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SingPost, Synagie to offer on-demand SMB warehousing services
Singapore Post and Synagie have partnered to offer cloud-based warehousing and fulfilment services aimed at small and midsize businesses in Singapore and Southeast Asia, as the two companies look to tap the region's booming internet economy.
APAC consumers have little trust in digital services
Just 31 percent of Asian consumers believe their personal data will be managed in a trustworthy way by businesses offering digital services, with 40 percent revealing their trust has been compromised whilst using such services.
AWS bets on services portfolio amidst increasing APAC cloud competition
With cloud market players Alibaba and Google ramping up their regional data centre footprint, Amazon Web Services is relying on the "breadth and depth" of its service offerings and platform maturity to maintain its competitive edge.
Asia driving global mobile payments, with eight in top 10 markets
Vietnam is the fastest-growing in mobile payments, clocking a 24 percent climb from last year, with 61 percent of its consumers tapping such services. Globally, China leads with 86 percent of its population tapping mobile payments, followed by Thailand at 67 percent.
AWS working on new cloud region in Jakarta
Slated to open in Jakarta by early-2022, the new region will encompass three availability zones and be the cloud vendor's ninth Asia-Pacific region, joining others such as Singapore, Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Toyota announces second security breach in the last five weeks
Toyota Japan says hackers might have stolen details of 3.1 million Toyota and Lexus car owners.
Grab rides on data in bid to offer SEA consumers 'hyper-personal' app
As part of efforts to drive its aim of building an "everyday super app", the Singapore-headquartered company increasingly is gathering and analysing customer data, including location and payment history, but it says it collects "only data that is necessary" to deliver its services.
China to lead APAC tech spend, 5G race ahead of global markets
China will remain Asia's largest in terms of tech spending, growing 4 percent this year and 6 percent in 2020, and lead global markets in the 5G race where its investments in telecommunications account for 57 percent of the country's overall spend.
Apple looks for Swift growth with deeper industry collaboration in Singapore
Singapore University of Technology and Design, RMIT Online, and Pathlight School will offer curriculum focused on Apple's Swift programming language, while a second Apple Developer Academy has been established in Indonesia, as the iPhone maker looks to expand its mobile app ecosystem.
Hacker group behind SingHealth data breach identified, targeted mainly Singapore firms
Hackers that compromised the data of 1.5 million healthcare patients have been identified as a group that launched attacks against several organisations based in Singapore, including multinational firms with operations in the country, and is likely part of a larger operation targeting other countries and regions.
Google opens first developer hub in Singapore
Internet giant unveils a physical space, occupying 7,200 square feet within its Singapore office, that it says offers various resources for developers from Southeast Asia, including hands-on mentorship, networking opportunities, and access to Google technologies.
APAC firms recognise AI as competitive advantage, but see corporate culture as key challenge
Majority of Asia-Pacific business leaders see artificial intelligence as a key enabler in ensuring a competitive edge, but just 41 percent have actually adopted such tools, reveals a new study, which points to culture and skills as main challenges.
M1 buyout bid finally goes through with Malaysia's Axiata exiting Singapore investment
After months of negotiations, Axiata Group has accepted a buyout offer from the Singapore telco's investors Keppel Corp and Singapore Press Holdings, divesting its 28.7 percent stake and investment in Singapore for an estimated gain of US$31.02 million.
Cyberattacks can cost APAC healthcare firms $23.3M
Healthcare organisations in Asia-Pacific can incur economic losses of up to US$23.3 million from cybersecurity incidents, though, 45 percent have either experienced or are not even sure if they have experienced a cyber attack.
HP sees 3D printing potential in transforming APAC manufacturing
3D printing can reduce labour costs since there are no parts to assemble and has the potential to "smarten" up logistics in markets such as Singapore and China, but it will require businesses to rethink the entire manufacturing process--from design to when products are delivered to customers.
The tech of Computex 2015
Computex never fails to surprise its attendees with what can be done with technology, some items though, should never have left the drawing board.
Hack In The Box 2012 Malaysia: Like No Other
Controversial Global hacking conference Hack In The Box just celebrated its ten-year mark in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event attracted hackers from all over the world and company participants that included Google, Mozilla, Microsoft, Amazon, sponsor 'friends' such as Megaupload, and many more.
A visit to Low Yat Plaza, Kuala Lumpur's shady electronics mall
Low Yat Plaza is a seven-story, 500+ retailer electronics mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is regarded as "IT heaven" and a place for outstanding bargains where haggling is the norm. Low Yat is also a buyer-beware marketplace. It's not out of the ordinary to walk out with defective goods and in 2006 the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs raided Low Yat Plaza, confiscating more than 27,000 copies of pirated computer software and movies. While in town for the Hack in The Box Security Conference, we paid a visit to this amazing electronics bazaar.
Hack In The Box SecConf Kuala Lumpur 2012: Setup
Notorious security conference Hack In The Box is about to celebrate its ten year mark in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Doors open to conference participants tomorrow, and we caught a few moments of setup in its calm before the storm.
Google opens first developer hub in Singapore
Internet giant unveils a physical space, occupying 7,200 square feet within its Singapore office, that it says offers various resources for developers from Southeast Asia, including hands-on mentorship, networking opportunities, and access to Google technologies.
Singtel Group loses 40 million mobile customers in one quarter
‘Aggressive’ and ‘intense’ competition from a carrier in India as well as only counting prepaid customers who are actually paying for a service saw Singtel Group drop 40 million mobile customers in the most recent quarter.
Telstra turns to SDN for intra-Asian subsea cable repairs
Australia telco claims its new rapid restoration service will reduce outages on subsea cables to under 30 minutes.
ST Telemedia to build first Thailand data centre with joint venture partner
Singapore's ST Telemedia Global Data Centres has unveiled plans to build a 75,000 square metre data centre in central Bangkok through a joint venture partnership with Thai industrial platform provider, TICON.
Microsoft adds Southeast Asia to Azure Availability Zones
The software vendor's cloud customers in Southeast Asia now can tap its Azure Availability Zones in Singapore, giving them access to a region with at least three separate physical data locations.
Grab opens Malaysian research facility
The new research lab will be the mobile app developer's seventh worldwide and will focus on using machine learning to improve driver safety and developing real-time communications functions, such as VoIP calls over its GrabChat messaging platform.
APAC unlicensed software rate drops
Rate of unlicensed software in Asia-Pacific dipped to 57 percent last year from 61 percent in 2015, but the region remains home to the highest percentage of such software worldwide. Read more: https://zd.net/2Jd2GK7
Alibaba AI platform will make Malaysia's capital think smarter
The artificial intelligence system runs on Alibaba's cloud computing infrastructure and is the first to be deployed outside its domestic Chinese market.
Ride-sharing operator Grab gets Huyndai and major players on board
Korean carmaker does not reveal how much it is investing in the Southeast Asian ride-sharing operator, but says the two companies will jointly develop mobility services.
Amazon's Asia push could struggle to match Alibaba
The US online retailer finally introduces Amazon Prime in Singapore but the launch has been described as "piecemeal", which should give Alibaba even more room to expand its own footprint in the region.
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