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Deploys 8x8 SMS API to Ensure Mobile App Security with One-Time Password (OTP) Multi-Factor Authentication

COMPANY NEWS: Cloud communications platform provider 8x8 (NYSE: EGHT) has announced that Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) Indonesia is using the 8x8 CPaaS SMS API to provide distributors and retailers with a secure mobile experience for managing orders and deliveries.

Enterprise Data Hub fuels bank’s digital transformation

Leading the digital transformation of Indonesia’s banking sector

COMPANY NEWS by Qlik:  BTPN wants to lead Indonesia’s digital banking transformation. As the country relaxes regulation around digital banking, paving the way for entirely virtual banks, BTPN aims to be first to market with new digital services.

Monash University and the Provincial Government of West Java, Indonesia have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on developing new solutions to restore the Citarum River – one of the most polluted rivers in the world.

The United States is going ahead with a plan to impose tariffs of about US$880 million (A$1.2 billion) annually on goods from six countries that have levied taxes on digital companies.

The Asia-Pacific market, including Japan, saw very little movement of the traditional PC market in 2020, the technology analyst firm IDC says, adding that there was only a 0.3% increase year-on-year to take the total units shipped to 103.8 million.

Global smartphone sales to end-users fell by 5.7% year-on-year to 366 million units in the third quarter, the technology analyst firm Gartner says, adding that the Chinese vendor Xiaomi moved ahead of Apple during the quarter to become the third-ranked smartphone vendor globally.

Russian security firm Kaspersky has completed moving its ANZ data storage and processing infrastructure to Switzerland, a process it announced in 2018 following a campaign by the US to blackball the firm.

The Chinese realme smartphone brand has recorded 132% growth quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter, to become the fastest to reach 50 million shipments, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, quoting figures from its Market Monitor service.

Online automotive, motorcycle and marine classifieds vendor carsales says it will soon launch a beta of Placie, its digital mobility platform. The new app is claimed to help combine, compare and book multiple modes of transport.

The Meinhardt Group, an engineering consultancy with 51 offices worldwide and 5000 employees, appears to have been attacked by a group using the REvil ransomware last month.

Mobile financial services to help customers transact instantly are seeing greater demand and rollout amongst Australian financial institutions during the pandemic, although the institutions are slow to adopt next-gen digital offerings such as fraud alerts (21%) and voice-activated fund transfers (15%), according to a new report.

Nicholas Demos has left the building. After five years managing the affairs of MyRepublic in Australia and New Zealand, he has taken his leave, but certainly not on a gloomy note.

MyRepublic chief Nicholas Demos has stepped down from his post, with the long-serving head of the small ISP that operates in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Singapore to finish up this week.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer realme has become the fastest growing smartphone brand in south-east Asia, gaining a position among the top five in a number of key countries, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

Indonesian mobile service provider XL Axiata has chosen Swedish telecommunications provider Ericsson to deploy a 5G-ready cloud core technology solution in the east of the country, including Ericsson Cloud Packet Core and Network Functions Virtualisation Infrastructure.

Supportive government framework and policies are expected to enable the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to emerge as the global epicentre for the growth of artificial intelligence (AI), according to one global analytics firm.

Australia has been imposing hefty duties on Chinese steel, aluminium and chemical imports for more than six years, despite a letter from the Chinese side in 2014 saying that holding talks with Canberra on this would be of no use.

Digital asset provider Zipmex has launched a mobile app to facilitate cryptocurrency trading. The company joined Blockchain Australia recently and is in the process of getting its certification from the association.

VENDOR CONTRIBUTION*: Service integration cloud services provider ANATAS has won the Hybrid Integration & API – New Logo Win of the Year category in Software AG Asia Pacific Japan Partner Awards 2020.

VENDOR CONTRIBUTION*: Service integration cloud services provider ANATAS has won the Hybrid Integration & API – New Logo Win of the Year category in Software AG Asia Pacific Japan Partner Awards 2020.