Melbourne-based linking platform Linktree has appointed Zak Islam as its CTO.
IBM's acquisition of analytics company, Varicent Software, improves its market competitiveness, including improving the company's ability to provide functional, line-of-business based analytics focused on sales performance management, as well as an industry-centric toolset aimed at the financial services, insurance, communications, retail, IT and banking industries, according to one global analyst firm.