint’s
bankruptcy restructuring.
“This addition to our Public Sector business ... (more)
Zvents, the local search engine and paid listings ad network, today
announced that it has secured $24 million in funding. New strategic investors
include Nokia Growth Partners, the growth capital arm of Nokia (NYSE: NOK)
and the world’s leading mobile phone supplier; and AT&T (NYSE: T), the
largest U.S. wireless company which, through its YELLOWPAGES.COM subsidiary,
is also the leading U.S. internet yellow pages search directory. NAVTEQ, the
world leader in premium-quality digital map data, Vantage Point Venture
Partners and Red Rock Ventures, also participated in the financing... (more)