Archive for the ‘Cloud’ Category
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Adobe will be releasing significant updates to software within Creative Cloud on 17 June in the US (18 June in Singapore). These include Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Premiere Pro.
Adobe has announced, during its MAX conference, significant feature updates to the software within Creative Cloud. These updates will be available on 17 June in the US (18 June in Singapore).
The component software in Creative Cloud has also been rebranded with “CC” suffix to reflect that they are an integral part of Creative Cloud and have been reinvented to support a more intuitive, connected way of creating.
Behance
Over 1.4 million creatives globally are part of the Behance network.
Adobe had acquired Behance in December 2012.
Adobe Creative Cloud subscribers now enjoy Behance ProSite at no extra cost as part of their subscription.
For instance, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Pro will now be rebranded a Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe Premiere Pro CC respectively.
There will be no new versions of the Adobe Creative Suite.
In the meantime, Adobe has also integrated Behance into Creative Cloud so that users can upload their work directly from the component software of Creative Cloud onto Behance.
Behance is a social portfolio network that enables users to publish their own portfolios, follow other creatives, publish work-in-progress from within a growing number of CC apps and solicit feedback from the worldwide creative community.
Below are some of the new features that will debut as part of the mid-June Creative Cloud update (extracted from Adobe’s press release).
Photoshop CC will ship with new sharpening technologies and designer workflow enhancements.
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Tags:Adobe, cloud, Creative Cloud, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Singapore, software, suite, update
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Monday, May 13th, 2013
LG Cloud enables users to stream content directly to LG CINEMA 3D Smart TVs, and provides a convenient location to store entertainment content that automatically synchronizes between PCs, smartphones and TVs.
LG Cloud service is now available in Singapore.
LG’s Cloud service allows members to easily store content in their own personal LG Cloud account.
Signing in to an account on an LG CINEMA 3D Smart TV is quick and easy thanks to the automatic Single Sign On (SSO) protocol, which is able to recognize both the user’s LG Smart TV ID and LG Cloud ID.
Automated Updating Made Simple
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Tags:Apps, availability, cloud, LG, Singapore, Smart TV, TV
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Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
With the rise of targeted attacks, Trend Micro urges enterprises to redefine their security strategy to focus on the three C’s: Custom Defense, Complete End User Protection and Cloud Security.
Trend Micro celebrates 25 years this year, since its founding in 1988.
With perimeter defense and conventional security becoming less effective against advanced targeted attacks, Trend Micro today announced the launch of Smart Protection Strategy to help enterprises redefine their security strategy in the wake of more sophisticated, stealthy and persistent cyber threats.
The Smart Protection Strategy covers three focus areas with new solution concepts –
- custom defense against customised targeted cyber-attacks
- complete end user protection for exchange of information in today’s bring-your-own-device (BYOD) era
- cloud security optimised for data centers.
Eva Chen – CEO and Co-Founder, Trend Micro – described in detail the company’s Smart Protection Strategy at the annual Trend Micro APAC Media Summit 2013 in Singapore today.
JD Sherry – Global Director of Technology and Solutions, Trend Micro – then shared his perspective on the rapidly changing threat landscape, proposing how he believes cyber defence could be carried out in the new cloud era.
The three tenets of Trend Micro’s Smart Protection Strategy are extracted from the company’s press release and appended below. The full press release may be viewed/downloaded here.
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Tags:attacks, BYOD, cloud, cyber, datacenters, defence, media, security, seminar, Singapore, Trend Micro
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Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
The newly-launched MFC-J2310 InkBenefit is the most compact inkjet model from Brother.
Available from 28 March 2013, the S$298 multi-function printer is capable of printing A3-sized documents and boast ink savings and increased efficiency for consumers, SOHOs and SMBs.
Brother MFC-J2310 InkBenefit. Available in Singapore from 28 March at S$298.
MFC-J2310 InkBenefit has wired and wireless functionalities for cloud and mobile printing with Brother’s iPrint&Scan app, Airprint and Google Cloud.
Brother MFC-J2310 InkBenefit is Brother’s most compact inkjet multi-function printer that prints up to A3 sizes.
The multi-function printer also copies, faxes, and scans, and sports an intuitive 1.8-inch touchscreen colour LCD display.
The MFC-J2310 is capable of printing up to A3 sizes, as well as automated two-side printing for A4 documents
As with the higher-end MFC-J2510 InkBenefit, which was launched in Singapore half a year ago, the new MFC-J2310 is compact and similar in size to the typical A4 multi-function printer, even though it can print up to A3 sizes.
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Tags:Brother, Google Cloud, inkjets, launch, multi-function, printer, Singapore
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Monday, January 7th, 2013
What are Dell’s foci for 2013. Transforming, Connecting, Informing and Protecting – says Ng Tian Beng, Managing Director, Dell South Asia & Korea.
Ng Tian Beng, Managing Director, Dell South Asia & Korea
Based on feedback from his customers, Tian Beng highlights two common issues that keep them awake at night.
- Firstly, businesses are spending too much of their IT budget on powering their datacenter and not powering their business.
- Secondly, customers want solutions that are help them innovate rather than merely keep the lights on.
Ng anticipates that, in 2013, the technology priorities of Dell’s customers along 4 key themes – Transform, Connect, Inform and Protect.
Below are the details of the four themes.
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Tags:2013, Big Data, BYOD, cloud, DELL, enterprise IT, forecast, Outlook, predictions, security, technology, trends, virtualisation
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Monday, December 31st, 2012
Today is the last day of 2012. As we look forward to 2013 tomorrow, Charles Clarke – Technical Director of APAC for Veeam – looks back on four IT trends in 2012, and shares his predictions for 2013.
Charles Clarke is the Technical Director, APAC, Veeam
First let’s take a look back at the year gone by.
- Downtime tolerance has diminished
- IT spend is held in the hands of a powerful few
- Cloud has been a big hit with SMEs
- Businesses have become even more data dependent
Next it’s time to gaze at the crystal ball for the next year starting tomorrow.
- Cloud will continue to grow
- IT spend will go “pay-as-you-go”
- IT skills will move to a “cloud model”
- Virtualisation will become more entwined with the business
The juicy details are elaborated below.
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Tags:2012, 2013, enterprise IT, forecast, predictions, trends, Veeam
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Friday, November 9th, 2012
The 3rd annual VMware Cloud Index shows 84% of respondents have adopted or are planning to adopt cloud solutions.
Infographic showing the findings for Singapore from the VMware Cloud Index 2012. Click to enlarge.
The 84% cloud adoption rate shows an increasing trend from 63% in 2011 and 53% in 2010. The findings were released in conjunction with the annual vForum in Singapore.
“Organisations in Singapore are increasingly recognizing the strategic role that cloud computing can play in enabling them to be more productive, stay competitive, and enter new markets,” said Nicholas Tan, country manager, VMware Singapore.
Of the respondents who have not implemented a cloud initiative but were planning to, 55% plan to implement within the next 18 months.
73% of respondents in Singapore said their business outlook for 2012 and 2013 would include growth and expansion, or consolidation with some growth, signaling more potential opportunities to increase cloud adoption.
77% described cloud computing as a top priority or highly relevant to their organization, and 88% agree that cloud will empower their business by simplifying access to IT resources.
69% agree that their organization needs to pursue cloud initiatives or risk falling behind competitors.
“By leveraging VMware solutions on a subscription basis from our telco and service provider partners such as Fujitsu Asia and SingTel, customers can have their data reside in Singapore, and only pay for the services that they consume,” said Kevin Pratesa, director, Service Providers and Public Cloud, VMware ASEAN.
When rating the top reasons for implementing cloud computing in Singapore, respondents strongly rated the need to empower the business by simplifying access to IT resources (80%); supporting a more mobile and flexible workforce (77%); and ensuring that they only pay for the IT they actually use (77%) as factors driving cloud adoption.
The VMware Cloud Index 2012 revealed that the barriers to cloud adoption in Singapore continue to persist and include data privacy, residency, or “loss of control” (72%); cost (69%); and availability or performance concerns (67%).
Despite growing cloud adoption, only one in two respondents (50%) in Singapore agree that their organization is investing in training for cloud-related skills, and 32% say their company is actively seeking to hire new IT staff with cloud computing expertise.
Tags:Asia Pacific, cloud, data center, data centre, Japan, research, study, survey, trends, vForum, virtualisation, virtualization, VMware
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
The 3rd annual study by VMware shows cloud computing entering a new stage of evolution in the region as it highlights the growth and importance of cloud as a business enabler.
Infographic showing the findings for APJ from the VMware Cloud Index 2012. Click to enlarge.
The results of the study was presented at the annual vForums in Asia. Here are several key trends revealed by the VMware Cloud Index.
Key trends for APJ
- Despite global economic concerns, nearly 80% of respondents in Asia Pacific indicates that their companies’ business outlooks for 2012 and 2013 include some growth and/or expansion.
VMware Cloud Index 2012 findings for Singapore. Click to enlarge.
- Cloud computing is seen by respondents as enabling the business to optimise IT (85%), reduce costs (80%), and supporting a more mobile and flexible workforce (81%).
- The CIO is increasingly empowered, with 44% of them cited as a final cloud decision maker. CEOs remain the top decision maker at 52%, but this is down 6% compared to 2011.
- 71% of respondents state that cloud computing has made their jobs less complex.
- Top barriers to cloud adoption are data privacy, residency, or “loss of control” (69%); security (64%); and cost (62%).
Businesses in APJ (Japan and Asia Pacific region) are forecasting business growth and see cloud computing as an integral part of their strategy.
“There is a transformation taking place in the industry and the datacenter has become a more automated place,” observed Andrew Dutton, senior vice president and general manager, VMware Asia Pacific and Japan.
There is an increased readiness for cloud and indication that it can provide competitive advantage, with 67% of APJ organisations believing that they currently have the skills and infrastructure necessary to manage a private cloud.
68% stated that without pursuing cloud initiatives, they could fall behind the competition.
With 83% of organisations stating that cloud can empower their businesses by simplifying access to IT resources, companies are looking to leverage cloud computing as a business enabler.
“VMware’s software defined approach to the datacenter not only helps organisations address concerns about integration, hybrid management and security, but also allows business leaders to leverage cloud computing in a way that aligns to their business needs,” Dutton added.
On the other hand, IT today is struggling to impose governance, control, access and self-service over heterogeneous cloud services.
VMware is working to solve this challenge – with the introduction of the software defined datacenter as the tenet to cloud computing.
IT has also evolved from its traditional role as a builder of services to become a broker of services and infrastructure capacity.
In the era of the enterprise hybrid cloud, there are new and increased responsibilities for IT, and CIOs will need to be at the helm to bridge the gap between business and IT and manage this transformation.
About the VMware Cloud Index
The 3rd VMware Cloud Index in 2012 is the largest regional cloud-related study in Asia Pacific.
VMware
Headquartered in the Silicon Valley, VMware is a global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to thrive in the Cloud era.
With 2011 revenues of US$3.77b, VMware has more than 400,000 customers and 55,000 partners.
Forrester Consulting and ITR (for Japan only) were commissioned to conduct the annual research in September and October 2012.
Approximately 6,500 senior IT practitioners across the APJ (in eleven countries/regions: Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand) were surveyed this year.
Check out the infographics for your region here.
Tags:Asia Pacific, cloud, data center, data centre, Japan, research, Singapore, study, survey, trends, vForum, virtualisation, virtualization, VMware
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
The future landscape of technology will be VUCA – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous. That’s according to Peter Hinssen, one of Europe’s thought leaders on the impact of technology on our society.
Bill Chang, CEO of SingTel Group Enterprise, concurred as he outlined how his group is already developing the essential building blocks to equip businesses, education, transportation and healthcare in an increasingly urbanised future.
i.luminate 2012 by SingTel is now ongoing at the Resorts World Sentosa Convention Centre
The biennial i.Luminate business innovations forum is being held right now at the Resorts World Sentosa Convention Centre in Singapore.
Bill Chang, CEO, Group Enterprise, SingTel
More than 6,000 key IT managers and CIOs applied for 3,000 seats at the seminar which was put together by SingTel Group Enterprise and its “ecosystem” of partners for enterprise ICT solutions.
The forward-looking event examines the challenges and opportunities created by rapidly changing technologies and workforce trends which are redefining the business and technology landscape.
Peter Hinssen, Managing Partner, Across Technology
It also puts forth the real-world intelligent and scalable information & communications technology (ICT) breakthroughs that are critical to drive growth.
These ICT solutions will help businesses, consumers and governments sustain growth, enhance agility, increase productivity, lower costs and improve profitability.
Trends shaping the future
- “Everything-as-a-Service”
- Mobility
- Smart machines
- Social
- Big Data & Analytics
The morning session has just ended, and what I’ve heard so far have been informative and refreshing.
There were more than 60 renowned business and thought leaders at the keynotes this morning.
In the afternoon, there will be 16 discussion tracks and workshops, with an exhibition of some 200 ICT innovations at the many demo booths.
Architecture diagram for SURF (click to enlarge)
Tags:#ilum2012, i.Luminate, ICT, RWS, seminars, Singapore, SingTel, SURF
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
Japanese printer and sewing machine manufacturer has launched the compact A3 inkjet multi-function printer in Singapore.
Available from 1 November 2012, the Multi-Function Centre MFC-J2510 (S$398 incl. GST) is sleek, small and fast; and is targeted towards SMBs and SOHOs.
Brother inkjet Multi-Function Centre MFC-J2510 (S$398 incl. 7% GST).
The Brother MFC-J2510 is tailored for personal use, small or home offices (SOHOs) and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
Six cloud-based services that the Brother MFC-J2510 can print from and scan to:
- Facebook
- Dropbox
- Picasa
- Flickr
- Google Docs
- Evernote
It sports bold, curved edges and has a black and white design with a gloss finish.
The multi-function printer is able to copy, fax, scan and print; and has a 3.7-inch touchscreen interface.
The MFC-J2510 supports wired and wireless networking, prints on both sides, and features Internet connectivity to support printing from and scanning to six cloud-based services.
The Brother MFC-J2510 InkBenefit and its touchscreen interface.
You can use Brother iPrint&Scan app, Apple AirPrint or Google Cloud Print to print from and scan straight to your iPhone, iPad, Android device or Windows Phone.
Landscape A4 printing.
It also supports direct printing from USB flash memory and media memory cards.
Even though it can print up to A3 sizes, the MFC-J2510 is compact and similar in size to the typical A4 multi-function printer.
This is Brother’s first device that uses landscape-printing, featuring a larger horizontal 1,680-nozzle print head.
It is Brother’s fastest inkjet model with a print speed of up to 20 monochrome and 18 colour pages per minute (ppm).
The MFC-J2510 also conserves both ink (see print yield in the table below) and off-mode power consumption.
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Tags:Brother, Cineleisure, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Docs, inkjet, launch, multi-function, Picasa, printer, Singapore
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