Inspired by a couple of singers, NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang tasked his team to produce a video of his avatar Toy Jensen (TJ) singing Jingle Bells — using NVIDIA technology, of course. Huang […]
Applied Materials unveils Singapore 2030 expansion plan
Applied Materials has revealed its Singapore 2030 plan to expand its operations in Singapore over the next eight years. As part of Singapore 2030, it held a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion of its regional […]
Seagate picks Juniper to save cost, simplify operations
Seagate Technology has chosen Juniper to tackle its evolving business needs. It is leveraging Juniper’s full stack AI-driven enterprise portfolio, which includes wifi, wired access switching and SD-WAN. Driven by Mist AI and the cloud, […]
Governments to spend 6.8% more on IT in 2023
Governments around the world are expected to increase IT spending to hit US$588.9 billion in 2023, an increase of 6.8 percent from 2022, according to Gartner. The increase is forecast to cover all segments except […]
Singapore museums to deliver immersive experience with M1 5G connectivity
M1, its subsidiary AsiaPac Technology and Keppel Data Centres Holding (Keppel DC) are collaborating to provide 5G standalone connectivity and edge computing solutions to the National Museum of Singapore and Children’s Museum Singapore. This is […]
BT merges global and enterprise units
BT Group will combine its global and enterprise units to form BT Business from January 1, 2023. Led by current CEO of BT’s global unit Bas Burger (top), the combined unit will create a simpler […]
Tencent powers up Nexontown
Tencent Cloud is collaborating with video game publisher Nexon to power up the Nexontown mobile app in South Korea. Nexontown is a metaverse platform with camping sites, classrooms and conference halls where users can interact […]
Deutsche Bank partners with NVIDIA to accelerate AI
Deutsche Bank is partnering with NVIDIA to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the financial services sector. The partnership will support Deutsche Bank’s cloud transformation journey, including using AI […]
Rimini Connect helps organisations with intergration and interoperability needs
Rimini Street has launched the Rimini Connect suite of integration and interoperability solutions that enables easy resolution of continuously changing integration and interoperability requirements. Organisations face a growing landscape of complex, mission-critical applications that range […]
Palo Alto Networks launches zero trust solution for healthcare IoT devices
Palo Alto Networks has introduced its Medical IoT Security zero trust security solution for medical devices. The solution will enable healthcare organisations to deploy and manage new connected technologies quickly and securely. Zero trust is […]
Global semiconductor market to dip 3.6% in 2023
From shortage to oversupply — how the semiconductor market has turned. Gartner expects global semiconductor market to shed 3.6 percent in 2023. In 2022, the market is on pace to grow four percent to reach […]
Aussie firms to deliver drones with 500km range
Two Australia firms have teamed up to take done operations “beyond horizon”. Harvest Technology Group and Carbonix have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see Harvest bring network-optimised remote connectivity to Carbonix’s fixed-wing […]
Tencent intros Tencent Cloud Media Services
Tencent Cloud has launched the Tencent Cloud Media Services that provide enterprises with solutions to lower costs, increase efficiency and drive innovation in their businesses. The suite of services aims to make content creation, processing, […]
SolarWinds boosts APJ leadership team
SolarWinds has appointed Aten Lim (above) as Managing Director, Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ), and Sara Kao as Marketing Director, APJ to chart the region’s sales and marketing strategies. Their appointment reinforces the company’s commitment to […]
StarHub and Workato streamline onboarding automation for enterprises
Growing demand for workplace automation in Singapore led StarHub and Workato to partner on tapping Workato’s platform to create frictionless integration-led automation experiences for enterprises. The partnership will help enterprises streamline onboarding processes by orchestrating […]
Alkira and StarHub team up on cloud network-as-a-service
Alkira and StarHub have teamed up to offer turnkey cloud networking services. This partnership augments StarHub’s enterprise solutions portfolio to enable secured and fully managed cloud connectivity networks for both local businesses and multinationals in […]
Brennan starts digital division to tap digital transformation market
Australia-owned system integrator Brennan has created a new digital division to tap the rapidly growing digital transformation market. The newly-formed division will help Australian businesses undergoing digital transformations to meet changing needs in the post-COVID […]
SK Telecom and Singtel team up on metaverse in APAC
Korea’s SK Telecom (SKT) and Singtel has inked a memorandum of understanding to jointly grow the metaverse business in the Asia-Pacific region, starting with Singapore. Singtel will share its 5G and other technology expertise while […]
NTHU tops HPC-AI competition
Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University NTHU-CM team has emerged as champion and won the best big data analytics performance at the APAC HPC-AI student competition. Southern University of Science and Technology and National Tsing Hua […]
FPT Software opens Thailand office
Vietnam’s FPT Software has opened a new office in Bangkok, Thailand. Part of the company’s global expansion plan, the branch is expected to address the increasing demand for digital transformation in Thailand. It will allow […]
StarHub intros Managed SD-WAN solutions
By KL Lim StarHub is extending its reach into the enterprise IT space with the launch of the Managed SD-WAN value series of simple and cost-effective solutions. The new solutions are geared towards helping enterprises […]
NVIDIA collaborates with Microsoft on massive cloud AI computer
NVIDIA and Microsoft have teamed up to build one of the most powerful AI supercomputers in the world, powered by Microsoft Azure’s advanced supercomputing infrastructure combined with NVIDIA GPUs, networking and full stack of AI […]
HPE makes supercomputing accessible to more enterprises
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has expanded its supercomputer offerings to make supercomputing accessible to more enterprises. The new supercomputers are the HPE Cray EX2500, XD2000 and XD6500. Based on the same architecture as the HPE […]
Xiaomi slips but maintains lead in India smartphone market in Q3
In India’s dampened smartphone market, Xiaomi experienced 18 percent year-on-year declienge in Q3 but managed to hold on to pole position. According to IDC, more than 70 percent of Xiaomi’s shipments went to online channels, […]
NVIDIA Omniverse opens portal to scientists
NVIDIA Omniverse can now connect to scientific computing visualisation software and support batch-rendering workloads on systems powered by NVIDIA A100 and H100 Tensor Core GPUs. With the link, AI and HPC researchers, scientists and engineers […]
Baozun to acquire Gap Greater China
E-commerce solution provider Baozun has agreed to acquire specialty apparel maker Gap Greater China for US$40 million. Since it opened its first China store in 2010, Gap Greater China has grown in reach and brand […]
SmartSat and NASA partner on SAR beacon technology development
Australia’s SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has agreed with NASA to further develop new Search and Rescue (SAR) beacon technologies. In 2020, NASA and SmartSat announced a collaboration to advance satellite-based emergency communications and SAR, […]
Volvo unveils fully electric SUV
Volvo Cars has unveiled the Volvo EX90 SUV, the first of a fully electric vehicle that the company plans to reveal each year. By 2030, the carmaker plans to sell only fully electric cars. The […]
IBM makes quantum announcements
IBM announced at IBM Quantum Summit new breakthrough advancements in quantum hardware and software, as well as its vision for quantum-centric supercomputing. These include the Osprey 433-quantum bit (qubit) processor, which can run complex quantum […]
D2L streamlines content creation with CREATOR+
D2L has launched the D2L Brightspace Creator+ Package, which streamlines creation of engaging digital course content using workflows integrated into its Brightspace learning innovation platform. This saves ourse creators time, effort and money. Creator+ helps […]
Consortium to build 6,000km submarine Cable System in SEA
A consortium of Asian regional carriers has agreed to build the US$300 million Asia Link Cable System (ALC) submarine cable system to connect the region. Spanning 6,000km undersea, the system aims to support Southeast Asia’s […]
Devialet Mania combines lux design with adaptive stereo sound
Devialet has announced the Devialet Mania portable smart speaker that looks and sounds good. Mania is engineered with new and existing innovations that enable the speaker to adapt sound to the space it’s in for […]
Tencent Cloud adds interactive feature to Japan’s Smash
Tencent Cloud is supporting Japanese livestreaming platform Smash with a new seamless interaction feature. Operated by Showroom, Smash has exceeded 2.3 million downloads within two years of its launch, having rapidly expanded its user base […]
FPH leverages Kissflow work platform to digitise ops
First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPH) is tapping on the Kissflow work platform to further digitise the group’s operations and accelerate its decarbonisation mission. With the work platform, FPH can further reduce its carbon footprint by […]
KoomiMarket connects F&B suppliers and outlets
The KoomiMarket one-stop platform is a new digital marketplace that connects food suppliers and food and beverage (F&B) businesses. While digital transformation is taking place in many industries, the food service sector is still very […]
STDA joins hand with ESG to accelerate bringing technologies to market
Singapore Deep-Tech Alliance (SDTA) is partnering with Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) to help deep tech startups accelerate the speed of bringing technologies to market. Being part of the agency’s Startup SG Accelerator programme will enable SDTA […]
Musk completes twitter acquisition
After six months of uncertainty, Elon Musk has finally completed his US$44 billion acquisition of Twitter. The billionaire kicked off his reign at the social messaging service company by firing CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO […]
Apple rises while China smartphone market dips 11% in Q3
China’s smartphone market shipped 70 million units in Q3, a dip of 11 percent compared to the corresponding period last year, according to Canalys. In a depressed market, Apple wtinessed remarkable growth of 36 percent […]
IBM expands embeddable AI software portfolio
IBM has expanded its embeddable AI software portfolio with the release of three new libraries for natural language processing, speech to text , and text to speech. Developed in IBM Research, these libraries provide independent […]
NVIDIA adds AMR fleet management tools to ROS
NVIDIA has released the developer preview 2 (DP 2) version of its Isaac ROS software that features new cloud– and edge-to-robot task management and monitoring software for autonomous mobile robot (AMR) fleets. The latest robot […]
Meta unveils Grand Teton AI platform
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 […]
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