Archive for February, 2019
Thursday, February 28th, 2019
Pure Storage integrates StorReduce – which it acquired less than six months ago – to offer seamless restore to cloud and on-premises.
Pure Storage boasts that its newly-launched ObjectEngine is the industry’s first cloud-native data protection built for flash.
Pure Storage an all-flash storage leader is launching ObjectEngine™ to enable faster recovery.
“With the rapid growth of game developers and many popular game titles, the social gaming industry is becoming increasingly competitive. Having the best technology is crucial to maintaining a competitive edge,” said Rex Ng, Chief Executive Officer of 6waves.
Designed to enable data centricity for the enterprise and built on cloud-native technologies from recently acquired StorReduce, ObjectEngine further unifies cloud and on-premises with seamless, rapid backup and recovery across both.
The launch of the ObjectEngine platform comes just months after the acquisition of StorReduce, flash-native deduplication technology designed to enable user-friendly, cost-effective recovery and backup to the public cloud.
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Tags:cloud, Flash, NVMe, ObjectEngine, Pure Storage, RoCE, storage
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
Plantronics offers business class video collaboration to huddle rooms with Polycom Studio. Available in Singapore from 28 February through channel partners and distributors at an RRP of US$949.
The new plug-and-play Polycom Studio HD video-conferencing solution transforms small meeting rooms into centers for collaboration.
Plantronics, an audio pioneer and unified communications technology leader, today announced its first entry into the huddle room video market with its new plug-and-play video bar, Polycom Studio.
“With an increasingly mobile workforce, workers are no longer bound by physical limitations when it comes to having meetings and collaborating. There is a growing need for companies to equip their workspaces to enable workers to work smarter, collaborate more and achieve greater productivity. With the HD audio and video clarity that Polycom Studio provides, even the smallest of spaces can have boardroom capability,” said Low Mei Lin, Director, APAC solutions marketing at Polycom.
Packed in a transportable USB device, the plug-and-play video bar immerses small meeting groups in an upgraded collaboration experience with Polycom’s HD audio and video quality.
The video bar is compatible with PCs or Macs for video collaboration on popular Video-as-a-Service (VaaS) platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, Google Meet, Cisco Webex, Amazon Chime, among others.
With a simple USB connection, any PC or Mac can leverage the power of Polycom Studio to elevate audio and video meeting experiences.
Its patented NoiseBlock and Acoustic Fence technologies reduce or eliminate distracting noise from office environments for professional-sounding communications.
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Tags:audiovisual, AV, IT, Plantronic, Polycom, Polycom Studio, Singapore, video, video conferencing
Posted in Accessories, audioVisual, Brief, Business IT, Events, events, Gadgets, gadgets, Launch, Plantronics, Polycom, Press Release, Prices, Specifications, Video | No Comments »
Saturday, February 16th, 2019
Pet ownership is on the rise, and so is telemedicine for humans. Is telemedicine also useful for diagnosis and treatment of animals? Aspiring vet med student, Erin Tan, did some research on the topic and shares what she thinks.
Consult a vet from home via the Internet. Photo by Velizar Ivanov on Unsplash.
Pet ownership is on the rise.
With canine pets licensed in Singapore increasing by 32% in the past decade – according to the Agri-Veterinary Authority of Singapore – and the booming pet industry in places like China and India, it is evident that pet owners form a large, and valuable, market.
With teleconsultation, the vet can “see to” animals needing medical consultations even when he/she is not in the clinic.
The pet-care market in Asia is valued at around US$1 billion a year, and is expected to grow to US$1.5 billion by 2020.
Another trend in recent years is the rise of telemedicine in the human health industry.
There has been a proliferation of apps like MaNaDr, Doctor Anywhere and MyDoc, which aim to connect patients with doctors over a digital platform and make the provision of healthcare much more convenient.
There is much potential in marrying the two thriving industries together, by making telemedicine available for veterinarians to deliver medical advice and consultations to pet-owners, through virtual means.
Manifestations of veterinary telemedicine would include platforms for pet-owners to ask vets for advice by sending photos and messages to vets on duty, or tele-consults via video calls.
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Tags:healthtech, MaNaDr, medicine, MedTech, Tech Focus, technology, telemedicine, veterinary medicine
Posted in Apps, Healthcare, Internet, Opinion, Tech Focus | No Comments »
Friday, February 15th, 2019
The new Galaxy Tab S5e has a 10.5-inch screen, 5.5mm thickness and weighs 400g. Prices TBA.
Available in monochromatic colours that include Silver, Black and Gold, the Galaxy Tab S5e will be launched in Singapore from Q2 2019 in Black and Gold.
The Tab S5e boasts a battery life of 14.5 hrs and is the first Samsung tablet to feature the new Bixby 2.0.
Details below from the press release.
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Tags:Android, announcements, computers, Galaxy, launch, new arrivals, Samsung, Singapore, Tab S5e, tablets
Posted in Android, Announce, Gadgets, gadgets, Galaxy, newArrivals, Press Release, Samsung, Specifications, Tablets, tablets | No Comments »
Thursday, February 14th, 2019
The new Canon EOS RP is the entry-level model in Canon’s full-frame mirrorless camera range, following the mid-tier EOS R that was released last year. Prices and specs below.
The new Canon EOS RP full-frame, mirrorless, interchangeable-lens camera.
The new EOS RP has a more compact and lighter body compared to the EOS R.
The full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera has a 26.2-megapixel Dual Pixel CMOS sensor, 0.05s focusing speed and EV -5 focussing capabilities.
Preview and hands-on for the Canon EOS RP in Singapore.
The body is priced at S$1,999 with a number of lens kits available at promotional prices.
Details and promotional prices below from the press release.
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Tags:Canon, EOS, EOS RP, launch, MIL, mirrorless, preorders, prices, Singapore
Posted in Cameras, cameras, Canon, EOS, Events, events, Gadgets, gadgets, Launch, MIL, newArrivals, Press Release, Prices, Specifications | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
Tableau 2019.1 makes analytics even more accessible with Natural Language Processing. New Tableau Prep Conductor allows users to easily schedule and manage self-service data preparation at scale.
See, Manage and Ask Data in new Tableau release. Image credit: Tableau Software.
Ask Data leverages the power of natural language processing to enable people to ask data questions in plain language and instantly get a visual response right in Tableau.
This patent pending capability makes it easier for people, regardless of skill set, to engage with data and produce analytical insights they can share with others without having to do any setup or programming.
Ask Data is available as part Tableau’s newest release, Tableau 2019.1.
Details below from the press release.
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Tags:data, data analytics, Tableau
Posted in App, Apps, Availability, Big Data, newArrivals, Press Release, Software, software, Tableau | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 5th, 2019
Happy New Year to all the people from cultures that celebrate this traditional festival! And to all Chinese around the world, Happy Chinese New Year!
祝大家：新年快乐，万事如意。身体健康，心想事成！
明けましておめでとうございます。
It’s the first day of the Lunar New Year. This year, it’s the year of the Pig, according to the Chinese zodiac.
May you and your family enjoy a healthy and prosperous Lunar New Year, and a blessed 2019!
Tags:Chinese New Year, flowers, greetings, holidays, Lunar New Year, photography, photos, potd
Posted in Events, events, Holiday, Photography, Photos, POTD, POTD | No Comments »
