Microsoft Unveils Its First Beta Version for Windows 11

Microsoft has released the first beta of Windows 11, and this version will be available for those who have enrolled in its Windows Insider Program. Until today, getting access to Windows 11 was tedious as the users had to install the Dev Preview, which Microsoft says is meant for "highly technical users" as it has rough edges. According to Microsoft, the beta release is less volatile, with builds being validated by Microsoft.

To install the beta version, you will need a compatible computer. The hardware will work with the next version of Windows. The company has said that it will be paying close attention to how well the 7th Gen Intel and AMD Zen 1 CPUs will be working during the testing period so that it will be possible t to run the beta on those computers. The beta release is good news for those who have installed the Dev preview as it helps them get their hands on Windows 11 as soon as possible.

For those who are still running Windows 10 but want to join the beta, you can register for Microsoft's beta program on its official website. Microsoft says that the Beta Channel releases are highly stable than Dev Channel. And it is comparatively easy to switch to the latest Beta channel as it only requires a quick reboot.

 

eCloudvalley Achieves AWS Machine Learning Competency

eCloudvalley Technology has become the very first Amazon Web Services (AWS) Consulting Partner from ASEAN to achieve the AWS Machine Learning Competency status. This means that eCloudvalley Technology is AWS certified when it comes to offering a range of services and technologies to help businesses create intelligent solutions, from enabling data science workflows to enhancing applications with ML.

Achieving AWS Machine Learning Competency will help eCloudvalley serve a growing market in the Asia Pacific region looking to automate operations. The company has so far helped mobile advertising solutions and content developer PureTech Global to leverage AI to optimize their billing revenue by implementing a time-series forecasting model using Amazon Forecast, a fully managed service that uses machine learning to deliver highly accurate forecasts, to predict the optimal times for sending renewal notices for each of PureTech’s applications. “We have benefited from the support received from AWS and eCloudvalley, and continue to benefit from AWS’s advanced cloud capabilities like machine learning,” said John Lim, Chief Technology Officer, PureTech Global.

“We are delighted that eCloudvalley is the first AWS Consulting partner in ASEAN to achieve this competency. We look forward to innovating together and continuing to serve our customers in Southeast Asia with innovative and validated AWS Partner technology and consulting offerings,” said Conor McNamara, Managing Director, AWS ASEAN.

 

Luye Pharma Signs a Distribution Agreement with Zuellig Pharma

Luye Pharma Group has announced that it has signed an agreement with Zuellig Pharma, which will give the latter exclusive rights to distribute its central nervous system drugs Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate, immediate release) and Seroquel XR (extended release formulation) in Malaysia and Brunei.

“We are very pleased to collaborate with Zuellig Pharma again. By leveraging its business network and channel resources together with Luye Pharma’s in-house sales and marketing capabilities, we believe the distribution partnership will help better improve the accessibility of Seroquel products for patients in these two markets,” said Andy Siow, APAC Regional Director of Luye Pharma (International). “Meanwhile, we are also looking forward to working with more business partners, integrating resources from all sides to bring more high-quality and evidence-based innovative drugs to benefit patients in need.”

Luye Pharma has been continuously working to improve business capabilities around the globe and exploring growth opportunities. In Asia Pacific, Luye Pharma’s business footprint covers 15 countries and regions, with the company continuing to further expand in various markets through the establishment of its in-house sales and marketing team in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong SAR, and Taiwan, China, as well as in other markets, through in-depth collaborations with a number of global partners in the region.

 

Influencers Can Now Showcase Their Brands and Sell Products Online With PopBox

AnyMind Group has announced the launch of PopBox, an online retail store for influencers where they can showcase and sell their own brand and products. Currently, PopBox is being made available in Thailand and Japan.

Apart from being a great platform for the influencers, PopBox will also enable the consumers to discover and purchase a wide variety of products from influencer brands. AnyMind Group has said that it will make PopBox available in other Asian markets soon.

Thai influencer brands 11am Shop by MayyR and Land of N by Nisamanee Nutt, and Japanese influencers such as Kanockstar and Mukuena have already listed on PopBox. Although these merchants are currently part of the AnyCreator influencer network, AnyMind has plans to open PopBox up to any influencer in near future.

“Since the start, we have constantly developed new products and business models and we can now provide platforms that form the next-generation business infrastructure for the digital economy, similar to a super app for running a business. PopBox adds to our vast amount of offerings for influencers and content creators that span content monetization and distribution, brand collaborations and the creation of influencer brands,” said Kosuke Sogo, CEO and co-founder of AnyMind Group.

 

 

Alphaus Makes an Entry into Southeast Asia

Cloud Financial Management company Alphaus has made an entry into Singapore. The company plans to provide its suite of cloud financial management solutions to the fast-growing MSP Cloud Comrade in Singapore.

This move into Singapore will mark its journey of expansion in the Asia-Pacific region where it plans to pioneer in simplifying billing/spend management and tackling cloud waste for companies. Its SaaS products serve it as a catalyst to faster, greater, and better adoption and use of the cloud.

“The SaaS solutions from Alphaus for billing management and cloud cost optimization provide us with the requisite tools, information, and intelligence to achieve these seamlessly. These tools are integral to our operations and in use 24/7. Alphaus’ Wave and Ripple go a long way in helping maximize ROI, one of the key value propositions for moving to the cloud,” said Andy Waroma, Co-Founder & Co-Managing Director of Cloud Comrade.

Alphaus was founded in 2015 and is backed by DNX Ventures, NTT DoCoMo Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Archetype Ventures, Accord Ventures and 500 Startups. The company counts NTT Data, Nomura Research Institute (NRI), and ISI-Dentsu, as its clients. Headquartered in Japan, the company has a growing Global Delivery Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia comprising 10 team members. Alphaus is looking to further expand in the APAC and Oceania regions.

 

Rapid.Space Cloud Announces New Japan Zone

The European company Rapid.Space has launched its first point of presence in Japan in partnership with Nexedi KK. The company has a presence in over 200 points all around the world.

This new zone will provide its clients in Japan the advantages of Rapid.Space hyper open architecture including open source software, open hardware and transparent, open services.

Rapid.Space will be offering its flagship virtual machines "VPS" (195€/month for 256 GB RAM and 20 cores) and "VPSBrute" (495€/month for 1 TB RAM and 64 cores), as well as web acceleration via its global CDN (content delivery network) and SDN (software-defined networking) through this Japan zone. These offerings will help its Japanese clients meet their high computational requirements.

"We are very proud to be growing our global infrastructure with the presence of Rapid.Space cloud in Japan. It is a country with one of the most innovative and technologically advanced economies — but also one with significantly higher cloud infrastructure costs. Here, we hope to carve out our niche with our Rapid.Space high-performance, hyper open virtual machines and access to our global CDN and SDN while also adding more points of presence throughout Japan," said Jean-Paul Smets, CEO of Rapid.Space.

 

Deloitte Join Forces with Palo Alto Networks to Improve Multi-Cloud Security

Deloitte, which operates the topmost MSSP and Palo Alto Networks in a recent press meet, has announced a strategic partnership in order to deliver robust multi-cloud security solutions to enterprise and government organizations. The two companies have developed innovative solutions that Deloitte will be offering through its zero trust and cloud security orchestration automation and response services.

Deloitte will combine its most innovative cyber risk consulting services with Palo Alto Networks' security capabilities with this partnership. By doing this, Deloitte and Palo Alto Networks can help their joint customers simplify the most critical security infrastructure and get the most value out of their cybersecurity investments. Palo Alto Networks will use its Prisma Cloud solution for cloud security posture management (CSPM) to help organizations eliminate security threats and will protect the servers against alert fatigue.

The Deloitte-Palo Alto Networks integrated multi-cloud security automation, and orchestration solutions are currently available in the United States. Both the companies aim to deliver application security, data and privacy, and other cybersecurity solutions to various global organizations. They will be offering these services to organizations in financial services, government, and other industries.