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 […]
Gartner: Half of cybersecurity leaders will switch jobs by 2025
Cybersecurity is a top concern for organisations in the digital age. Any lapse or breach of the enterprise network may result in loss of business, on top of reputation and customer confidence. It is not […]
Microsoft brings Xbox games to NVIDIA GeForce NOW
More than 25 million gamers in over 100 countries are in for a treat. They can now play Xbox PC games via the NVIDIA® GeForce NOW cloud gaming service. This follows a 10-year agreement between […]
GTC to cover ‘most extraordinary moment’ in AI
ChatGPT has taken the world by storm, creating a buzz unseen for a long time. Powered by AI, the tool has gotten many excited at its ability to generate contents and answer questions on the […]
Geotab and Logmaster team up on telematics solution for Australian fleet
Geotab and Logmaster have partnered to create a complete telematics and Electronic Work Diary solution for Australian fleet and transportation companies. The unified transport management platform will bring the entire Geotab ecosystem to the market, […]
Oppo to launch Find N2 Flip on March 2
Oppo will be launching the Find N2 Flip in Singapore on March 2. Find N2 Flip will sport a flagship camera system with Hasselblad highlights, optimised MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ chipset, and TÜV Rhineland-certified durability. Designed […]
Alteryx boosts decision-making with self-service capabilities for all
Alteryx has added self-service and enterprise-grade capabilities to its Alteryx Analytics Cloud Platform to enable everyone to make faster and more intelligent decisions. The enhanced platform now comes with all access for Designer Cloud to […]
Epson unveils new business inkjet printers
Epson has introduced the Workforce Enterprise AM Series of business inkjet printers as an affordable alternative to colour laser printers. Comprising the AM-C4000, C5000, and C6000 A3, the colour multi-function printers print up to 60 […]
Mangata makes Singapore maritime global HQ
Mangata Networks has established its Maritime Global Headquarters (MGHQ) in Singapore. With support from the Office for Space Technology and Industry, Singapore (OSTIn,) MGHQ will enable the development of vital technology, enhance Singapore’s position as […]
Optimizely and Google collaborate on Google Analytics 4
Optimizely is collaborating with Google on intergrating Optimizely Web Experimentation and Google Analytics. Its experimentation tool lets digital marketers access real-time statistics, generate personalised customer experiences, and integrate seamlessly with other tools in their tech […]
Over 100 hospital use Healthcare AI models to accelerate diagnosis
Time is of the essence when it comes to diagnosing symptoms and delivering treatment. More than 100 hospitals have turned to AI to detect abnormalities and accelerate time to diagnosis with AI. These hospitals in […]
Check Point Quantum SD-WAN protects branch offices from cyberattacks
Check Point Software Technologies has introduced Check Point Quantum SD-WAN which combines the highest level of security with optimised network and internet connectivity to protect branch offices from fifth generation of cyberattacks. In a traditional […]
Adobe Acrobat PDF gets on Microsoft Edge
Adobe Acrobat PDF is coming to Microsoft Edge, making it easier for the browser’s users to leverage the benefits of the PDF reader. Users will enjoy at not cost a PDF experience that includes higher […]
Wearable demand up 47% in India in 2022
India shipped 100 million wearable devices in 2022, an increase of 46.9 percent from the previous year, according to IDC. The second half of the year accounted for more than 60 percent of the total. […]
harrison.ai deploys NVIDIA DGX A100 systems in Equinix data centre
harrison.ai, has deployed eight NVIDIA DGX A100 systems in an Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Sydney to accelerate AI healthtech development. Through this deployment, the NVIDIA Inception member has launched annalise.ai, a […]
HP Dragonfly Folio G3: Ideal for business users and content creators
By Inez Lim Introduced in end 2022, the HP Dragonfly Folio G3 is a 2-in-1 laptop encased in vegan leather, with a sleek premium matte finish. Targeted at premium business users, it is also ideal […]
Behold, the epic Samsung Galaxy S23 series
By Edward Lim Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Galaxy S23 family of flagship smartphones. In a nutshell, the new devices — Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23, — is packed with the Snapdragon […]
Microsoft onboards Japan President
Miki Tsusaka has been named as the new President of Microsoft Japan where she will lead customer and business partner engagement and be responsible for all its product, solution, service and support offerings in Japan. […]
Vivo leads as China’s smartphone market slumps 13.2% in 2022
Strict COVID-19 restrictions and economic demand proved to be a double barrel of bad news for China’s smartphone market in 2022. The market took a hit of 13.2 percent in 2022, with both 2022 and […]
Baidu to debut its own ChatGPT in March
Students love it. Teachers, maybe, depending on whether they are a user or a marker. ChatGPT has been the talk of the town since its introduction in November. The AI chatbot has transformed the way […]
Wise adds 15 partners, 4 markets
Global payment platform Wise added 15 new partners and entered four new markets — Hong Kong, Israel, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates — in 2022. These partnerships — totalling 60 worldwide — are made […]
Zoom intros intelligent virtual agent for better customer support
Zoom has introduced Zoom Virtual Agent, an intelligent conversational AI and chatbot solution that aims to transform the way businesses assist their customers and employees. With the new solution, organisations can deliver better, faster web […]
Big data and analytics software poised for strong growth
Big data and analytics (BDA) is helping enterprises in shaping their businesses and decision making. IDC expects the trend of companies relying on data manipulation to analyse, predict, and swiftly adapt to changing market conditions […]
Paessler makes key APAC apppointments
Paessler has strengthened its Asia Pacific presence with the appointment of Jim Lee (left) as Business Development Manager and Tommy Lok (right) as Director of Technical Services. Lee will help in driving investment and working […]
Circles.Life and MyRepublic join 5G revolution
It has been an eventful week for Singapore’s Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO). Two of them — Circle.Life and MyRepublic — made 5G announcements while Gorilla Mobile is making a temporary exit. Circles.Life has launched […]
Dell drives AI with 13 PowerEdge systems accelerated by NVIDIA
Dell Technologies has launched 13 next-generation PowerEdge systems that can leverate NVIDIA’s full AI stack — including GPUs, DPUs and the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software suite — to enable enterprises to transform their businesses with […]
Global semiconductor revenue inches up 1.1% in 2022
From shortage to sluggishness, the semiconductor market experienced a roller coaster ride in 2022. According to Gartner, global semiconductor revenue inched up 1.1 percent in 2022 to reach US$601.7 billion. The combined revenue of the […]
StarHub embarks on Cloud Infinity transformation
StarHub is tranforming to boost the delivery, scalability and performance of its services, while reducing costs of operating the network business. Conceptualised by StarHub, the low-latency Cloud Infinity multi-cloud architecture is said to be the […]
LG rolls out 42-inch bendable OLED TV in Singapore
LG Electronics has launched its first bendable 42-inch OLED TV in Singapore. First introduced at IFA 2022, the LG OLED Flex is a lifestyle screen that enhances viewing experiences for users who enjoy live TV […]
Tackling US$100b retail problem with AI
The retail industry has a massive problem. Globally, it faces a US$100 billion shrinkage due to loss of goods from theft, damage and misplacement. According to the National Retail Federation’s 2022 Retail Security Survey, a […]
Hitachi Vantara appoints CMO
Hitachi Vantara has named Monica Kumar as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), who reports directly to Chief Executive Officer Gajen Kandiah. She was most recently Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Cloud GTM at Nutanix. […]
MyRepublic Digital expedites order processing with Boomi platform
MyRepublic Digital has implemented the Boomi AtomSphere platform to improve real-time decision-making capabilities, efficiency and performance of its Encore cloud-native multi-tenant software as a service (SaaS) platform, resulting in better experience for customers. With Boomi’s […]
BytePlus and EduSpaze team up to bring ML to EdTech sector
BytePlus and EduSpaze have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help education technology (EdTech) startups in EduSpaze’s ecosystem leverage BytePlus’ machine learning (ML) technology to foster and drive innovation in the education sector in […]
Trend Micro establishes 5G cybersecurity subsidiary
The increasing popularity of private 5G network adoption globally has prompted Trend Micro to form CTOne, a new subsidiary focused on advancing 5G network security and beyond. Organisations need to integrate resources to combat emerging […]
Equinix expands internet exchange ecosystem in South Korea
Equinix has linked its International Business Exchange (IBX) SL1 with the Internet Exchange (IX) and network services of Korea Internet Neutral Exchange (KINX) and Sejong Telecom’s Korea Internet Exchange (KRIX). The expanded IX ecosystem will […]
GeForce NOW coming to cars
Waiting in a parked car will be a lot more fun with GeForce NOW cloud gaming service to be available in cars from Hyundai Motor Group, BYD and Polestar. The new GeForce NOW offering will […]
NVIDIA and Foxconn partner on autonomous vehicle platforms
NVIDIA has joined hands with Hon Hai Technology Group (also known as Foxconn) to develop automated and autonomous vehicle platforms. Under the partnership, Foxconn will produce electronic control units (ECUs) based on NVIDIA Drive Orin […]
LG launches ThinQ UP upgradeable home appliances globally
Ahead of CES, LG Electronics has launched its LG ThinQ UP upgradeable home appliances including refrigerators, washers, dryers, oven ranges, and dishwashers. Able to adapt to the unique needs and changing lifestyles of each customer, […]
Global smart home device market to drop 2.6% in 2022
Worldwide shipment of smart home devices are expected to decrease by 2.6 percent in 2022 to 874 million units, according to IDC. Facing the brunt due to worsening worldwide macroeconomic situation are smart speakers and […]
MyRepublic exits Australia
MyRepublic has left the Australian market and transferred its subscribers to Superloop. The agreement with Superloop relates to the acquisition of MyRepublic’s Australian National Broadband Network (NBN) subscribers only and does not include any assets […]
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