President Park Geun-hye urged scientists and information-communication technology (ICT) experts Friday to work harder to develop new technologies and innovate, saying South Korea can’t afford any stalling in such efforts in a fast-moving global economy. “New technologies and industries are now moving forward at a dazzling pace in many parts of the world,” Park said in a speech at a New Year’s meeting with leaders of the science-technology and ICT sectors. “We…

Proof that there is a huge opportunity for tech startups breaking new ground is confirmed. The size of the market for new trend-setting devices such as 3D printers and Ultra HD (UHD) TVs is expected to double in 2014. This presents new opportunities in the saturated global electronics market. The market size for newcomers in the industry, such as wearable devices and Bluetooth speakers, is expected to grow 107 percent this year…

With the government’s measures to create a virtuous circle out of the start-up and venture ecosystem in full swing this year, there is growing anticipation that this year will be the first year of the second venture era. The anticipation is due to the fact that most of the venture industry’s long-cherished desires were already fulfilled. “Now it is time for the market to swing into high gear,” stated representatives of venture…

“韓-日 모바일 분석 기술 대표 기업 만났다” 파이브락스, 일본 애드웨이즈와 자본제휴 계약 체결 – 애드웨이즈, 양사 기술 합친 신사업 개발 전제로 파이브락스에 투자 – 지난해 9월 전략적 제휴 체결 후 보다 깊은 사업 관계 모색 위한 일보 전진 – 파이브락스의 모바일앱 사용자 분석 기술과 애드웨이즈의 모바일 광고 효과 측정 솔루션 결합한 신상품 선보일 예정 – 데이터 기반 마케팅 신조류 속 모바일 기술 기업 간 합종연횡 신호탄 될 것 파이브락스(대표 이창수)는 일본 애드웨이즈(대표…

2011년 늦봄, 필자는 다이어트 앱으로 충분히 돈을 뽑을 만큼 뽑았다고 판단하고 새로운 사업기회를 모색하였다. 정확하진 않지만, 아이폰 80만 대가 판매된 시점에 필자가 개발한 앱이 20만 대 정도 깔렸다고 추산했고, 더 이상은 무의미했다. 이런저런 비즈니스를 시도하였고, 그중에는 지역상인과 모바일을 연계하겠다는 프로젝트도 있었다. 물론, 그 프로젝트는 1달 반 만에 ‘안 되겠다’라는 결론을 내렸다. 이것을 실패라고 보든 좋은 경험이라고 보든 그것은 보는 사람이 판단하기 나름이지만, 한 가지 안타까운 점은 이러한 실패담이 널리 공유되지 않아 아직도…

The e-book industry is hoping that Korea’s large enterprises will boost domestic demand, prior to market entry by large-global companies including Amazon and Kobo. According to the industry, GS Home Shopping will start its e-Book service next month with ‘Tabon Books’. CJ HelloVision has already introduced an integrated e-Book and Internet service, at the end of 2013. GS Home Shopping is scheduled to embark on an e-book business to target both domestic…

It was recently reported that Amazon plans to enter the Korean e-commerce market in 2014, potentially posing a major threat to existing domestic services and promising to further globalize the online shopping experience that has until now been dominated by domestic players. “As far as I know, Amazon is currently preparing to enter the Korean market,” an industry source said, adding that local companies are gearing up for a possible showdown with…

Although Michael Bay stole many of the headlines for his walkout at CES Samsung have been trying to regain the spotlight and have claimed with confidence that the will grab top market share of UHD TV sales in the first quarter of 2014. “Although our launch of UHD TV was little late, we are confident that we will take the world’s No. 1 position within the first quarter,”  Yoon Boo-Keun, head of…

지난 3년 동안 비석세스 미디어는 “국내 스타트업의 해외 진출”이라는 난제를 풀기 위해 미디어와 콘퍼런스 등 수많은 프로젝트를 진행하였다.   비석세스의 첫 시작 beLAUNCH 2012  2012년 6월 양재동 aT센터에서 비론치 2012를 개최함으로써 비석세스의 본격적인 첫 시작을 알렸다. 당일 행사에 참석한 국내외 스타트업 관계자 1천 3백여 명을 보며 한국 스타트업계가 더욱 발전할 것임을 확신하였다. 이 행사는 벤처비트(VentureBeat)와 기가옴(GigaOm), 월스트리트저널(WSJ) 등 해외 전문 미디어로부터 주목을 받았으며, 외신에서 50여 건의 기사를 자발적으로 발행하였다. 비론치 2012는 ‘비석세스(beSUCCESS)’라는 미디어와 ‘비론치(beLAUNCH)’라는…

• 미래창조과학부 주관 정보보호 인증 제도 ‘정보보호관리체계(ISMS)’ 인증 획득 • 정보보호 절차, 통제 방안 점검을 통해 안전성 및 신뢰성 확인 • 사용자들이 안심하고 카카오 서비스 이용할 수 있도록 정보보호와 관리에 최선을 다할 것 [2014년 1월 7일] (주)카카오(공동대표 이제범, 이석우)는 미래창조과학부가 주관하는 ‘정보보호관리체계(ISMS)’ 인증을 획득했다고 밝혔다. 일정 규모 이상의 정보 통신 서비스 사업자를 대상으로 의무화 된 정보보호관리체계(ISMS) 인증은 정보보호 관리 과정 12개 통제사항과 정보 보호대책 92개 통제사항 등 총 104개 항목과 253개 세부…

beLAUNCH 2014, 다가오는 5월 개최 오늘부터 스타트업 부스 및 배틀 접수 시작 국내 스타트업 중심 미디어 비석세스(beSUCCESS)가 오는 5월 14일(수)~15일(목) 아시아 최대 규모의 스타트업 콘퍼런스 비론치 2014(beLAUNCH 2014)를 개최한다. 이번 행사는 스타트업 관계자 2천여 명을 비롯하여 총 4천여 명이 참여하는 대규모 콘퍼런스로, ‘스타트업(Startups)’의 본질에 더욱 집중하여 스타트업 배틀과 부스, 비론치 위크(beLAUNCH WEEK), 테크 포럼 등 다양한 콘텐츠를 기획하였다. 3회를 맞이하는 비론치 2014에서는 “The Next 7 Years”라는 주제로 “앞으로 7년의 미래 기술 동향과 전략”을 공유한다. 스마트 혁명의 선두 ‘아이폰(iPhone)’이 출시된…

South Korea’s tech giants are battling it out at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, promoting their cutting-edge “smart” products. A total of 3,200 global players will showcase at one of the largest tech shows on earth Jan. 7-10, demonstrating how they aim to change our digital future. First round seems to have gone to Samsung, with their Smart Home solutions, which have out-shone LG’s Smart TVs, for now….

LTE-A will shape our mobile broadband future, has been all over the Korean tech news for a while, and has huge scope to grow, from current download speeds of around 45Mbps to up to 300Mbps. I thought it worth taking a look at where it is now and where it is heading in the next 12 months. For additional information please access the links in the text. Basic Facts: LTE was first…

According to a recent report Korea’s tech start-ups enjoyed positive growth in sales, operating profits and net profits alike in 2013, which will give President Park’s government a boost as they conclude their first year in office, and a year that saw a surge in government involvement with the tech startup community in Korea. According to the report startup’s average sales amounted to 6.72 billion won last year, with their average operating…

Post written by Terence Lee at TechInAsia: Facebook is perhaps the most engaging app in the world, with 1.15 billion monthly active users and a staggering average daily usage of 20 minutes. But if there’s something people look at more than the social network, it’s probably their smartphone homescreens. That’s what EnKino, a startup out of South Korea, is counting on. It wants to turn homescreens into advertising space that can be sold to brands…

In 2014 The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) will a role out a raft of mid-to long-term software projects to bolster a number of domestic strategic industries. This will be achieved by developing 100 key software platforms for SMEs and foster high-quality human resources by organizing various educational programs. While it is certainly a positive step that the government is supporting these key industries, and is dedicated to bolstering innovation in…

LTE-A was first launched in Korea in June 2013 and the government has just concluded it’s first LTE-A speed audit, naming SK’s service as the fastest available, in the country with the fastest mobile internet speeds in the world. There are three kinds of LTE services available. Regular LTE is a fourth-generation telecommunication service that offers data flow as fast as 75 megabits per second. LTE-A doubles the speed up to 150…

Naver and Daum have made a tentative decision to shell out millions of dollars as a form of self-penance for abusing their market dominance in Korea’s internet portal industry, according to the Fair Trade Commission yesterday. As we have reported several times recently their has been concern voiced about the increasing dominance of the two companies in the Korean internet search market. The money will be spent in ways that benefit Internet…

Editor’s Note : IT 기반 스타트업 및 벤처에서 종사하는 전문가가 전문 기술 지식과 시장 현황에 대한 의견을 공유하는 칼럼 공간입니다. 이번 [TECH COLUMN – Cloud Computing]편에서는 (주)노매드커넥션 이경준 대표가 “클라우드 컴퓨팅(Cloud Computing)과 짐리(Zimly)”에 관한 이야기를 공유합니다. *짐리(Zimly) :  영상과 음악에 특화된 개인용 모바일 클라우드 서비스 클라우드 컴퓨팅 해부: 당신이 알고 싶어하는 클라우드 컴퓨팅의 모든 것 최근 야후는 파상적인 인수를 펼치고 있다. 2013년에만 29건의 인수를 단행할 만큼 적극적이다. 올해의 가장 마지막 인수는 퍼스널…

Cloud Computing Dissected: Everything You Need to Know About the Hottest Thing in IT Yahoo has been on an acquisition blitz as of late, amassing 29 acquisitions for the year 2013. The most recent acquisition was QuikIO, a personal cloud computing service. We are unsure as to what glorious product Yahoo plans on releasing with all these acquisitions but we know it is going to involve cloud computing. This comes as no…