Singapore Gains Business Confidence
Business confidence has grown since 2010, but is now accompanied in Singapore by reports that…
Blended Threat, Zero-day exploits
Blended Threat Blended threats are bundles of malicious programs that combine the functionality of different…
Appointments
Interpublic Group’s Mediabrands announced today the appointment of Eden Engelken as Director of Infrastructure and…
Disaster Preparedness Still Not a Priority for SMBs
Symantec announced just recently the findings of its 2011 SMB Disaster Preparedness Survey, which measured…
Internet Explorer 9 Promises a More Beautiful Web Experience
By 2014, close to half of all Internet users will live in Asia and it…
Regulation for More Protection? – or What!
In September 2010, Ovum stated in an Asian e-Marketing article that the risk of sensitive…
Opt-in or Opt-out is Still the Question
Once upon a time, direct marketers and their customers enjoyed mutually rewarding relationships. Sadly it…
Mobile Security – An Increasing Need for Asia Pacific Enterprises
In Springboard Research’s latest Asia Pacific (AP) IT Market Predictions 2011 Report, we noted that…
Frost & Sullivan: Asia Pacific’s Security Information and Event Management Market to reach $243 Million in 2014
The Asia Pacific (APAC) security information and event management (SIEM) market witnessed a healthy growth…
Internet Security Software Demystified
You think having security software on your computer keeps you safe from Internet threats, right?…
Appointments
iris Singapore has promoted Jimmy Lee to creative group head after two and a half…
When Google’s ‘Panda’ goes Global …
Hot at the heels of an algorithm update to combat duplicate content last month, Google…
Trend Micro Safeguards Kids from the Dangers of Social Networks
Trend Micro unveiled recently its “Online Guardian for Families”, the company’s first product designed for…
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) eCrime Report
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), founded in 2003, is a global industry, law enforcement, and…
Spoofing Attacks
In the context of network security, a spoofing attack is a situation in which one…
Frost & Sullivan’s 2011 (ISC)2® Global Information Security Workforce Study (GISWS)
A study based on a survey of more than 10,000 information security professionals, worldwide finds…
New IE9 Survey Reveals Fresh Insights on Web Surfing Habits in Asia
When it comes to browsing the Internet, women in Asia tend to put safety first…
Ever-increasing List of Security Threats
Businesses will struggle to keep up with the growing list of threats such as cyber…
Yahoo! and Nielsen launched First Asia-wide Online Advertising Effectiveness Study
Yahoo! Inc. and Nielsen have announced the launch of Brand Impact, a study aimed at…
Microsoft’s Five Key Tips when Using IE9
Microsoft Corp. launched this month their latest version of Windows Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) in…
Protecting your Mobile Device from Attack
Mobile phones with built-in office and Internet functions, so-called smart phones, are starting to become…
Smartphones: Stepchildren of IT Security?
Working with smartphones to access important data or to interact quickly with colleagues is already…
Astaro Points Out Most Crucial Internet Security Holes
I just read a comprehensive article written by Markus Hennig, Chief Technology Officer at Astaro,…
Cleaning Data Storage Effectively
Whoever is planning to sell or scrap their old computer, used mobile phone or storage…
Security Threats Ad Infinitum in 2011
The February 2011 MessageLabs Intelligence Report indicated that last month has been the most prolific…
Symantec’s Acquisition of VeriSign completes its Business Strategy
Symantec Corporation’s acquisition of VeriSign’s identity and authentication business, which includes the Secure Sockets Layer…
Cloud Computing More Secure than On-Premise Alternatives
As this issue of Asian e-Marketing focuses on “Security in the Digital Age”, I want…
Ensure You Are Not Labelled a Spammer
The success of email is unquestionable, but sadly no one uses it more intensely than…
Network Box’s Data Leakage Prevention
According to a survey conducted by managed security firm Network Box Corporation, over 92 per…
3digitalminds Expects Strong Move into Mobile Social Media Services and Location-based Services in the Future
In the December 2010 issue of Asian e-Marketing I introduced in detail 3digitalminds in the…
JamiQ Monitors Social Media across Asian Languages and Markets
Many companies still haven’t found a proper social media strategy and are in the meantime…
Aureliant: Influence Marketing is the Way to Go
In the past few years social media has developed an incomparable momentum and dynamism that…
Social Plug-ins are Difficult to Assess with Data Protection Regulations
With more than a half a billion users, Facebook definitely knows a great deal about…
What’s a SocialEngine?
SocialEngine is a PHP-based white-label social networking service platform that installs a customized full-featured social…
How to Increase your Privacy on Facebook
On Facebook, private and business affairs are more and more mixed together, so do help…
Appointments
Microsoft Advertising has announced the appointment of Jason Scott as the new General Manager for…
Forrester Research’s Effective Three-Step Social Media Monitoring
Performance figures and metrics can very often overstrain marketers when they are monitoring their own…
Social Network Marketing: Online Response to Recommendation Marketing
Have you noticed how social and work related activities get more and more mixed up…
How Asia is Breaking New Ground in Social Media
Looking back on what happened in the conference scene last year you probably have noticed…
APEJ CIOs will be Rising Corporate Stars as they Drive ROI-Led Transformation Initiatives in 2011, says IDC
In 2011, the emerging Asian enterprise customer will be actively enhancing its competitive position, according…
Ethically Socialize Your Business
The social web has changed the communication rules for the Internet as its users are…
Social Media Rules for Employees
Even if a company doesn’t use social media tools for its external communications yet, many…
Yahoo!’s New Ad Formats Set to Engage Audiences in More Personal and Social Environments
Yahoo! Inc. has just announced the launch of four new advertising formats, which will bring…
Social Media Poses Opportunities and Threats for Media Industry
According to Ovum’s new report 2011 Trends to Watch: Media and Broadcast Technology, publishers and…
Utilization of Mobile Marketing and Spending on Mobile Platforms on the Rise in 2011
According to a new survey from ANA (Association of National Advertisers) in partnership with MMA…
Retail Banks Continue to Resist Social Media
Despite fragile consumer confidence, most retail banks do not view social media as an important…
Digital Mash-Up
“We lived in farms, then we lived in cities, and now we’re gonna live on…
Social Networks’ Future Growth Prospects
According to Deloitte, social networks will most probably surpass the breathtaking milestone of one billion…