Meta has introduced its Grand Teton next-generation AI platform that packs in more memory, network bandwidth and compute capacity than the previous generation Zion platform. Grand Teton sports twice the network bandwidth and four times […]
NVIDIA and Oracle deepen partnership to accelerate AI adoption
NVIDIA and Oracle are partnering to speed up AI adoption by enterprises across industires. The collaboration will bring together the full NVIDIA accelerated computing stack and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). OCI is expanding its capacity […]
Sedin sets up ANZ HQ in Melbourne
India IT solutions provider Sedin Technologies has established its Australia and New Zealand headquarters in Melbourne and appointed Steve de Mamiel (above) as Managing Director for the region. The move is part of Sedin’s expansion […]
LG Libero monitor saves desktop real estate
Place it on the desk or hang it on the partition, the LG Libero gives users the liberty to decide how best to optimise their workspace. Honoured by the prestigious Red Dot Design Awards, the […]
Indosat and Edgio forge CDN partnership
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) has formed a strategic Content Delivery Network (CDN) partnership with Edgio to provide users in Indonesia with enhanced connectivity and streaming performance. Indonesians consume more than 3.5 billion hours of over-the-top […]
Baozun makes Singapore SEA HQ
China e-commerce service provider Baozun has established its new regional headquarters in Singapore to drive e-commerce innovation and give the competitive edge to brands in Southeast Asia (SEA). With e-commerce fast growing in the region, […]
Infineon partners with VinFast and LG Sciencepark on driving innovations
Infineon Technologies is teaming up with Vietnam smart electric car maker VinFast and LG Group’s research and development hub LG Sciencepark to drive Asia’s innovation ecosystem. Announced at OktoberTech Asia Pacific today, these collaborations build […]
Ensign establishes Indonesia office
Ensign InfoSecurity has set up an office in Indonesia as part of its expansion plan. Located in Jakarta, PT Ensign InfoSecurity Indonesia will provide a full suite of solutions for clients in Indonesia. These include […]
APAC (ex Japan) PC market dips 16.6% in Q3
The Asia Pacific PC market dropped by 16.6 percent in Q3, compared to the same period last year, according to Gartner. Leading the dip is China experiencing slow shipments due to lockdowns which disrupted business […]
AUCloud introduces APAC’s first quantum safe symmetric key agreement software
Sovereign Cloud Australia (AUCloud) and Arqit Quantum have announced general availability of the Asia Pacific region’s first Quantum Safe Symmetric Key Agreement Software (SKAS). Powered by Arqit’s QuantumCloud, the service is available now from AUCloud as […]
Equinix to add US$74m Jakarta data centre
Equinix plans to add a US$74 million data centre in Indonesia to meet rising demand for digital services. The eight-storey facility in Jakarta, scheduled to open in the second half of 2024, is expected to […]
Aetos teams up with Vizzio on operations visualisation solutions
Aetos Holdings is teaming up with Vizzio Technologies to design advanced 3D ops-tech visualisation solutions that will help businesses improve security, safety, facilities management and sustainability tracking. The collaboration builds on an earlier project where […]
NCS pilots Breeze transport app in Tiong Bahru
NCS has pilot launched the Breeze@Tiong Bahru transport app that aims to bring drivers greater convenience and better driving experiences. With help from multiple sets of data, artifical intelligence (AI) and video analytics, the app […]
Hyundai to use TeamViewer’s AR platform for Singapore smart factory
Hyundai Motor Company will be digitalising the smart factory at Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre in Singapore (HMGICS) with TeamViewer’s augmented reality (AR) platform. The platform will support assembly, maintenance, quality management, logistics, client experience […]
Equinix sets aside US$50m to advance digital inclusion
Equinix has launched a global foundation to advance digital inclusion — from access to technology and connectivity to the skills needed to thrive in today’s digitally driven world. The Equinix Foundation is armed with US$50 […]
Gardens by the Bay to deliver metaverse experiences with M1’s 5G
Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay is building a digital twin on the metaverse to provide immersive experiences at its indoor venues. It has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with M1 to provide 5G connectivity and […]
FPT Software enters chip business
Vietnam’s FPT Software has taken the plunge into chipmaking with the launch of FPT Semiconductor. The new subsidiary’s first integrated circuits (ICs), to be used in Internet of Things (IoT) medical devices, were designed in […]
OPPO joins FIDO Alliance to drive password-less sign-ins
Passwords are a pain. They are much needed yet such frustration for users. Different sites have different password configuration requirements, making password creation an art and a memory challenge. How wonderful it would be if […]
NVIDIA AI model CREATES 3D objects for the metaverse
Just like the physical world, the metaverse needs to be populated with similar items — albeit in a digital form. NVIDIA researchers have developed a tool that helps create items such as animals, avatars, buildings, […]
HyperScout 2 hyperspectral imaging camera ready for spacecraft
South Australia-developed HyperScout 2 Flight Model hyperspectral imaging camera is ready to be integrated into the state’s space-bound Kanyini satellite. Its presence in space will provide to government and non-government agencies critical data for more […]
NVIDIA unleashes US$199 Jetson Orin Nano
NVIDIA has introduced the Jetson Orin Nano system-on-module that deliver up to 80x the performance over its predecessor. Available in January from US$199, the module processes up to 40 trillion operations per second (TOPS) of […]
NVIDIA and Booz Allen Hamilton collaborate on AI-enabled cybersecurity
NVIDIA and Booz Allen Hamilton are collaborating to bring an AI-enabled, GPU-accelerated cybersecurity platform to the public and private sectors. Powered by NVIDIA GPUs and NVIDIA Morpheus, the platform enables next-generation incident response systems that […]
NVIDIA rolls out IGX platform for safe, secure autonomous systems
NVIDIA is introduced the easily programmable and configurable NVIDIA IGX platform to help advance security and safety for sensitive industries such as manufacturing, logistics and healthcare. The platform for safe, secure autonomous systems improves human-machine […]
MetricStream enhances AWS cloud security with CyberGRC
MetricStream has announced the MetricStream CyberGRC that works with AWS Security Hub to provide continuous control monitoring (CCM) for enhanced cloud protection. With this integration, organisations can access near real-time cloud security control tests that […]
Behold, the GeForce RTX 40 series
After months of rumours, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series of GPUs is now a reality. NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang made the reveal his first announcement at his GTC keynote tonight. Based on […]
Juniper Networks announces Apstra Freeform
Juniper Networks has announced Apstra Freeform which lets enterprises manage and automate their data centre operations regardless of topology and protocols used. Built from the ground up to address this new era of network operations, […]
Shopback brings on new Commercial MD
Singapore-headquartered ShopBack has named Alessio Romeni as Managing Director of Commercial, who will be in charge of spearheading merchant-solutions, revenue-generation, and pricing initiatives in the Group’s Online Affiliates space regionally. Romeni was previously Chief Revenue […]
Tencent, Strange Universe Technology to collaborate on creating virtual world experiences
Tencent Cloud and Singapore-based Web3 company Strange Universe Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on creating experiences in the virtual world. Under the agreement, the partners aim to create an immersive […]
Global AI spending to touch US$450b in 2022
Global artificial intelligence (AI) spending rose 20.7 percent year on year to reach US$383.3 billion in 2021, according to IDC. And that growth is expected to continue with projected revenue of US$450 billion this year. […]
MyRepublic targets SMEs with Ignite suite
MyRepublic is zooming in on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with its newly-launched Ignite suite of enterprise information and communications technology solutions. The announcement marks the telco’s expansion into the Singapore enterprise software market, joining […]
Schneider appoints new Pacific Zone VP
Schneider Electric has named Tina Hu as the new VP, Global Supply Chain and Customer Experience for Pacific Zone. As a key member of the executive team, Tina will be responsible for leading the Global […]
Singtel and Intel join hands to nurture 5G innovations
By Edward Lim Singtel is collaborating with Intel to establish a 5G Multi-access Edge Compute (MEC) incubator to help enterprises on their 5G journey. The incubator will provide the resources for enterprises to test and deploy […]
NVIDIA Hopper-based GPU tops inference benchmarks
The NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs has topped the MLPerf industry-standard AI benchmarks, scoring up to 4.5x better performance than previous-generation GPUs. Also known as Hopper, the H100 raised the bar in per-accelerator performance across […]
MyRepublic spins off digital transformation business
MyRepublic has spun off MyRepublic Digital to simplify and productise digital transformation for telcos and aspiring digital brands around the world. The spin-off has launched with its Encore cloud-native, all-digital platform. MyRepublic Digital’s product-centric approach […]
Conversational AI will cut contact centre labour cost by US$80b in 2026
More companies turn to conversational AI for their customer support with spending expected by Gartner to hit about US$2 billion in 2022. The growth of the technology is predicted to reduce contact centre agent labor […]
Rakuten Kobo rolls out eco-friendly eReader
Rakuten Kobo has introduced the new Kobo Clara 2E eReader whose exterior is made primarily from recycled plastic. The waterproof device is Kobo’s first eReader made with ocean-bound and recycled plastic, following the company’s commitment […]
NVIDIA and Dell partner on data centre solution for zero-trust security
NVIDIA and Dell have unveiled a data centre solution packed with AI training, AI inference, data processing, data science, and zero-trust security capabilities. Optimised for the newly announced VMware vSphere 8 enterprise workload platform, the […]
Continental inks 3 agreements to drive mobility innovations
Continental has signed three memoranda of understanding to develop solutions that improves safety, connectivity and convenience for Singapore’s mobility ecosystem. Inked at its inaugural TechFest held at its Boon Keng Road premises in Singapore, the […]
M1 to trial 5G offshore coverage
M1 is taking 5G to the waters off the southern coast of Singapore. The multi-year project is said to be the world’s first public and largest maritime testbed at sea. Extending 5G offshore coverage enhances […]
NEXT grows exponentially in regional expansion
NCS’s NEXT digital services arm has grown fivefold since 2019 to become a 2,000-strong team of digital specialists across 18 specialisations in the Asia-Pacific region. Well-endowed with deep-tech capabilities and end-to-end digital services, NEXT helps […]
Helios and Tencent partner on cloud offerings in Indonesia
PT Helios Informatika Nusantara (Helios) is collaborating with Tencent Cloud to provide stable and secure cloud offerings in Indonesia. This collaboration is in response to a significant increase in cloud adoption by enterprise-scale businesses and […]
Hands-on experience of the ASUS ROG Phone 6
By Inez Lim ASUS Republic of Gamers has announced the availability of the ROG Phone 6 in Singapore. The media had the privilege of checking out the phones at the ROG Experience Store at Bugis […]
LG to unveil 45-inch curved OLED gaming monitor at IFA
LG Electronics will be unveiling its new UltraGear OLED gaming monitor at IFA 2022 in Berlin, Germany. As the company’s first curved OLED display with a 240Hz refresh rate, the 45-inch monitor is designed to […]
Baidu launches first superconducting quantum computer
Baidu has introduced Qian Shi (乾始), its first superconducting quantum computer that fully integrates hardware, software and applications. Located at Baidu’s Quantum Computing Hardware Lab in Beijing, Qian Shi incorporates its hardware platform with Baidu’s […]
APAC (ex Japan) 5G enterprise services market to grow to US$18b in 2026
5G adoption is gaining momentum in the consumer market as countries open up to a post-pandemic world. In the enterprise space, IDC is predicting strong growth from US$106 million in 2021 to US$8 billion in […]
Review: OPPO Reno8 Pro 5G
By Inez Lim New to the market, the OPPO Reno8 Pro 5G was introduced on August 19. We’re excited and thankful to have gotten a hold of the latest OPPO Reno8 Pro 5G before its […]
Kofax completes Ephesoft acquisition
Kofax has completed the acquisition of Ephesoft for an undisclosed fee. With global coverage and cloud solutions, the combined company will provide organisations with value-add solutions to accelerate deployments. “This acquisition extends our intelligent document […]
AI and metaverse to take centre stage in GTC Fall keynote
By Edward Lim At the next virtual GPU Technology Conference (GTC) from September 19 to 22, NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang will announce AI and metaverse technologies in a news-packed keynote. His keynote will […]
HP and SIM team up on sustainable manufacturing SkillsFuture courses
Help is on its way for manufacturers in Singapore in their efforts to be go green. Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) and HP Singapore (HP) are collaboarating on developing sustainable manufacturing SkillsFuture courses. Each of […]
Crypto.com appoints Singapore GM
Crypto.com has named Chin Tah Ang as General Manager of Singapore. Ang has a wealth of strategic business development experience in the technology sector and a deep understanding of the Singapore market. He was most […]
FamilyMart restocks shelves with help from NVIDIA AI-powered robots
Restocking products on the shelves is one of the most time-consuming tasks for convenience stores. Japan’s FamilyMart is getting help from NVIDIA AI-powered robots. The convenience chain will deploy these TX SCARA robots to restock […]
Tablet and Chromebook shipment continue to slide in Q2
Not all markets are benefitting from the reopening of businesses and schools post-pandemic. Tablet and Chromebook shipment declined for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q2, according to Canalys. The tablet market was down 11 percent […]
Proofpoint gets new VP for SEA and Korea
Proofpoint has appointed Evan Dumas (above) as Vice President for Southeast Asia and Korea (SAK). He is responsible for establishing and growing business within SAK. Dumas brings with him more than 20 years of experience […]
Scard DIGITAL CARD redefines business networking
Exchanging a paper business or name card is common practice when introduced to new business contacts. That is until the pandemic struck and people became more conscious of hygiene. The Scard digital business card aims […]
Singtel pumps US$100m more into venture arm
Singtel is investing another US$100 million into its Singtel Innov8 corporate venture arm, bringing total capital commitment to US$350 million. Innov8 invests in startups that align with Singtel Group businesses in the areas of 5G, […]
Frasers Property Australia simplifies connectivity with Juniper Networks solution
Frasers Property Australia and Frasers Property Industrial in Australia have picked Juniper Networks to upgrade its network infrastructure, enhancing business agility and IT efficiency across Australia. With a modern, AI-driven network, the property firm has […]
TVConal boosts sports analytics with AI
Sports analytics is becoming an integral part of sports — from athletics to football. The army of video cameras deployed to cover events produce a slew of data. Singapore startup TVConal is leveraging AI to […]
SIT and Applied Materials team up to ready future semicon workforce
Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and Applied Materials South East Asia are teaming up to develop and implement continuing education and training (CET) programmes for Applied Materials employees. Under a memorandum of understanding, they will […]
NYP and DataStax partner to develop big data talents
Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) is partnering with real-time data company DataStax to help develop the next generation of big data talent in Singapore. The collaboration involves the use of DataStax Astra DB, built on Apache Cassandra […]
Baidu rolls out next-gen robotaxi
Baidu has unveiled the Apollo RT6 next-generation fully autonomous vehicle (AV), which comes with a detachable steering wheel. Designed for complex urban environments, the fully electric vehicle will be put into operation on Apollo Go, […]
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