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Information technology (IT) in Asia-Pacific
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				January 23, 2018
				
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				AWS opens third availability zone in SingaporeCloud service provider is upping the ante in a region that has been lapping up cloud infrastructure services to advance digitisation efforts 
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				January 23, 2018
				
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				China’s Yitu eyes ASEAN market with facial recognition know-howFacial recognition software specialist Yitu, which recently won a face identification accuracy contest in the US, has already nabbed regional clients such as Singapore’s Certis Cisco 
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				January 22, 2018
				
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				Taking complexity out of cyber securityThe key to improving the cyber security posture of organisations is to keep complexity at bay, according to a senior Microsoft executive 
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				January 21, 2018
				
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				Telstra invests in two new submarine cables to bolster Asia-US connectivityThe Hong Kong Americas and Pacific Light Cable Network cables will provide more robust connectivity to support the Asia-Pacific region’s growing internet traffic 
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			January 17, 2018
			
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			Australia’s Citic Pacific Mining uses IoT to track vehiclesPerth-based iron-ore mining giant has implemented an analytics and internet of things system from SAP to track its assets and shore up operational efficiency 
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			January 17, 2018
			
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			Davos: Disintegration of the internet could create economic turmoilPoliticians and business leaders will discuss the risks posed by fake news, cyber attacks, and artificial intelligence to jobs, political stability and global security, at the World Economic Forum in Davos 
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			January 16, 2018
			
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			Telstra adds narrowband capability to its IoT networkAustralian telco claims to be one of the first in the world to support both narrowband internet of things and Cat M1 technologies 
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			January 15, 2018
			
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			IT Priorities 2018: Growing interest in hybrid IT in ASEANCIOs and IT professionals in Southeast Asia have earmarked hybrid infrastructure as a top priority in 2018, in spite of waning interest across the wider Asia-Pacific region 
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			January 15, 2018
			
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			Advanced Asian countries well positioned for Industry 4.0The industrialised economies of Asia are well-poised to benefit from advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies, but true industrial transformation remains nascent 
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			January 12, 2018
			
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			Telecoms industry at major tipping pointCommunications service providers should gear up for a software-driven operations model and embrace microservices and DevOps to thrive in the digital economy 
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			January 09, 2018
			
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			China to open $2.1bn AI tech park in BeijingAn area in the western part of Chinese capital Beijing has been designated as the launchpad for China to hone its capabilities in artificial intelligence 
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			January 08, 2018
			
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			IT Priorities 2018: ANZ ups ante on cloud services and softwareOrganisations in Australia and New Zealand are bullish on IT spending, particularly in cloud infrastructure services, cloud applications and all-flash storage arrays 
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			January 04, 2018
			
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			Intel, Nokia prepping APAC telcos for 5G waveThe two tech firms are among others that have been working with telcos across the Asia-Pacific region to test 5G technologies and applications 
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			January 03, 2018
			
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			What the EU’s new data protection regime means for ASEANA large proportion of businesses in the regional economic grouping will be affected by Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, but awareness of the new rules remains low, even in countries with existing data protection laws 
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			January 03, 2018
			
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			Colt to expand datacentre footprint in APACDatacentre service provider Colt is laying the groundwork to build datacentres in India and Singapore, and is working on new datacentre technologies to improve energy efficiency 
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			December 25, 2017
			
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			Top 10 Australia IT stories of 2017Australia capped the year with a slew of game-changing technology initiatives, from bolstering its supercomputing infrastructure and productivity of police officers to outlining an ambitious space programme 
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			December 22, 2017
			
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			Air New Zealand to trial digital translation technologyAirline becomes one of the first companies to try out a business case for Google's real-time translation technology 
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			December 19, 2017
			
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			Australia’s Kogan.com breaks IT silosE-commerce company used to run separate systems across different business functions, but has implemented an SAP system to streamline operations 
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			December 18, 2017
			
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			How machine learning is applied in industrial IoTGE Digital calls for the need to build industrial machine learning systems that are cognizant of the effects of a good and bad answer 
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			December 14, 2017
			
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			Top cyber security predictions in APAC in 2018Cyber criminals will ramp up efforts to mine cryptocurrencies, while mobile malware will rear its ugly head across the APAC region in 2018 
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			December 13, 2017
			
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			HP is running its global print supplies production from SingaporeThe personal computing and printer giant has opened a facility in Singapore to oversee over 50 print supplies manufacturing lines and test the use of robots, data analytics and 3D printing to improve production efficiency 
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			December 10, 2017
			
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			Australian genome researchers solving big data problemsResearchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organisation have developed a cloud-based tool to look for the needle in a haystack in what they have described as the "datafication of everything" 
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			December 04, 2017
			
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			Australia-Singapore submarine cable connection cut againThe damage to the SEA-ME-WE3 cable took place more than 1,000 km from Singapore, affecting Australian internet users who can expect increased latency to Asian destinations 
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			November 30, 2017
			
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			Top IT predictions in APAC in 2018A “mega cloud” that weaves together multiple private and public clouds, along with the use of AI to perform data-driven “thinking tasks”, could emerge next year 
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			November 28, 2017
			
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			IoT and artificial intelligence dominate APAC tech landscape in 2017Businesses across the APAC region have started to dip their toes into AI and the internet of things to improve operations and stay competitive 
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			November 22, 2017
			
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			DataRobot to boost AI in Singapore with new APAC headquartersBoston-based supplier of artificial intelligence tools DataRobot is investing around $11m in a regional office and research outfit in Singapore 
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			November 15, 2017
			
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			How the biggest cyber security disasters could have been avoidedThe headline-grabbing breaches that hit Accenture and Equifax in 2017 could have been averted had basic cyber hygiene been in place 
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			November 13, 2017
			
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			DBS teams up with Equinix to reduce datacentre footprintBuilding on earlier efforts to harness cloud computing to support growing compute workloads, DBS’s new private cloud datacentre will be smaller, greener and cheaper to run 
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			November 01, 2017
			
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			Personal data of 46.2 million Malaysia mobile subscribers leakedThe massive data breach is yet another example of a ‘low and slow’ attack that stays dormant inside networks for years, without anyone noticing 
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			October 23, 2017
			
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			Microservices are about organisational changeMicroservices technology can pave the way for companies to decentralise the way they build software to deliver innovation and reduce the cost of failure 
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			October 05, 2017
			
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			Singapore’s public sector finds agility and speed in AWSCity-state’s government has been able to meet peak demands and address security issues through a cloud-based web-hosting platform powered by Amazon Web Services 
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			October 04, 2017
			
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			How Australia is tackling cyber crimeTelcos such as Telstra and industry associations in Australia are chipping in to help enterprises that are being targeted by cyber criminals with phishing and social engineering exploits 
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			September 27, 2017
			
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			RHB Bank rolls out chatbot for loan applicationsThe Malaysian lender hopes to improve the loan application experience and grow its personal loan business by 60% through a new chatbot 
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			September 22, 2017
			
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			Nation-state actors responsible for most cyber attacksCompanies of all sizes may find themselves faced with highly capable state-sponsored cyber attacks, but steps can be taken to shore up defences 
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			September 19, 2017
			
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			Veritas takes stock of data management playSoftware supplier Veritas says it has delivered on its promises but there is still work to do in realising its data management vision 
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			September 14, 2017
			
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			Technology vital to healthcare in Asia-PacificThe opportunities for technology to improve healthcare services were explored at HIMSS AsiaPac17 in Singapore, but experts warned that challenges must be addressed before innovation can truly transform the sector 
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			August 22, 2017
			
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			SAP Ariba gaining ground in APACCompanies like Woolworths and DuluxGroup in Australia are using the cloud-based service to reduce procurement costs and risks 
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			August 14, 2017
			
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			Higher IT salaries in Australia and New Zealand amid talent crunchIT professionals in Australia and New Zealand are earning more compared with last year, a TechTarget survey has found, but more needs to be done to address the gender gap 
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			August 03, 2017
			
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			Keeping Australia’s aeromedical service connected to the cloudThe Queensland section of the Royal Flying Doctor Service has improved its access to cloud apps without spending more on bandwidth 
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			July 20, 2017
			
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			Singapore begins quest for high-rise datacentresHuawei, Keppel Data Centres and the Singapore government will assess the feasibility of building high-rise facilities amid growing demand for datacentre capacity in the region 
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			July 14, 2017
			
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			Australia to push ahead with decryption plansThe Australian government remains undaunted in requiring tech firms to provide access to encrypted communications in law enforcement efforts 
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			July 13, 2017
			
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			The dawn of a new era for Dell EMCDell EMC’s Paul Henaghan is no stranger to industry consolidation, having worked for tech companies that were acquired by Oracle and Software AG. Here, the president of Dell EMC in South Asia and Korea shares what it is doing to streamline its ... 
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			July 13, 2017
			
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			What Singapore can learn from Israel’s cyber security playbookA former Unit 8200 captain from the Israel Defense Forces shares what Singapore can learn from Israel’s approach to cyber security 
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			July 12, 2017
			
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			Australia’s Whispir dials into global marketFast-growing cloud-based communications service provider expects to more than double its workforce within a year, and grow its business in the double-digit range 
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			July 07, 2017
			
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			Europe takes measured approach to 5G, driven by ROI concernsEuropean operators may be more concerned with getting the maximum value for money from their 3G and 4G networks than rushing to roll out 5G 
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			July 06, 2017
			
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			Kaspersky researcher in Asia develops cyber forensics toolThe open source tool lets cyber forensics investigators access infected machines remotely to collect malware artefacts without compromising system integrity 
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			July 04, 2017
			
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			Collaboration is key to combating cyber crimeInterpol has called for speedy and effective information-sharing between law enforcement agencies, governments, businesses and cyber security companies to counter growing cyber threats 
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			June 30, 2017
			
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			Dreamscape to merge with Singapore hosting provider in regional expansionThe Australian hosting provider will tap Vodien’s infrastructure to address the needs of mobile-first businesses in Southeast Asia that are going online for the first time 
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			June 29, 2017
			
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			Petya ransomware hits Aussie businessesThe latest ransomware attack has reached Australia’s shores, prompting calls to dump on-premise IT infrastructure for the cloud 
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			June 28, 2017
			
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			Singapore authorities issue alert on Petya ransomwareThe country’s emergency response team has called for users to boost their cyber defences as the Petya ransomware rages through IT systems in Asia and Australia 

 
		