Author: Digital News Asia

Sansan expands APAC footprint with Singapore office
Japanese cloud-based contact-management services provider Sansan Inc announced its expansion in Asia with a new office in Singapore.
1337 Ventures hits the Philippines with its Alpha Startups programme
1337 Ventures said it is working with Department of Science & Technology Philippines to bring its Alpha Startups idea validation or ‘pre-accelerator’ programme to the Philippines.
GrabCar in breast cancer awareness drive
GrabTaxi said that its GrabCar service has launched the regional #GrabitBeatit campaign to promote breast health awareness.
LTE-boosted aid for emergency services from Nokia Networks
Nokia Networks said it has enhanced its LTE (Long-Term Evolution) mobile broadband portfolio with selected partner products to give first responders and other public safety personnel access to multimedia tools and applications.
Tableau unveils new APAC office in Singapore
Tableau Software has opened a new 50,000 sq ft office in Singapore, saying it underscores the importance of the city-state as the company’s regional hub.
Self-service access to data increases sales success: EIU study
Greater access to data, frequent use of analytic tools, and the adoption of data at higher levels of the organisation lead to better sales performance, according to a global study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and sponsored by visual analytics company Qlik.
Singtel brings Lazada shopping into its m-payment app Dash
Singtel said it has expanded the merchant list on its mobile payment app Dash to include leading online retailer Lazada Singapore.
New app ‘nect’ launched, leveraging iBeacon and gamification
Hyperion Labs Sdn Bhd said it has launched its ‘nect’ app for the Android and iOS platforms, allowing consumers to harvest points at physical shops – without needing to touch their phones – and letting them redeem specials using the accumulated points.
Singapore is world’s No 1 target for banking trojans: Kaspersky
Singapore ranks as the top country globally for Kaspersky Lab users being attacked by banking trojans in the second quarter of 2015, the security software company said.
Adknowledge’s social video marketing platform now includes Instagram
Adknowledge Asia said it has launched Instagram advertising through its social video marketing platform, AdParlor.
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