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Monitoring weather events just got easier. Running on an IBM POWER9 supercomputer flexing NVIDIA V100 Tensor Core GPUs, IBM’s Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting (GRAF) model can now deliver hourly updates for every 3.2 km to 40% of the world. This means that most of the world’s populated areas, as well as oceanic hotspots for weather systems, will get accurate forecasts more frequently. The US, Europe and Japan have long enjoyed precision hourly weather forecasts over such distances, but not elsewhere. For other regions, weather updates typically arrive every six hours and over every 9.6 km, which is often too late. The Weather Company, a unit of IBM, will produce forecasts for 26 million locations across the world, benefitting travellers and even energy markets traders. The  Weather Channel ,  Weather Undergroun d  and other weather destinations and mobile apps now make this capability available to consumers and businesses worldwide. W...

Source: LG. The LG gram 14T90N in action. The 2020 lineup of LG gram laptops stick to the company’s winning formula – lightweight, compact, with a long battery life – while adding performance. Redesigned for 2020, the new lineup delivers more features and a minimalist design for a seamless, premium look. LG’s newest gram series, highlighted by the LG gram 17 (model 17Z90N), LG gram 15 (model 15Z90N), LG gram 14 (model 14Z90N) and 14" LG gram 2-in-1 (model 14T90N), are designed to set a new standard for portable computing. At the heart of the new series is the 10th Generation Intel Core processor with IrisPlus graphics and up to 24 GB of dual-channel DDR4 memory. With double the graphics processing power of last year’s models, users can edit 4K video on-the-go and enjoy smoother games than before. There is a larger 80 Wh battery in both the 17Z90N and 15Z90N. The new LG grams also come with Wi-Fi 6 ensuring enhanced wireless connectivity, better efficiency an...

By Samir Sayed, MD, ASEAN & Korea, Poly Source: Poly. Sayed. Whether domestic or global, the business landscape today is at an inflection point. Different generations and styles of workers can now be found under one roof, and more are now making their homes, coffee shops, or airports their workplaces of choice. Technology that helps us connect to one another across borders and time zones is now widely available, yet many still struggle to communicate and collaborate with one another. Videoconferencing technology is one thing that has enabled people to more easily connect across borders. The global videoconferencing market is one that’s booming too; it is estimated to hit US$6.7 billion by 2025, with Asia Pacific (APAC) anticipated to be the fastest growing regional market. Yet, for all the benefits that “digital” face-to-face interactions bring to the table, that interaction is still one that is divided by a small face on a small display, with often varying levels of aud...

Anaplan has introduced new AI-powered capabilities for predictive sales planning. The technology enables sales leaders to prioritise accounts based on their likelihood of purchase. “In complex selling environments, revenue leaders often struggle with identifying and prioritising the optimal segments to focus on to best meet their commercial goals,” said Jason Loh, Global Head of Sales Solutions at Anaplan. “Anaplan’s Predictive Sales Planning capabilities leverage the power of AI and ML to equip sales leaders with actionable intelligence that accelerates growth and expansion. With the Anaplan platform, sales leaders can make better, faster decisions about what new markets to attack and which opportunities to invest in while streamlining revenue operations.” Anaplan’s Predictive Sales Planning produces AI-enriched insights based on parameters like company growth trends, business partnerships, hiring trends, technographics*, and buyer intent. These predictive insigh...

Citrix Systems has announced general availability of Citrix Workspace for Google Cloud. Using the solution, companies can deliver unified access to G Suite apps. G Suite by Google Cloud includes Gmail, Docs, Drive and Calendar for business. “When it comes to work today, employees don’t want to be distracted by technology. They want to be empowered by it to do their best work,” said Calvin Hsu, VP, Product Marketing, Citrix. “With Citrix Workspace, companies can quiet the digital noise that’s frustrating employees and enable them to focus on work that matters and thrive.” Citrix Workspace is a unified, secure and intelligent work platform that transforms the employee experience by organising, guiding, and automating all activities people need to perform at their best. “We’re delighted that Citrix’s Workspace platform is now available to the millions of customers using G Suite around the world,” said Manvinder Singh, Director, Partnerships at Google Cloud. “By integrating...

United Overseas Bank Malaysia and The FinLab have announced that the small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have completed the Jom Transform Programme 1 are expected to see productivity rise by up to 30% through digitalisation. The Jom Transform Programme is the first business transformation programme in Malaysia to help local businesses digitalise their operations, driving productivity and revenue growth.  During the three-month programme, the 16 participating SMEs gained digital transformation skills and knowhow such as business re-engineering and digital marketing. As part of their skills development, they learnt from experts and were matched with technology partners to pilot relevant solutions and to assess the effectiveness of these solutions. Out of the 16 participating SMEs, 12 piloted solutions to enhance their core business processes such as payroll, human resources and accounting. The automation of these processes is expected to help employees reduce the t...

- Businesses are moving more data and workloads to the cloud and taking advantage of cloud-hosted solutions, making multifaceted data management and protection more important than ever before. - Forty-seven percent (Singapore: 63%) of respondents characterise their company’s current infrastructure state as an even split between the public cloud and the data centre. - More than 70% (Singapore: 66%) indicate their desired end state is to run most or all of their applications on public cloud infrastructure. Veritas Technologies ' Truth in Cloud Report reiterates the industry’s shift toward cloud.  The company says that there is a 4x year-over-year increase in data moving to two leading public clouds to power backup and disaster recovery at scale over the past year alone. This is in addition to an increase in the number of Veritas NetBackup workloads that have moved to the cloud in that same timeframe. NetBackup is the company's backup and recovery solution. The T...