Here’s a selection of interesting tech events happening this week (4-10 November 2012). It is not an exhaustive list and represents only a sampling of events that gives a taste of the tech pulse in Singapore.
What are some of the more interesting tech events happening in Singapore this week?
This looks like a relatively quieter week after all the buildup of launches for Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and iPad mini over the past few weeks. It’ll be a good breather before SITEX 2012 rolls into town towards the end of the month.
SingTel kicks off its exhibition of ICT innovations in its repositioning as an ICT solutions provider.
For those marvelling at how marvellous Skyfall is, Datasat RS20i is the audio & video processor that delivers the impact in high-end private cinemas in Singapore.
Mid-week, VMware delves into Cloud computing in its vForum 2012 in Singapore, discussing key findings from the annual VMware Cloud Index. We’ll also get to hear Veeam’s insights and reactions to the report.
Below is the event listing for the week.
5 November (Monday)
LiveAnalytics@SG
Singapore Management University (SMU) and StarHub jointly launches LiveLabs and SmartHub.
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, chairman of the National Research Foundation (NRF) will be the Guest-of-Honour.
Venue: SMU
6 November (Tuesday)
SingTel i.luminate 2012
SingTel and leading industry partners will examine the forces that are shaping the market, discuss the implications, and showcase real-world ICT innovations and customer implementations.
They will unveil services and solutions to enhance agility, increase productivity, lower costs and improve profitability – to help businesses, consumers and governments be uniquely differentiated in today’s changing and volatile landscape.
Venue: Resorts World Conention Centre
6 November (Tuesday)
Datasat RS20i launch
Groundbreaking digital Audio & Visual processor for high-end home cinemas in Singapore.
Followed by screening of Skyfall at Gold Class GV at I12 Katong Mall.
Venue: The Adelphi
7 October (Wednesday)
vForum Singapore 2012
Listen to experts discuss views of Singapore businesses towards cloud adoption, key drivers and barriers toward implementing cloud-initiatives, and the business implications in doing so.
Key findings from the 3rd annual VMware Cloud Index by Forrester.
Venue: Raffles City CC
7 October (Wednesday)
Veeam on VMware Cloud Index
15 minutes with Raymond Goh, Systems Engineer at Veeam, who will provide further insights and reaction to VMware’s report.
He will also share his observations on cloud and virtualisation uptake and disaster recovery in Asia
Venue: Veeam stand, vForum
7 October (Wednesday)
HTC Windows Phone 8 preview
Deep walk preview of the new HTC Windows Phone 8 smartphones, jointly organised by HTC and Microsoft.
Venue: Microsoft Auditorium
Tags: Datasat, Forrester, i.Luminate, Singapore, SingTel, Skyfall, SMU, StarHub, Veeam, VMware