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Ashton Potter, a leading provider of high security printing and forensic traceability technology for the private and public sector, and BostonCIO, a professional services information technology consulting firm, have announced a partnership to integrate their ProLinc^® and BostonCOMPLY Practical Compliance Automation^™ SaaS solutions.

ProLinc is a product security and forensic traceability solution that harnesses serialisation and authentication to build digital genealogies for every product, from the earliest stages of the manufacturing process, through distribution, and into the hands of the end user.

The BostonCOMPLY Practical Compliance Automation is a hybrid consulting and subscription-based SaaS platform that delivers a comprehensive IT compliance programme addressing legal and regulatory demands facing a broad range of organisations and industries, as well as operational support to help clients maintain compliance over time.

According to the companies, the integration of the two systems provides a single turnkey solution to address key strategic processes and compliance requirements.

‘ProLinc was designed as a seamless extension of the ERP and business intelligence tools already in place, filling the critical gaps left behind by these systems,’ said Kelly M Smith, Senior Vice President of Ashton Potter. ‘Paired with BostonCOMPLY, we can provide insight and meet the needs of a wide range of industries that have a broad spectrum of federal, state and international regulatory requirements.’ In other company news, Authentix has acquired the Traceless Authentication Group from Bibliotheca, Inc, a library systems solutions company serving over 30,000 libraries worldwide.

New York-based Traceless is an industry leader in anti-counterfeiting and diversion control with customers in the pharmaceuticals, spirits, and apparel industries. The acquisition includes the company's complete portfolio of patented covert marking solutions as well as its own enterprise cloud-based digital track and trace software solution. Product lines acquired include Traceless Ultra^™, Traceless Pro^™, and Traceless Anti-Diversion^™ covert marking systems. Additionally, the company brings to the deal its own portfolio of custom readers and vision inspection systems.

‘Traceless brings an extensive capability in the worldwide digital tracking of products and consumer-level product marketing, both of which integrate well with our growth strategy,’ said Kevin McKenna, CEO of Authentix.