Author: A. Asohan
Beware ‘street BYOD,’ say Gartner analysts
Organisations in Asia Pacific, where there are quite a number of emerging economies, are a bit behind the curve when it comes to enterprise BYOD, but are starting to imrpove, accordoing to Gartner analysts.
Disrupt: ‘Everyone’s a CIO’ these days
The DNA-TeAM Disrupt panel session on March 26 saw the CIOs and IT heads of large enterprises discuss the challenges they face and how local technology players, including startups, can play a role in helping them address these challenges.
Would you like some insurance with that phone?
Tecprotec offers a range of insurance products for mobile phone loss, damage and theft, all geared towards getting customers back to mobile lifestyles as quickly as possible. A. Asohan talks to its cofounder Mark Simmons.
Digerati50: A man of two worlds
Digital News Asia (DNA) continues a weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy. These articles are from Digerati50, a special print publication released in January 2014.
Week in Review: Tech tales from two cities
The stories of SAP cofounder Hasso Plattner and Acronis and Parallels founder Serguei Beloussov just go to show that a little bit of craziness can be a good thing in the tech space, writes A. Asohan.
The gathering against MaGIC
The latest news about the one-stop entrepreneur shop known as the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre or MaGIC, including the selection of its CEO, has caused some concern, but A. Asohan argues that there may be good reasons for this while raising concerns of his own.
(2013 Top 10 Story) Google launches dedicated site for Malaysia’s general election
Google Inc has launched a dedicated page for Malaysia’s looming general election, the first such full-fledged election page for a South-East Asian country.
Australia’s SEEK to acquire JobStreet outright
Australian-Stock Exchange-listed SEEK Ltd has announced it would acquire the remaining 78% of JobStreet Corporation Bhd shares it doesn’t already own in a deal valuing the Kuala Lumpur-based online recruitment company at RM1.73 billion (US$523.5 million).
(2013 Top 10 Story) The mystery of the Malaysian Govt and its rejection by Facebook
In the first six months of this year, the Malaysian Government made seven requests for information, covering 197 Facebook user accounts, all of which were rejected by the social network company. What's worrying is that the Malaysian people have no idea which agencies made these requests, and for what reasons, writes A. Asohan.
The Malay Mail and 3 other papers launch 'digital revolution’
Four Malaysian newspapers, led by English daily The Malay Mail and in cooperation with device manufacturers Huawei and Samsung, have launched a package deal they have described as a “digital revolution.”
