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Qlik, a global provider of data integration, data quality, analytics, and artificial intelligence, has announced the general availability of Qlik Trust Score for AI . The technology is designed to help organisations assess whether data is truly ready for AI, before it ever reaches a model. As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, Qlik said many face a blind spot: they don’t know if the data feeding their models is trustworthy or fit for purpose. Qlik Trust Score for AI solves that problem with a single, intuitive score that shows teams where trust breaks down. This helps prevent bias, drift, or faulty outcomes from taking hold. The company said it is the first to bring a unified, AI-specific trust signal directly into the heart of the data pipeline, one that combines measurement, monitoring, and remediation within one experience. “Most companies still treat data trust like an IT hygiene issue. It’s not. It’s the foundation of every AI decision a business makes,” said Drew Clarke...

Union Gas Holdings, a trusted name in Singapore’s energy landscape for over four decades, has embarked on a major IT modernisation initiative in partnership with the Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG). The move ensures always-on operations for a vital provider of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG), and diesel to homes and businesses across the island nation.  With operations spanning the full LPG value chain, from production and liquefaction to storage, transportation, and distribution, Union Gas Holdings required a robust and reliable IT backbone capable of supporting mission-critical workloads around the clock. Its legacy infrastructure, nearing end-of-life, prompted the group to refresh its data centre in partnership with Lenovo to ensure seamless business continuity and future scalability. After a detailed assessment with Lenovo, Union Gas Holdings deployed new Lenovo ThinkSystem servers for production and backup workloads, alongside a Leno...

Singtel has launched an enhanced Multi-Domestic Connectivity solution that enables seamless, secure, and regulatory-compliant global Internet of Things (IoT) deployments in partnership with floLIVE, a cloud-native IoT connectivity provider. Source: Singtel. MoU signing ceremony between Singtel and Lenovo Connect. From left: Yuen Kuan Moon, Group CEO, Singtel; Keith Leong, MD, Enterprise, Singtel Singapore; Faye Fang, CPO of Lenovo Connect; and Martin Wang, VP, Lenovo Group, CEO of Lenovo Connect. Through this partnership, enterprises can leverage Singtel as the single, scalable access point to pursue international IoT expansion across more than 190 markets, eliminating the complexity of managing multiple mobile network operator agreements (MNO), SIM platforms, billing systems, and network switching.   As part of this development, Singtel also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global wireless service provider Lenovo Connect to be its channel partner, focusing on...

Dr Barry Norton, Milestone Systems Fellow Source: Milestone Systems. Dr Norton. In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, AI has emerged as a transformative force with the power to reshape industries, cities and everyday lives. As AI capabilities grow, so does the urgency to ensure that its development is guided not just by what is possible, but by what is responsible. For organisations working with AI in any capacity, especially in sensitive areas like video analytics and public safety, ethics must not be an afterthought. They must be the foundation. Earning public trust through transparency and accountability Public trust is the cornerstone of successful AI adoption. Without it, even the most advanced technologies risk rejection or misuse. Building this trust requires more than just compliance with regulation. It demands transparency about how AI systems are designed, trained and used.  People should understand what data is being collected, why it is being collected a...

Broadcom has announced the general availability of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 , the platform for the modern private cloud. With VCF 9.0 , customers gain a consistent operating model for the private cloud, spanning data centres, edge, and managed cloud infrastructure from service providers and hyperscalers. VCF 9.0 delivers a single unified platform that supports all applications—traditional, modern, or AI—with consistent operations, governance, and controls across the private cloud environment. With VCF 9.0 , customers benefit from a modern private cloud that: - Accelerates innovation with out-of-box self-service offerings and a consistent experience that frees development teams to focus on applications instead of infrastructure. - Controls cost through deep visibility and insights into resource usage that allow better planning, predicting, and optimisation of cloud spend. - Enables sovereignty and security with data control that supports better compliance, cyber res...

When HP announced the HP ZBook Ultra G1a at CES 2025 , it was billed as 'the world’s most powerful 14" mobile workstation', while the HP Z2 Mini G1a was positioned as 'the world's most powerful mini workstation'. Both products have since arrived in Singapore. The two devices were developed together with AMD to deliver high performance in compact designs. The compute power enables users to simultaneously engage in multiple compute-intensive activities such as designing 3D models, rendering graphics, and working locally with large language models (LLMs). Shah outlined some of the trends driving the workstation roadmap for HP. Samir Shah, VP and Head of Personal Systems in Greater Asia, noted that what's really driving hardware roadmap is the intersection of AI and the future of work, which is a big focus for HP.  "When we talk to our customers and we talk to our partners, one of the common feedback that we get is the companies which are going to ...

Salesforce, the world’s artificial intelligence customer relationship management (AI CRM), has announced Agentforce 3 : a major upgrade that gives companies the visibility and control to scale AI agents without compromise. According to a soon-to-be-released Slack Workflow Index , AI agent usage is up 233% in six months, and over that same period, 8,000 customers have signed up to deploy Agentforce . But until now, agent platforms have lacked the tooling, governance, and observability needed to scale enterprise-wide. Agentforce 3 closes this gap — delivering the complete visibility, secure tool integration, and enterprise-grade controls organisations need for competitive advantage. Built on learnings from thousands of Agentforce deployments since its initial launch in October 2024, Agentforce 3 equips leaders to monitor, improve, and scale their AI workforce with confidence, Salesforce said. With a new Command Center for complete observability, built-in support for Model Contex...