UK regulator the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has appointed an Executive Director for Technology Policy and Innovation. Simon McDougall, currently MD of IBM-owned consultancy Promontory, will seek to ensure privacy is embedded in new technologies and business systems. More.
San Diego-based online panel and technology company Branded Research has opened a sales office in Boston, MA, where it has hired sales team members Josh Mankiewicz and Will Luckey. More.
Commercial data and analytics giant Dun & Bradstreet is to be acquired by an investor group, in a transaction valued at $6.9bn, including the assumption of $1.5bn of the company's net debt and pension obligations. The transaction is expected to close within six months. More.
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