Author: Digital News Asia

Catcha launches new Catcha Ventures division
Catcha Group has announced the formal launch of Catcha Ventures, a division focused on minority investments in high-growth new media, technology and mobile companies in South-East Asia.
Businesses know social is critical, but still struggling: Hootsuite
The majority of organisations surveyed in a Hootsuite Social Business Benchmark believe social media is critical to staying competitive and engaging audiences, yet admitted they face challenges in deriving value from the data they mine from social and aligning departments.
Phishing attacks targeting media websites: Akamai
The third quarter of 2014 saw not only a massive increase in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, but also the prominence of phishing attacks, according to Akamai Technologies Inc’s Prolexic Security Engineering and Research Team (PLXsert).
FoodPanda goes mobile-first, most orders coming via devices
FoodPanda, together with its affiliated brands HelloFood and Delivery Club, has recorded five million downloads of its native mobile applications, saying that currently, more than half of its orders come through mobile devices.
GE launches Industrial Internet solutions, new KL centre
GE has announced the launch of Predictivity, its portfolio of Industrial Internet solutions, and also launched its KL-based oil and gas monitoring and diagnostics facility, the iCenter, one of three global centres set up in different time zones to ensure 24x7 monitoring and diagnostics services for its installed fleet of turbomachinery for customers throughout the world.
IDA unit sets up 2FA development and test platform at Nanyang Polytechnic
Assurity Trust Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), will set up a first-ever two-factor authentication (2FA) development and test platform at Nanyang Polytechnic as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by both organisations on Oct 24.
Rototype deployment to help Nigeria achieve cashless vision
New York-based and Malaysian-managed Rototype International has deployed a project in Nigeria that it believes will help propel that nation towards its vision of a cashless society that will also reduce money-laundering and crime.
‘Nigerian’ scammers take advantage of Ebola
Spammers have produced topical new versions of the old ‘Nigerian Letter’ scam, this time based on the Ebola virus, according to the experts at Kaspersky Lab.
IoT will be largely driven by makers and younger startups: Gartner
Makers and startups, not tech providers, consumer goods companies or enterprises, will drive acceptance, use and growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) through the creation of a multitude of niche applications, according to Gartner Inc.
Cisco launches global IoT challenge for young women
Cisco said it is launching a worldwide Internet of Things World Forum (IoTWF) Young Women’s Innovation Grand Challenge in concert with a global network of companies in the IoT (Internet of Things) space, local organisations and non-profits dedicated to women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
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