Author: Gabey Goh
Major trends shaping social business
A panel discussion on the first day of the IBM Connect 2013 conference in Orlando, Florida highlighted some major trends which would define social business this year and beyond.
The driving power of big data for social business
After yesterday’s main theme of how organizations are leveraging upon the benefits of implementing a social business strategy, the second day of IBM Connect in Orlando, Florida shifted its focus to the underlying technologies and trends which enable a social enterprise. Gabey Goh reports.
IBM Connect 2013: Day 1 round-up
Gabey Goh gives a rundown of Day One of IBM Connect 2013 in Orlando, Florida.
IBM boosts Connections portfolio
The first day of IBM Connect, the company’s rebranded annual Lotusphere conference, saw several announcements and additions to its software portfolio, with new social offerings that it claims would help companies gain deeper insights into big data generated through the use of social networks.
IBM confident Connections can vie against nimble start-ups
While acknowledging that competitors – including web-based start-ups – have successfully entered and garnered a foothold in the social enterprise space, IBM is confident that its Connections software suite will remain an attractive solution for businesses.
Giving our own start-ups a fair shake
Our Gabey Goh argues that it’s time for Malaysians to support local start-ups, or we might just lag on innovation.
Slashes & Dots sells JomSocial to iJoomla
Malaysian web software development firm Slashes & Dots Sdn Bhd has sold its JomSocial solution to US-based Joomla development company, iJoomla.
LenovoEMC initial focus on China, then rest of Asia
The joint venture between Lenovo and EMC, first announced in August last year, is beginning to take shape this year with plans to focus on China first, with the rest of Asia to soon follow.
Ked.ai offers e-commerce easy enough for mom
New online marketplace Ked.ai wants to make selling goods online even easier and features object image recognition with predictive algorithms to automate the process of putting items on sale.
Pressure on local players at Datacentres Malaysia Summit
The upcoming Datacentres Malaysia Summit on Jan 16 will see local datacenter (DC) players in the spotlight under the watchful eye of the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC).
