Author: Edwin Yapp
CMOs: The CIO may be your best friend, says IDC
CIOs are beginning to collaborate more with their counterparts in marketing in a bid to help their organisations derive better understanding of business objectives and grow their revenues and profits, says research firm IDC.
Disrupt: Founders are not perfect, but it’s okay
Founders are often credited as being the force behind their own creation largely because of their vision and passion, and rightly so -- but being human, their weaknesses can also hinder their companies' success, a panel of entrepreneurs said.
Boldly going where few tech publications have gone before
So how did DNA actually start? What were the factors that led to it happening? Edwin Yapp reveals this and reflects on his own journey with DNA on the occasion of its first anniversary.
Surface RT launched in Malaysia, adoption remains a challenge
The launch of the much-anticipated Microsoft Surface RT in Malaysia recently was supposed to herald a new era in mobile computing for the company, but industry observers are not convinced that the market will embrace it openly, writes Edwin Yapp.
Will LTE rescue mobile operators?
With the advent of Long Term Evolution (LTE), mobile operators are gearing up for what many industry observers believe to be one of the most important inflection points in the wireless business since the industry went from analogue to digital. Edwin Yapp explores why.
GE13: Evidence of websites, political content being throttled
The battle for Malaysia’s future took an ugly turn in cyberspace this week with evidence mounting that certain ISPs may be throttling access to both alternative news portals and Opposition content on the Internet.
Good synergies in Astro-Maxis IPTV pact: Analyst
The strategic tie-up between Measat Broadcast Network Systems and Maxis Communications in a deal signed on April 30 for the former to provide IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) to the latter’s subscribers is expected to be a win-win situation for both service providers, says an industry analyst.
A brief history of LTE
Long Term Evolution has been touted as the next-generation wireless standard that will move users to double-digit megabits per second surfing speeds. But how did it evolve, what are the challenges facing its implementation and how do we make sense of it all? Edwin Yapp seeks to unravel these complexities in a two-part article on LTE.
Malaysian enterprises turn to mobility for diverse reasons
Malaysian enterprises are leaning slightly more towards embracing mobility in the workplace but the motivations for doing are as divergent as night from day, according to a new study by Symantec.
HP launches Moonshot servers amid challenges
HP Malaysia has launched a new line of servers which it claims will help the data center and cloud infrastructure service provider industries lower their total cost of operations.
