Author: Digital News Asia

Mobile advertising: In-app overtakes web channel, games the big winner
Click-through on apps was found to be between 1.3 times to twice as high as mobile web click-through in all surveyed Asia Pacific countries.
Microsoft proves there is life after Windows
Microsoft posted revenues of US $20.6 billion in the fourth quarter of its 2016 financial year. All product segments were profitable including Bing, Azure Cloud and Surface devices.  
Adobe appoints VR Srivatsan as MD for South-East Asia
Adobe has announced the appointment of former Autodesk regional head V.R. Srivatsan as managing director for South-East Asia.
Y3 Technologies gets a Dragon as CEO
Singapore-headquartered supply chain management solutions company Y3 Technologies announced it has appointed Marc Dragon as chief executive officer.
IoT-Smart City hackathon to be held in Cyberjaya
KL-based creative agency Pixaworks Creative said that its JomHack Malaysia initiative is organising the ‘Smart Cities with LoRa’ 24-hour hackathon in Cyberjaya from Aug 5-7.
US$17.5mil Series B boost for payments startup Omise
Payment solutions startup Omise said it has secured US$17.5 million in Series B funding, bringing the total amount it has raised to more than US$25 million since its June 2013 launch.  
Singapore’s Deskera to invest US$37mil on cloud data centre
Singapore-based Deskera said it will invest S$50 million (US$37 million) over the next three years to build its own cloud data centre in the city-state.
Facebook rolls out App Event Optimization
Facebook said it is launching a new product called App Event Optimization, which would allow advertisers to connect with the people who are likely to take valuable and repeat actions within their apps.
Cyberjaya hosts Bournemouth University’s creative gathering
Global Festival of Learning tour culminates in Cyberjaya Roundtable session with creatives from UK and Malaysia  
aCommerce lands ‘8-figure’ funding to boost regional expansion
Bangkok-headquartered e-commerce solutions provider aCommerce said it has raised a “strategic venture round” worth an eight-figure sum in US dollars.
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