Archive for the ‘Announce’ Category
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Xchanging is boosting its presence in Asia by launching Netsett, a global reinsurance and accounting net settlement service; and Vault, a technology-enabled procurement platform designed to manage sourcing project workflow.
Xchanging Asia Pacific has a headcount of 4,500 in 18 offices, servicing over 250 clients.
Xchanging is introducing these two core offerings as part of its global services, as a result of its strategic commitment to grow its Asian capabilities.
Joe Poon, President of Xchanging Asia Pacific.
These solutions are built upon the principles and benefits enjoyed by both the London insurance market and organisations using procurement to improve project workflow tracking respectively.
Netsett
Based on an existing service in the London insurance market, Netsett – a netting and settlement solution – was designed with the aim of improving the accounting and settlement of payments between participants in the global insurance and reinsurance community.
By simplifying the netting and settlement between entities, the platform allows insurance groups to reduce the amount of working capital needed whilst improving transparency and control.
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Tags:accounting, insurance, Netsett, procurement, Vault, Xchanging
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Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Xperia SP offers a high quality HD experience, LTE 4G and easy connectivity while the Xperia L comes in a stylish design boasting good camera quality with HDR for both photos and videos.
Both smartphones will be available ( in white, red or black.) in selected markets in SE Asia from Q2 2013. Prices TBA.
Sony Xperia SP and Sony Xperia L are will both be available in white, black or red.
The two new smartphones join Sony’s Spring 2013 lineup and come with a high quality screen, the latest camera features, NFC connectivity for One-touch function, Battery STAMINA Mode for extended battery life, and Sony’s media apps for enjoying photos, music, and games on the go.
Sony’s One-touch functions, allowing the user to easily and instantly enjoy music and photos across an array of devices, such as Sony’s SRS-BTV5 speaker and latest range of NFC-enabled BRAVIA TVs, with just a single touch.
Sharing is made easy with no wires, cables, or fiddling with settings. Below are more details on the two new smartphones.
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Tags:Android, Android 4.1, smartphones, Sony, Sony Mobile, Xperia
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Sunday, March 17th, 2013
Some insights from the Norton Cybercrime Report 2012 based on a survey conducted in July last year. (* All percentages are based on % of Singaporeans)
Top mobile Internet activities of Singaporeans.
The report found that Singaporeans love to access the Internet on their mobile devices and they feel very safe doing so.
This could result in complacency where a notable percentage choose not to use mobile security – an alarming statistic, given how addicted they are to their mobile devices.
How safe do Singaporeans feel?
Need for their mobile devices *
- 84% use their mobiles phones to connect to the Internet.
- 55% consider themselves addicted to their mobile devices.
- If they could choose two items to save from a fire, 49% would save their mobile device.
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Tags:cybercrime, mobile, Norton, security, Singapore, Symantec
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Friday, February 22nd, 2013
The addition to Akamai’s Sola Vision Portfolio performs dynamic insertion of targeted advertisements into video streams across Internet-connected devices.
The Cloud-based solution is designed to meet the scalability challenge to reach the largest online audiences.
New Akamai Ad Integration Services bring higher quality and simplicity to online video advertising.
The newest offering in Akamai’s cloud-based Sola Vision suite of workflow, security, and connectivity solutions, Ad Integration Services is designed to simplify the insertion of individually-targeted advertising video content into video streams without the potential quality degradation inherent in a client-based approach.
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Tags:advertising, Akamai, enterprise IT, video
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
Sony launched today a range of digital imaging products – 5 cameras, 3 lenses and 2 accessories. Available in Asia Pacific in March/April 2013. Prices TBA.
From top to bottom, left to right: 1. 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM II telephoto zoom lens 2. RM-VPR1 wired remote 3. DT 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 SAM II zoom lens 4. Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F1.4 ZA SSM lens 5. HVL-F20M flash 6. Alpha 58 DSLR 7. NEX-3N mirrorless interchangeable lens camera 8. Cyber-shot WX-300 compact camera 9. Cyber-shot HX-300 compact camera 10. Cyber-shot TX-30 compact camera
The five cameras announced today include the Alpha 58 DSLR, NEX-3N MIL, and three compacts: Cyber-shot WX300, Cyber-shot HX300, and Cyber-shot TX30.
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Tags:accessories, Alpha, cameras, compact, Cyber-shot, digital imaging, DSLR, lens, lenses, NEX, Sony
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Monday, February 18th, 2013
CommScope announced today that it has successfully demonstrated the feasibility of Category 8 cabling for enterprise networks.
The proof of concept brings CommScope customers closer to achieving 40GBASE-T system for data center applications.
Extracted from report for the “Category 8 Structured Cabling Channel Demonstration by CommScope”.
CommScope is a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks. and data centers.
“We believe this demonstrated solution shows the real market potential for customers to eventually take advantage of 40G transmission rates over copper twisted-pair based media with cable and connector types they are familiar with today,” said Richard Mei, director of transmission solutions, CommScope.
As a leading provider of next generation data center infrastructure, CommScope verified a proof-of-concept solution for a viable 40 Gigabit per second (Gbps) Ethernet channel by utilizing prototype Category 8 RJ-45 connectors and copper twisted pair cables.
All components of the groundbreaking concept were designed by engineers in CommScope labs. This demonstration took place at the recent International Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3 NGBASE-T study group meeting in Phoenix, Ariz.
A technical contribution to the study group titled, “Category 8 Structured Cabling Channel Demonstration by CommScope,” described the feasibility of the concept.
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Tags:CommScope, data centers, Ethernet, IEEE, network
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Apple is making the MacBook Pro with Retina display faster and more affordable with updated processors and lower starting prices.
Available from today (suggested retail prices indicated include GST).
The MacBook Pro with Retina display features flash storage that is up to four times faster than traditional notebook hard drives, and delivers improved reliability, instant-on responsiveness and up to 30 days of standby time.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display now starts at S$1,988 for 128GB of flash, and S$2,288 for a new 2.6 GHz processor and 256GB of flash.
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Tags:Apple, MacBook Pro, prices, processors, Retina Display
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Microsoft has released prices for Windows 8 after 31 January 2013 – when the current promotional prices expire.
The new prices are much higher, so if you’re planning on upgrading to Windows 8 – get it before the end of this month.
An auspicious 88 days for Windows 8. Click to enlarge.
88 days have passed since the global launch of Windows 8, with 60 million licenses sold, (as of 8 January).
Top eight Windows 8 apps developed locally. All of them are free apps.
- Advanced English Dictionary
- DBS
- MerlionWords
- Parts of a Computer
- SG Deal
- SingAdventure
- The Straits Times
- WeGo Travel
Since the opening of the Windows Store the number of apps has quadrupled and globally Microsoft recently passed the 100 million app download mark – just two months after general availability.
In Asia-Pacific, the number of locally-developed apps is currently being added to at a rate of 50 per day and the developer community itself has swelled by 82% since the October launch.
In Singapore, more than 4,000 developers have been trained to develop apps for Windows 8 since launch.
Below are the prices for the various upgrade editions for Windows 8 from 1 February 2013.
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Tags:Apps, Microsoft, Singapore, upgrade, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
The HTC Butterfly will be available in Singapore in Fervour Red and Glamour White starting 26 January at M1 and StarHub. Recommended retail price: S$928.
HTC Butterfly will hit the shelves in Singapore from this Saturday (26 Jaunuary) for S$928.
The HTC Butterfly will be the first smartphone to have a full HD 1080p display, with a 5-inch screen that boasts a high pixel density of 440 pixels per inch.
| HTC Butterfly |
| OS |
Android (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense 4+ |
| Screen |
5″ super LCD 3 |
| Resolution |
1980 x 1080 Full HD
|
| Battery |
2,020 mAh, built-in |
| Processor |
Qualcomm S4 Pro 1.5GHz, Quad-core, 2GB RAM |
| Camera |
Rear: 8 MP |
| Front: 2.1 MP |
| Video |
1080p HD |
| Memory |
Int: 16 GB |
| Ext: 32 GB microSD |
| Size /mm |
143 x 70.5 x 9.08 |
| Weight |
140 g |
| Price |
S$928 |
It is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, featuring a quad-core 1.5 GHz CPU, high-performance GPU and a full 2GB of RAM to enable the seamless use of multiple apps simultaneously.
The smartphone is run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and HTC Sense 4+, including Google Now.
The HTC Butterfly has a 2,020 mAh battery and power saving software and an expandable SD card slot in addition to 25GB of free Dropbox cloud storage (two years free).
The 8-megapixel rear-camera has an f/2.0 28mm wide-angle lens, 5-level automatic flash, backside illuminated sensor (BSI), and superfast autofocus.
HTC VideoPic allows you to capture video and still images at the same time.
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Tags:Android, Beats, Butterfly, HTC, Jelly Bean, Qualcomm, smartphones, Snapdragon
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Monday, January 14th, 2013
Arieso has just released the results of a study into recent trends in extreme data, revealing new challengers for Telcos and network operators.
The latest Hungry Handsets report by Arieso
This year’s Hungry Handsets study finds that:
- Smartphones trump tablets in terms of data consumption and generation
- Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s GALAXY SIII goes head to head against each other at the top of the data utilisation list
- Data upload has grown, as users generate more data.
This latest analysis by Arieso into mobile data use also reveals that 40% of all data is consumed by only 1% of users, although LTE is starting to take the strain.
Interview with study author
Dr. Michael Flanagan, study author & CTO, Arieso
I spoke with Dr. Michael Flanagan, the study author and Arieso CTO about the report.
He observed that the data crunch in the wireless industry started by the launch of the iPhone was not abating; and the study revealed that increasingly sophisticated devices are unleashing unprecedented levels of user demand.
He cautioned that the particular results in this study corresponded to the specific market that was studied, and that these results could vary depending on a number of circumstances (including morphologies, available devices, regional customer behaviors, and socio-economic user factors).
“Yet again we found that novel usage patterns, new technologies and regional idiosyncrasies are conspiring to make life increasingly difficult for mobile operators trying to meet evolving customer expectations,” said study author and Arieso CTO, Dr. Michael Flanagan.
As such, these results are intended to be illustrative rather than definitive.
Dr. Flanagan urged network operators to embark upon similar subscriber and network evaluation programs in order to determine the clear and present data demands being placed on their networks as well as the most appropriate response strategies to best satisfy this demand.
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Tags:Apple, Arieso, data, Galaxy, HTC, iPhone, network, Samsung, smartphones, study, tablets, telco
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