Author: Digital News Asia

Parallels appoints Jerry Huang as APAC chief
Cross-platform software company appoints executive who has served in both Microsoft and Apple, among other MNCs.
Alibaba invests US$500mil in Lazada, buys 9.1% stake for US$137mil
Rocket Internet has agreed to sell a 9.1% stake, on a fully diluted basis, in Lazada to China’s Alibaba for US$137 million. Lazada and Alibaba also entered into a transaction that includes Alibaba’s investment of US$500 million in Lazada.
Singaporeans can now put their ISPs to the test
SamKnows said it has been awarded a contract by industry regulator the IDA to measure consumer Internet performance.
APAC businesses expect fraud to increase in next 5yrs
59% of firms in Asia Pacific expect fraud to increase in the next five years, according to The Economics of Fraud: Mitigating Risk Amidst Fast Growth and Innovation report from Experian.  
MyRepublic appoints former Vodafone regional finance chief its group CFO
New CFO Lavinia Koh will provide her expertise to MyRepublic’s ambitious bid to become Singapore’s 4th mobile operator.
Philippines data breach downplayed, 55mil voters at risk: Trend Micro
Trend Micro investigations show a huge amount of sensitive personally identifiable information – including passport information and fingerprint data – were in the election commission data breach.  
Zone Telecom in SME cloud pact with AliCloud and Microsoft
Zone Telecom has partnered AliCloud and Microsoft to expand its suite of cloud solutions to cater to SMEs in Singapore, as well as to reach out to larger international markets.  
Singtel now tackles maritime cybersecurity via Inmarsat pact
Singtel and Inmarsat have announced a partnership to enhance maritime cybersecurity using a Unified Threat Management solution from Trustwave, Singtel’s cybersecurity arm.
Businesses in Malaysia more cloud-ready than Singapore: Study
Malaysian businesses are more cloud-ready than those in Singapore, according to the new Cloud Readiness Index (CRI) 2016 study recently released by the Asia Cloud Computing Association.
Adtech company S4M launches in Asia via Singapore
Mobile advertising technology company S4M has launched in Asia Pacific, setting up operations in Singapore.
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