SAP and Google Cloud have expanded their partnership by introducing a comprehensive open data offering designed to simplify data landscapes and unleash the power of business data. This offering enables customers to build an end-to-end […]
Singtel rolls out public MEC for enterprises
Singtel is bringing computing to the edge for enterprises. It is rolling out the Azure public multi-access edge compute (MEC) available for all enterprises. This unlocks opportunities to experience the advantages of edge computing and […]
Nutanix reveals cloud to edge management solution
Nutanix has announced the Nutanix Central cloud-delivered solution that provides a single console for visibility, monitoring and management across public cloud, on-premises, hosted or edge infrastructure. The solution will greatly simplify management at a large, […]
Leadtek offers AI test drive to short film contest participants
Participants of Short Film Festival & Asia 2023 are in for a treat. Leadtek is offering test drives for them to to remotely access NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise and an NVIDIA-Certified system from their own computer […]
BT and Five9 to accelerate cloud adoption for contact centres
BT and Five9 are expanding their partnership to enhance the choice of contact centre services and solutions offered to organisations globally. BT will now offer the Five9 Intelligent CX Platform as a managed service to […]
Databricks acquires Okera
Databricks has agreed to acquire Okera, an AI-centric data governance platform that solves data privacy and governance challenges across the spectrum of data and AI. The platform simplifies data visibility and transparency, helping organisations understand […]
Telstra appoints international head
Telstra has appointed Roary Stasko as the new CEO of its international business. Based in San Francisco, Stasko will assume his new role on July 1, taking over from Oliver Camplin-Warner, who will be moving […]
Zowie debuts wireless gaming mouse
Zowie has launched its EC-CW series of wireless mouse that is designed to meet the needs of casual and competitive gamers. Created based on science-based research, the series sports designs that can drastically enhance the […]
SAP to embed IBM Watson AI into solutions
SAP will be embedded IBM Watson technology into SAP solutions to provide new AI-driven insights and automation to help accelerate innovation and create more efficient and effective user experiences. IBM Watson capabilities will power the […]
HPE beefs up cloud-native network management solution
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has released the next generation the HPE Aruba Networking Central cloud-native network management solution to help enterprise IT teams simplify network management processes. The solution will help enterprises tackle the lack […]
NVIDIA open-source software provides guardrails for AI chatbots
Amid the growing interest in generative AI comes the concern for how it can be used to generate responses for nefarious purposes. To mitigate this, NVIDIA has developed NeMo Guardrails, an open-source software that can […]
Palo Alto expands digital forensics and incident response service globally
Palo Alto Networks has expanded its Unit 42 digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) service. The global DFIR service combines the depth of incident response experience with the breadth of AI-powered solutions to equip enterprises […]
Barracuda intros plans to help enterprises secure applications
Barracuda has introduced new Application Protection plans to make it easy for enterprises to protect websites, applications and APIs with comprehensive enterprise-grade protection. The new plans combine Machine Learning (ML)-powered web application, API, DDoS, and […]
Global smartphone market dips 12% in Q1
The global smartphone market continud its downward trend for fifth consecutive quarter, dropping 12 percent year-on-year in Q1, according to Canalys. Samsung snagged the pole position with 22 percent market share, just one percent ahead […]
Asus unwraps 1cm, 1kg ultraportable notebook
At just 1cm thin and weighing 1kg, the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304) is certainly worth considering for the mobile workforce. It sports the Intel Core i7 processor and 16BG of RAM, and has […]
NVIDIA-powered vehicles on show at Auto Shanghai
A number of NVIDIA Drive Hyperion-powered vehicles will make their debut at the International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai) this week. NVIDIA Drive Hyperion is an end-to-end, modular reference architecture for designing autonomous vehicles (AVs). […]
Google Cloud names Malaysia Country Manager
Google Cloud has appointed Patrick Wee as Country Manager in Malaysia where he will lead local go-to-market operations for Google Cloud and Google Workspace, and collaborate with teams across Google to help companies digitally transform […]
Siemens turns to Verizon for zero trust access
Siemens is deploying a range of Verizon Business’ network connectivity solutions to provide its employees at smaller office sites with a seamless ‘plug and play’ user experience while ensuring zero trust security. Unders its Zero […]
Baidu upgrades intelligent automobile offerings
Baidu has released a series of new products covering intelligent driving, intelligent cabin and intelligent maps. It has also introduced four new key capabilities for car manufacturers. The China AI giant predicts that by 2026, […]
H2O.ai adds AI cloud to Snowflake’s Manufacturing Data Cloud
H2O.ai has launched H2O AI Cloud as a pre-built solution for Snowflake’s Manufacturing Data Cloud,. The Manufacturing Data Cloud enables industries such as automotive, technology, energy, and industrial to unlock the value of their critical […]
Databricks rolls out Dolly 2.0 LLM
Databricks has released the Dolly 2.0 instruction-following large language model (LLM) that is fine-tuned on a human-generated instruction dataset licensed for commercial use. As the second iteration of Dolly introduced in March, Dolly 2.0 is […]
DCH cuts integration cycle time by 70% with Boomi
Hong Kong-based distributor Dah Chong Hong Group (DCH) has adopted the Boomi platform to modernise legacy integrations and accelerate its digital transformation journey. With more than 16,000 employees and operations across 13 Asian economies, it […]
Equinix and Astra to develop digital transformation infrastructure in Indonesia
Equinix and PT Astra International (Astra) have started a joint venture to develop the digital infrastructure in Indonesia that multinationals and local businesses need to accelerate their digital transformation. The joint venture company will help […]
NVIDIA DGX H100 aces MLPerf benchmarks
NVIDIA has topped MLPerf benchmark again — H100 Tensor Core GPUs running DGX H100 systems have aced every per test of AI inferencing in the latest round. NVIDIA’s AI platform has consistently shown leadership across […]
NTT and SES team up on satellite-based edge solutions
NTT and SES are partnering on using SES satellites to deliver NTT’s Edge-as-a-Service to enterprise customers. The collaboration combines NTT’s expertise in networking and enterprise managed services with SES’s satellite capabilities to deliver reliable connectivity […]
Tech Data and Cloudera to help enterprises address data in motion gaps
Tech Data is partnering with Cloudera in the Asia Pacific and Japan on enabling enterprises to address data in motion gaps and securely manage their entire data lifecycle with greater flexibility from the edge to […]
Huawei upgrades APAC R&D ops in Singapore
Huawei is investing US$20 million to upgrade its research and development (R&D) operations in Singapore. The Huawei OpenLab 3.0 Asia-Pacific aims to adapt solutions to meet the specific needs of the region. As a space […]
VicOne and DFT partner on automotive cybersecurity solutions
Automotive cybersecurity solutions provider VicOne is partnering with DFI to deliver enhanced automotive cybersecurity software solutions and services for the rapidly growing electric vehicles and connected transportation market. The partners provide advanced embedded cybersecurity solutions […]
Indonesia experiences 6-fold growth in fintech players over past decade
Indonesia’s fintech sector is booming with 600 percent growth in fintech players over the past decades, according to a report by AC Ventures (ACV) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The growth was primarily driven by […]
1 SIM card connects to 3 telcos
The newly-launched SPTel Multi-network SIM (subscriber identity module) can connect to three major Singapore-based telcommunication network providers. This enables organisations to enjoy telco diversity without swapping SIM cards, removing the hassle of managing multiple SIM […]
Edge server deployments to accelerate over next 5 years
Global edge server deployments are expected to accelerate significantly over the next five years, according to ABI Research. On-premises and carrier deployment will lead the 53.8 percent CAGR, creating an addressable market of US$18.99 billion […]
Japan gets first generative AI supercomputer for pharma industry
Mitsui is collaborating with NVIDIA on the Tokyo-1 generative AI supercomputer to supercharge Japan’s US$100 billion pharma industry. Tokyo-1 features an NVIDIA DGX AI supercomputer that will be accessible to Japan’s pharma companies and startups. […]
NVIDIA debuts world’s first GPU-accelerated quantum computing system
As GTC, NVIDIA announced the NVIDIA DGX Quantum, the world’s first GPU-accelerated quantum computing system. Built with Quantum Machines, the system combines two top platforms — the NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchip and CUDA Quantum open-source […]
Google Cloud integrates Vertex AI with NVIDIA’s L4 GPU
Google Cloud has become the first cloud service provider to integrate its Vertex AI with the newly announced L4 GPU to accelerate the building of generative AI applications. By tapping on the power of NVIDIA’s […]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure picks NVIDIA BlueField-3
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) has chosen NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU to offer its customers a new way to offload data centre tasks from CPUs. By utilising BlueField-3, OCI is extending its long-established approach of offloading data […]
NVIDIA builds generative AI Foundations
NVIDIA has launched the NVIDIA AI Foundations set of cloud services to accelerate the adoption of AI among businesses. Getty Images, Morningstar, Quantiphi, and Shutterstock are among the first to create and use AI models, […]
Adobe Firefly gives creators superpowers
Creating and manipulating photos and images is now much easier, thanks to the newly-announced Adobe Firefly.. Leveraging creative generative AI models, it empowers creators with the ability to generate images and text effects quickly, such […]
NVIDIA achieves breakthrough in computational lithography
A breakthrough in computational lithography will enable chipmakers to accelerate the design and manufacturing of next-generation chips. Lithography is the process of creating patterns on a silicon wafer. The new NVIDIA cuLitho software library for […]
ForgeRock reveals passwordless authentication solution
Passwords are a necessary evil. While it helps protect access to sensitive information, keeping tabs of passwords is a major hassle. ForgeRock’s announcement of the ForgeRock Enterprise Connect Passwordless authentication solution that eliminates the need […]
New Relic names SVP
New Relic has apppointed Kris Day as Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) to drive expansion in the region and lead the business into its next stage of growth. Day has more […]
Baidu unveils Ernie Bot
True to its promise, Baidu has released the Ernie Bot large language model (LLM) and generative AI product. Ernie Bot is claimed to excel in areas such as understanding Chinese language and culture, generating literary […]
APAC security spending to rise 16.7% in 2023
Security continues to be a top priority for governments and organisations in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. According to IDC, spending on security hardware, services and software in APAC is expected to increase by 16.7 percent […]
Zyxel releases business-class WiFi 6 Networking for SMBs
Zyxel Networks has unveiled the NWA50AX 802.11ax (WiFi 6) Dual-Radio PoE Access Point targeted at small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The new indoor access point will increase the speed and range of the network, while […]
Google Cloud and Workspace get generative AI boost
Google has added generative AI capabilities to Google Cloud and Google Workspace. New capabilities in Google Cloud AI include generative AI support in Vertex AI and a generative AI app builder, Google is further incorporating […]
OQC to avail quantum computing in Equinix for businesses globally
Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) will be installing a quantum computer in Equinix’s TY11 Tokyo International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre for use by businesses around the world. It will leverage the Equinix Fabric on-demand interconnection […]
SolarWinds opens ITSM data centre in Australia
SolarWinds has set up its first IT service management (ITSM) data centre in Australia for SolarWinds Service Desk customers. Located in Sydney, the data centre will help improve performance and speed while allowing SolarWinds customers […]
MongoDB names regional VP
MongoDB has appointed Stewart Garrett as Regional Vice President of Asean to focus on helping organisations transform and innovate with its developer data platform. Garrett is responsible for MongoDB’s go-to-market across the region. “We have […]
Software AG appoints Infomina as Premier Partner for Malaysia
Software AG has made Infomina its Premier Partner for Malaysia as part of its expansion plan in the country. The collaboration is aimed at providing advanced integration technologies that will help organisations solve complex integration […]
Oppo unveils Enco Air3 earbuds
Oppo has launched the Enco Air3 earbud that delivers an immersive, three-dimensional sound experience, and longer battery life and better sound quality than its predecessors. The new earbud is all about enhancing the listening experience […]
IOH and Nokia to launch private wireless networks across Indonesia
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) and Nokia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch advanced enterprise campus private wireless networks in East and Central Java, Sumatera, and Kalimantan The collaboration is designed to elevate […]
GitHub offers Octernships in Singapore and 9 other countries
GitHub has launched its Octernships programme to empower the next generation of developers through real-word experience with partner organisations. The programme connects students with industry partners from around the world in paid professional experiences and […]
Exabytes complete APC Hosting acquisition
Exabytes has completed its acquisition of APC Hosting, a Singapore-based web hosting, VPS and domain providers. The Exabytes Group of Companies provides business applications, cloud, digital marketing, and e-commerce services and solutions to more than […]
SGTech and Swiss partners to drive digital trust
SGTech has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with digitalswitzerland and the Swiss Digital Initiative (SDI) to strengthen the connection, promote dialogue, and accelerate impactful tech initiatives between the parties, particularly in digital trust. The […]
Talend updates data fabric platform
Talend has updated the Talend Data Fabric end-to-end platform for data discovery, transformation, governance, and sharing. It has added in the Winter 23 release advanced capabilities and enhancements to simplify and automate cloud migrations and […]
NVIDIA reveals GPU-accelerated AI-on-5G system
AI, metaverse and computer vision are technologies placing new demands on telcos. Telcos are seeking industry-standard solutions that can run such applications and immersive graphics workloads on the same server. NVIDIA is developing a new […]
Google Cloud to support StarHub’s cloud transformation
Google Cloud is collaborating with StarHub to support the telco in creating an open, secure, scalable, and energy-efficient cloud-native network for enterprises in Singapore. Cloud-native networks have become critical for communications service provider (CSPs) to […]
GSMA announces universal network API framework for developers
GSMA has unveiled the GSMA Open Gateway framework of universal network application programmable interfaces (APIs) designed to provide universal access to operator networks for developers. Launched with the support of 21 mobile network operators, the […]
Workato makes leadership appointments
Workato has appointed Allan Teng (above left) as Founder and Senior Advisor for Workato Asia Pacific and Japan, and Amlan Debnath (above right) as Managing Director for Workato Asia Pacific and Japan. Teng will move […]
Petronas FutureTech 3.0 startup accelerator programme expands to APAC
The Petronoas FutureTech 3.0 accelerator programme is expanding beyond Malaysia to the Asia-Pacific region, Co-organised by Petronas Ventures and Singapore-based StartupX, the platform aims to uncover innovations and game-changing technologies, and to accelerate these ideas […]
H2O.ai adds automated ML tool to Snowflake’s Telecom Data Cloud
H2O.ai has made its automated machine learning tool as a pre-built solution for Snowflake’s Telecom Data Cloud. The newly-announced Telecom Data Cloud unites Snowflake’s data platform, Snowflake- and partner-delivered solutions, and industry-specific datasets. It aims […]
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