Author: Digital News Asia

Fujitsu in sustainable urbanisation partnership in Singapore
Fujitsu Ltd, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) and the Singapore Management University (SMU) have signed a master research collaboration agreement (MRCA) to set up an Urban Computing and Engineering Centre of Excellence in the city-state.
Outsourcing Malaysia, Setia Haruman and i2M in pact to boost outsourcing industry
Outsourcing Malaysia, Setia Haruman Sdn Bhd and i2M Ventures Sdn Bhd (i2M) have formed an ‘institutional partnership’ to help grow the outsourcing ecosystem in the country.
Video+ to help brands capitalise on social video
To The New has launched its Video+ solution which it said integrates brand solutions, content creation, operations, cloud-based platform development and proprietary tools for marketing and analytics.
Regional Conference on Media and Internet Freedom: Statement
As we conclude a regional conference discussing challenges to media and Internet freedom around Asia, we recognise and express solidarity with the ongoing movement in Malaysia for the repeal of the Sedition Act: The organisers of the Regional Conference on Media and Internet Freedom.
Universal PnP devices being harnessed for massive DDoS attacks
Akamai Technologies Inc’s Prolexic Security Engineering & Response Team (PLXsert) is warning the security community, device vendors, Internet service providers (ISPs) and enterprises of the risk of massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks involving Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) devices.
Singapore’s 1-Net in data centre partnership with Asean neighbours
1-Net has announced strategic partnerships with Cyber CSF in Indonesia and TCC Technology (TCCT) in Thailand to provide customers with seamless access to data centre services as they look into expansion in Asia.
Fatfish’s LoveOutLoud Asia acquired by Lunch Actually
Online dating mobile app provider LoveOutLoud Asia Pte Ltd, which Internet venture accelerator Fatfish Internet Group Ltd has a stake in, has been acquired by Lunch Actually Group for an undisclosed amount.
Time for Asean to consider risks and rewards of e-voting
In light of upcoming elections in South-East Asia and the recent commotion about alleged irregularities in Indonesia’s presidential elections this year, it is worth considering making online voting and e-voting a larger part of the political process, said security specialist McAfee.
Dell rolls out its most advanced server portfolio in Malaysia
Dell has unveiled in Malaysia what it described as its most advanced and easy-to-manage portfolio of PowerEdge servers, designed to help customers address and optimise the evolving spectrum of application and workload requirements.
Akamai powers up Ion web performance solution
Akamai has announced several new capabilities within its flagship web performance solution, Akamai Ion, which it said would improve website and application performance; offer increased self-serviceability of customers’ Akamai environments; and provide greater intelligence and insight on the user experience.
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