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- Lightest and most powerful 12” fully-rugged tablet on the market 1 - Screen and data easily viewable even in direct sunlight, with an enhanced 1,000 NIT FHD display with antiglare coatings Dell Technologies has announced that the Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme tablet, built to meet the demands of workers in harsh environments, will be available in Singapore from December 2019. Source: Dell. The Latitude 7220. The lightest and most powerful rugged 12” tablet on the market today 1 is designed to provide the mobility and connectivity to help field users stay productive; its durability offering peace of mind for those in some of the dirtiest, wettest, most challenging and most critical workplaces. These can include factory floors, ambulances and desert sandstorms as well as Arctic conditions. The Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme offers performance and connectivity for ultimate field productivity: High-performance processing power for the most in-demand field applications The ...

by Mitch Young, SVP & GM APJ, ServiceNow It’s a well-known fact that Gen Z-ers will soon overtake the Millennial generation as the largest cohort in the workplace, already accounting for 30% of the resident population in Singapore. They’re set to dramatically reshape our labour landscape and their impact on the workforce and economy will be significant. So how can businesses adapt their practices and strategies to attract and retain the future workforce? To answer this question, first we need to identify the defining behaviours of Gen Z, because listening and responding to what motivates and drives the next generation workforce is critical to the success of any business. Getting to know Singapore’s Gen Z workforce - Gen Z workers are digital natives who weren’t taught cursive but can speed-type with their thumbs. Different from Millennials, they have never lived without smartphones, social media or ubiquitous Internet access - They are ambitious, goal-oriented innovators ...

Source: Microsoft. An O2O experience for PC retail. Microsoft has announced the global debut of a retail solution at Harvey Norman Singapore that empowers consumers to make informed purchase decisions. Microsoft Synchronized Shopping is an expression of Microsoft’s retail reimagined strategy ,   which aims to simplify the consumer journey by leveraging intelligent cloud technology. “Enabling great customer experiences is at the heart of our retail reimagined initiative, and this new intelligent edge solution is designed to break customer choice paralysis by providing a seamless online and in store experience,” said Ami Silverman, Corporate VP, worldwide sales, consumer & device sales division, Microsoft. “ Microsoft Synchronized Shopping marks the first of many innovative solutions that we and our partners will bring to market to transform the retail journey, and we are honoured that our longstanding partner Harvey Norman is piloting this experience with us.” “Cu...

Eximchain , a Singapore-headquartered global enterprise Blockchain company, has launched DappBot, a user-friendly Blockchain development tool that addresses the short supply and high demand for Blockchain expertise. “We wanted to build something that could help make that process a lot easier. Above its complexity, the Blockchain world is moving so rapidly that many don't have time to focus on differentiating their businesses or adding value to their current business models” said Hope Liu, CEO of Eximchain. “Accelerating and digitiding processes in daily life has been the catalyst for several successful businesses. We are trying to do the same with DappBot to try and bring ease to the life of developers out there and help them add value to the business at large.” DappBot allows developers and businesses who have no prior experience in Blockchain to create apps in just five minutes. Blockchain applications can be shared with a unique URL. The DappBot API can be integrated into th...

HubSpot , a growth platform, has released a new, in-depth integration with Australia-based online design platform Canva that will help customers save time and design attractive assets with the click of a button, all within the HubSpot platform. Users can design ads, banners, and social graphics, then publish to their marketing channels directly from HubSpot with the new Canva Button. Beyond uploading existing images in HubSpot, users can now load Canva and begin creating an image with one click. They can also publish assets directly from the Canva platform to HubSpot landing pages, emails and more. Graphics created in Canva can be distributed using HubSpot as the preferred distribution tool. “Canva is one of our customers’ favourite tools for creating beautifully designed images, so we’re thrilled to bring that capability right into HubSpot,” said Dharmesh Shah, CTO and co-founder of HubSpot. “This integration will provide an easier way for our customers to design graphics, cre...

by Vincent Goh, Senior VP, Asia Pacific and Japan, CyberArk Beware of ghosts! From time to time we hear spooky reports of supernatural activity in Singapore’s offices, but these are urban legends. In the real world, a much greater threat are “ghost employees” - former staff members who have held on to working login details and credentials. Although there is increasing awareness of cybersecurity issues here, this heightened consciousness is not necessarily translating into positive action. Too many businesses are leaving doors open for attackers to target sensitive data and assets through ghost employees. The fact is that too many flesh-and-blood office workers have been afforded unfettered access to sensitive company data. Ghost employees are a major concern for any organisation – they not only elevate the risk of key company applications, tools and data being breached in the event of a cyberattack, but also provide a potential route for disgruntled employees or rival busines...