Tech Talk

Digital business technologies are disrupting business operations in ways that have not previously been seen before. Every sector, whether it’s retails, financial services, shipping, manufacturing and even agriculture now takes inputs and uses digital technology to drive much of what it does. As a result, IT leaders now have to act as change agents by adapting their thinking, their methods and their technologies to support fluid changes and thus become proponents of innovation through digital technology. Dale Kutnick, Senior Vice President at Gartner talks about how Malaysian CIOs can play an integral role in transformation.

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Today’s printing is very different from the process used in Johannes Gutenberg’s era (who introduced the concept of printing in Europe in 1439). Today, you can print something from your mobile even if you are miles away from your printer. Jeffrey Kung, the head of consumer system products division for Canon talks about today’s printing technology and where will printing be in the future.

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Ok. So you've read all the things you need to know about the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and the Apple Watch. But what do the Geeks think about? This is an All You Need To Hear episode on all things Apple.

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Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about LTT Global and their aim to deliver 'education for all' via mobile and the struggle to monetise online content faces new challenges. Also, Asohan's piece on MaGIC with the new CEO Cheryl Yeoh is a must read to all.

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Achieving instant ROI might sound a bit too far fetch but according to IceWarp, that’s what myTech, a Malaysian Systems Integrator, has achieved instant ROI through IceWrap’s advanced Linux CentOS. Dayan Jeremiah, CEO of IceWarp Asia-Pacific talks about this new Linux deployment.

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Last year, global mobile ad spending increased to 105% to total of USD$17.96 billion, according to new figures from eMarketer. In 2014, mobile is on pace to rise another 75.1% to USD$31.45 billion, accounting for nearly one-quarter of total digital ad spending worldwide. Terrence Tey & Jack Foong, the creators of AdPush talks about how they’re planning to eat some of that pie.

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According to IDC, there will be more than 212 billion devices connected to the web by 2020, including over 30 billion connected autonomous things. The Internet of Things is upon us and the hype focuses on how Internet-connected cars, homes, offices, appliances and gadgets will transform how we work, play and live. Alfie Amir, Research Manager, Telecommunications for IDC Malaysia shares some insights to help us understand IoT even better.

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Karamjit Singh from Digital News Asia talks about EnSurvey as they now eye overseas expansion after seeing traction and Sinar Project seeking to level up after winning regional award. Also on the show is 1337 Ventures and how they have pivoted from public to private funding. All this and more.

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Matt Armitage and Jeff Sandhu get together for a special episode to celebrate BFM's 6th Year Anniversary with 6 technologies or innovations that failed. This podcast includes 2 bonus technologies that deserves a special mention.

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Newly established PlatCOM Ventues is a collaboration between Agensi Inovasi Malaysia and SME Corp Malaysia and it’s a government unit that was formed to transform local technology into viable business. It has already hit off the ground with nearly 50 projects expected to be launched by 2015. Dr Viraj Pereira, the Executive Director for PlatCOM Ventures talks about their aims.

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