Author: Digital News Asia

Acquisition spree: FoodPanda gobbles up Asian competitors, including Room Service
Online food delivery company FoodPanda said it has fully acquired key competitors in seven Asian countries, including the Room Service business in three Asean countries, less than two months after a similar acquisition spree in Europe.
Philippines gets Hooq-ed, first to launch Singtel’s Netflix-type service
Hooq, the video-on-demand service from startup joint venture between Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel), Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros Entertainment, will kick off in the Philippines from late February in partnership with Globe Telecom.
VMware unveils unified platform for the hybrid cloud
VMware Inc has announced what it claimed was the industry’s first unified platform of virtualised compute, networking and storage for the hybrid cloud.
Maxis service revenue edges up, says well positioned for 2015
For the fourth quarter ended Dec 31 2014, Maxis Bhd registered a 2.2% quarterly growth in service revenue, up to RM2.094 billion from RM2.049 billion in the third quarter.
DBS launches venture debt for tech startups in Singapore
DBS Bank has launched a programme to provide financing to tech startups, although it did not state how much capital is being set aside for this venture debt initiative.
Korean e-marketplace 11street hits Malaysian shores with US$10mil warchest
South Korean-headquartered online marketplace 11street is set to launch its Malaysian marketplace in April, and said it will be investing US$10 million in its operations here this year.
APAC cities to kickstart pervasive IoT adoption in 2015: IDC
IDC Government Insights predicts that several regional authorities will develop new sourcing models for transformational ICT such as ‘third platform technologies’ (cloud, big data, mobility and social business); smart city programmes; and for connected smart machines and intelligent sensors leading to the eventual construct of Internet of Things (IoT) landscapes.
New HP solution preps apps for enterprise prime time
HP has announced HP Mobile Center, a new on-premises software solution for testing mobile application functionality and performance across real-world network conditions on devices.
SAP unveils new, reimagined business suite, SAP S/4HANA
SAP SE has announced SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA (SAP S/4HANA), which it touted as a next-generation business suite that would help customers ‘run simple.’
Opera Mediaworks goes into aggressive Asian expansion mode
Opera Mediaworks plans to expand in the fast-growing Asia Pacific region and has hired a new managing director to tap the business opportunities here.
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