** Shares of IODM Ltd IOD.AX rise 16.7% to A$0.175, their highest level since March 18
** Set for best day since March 16
** Accounts‑receivable software firm secures deal to provide software platform 'IODM Connect' to 283 U.S. university clients; no financial details mentioned
** Co also renewed commercial agreement with payments firm Convera for the UK higher education sector with better terms of payment
** Under deal, co to receive 30% share of all payment revenue generated by Convera for all universities that use IODM, up from the previous 25%
** About 349,037 shares traded so far, 1.4x the 30-day average
** Stock up 34.6% YTD
(Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru)
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