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Equinix appoints Adaggra to drive the company’s growth strategy across APAC

Equinix appoints Adaggra to drive the company’s growth strategy across APAC

Adaggra has vast regional experience across Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan and Singapore.
Apr 29 2021 3:15PM
Indonesia uses Iridium’s PTT devices to communicate across 17,500 islands

Indonesia uses Iridium’s PTT devices to communicate across 17,500 islands

By deploying 500 Iridium PTT handsets, the Indonesian government has a reliable ‘grab-and-go’ real-time satellite communications solution.
Apr 29 2021 8:35AM
China Mobile Hong Kong becomes the first to introduce 5G Network to Hong Kong International Airport

China Mobile Hong Kong becomes the first to introduce 5G Network to Hong Kong International Airport

Visitors will be able to enjoy download speeds of up to 500Mbps at the Hong Kong International Airport.
Apr 28 2021 10:06AM
Cisco AppDynamics rolls out SaaS support to five more locations

Cisco AppDynamics rolls out SaaS support to five more locations

The addition of five new locations across Africa, Asia, Europe and South America brings the total number of AppDynamics global SaaS locations to nine.
Apr 28 2021 9:21AM
Samsung’s future memory sticks aimed at supercomputing, AI and machine learning

Samsung’s future memory sticks aimed at supercomputing, AI and machine learning

The highly anticipated super-fast modules should eventually filter down to the consumer market and the crossover from DDR4 to DDR5 is expected to take place by 2023.
Apr 28 2021 8:42AM
Google and Microsoft lending their support to India’s COVID-19 fight

Google and Microsoft lending their support to India’s COVID-19 fight

India is battling one of the worst waves of infections since the pandemic started and corporations and countries are now rushing funds, supplies and aid to help the country manage the worsening crisis.
Apr 27 2021 8:02AM
Busted: Pareto botnet impersonating and spoofing Connected TV apps

Busted: Pareto botnet impersonating and spoofing Connected TV apps

The malicious botnet has infected nearly a million infected Android phones pretending to be millions of people watching ads on smart TVs and other devices.
Apr 26 2021 8:17AM
Grass Valley powers cloud production for Electronic Arts’ gaming and online esports events

Grass Valley powers cloud production for Electronic Arts’ gaming and online esports events

The end-to-end cloud workflow enabled the EA team to work as remotely as necessary, seamlessly managing live production of its gaming events.
Apr 26 2021 8:13AM
Palo Alto sets up consulting group to battle complex cyber security threats

Palo Alto sets up consulting group to battle complex cyber security threats

The Unit 42 group was named as a nod to the number 42 in the comedic science fiction novel ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’.
Apr 26 2021 8:09AM
Jitterbit hires Meisert to spearhead APAC expansion

Jitterbit hires Meisert to spearhead APAC expansion

The appointment marks the next stage of Jitterbit’s growth in the APAC markets.
Apr 23 2021 11:15AM
WarnerMedia appoints new networks lead for Cartoon and Boomerang networks

WarnerMedia appoints new networks lead for Cartoon and Boomerang networks

The appointment is a homecoming for Ho, who was a member of the programming team at HBO in Asia in the early 2000s.
Apr 23 2021 11:09AM
ISBC establishes its global headquarters in Singapore

ISBC establishes its global headquarters in Singapore

ISBC aims to connect with market leaders across Southeast Asia, with plans to expand to Malaysia and Indonesia in the future, and to partner with 50 banks globally by the end of 2021.
Apr 23 2021 9:41AM
IcedID joins top 10 malware families after Covid-related campaign

IcedID joins top 10 malware families after Covid-related campaign

The banking Trojan spread by mail spam campaigns uses evasive techniques like process injection and steganography to steal user financial data.
Apr 23 2021 9:36AM
SUSE picks first CTO for APAC, Japan and Greater China region

SUSE picks first CTO for APAC, Japan and Greater China region

Ghariwala has held key technical and presales roles in government and tech companies such as Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, ILOG, IBM and Red Hat.
Apr 22 2021 1:52PM
Intel’s new Malaysia solar farm will be its largest outside the US

Intel’s new Malaysia solar farm will be its largest outside the US

The new solar farm panels cover an area of about 900 carpark spaces.
Apr 22 2021 10:04AM
Apptio and KPMG Singapore join forces to give transparency to enterprise IT expenditure

Apptio and KPMG Singapore join forces to give transparency to enterprise IT expenditure

Enterprises need new IT capabilities and better financial management to optimise their costs and make better strategic decisions.
Apr 22 2021 9:36AM
Globe Telecom leverages Google cloud to empower employees in digital transformation

Globe Telecom leverages Google cloud to empower employees in digital transformation

A skilled citizen developer can deliver a complex app in two to four weeks, compared to three to six months from before.
Apr 22 2021 9:23AM
Singapore’s PSB Academy introduces facial recognition to ensure safety of returning students and staff

Singapore’s PSB Academy introduces facial recognition to ensure safety of returning students and staff

The educational institution’s Smart Gantry System takes less than 5 seconds to scan everyone with an accuracy rate of ±0.3°C before allowing entry into the premises.
Apr 21 2021 8:21AM
SK Telecom delivers world’s first 5G ‘virus-killing’ and disinfection robot

SK Telecom delivers world’s first 5G ‘virus-killing’ and disinfection robot

SK Telecom and Omron Electronics Korea plan to deploy the 5G-powered robot first in Korea this year before launching globally in 2022.
Apr 21 2021 8:07AM
India IT service providers on a hiring spree as outsourcing surges

India IT service providers on a hiring spree as outsourcing surges

IT hiring in India is back with a bang. The spurt is being driven by companies cutting costs, migrating to the cloud and embarking on digital transformation.
Apr 21 2021 8:06AM