Information Technology (IT)

Azim Premji

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Every tech billionaire in India takes hit from Trump visa reform

BANGALORE (April 12): It’s hard to overstate the importance of the technology industry to India. Over the past three decades, the IT sector has helped drive the country’s economic growth, employed millions and made billionaires out of at least seven f
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Singapore companies most lacking in enterprise-wide analytics: EY & Forbes Insights

SINGAPORE (March 16): Over the next two years, more than half of global executives surveyed are planning to invest at least US $10 million ($14.1 million) in data and advanced analytics, according to a jointly developed report between Forbes Insights and

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Privacy and cyber security concerns mount in world’s most tech-ready country

SINGAPORE (Feb 14): Singapore has ranked top in the world on the World Economic Forum’s Network Readiness Index (NRI) for the second year running, but concerns are rising over personal data protection and cyber security.

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Cybersecurity breathes new life into Multi-Chem’s business outlook

SINGAPORE (Dec 5): CIMB Securities is highlighting Multi-Chem Limited for its IT distribution business segment after paying a visit to the company on Nov 10.

Singapore’s 4Q online hiring growth remains in the red

SINGAPORE (Nov 29): For the third consecutive month, Singapore has reported zero change in online hiring activity, says the Monster Employment Index (MEI) based on its data for October 2016.

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10 predictions for tech’s role in Asia Pacific-ex Japan for 2017 and beyond

SINGAPORE (Nov 4). Starting from 2017, digital transformation (DX) will progress towards macroeconomic scale over the next 3-4 years to change the way enterprises operate and reshape the global economy, says International Data Corporation (IDC) Asia/Pacif

Singapore’s best & worst sectors for online jobseekers

SINGAPORE (Oct 3): There was zero change to Singapore’s online hiring activity between the months of August in 2015–2016, according to the Monster Employment Index (MEI).

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APAC still not ready for blockchain: State Street

SINGAPORE (Sept 23): Results from State Street Corporation’s latest survey suggests that  asset owners and managers in Asia Pacific (APAC) are not quite ready to adopt blockchain, despite generally positive sentiments of the technology in general.

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Why Silverlake Axis is still a ‘like’

SINGAPORE (Aug 29): CIMB and RHB are keeping their “buy” calls on Silverlake Axis with higher target prices of 68 cents and 77 cents respectively.

Results

Challenger’s half-year profit after tax rises 1% to $7.3 mil

SINGAPORE (Aug 2): IT retailer Challenger Technologies posted a 1% rise in 1H16 earnings to $7.32 million from a year ago. This was mainly attributable to stronger gross profit, reduced rental from rental rebate given by Funan DigitaLife Mall, and higher
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