Social Media
DiGi offers free Twitter use via Opera Mini
DiGi has collaborated with Twitter to become the Malaysian telco to offer free access to the latter’s micro-blogging social media site, effective Feb 25 via the Opera Mini browser.
As big data grows, so does the confusion it brings: Forrester
After at least a year of big data awareness campaigns and publicity in the media by big money spending vendors, the term still brings with it a lot of hype, while its adoption will remain variable over the next two years, according to a new study from Forrester.
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.
LinkedIn hits 200 million milestone, appoints new Asia Pacific MD
Professional social network LinkedIn announced it has reached 200 million members worldwide, and has appointed Hari Krishnan to head its Asia Pacific operations.
Week in Review: Stupid gets stupider?
It looked to have been a slow news week as we wind down for the year, but then the stuff hit the fan, writes Karamjit Singh.
SAS confident of growth, to be fueled by govt sector
SAS Malaysia said that it recorded a strong 20% growth in sales within the government sector in 2012 as compared to 2011, and was confident of similar growth next year.
Trend Micro offers extra protection for social media users
Trend Micro Inc has launched the Titanium 2013 family of security software, with extra personal data protection for social media users.
APAC enterprises getting more social
Usage of enterprise social tools by Asia Pacific organizations is expected to hit 75% within the next 18 months according to a new IDC Enterprise Social Survey sponsored by Microsoft.
Asia Pacific IT spending to hit US$743bil in 2013: Gartner
IT spending in Asia Pacific is forecast to reach US$743 billion in 2013, an increase of 7.9% over 2012, according to Gartner Inc. In 2012, IT spending in Asia Pacific is on pace to grow 7.6%.
Facebook shuts down Albania Pirate Group
Security firm Sophos has reported that stolen passwords and banking data were being shared on a Facebook page belonging to the Albania Pirate Group, urging users to report any such pages found to Facebook immediately.
