HAMBURG, GERMANY – NEWSAKTUELL – 6 July 2020 – In the coronavirus pandemic, job cuts, such as those currently at the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, are hitting the Federal Republic of Germany particularly hard. The 5100 jobs that are to be cut are not only slowing down the German economy, but are also burdening the national budget. Worldwide, Airbus plans to cut a full 15,000 jobs due to the corona […]
92% admit to not achieving optimal productivity due to a lack of data skills 89% say that they face challenges at work as a result of not understanding data 87% view their lack of data competencies as a roadblock to their career development SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 July 2020 – As the Covid-19 economy spurs businesses to increase their reliance of data analytics and business intelligence, employees face the […]
Symphony Connect Solution integrates WhatsApp into Deutsche Bank communication channels with clients It follows the successful introduction of WeChat via the Symphony platform in November 2019 The WhatsApp integration addresses clients’ needs to interact through their preferred channel, especially at a time when they need Deutsche Bank the most It represents the latest example of co-innovation between Deutsche Bank and Symphony HONG KONG, CHINA – Media […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 24 June 2020 – IASG provides foreigners with accurate advisory and effective immigration solutions in light of the travel and job restrictions implemented to manage the pandemic. IASG launches a campaign to help foreigners attain PR or attain Singapore Citizen despite the current pandemic. Handling complexities inherent in applications, IASG adopts a personalised and solutions-driven approach for each case. Despite the Circuit Breaker restrictions, IASG remains […]
78% of respondents in Singapore believe that insurance plays a significant role in creating and preserving wealth SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 24 June 2020 – AIA together with EY today launched a new report providing new insights into High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs), in the context of their views and adoption of insurance solutions. The report identifies specific challenges faced by HNWI’s and explores how insurance solutions can help […]
Latest analyst report finds Trend Micro holds three times the market share of number two player HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – June 24, 2020 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), the global leader in cloud security, today announced it has been ranked #1 in 2019 market share for Hybrid Cloud Workload Security, according to IDC’s Worldwide Hybrid Cloud Workload Security Market Shares, 2019 (doc #US46398420, […]
George The novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has halted activity across the globe. Businesses are closed, flights cancelled, people are required to stay at home, social distancing is the new norm, and widespread fear of contracting the virus is rampant. Sadly, scammers continue to take advantage of people in numerous ways during these complicated times, including using the coronavirus pandemic to develop new schemes to line […]
New features designed for personal life begin to roll out in preview to the Microsoft Teams mobile app today SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 23 June 2020 – Microsoft today announced new Teams features that extends beyond work life to personal life. The new features are designed to alleviate the need for disparate tools and instead, offer one central hub for individuals, groups, and families to collaborate, stay connected […]
By Manish Rai Recent protests in Beirut over government corruption and mismanagement of the economy quickly escalated into rioting and violence that included clashes between Shi’ite Hezbollah supporters and demonstrators. Protesters poured into the streets of the Lebanese capital to decry the collapse of the economy. Moreover, there are now renewed calls from various sections of the society for the total disarmament of the powerful Hezbollah which is […]
By Lucky La Riccia Digital technologies are transforming industries worldwide. With 5G being deployed across the region, service providers increasingly recognize the new business opportunities that digital transformation of the enterprise market will bring. However, to successfully address these opportunities and accelerate longer-term growth, they need to extend their focus from traditional revenue streams to center on digitalizing targeted industries. While leading service providers in the region […]
By James M. Dorsey Fraught with multiple powder kegs that could blow up at any moment, Turkish-Russian relations constitute a study in the management of a new world order’s seemingly fragile alliances. Much like relations between Russia and China, Russia and Iran, Turkey and Iran, and Turkey and China, Turkish-Russian ties are fragile despite the fact that they, contrary to Western perceptions, are not just opportunistic and […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 19 June 2020 – PSB Academy (PSBA), one of Singapore’s leading private education institutions, have pledged to renew partnerships with Australian universities The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON) and La Trobe University (LTU), to continue to offer select undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Singapore for another five years. From top left clockwise: Professor Sally Chan, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Singapore) and Chief Executive Officer, University of […]
New Platform Uses AI and Automation to Convert Data into Actionable Insights; Supports Business Continuity and Recovery to Address Rapidly Evolving Organizational Needs HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 18 June 2020 – Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company (NYSE: HPE), today introduced Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform), the industry’s first AI-powered, cloud-native platform that predicts and resolves problems at the network edge before they happen. Built on […]
By Hassan Ali Mansoor Like a raging bull, Covid-19 has swept through the world. Besides infecting millions of people and resulting in the killing of hundreds of thousands of people, it has also brought the global economy to a standstill and disrupted existing projections of capital markets and cash liquidity. Banks and financial institutions have been forced to review their existing policies and projections, governments around the […]
By James M. Dorsey Europe is progressively being sucked into the Middle East and North Africa’s myriad conflicts. As if wars on its doorstep in Libya and Syria were not enough, UAE support for an Eastern Mediterranean pipeline that could hurt Qatar economically — combined with Greek, Cypriot and French opposition to Turkish moves — leaves Europe with few, if any, options but to get involved. Europe’s […]
Arabian Post Staff UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash, in a historic public appearance by a senior Arab government official before a global Jewish organization, today addressed the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Virtual Global Forum. Gargash and other senior UAE officials have welcomed AJC delegations on regular visits to the Gulf state for more than 20 years. “AJC has been a quite remarkable […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 June 2020 – Global technology giant IBM, and Singapore’s leading Continuing Education and Training provider NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB), today announced a collaboration to close technology skills gaps in Singapore amid the evolving Covid-19 situation. This will be done through curating free courses in areas such as AI, Cloud and Data. The tie-up came as a result of ongoing discussions about the shared […]
Accelerates efficiency while enhancing security, document management and remote working capabilities SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 June 2020 – Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific today announced the launch of 19 new models from its digital multifunction/printer ApeosPort and DocuPrint series (Refer to Table A). The latest products, together with Fuji Xerox’s solutions, will allow businesses to overcome new challenges on intensifying security risk, demand for greater efficiency, burgeoning operational […]
By Andrew Brinded In 1991, the renowned technology journalist Stewart Alsop made a famously wrong forecast. “I predict that the last mainframe will be unplugged on March 15, 1996,” he wrote. But 23 years later, the mainframe is still going strong. For me, this underlines why it’s a myth that IT is a fast-moving sector in which revolutionary changes occur at lightning speed. The R&D side of […]
Arabian Post Staff The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) announced that it has received a positive assessment from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, and is now listed as a third-country trading venue (TCTV) that meets the post-trade transparency requirements under MiFID II and MiFIR. The DGCX met all the criteria set out in the ESMA Opinion (determining TCTVs for […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 12 June 2020 – As digital transformation become the imperative for businesses in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, 58% of employers in Singapore are training their workforce in technology-related skills to keep their businesses viable and resilient during this period. This is one of the key findings in the recent NTUC LearningHub’s Employer Skills Survey report. The survey, which was conducted during the […]
by James M. Dorsey The Middle East is at a crossroads. The coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout confronts regional leaders with a stark choice: dial down tensions to open the door toward cooperation in tackling existential challenges or risk ever more aggravated political and economic threats enhanced by a potential wave of social protest. A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raising its ugly head. […]
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 10 June 2020 – Secondlifeasia, a game-changer in the Apple device repair and maintenance sector today announced it is geared to launch its first round of funding this year via PitchIN (Pitch Platforms Sdn Bhd) . Founded in February 2018, the company boasts exclusivity by being the only player that possesses an Apple diagnostic app to analyse 34 critical points on your […]
Accelerates Digital Transformation by Simplifying Business Processes Through Unifying Organization Data SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 10 June 2020 – Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific announced today its partnership with M-Files, a global leader in Intelligent Information Management (IIM), unveiling a new digital business solution for companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region that features automated workflows together with intuitive information management and compliance support that is deployable in the cloud, […]
