Netflix has recently unveiled an exciting lineup of films and series from Southeast Asia, showcasing new works from Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
Global Reading Crisis: 300 Million Children at Risk by 2030, Report Says

More than 300 million children, representing 37 percent of all young people worldwide, will fail to achieve basic reading proficiency by 2030 if immediate action is not taken, according to the first Global Report on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE).
Crackdown on Corruption: Lao Officials Push for Severe Penalties
The government has lost significant sums of money to corruption, with the State Inspection Authority identifying development and investment projects, especially roads and bridges, as primary sources of graft.
Workato Welcomes New Members to the Leadership Team for the Next Phase of Growth and Innovation
At a time of accelerated growth, the AI-driven enterprise orchestration platform welcomes new members to Product and Go-to-Market teams
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 June 2024 – Workato®, the leading AI-driven Enterprise Orchestration platform, today announces two new appointments to the leadership team; Chandar Pattabhiram is joining as the company’s first Chief Go-to-Market Officer, and Bhagat Nainani is joining as the Head of Product and Engineering. A signal of the company’s momentum, these new leadership appointments reflect Workato’s investment in helping its customers and partners innovate, empower, and scale.
“We are fortunate to have experienced several milestones this year, from being named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for iPaaS to announcing our Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS. We pride ourselves on striving for success and being an eclectic group of individuals,” said Vijay Tella, Co-founder, and CEO of Workato. “We are thrilled to celebrate and welcome new leaders across teams to support Workato’s continued growth. Chandar and Bhagat each bring unique expertise as we continue to cement ourselves as the leading enterprise orchestration platform.”
Chandar Pattabhiram joins Workato as the company’s first Chief Go-to-Market Officer. He will preside over strategic GTM and transformation, marketing, field readiness, and North American partnerships. Pattabhiram has over 25 years of experience and proven success in GTM transformation, category creation, demand generation, and partner and community activation at iconic category-defining brands like Marketo and Coupa. Most recently, Pattabhiram served as CMO of Coupa, responsible for all aspects of Revenue Marketing including GTM strategy, product and segment marketing, growth marketing, and corporate marketing, scaling the company from approximately $150M to nearing $1B in revenue.
“When you look at a company at the simplest level, take a lemonade stand for example, however sophisticated the business is, the lemonade better be good. It was clear from the beginning that Workato has the best ‘lemonade’ in the enterprise orchestration category,” said Pattabhiram. “The market opportunity for integration and orchestration platforms is immense and essential. In this world of AI, companies across all industries must orchestrate their business processes across applications in the simplest and fastest way possible. With an incredible foundation in place, we’re going to be able to scale at speed, bringing all facets of the go-to-market organization together. I’m excited to join this journey with the Workato team, to create lasting change and opportunity.”
Bhagat Nainani joins as Head of Product & Engineering, where he will lead the global P&E team and build upon Workato’s foundation of automation, integration, and AI solutions. With over 20 years of experience managing international teams to deliver high-quality enterprise products and business applications, Nainani’s background is in product development specializing in SaaS applications, cloud infrastructure, and distributed systems. He was most recently at SAP, responsible for application development, automation, and integration products of the SAP Business Technology Platform.
“I’m proud to be joining the Product and Engineering team at Workato when AI innovation is pushing the boundaries of automation and integration,” said Nainani. “Workato has been in a period of rapid growth, which creates a unique opportunity to deliver an AI-enabled orchestration platform. Building a product that enables our customers and partners to empower their teams and scale across their organizations at speed is one of the reasons why I’m thrilled to be joining.”
Workato enables enterprises to transform their business operations by orchestrating business processes end-to-end and operationalizing AI across the entire organization. Designed with best-in-class security and governance, scalability, performance, and availability, Workato’s low-code, no-code platform makes it easy for IT and business teams to integrate their applications, data, and experiences.
To learn more about Workato and the future of automation, integration, and AI, visit www.workato.com.
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About Workato
The leader in AI-driven enterprise orchestration, Workato helps organizations drive business efficiency at scale without compromising security and governance. Built for Business and IT users, Workato is trusted by over 1,000 top brands, including Broadcom, Doordash, and Atlassian. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Workato is backed by Altimeter Capital, Battery Ventures, Insight Venture Partners, Tiger Global, and Redpoint Ventures. For more information, visit workato.com or connect with us on social media:
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Trend Micro Scores 100% on Attack Visibility in Latest MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations
AI-powered platform enables 24/7 monitoring and analysis, provides stronger detection and faster response
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 June 2024 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced its strong performance in threat detection and high actionability rating in the latest MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations report for managed services.
Kevin Simzer, COO at Trend: “Not all services are created equal. MITRE set us up against multiple attack scenarios in the style of real-world adversary groups, and our attack visibility earned a perfect score across all major steps. The message is simple: Trend’s MDR reduces the burden and time to identify, investigate, and respond to threats.”
Enterprises worldwide are realizing the value of managed detection and response (MDR). More than 3,000 enterprise customers rely on Trend’s managed services for critical security operations work. MITRE Engenuity’s ATT&CK® Evaluations appraise a solution’s ability to detect targeted attacks leveraging known adversary behavior, closely mirroring advanced real-world attacks.
This year’s evaluation, conducted in early 2024, focused on the tactics, techniques, and procedures of state-aligned group menuPass (aka APT10) and ransomware-as-a-service collective BlackCat/AlphV.
Trend’s MDR capabilities detected 15/15 major attack steps—100% visibility—with 86% of these steps analyzed in an actionable way. The report also revealed Trend’s service minimized the number of alerts flagged to users, which can help reduce analyst fatigue and prevent human error that may impact detection or response.
Trend offers MDR as part of its flagship Trend Vision One™ platform, protecting thousands of global customers by enabling rapid detection and containment of threats before they can spread.
Trend’s MDR service offers:
- The most native telemetry of any MDR service today, for high fidelity detections, strong correlations and rich context
- AI-powered plain language alert explanations and response recommendations to accelerate Mean Time to Understand and Mean Time to Respond
- World-leading threat intelligence from Trend™ Research and our Trend Micro™ Zero-Day Initiative™ (ZDI)
Trend products have achieved a 100% detection rate in MITRE Engenuity’s ATT&CK® Evaluations since 2020.
To learn more about Trend’s industry-leading security service, visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/en_hk/research/24/f/mitre-enginuity-attack-evaluations.html
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Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro’s cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.trendmicro.com.hk.
iSON Xperiences announces leadership transition with appointment of Vitul Kwatra as Global Chief Executive Officer
iSON Xperiences is steadfast in its confidence that under Vitul’s leadership, clients, business partners, and employees can expect the same level of passion, commitment, and support
A Legacy of Excellence and a Vision for the Future
“After many years of dedicated service and unwavering commitment to our company’s growth and success since its inception, Pravin Kumar will be stepping down from the role of Global Chief Executive Officer to take on a new role as Vice-Chairman of the Board,” said Vivek Gupta, Chairman of the iSON Xperiences Board. “Having an industry thought leader of his calibre on our side will be invaluable.”
Gupta continued, “Pravin’s tenure has been marked by substantial growth and successful entry into new markets. We are immensely grateful for his leadership, vision, and tireless efforts in steering the company through many challenges. His legacy will continue to inspire us as we embark on the next chapter of our journey.”
Welcoming a New Era of Growth and Opportunity
“We are thrilled to welcome Vitul Kwatra as our new Global CEO,” Gupta continued. “He brings more than 25 years of experience in both strategic leadership and hands-on management within leading organizations, including almost a decade with iSON Xperiences. During this time, he has played a pivotal role in driving the company’s growth and expansion across multiple geographies and service lines. His deep understanding of our business, coupled with his exceptional leadership skills, makes him the ideal candidate to lead iSON Xperiences into the next phase of its evolution.”
iSON Xperiences is steadfast in its confidence that under Vitul’s leadership, clients, business partners, and employees can expect the same level of passion, commitment, and support.
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About Vitul Kwatra:
Vitul Kwatra is a seasoned global professional with over 28 years of experience and a remarkable track record of working with multinational conglomerates in the BT 100 and Fortune 500 sectors. Prior to joining iSON Xperiences, Vitul held the position of Group Director: Go to Market Excellence – Africa at Bharti Airtel Netherlands BV. In this role, he led the strategy, vision, and enablement of market-facing functions including Retail Distribution and Customer Experience across 17 countries in Africa. He also served as the India Business Head for the NRI segment at CITIBANK. Vitul has been at the helm of strategic roles with renowned corporations such as General Electric and American Express. At GE-SBI cards, he served as Customer Engagement Head, driving service excellence and revenue generation. Throughout his career, Vitul’s contributions culminated in numerous prestigious awards including the GE India President’s Award, People’s Champion Award at GE, and Operation Excellence Award at Citibank.
About iSON Xperiences:
Ranked among the top global Customer Experience Management (CXM) players in Africa, iSON Xperiences provides a flexible enablement platform for businesses that need help scaling up their workforce, daily business operations, debt collection solutions, or expansion into Africa. With a workforce of over 18,000 employees spanning 19 countries, we take pride in serving a vast base of 50 million global customers and skilfully managing over 500 million transactions each month. Our expertise spans Telecoms, BFSI, Energy, Media, Government, Retail, Aviation, and E-commerce, partnering with top brands and startups. Committed to tailored CX solutions, we prioritize innovation, customer delight, and affordability, reshaping global experiences and creating meaningful job opportunities.
APAC Enterprises’ High Growth Expectations in the AI-Era at Risk from Short-term Focus on Technology
According to Technology Leaders Survey, commissioned by Expereo
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 June 2024 – Expereo, the world leading global intelligent internet company that connects people, places and things anywhere, today announces the release of an IDC InfoBrief, commissioned by Expereo, Enterprise Horizons 2024: Technology Leaders’ Priorities on Their Digital Business Journey[1], which details insights from a survey of over 650 global technology leaders and highlights attitudes towards growth and investment as well as the key inhibitors to achieving these ambitions.
The survey results, published in the IDC InfoBrief, reveal that APAC organizations are optimistic about their business outlook for the next 12 months, with 85% of technology leaders[2] expecting to see moderate to high growth in this period. The role of technology in helping deliver that growth has reached new prominence, driven by the pace of AI adoption. However, the survey reveals major obstacles that must be overcome for technology to fully enable growth priorities, notably the emergence of a short-term, opportunistic attitude to technology planning.
Technology’s Role in Business Growth Strategies
When asked about their business outlook for the next 12 months, 50% of APAC enterprises expect to see moderate growth and a further 35% expect high growth. The ability of technology to help deliver this growth has never been higher on the agenda, with almost a third of technology leaders (33%) saying growth (to increase revenue and/or expand into new markets, segments, and/or geographies) is in their top 3 priorities driving tech investments in their organization. In addition, the top priority of technology leaders is now to contribute to business growth / increased turnover.
Short-Termism Putting Growth Ambitions Under Threat for Many
However, only 23% of APAC enterprises have reached full digital maturity – a scenario where a long-term digital business strategy is in place and there’s an orchestrated enterprise-wide digital-first trajectory. The reality is that most of organizations are still working on opportunistic and short-term digital plans with isolated and siloed digital excellences across IT and Business units.
In fact, a third (32%) of APAC enterprises admit to having a short-term focus, meaning digital strategy and initiatives are enterprise oriented but typically have a short lifespan. Interestingly, there are more than a quarter (29%) of APAC respondents who say whilst the CEO supports digital initiatives, they do not work closely enough with technology leaders, putting digital transformation initiatives in jeopardy.
Digital Maturity Vital to Meet Challenges Ahead
The range of challenges identified in the survey reflects the mix of technical, economic and cultural factors that technology and business leaders face today.
When asked what the biggest risks or inhibitors are to their growth ambitions over the next 12 months, 37% of APAC respondents cited geopolitical issues as potentially affecting either their business or their technology providers. This is followed by inflation (31%), economic uncertainty (32%), uncontrolled spending by lines of business (33%) and performance of networks /connectivity globally (30%).
When asked about serious challenges to executing the digital initiatives aimed at enabling growth, IT integration complexity (41%), partners’ capabilities (40%), lack of regional expertise (35%) were identified.
Increased automation, enhanced cost containment and efficiencies, and greater innovation seen as key growth enablers
When asked how their organisations were planning to deliver global growth over the next 12 months, the number one driver is via increased automation for more than half (52%) of respondents; a further 63% agree that automating business operations and processes is now considered important or extremely important. Additional growth initiatives include an increased focus on cost containment and efficiencies (49%) and increased innovation (38%).
AI is the number one technology investment priority
43% of respondents named AI as their number one technology investment priority, narrowly beating security (39%) and cloud or multicloud networking/ connectivity (37%). 34% of respondents believe AI/ML will be critical to fulfilling business ambitions, a further 60% say it will be important.
Ben Elms, Chief Executive Officer at Expereo, comments: “This year’s Enterprise Horizons report brings encouraging news: there is a growing optimism about global growth, and the critical role of technology in driving this progress is widely acknowledged. Many organizations are eager to accelerate their journey toward the future through digital transformation, but the path forward remains a work in progress for many. Bridging the gap between the fifth of global organizations that exhibit full digital maturity and the rest is imperative.
To move swiftly into the future with digital transformation, organizations need a comprehensive long-term 360-degree digital strategy. This strategy must encompass every aspect of the technology stack — from AI/ML, automation, and analytics, to cloud performance, security, network visibility, and connectivity. Such a strategic approach is essential for ensuring the performance, agility, and scalability necessary for sustained high growth.”
For the full IDC InfoBrief, please visit: https://www.expereo.com/whitepapers/enterprise-horizons-2024
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About Expereo
Expereo is the world leading intelligent internet company that connects people, places, and things anywhere. Solutions include Global Internet, SD-WAN/SASE, and Enhanced Internet. With an extensive global reach, Expereo is the trusted partner of 60% of Fortune 500 companies. It powers enterprise and government sites in more than 190 countries, with the ability to connect to any location worldwide, working with over 2,300 partners to help customers improve productivity and empowering their networks and cloud services with the agility, flexibility, and value of the Internet, with optimal network performance.
Expereo was acquired in Feb 2021, by Vitruvian Partners which acquired a majority shareholding from Seven2.