
Synopsys: Looking Ahead in 2018 – Software Integrity, Automation and Skills Upgrading
By Dr. Gary McGraw, Vice President of Security Technology, Synopsys Inc. What does 2018 look like in the software arena? Let us examine automation and software integrity. Automation will continue at a faster pace than ever before in human history. If you recall talk about the “information revolution” from 25 years ago when the web […]

Le Meridian KL Buys Off Hilton KL for RM497 million
Katsumi Tada, Japanese billionaire recently sold off his prised premium-class Hilton Kuala Lumpur Hotel (Hilton KL) in KL Sentral for ¥13.7 billion (RM497 million) to the owner of the hotel right next to it, the Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur. (photo by Mapio.net) Le Meridien is owned by a company founded by Tada in 1974, Daito […]

Talend Expands Partner Network in Asia Pacific
Talend announced its expansion of its partner programme in Asia Pacific, with the addition of five new members. The programme, launched 18 months ago, have successfully recruited 30 reseller partners in Asia Pacific. The partner programme helps solution providers leverage Talend technologies and expert support to deliver offerings that solve the complex integration challenges that […]

SME Sector Remains Buoyant in 2017
The SME sector in Malaysia continues to remain buoyant, with participants of the SME100 registering a 14.54% growth in revenue and a 6.93% growth in profit, which contrasts sharply with the GDP growth projection of 5.2% for the country as a whole. The SME100 survey, conducted by SME Magazine, has the top 100 companies of […]

11street Reveals eCommerce Trends for 2018
With 2018 just a couple of weeks away, 11street announced its predictions of four key trends that will up the ante for eCommerce industry in the country. These trends include the rise of diversified payment methods, evolvement of the check-out process, greater transparency on product delivery and dynamism of the eCommerce market for brand players. […]

Microlink Chatbot Set to Disrupt Customer Service
Microlink Solutions Berhad shared that chatbot technology is set to redefine how businesses communicate with their customers. With this in mind, Microlink developed a chatbot with an artificial intelligence (AI) driven bot program that makes it capable of understanding and continuously learning specific human-like tasks. It can even intelligently converse and help solve customer enquiries […]

Predicting Artificial Intelligence
Four trends in artificial intelligence that affects enterprises by Kamal Brar, Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific, Hortonworks For most in Asia, artificial intelligence (AI) in its most basic forms is already evident in daily lives. Personalised product recommendations on eCommerce platforms like Taobao or Flipkart and voice assistants like Siri or Google Now, […]

ICAEW Presents SEA Economic Insight for Q4 2017
According to ICAEW’s latest ‘Economic Insight: South-East Asia’ report, domestic demand will remain the key driver of growth supported by solid labour market conditions and investment. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to reach 5.1% in 2018, a slight ease from 6% estimated in 2017, given moderating export growth and tighter credit conditions. Synchronised […]

Standing Out From The Rest
Lew Mun Yee , Founder of Am Life, showing off the award The sleep health specialist, Am Life international Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) was awarded with the prestigious World Sleep Distinguished Award in Prague, Czech Republic, making Malaysia the only Asian country to receive the award. Hosted by the Czech Republic Society for Sleep Research & […]

Eye-Opening Realisation
Why you need more than just an open source by Kamal Brar, Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific. In 2016, the Open Source Drives Digital Innovation study commissioned by Red-Hat and conducted by analyst house Forrester revealed that 52% of CIOs and senior IT decision makers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are already tapping […]