Industry Movements

China’s Tencent partners with Asian Institute of Digital Finance to boost Fintech in Asia

China’s Tencent partners with Asian Institute of Digital Finance to boost Fintech in Asia

The partnership aims to develop deeper capabilities and build leadership pipeline to support the needs of digital financial services in the region.
Nov 12 2021 8:31PM
Singapore Blockchain body and China’s AntChain to promote adoption in ASEAN

Singapore Blockchain body and China’s AntChain to promote adoption in ASEAN

The partnership aims to foster more blockchain innovations to contribute to the growth and transformation of businesses and industries.
Nov 9 2021 10:01AM
SAS appoints Lim Hsin Yin as Managing Director for Singapore

SAS appoints Lim Hsin Yin as Managing Director for Singapore

Lim has previously held leadership positions at Dell Technologies, Avaya and IBM.
Oct 28 2021 8:09AM
Sourced Group chooses Mimi Giraud to head ASEAN

Sourced Group chooses Mimi Giraud to head ASEAN

Previously the Regional Director at Schneider Electric, Girard is responsible for driving the company’s regional expansion efforts.
Oct 22 2021 11:12AM
New Relic appoints ex-Dell CTO as Chief Architect for APJ

New Relic appoints ex-Dell CTO as Chief Architect for APJ

Marelas has held senior roles at EMC, Telstra, Symantec, VERITAS Software and Storage Technologies.
Oct 21 2021 8:04AM
Wasabi set up regional headquarters in Japan

Wasabi set up regional headquarters in Japan

Kaz Kuroda, Vice President of Asia-Pacific and Managing Director of Japan, will lead the region for the company.
Oct 19 2021 9:07AM
Claroty establishes regional headquarters in Singapore

Claroty establishes regional headquarters in Singapore

As remote working becomes the default arrangement, the increased demand for digital services prompted Claroty’s expansion.
Oct 14 2021 2:59PM
Pure Storage picks Pratyush Khare as VP of Systems Engineering for APJ

Pure Storage picks Pratyush Khare as VP of Systems Engineering for APJ

Pratyush has more than 20 years’ experience as a senior executive and technical consultant in enterprise technology.
Oct 12 2021 11:40AM
Singapore Airlines website crashes as travel demand surges

Singapore Airlines website crashes as travel demand surges

Singapore has moved away from a COVID-zero approach and is offering quarantine-free travel to countries with high vaccination rates.
Oct 12 2021 11:40AM
Juniper Networks works with Allo Technologies to bridge the digital divide in Malaysia

Juniper Networks works with Allo Technologies to bridge the digital divide in Malaysia

This partnership will help ensure that Malaysian consumers and enterprises have better network connectivity.
Oct 12 2021 10:23AM
ABB selected to ensure 24/7 uptime for one of Vietnam’s largest data centres

ABB selected to ensure 24/7 uptime for one of Vietnam’s largest data centres

CMC requires critical power and digitalisation solutions to ensure consumers remain connected.
Oct 7 2021 9:59AM
i3D.net builds global digital infrastructure on Equinix

i3D.net builds global digital infrastructure on Equinix

i3D.net currently operate thousands of servers spread over 40 points of presence in 6 continents.
Oct 1 2021 8:32AM
Huawei expands accelerator initiative to more APAC countries

Huawei expands accelerator initiative to more APAC countries

Huawei sees SMEs, which account for 97% of all businesses in Asia, as the backbone of the regional economy.
Sep 30 2021 8:30AM
Digital Realty Closes Joint Venture in India

Digital Realty Closes Joint Venture in India

The joint venture was first announced in July 2014.
Sep 28 2021 8:02AM
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
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
Singapore’s NCS launches cloud centre in Melbourne

Singapore’s NCS launches cloud centre in Melbourne

NCS aims to grow the local team to 1,500 and create 500 new digital skilled jobs in Victoria over the next few years.
Aug 27 2021 10:33AM
Kelly Chan joins Commvault as APJ Area VP of Metallic Sales

Kelly Chan joins Commvault as APJ Area VP of Metallic Sales

Chan was previously at DXC Technology where she drove and achieved sales revenues with partners.
Aug 24 2021 8:14AM