Vietnam has earned the dubious distinction of using unlicensed software at a higher rate than other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Results of a biennial survey conducted by BSA, The Software Alliance, show that while Vietnam’s rate of unauthorized software installation dropped 4 percentage points from 2015 to 74 percent in 2017, it remained high on the offenders list. The BSA bills itself as the “leading advocate for the global software industry before governments and in the international marketplace.” The index took into account the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers in 110 economies. Japan and New Zealand were the shining stars in the Asia-Pacific region with the lowest rates of software copyright infringements at 16 percent, followed by Australia (18 percent), Singapore (23 percent) and South Korea (27 percent). Alongside Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines are among the four Southeast Asian countries with … [Read more...] about Vietnam an avid user of unlicensed software: report
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The man with a ‘made-in-Vietnam’ software dream
VietNamNet Bridge - On a nice day in 2013, Lam Quoc Vu, full of hope, met investors to raise funds for QA Symphony, his two-year-old business. But investors in Silicon Valley took the wind out of his sail. Mr Lam Quoc Vu Vu had only two minutes to talk about his project and had to leave after two questions. However, four years later, QA Symphony got $40 million from Insight Ventures Partners. It is difficult to become a product development or an outsourcing company. The former has to spend big money on product design, market openings, marketing and sales. However, the latter cannot create big value. It is difficult to become a product development or an outsourcing company. The former has to spend big money on product design, market openings, marketing and sales. However, the latter cannot create big value. RELATED NEWS Vietnam software segment lags in innovation, creativity Vietnamese software companies invest in Japan Mai Chi … [Read more...] about The man with a ‘made-in-Vietnam’ software dream
68% of companies plan to increase headcount
Hirers in Vietnam have posted the largest expansion trend in Southeast Asia, with 68 per cent of companies planning to increase their headcount in 2017, according to the Job Outlook Report 2017 from JobStreet.com. No Vietnamese companies plan to freeze their hiring in 2017, the report found, while 20 per cent of companies in Singapore plan to do so; the highest in Southeast Asia. Regarding job levels, 37 per cent of Vietnamese employers seeking to hire new staff find filling managerial positions to be the hardest, followed by junior staff, which is the hardest level to fill in Singapore and Thailand. There is a positive outlook among both Hirers (4.57/10) and Candidates (4.5) regarding job outlook, while the average score in Southeast Asia is much lower, at 3.16 among Hirers and 3.46 among Candidates, which it a touch lower than in the Philippines, the most positive country, with Hirers at 4.87 and Candidates 4.83. … [Read more...] about 68% of companies plan to increase headcount
More than 1,900 cases in Vietnam be attacked by WannaCry virus
The Hanoitimes - Vietnam`s state media said on Tuesday more than 200 computers had been affected, but one of the country`s leading anti virus companies, Bkav, later put the figure at 1,900. WannaCry virus. According to the Vietnamese software developer Bkav, over 52% of computers in Vietnam has security holes that are vulnerable to attacks from WannaCry ransomware. On May 13, one day after the first attack by WannaCry ransomware broke out worldwide, Bkav had registered the first case in Vietnam. Vu Ngoc Son from Bkav's Anti-Malware Department said that they had discovered hundreds of cases attacked by WannaCry as of late May 15. Two most recent cases are in the southern provinces of Can Tho and Ben Tre. Two educational facilities were attacked. On May 15, many security firms in Vietnam released free software to scan and discover the security hole. Danang Department of Information and Communication sent official documents to sub-departments and localities authorities to copy data … [Read more...] about More than 1,900 cases in Vietnam be attacked by WannaCry virus
Software sector posts high export value
Software sector posts high export value Van Ly HCMC - The Vietnamese software sector has obtained high exports, especially in terms of added value, said Hoang Nam Tien, chairman of FPT Software. Tien said at the Vietnam Export Promotion Forum organized by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency last week that while the gross export value of certain industries may be high, the added value created locally remains limited. Take smartphone exports for example. Vietnam exports more than US$30 billion worth of smartphones and related products a year, but the country spends US$25 billion importing components, he said. In every US$100 of export value, only US$20-30 is generated by Vietnamese people. Even in the rice sector, a key export earner of Vietnam, the added value made by farmers is only 50%. The software sector, meanwhile, has high added value, which accounts for 84-86% of total export revenue, Tien added. In addition, the global market for software is virtually unlimited. FPT … [Read more...] about Software sector posts high export value