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Only 17% of banks have deployed digital at scale – report

The joint report by Infosys Finacle and Efma explores the evolution of digital transformation and how banks have adopted and scaled it throughout their organisations.More

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Commonwealth Finance Ministers tackle digital trade issues

Commonwealth Finance Ministers agree that technology could improve debt transparency, but there needs to be closer collaboration to figure out tax implications from the growing digital commerce trade.More

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Oracle's Larry Ellison writes heartfelt obituary for co-CEO Mark Hurd

“Mark was my close and irreplaceable friend, and trusted colleague," writes Ellison.More

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Blockchain could boost transparency in fashion industry

The Blockchain and Fashion (BCF): Growing Local Industry Through Sustainable Fashion event, which coincided with Malaysia Fashion Week, discussed how blockchain can be a game-changing technology for the fashion industry.More

Cost of fraud averaging 3.4 times lost transaction value - study

Gartner - The Future of Enterprise Data Centers, What’s Next?

Exclusive: Aruba security VP on IoT security, encryption, and UEBA

Marketing expert shares insights about digital disruption

GlobalData reveals top 25 global companies by market capitalization

Cohesity's shift to software business model pays off

SAS backs ModelOps as a new way to unleash analytics power

“The inability to put analytics into action is one of the biggest challenges across industries,” says an IDC spokesperson.More

Elastic launches endpoint security offering

The offering is based on its acquisition of Endgame, a company focusing on threat prevention, detection, and response based on the MITRE ATT&CK matrix.More

Avaya launches UC and CC subscription program

Avaya IX Subscription gives customers the flexibility to scale consumption of Avaya’s contact center and unified communications solutions based on their needs.More

Record number of enterprises integrating IoT devices - Zebra

Security remains a top priority as more enterprises start to scale IoT solutions company-wide.More

ManageEngine launches holistic take on privileged access security

PAM360 provides governance over privileged access entitlements, correlation of privileged access data with other IT management platforms.More

Symantec updates endpoint security offering

The Symantec Endpoint Security (SES) brings automated assistance with security management to evaluate risks and take action to secure their organisation.More

Asia Pacific financial services firms embrace AI's benefits

A study by Microsoft Asia and IDC Asia/Pacific says that more than half (52%) of Asia Pacific financial services organisations have already started on their AI journeys.More

Soprano Design to launch new digital and social channels

Cloud-based enterprise messaging solutions provider Soprano Design has announced new interactive digital channels designed to couple enterprise and social messaging platforms.More

Aussie company launches new workforce optimisation software

Smart WFM, the Australian HR workforce management consultancy, has launched Apitome software suite to help businesses optimise their workforces.More

ESET breaks down attacks targeting gamers and IT manufacturers

The Winnti Group is known for its espionage capability and targeted attacks, although financial motivations cannot be excluded.More

Automation Anywhere makes significant step for global RPA

Automation Anywhere has launched its AI-backed RPA-as-a-Service digital workforce platform, that is entirely web based and cloud native.More

Fortune 500 companies failing to demonstrate cybersecurity commitment - Bitglass

The report found that 38% of the 2019 Fortune 500 do not have a chief information security officer (CISO).More

Atlassian to integrate Okta’s authentication solution in cloud products

This partnership enables Atlassian to focus on its core products while Okta solves for enterprise identity challenges, securing Atlassian customers.More

Commvault launches Metallic, a next generation SaaS venture

With Metallic, Commvault proposes that customers are able to protect their on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid file and application data with the SaaS solution.More

Aruba delivers cloud-based networking and strengthens relationship with AWS

Cloud adoption in the region has matured to a point where many organisations are now moving towards a 100% cloud strategy, recognising the agility that cloud-based technology provides.More

Human capital management market in its prime growth years

The human capital management (HCM) market in Asia Pacific will grow at a faster rate than in regions such as Europe and the United States, according to Fortune Business Insights.More

Bank Central Asia brings RPA into trade finance operations

A Singapore-based AI startup and one of Asia’s major banks are collaborating on a new way to bring technology into trade finance operations.More

Gartner: Top 10 government tech trends

“Public sector leaders expect government CIOs to find ways technology can reduce costs, create efficiencies and improve outcomes for citizens and businesses."More

The key performance metrics to monitor for perfect server visibility

Organisations need to have server monitoring tools that cover the right performance indicators that fit the applications they have running on their servers. More

Rubicon invests in inventory management software Cin7

The funding will be used to accelerate Cin7’s global growth strategy through product innovation, sales expansion and continued investment in customer success.More

Teletrac Navman appoints new company president

“The transportation and construction sectors are at a pivotal time in their digital transformation,” says Meggers.More

NetEvents announces Innovation Award finalists for 2019

Darktrace, Mellanox, and NetFoundry are amongst the finalists for this year’s NetEvents Innovation Awards 2019, in the fields of Cloud/Datacenter, internet of things (IoT), and cybersecurity.More

Connected medical devices to drive cybersecurity market

The market for cybersecurity solutions will experience a marked increase in value over the next two years, due in part to a need for connected medical devices to have better security.More

Hitachi vows to improve DX in Asia’s real estate sector

The two companies will explore opportunities to help accelerate digital transformation for the Frasers Property Group and the real estate industry, starting with Singapore, Thailand and Australia.More

Australian fintech uses AI to disrupt banking industry

An Australian fintech firm called Moula is changing the way small business lending works, all through the use of artificial intelligence.More

Asia Pacific economies poised for public cloud boom, says Google Cloud

Public cloud will create more than 1.6 million jobs and contribute US$450 billion to global economies, according to a new Google Cloud report.More

D-Link wins Officeworks Partner of the Year Award - Growth

The award recognises Officeworks partner achievements in areas such as cost management, fill rate, contribution to the company’s positive difference plan, and innovation.More

Paessler prepares for expansion with new CEO appointment

Paessler has unveiled its new CEO and leader, following the departure of former CEO Christian Twardara.More

Zero-day Internet Explorer vulnerability exploited in the wild

Microsoft released an out-of-band patch for the vulnerability discovered by Google researchers due to the report that it has been exploited in the wild.More

Forescout appoints Wahab Yusoff as regional VP for Asia-Pacific and Japan

Wahab will focus on growing sales, increasing customer adoption and building the partner ecosystem across Australia, Japan, India and Singapore.More

Three steps for a successful RPA deployment - Nintex

RPA tools operate at high speed and shave hours off processes, improve productivity and free up teams to focus on more value-adding activities.More

Fluent Commerce and AyataCommerce announce global partnership to aid retailers worldwide

“This partnership underlines our commitment to the Fluent Commerce vision of putting the consumer experience and convenience at the heart of a retailers’ strategy."More

IDC lowers cloud spending forecast amidst global slowdown

IDC has lowered its forecast for total cloud infrastructure spending for 2019 as the market enters a slowdown period.More

IBM outlines why the 'boom' moment is key to better security

“Often I’m talking with people on the worst day of their business’ life.”More

ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards kicks off with Malaysia round

Running in its fifth year, the Rice Bowl Startup Awards aim to connect and empower the ASEAN Economic Community to power up their local economies with startups and scaleups.More

Adobe rolls out improvements to Document Cloud

Now users can turn their smartphone into a serious PDF tool, and much more.More

Workday unveils strategic new products, customer win and appointment for APAC operations

HR leaders are now under more pressure than ever to effectively manage and develop their people as they encounter a new world where technology is reshaping every job.More

Save the date: VeeamON Virtual is coming to you

No need to step outside the office - Veeam's renowned VeeamON conference brings cloud data management to you.More

Malware hiding on popular content delivery networks - WatchGuard

Data also shows Kali Linux modules cracking malware top ten list and a dramatic year-over-year increase in overall malware volume.More

You're invited: VeeamON Virtual brings the conference to you

VeeamON Virtual will look like a physical event, but it all takes place online.More

XTransfer raises $15m funding to expand global network

The company provides service solutions such as cross-border and local collection, payment, foreign exchange, lending, and other treasury management services.More

Okta launches offerings for threat detection and remediation

UserInsight introduces suspicious activity reporting for end users, and HealthInsight brings customised, dynamic security best practice recommendations for administrators.More

BitSight and ServiceNow announce integrations improving cyber risk management

Together, BitSight and ServiceNow provide organisations with prioritised visibility and automated workflows to manage cyber risk.More