Author: Digital News Asia

APAC gets into digital transformation, but still not at mature stage: IDC
Asia Pacific organisations are still at a nascent stage of digital transformation (DX), with the vast majority (45.4%) of enterprises in an IDC Asia/Pacific survey operating at the basic ad hoc level (that is, digital resisters) and yet to establish basic DX capabilities and adopt digital solutions systematically.
Adobe-led consortium to develop open, cloud-based digital signature standards
Adobe has announced the Cloud Signature Consortium, a group comprising industry and academic organisations committed to building a new open standard for cloud-based digital signatures across mobile and web so that anyone can digitally sign documents from anywhere.
Dell’s Matthew Johnston takes Asean role at Commvault
Commvault has appointed Matthew Johnston its area vice president for Asean and Korea; he brings with him over 15 years’ experience in solution selling and enterprise level engagement.
Asia Pacific to add 600mil new mobile subscribers by 2020: GSMA study
The number of mobile subscribers in the Asia Pacific region reached 2.5 billion at the end of last year and will grow to 3.1 billion by 2020, according to a new GSMA study unveiled at GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai.
You need to trust in the cloud to reap its benefits, EIU-Google study finds
A report recently published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) underscores the importance of fostering trust in the cloud to reap its full business benefits.
LogRhythm opens regional Hq in Singapore to build on momentum
LogRhythm has announced the opening of its new Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) headquarters in Singapore to support a growing demand for security intelligence solutions.
Urge to connect is putting international travellers at risk: Kaspersky Lab
The urge to go online the moment they reach foreign soil sees a high proportion of people connecting to unsecured WiFi networks, thus putting their personal data at risk, according to a study by Kaspersky Lab.
MIT Technology Review’s regional ‘Innovators Under 35’ returns
MIT Technology Review has issued the call for nominations for young innovators from or based in South-East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan for its ‘Innovators Under 35.’  
Microsoft appoints new corporate VP for APAC
Microsoft has appointed Ralph Haupter as the new corporate vice-president of its Asia Pacific region, succeeding Cesar Cernuda who has been promoted to corporate vice-president of Microsoft Latin America.
Consumers in Asia the faraway leaders in in-app purchases: AppsFlyer study
Asian users spend 40% more on in-app purchases than the rest of the world, although North Americans spend the single highest amount – in shopping apps, according to a new study by San Francisco-headquartered AppsFlyer.
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