Author: Gabey Goh
In quest for growth, Parallels promises partners more support
Ask Parallels’ vice president of Asia Pacific David Dzienciol about what the company’s game plan is for the region in the next 12 months, and he points to the partner ecosystem as part of the answer.
Relationships and customers
With many startups focusing on getting a product out the door, customer support is something that can get overlooked. And while customer conflicts are unavoidable, how you resolve them that determines how strong the long-term relationship will be write Gabey Goh.
Policy framework a must for security today: IDC
The first step for any organisation seeking to better address security concerns is to establish a policy framework, which will underpin the work their IT departments embark on, says IDC’s Mayur Sahni.
Microsoft launches Surface enterprise assault with cautious approach
Just over three months after the official Malaysian entry of Microsoft’s Surface line of devices, the company has launched its commercial expansion phase with six new authorised resellers.
With Birthday twist, TableApp eyes bigger slice of booking pie
TableApp is not just a restaurant booking app, but is fuelled by social media to help users remember and celebrate special occasions; its cofounder Benson Chang speaks to DNA about how the idea came about and the challenges his team has and continues to face.
HotelQuickly secures US$1.15mil funding, eyes rapid expansion
HotelQuickly has secured US$1.15 million in Series A funding, with the injection to be channeled toward further expansion within the region and to accelerate product development.
Selling servers to SMBs is a ‘dying business,’ says Parallels
If you are building servers and selling them to SMBs as end-users, you’re essentially in a dying business, says Parallels chief executive officer Birger Steen.
It’s our Internet; up to us to protect it
We created the Web, so it's up to us as a society to look after it and to help make sure our governments or big companies not do things to it, says Wendy Hall, professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton.
Mapping out an IP strategy
The Malaysian Government has made moves towards enabling IP rights to be valued and also used as collateral to obtain financing; but companies too must look at their IP assets and prepare to either leverage or protect what they have created, writes Gabey Goh.
If it wants to, Apple can read your iMessages: Quarkslab
Security researchers have discovered a flaw which they claim gives Apple Inc the technical capability to read any iMessage, casting doubt on the company’s claim that conversations that take place over iMessage and FaceTime are protected by end-to-end encryption.
