Climbers conduct mobile banking transactions on Mount Everest
The exercise was carried out using Standard Chartered’s Breeze apps
Mobile users display healthy appetite for apps
Ovum survey highlights promising growth for mobile applications in emerging markets.
Properly licensed software can help boost local economy: BSA and INSEAD study
A one percent rise in use of licensed software would add millions of dollars to Singapore economy
DDoS attacks once a month
Rise in attacks attributed partially to the gap in DDoS mitigation controls.
Entrepreneurship runs high in Singapore: Regus
The entrepreneurial spirit in Singapore is higher than the global average, according to a new Regus research.
Singapore's Land Transport Authority wins global award
It wins a Geospatial World Excellence Award for its innovative use of geospatial technology in the planning, development and management of land transport in Singapore.
Prevent a hack attack with Twitter's new two-factor authentication
After a series of high-profile hackings, Twitter has finally introduced two-factor authentication.
No Nexus-like Galaxy S4 for overseas users
Android fans outside the United States won't be able to enjoy the pure Google experience on Samsung's Galaxy S4 smartphone—at least not yet.
Microsoft wises up, pushes Office in latest Surface TV ad
Since it launched in late 2012, Microsoft has positioned its Surface tablet as a fun, hip alternative tablet, emphasizing its construction and form factor. That failed. So with its latest commercial, Microsoft has returned to its corporate roots: productivity.
Google launching new fund for later-stage tech investments
Google launching new fund for later-stage tech investments
Coke gives peace a chance
‘Active Shutter’ technology to enable interaction between citizens
Teens growing cool on Facebook but warming to Twitter, Pew study finds
The inane chatter and the number of adults on Facebook is putting some teens off
Researchers find critical vulnerabilities in popular game engines
Attackers could exploit the flaws to compromise game clients and servers, researchers from ReVuln said.
Microsoft may be scanning your Skype messages
Microsoft appears to be peeking into Skype messages for security reasons, according to Ars Technica.
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BLOG: Channel partners are embracing the cloud in a big way – but still need help
Channel partners are bullish about their growth prospects.
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BLOG: Huawei’s enterprise channel strategy is making progress
I was encouraged to see that Huawei had a proper track session on its channel strategy during its 10th Global analyst summit in Shenzhen.
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BLOG: Should companies allow employees to use cloud-hosted file sync/share solutions? Yes, with precautions.
Yes: Employees are doing what's best for the company
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BLOG: Too many chiefs? Do public organizations need Chief Data Officers?
Having had several related discussions this past week while in Washington DC, it is obvious that the question of how to use and manage the growing wealth of data, and incorporate it into an existing information governance organization and infrastructure (however mature or not), is top of mind in the public sector as well.
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BLOG: BYOT sophistication is currently low in china, but changes are underway
Media and IT professionals are buzzing about BYOD thanks to the increasing adoption of personal mobile devices being used for work in China.
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SAP Labs: We moved away from vanilla solutions to localisation
Navaneet Mishra, Vice President, Globalization Services, SAP Labs India, talks about how the company is leading the way in localising offerings for the Indian market.
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Citrix links cloud-based storage to SharePoint and Azure
ShareFile users are getting more options for where and how to store data.
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Make the most of your energy, says Schneider Electric Malaysia
The energy management specialist hosts an exclusive screening of 'Epic' for guests, which include the children of San Pedro Charity Home in Kuala Lumpur.
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Aussie start up launches online document platform
SignForms.com gets backing from tech investment company, NGU Group.
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New Microsoft Kinect enters PC motion-controller wars
Microsoft's new Kinect goes up against companies like Leap Motion and Thalmic Labs to bring motion control to PCs.
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Facebook now lets you broadcast your bad taste in Pandora stations
Pandora is now integrated with Facebook’s Open Graph, so your radio stations and favorite artists will now show up in your Timeline
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CIOs need to rethink their roles, MIT symposium panelists say
'You have to be the customer," says one panelist, urging CIOs to 'really appreciate what the other side needs'
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LG Optimus range will be distributed in Malaysia by Brightstar
LG has an amazing product roadmap, said Brightstar Malaysia.
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Digital Track implements wireless solution for Hetero Drugs
As the vice president of sales of Digital Track Solutions, Venkat wanted to close a deal to implement a wireless solution for an existing client. The challenge was that a competitor—126,500,000,000 times the size of Digital Track Solutions—wanted it too.
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BLOG: Pixelmator costs $15 and does 95% of the stuff we use Photoshop for
Gibbs corrects his comments about the availability of Adobe's CS6, recommends Pixelmator to replace most of what you want Photoshop for, and suggests the Button TrackR to help you find your keys
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Target located: The growth of the targeted attack
The growth of targeted attacks has been documented in the global press, but the severity is possibly understated.
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ISV is Our Key Route to SMB Market in India: IBM
Viswanath Ramaswamy, Country Manager for Power Systems, Systems and Technology Group at IBM India/ South Asia, talks about the company's unique strategy for SMB market in India.
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Demand for anywhere, anytime access to information has given rise to the mobile wave. Performance testing for mobile applications is a critical step in the delivery of enterprise mobile applications.
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Load factor: performance testing for Web applications
This paper discusses the importance of measuring application performance, and explores best practices for load and performance testing.
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Why Real-Time Replication Is Better Than Periodic Replication
Replication technology enables information sharing between primary and backup servers. This whitepaper discusses different replication methodologies and how they pair up with multi-tiered computing environments.
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By using quality assurance, security, and performance testing software, Delta was able to reduce test times by 52 percent, allowing their QA team to deliver better, more timely information to developers.
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