TechTouch Asia

by Lim Fang How, Regional Director for Southeast Asia, Zebra Technologies Source: Zebra Technologies. Lim. The Singapore government has done an astounding job in helping enterprises improve their productivity and gain their performance edge as they continue to expand both locally and globally. To take things to the next level, Singapore enterprises will have to adopt cutting-edge technology to enhance their businesses. They will need to better equip their employees with the right tools to achieve greater efficiency and better results. In today’s on-demand economy, service expectations have grown dramatically. Online reviews and social media have also empowered customers with tools to hold enterprises accountable for their brand experience. It has become crucial for enterprises to adapt to today’s on-demand environment in order to gain a competitive edge. There is no one-size-fits-all strategy, and enterprises will need to adopt different solutions that best fit their needs. ...

Fortinet , a global playeri n broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, has shared details for its annual  Fortinet 361° Security  conference for Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. The 2019 iteration will host Fortinet executives, industry experts, and customers who will share their insights on how to securely unlock the potential of the digital economy. Keynote and panel discussions will cover topics such as today’s changing threat landscape, the growing challenge of  interconnected devices, the widening distributed network, and how security strategies need to adapt to meet new demands. “In today’s hyperconnected world, data moves between various environments such as multicloud, IoT, and mobile devices. It is important for modern networks to enforce consistent security, yet preserve functionality in the network, so that essential workflows are protected along their entire data path as data travels through multiple environments. "That is why this year's...

Law In Order, a provider of end-to-end legal document and digital solutions in Australia and Asia, is using the Darktrace cyber artificial intelligence (AI) platform to protect sensitive client information. Established in 1999 in Sydney, Law In Order has rapidly expanded its Australian and Asia Pacific footprint, servicing top-tier law firms, companies, and government agencies globally. Because of the nature of the data it is charged to protect, Law In Order has to comply with rigorous security and confidentiality protocols, making cyberdefence a top business priority. Law In Order was concerned about zero-day external threats, in addition to the risk of insider threats. However, securing the company is complicated – due to accountability and compliance standards, the organisation and network must be segmented by ‘ethical walls’. Ethical walls refer to barriers that are established to prevent communications or information exchange between teams that could lead to potential conflicts of...

by Koh Eng Kiong, Regional Director for ASEAN, Japan & Korea, Dynatrace Source: Dynatrace. Koh. If you have not heard of Marie Kondo by now, you've been living under a rock. Thanks to her Netflix show, Marie Kondo became a celebrity overnight where her decluttering philosophy struck a chord with viewers worldwide. While tidying is not a novel concept, tidying up with deep-felt purpose is. According to Kondo, organising things becomes better by going beyond merely categorising them as important or unimportant; she advocates evaluating whether the items have an important role to play in their lives. This is the key to organisations struggling to figure out how to best serve their consumers across a wide spectrum of digital services. Now, it may seem a stretch to apply a home organisation philosophy to the increasingly complicated digital landscape that businesses navigate, but the message behind the philosophy is strong: Organise things according to a clear vision . ...

Source: NVIDIA blog. Gastrointestinal system graphic. Missing an early warning sign of cancer can lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment, lowering a patient’s chances for recovery. This is why a Japanese endoscopist is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to cut down on the rate of missed precancerous lesions. Tomohiro Tada's startup, AIM (AI Medical Service), is building a GPU-powered AI system that will analyse endoscopy video feeds in real time, spotting lesions and helping doctors identify which are cancerous or at risk of becoming so. “Coming from 23 years of experience as an actual endoscopist, I saw firsthand the challenges facing experts in the field,” said Tada, CEO of AIM. “GPU-powered AI can help manage the overwhelming demand for checking endoscopic images, while improving the overall accuracy of lesion detection.” During an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, a doctor examines a patient’s oesophagus, stomach and upper region of the small intestine using...

Parallels , a global cross-platform solutions provider, has launched Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac. Parallels Desktop now supports the Apple Metal API for improved graphics. As part of the move to Metal, Parallels Desktop 15 supports DirectX 11, 10 and 9 on Metal, delivering improved performance to customers. Parallels Desktop 15 box. “Parallels made significant investments to support Apple Metal API, so today our customers can enjoy the fastest and most efficient version of Parallels Desktop to date,” said Nick Dobrovolskiy, Senior VP, Engineering and Support at Parallels. “Now Parallels Desktop 15 users can experience demanding computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) applications and Windows PC games that were previously unavailable. In addition, there are planned integration features with macOS Catalina —including support for Sidecar and Apple Pencil—offering customers our most comprehensive merging of Mac and Windows ever.” Parallels has made ...