Pure Storage has appointed Nathan Hall as Vice President of Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) to oversee sales and deliver real business results for its customers. Based in Singapore, Hall is a seasoned technology leader […]
KKR to take 20% stake in Singtel’s regional data centre business
Global investment firm KKR is taking a 20 percent stake in Singtel’s regional data centre business. This S$1.1 billion investment values Singtel’s overall regional data centre business at S$5.5 billion. KKR also has the option […]
Micron picks Nutanix for global plants
Micron Technology has chosen Nutanix to build a cloud platform for Micron’s manufacturing facilities globally. The Nutanix Cloud Platform will enable Micron to optimise its infrastructure resources, efficiently operationalise new cloud-ready applications, dramatically reduce costs, […]
SCDF leverages 5G, AI and AR for frontliners
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is collaborating with four others on a 5G project to enhance the operational readiness of its frontliners through automating equipment inspection process and facilitating remote assistance using smart glasses, AI […]
SPTel rolls out secured edge cloud solution
SPTel has launched its Edge Cloud solution packed with infrastructure-as-a-service capabilities. The solution will let businesses access virtual machine-as-a-service, container-as-a-service, storage-as-a-service, and back-up-as-a-service, putting scalability and the rapid provisioning of resources within their control. Incorporating […]
Check Point to acquire Atmosec
Check Point Software Technologies has announced the acquisition of startup Atmosec, which specialises in the rapid discovery and disconnection of malicious SaaS applications, preventing risky 3rd party SaaS communications, and rectifying SaaS misconfigurations. The move […]
NCS forms 7 transformative partnerships
Why have one partnership when you can have seven? NCS has picked on that perfect number for its announcement of partnerships to address escalating cyber threats and leverage data insights and artificial intelligence (AI). Its […]
Oppo kicks off Petrait Expert campaign to improve pet care
Oppo Singapore has launched the Petrait Expert campaign to encourage people to show greater love to their pets. The campaign hopes to foster a stronger culture of care by getting pet parents to use their […]
Dataiku gets new president
Dataiku has apppointed as Krish Venkataraman as President overseeing all corporate and administrative operations, expanding upon the foundation set for growth and broader market presence. He has a strong and diverse track record of leadership […]
ST Engineering and Nutanix to advance hybrid cloud competency in Singapore
ST Engineering and Nutanix have agreed to collaborate on delivering hybrid cloud solutions and elevate the cloud competency of Singapore’s workforce with curated training curricula. Under the two-year memorandum of understanding (MoU), the partners will […]
Monash and AFP establish AI research centre for safer communities
Monash University and Australian Federal Police (AFP) have set up a joint research centre to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to support law enforcement and make communities safer. Based at Monash University’s Faculty of Information Technology […]
Ernie Bot goes public
Baidu is availing its Ernie Bot generative AI product and large language model for the general public. Users can download Ernie Bot from various app stores or experience it at https://yiyan.baidu.com. On top of Ernie […]
Google Cloud and NVIDIA join forces to advance AI
Google Cloud and NVIDIA have teamed up on new AI infrastructure and software for enterprises to build and deploy massive models for generative AI and speed data science workloads. The joint effort provides end-to-end machine […]
Cisco and Nutanix partner to simplify hybrid multicloud adoption
Cisco and Nutanix have teamed up to accelerate hybrid multicloud deployments by offering a hyperconverged solution for IT modernisation and business transformation. This new partnership simplifies and accelerates the delivery of infrastructure and applications, at […]
LG showcases Lifestyle Screen mobile entertainment solution
Remember the days of old when people will lug massive portable hifi sets to the beach BBQ? LG Electronics is rolling back those times with the unveiling of the LG StanbyME Go (model 27LX5). Of […]
Qualcomm intros Snapdragon G series for next-gen handheld gaming devices
Qualcomm Technologies has announced the Snapdragon G series to meet the performance and feature demands of next-generation handheld gaming devices. The new Snapdragon G series comprises the Snapdragon G1, G2 and G3. Snapdragon G1 is […]
Databricks and Petronas Digital to accelerate data and AI initiatives
Databricks and Petronas Digital have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to accelerate data and AI initiatives. The collaboration aims to support Petronias Digital’s commitment to using data securely and responsibly to drive organisational decision-making. […]
VMware and NVIDIA bring generative AI to enterprises
VMware and NVIDIA have introduced VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA to empower enterprises to customise models and run generative AI applications such as intelligent chatbots, assistants, search, and summarisation. To be release in early […]
Viettel upgrades network with Juniper
Viettel Group has chosen Juniper’s MX960 universal routing platform to upgrade its network to better scale its consumer mobile and fixed broadband services. This is to meet greater network demand from its increasingly digitally-savvy population […]
ASUS wows with trendy BAPE Edition Vivobook
ASUS has collaborated with streetwear fashion brand A Bathing Ape (BAPE) on the trendy-looking Vivobook S 15 OLED BAPE Edition. This limited-edition laptop is the first laptop bundle to feature an exclusive BAPE camo pattern. […]
NUHS taps AI to improve treatment and resource allocation
Singapore’s first supercomputer for the healthcare sector is set to improve patient care and resource allocation. Fully operational since July 31, the Prescience supercomputer lets National University Health System (NUHS) staff use AI to estimate […]
NVIDIA boosts Omniverse with generative AI and OpenUSD
The NVIDIA Omniverse platform has been upgraded with new foundation applications and services that optimise and enhance 3D pipelines with the OpenUSD framework and generative AI. The OpenUSD-native software platform will let users connect, describe […]
India wearable market up 53% in H1
India’s wearable marke is sizzling, rising 53.3 percent year on year (YoY) in the first half of 2023, according to IDC. Brands shipped 57.8 million units during this period. Spurring the growth was new launches […]
NVIDIA intros GH200 Grace Hopper superchip platform
In a surprising development, NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang announced the next-generation NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper platform at his keynote address at SIGGRAPH. Based on a new Grace Hopper Superchip with the world’s first […]
Equinix to open 4th data centre in Mumbai
Equinix has added a fourth International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Mumbai to cater to growing needs of local and overseas businesses in their digital transformation efforts in India. The US$42 million MB4 will […]
AMD unwraps 2 new workstation GPUs
AMD has boosted the AMD Radeon PRO W7000 Series product line with the AMD Radeo PRO W7600 (above) and AMD Radeon PRO W7500 workstation graphics cards. The additions are designed to handle mainstream workloads across […]
Dataiku names SVP for APJ
Dataiku has appointed JY Pook as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). Pook joins Dataiku from Tableau at Salesforce after almost 12 years as Senior Vice President and General […]
HP outlines growth strategy for Asia
HP has unveiled its Future Ready strategy for driving sustainable long-term growth for partners and delivering lifetime customer value in Asia. Developed with customers at the centre, the strategy covers several initiatives revolving around portfolio, […]
Alliance to drive open standards for USD
Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA, together with the Joint Development Foundation (JDF), have formed the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) to promote the standardisation, development, evolution, and growth of Pixar’s Universal Scene Description (USD) technology. […]
NVIDIA, Accenture and ServiceNow combine to accelerate generative AI for enterprises
NVIDIA and Accenture have launched the AI Lighthouse programme designed to fast-track the development and adoption of enterprise generative AI capabilities. Expanding on existing strategic partnerships among ServiceNow, NVIDIA, and Accenture, AI Lighthouse will assist […]
Global telcos form AI alliance
SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, e&, and Singtel have the Global Telco AI Alliance to create a new customer experience and make a difference in the lives of global citizens using AI technology. The four members […]
WhatsApp intros video messages
WhatsApp has added a new feature — video messages that lets users record and share short videos instantly in the chat. With the ability to record up to 60-second clips, users can respond in real-time […]
IHIS rebrands as Synapxe
Singapore’s healthtech agency Integrated Health Information Systems (IHIS) is now called Synapxe. Revealed at the agency’s 15th anniversary, the name change reflects the growth of its work in shaping the future of healthtech in Singapore. […]
Singapore to cease 3G services in July 2024
Hello, 3G users! Come July 31, 2024, it’s the end of 3G services in Singapore. All three telcos — M1, Singtel and StarHub — will be retiring their 3G offerings from that date. 3G has […]
Singtel and SAP collaborate on IEA solution for enterprises
Singtel and SAP are collaborating on developing an end-to end Intelligent Edge Aggregator (IEA) solution to add greater cloud functionality and computing capabilities to its network architecture to help boost enterprise operations. Developed on Singtel’s […]
Samsung develops industry’s first GDDR7 DRAM
Samsung Electronics has completed development of the industry’s first Graphics Double Data Rate 7 (GDDR7) DRAM, which runs at 1.5-terabytes-per-second (TBps), that is 1.4 times that of previous generation GDDR6. It also features a boosted […]
Silicon Box opens US$2b plant in Singapore
Silicon Box has opened its US$2 billion advanced semiconductor manufacturing foundry to revolutionise the chip manufacturing sector, develop local capabilities and boost Singapore’s position as a global hub for semiconductor manufacturing. Located in Tampines, the […]
Saildrone revolutionises oceanic monitoring with AI and autonomous USVs
In the vast expanse of Earth’s oceans, startup Saildrone is making waves in autonomous oceanic monitoring. Its nautical data collection technology is setting new standards, from tracking hurricanes up close in the North Atlantic to […]
M1 launches MEC platform for enterprises
Singapore-based telco M1 has launched the Pinnacle multi-access edge computing (MEC) platform to help businesses embrace digital capabilities such as augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR), live video analytics, and industrial IoT (Internet of Things). […]
Pentera appoints Netpoleon as distributor in Asean/ANZ
Pentera has appointed Netpoleon as distributor for its automated security validated solutions in Asean and Australia and New Zealand. Pentera emulates real-world adversary techniques that allows organisations to test with ease the integrity of all […]
NetApp and DreamWorks Animation extend strategic alliance
NetApp and DreamWorks Animation have renewed their strategic alliance and co-engineering partnership. NetApp will remain DreamWorks’ preferred cloud data services provider, and with the support of NetApp solutions, the studio will continue to evolve its […]
Databricks appoints Asean GM
Databricks has appointed Cecily Ng as Vice President and General Manager for Asean as part of its regional expansion strategy. With 20 years of experience in the technology industry, Ng is responsible for leading and […]
PC shipments dip for 6th consecutive quarter in Q2
Global PC shipments continued to shrink by 13.4 percent year on year, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of decline, according to IDC. The contraction is attributed to macroeconomic headwinds, weak demand from both the consumer […]
FS-ISAC and CSA renew cybersecurity collaboration
FS-ISAC and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to renew their collaboration on information sharing and participating in cyber exercises in the financial services sector. Cyber criminals […]
Unravel Carbon picks Snowflake for actionable decarbonisation insights
Unravel Carbon has selected the Snowflake Data Cloud to integrate their emissions inventory databases and decarbonisation solutions, and help organisations become more climate conscious. The Singapore-based startup aims to help large and medium-sized companies track […]
IHiS and Microsoft ink MoU on generative AI and cloud collaboration
Integrated Health Information Systems (IHiS) and Microsoft have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen collaboration in generative AI and cloud innovation. They are developing Secure GPT for Healthcare Professionals powered by Azure OpenAI […]
Threads guns for Twitter
The battle between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musl has intensified following Meta’s launch of Threads, which is a direct competition to Twitter. Built by the Instagram team, Threads is eaily accessible using Instagram credentials. Users […]
Tencent Cloud collaborates with Allo Bank on digital banking in Indonesia
Tencent Cloud is collaborating with Indonesia’s Allo Bank to enhance digital banking in the country. With two Internet Data Centres (IDC) in Indonesia since 2021, Tencent Cloud aims to meet the ever-growing business needs in […]
Huawei forges ahead with 5.5G
Huawei will herald a new era in telecommunication with the launch of a complete set of commercial 5.5G network equipment in 2024. The China ICT giant’s concept of a 5.5G Era is based on an […]
Rubrik and Microsoft collaborate on generative AI-powered cyber recovery and remediation
Rubrik is collaborating with Microsoft to integrate Rubrik Security Cloud with Microsoft Sentinel and Azure OpenAI Service to accelerate cyber recovery through the use of generative AI and natural language processing (NLP). This integration will […]
APAC IT spending to grow 4.4% in 2023
IT spending for Asia-Pacific (APAC) is expected to grow by 4.4 percent in 2023, up from 3.8 percent in 2022, according to IDC. Sparking this growth despite the global uncertainties are the reopening of China […]
Hugosave onboards COO
Hugosave has appointed Karl Franks as its Chief Operating Officer responsible for driving Hugosave’s strategic growth initiatives in Singapore and Asia-Pacific. Franks will also oversee the Singapore-based fintech firm’s day-to-day operations and enhance operational effectiveness […]
IBM to buy Apptio
IBM has agreed to acquire financial and operational IT management and optimisation (FinOps) software developer Apptio for US$4.6 billion. The acquisition will advance IBM’s IT automation capabilities and enable enterprise leaders to deliver enhanced business […]
Snowflake and NVIDIA collaborate on generative AI in data cloud
Snowflake and NVIDIA have teamed up to help enterprises create customised generative AI applications using their own proprietary data. Leveraging the NVIDIA NeMo platform for developing large language models (LLMs) and NVIDIA GPU-accelerated computing, Snowflake […]
Xiaomi Ultra 13 offers pro photography with Leica optics
Xiaomi has upped its smartphone offerings once again with the Xiaomi 13 Ultra. Designed in collaboration with Leica, the flagship smartphone comes packed with Leica optics and a quad camera system. The main camera sports […]
Zendesk acquires Tymeshift
Zendesk has completed its acquisition of Tymeshift, an AI-powered modern workforce management (WFM) solution. Built for Zendesk customers, Tymeshift simplifies the management of complex customer experience (CX) workloads. The AI-powered solution helps organisations track agent […]
Generative AI-powered AI@Work improves business efficiency
Workato has announced AI@Work which comes with significant product updates that enable enterprises to adopt AI for automations to drive business efficiency. The new capabilities are seamlessly integrated into the Workato platform and leverage OpenAI […]
Databricks intros Lakehouse Apps
Databricks has introduced Lakehouse Apps for developers to build native, secure applications for Databricks. More than 10,000 Databricks customers can now access a wide range of applications that run entirely inside their Lakehouse instance, using […]
Google Cloud appoints SEA MD
Google Cloud has appointed Mark Micallef as Managing Director of Southeast Asia. Micallef will be responsible for driving regional strategy, direction, team development, and overall revenue performance for Google Cloud and Google Workspace, and working […]
ChatGPT prompts 45% of executives to increase AI investment
ChatGPT has gripped the attention of the world and according to Gartner, has prompted 45 percent of executives in a poll to up their artificial intelligence (AI) investments. In that poll of 2,500 business leaders, […]
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