Author: Edwin Yapp
The world needs to unite on privacy and trust: EU official
The future of the Internet demands a new proactive attitude in how governments, the industry and academia collectively manage issues such as privacy, security and trust, says a top European Union official. Edwin Yapp reports from CeBIT in Hannover, Germany.
Celcos beware: Voice-over-data players gunning for you
Mobile operators have to start innovating fast or else the Internet players will start eating their lunch, argues Edwin Yapp.
In HANA and Gen-Y, SAP doth trust
SAP is turning to its HANA platform and Gen-Y to power its future. Edwin Yapp reports from Potsdam, Germany in the second part of a two-part series.
SAP's reinvention, through its cofounder’s eyes
SAP AG’s Prof Hasso Plattner had a no-holds-barred assessment of the company he cofounded more than 40 years ago and helped build into a global software powerhouse, saying it has lost its way. Edwin Yapp reports from Potsdam, Germany.
US$19b for WhatsApp: What Facebook is really getting
As the world recovers from arguably the biggest tech news of the year -- that Facebook splashed out a whopping US$19 billion for messaging player WhatsApp – analysts are in two minds as to whether the deal is worth the price, what the strategy is for the new entity, and how the social networking giant will monetise the newly bought asset, writes Edwin Yapp.
SAP out to reinvent itself, wooing young software talents
SAP AG is banking on its newly opened Software Innovation Centre to help it stay relevant in software development, and will be tapping younger talent to stay ahead of its competitors, says its founder. Edwin Yapp reports from Potsdam, Germany.
Sponsored Post: SaaS bridges the cloud computing gap
SOFTWARE-as-a-Service (SaaS) has begun to redefine the way companies use applications, and indeed, harness technology, in the past few years.
Will TD-LTE make a difference for YTL Comms?
A recent report by a local telco analyst got Edwin Yapp thinking if migrating to TD-LTE would give WiMax player YTL Communications an edge.
Travellers turn to the Net, so must travel merchants: Google
Traditional advertisers and travel-related businesses should develop a coherent digital strategy that would allow them to tap into a changing trend in how leisure and business travellers make choices when they travel, says search giant Google.
