The sprint toward digital transformation has quickly expanded the threat landscape and attackers have seized the opportunity to exploit these the new vulnerabilities. To address this changing threat landscape, VMware announced innovations to better secure the world’s digital infrastructure and anywhere workspaces. “Cyberattacks and breaches are perennial challenges for organizations, particularly so for those operating […]
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Amazon, MATRADE Collaborates to Support SMEs in Scaling Their Business Globally
Amazon Global Selling and the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) are collaborating on e-Commerce trainings, resources, and programmes for Malaysian small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) retailers to support them in expanding their local businesses globall “Our collaboration with Amazon Global Selling will encourage SMEs to leverage Amazon’s global presence and showcase their products and […]
Huawei and Temenos Announce Technology Partnership Agreement
Huawei and Temenos, the banking software company, announced a partnership to offer Temenos’ cloud-native core banking solution on the Huawei Public Cloud. Temenos is the first core banking software certified with Huawei infrastructure and Huawei Public Cloud. The partnership covers Asia-Pacific (APAC) with a specific focus on China, and it also includes Africa, Europe, Latin […]
WILL MALAYSIA’S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AUTOMATE?
By Charles F Moreira, Editor New COVID-19 cases discovered in Malaysia stubbornly remains between 2,000 and 3,000 per day and according to the Ministry of Health, many of these new cases were discovered in workplace clusters, school dormitories, prisons, detention centres and other places where people live and sleep in close quarters with little opportunity […]
VMware Drives Future-forward Transformation of SEA’s Workforce
Leading organizations in Southeast Asia are embracing comprehensive workforce transformation to become anywhere enterprises that are more resilient, competitive, and well-positioned for growth in the region’s increasingly distributed environment. To support this, VMware (NYSE: VMW) is announcing VMware Anywhere Workspace, a holistic solution designed that enables the distributed workforce to work seamlessly and more securely […]
Locals Look Forward to More Digital Citizen Services, Expects Govt to Raise Personal Digital Literacy Level
According to VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) VMware Digital Frontiers 3.0 Study, 45% of respondents indicated that they are happy to interact digitally with the Malaysian government, a positive step towards the country’s vision of growing its digital economy and becoming the “Heart of Digital ASEAN”. With Malaysian consumers becoming more trusting of emerging technologies such […]
HOW REAL ARE MALAYSIA FDI INFLOWS AND OUTFLOWS? (PART 2)
By Charles F. Moreira, Editor [Part 1 of the article can be found HERE] FDI outflows versus inflows Whilst the UNCTAD report estimated the net FDI flow into Malaysia for the whole year of 2020 totalled USD2.5 billion (around RM10.1 billion), which was down 68% from 2019, however according to DOSM data, Malaysia registered net […]
Over 50% Malaysians share accurate personal data
VMware’s Digital Frontiers 3.0 study found that more than half (58%) Malaysian consumers are comfortable or excited about sharing completely accurate data about their daily lives with the Government if it leads to better government digital services. 79% of Malaysian consumers also defined themselves as “digitally curious” or “digital explorers” Devan Parinpanayagam, Country Manager, VMware […]
HOW REAL ARE MALAYSIA FDI INFLOWS AND OUTFLOWS? (PART 1)
By Charles F Moreira, Editor Several reports have appeared on various Malaysian media about foreign multinationals relocating their factories, operations and offices from Malaysia to neighbouring countries and of several new foreign investments choosing to set up operations in our neighbours. Copies or links to these reports, many of them additionally politically tinged. have also […]
SoftBank Vision Fund set for new portfolio champion with Coupang IPO
SoftBank’s US$100 billion Vision Fund is poised to have a new number-one asset in its portfolio with the upcoming flotation of top South Korean e-retailer Coupang, furthering a turnaround that has seen the fund yo-yo from huge losses to record profit. The US$50 billion target valuation that Reuters reported… To read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/softbank-vision-fund-coupang-ipo-14254682 SOURCE: CHANNEL […]