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Observability becoming critical for organisations throughout ASEAN

Observability becoming critical for organisations throughout ASEAN

Although many processes are still cumbersome, New Relic’s research shows that the awareness of the insights and benefits that observability can bring is maturing.
Sep 22 2021 8:03AM
South Korea overtakes Singapore for first time in the Global Innovation Index

South Korea overtakes Singapore for first time in the Global Innovation Index

Five Asian countries – Korea, Singapore, China, Japan, and Hong Kong – have stayed resilient during a pandemic year and are now ranked among the top 15 most innovative economies worldwide.
Sep 22 2021 8:02AM
Growing a business using the cloud and SaaS

Growing a business using the cloud and SaaS

Warren Leow, CEO of Inmagine recounts how the company evolved from a digital stock photo library to providing a creative ecosystem for businesses.
Sep 21 2021 9:41AM
Selangor State Government collaborates with Wilstech to digitalise 200 SMEs

Selangor State Government collaborates with Wilstech to digitalise 200 SMEs

SIDEC will offer grants on digitalisation projects for SMEs in the Malaysian state.
Sep 16 2021 11:37AM
Four Japanese companies co-develop facial recognition payment system

Four Japanese companies co-develop facial recognition payment system

In APAC, Japan and China are the leading countries to introduce facial-recognition technologies to businesses and local citizens.
Sep 15 2021 8:16AM
Security taking a backseat as organisations prioritised remote networking

Security taking a backseat as organisations prioritised remote networking

As organisations evolve their remote access, many have yet to establish proper security controls, processes, and policies for remote work. Will this come to bite?
Sep 14 2021 8:13AM
Cushman & Wakefield Japan uses AI to accurately view commercial properties

Cushman & Wakefield Japan uses AI to accurately view commercial properties

Customers can monitor the progress of their projects, do property inspections and access the digital twin online from anywhere and anytime.
Sep 13 2021 8:03AM
DHL introduces DHLBot to sort parcels up to 40% more efficiently

DHL introduces DHLBot to sort parcels up to 40% more efficiently

The AI-powered bot is capable of sorting over 1,000 small parcels per hour with 99 percent accuracy.
Sep 10 2021 8:05AM
Telekom Malaysia and Tata Communications partner on IP Transit Services

Telekom Malaysia and Tata Communications partner on IP Transit Services

The collaboration can help boost sectors such as e-commerce, online entertainment, retail, online banking and delivery services.
Sep 9 2021 8:17AM
Singapore develops digital platform to raise the survivability of medical cases

Singapore develops digital platform to raise the survivability of medical cases

As healthcare goes digital, data of a patient’s condition on-site can be transmitted seamlessly to the hospital’s emergency department in real time.
Sep 8 2021 8:10AM
Tencent Cloud grows Indonesia footprint with second Internet data centre

Tencent Cloud grows Indonesia footprint with second Internet data centre

This is the first time ever that Tencent Cloud is building two IDCs in a single country within the same year.
Sep 8 2021 8:09AM
Why supply chains in Asia Pacific are much more resilient

Why supply chains in Asia Pacific are much more resilient

Compared to Europe and North America, supply-chain managers in APAC are pursuing a more diverse mix of strategies.
Sep 8 2021 8:04AM
Hong Kong Baptist University brings cloud-based security campus-wide

Hong Kong Baptist University brings cloud-based security campus-wide

Through the use of Cisco solutions, the university has built a zero-trust security and network infrastructure serving 26,000 HKBU students and staff.
Sep 8 2021 8:03AM
Salesforce strengthens its ASEAN leadership team with new appointments

Salesforce strengthens its ASEAN leadership team with new appointments

The new hires will bring rich experience into the sales, partnerships and growth of Salesforce’s regional operations.
Sep 7 2021 8:03AM
Republic Poly launches AI training programme in Singapore

Republic Poly launches AI training programme in Singapore

The course is supported by SkillsFuture Singapore and classes will commence in October.
Sep 2 2021 8:18AM
Indonesia poised to be fastest growing APAC market in IT spending this year

Indonesia poised to be fastest growing APAC market in IT spending this year

Growth will be led by spending on cloud services and from the surge in remote working.
Sep 1 2021 8:08AM
Thailand university develops robotic arm to maximise vaccine use

Thailand university develops robotic arm to maximise vaccine use

At a time of vaccine shortages in Thailand, the ‘AutoVacc’ device can extract an additional 20% of the AstraZeneca vaccine from a single vial.
Sep 1 2021 8:01AM
Alibaba.com partners WorldFirst to boost digital presence of SMEs in Singapore

Alibaba.com partners WorldFirst to boost digital presence of SMEs in Singapore

The partnership will allow local sellers in Singapore to gain access to 16 million buyers from over 200 countries on the Alibaba platform.
Aug 31 2021 8:13AM
Askrindo Indonesia works with FSS to automate its reconciliation process

Askrindo Indonesia works with FSS to automate its reconciliation process

The partnership will allow Askrindo to reduce the time taken to close daily and period-end reconciliation activities.
Aug 31 2021 8:09AM
ABB’s UPS deployed in IndoKeppel’s Indonesia data centre

ABB’s UPS deployed in IndoKeppel’s Indonesia data centre

The installation comes at a time where demand for co-location data centres is on the upsurge in Indonesia.
Aug 31 2021 8:02AM