Alibaba Group plans to invest in Singapore data centre
The deal is part of its US$1 billion investment to drive the growth of Aliyun, its cloud computing arm.
SINGAPORE: Chinese Web giant Alibaba Group on Thursday (Jul 30) announced it will set up data centres in Singapore, as well as Japan, Europe and the Middle East, as part of its US$1 billion investment to drive the growth of its cloud computing arm Aliyun.
In a press release, Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang said Aliyun will serve as an "essential engine" for the company in the new economy which sees the physical and digital arenas becoming increasingly integrated.
"This additional US$1 billion investment is just the beginning. Our hope is for Aliyun to continually empower customers and partners with new capabilities, and help companies upgrade their basic infrastructure," Mr Zhang said. "We want to enable businesses to connect directly with consumers and drive productivity using data."
To do so, it plans to expand its data centre footprint from the five in China and Hong Kong, as well as one in the Silicon Valley in the US.
When asked, Alibaba spokesperson Beckie Wang said in an email that there are no further details on the Singapore data centre currently, such as whether it would be building one from scratch or leasing space from data centre operators here.
Besides data centres, Alibaba Group also has its international Marketplace Alliance Program, a channel programme that offers Aliyun cloud computing services via partners such as Singapore's Singtel.
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Cybercrime victims in Singapore suffered highest losses per capita in world
Cybercrime victims in Singapore suffered highest losses per capita in world
Published on Oct 08, 2013
10:56 PM
By Hoe Pei Shan
Victims of cybercrime in Singapore suffered the highest losses per capita worldwide in the past 12 months, according to the 2013 Norton Report released Tuesday.
The annual cybercrime report found that the average direct cost per victim here was US$1,158 (S$1,448) - the highest country average of the 24 nations surveyed and four times the global average of US$287. It is also almost double that of last year's average cost per victim in Singapore which stood at US$657.
Another figure that has gone up is the combined direct financial losses in Singapore, which grew from an estimated US $944 million the year before to US$1 billion, on par with the total from the United Kingdom as a whole.
The results, gathered from a survey of more than 13,000 people globally, depict a growing cybercrime problem, with the total global direct cost of cybercrime up from $110 billion in 2012 to US$113 billion this year. Symantec, the American global computer security software corporation which released the report, attributed their findings to poor mobile security - nearly one-in-two don't take basic precautions such as using passwords, having security software or backing up files on their mobile device.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/cybercrime-victims-singapore-suffered-highest-losses-capita-world-2013#sthash.2RzJn5DD.dpuf
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Published on Oct 08, 2013
10:56 PM
By Hoe Pei Shan
Victims of cybercrime in Singapore suffered the highest losses per capita worldwide in the past 12 months, according to the 2013 Norton Report released Tuesday.
The annual cybercrime report found that the average direct cost per victim here was US$1,158 (S$1,448) - the highest country average of the 24 nations surveyed and four times the global average of US$287. It is also almost double that of last year's average cost per victim in Singapore which stood at US$657.
Another figure that has gone up is the combined direct financial losses in Singapore, which grew from an estimated US $944 million the year before to US$1 billion, on par with the total from the United Kingdom as a whole.
The results, gathered from a survey of more than 13,000 people globally, depict a growing cybercrime problem, with the total global direct cost of cybercrime up from $110 billion in 2012 to US$113 billion this year. Symantec, the American global computer security software corporation which released the report, attributed their findings to poor mobile security - nearly one-in-two don't take basic precautions such as using passwords, having security software or backing up files on their mobile device.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/cybercrime-victims-singapore-suffered-highest-losses-capita-world-2013#sthash.2RzJn5DD.dpuf
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Saturday, July 27, 2013
People urged to monitor social media for any posts by Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee
People urged to monitor social media for any posts by Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee
27 Jul 2013 08:23pm
KUALA TERENGGANU, July 27 — Communication and Multimedia Deputy Minister Datuk Jailani Johari has urged members of the public to monitor controversial couple Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee’s blog for any possible seditious posts.
“I urge the public to help monitor the couple’s blog and social networking sites and report the same to the authorities,” he told reporters here today.
Commenting on their conditional release on bail yesterday, Jailani said stern action would be taken against the bloggers if they breached the court’s conditions.
Yesterday, High Court judge Datuk Mohd Azman Husin released them on RM30,000 bail in one surety each, with four conditions.
The conditions are, their passports are compounded, they must report to the nearest police station once a month, are prohibited from posting obscene photographs, provocative comments or articles which touch on religious and racial sensitivities, and prohibited from using network communication devices for the same purpose.
Tan or Tan Jye Yee, 25, and Vivian Lee May Ling, 24, were jointly charged with posting a seditious photograph on their Facebook page, ‘Alvin and Vivian – Alvivi’ at https://www.facebook.com/alvivi.swingers, with the caption, “Selamat Berbuka Puasa (dengan Bak Kut Teh…wangi, enak, menyelerakan !!!” (Happy Breaking Fast with Bak Kut Teh…fragrant, delicious and appetising!!!) and a halal logo.
Meanwhile, on a separate development he said that the Ministry planned to expand the ‘Klik dengan bijak’ programme nationwide, through the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission.
He said the move was to create awareness among the people on the importance of correct internet usage.
“Clicking the wrong thing can land you in trouble as we can see from numerous cases involving blogs, face book and so on,” he added. – BERNAMA
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27 Jul 2013 08:23pm
KUALA TERENGGANU, July 27 — Communication and Multimedia Deputy Minister Datuk Jailani Johari has urged members of the public to monitor controversial couple Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee’s blog for any possible seditious posts.
“I urge the public to help monitor the couple’s blog and social networking sites and report the same to the authorities,” he told reporters here today.
Commenting on their conditional release on bail yesterday, Jailani said stern action would be taken against the bloggers if they breached the court’s conditions.
Yesterday, High Court judge Datuk Mohd Azman Husin released them on RM30,000 bail in one surety each, with four conditions.
The conditions are, their passports are compounded, they must report to the nearest police station once a month, are prohibited from posting obscene photographs, provocative comments or articles which touch on religious and racial sensitivities, and prohibited from using network communication devices for the same purpose.
Tan or Tan Jye Yee, 25, and Vivian Lee May Ling, 24, were jointly charged with posting a seditious photograph on their Facebook page, ‘Alvin and Vivian – Alvivi’ at https://www.facebook.com/alvivi.swingers, with the caption, “Selamat Berbuka Puasa (dengan Bak Kut Teh…wangi, enak, menyelerakan !!!” (Happy Breaking Fast with Bak Kut Teh…fragrant, delicious and appetising!!!) and a halal logo.
Meanwhile, on a separate development he said that the Ministry planned to expand the ‘Klik dengan bijak’ programme nationwide, through the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission.
He said the move was to create awareness among the people on the importance of correct internet usage.
“Clicking the wrong thing can land you in trouble as we can see from numerous cases involving blogs, face book and so on,” he added. – BERNAMA
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
S'poreans turn to social media for travel & food products: report
S'poreans turn to social media for travel & food products: report
Posted: 05 December 2012 1107 hrs
SINGAPORE: A new report showed that social media is playing an increasing role in influencing Singaporean consumers' purchasing decisions, when it comes to food and travel.
The latest annual global Nielson Social Media Report showed that when it comes to choosing a restaurant (68 per cent) or a food and beverage product (67 per cent), more than two thirds of Singaporeans turn to social media websites or online reviews.
Nearly seven in 10 (67 per cent) also said they'd choose travel related products based on positive recommendations shared online.
The food, beverage, leisure and entertainment categories were also the most discussed products via social networking in Singapore, in the past year.
A third of Singaporeans post comments online about brands, at least once a week. And they're the most mobile compared to respondents from other countries.
Across the globe, Singapore has the highest usage of social media via mobile phone.
Seven in 10 consumers (70 per cent) here log on to social media via their mobile phone. The figure is 23 percentage points higher than the global average of 47 per cent.
Managing director of Nielsen for Singapore and Malaysia, Joan Koh, said: "With the increasing relevance and engagement levels of social media, we are now able to see a direct correlation between positive social media sentiment and actual intent to purchase products and services, especially for those operating in the food and beverage, travel and entertainment sectors.
"Social media represents a huge opportunity for brands to gain positive favour with consumers and savvy marketers can harness the growing influence of social media to impact business."
Compared to Singaporean consumers, those from the region said the top three categories where purchasing decision is most influenced by social media are - electronics (75 per cent), entertainment (74 per cent) and clothing (74 per cent).
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Posted: 05 December 2012 1107 hrs
SINGAPORE: A new report showed that social media is playing an increasing role in influencing Singaporean consumers' purchasing decisions, when it comes to food and travel.
The latest annual global Nielson Social Media Report showed that when it comes to choosing a restaurant (68 per cent) or a food and beverage product (67 per cent), more than two thirds of Singaporeans turn to social media websites or online reviews.
Nearly seven in 10 (67 per cent) also said they'd choose travel related products based on positive recommendations shared online.
The food, beverage, leisure and entertainment categories were also the most discussed products via social networking in Singapore, in the past year.
A third of Singaporeans post comments online about brands, at least once a week. And they're the most mobile compared to respondents from other countries.
Across the globe, Singapore has the highest usage of social media via mobile phone.
Seven in 10 consumers (70 per cent) here log on to social media via their mobile phone. The figure is 23 percentage points higher than the global average of 47 per cent.
Managing director of Nielsen for Singapore and Malaysia, Joan Koh, said: "With the increasing relevance and engagement levels of social media, we are now able to see a direct correlation between positive social media sentiment and actual intent to purchase products and services, especially for those operating in the food and beverage, travel and entertainment sectors.
"Social media represents a huge opportunity for brands to gain positive favour with consumers and savvy marketers can harness the growing influence of social media to impact business."
Compared to Singaporean consumers, those from the region said the top three categories where purchasing decision is most influenced by social media are - electronics (75 per cent), entertainment (74 per cent) and clothing (74 per cent).
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Banks expected to enhance e-banking experience with new gadgets
Banks expected to enhance e-banking experience with new gadgets
By Yvonne Chan | Posted: 07 November 2012 2317 hrs
SINGAPORE : Consumers may soon have more options for mobile banking and making online transactions.
This comes as Singapore banks are expected to come up with more innovative gadgets to boost the "e-banking" experience.
But industry watchers have said developments in cloud computing may provide significant challenges in this arena.
Banks are expected to set aside more money to ensure peace of mind for customers when carrying out online transactions.
This comes after industry-wide measures introduced by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), which called for additional authentication features on a security token to maximise security for online and mobile banking transactions.
Next January, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore will be introducing a multi-function token card which combines both the security token and credit card features.
Subba Vaidyanathan, regional head of Retail Banking Segments (Singapore and South East Asia) at Standard Chartered Bank, said: "Our big focus is to keep building on the digital bank and provide that service, because that is where we see Singapore banks and Singaporeans moving.
"We have continued to have 30-40 per cent annualised growth on payments online and we want to sustain that pace."
So far, 170,000 Standard Chartered customers have opted for the card, and its rollout will start in January 2013.
The multi-function token acts as a debit, credit and ATM card. It also doubles up as a security token to facilitate online banking. And with banks projected to increase their spending on technology next year, analysts said customers can expect more innovations wrapped up in one device, such as being able to check one's bank account balance while on the go.
Meanwhile, Citibank has just launched a new service that allows its customers to pay their credit card bills via SMS on mobile phones.
Earlier, DBS Bank also introduced the DBS One.TAP, Singapore's first virtual credit card on a mobile phone.
But banks do have other kinds of competitors to contend with.
Edison Chen, investment analyst at DMG & Partners Research, said: "We do see the effect of cloud-based banking. There are third-party, non-bank parties that are offering financial services that bypass the banks in utilising the fact that cloud computing offers lower barriers of entry, and that is something that banks must watch out for.
"So they must constantly upgrade their facilities and offer the best of what customers really want. And we do see that happening, in terms of banks embracing social networking, having their Facebook closely linked with customers and analysing what customers want and need."
Some industry watchers said this may prompt banks to upgrade facilities and eventually utilise cloud computing elements.
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By Yvonne Chan | Posted: 07 November 2012 2317 hrs
SINGAPORE : Consumers may soon have more options for mobile banking and making online transactions.
This comes as Singapore banks are expected to come up with more innovative gadgets to boost the "e-banking" experience.
But industry watchers have said developments in cloud computing may provide significant challenges in this arena.
Banks are expected to set aside more money to ensure peace of mind for customers when carrying out online transactions.
This comes after industry-wide measures introduced by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), which called for additional authentication features on a security token to maximise security for online and mobile banking transactions.
Next January, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore will be introducing a multi-function token card which combines both the security token and credit card features.
Subba Vaidyanathan, regional head of Retail Banking Segments (Singapore and South East Asia) at Standard Chartered Bank, said: "Our big focus is to keep building on the digital bank and provide that service, because that is where we see Singapore banks and Singaporeans moving.
"We have continued to have 30-40 per cent annualised growth on payments online and we want to sustain that pace."
So far, 170,000 Standard Chartered customers have opted for the card, and its rollout will start in January 2013.
The multi-function token acts as a debit, credit and ATM card. It also doubles up as a security token to facilitate online banking. And with banks projected to increase their spending on technology next year, analysts said customers can expect more innovations wrapped up in one device, such as being able to check one's bank account balance while on the go.
Meanwhile, Citibank has just launched a new service that allows its customers to pay their credit card bills via SMS on mobile phones.
Earlier, DBS Bank also introduced the DBS One.TAP, Singapore's first virtual credit card on a mobile phone.
But banks do have other kinds of competitors to contend with.
Edison Chen, investment analyst at DMG & Partners Research, said: "We do see the effect of cloud-based banking. There are third-party, non-bank parties that are offering financial services that bypass the banks in utilising the fact that cloud computing offers lower barriers of entry, and that is something that banks must watch out for.
"So they must constantly upgrade their facilities and offer the best of what customers really want. And we do see that happening, in terms of banks embracing social networking, having their Facebook closely linked with customers and analysing what customers want and need."
Some industry watchers said this may prompt banks to upgrade facilities and eventually utilise cloud computing elements.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
SingTel bullish on cloud computing
SingTel bullish on cloud computing
By Ryan Huang | Posted: 28 March 2011 2154 hrs
SINGAPORE: SingTel has raised its forecast of contribution of cloud computing to its revenue.
The telco now expects the segment to now grow as much as 70 per cent each year until 2014, instead of the previously estimated 50 per cent.
This is on the back of a strong take-up rate for its services, and also as more companies think of business continuity measures in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Cloud computing is Internet-based, and shared services, resources and software are provided to users on demand.
The destruction caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan more than two weeks ago has left many companies to pick up the pieces.
SingTel said many of its customers are now thinking more about disaster-recovery measures, and how they can leverage on cloud computing for the business continuity.
SingTel Business Group EVP Bill Chang said: "Recently, with the unfortunate earthquake in Japan, we see that if businesses have the means to move their applications up to the cloud, it will help them secure a lot of their work load and be able to tide through this period".
VMware's Southeast Asia GM Ed Lenta said: "The unfortunate reality is that a lot of our customers in Japan found that their virtualised infrastructures were far easier to recover then their physical infrastructures.
"Virtualisation doesn't just drive consolidation, it standardises the atomic units of your data centre".
SingTel said it is aiming to meet those needs and the wider growth for cloud computing services, with a new enterprise grade offering that it is launching in Singapore and across Asia.
Targeted at large enterprises, this service enables businesses to lease IT infrastructure such as processing power and storage, without losing control over sensitive data, under a pay-as-you-use model called PowerON Compute.
SingTel said it would be the first time the so-called "infrastructure-as-a-service" product will be offered under a hybrid cloud.
A hybrid cloud allows companies the flexibility to decide how much of its sensitive data it wants to manage in-house.
This is opposed to a public cloud where the data is housed externally.
SingTel will be partnering VMware to offer its hybrid cloud solution across Asia, and will be launching it in the coming months in other key Asian cities like Hong Kong.
SingTel currently offers it in Australia through Optus.
VMware chief executive officer Paul Maritz said: "Hybrid clouds provide customers with freedom of choice that will eventually give rise to applications that can be 'dragged and dropped' between clouds and delivered securely to any device, anywhere, at any time".
The telco is bullish on demand for cloud-computing services and has raised its 50 per cent annual growth forecast made last year September.
"We are starting to see more robust growth rates," Mr Chang said.
"That's because Singapore (is getting) more wired up to its fibre connectivity to all businesses. When that happens, (many) more people will be more open to the cloud services.
"The other thing is that there are more smart devices penetration (such as) smart phones and of course, the tablet revolution that's happening. That allows customers and businesses to consume all these cloud services more rapidly."
SingTel said that by tapping on processing power and storage on demand, businesses can reap cost savings of up to 73 per cent.
Mr Chang said: "They will also be able to preserve investments in existing computing infrastructure without changes to their IT operations.
"By improving their productivity and simplifying their processes, we seek to allow customers to increase their business agility, focus on their core business activities and reduce their costs significantly".
-CNA/wk
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By Ryan Huang | Posted: 28 March 2011 2154 hrs
SINGAPORE: SingTel has raised its forecast of contribution of cloud computing to its revenue.
The telco now expects the segment to now grow as much as 70 per cent each year until 2014, instead of the previously estimated 50 per cent.
This is on the back of a strong take-up rate for its services, and also as more companies think of business continuity measures in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Cloud computing is Internet-based, and shared services, resources and software are provided to users on demand.
The destruction caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan more than two weeks ago has left many companies to pick up the pieces.
SingTel said many of its customers are now thinking more about disaster-recovery measures, and how they can leverage on cloud computing for the business continuity.
SingTel Business Group EVP Bill Chang said: "Recently, with the unfortunate earthquake in Japan, we see that if businesses have the means to move their applications up to the cloud, it will help them secure a lot of their work load and be able to tide through this period".
VMware's Southeast Asia GM Ed Lenta said: "The unfortunate reality is that a lot of our customers in Japan found that their virtualised infrastructures were far easier to recover then their physical infrastructures.
"Virtualisation doesn't just drive consolidation, it standardises the atomic units of your data centre".
SingTel said it is aiming to meet those needs and the wider growth for cloud computing services, with a new enterprise grade offering that it is launching in Singapore and across Asia.
Targeted at large enterprises, this service enables businesses to lease IT infrastructure such as processing power and storage, without losing control over sensitive data, under a pay-as-you-use model called PowerON Compute.
SingTel said it would be the first time the so-called "infrastructure-as-a-service" product will be offered under a hybrid cloud.
A hybrid cloud allows companies the flexibility to decide how much of its sensitive data it wants to manage in-house.
This is opposed to a public cloud where the data is housed externally.
SingTel will be partnering VMware to offer its hybrid cloud solution across Asia, and will be launching it in the coming months in other key Asian cities like Hong Kong.
SingTel currently offers it in Australia through Optus.
VMware chief executive officer Paul Maritz said: "Hybrid clouds provide customers with freedom of choice that will eventually give rise to applications that can be 'dragged and dropped' between clouds and delivered securely to any device, anywhere, at any time".
The telco is bullish on demand for cloud-computing services and has raised its 50 per cent annual growth forecast made last year September.
"We are starting to see more robust growth rates," Mr Chang said.
"That's because Singapore (is getting) more wired up to its fibre connectivity to all businesses. When that happens, (many) more people will be more open to the cloud services.
"The other thing is that there are more smart devices penetration (such as) smart phones and of course, the tablet revolution that's happening. That allows customers and businesses to consume all these cloud services more rapidly."
SingTel said that by tapping on processing power and storage on demand, businesses can reap cost savings of up to 73 per cent.
Mr Chang said: "They will also be able to preserve investments in existing computing infrastructure without changes to their IT operations.
"By improving their productivity and simplifying their processes, we seek to allow customers to increase their business agility, focus on their core business activities and reduce their costs significantly".
-CNA/wk
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