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Are firing employees over a Zoom call acceptable?

Are firing employees over a Zoom call acceptable?

Employers are rethinking their staff management as more work remotely. While going virtual has improved work collaboration, a negative impact could be a decline in performance and employees feeling unfairly treated.
Sep 6 2021 8:02AM
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
How prepared is the healthcare industry to ward off cyber breaches?

How prepared is the healthcare industry to ward off cyber breaches?

With the high cost of medical equipment and practitioners slow to embrace digital technologies, is the sector a ticking time bomb for an attack that will have ramifications beyond data loss and be fatal to critical-life services?
Sep 1 2021 8:07AM
Best practices of data-driven organisations

Best practices of data-driven organisations

We often hear of the benefits of a business culture led by data – but for many this remains an elusive goal. We look into companies in Asia you can take a cue from.
Sep 1 2021 8:05AM
Will Black Matter turn the tide on ransomware behaviour and do good?

Will Black Matter turn the tide on ransomware behaviour and do good?

This new ransomware group shares many similarities with its predecessors, but claims that it will steal from the rich only and spare critical infrastructure from its attacks.
Sep 1 2021 8:03AM
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
How to establish digital trust with a distributed workforce

How to establish digital trust with a distributed workforce

As the hybrid working model becomes the default, cyber criminals can exploit security loopholes to get access into organisations. How then do we ensure that information is being accessed by who it’s intended for?
Aug 30 2021 8:04AM
How to tap the power of data science, even though talent is short

How to tap the power of data science, even though talent is short

It is not just analytics. Data science can be applied by anyone with the domain knowledge to solve business problems.
Aug 30 2021 8:02AM
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
APAC faces more disruption compared to other regions during pandemic

APAC faces more disruption compared to other regions during pandemic

The diversity of countries and cultures within the APAC region proved a challenge when transitioning to a hybrid working arrangement.
Aug 27 2021 8:12AM
New IBM Telum processor uses AI to detect fraud

New IBM Telum processor uses AI to detect fraud

The Telum-based system is ideal for use in financial services and expected to be ready the first half of 2022.
Aug 27 2021 8:05AM
Singapore set to be fully 5G connected by 2025

Singapore set to be fully 5G connected by 2025

More 5G players and a third MNO is on the cards in Singapore as more spectrum will be awarded late this year.
Aug 25 2021 8:12AM
Japan to make TV airwaves available for 5G

Japan to make TV airwaves available for 5G

The communications ministry will start accepting applications from businesses wanting to use airwaves from live television broadcasts to do 5G.
Aug 25 2021 8:08AM
Healthcare facing the most cyber breaches, more than any other industry

Healthcare facing the most cyber breaches, more than any other industry

Why is this so? Healthcare is the sweet spot due to the amount of customer data that is sensitive and the number of medical devices connected.
Aug 25 2021 8:03AM
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
Energy management is a key consideration when deploying 5G

Energy management is a key consideration when deploying 5G

The industry needs to take a more holistic approach to reducing energy use beyond the efforts of telcos.
Aug 24 2021 8:09AM