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China smartphone demand grows 17pc

Mei Ling Tan July 29, 2016

China smartphone demand grew 17 per cent last month, according to technology research company Counterpoint’s monthly Market Pulse. It was the best-ever June in terms of sell-through for smartphones, despite the…

Damco expands Hub-In-Transit in Malaysia

Mei Ling Tan July 29, 2016

Damco, the global third party logistics provider, has expanded its Hub-in-Transit programme by establishing new hubs in Malaysia, United Arab Emirates and Morocco. Damco’s Hub-in-Transit programme allows companies to postpone…

Official debut for Fred Perry Vietnam

Mei Ling Tan July 29, 2016

Tennis-inspired clothing brand Fred Perry is to open its first official store in Vietnam this month. The subcultural fashion line announced last week on its Fred Perry Vietnam Facebook page…

Indonesia`s economy improves

Mei Ling Tan July 29, 2016

The central Bank of Indonesia has said that Indonesia’s economy will continuously improve, along with the stability of the economy, the continuation of fiscal stimulus, and the implementation of structural…

Hi Brunch Philippines to debut in Robinsons

Mei Ling Tan July 29, 2016

Expanding for the first time outside its home market of Korea, cafe chain Hi Brunch is set to make the Philippines its number three market. Korean food franchisor Sim Woo…

Philippines prepares for nationwide rollout of 911 hotline

Mei Ling Tan July 29, 2016

The Philippines’ Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), operators, private organizations, media partners and other government agencies have started testing the nation’s new 911 emergency hotline. The new emergency…

SoftBank lifts June quarter profit by 19.1%

Mei Ling Tan July 29, 2016

Japan’s SoftBank lifted its net profit for the June quarter by 19.1% year-on-year to 254.16 billion yen ($2.42 billion), largely as a result of solid growth from the company’s domestic…

DMI, Wing launch mobile payments in Cambodia

Mei Ling Tan July 29, 2016

Enterprise mobility vendor DMI has teamed up with Cambodian mobile banking service provider Wing to offer mobile payment services in the market. The companies have developed an app for iOS…

Oracle will buy NetSuite for $9.3b

Mei Ling Tan July 29, 2016

Oracle has arranged to acquire pioneering cloud company NetSuite for $9.3 billion. The addition of NetSuite will enable Oracle to expand its ability to support customers of any size in…

Datapipe drives Baozun digital transformation

Mei Ling Tan July 29, 2016

Datapipe, a leading global provider of managed hosting and cloud services for the enterprise, has led the cloud migration and digital transformation of China’s largest brand eCommerce services provider Baozun Inc.…

Apple China’s quarter sales slump

Mei Ling Tan July 29, 2016

Apple China’s sales fell 30 per cent in what one retail analyst described as “another fairly rotten quarter” for the tech giant globally. Apple’s international decline has accelerated with total…

McDonald’s Singapore and Malaysia for sale

Mei Ling Tan July 29, 2016

Franchise rights for 20 years for McDonald’s Singapore and Malaysia could fetch S$542.8 million (US$400 million). The rights have been put on the market as part of McDonald’s Corp’s international…

Viavi, Brocade readying subscriber data analytics solution

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

Viavi Solutions and Brocade are developing a joint solution that enables mobile operators to capture and analyze subscriber data to quickly resolve quality of experience (QoE) issues. Viavi’s xSIGHT Targeted…

MapR debuts data science-led Quick Start solution

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

MapR Technologies has made available the MapR Risk Management Quick Start Solution for financial services, powered by the MapR Converged Data Platform. With more data available to detect, identify and avoid loss…

Mahindra Comviva unveils MobiLytix Suite

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

Mahindra Comviva has launched the MobiLytix Suite, a big data-driven mobile analytics solution that generates actionable customer insights. The solution aggregates subscriber usage data across multiple touch points, enabling deeper…

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