Author: Digital News Asia

Microsoft launches Lumia 950 and 950 XL in Malaysia, special Digi deal
Microsoft Malaysia has officially launched the Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL, the first phones to run on its Windows 10 operating system, claiming that they worked like PCs and were aimed at business professionals.
iPrice raises US$1.2mil, targets Series A next
iPrice Group said it has completed a US$1.2-million second seed funding round, and has now raised a total of US$1.75 million.
Kashmi raises seed round, will close off at US$532K
P2P payments startup Kashmi said it has secured about US$500K in a seed round being led by Akbar Group Sri Lanka and VAMM Ventures Dubai, with additional participation by angel investors and corporates from Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Hostel Hunting raises US$500K seed funding
Malaysian startup Hostel Hunting Sdn Bhd said it has raised US$500,000 in a seed round led by KK Fund, for its student accommodation marketplace.
Digital media venture DealStreetAsia lands first round of funding
DealStreetAsia announced it has landed its first round of funding, an undisclosed amount from angel investor Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the Singapore Angel Network (SGAN), and others.
UOB to offer Visa tokenisation via its app
Visa announced the launch of the Visa Token Service in Asia Pacific with United Overseas Bank (UOB), the first bank to implement the service in the region.
Growing gap between business needs and IT’s ability to deliver
In the Asia Pacific region, 98% of executives agree that optimal enterprise application performance is critical to achieving optimal business performance; yet 88% say the poor performance of enterprise applications has negatively impacted their work.
E-government is passé, it’s digital government now: Ovum
Most governments have already picked the low-hanging fruit of single-function ‘fix my pothole’ applications, and will need to stretch higher to deliver integrated, citizen-focused services, according to global analyst firm Ovum.
Multi-device consumers on the rise: Gartner
Gartner expects mature market users to use three to four personal devices from a mix of ‘main’ and ‘niche’ devices.
ICT industry in Malaysia to grow 12-14% in 2016: Pikom
The National ICT Association on Malaysia (Pikom) remains “cautiously optimistic” that the industry will grow by 12-14% in 2016, despite various challenges.
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