Author: Edwin Yapp
Yahoo Malaysia bullish about its growth prospects
Yahoo’s Malaysian operations is poised to experience 'double-digit' revenue growth in 2013 on the back of successful growth last year that was driven by an increase in digital advertising spending and the localization of advertising campaigns.
Working from home: A case-by-case consideration
Tech media giant Yahoo has been in the limelight over how its CEO Marissa Mayer has terminated its Work From Home (WFH) program. Edwin Yapp speaks to the rest of the industry on their take.
Cloud use in SEA facing 'rogue cloud' challenge: Symantec
Cloud computing adoption in the region may have increased in the past year but several issues facing enterprises remain unresolved and could act as stumbling blocks, according to a new study by Symantec.
Benefits of LTE to public safety systems largely ignored
Long Term Evolution (LTE) or what is commonly known as 4G is usually associated with faster mobile broadband and a better user experience for consumers, but it can also have a great impact on public safety agencies, according to communications giant Motorola Solutions.
Malaysians are all for BYOD, but their IT depts aren't: Survey
Despite this year being touted as the 'bring your own device' (BYOD) year, enterprises in Malaysia appear to be resistant to such developments because of their inability to manage the necessary transitions needed to embrace the trend within their organizations.
Does the world need another mobile operating system?
Does yet another ecosystem in the mobile operating system arena make sense? Edwin Yapp looks at the announcement of the Firefox operating system at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress.
Mobile operators vs OTT: No end in sight
Amid the glitzy array of smartphone and tablet announcements made in the first few days of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), there were other industry issues debated, albeit more inconspicuously, within the halls of the Fira Gran Via – issues that could threaten disruption in today’s fast growing mobile-dominated world.
What to expect from the Mobile World Congress
The Mobile World Congress, the mobile industry’s largest and most glittering trade show, begins today. Edwin Yapp tracks the changes in the last six years and tells us some of the highlights to expect this week.
Competition compelling the deployment of analytics, says SAS
Businesses today need to embrace business analytics across the whole enterprise more seriously and use the intelligence derived from this discipline to stay ahead of competitors, according to business intelligence and analytics player SAS.
Global mobile data traffic doubled in the last year: Ericsson
The mobile world continues to grow unabated thanks to a confluence of factors including the phenomenal growth of smartphones and the continuing reliance on data connections by consumers and enterprises, notes telco giant Ericsson.
