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Customer experience

A new way to test user experiences in Facebook, Metaverse, and VR

Video-based human insight company UserTesting has released new templates for its Human Insight Platform, enabling fast, opt-in feedback from any metaverse or virtual reality user, including those using Meta (formerly Facebook).>>

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Adobe announces new suite of tools for retailers with in-store and online capabilities

Adobe has announced new tools for retailers created to help further deliver personalised shopping experiences for businesses in-store and online.>>

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Frost & Sullivan names Digital Realty a leader in Singapore data center services

Frost & Sullivan has presented Digital Realty with the 2021 Competitive Strategy Leadership Award for the Singapore data center services industry.>>

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Internet of Things

Paessler announces PRTG Hosted Monitor expansion for increased functionality

The new solution is built on Paessler's existing PRTG Network Monitor and now contains more efficient functionality and integration into systems and networks.>>

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HGC Global Communications Limited collaborates with Kacific Broadband Satellites Group>>

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Customer experience

Research finds more than half of APAC consumers think customer service is an afterthought >>

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OSF Digital snaps up Sydney-based Salesforce partner Datarati>>

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Digital Transformation / DX

Aruba and China Telecom Global partner to aid global expansion>>

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WorldRemit MD reveals top digital money transfer trends for 2022

Digital money transfer numbers are expected to significantly grow in the coming year in Australia and around the world, according to WorldRemit managing director APAC Scott Eddington.>>

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Alibaba Cloud reports 50% revenue year-over-year growth and named a Leader in CDM by Gartner

Alibaba Cloud has been named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems, after seeing its revenue for database products rise due to the pandemic.>>

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Digital Transformation / DX

New programme launches to help start-ups reap full rewards of cloud

Pure-play cloud-native service provider Civo has launched a new Startup programme to help emerging businesses on their technology journey. >>

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Netcetera partners with EML Payments Ltd. to enhance secure payment solutions

EML Payments Ltd. has partnered with secure digitisation company Netcetera to implement their state-of-the-art Access Control Server (ACS), which includes a Risk Based Authentication (RBA) solution.>>

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Salesforce announces new innovations across the APAC market

Salesforce has announced a string of new innovations and partnerships to help expand its reach across the APAC market. >>

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Smart home market continues to grow, driven by changing tech and demographics

The expansion of the smart home industry has been aided by factors such as the increasing necessity of home monitoring systems and the increasing disposable income of people in emerging countries, the report states.>>

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Supply chain issues and low demand for Chomebooks drives down PC shipments

This is the first year-over-year decline following six consecutive quarters of growth. For the year, PC shipments reached 339.8 million units in 2021, a 9.9% increase from 2020.>>

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Ingram Micro shakes up leadership team with new global CEO

Paul Bay has been named the new global chief executive at Ingram Micro, replacing Alain Monié, who has transitioned to the role of executive chairman.>>

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New Citrix study says employees prefer remote work to office work

According to a new poll conducted by Citrix, nearly 80% of employees say they would rather work in a hybrid way, and more than 70% would prefer to remain fully remote.>>

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Growth streak for traditional PCs continues during holiday quarter

"Consumer need for PCs in emerging markets and global commercial demand remained strong during the quarter with supply being a gating factor.">>

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Digital banking

Philippines neobank Tonik steps up banking game with Google Cloud

According to Tonik founder and CEO Greg Krasnov, the company needed to drive its value proposition not just through cost, but also consumer trust.>>

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ABI Research finds plenty of robust market opportunities still exist for SD-WAN, despite SASE

Although the emergence of SASE has contributed to some players labelling SD-WAN as outdated, ABI Research believes there's still a considerable market opportunity for innovative suppliers.>>

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How open banking benefits customers, banks – and cybercriminals

While open banking benefits banks, fintechs, and consumers, its promise to deliver innovative services and spur competition does not come without security cautions.>>

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Supply chain woes set to continue in 2022 - Shopify

"In the months ahead, we will see logistics companies build more resilient supply chains with a heightened focus on digitisation and decentralisation.">>

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Artificial Intelligence / AI

Rackspace Technology to acquire Just Analytics, a provider of cloud data, analytics, and AI

The acquisition also brings strong regional ties into the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, with Just Analytics recently being awarded four regional Microsoft Partner of the Year awards.>>

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GPS closes $400 million funding round, brings on new chair>>

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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from SubQuery>>

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40% of orgs to embed sustainability into operations by 2024 - IDC releases top predictions>>

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The rise of the CRO - an evolutionary step in business>>

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Trends that will shape workspace layouts in 2022>>

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Digital Transformation / DX

VMware hones focus on APAC following two key appointments>>

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Artificial Intelligence / AI

Digitisation proving positive for finance companies>>

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Customer experience

Retailers must step up omnichannel customer experience - Forrester report>>

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New roundtable series by The Malaysia Global Business Forum to discuss threat matrix in digital economy>>

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Shopify Plus partners with aCommerce in a first for Southeast Asia>>

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'Living security' firm Trellix emerges from ashes of FireEye, McAfee Enterprise>>

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DHL tops list of companies most impersonated by criminals>>

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DigiCert announces acquisition of IoT cybersecurity provider Mocana>>

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Business Intelligence / BI

Business intelligence and analytics top use case of edge computing, IDC finds>>

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E-signature software use in small to medium businesses on the rise>>

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Oracle scales up converged charging to assist CSPs and 5G deployments>>

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Analysis: AI the way of the future for modern contact centres>>

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Globalization Partners

Solving talent shortages in Australian markets>>