SAP, the market leader in enterprise application software, just launched a new SAP Leonardo Center in Singapore to support its customers, partners and the broader ecosystem of universities and start-ups across the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region. The new center will play a key role in realizing SAP’s growth strategy, pointing out that according to the World Economic Forum, Singapore is the most competitive economy in Asia Pacific and third globally.

In today’s customer-centric economy, what truly differentiates a brand from its competitors is how well it can deliver a good customer experience. As customers expect faster response times and better personalized experiences, it is increasingly critical for brands to garner customer insights in near real-time to break through the clutter and grab their attention.

Mobility is gaining traction worldwide. By 2022, more than 4 in 10 employees around the world are expected to be mobile, according to Strategy Analytics and IDC reported that global spending on mobility-related hardware, software, and services – such as smartphones, enterprise mobility management software and mobile connectivity services will reach US$1.72 trillion by 2021, up by 8.5% compared to last year.

The cost of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors has decreased remarkably over the past decade, heralding new possibilities of a renewed push for smart cities. With worldwide spending on IoT predicted to surpass the USD$1 trillion mark by 2020, this has increasingly attracted attention within the various sectors.

Ooyala will provide extended support for the Interoperable Master Format (IMF) with the Flex Media Platform, Ooyala’s flexible and configurable content supply chain optimization platform that automates tasks, simplifies workflows and speeds up the time-to-market for content creators and distributors. With IMF support, companies could significantly reduce the costs and improve the efficiency of their multi-version, multi-platform distribution needs, Ooyala claims.

Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, announced that QUOINE, one of the fastest growing innovators in the world of cryptocurrency, has made an additional investment with Salesforce to grow and scale its business globally.

Ooyala, a provider of software and solutions that optimize the production, distribution and monetization of media, just presented its Q1 2018 Global Video Index Report. For more than 10 years the company is at the forefront of shaping the OTT and media workflow revolutions as a leading expert in its field.

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, has selected Irdeto Rights to simplify OTT content protection for its customers. Irdeto’s multi-DRM solution, including ChinaDRM, PlayReady, Widevine and FairPlay support, will enable content owners and operators to quickly deploy OTT services. Alibaba Cloud will utilize Irdeto Control, the head-end of Irdeto Rights, to manage and protect the customer’s video content.

AppNexus just announced a partnership with the cybersecurity company White Ops to shut down the flow of advertising dollars to cybercriminals. AppNexus adopts White Ops’ technology layer to power pre-bid fraud prevention across the AppNexus Marketplace and extend its in-house Inventory Quality team’s focus to include advanced research on emerging challenges like hate speech and “fake news” and formats like video and native.

PocketCon, a decentralized ecosystem for digital creativities and a blockchain based marketplace, is an entertainment platform for digital creators and fan communities to get in-touch, interact and trade products. The platform offers a revolutionary way for artists and content creators to work and communicate with fans and gives every artist an equal opportunity to get into the spotlight.

According to a survey published by Reuters Plus, executives think platforms should do more to combat fake news. Of the 1,587 global executives surveyed, 87% think Google and Facebook should do more to control fake news, while 81% believe that Google and Facebook should be held accountable for content.

As you probably already heard, Adobe entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Marketo, the market-leading cloud platform for B2B marketing engagement. For the grand sum of $4.75 billion, Marketo’s engagement platform can then be added to Adobe Experience Cloud

Gartner predicted already in 2016 that by 2020 30% of web browsing sessions will be done without a screen due to more new platforms based on "voice-first" interactions.

Rappier’s new powerful cloud-based self-serve platform, Unliche, has been launched to help companies make smarter marketing budgeting decisions across channels by leveraging the power of measurement of success metrics for customer acquisition, retention and engagement for their digital properties. The Singapore headquartered marketing technology company has been focused in the past three years on building integrated technology solutions for the digital marketing arena.