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Symantec Introduces New Era of Advanced Threat Protection

November 2, 2015, 3:47 pm
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Symantec Corp., the global leader in cyber security, introduced Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), the first solution that can detect and remediate advanced threats across control points, from a single console with just a click, all with no new endpoint agents to deploy.

Advanced threats, such as ransomware, remote access trojans, advanced persistent threats (APTs) and zero day attacks, are on the rise and security professionals can no longer rely on using individual point products at each control point to stop them. The process of uncovering threat data across endpoint, network and email gateways is manual and time-consuming, which gives attackers an edge. Symantec ATP correlates suspicious activity across all control points and prioritizes the events that pose the most risk to an organization. Once a critical threat is identified, it can now be quickly contained and new instances can be blocked.

Symantec ATP allows customers to:
  • Uncover a full range of threats from APTs to zero day attacks across endpoint, network and email, with cross-control point detection and environmental search
  • Prioritize what matters most by correlating the threat intelligence from across local control points with all that Symantec sees globally through its massive telemetry
  • Remediate the threats fast through containment of endpoints and blocking new instances across control points, with one click, from a single console
  • Leverage existing investments in Symantec Endpoint Security and Email Security.cloud, without deploying any new endpoint agents.

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DCD Focus on Thailand Drives the Move Towards the Digital Economy and New Era of Cloud

November 3, 2015, 12:23 am
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Recognizing the potential of Thailand as the next digital economy, global media company and conference producer, DatacenterDynamics (DCD), will be hosting its second conference in Thailand under its umbrella of DCD “Focus” events. For its second year in Thailand, DCD will focus on the theme “Moving Towards a Digital Economy and The New Era of Cloud” to drive the industry towards the best practices and innovations required for the enablement of cloud adoption and the digital economy.

With strong government support and growing inward investment, Thailand is beginning a digital infrastructure journey that will see it support a growing community of cloud users and data center operators. This is also supported by a report released earlier this year by DCD Intelligence, where the market showed much potential with a high Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) to 2020 for assets (12.32%) and investment (12.11%).

To be the next digital hub in Asia could be a little too far-fetched, with strong competitors such as Hong Kong and Singapore who already have stable infrastructure to support the digital economy of the region. Nevertheless, the vision of digital economy is realistic, with the 67 million population of Thailand, and the impressive popularity of social media there.

Thailand is putting in great efforts to support this vision. Cloud has a prominent and visible role to enhance the digital economy. Taking the lead, the e-Government Agency of Thailand has been setting standards and promoting cloud adoption through practical steps, such as the introduction of G-Cloud. Apart from the government’s effort, active support for the industry can be seen through the many strong local players, such as TCC Technology and True Internet, who provide data center and cloud services to meet the growing demand of the market. Complimented with tax incentives through the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI), the region has also seen a rise in foreign investments from international firms such as NTT Facilities and SuperNap International.
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IT News Week 1 Nov 2015

November 3, 2015, 4:46 pm
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For week 5 of Oct 2015.

For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news.
  • PR - Nov 3, 2015 - Tata Comm. debuts ultra-low power connectivity solution to pave the way for the Internet of Things in India
  • PR - Nov 3, 2015 - Citrix : Staying agile and thriving in a changing world
  • Juniper Research - Nov 2, 2015 - Hampshire, UK : Active VoLTE Connections to Exceed 1 Billion by 2018, as Mobile Operator Roll-outs Intensify
  • PR - Nov 2, 2015 - OPPO Malaysia and 11street are giving away Limited Units of OPPO R7 Plus FC Barcelona Edition
  • PR - Oct 30, 2015 - K.L - PIKOM Elects New Leadership For 2016
  • PR - Oct 28, 2015 - K.L - Internet Tracking Exposed


PR - Nov 3, 2015 - Tata Comm. debuts ultra-low power connectivity solution to pave the way for the Internet of Things in India

Tata Communications today announces the successful trials of a new Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN), based on LoRa TM technology for connected devices and cutting edge Internet of Things (IoT) applications across Mumbai and Delhi. These trials will bolster the successful deployment of IoT applications in India, as part of the 4.9 billion connected devices and appliances globally in 2015, based on Gartner forecasts; a figure that is expected to reach 25 billion by 2020 - more than three times the number of people on earth today.

LoRaTM, a wireless communication technology dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT) / Machine to Machine (M2M) communications networks, will be rolled out by Tata Communications across India with full coverage starting in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore, with the first phase covering 400 million people across Tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 cities. The new network ensures a super low-power, secure, bi-directional, communication solution which any organisation can use to connect objects and innovative applications simply and energy efficiently, overcoming high power consumption challenges with existing wireless solutions.

Tata Communications’ LPWAN wireless network is adaptable to serve the needs of both rural and urban residents. It supports communications in deep water and up to 50 metres underground while also penetrating up to seven walls inside buildings, making it suitable for use in underground train stations and car parks. Its 15km range also helps to ensure that people working or living in rural areas always remain connected.

PR - Nov 3, 2015 - Citrix: Staying agile and thriving in a changing world

Tight global markets and intense pressure on the bottom line pushes companies to learn to work more efficiently and more economically. Furthermore, tightening requirements around cost, security, government regulations, and industry standards all add another layer of complexity.

Fortunately, many organizations have come to realize that flexibility is the first order of business for every IT organization. They also understand that a whole new approach to technology is needed – one that is based on the assumption that the right answers found today might not be the right answers tomorrow. In short, infrastructure lock-in is death.

Today, an enterprise IT strategy needs to revolve around designing for the ‘change mandate’, a core principle of the software-defined workplace.

Juniper Research - Nov 2, 2015 - Hampshire, UK - Active VoLTE Connections to Exceed 1 Billion by 2018, as Mobile Operator Roll-outs Intensify

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of VoLTE (Voice over LTE) connections is anticipated to reach 2 billion by 2020, rising from an estimated 123 million in 2015. According to the research, the marked improvement in voice quality enabled by VoLTE is likely to spur increased adoption of the technology.

The research, found that direct revenues from VoLTE will be limited at first, with increased availability of compatible handsets driving adoption of the technology. It argued that network operators will initially focus on experience and quality of service, rather than monetisation, with failure to deliver a high quality offering at the outset potentially resulting in churn to rival operators.

The new research, ‘Future Voice Strategies: mVoIP, Carrier OTT, WebRTC, HD Voice & Video Calling 2015-2020’, also claimed that to remain competitive, operators will also need to ensure that their communications offerings match those of leading OTT providers. It cited the example of Facebook Messenger, which recently launched free HD (High Definition) VoIP call services over cellular and Wi-Fi networks. With this in mind, it argued that an operator HD Voice service proposition would be a critical element.

PR - Nov 2, 2015 - OPPO Malaysia and 11street are giving away Limited Units of OPPO R7 Plus FC Barcelona Edition

OPPO Malaysia and 11street are giving away Limited Units of RM 2,988 worth of R7 Plus FC Barcelona Edition by either participating in the SHOCKING BID program or by purchasing any OPPO product on 11street from the period between 13th November 2015 to 12th December 2015.

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PR - Oct 30, 2015 - K.L - PIKOM Elects New Leadership For 2016

At the recently held 29th Annual General Meeting (AGM), the National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM) announced the appointment of its new Chairman and Office Bearers as well as Councillors for 2016. Chin Chee Seong of Galasys Solutions (MSC) Sdn Bhd, who was previously Deputy Chairman, was elected PIKOM Chairman, while Ganesh Kumar Bangah of HT Consulting (ASIA) Sdn Bhd was elected as Deputy Chairman. Danny Lee of Epson Malaysia who was previously Treasurer will now serve as Secretary with Bimbit.com’s Sean Seah completing the line-up as Treasurer.

All Office Bearers were elected uncontested to their positions and will serve a term of one year.


Seated L-R: Cheah Kok Hoong (Immediate Past Chairman), Ganesh Kumar Bangah (Deputy Chairman), Chin Chee Seong (Chairman), Danny Lee (Secretary), Sean Seah (Treasurer)

Standing (L-R): PIKOM Councillors: Christopher Chan, Jeffrey Ooi, Stan Singh-Jit, Carol Wong, Ong Chin Seong, and Eric Wong

PR - Oct 28, 2015 - K.L - Internet Tracking Exposed

F-Secure introduced a new feature today for their Freedome VPN that lets people take control and see who’s watching them online. The new feature is a visualization tool called Tracker Mapper that shows users how websites and online tracking work together to create data collection networks that watch people as they browse the web.

Tracker Mapper was released to beta testers in July, and was developed in response to Freedome users’ interest in online tracking. Tracking has become a prominent part of the Internet – over half of the top 100 domains on the World Wide Web exist entirely to provide advertising and tracking services.

And a recent survey conducted amongst people beta testing Tracker Mapper found that 87 percent of respondents were worried or concerned about online tracking.

F-Secure’s Janne Pirttilahti, Director, Next Gen Security, said that Freedome users want more information on how tracking works because it’s a part of their online experience that’s difficult to understand.
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Genesys announces key partnership with Microsoft

November 4, 2015, 5:45 pm
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Genesys, the market leader in omnichannel customer experience (CX) and contact center solutions, has made three major announcements at its annual G-Force global summit, which takes place in Miami this week.

They include:
  1. A deeper relationship with Microsoft to bring rich video support from Skype for Business to the Genesys Customer Experience Platform to further transform and personalize customer experience.
  2. The launch of Genesys AppFoundry – a newly available online marketplace which allows Genesys customers to find customer experience applications, integrations and services that address their unique business needs.
  3. The winners of the 10th annual Customer Innovation Awards



Microsoft Partnership
  • Microsoft is in the process of deploying a cloud-based contact center from Genesys for its own global contact center, which is anticipated to be one of the world’s largest contact centre systems that will extend the Skype for Business PBX, conferencing and messaging system already used daily by approximately 100,000 Microsoft employees globally.
  • The companies also announced that the Multimedia Connector for Skype for Business adapter is now available in the Genesys AppFoundry

Genesys AppFoundry

The AppFoundry emphasises third-party customer experience applications which provide complete communication integrations through voice, chat, email, video, social media and mobile including:
  • Pointel which offers healthchare records and claims management adapters
  • Aria Solutions’ adapter for Marketo that facilitates attribution and retargeting of campaigns based on what happened when a customer interacted with the contact center.
  • For financial services and retail customers, Pindrop Security and iProov offer fraud detection and facial recognition solutions to improve customer experience during password reset and authentication scenarios.
  • MightyHive, which offers a consumer targeting and ad platform that delivers online ads based on why consumers called customer support or reached out via digital channels.
10th annual Customer Innovation Awards
  • The six winners were chosen for their excellence, innovation and results in delivering world-class customer experience using the Genesys Customer Experience Platform. The regional winners are: Kaiser Permanente, for North America; RAKBANK, Europe; Telefônica | Vivo, Latin America; and Tata Sky, Asia Pacific.
  • Global winners are multinational retailer Marks & Spencer for “Most Innovative Global Customer” and food delivery service Plated for “Most Innovative Cloud Customer.”
  • The recognition comes at a critical time when organizations worldwide are realizing the impact of customer experience on business performance, which was underscored in recent research by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Additionally, according to Gartner, nine in 10 companies plan to compete primarily on the basis of the customer experience by 2016.

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IT News Week 2 Nov 2015

November 10, 2015, 2:24 am
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For IT News Week 1 Nov 2015, the most interesting news was the announcement of ultra-low power connectivity solution by Tata Comm.

For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news.
  • PR - Nov 11, 2015 - Hitachi Data Systems Redefines IT Infrastructure Performance with New Flash Portfolio
  • Ovum - Nov 11, 2015 - Ovum sees telcos becoming established players in the pay-TV market
  • PR - Nov 10, 2015 - Consumer Drone Sales to Reach Almost 4m this Year, Rising to 16m Annually by 2020
  • PR - Nov 9, 2015 - Microsoft and Red Hat to deliver new standard for enterprise cloud experiences
  • PR - Nov 9, 2015 - Ulleung County Office in South Korea Deploys Acronis Backup Advanced In a Remote Island Location
  • PR - Nov 6, 2015 - HP Announces Multiple Industry Firsts in New Portfolio to Extend Commercial PC Leadership
  • PR - Nov 6, 2015 - Microsoft Empowers Customers through Local Cloud and A Wave of New Cloud Partnerships
  • PR - Nov 6, 2015 - STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan - BAE Systems Receives $245.3 Million U.S. Army Contract to Continue M109A7
  • PR - Nov 4, 2015 - Juniper Networks Introduces Junos Software Disaggregation to Dramatically Expand Customer Choice and Network Automation
  • PR - Nov 3, 2015 - IBM Study: C-suite Executives See “Uberization” As Primary Competitive Threat
  • PR - Oct 29, 2015 - Jabra Answers Your Call For The Best of Voice, Music & More With Four New Audio Solutions
  • PR - Oct 29, 2015 - SM and PM Patch Cables from 450 to 1550 nm
  • Ovum - Oct 28, 2015 - BT/EE given the regulatory nod, while Three/O2 looks increasingly uncertain
  • PR - Oct 28, 2015 - Parents Under Pressure To Protect Both Young and Old Online, Kaspersky Lab’s Survey Shows
  • PR - Oct 28, 2015 - MAPA Professionnel gloves range from RS Components protects hands, preserves dexterity
  • PR - Oct 28, 2015 - Huawei Consumer BG Appoints Ms. Abigail Sarah Brody as Chief Designer of User Experience (UX)
  • PR - Oct 27, 2015 - CORVALLIS, Ore. - “Spring-mass” technology heralds the future of walking robots



PR - Nov 11, 2015 - Hitachi Data Systems Redefines IT Infrastructure Performance with New Flash Portfolio

Specifically to meet the needs of business users, HDS’ software-defined flash solutions help dramatically improve the performance of business-critical applications by eliminating storage bottlenecks and consistently delivering sub-millisecond response, providing the building blocks needed to deploy the data centre infrastructure that business demands.

Designed to ease the transition to an all-flash infrastructure, Hitachi Data Systems has introduced a new and expanded line-up of all-flash and hybrid flash arrays, performance optimisation software and data analytics capabilities; focused on cost & performance. These include the all-flash Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) F series, enhanced models of the Hitachi VSP G series, next-generation Hitachi flash modules with inline data compression (FMD DC2) and enhanced Hitachi Automation Director and Hitachi Data Center Analytics tools for improved response times.

Ovum - Nov 11, 2015 - Ovum sees telcos becoming established players in the pay-TV market

Telecoms operators now provide around one-fifth of the world’s pay-TV subscriptions. Operations owned or controlled by telcos accounted for 140 million retail pay-TV customer connections globally at the end of 2014 and this total soared to 177 million during 2015 – equivalent to 19% of the total pay-TV subscriber base (up from 14% year-on-year), according to global analyst firm Ovum.

According to Ovum’s latest research*, the Telco TV subscriber base is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4% to 2020 (compared with 2% across the wider pay-TV market), reaching 210.4 million. While IPTV will remain the dominant means of delivering Telco TV, traditional cable and satellite platforms will also continue to play a big role.

Ovum defines Telco TV as any subscription-based pay-TV operation provided directly by an operator whose core business is the provision of voice telecoms and/or broadband access services. As such, the Telco TV universe includes a large proportion of cable and satellite as well as IPTV customers.

PR - Nov 10, 2015 - Consumer Drone Sales to Reach Almost 4m this Year, Rising to 16m Annually by 2020

A new study from Juniper Research has found that reduced component cost, increased competition and a greater number of use cases will together push the number of consumer drones shipped globally to more than 20 million per annum, up from less than 4 million this year.

The new research – Drones: Consumer & Commercial Applications, Regulations & Opportunities 2015-2020, observed that usage had already extended beyond the core base of hobbyists, spurred by the drop in retail price and the increased functionality of the devices. It observed that most consumer drones now offered the capability for live streaming of photos and video.

Meanwhile, the research noted that while companies like DJI currently dominate the mid-priced and prosumer UAV market, an increasing number of players were targeting the low-tiered sector. New entrants include companies that have grown out of the toy radio-controlled model aircraft industry, such as China-based companies Syma Toys and Hubsan, and those that supply complementary devices and components to the UAV market, such as GoPro.

PR - Nov 9, 2015 - Microsoft and Red Hat to deliver new standard for enterprise cloud experiences

Microsoft Corp. and Red Hat Inc. on Wednesday announced a partnership that will help customers embrace hybrid cloud computing by providing greater choice and flexibility deploying Red Hat solutions on Microsoft Azure.

As a key component of today’s announcement, Microsoft is offering Red Hat Enterprise Linux as the preferred choice for enterprise Linux workloads on Microsoft Azure.

Expanding on the preview of .NET on Linux announced by Microsoft in April, developers will have access to .NET technologies across Red Hat offerings, including Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, jointly backed by Microsoft and Red Hat. Red Hat Enterprise Linux will be the primary development and reference operating system for .NET Core on Linux.

PR - Nov 9, 2015 - Ulleung County Office in South Korea Deploys Acronis Backup Advanced In a Remote Island Location

Acronis®, a global leader in new generation data protection, today announced that Ulleung County Office, situated in a remote island in the North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, 120 km east of the Korean Peninsula in the Sea of Japan, implemented Acronis data protection technology across their entire IT infrastructure, increasing infrastructure resilience to data loss and reducing dependence on mainland technical support services.

Because of the remote location, prompt technical support services are not readily available to the Ulleung County Office, and historically data loss and system failure incidents resulted in prolonged downtime periods, halting the most administrative, welfare and education services provided to the county’s residents. The downtime also affected the infrastructure functionality supporting the islands’ sustainable development, tourism, agriculture and fisheries services.

Ulleung County Office selected Acronis Backup Advanced with the Universal License, enabling them to cover the entire range of IT hardware and software, including VMware-powered hybrid environment, and to respond to changing data protection needs quickly and easily — without the extra costs.

PR - Nov 6, 2015 - STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan - BAE Systems Receives $245.3 Million U.S. Army Contract to Continue M109A7

The U.S. Army awarded BAE Systems a contract option worth $245.3 million to complete the low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and M992A3 ammunition carrier.

The M109A7 program is a significant upgrade over the vehicle’s predecessor, the M109A6 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer. It uses the existing main armament and cab structure of the M109A6, but replaces the vehicle’s chassis structure with a new design that increases survivability and allows for the integration of Bradley common drive-train and suspension components. Additionally, the system leverages technologies developed under the Crusader and Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon programs such as a 600 volt on-board power generation, distribution & management system, coupled with high-voltage gun drive and projectile ramming systems.

The state-of-the-art “digital-backbone” and power generation capability provides significant growth potential for future payloads as well as accommodating existing battlefield network requirements. The upgrades ensure commonality with the existing systems in the U.S. Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Team, including the BAE Systems built Bradley Fighting Vehicle and Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle.

PR - Nov 6, 2015 - HP Announces Multiple Industry Firsts in New Portfolio to Extend Commercial PC Leadership

HP today unveiled its newest PCs from the company’s Elite product family, including the HP EliteBook 705 series – the thinnest and lightest notebooks in their class – a stylish All-in-One (AiO), and updates to its entire desktop line featuring the world’s smallest business-class desktop with two firsts for HP – integrated wireless charging built into the stand and an AiO fingerprint reader – the HP EliteOne 800 G2 AiO is redesigned with new materials to be sleeker and thinner than the previous generation, ideal for more modern workspaces.

PR - Nov 6, 2015 - Microsoft Empowers Customers through Local Cloud and A Wave of New Cloud Partnerships

Last Friday, Tata Communications was announced as one of Microsoft’s key cloud service and infrastructure partners, as local cloud adoption of Microsoft Cloud services gains momentum in India. The announcement was made during a keynote speech delivered by Scott Guthrie, Executive Vice President, Cloud & Enterprise Group, Microsoft, on the second day of Future Unleashed, Microsoft’s largest ever customer conference in India.

We would like to highlight a quote from Julie Woods-Moss, CEO of NextGen Business and CMO Tata Communications, who shared:

“This new era of hybrid cloud seamlessly enables customers to mix and match the best of private and public clouds from Tata Communications and Microsoft – accelerating organization-wide digital transformation. Tata Communications believes in the power of partner ecosystems in enabling customers to achieve new levels of innovation and efficiency. Our latest partnership with Microsoft builds on our existing relationship, where Microsoft Azure and Office365 interconnect to our leading IZO™ platform, the most comprehensive cloud enablement platform available. And today our continued commitment and partnership will enable customers to adopt their cloud of choice – confidently and securely.”

PR - Nov 4, 2015 - Juniper Networks Introduces Junos Software Disaggregation to Dramatically Expand Customer Choice and Network Automation

Juniper Networks today unveiled at its NXTWORK 2015 Customer Summit, a disaggregated version of Juniper Networks® Junos® software to provide customers with ultimate choice in data center deployment options. Through disaggregation of Junos software, customers will have the ability to deploy third-party network services or applications directly on Juniper platforms as well as have the option to program directly to Juniper systems using the supported Open Compute Project (OCP) defined software model.

PR - Nov 3, 2015 - IBM Study: C-suite Executives See “Uberization” As Primary Competitive Threat

The trend of “uberization” or industry disruption caused by an unlikely competitor has become a dominant concern of the C-suite, finds a new IBM study.

In just two years, the percentage of C-suite leaders who expect to contend with competition from outside their industry increased by more than a quarter -- rising from 43 percent in 2013 to 54 percent today.

C-suite leaders from the highest performing companies are 24 percent more likely to be focused on cognitive computing. The study recommends enterprises use predictive and cognitive analytics to help forecast what might happen with a greater level of confidence and get ahead of unseen competitors.

PR - Oct 29, 2015 - Jabra Answers Your Call For The Best of Voice, Music & More With Four New Audio Solutions

From industrial strength durability, unbeatable sporty style to suave sophistication and superior sound, Jabra, the world leader in innovative audio solutions today launched four brand new headsets to suit the different demands of today’s modern lifestyle. The media launch saw the launch of the Jabra Sport PaceTM, Jabra STEELTM, Jabra Halo FusionTM and Jabra EclipseTM.

(L-R_) Jasmine Teo (Channel Sales & Marketing Specialist) & Margaret Ang (Regional Sales Manager) presenting the new Jabra products

The Jabra STEEL, a Bluetooth® headset specifically designed for rough working environments. The superior, state-of-the-art headset has been developed using Jabra’s 145 years of R&D expertise in delivering audio innovation.

Jabra STEEL has been tested rigorously, by exposing it to high drops on to hard surfaces, testing it for water (and other liquid, such as paint) and dust ingress, as well as vibration, temperature and squeeze testing; all of which make it the right tool for rugged environments.

PR - Oct 29, 2015 - SM and PM Patch Cables from 450 to 1550 nm

LASER COMPONENTS set up an in-house production facility for fiber optic single-mode cables. The cables are equipped with FC/PC or FC/APC connectors and can be produced from the standard telecom wavelength at 1550 nm to a wavelength of 450 nm.

Also manufactured are IEC-specified patch cords and pigtails as well as connector assemblies on provided materials – both with conventional single-mode (SM) and polarization-maintaining (PM) fibers. The R&D team even takes over the complete development of customized fiber-optic modules.

LASER COMPONENTS offers the highest precision demanded especially in patch cords for short wavelengths that have low core and mode-field diameters in the range from 3-4 μm. Through particularly good adjustment methods, extensive measuring equipment, and more than 15 years of experience in the assembly of optical fibers, it is also possible to process and use special fibers. The patch cords are ideally suited for applications in sensor technology or spectroscopy, in measurement modules, pump lasers, and data transmission.

Ovum - Oct 28, 2015 - BT/EE given the regulatory nod, while Three/O2 looks increasingly uncertain

Comments by Matthew Howett, Practice Leader, Regulation, Ovum

Of course the more challenging transaction to win regulatory approval will be that of Three/O2. Across Europe the sentiment for greater industry consolidation has waned following suspected price increases in markets where the number of mobile players fell from 4 to 3, and where as a result of the changing of the guard at the EU competition authority, a higher bar has been set to win the necessary approval.

Rivals to both BT and EE have been calling for the structural separation of the incumbent to remove any possible incentive for BT to prioritise its own retail divisions, particularly in relation to the supply of mobile backhaul products. The CMA has considered this as part of its review, however sees no substantial lessening of competition.

Separately however, Ofcom is still considering the future structure of BT as part of its digital communications review. While Ofcom continues to stress that all options are being considered, it's felt that a full structural separation is likely to be disproportionate to fix any shortcomings of the current arrangement. We will know more in January 2016 when Ofcom is set to publish its initial conclusions.

PR - Oct 28, 2015 - Parents Under Pressure To Protect Both Young and Old Online, Kaspersky Lab’s Survey Shows

New research by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International reveals that 30% of parents feel they have no control over what their children see or do online, with 38% concerned that their children’s Internet-dependency is becoming an addiction. Added to this, many adults worry that their own, digitally-active parents and grandparents could be equally vulnerable.


Over half (52%) of respondents believe that the threats their children face online are increasing. The top concern is the risk of kids encountering inappropriate or explicit content (45%), with nearly two-thirds (60%) convinced that kids have unrestricted access to such content.

Other worries include the likelihood of kids coming across and communicating with dangerous strangers (41%) and sharing too much personal information about themselves (40%). 38% are afraid that kids can become addicted to the Internet and spend too much time online.

PR - Oct 28, 2015 - MAPA Professionnel gloves range from RS Components protects hands, preserves dexterity

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has introduced a broad selection of MAPA Professionnel industrial gloves for handling and cut protection, featuring “Grip and Proof” Technology that gives superior user safety and dexterity.

Grip and Proof provides an answer to the fact that 90% of professional skin complaints are eczema or dermatitis caused by irritation or allergies. The range now available includes the Ultrane 500 gloves, which combine high abrasion resistance with tactile sensitivity for performing exacting tasks in industries such as automotive assembly, light engineering, electronic component assembly, maintenance and handling, and cosmetics preparation.

PR - Oct 28, 2015 - Huawei Consumer BG Appoints Ms. Abigail Sarah Brody as Chief Designer of User Experience (UX)

Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) today announced the appointment of Ms. Abigail Sarah Brody as Chief Designer of User Experience (UX). In her new role, Ms. Brody will lead a team of 80 UI designers in developing creative UI design experiences and the look and feel for Huawei Consumer BG’s range of leading smart device products. In conjunction with Ms. Brody’s appointment, Huawei Consumer BG is also in the process of establishing a UX R&D design studio in Silicon Valley or San Francisco in the United States.

Ms. Brody is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design (ACCD) in Pasadena, California, one of the top design colleges in the United States. Prior to joining Huawei, Ms. Brody provided senior expertise and design strategy consulting services to various well-known technology and IT brands. Earlier in her career, she served as Vice President of Global Design at eBay/PayPal, as well as Creative Director at Apple where she developed and designed numerous landmark products in the course of a decade while working with the late Steve Jobs, most notably the first release of the iPhone and iOS1.

PR - Oct 27, 2015 - CORVALLIS, Ore. - “Spring-mass” technology heralds the future of walking robots

A study by engineers at Oregon State University suggests that they have achieved the most realistic robotic implementation of human walking dynamics that has ever been done, which may ultimately allow human-like versatility and performance.

The system is based on a concept called “spring-mass” walking that was theorized less than a decade ago, and combines passive dynamics of a mechanical system with computer control. It provides the ability to blindly react to rough terrain, maintain balance, retain an efficiency of motion and essentially walk like humans do.

The system is also efficient. Studies done with their ATRIAS robot model, which incorporates the spring-mass theory, showed that it’s three times more energy-efficient than any other human-sized bipedal robots.

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Getex Malaysia : Earn as you shop

November 10, 2015, 4:50 pm
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According to Trading Economics, based on a report by the Department of Statistic Malaysia, consumer spending in Malaysia decreased to RM134,900 million in the second quarter of 2015 from RM135,507million in the first quarter of 2015.

While the current economic situation and the ringgit are in a sorry state, people are becoming more and more cost conscious. Every ringgit spent is a well thought out one; in fact it is stretched to the maximum.

Getex Malaysia attempts to offer miracle to help with the situation.

As online CASHBACK platform, fellow Malaysians can earn some extra bucks whilst shopping.

(L-R) Buvaneswaran Naidu, Nisya Aziz and Ridzwan Hamzah.


Operating since June 2015, Getex Malaysia offers shoppers cashback up to 12% (varies by stores) from more than 50 online retailers. To enjoy the cashback benefit, customers just need to register typically by providing an email address and creating a password.

Buvaneswaren Naidu, Getex Malaysia Chief Operation Officer says: “Getex Malaysia is created to help the consumer spend smartly. With this platform, we put the purchasing power back to the hands of the shoppers and let them stretch the money they spend. And better still, earn a portion of the money spent going back to shoppers when they make qualifying purchases from eligible retailers, on top of the promotions or discounts that are already being offered. Talk about empowering consumers again.
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MalaysiaOneCloud - One-Stop Platform for Cloud

November 11, 2015, 6:56 am
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CloudFX Group and the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) have announced the launch of its long-awaited, Malaysian-centric next-generation cloud service market place, a Business-2-Business e-commerce platform to serve as a central repository for secure, available and high-performance cloud services from proven global, regional and local cloud service providers.

In a nutshell, MalaysiaOneCloud provides infrastructure for developers to host apps on the cloud - virtual data center.

Just think of it as AWS or Windows Azure or Openshift or Aliyun or etc.

It is good for three great reasons.

1.) It is a one-stop platform for developers to subscribe to different cloud infrastructures from proven global, regional and local cloud service providers - in other words, it allows you to subscribe to multiple providers from a single location with a single billing channel.

2.) Besides serving as the one-stop platform for developers to host apps, it also serves as a market place for cloud based apps - analogous to the AppStore for mobile apps.

3.) The best thing is that it is cheaper than going direct, this is achievable due to the crowd sourcing factor or some may call it the hedging factor.

The only disadvantage is that one is left with less subscription customization options.


For instance, if you subscribe directly to Windows Azure, you get to play around with more subscription options such as increasing the compute instance, storage, bandwidth, security and etc.

With MalaysiaOneCloud, one gets a typical of 10 options known as VM sizing options.

Besides targeting ISVs, it also targets enterprise for deployment of hybrid cloud.

Norhizam Abdul Kadir, MDeC’s Vice President of Infotech and Mohammed Sabuwala, CTO of CloudFX 

MDeC’s Vice President of Infotech, Norhizam Abdul Kadir said, “With MalaysiaOneCloud, we are bringing cloud technology into the mainstream and making it more accessible than ever. Businesses can easily identify and choose the ideal cloud solutions for their needs with full disclosure of what they are paying for. We are very excited with this partnership with CloudFX and we anticipate this platform to provide a significant boost to our digital economy as well as promoting a transformative use of digital solutions”.

The MalaysiaOneCloud has completed more than 2 years of user tests with global and regional service providers in conjunction with more than 1000 hours of consultation with local market leaders from system integrators, ISV’s, resellers, enterprises and small-to-medium enterprises to ensure that the experience, portfolio, pricing and support model is flawlessly delivered to maximise customer value thus effectively positioning Malaysia and Malaysian businesses at the heart of innovation, growth and productivity in the era of digital economy.
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Porn Presents the Greatest Threat For Malware Attacks

November 11, 2015, 10:00 pm
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Blue Coat Systems, Inc. a market leader in today’s enterprise security announced an alarming hike in more malicious malware attacks. This includes from smaller scale, less disturbing attacks to serious personal ransomware (cyber blackmail) and undetectable inserts of spyware on devices with the intent to profile users’ buying behaviors.
Kenneth Chen, M.D, Blue Coat for ASEAN, Hong Kong & Taiwan

When Blue Coat recently compared the top categories of “infection vectors” from 2014 to 2015, it found that pornography was once again the number one threat vector, taking over from WebAds, which has dropped from almost 20 percent last year to less than five percent this year. The threats on porn sites include both malvertising attacks and sites that host Trojan horse apps.

“It certainly presents a problem whereby upon entering porn sites, users find that there is no easy way out once been exposed to malware attacks,” Chen expresses his concern over the increase in porn surfing activities from 16.55 percent in 2014 to over 36 percent this year. This potentially means that whenever we see a mobile user’s traffic heading to malicious sites, it is most likely 36 percent of the time that that user is following a link from a porn site.



The 2015 Blue Coat Mobile Malware Report highlights three types of malware users should be cautious of:

Potentially Unwanted Software (PUS)

This program typically behaves as “adware” or “spyware”, stalking on users’ online activity and personal data through deceptive advertising or socially-engineered attacks, designed to trick victim into installing these software, unwillingly or without their informed consent. Most junk mobile apps discovered on sites that host these software has been rising steadily which contributes a major shift in its volume within traditional malware and mobile space.

Ransomware

Thanks to the enhanced performance capabilities of smartphones, while some varieties only causes little damage beyond convincing victims to pay, “evil” ransomware resorts to more sophisticated approaches over the past years with the ability to render music files, photographs, videos and other document types unreadable. Such attack is characterized by SimpleLocker, an advanced cryptographic ransomware that allows cyber hostage-taker to demand untraceable form of payment (namely Bitcoin) within a strict time limit given before the files becomes permanently inaccessible to the owner.

Information Leakage

The most vital information of user such as phone’s operating system, manufacturer, specific apps or browsers visited can be stolen right under their noses when their mobile device is at 24/7 and 365-basis reporting and watch. Till today, no system tools can detect the incoming and outgoing data from their devices, however their leaky data will be openly revealed in the “User Agent” string, whether it’s an Android or iOS device.

Prepare Your Defenses against Malware Threats

To avoid these attacks, Blue Coat advocates the following tips and measures to strengthen corporate defenses:
  • Invest in visibility solutions from trusted security vendors that extend to mobile devices.
  • Create protected network such as Guest Wi-Fi with intelligent policies for employees and business guests to use instead of cellular data plans that bypasses corporate visibility.
  • Avoid downloading apps from unofficial sources such as free/cracked versions of popular apps, surfing porn, jailbreak (by overriding inherent security of your phone), and pay close attention to any warnings received especially when connected to free unsecured Wi-Fi networks.
  • Be wary of any suspicious activities indicated by your OS such as sudden installation of third party SSL certification on an Android which enables an unauthorized interception possible, especially in an environment where SSL interception takes place by policy.
  • “Press and hold” technique on your phone to reveal the true destination of on-screen links, like shortened URLs or phishing URLs.

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BMW Group Malaysia Introduces the New BMW 3 Series (2015)

November 13, 2015, 7:38 am
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The new BMW 3 Series is introduced in four new model variants including the all-new BMW 318i, the BMW 320i, the BMW 320d and the all-new BMW 330i, which equipped with the extra-dynamic Sport Line, exclusive and elegant Luxury Line or the extremely athletic M Sport Package. The new eye-catching looks of the all-new premium sports sedan is also accompanied with even more powerful and efficient new drivetrains, further optimised chassis and suspension, new interior enhancements, and a new segment leading, comprehensive BMW ConnectedDrive suite of technologies – the first in the Malaysian premium segment.



The striking presence of the new BMW 3 Series on the road is sportier than all and more elegant than ever. The sporty sedan upholds the design tradition of the BMW brand with distinctively sculpted long bonnet, short front and rear overhangs, long wheelbase and set-back passenger compartment. Each harmoniously integrated to create the extremely dynamic proportions that are as much a hallmark of BMW as ideal 50:50 weight distribution.

The all-new BMW 318i will be the first BMW 3 Series model variant to be introduced with the Engine of the Year 2015 award winning 3-cylinder petrol engine. The innovative BMW TwinPower Turbo 1.5-litre 3-cylinder petrol engine, which shares the same DNA as the multi-award-winning BMW TwinPower Turbo inline 6-cylinder petrol engine delivers a maximum output of 136 hp, torque of 220 Nm and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 8.9 seconds. The combined fuel consumption of the all-new BMW 318i stands from 5.1 litres per 100 km with C02 emissions of 119 g/km.

The arrival of the new BMW 3 Series also marks the world premiere of the new 2.0-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine, equipped in both the new BMW 320i and the all-new BMW 330i.



In addition to the new, fuel-efficient and powerful engines are the familiar Automatic Start/Stop function and Brake Energy Regeneration to ensure that the new BMW 3 Series not only delivers typical BMW sporty performance but also benchmark fuel consumption and emissions. Further fuel-saving measures include the ECO PRO mode, selectable using the Driving Experience Control switch.

The latest-generation Navigation System Professional for the new BMW 320d and the all-new BMW 330i M Sport boasts quicker start-up, even faster route calculation along with more realistic 3D visualisation in urban areas. A full-colour, high-resolution Head-Up Display is also available as a standard feature in the all-new BMW 330i where all relevant information such as speed, navigation instructions, speed limits, and more appears here in an optimum position in the driver’s field of vision.

Additional Services & Apps offered in the new BMW 3 Series include BMW Online Office which uses the on-board SIM card to enable the reading, writing and sending of emails from within the vehicle. The portfolio of apps and services from BMW ConnectedDrive also include smartphone apps such as Audible, Deezer, GoPro and Spotify.

The new BMW 3 Series will be available in all authorised BMW Dealerships nationwide from the weekend of the 21st November 2015 onwards.

The retail price on the road, without insurance with BMW Malaysia’s latest 5 Years Unlimited Mileage Warranty and Free Scheduled Service Program of the New BMW 3 Series are:

BMW 318i Luxury LineRM 208, 800.00
BMW 320i Sport LineRM 238, 800.00
BMW 320i M SportRM 258, 800.00
BMW 320d M SportRM 268, 800.00
BMW 330i M SportRM 308, 800.00
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IT News Week 3 Nov 2015

November 17, 2015, 4:53 pm
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For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news.
  • PR - Nov 19, 2015 - Blue Coat Releases Industry’s First Cloud Generation Web Gateway
  • PR - Nov 18, 2015 - ASUS ZenLooks Launch
  • PR - Nov 18, 2015 - ipoque brings application awareness technology to Alcatel-Lucent’s CloudBand ecosystem
  • PR - Nov 17, 2015 - Hundreds Paint the Town Orange At TNT Charity Hunt 2015 for A Good Cause
  • PR - Nov 17, 2015 - Brocade Enables World's First 100 Gbps Trans-Pacific Research and Education Network
  • PR - Nov 17, 2015 - GameStart Asia 2015 wraps up its second edition on a high note
  • PR - Nov 17, 2015 - Barracuda the First to Launch Affordable NextGen Firewall Desktop App
  • PR - Nov 17, 2015 - RS Components appoints Alexander von Schirmeister as Chief Innovation Officer to head up IT and Digital
  • PR - Nov 13, 2015 - PropQuest Launches New Innovation in Singapore’s Property Market
  • PR - Nov 12, 2015 - Intel and Microsoft Encourages Malaysians to Make Magic
  • PR - Nov 11, 2015 - Laser Modules Smaller than a Pin
  • PR - Nov 11, 2015 - Smile partners with Squire Technologies to deploy the first VoLTE network in Africa
  • PR - Nov 10, 2015 - EMC New Isilon Offerings Span Edge, Core and Cloud



PR - Nov 19, 2015 - Blue Coat Releases Industry’s First Cloud Generation Web Gateway

Blue Coat introduced a new set of cloud generation products and features to its market-leading Blue Coat Security Platform after acquisition of Elastica.

These “Cloud Generation” capabilities represent a major evolution of the Secure Web Gateway, combining Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), integrated Web Application Firewall (WAF), and encrypted traffic management (SSL), significantly advancing Blue Coat’s industry-leading web and cloud security solution.

Combining Elastica’s CloudSOCTM with and the encryption and tokenization technology from the Perspecsys acquisition, Blue Coat’s Cloud Generation GatewayTM forms a foundation of The Blue Coat Security Platform to ensure protection of both existing and future computing environments.

PR - Nov 18, 2015 - ASUS ZenLooks Launch

ZenLooks, a national design challenge inspiring Malaysia’s fashionistas to create their own tech accessory – a new case for the ZenFone 2 that is inspired by our country. The ZenLooks competition is inspired by ASUS’s recent Incredible Catwalk collaboration with fashion commentator Kim Jones, where ASUS and Kim Jones created Southeast Asia’s ultimate fashion story. Kim modelled a selection of ZenFone 2 cases in the Incredible Catwalk fashion story, including the case designed exclusively for ASUS by international YouTube personality, CutiePieMarzia.
  • Contest Period: Nov 9 to Dec 6, 2015
  • Weekly Prizes: 1x ZenFone 2 (ZE551ML), 1x Limited edition ZenFone 2 case by CutiePieMarzia
  • Grand Prize: Best design will be printed as the limited edition ZenFone 2 case


PR - Nov 18, 2015 - ipoque brings application awareness technology to Alcatel-Lucent’s CloudBand ecosystem

Network operators are forced to implement strategies to meet the challenges of today’s data-driven world, such as falling ARPU (Average Revenue per User) and increased data demand. Network functions virtualization (NFV) is such a strategy. The advantages of NFV are even stronger when applying application awareness technology to a virtualized network environment. It adds traffic visibility and increases the agility of the network function, allowing operators to deploy new services more quickly and creating a more cost efficient network. ipoque, a Rohde & Schwarz company, announced it has joined Alcatel-Lucent’s Cloudband Ecosystem Program, a community of 60+ like-minded NFV innovators accelerating the reality of network functions virtualization (NFV).

With the agreement, ipoque committed to contributing its R&S PACE protocol and application classification engine to the program, an OEM software for application-awareness, designed to run in virtual environments with no loss of performance.

PR - Nov 17, 2015 - Hundreds Paint the Town Orange At TNT Charity Hunt 2015 for A Good Cause

It was an all smiles Sunday as over 200 treasure hunters flooded Dewan Sivik MBPJ at TNT Charity Hunt 2015. An enthusiastic and eager crowd gathered at the start line as early as 6:30am!

Joining them were local mixed martial arts (MMA) sensations, Peter Hugh Davis and Saiful ‘The Vampire’ Merican, which was a treat for the participants as they could meet the two celebrities. Participants were faced with mind boggling questions for them to solve, which took them on a journey from Petaling jaya, to Sunway Lagoon, then Subang Jaya, to Puchong, Seri Kembangan and finally ending at DPULZE Shopping Centre, Cyberjaya.



It was another successful hunt that saw TNT Express Malaysia donate a total of RM 60,000 to four homes. Funds will be distributed to cater for the needs of more than 100 children from Shelter Home for Children, Penang Children’s Protection Society, Community at Heart, and Pertubuhan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Yatim dan Miskin Port Dickson.

PR - Nov 17, 2015 - Brocade Enables World's First 100 Gbps Trans-Pacific Research and Education Network

Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) has selected Brocade network solutions in the world’s first 100-Gigabit per second (Gbps) Research and Education (R&E) network link between Asia and the United States, as part of Pacific Wave - a state-of-the-art international Internet exchange facility that interconnects the research and education community of the Pacific Rim with California’s research universities and 200 other research institutions across the United States.

The new network relies on the Brocade® MLXe Core Router as the interconnection, peering, and routing exchange fabric, enabling high-performance 100 Gbps connectivity and providing a next-generation software-defined exchange (SDX) based on software-defined networking (SDN) technology. It supports a dynamic and agile network with new levels of operational efficiency and automation, enabling on-demand connectivity between the various global points of presence. This will allow researchers to move data between labs and scientific instruments to collaborators’ sites, supercomputer centers, and data repositories with zero performance degradation.

Primary points of presence in Sunnyvale, Calif., Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Tokyo—all running 100 Gbps connections - will provide connections between the Pacific Wave network and entities such Internet2, the United States Department of Energy’s ESNet, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s N-wave, and commercial cloud providers regularly used by national and international R&E communities.

PR - Nov 17, 2015 - GameStart Asia 2015 wraps up its second edition on a high note

The second chapter of Southeast Asia’s premier game convention (GameStart Asia 2015) closed on Sunday evening after seeing over 17,000 visitors pass through the doors of Suntec City Convention Centre Hall 401 and 402. This year, the event was larger and held over three days instead of two, with the addition of a Business Conference and VIP Day on Friday 13 November. The halls were then opened to the public on Saturday and Sunday.

Long queue at Suntec City before event started

The inaugural GameStart conference was supported by WDA and covered multi-faceted topics relevant to game developers such as nurturing talent, access to government support, bringing the game to market and protecting intellectual property. Attendees heard from industry insiders such keynote speaker Hugues Ricour from Ubisoft, Albert Lim from Games Solution Centre - a MDA and NYP collaboration that helps incubate local game developers - as well as an insightful panel with Mike Ross from Twitch, Mark Julio from Mad Catz and Louis Vigil from Splitmedia Labs on how eSports and live streaming are changing the dynamics of gaming.

Elicia Lee

GameStart organiser Elicia Lee said, "The atmosphere was really great at the show this year. I think the crowd appreciated the fact that the show was a lot bigger, with more room to move around, and of course more games, demo booths, merchandise and activities both on the stage and off.”

PR - Nov 17, 2015 - Barracuda the First to Launch Affordable NextGen Firewall Desktop App

Barracuda launches new Barracuda NextGen Firewall Desktop appliances to provide affordable security and high bandwidth availability for cloud, SaaS and other mission critical applications.

Barracuda is the first advanced next-generation firewall in the industry that includes advance traffic optimization capabilities that is available in the market at affordable prices. Designed for distributed networks and branch offices, this powerful desktop app provides improved security and network performance beyond the head office.

Thiban Darmalingam, the Regional Manager of Barracuda in Malaysia explains, “Typical gateway security devices for remote locations can be bottleneck when all security functions are enabled. This issue is compounded when you take into account the growing number of organisations that rely on SaaS and public cloud applications.”

“Most ‘next-generation’ firewalls today are designed to filter out undesired application traffic rather than proactively regulate and prioritize business critical traffic. The new Barracuda NextGen Firewall desktop appliances changes that approach and is able to provide a high level of security, and play an active role in application delivery and network performance at an affordable rate. Other security devices used to secure remote locations does not offer a high level of security at this rate,” says Thiban.

PR - Nov 17, 2015 - RS Components appoints Alexander von Schirmeister as Chief Innovation Officer to head up IT and Digital

RS Components, the global distributor for engineers, has appointed Alexander von Schirmeister as Chief Innovation Officer. In this role he is responsible for both Digital and IT across the business, with a primary remit to further enhance and grow the company’s eCommerce offering to ensure customers have a world-class online experience, while ensuring the technology platform continues evolving at pace for the business needs of the future. He reports to the Group’s CEO, Lindsley Ruth.

Alexander has wide-ranging digital and international experience. Having spent the last ten years in senior management positions at eBay, culminating in Vice President of eBay EMEA, he has deep knowledge of working in complex global digital environments, understanding online customers and how to meet their rapidly changing needs through technology and innovation. He also has leadership experience in a large and diverse global business.

PR - Nov 13, 2015 - PropQuest Launches New Innovation in Singapore’s Property Market

Singapore’s premier online property search portal PropQuest has launched brand-new features that add greater value to its users. Prospective home buyers or tenants can now get full public transport guides on how to reach their end destinations from the new properties.

PropQuest’s newest brainchild is the Home Select search feature. It filters the search results by stating all the public transport modes available based on individual preferences. This never-before feature will allow users to make an even more informed decision and understand their estates as well as communities better.

There will also be a real-time chat that allows users to connect with agents. They can find out more information about the property without having to divulge any personal information such as mobile number or email address.

PR - Nov 12, 2015 - Intel and Microsoft Encourages Malaysians to Make Magic

Intel Malaysia and Microsoft Malaysia today announced a joint campaign in encouraging Malaysians to be empowered by Windows 10 devices with Intel® processors to help them achieve more in their daily lives. Dubbed “Make Magic. Every Day.” the campaign aims to reach out to consumers in Malaysia to introduce devices running on Intel® processors and Windows 10 through a series of instore and online promotions, as well as the engagement of local influencers - including leading local beatboxer, Shawn Lee; social entrepreneur Christopher Tock and Sabrina Tajudin, co-founder of Breena Beauty and leading fashion blogger.

(L-R):Sumner Lemon, Country Manager, Intel Malaysia and Singapore; leading local beatboxer, Shawn Lee; social entrepreneur Christopher Tock; Sabrina Tajudin, co-founder of Breena Beauty and leading fashion blogger; and Bruce Howe, General Manager, Consumer Channel Group, Microsoft Malaysia at the media event today

PR - Nov 11, 2015 - Laser Modules Smaller than a Pin

Laser Components introduces new laser modules: They are smaller than a pin, illuminate as a red or green dot, as a red line, or as a red cross-hair. Some of them can be used at temperatures of up to 60°C, and others can be focused.


They are inexpensive; for this reason they are commonly used in systems that require a low price. There are three series available that differ according to their wavelength:

LC-LMD-525-120-01-A: Dot lasers at a wavelength of 520 nm. Despite the perceived brightness, this module is assigned to laser class 2. Thus, it has an output power of less than 1 mW and can be operated comfortably with a voltage between 3 - 6 volts.

PR - Nov 11, 2015 - Smile partners with Squire Technologies to deploy the first VoLTE network in Africa

Following on from the success of Smiles pan African 4G LTE network enabling mobile broadband data was the rollout of voice and messaging using Voice over LTE technology.

At the heart of the VoLTE solution was the Squire Technologies SVI-SBC Session Border Controller. Building on half a decade of NGN deployments the SVI-SBC was rapidly deployed to support LTE Pre-Conditions enabling optimal bandwidth allocation and rollout of VoLTE handsets. With high volume transcoding and support for mutli-device, single number services allowed Smile to offer offnet voice and messaging using the mobile app Zoiper. At the back end Squire Technologies deployed their mature set of media and messaging gateways to insure a seamless interconnect between the VoLTE network and legacy 2G/3G/PSTN.

“From day one we needed a technology partner that could not only offer us a diverse range of core network signalling products but also a set of signalling experts that could rapidly develop and evolve their products to solve the network issues we knew we would face in such a leading edge rollout. I am happy to say Squire Technologies provided both and have been a key part of our success with the VoLTE rollout “said Tom Allen Smile COO.

PR - Nov 10, 2015 - EMC New Isilon Offerings Span Edge, Core and Cloud

EMC has announced the next generation of its EMC® Isilon® Scale-out NAS Data Lake, which includes new products, features and capabilities that allow enterprises to scale easily to edge locations as well as to public clouds. The new products, — IsilonSD Edge, the next generation of Isilon OneFS® and Isilon CloudPoolsTM will enhance the Data Lake by allowing unstructured data to be available not only within the core data center, but also at data center edge locations such as remote offices and archived in the cloud. Designed to offer a more efficient Data Lake, the new Isilon solutions consolidate multiple workloads and allow users to access and analyze data from all locations.
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CIOs deliver positive forecast for the Greater China technology sector

November 18, 2015, 5:43 pm
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Chief Information Officers (CIOs) across Greater China (Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan) have expressed their optimism toward the technology job market in the next 12 months in the recent Michael Page 2015 Greater China CIO Viewpoint.
  • 46% of CIOs predict the technology job market will improve; 35% state it will remain steady
  • 53% of CIOs expect to increase headcount in the next 12 months
  • 49% of technology professionals state that their budgets have increased in the past year
  • 62% of CIOs claim that their IT budget is the equivalent of 1-5% of their company’s revenue and over one out of four (26%) respondents say it is as high as 6% or above
  • On average, 38% of a CIO’s time is spent on operations, and 24% spent on strategy
  • Big data has been a key area of focus for Greater China's CIOs in 2015 especially in Hong Kong and Taiwan, while mobility is a strong area of focus in the next 12 months



In terms of the main business improvement projects, CIOs are primarily concentrating on improving processes such as data consolidation and sales operations, but improving experiences for mobile and wireless devices will be key moving forward. In the next 12 months, mobility is nominated as the top area for new technology spending by CIOs in Mainland China and Hong Kong, while in Taiwan, where CIOs are much more focused on managing the drivers of business performance, cloud services are ranked as their top priority for 2016.


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IT News Week 4 Nov 2015

November 24, 2015, 5:49 pm
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For IT News Week 3 Nov 2015, the most interesting news was the announcement of Barracuda NextGen Firewall desktop appliances.

For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news.
  • PR - Nov 25, 2015 - Dubai , UAE - du and Elitecore enable new innovative WiFi monetization platform
  • PR - Nov 25, 2015 - Cloudmatika Launches BaaS in Indonesia, powered by Acronis Backup Cloud
  • PR - Nov 25, 2015 - Biostar Announced GeForce GTX 950
  • PR - Nov 24, 2015 - Norton Security: More Consumers Believe They Will Experience Online Crime
  • PR - Nov 24, 2015 - iFlix Launches Download and Watch Offline Feature
  • PR - Nov 24, 2015 - AMD launches new graphics software, Radeon Software Crimson Edition
  • PR - Nov 20, 2015 - Brocade Achieves VMware Ready™ Status for Network Functions
  • PR - Nov 19, 2015 - IBM Watson‘Trend App’ Forecasts What’s In & What’s Not this Holiday Season
  • PR - Nov 18, 2015 - Malaysia’s Exchange Traffic for H12015 Up by 60 percent
  • PR - Nov 18, 2015 - Cartrack sees Singapore as platform for global growth
  • PR - Nov 18, 2015 - VMware Strengthens Commitment to Malaysian Academia and Businesses at vForum


PR - Nov 25, 2015 - Dubai , UAE - du and Elitecore enable new innovative WiFi monetization platform

Elitecore Technologies, a global provider of WiFi Service Management Platform (SMP) announces that it has successfully enabled du, a leading Tier-1 operator in the Middle East, to deploy a platform with multiple capabilities to monetize. The spread of public Wi-Fi is a key aspect of the Smart City vision, which aims to make the U.A.E one of the world’s most connected and sustainable places.

The Elitecore SMP allows du to deliver enhanced WiFi services with varied usage options. That includes complementary basic Wi-Fi access, free high-speed access for government usage, as well as premium paid high-speed Wi-Fi. The platform also includes advanced management capabilities such as analytics and insights into usage and customizable push notifications for nearby WiFi availability. It also includes monetization capabilities including location-specific, context-aware advertisements and offers across du hotspots.

Jihad Tayara , Vice President Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, du, says, “Elitecore’s comprehensive SMP helped us to offer anytime-anywhere connectivity, helping us to rapidly push forward the Smart City initiative in Dubai. With the Elitecore platform, we are able to develop business models that both benefit the public and create new monetization opportunities.”

PR - Nov 25, 2015 - Cloudmatika Launches BaaS in Indonesia, powered by Acronis Backup Cloud

Acronis®, a global leader in new generation data protection, today announced the availability of Acronis Backup Cloud in Indonesia through a new partnership with Cloudmatika, a Japanese-backed provider of cloud computing services to SMEs, enterprise and government organizations.

The service is provided from two geographically dispersed datacenters in Central Jakarta, ensuring maximum availability and security of all customer data stored within the Cloudmatika network. Acronis Backup Cloud customers establish direct connections with the datacenters and no data leaves the country at any point. The company’s philosophy is to bring together the best cloud computing solution from around the world while fully managing and hosting them in Indonesia, for the Indonesian market.

According to the annual SMB Cloud Insights research released by Odin earlier this year, the small and medium business (SMB) cloud services market in Indonesia is predicted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30 percent in the next three years from Rp15T ($1.2B USD) in 2015 to Rp33T ($2.7B USD) by 2018. This growth is primarily driven by SMBs moving business functions into the cloud, encouraged by the availability of tools and solutions provided by companies like Cloudmatika.

PR - Nov 25, 2015 - Biostar Announced GeForce GTX 950

BIOSTAR announces its latest graphics card designed to tackle the needs of gamers with competitive performance. BIOSTAR GeForce GTX 950 features 2GB of GDDR5 memory, with 768 CUDA cores, and support for NVIDIA PhysX and DSR Technology. Game in silence with the Low noise output via its heat pipe cooling design, and be prepared for the latest titles with its complete DirectX 12 support.

The BIOSTAR GeForce GAMING GTX 950 features NVIDIA’s 2nd-generation Maxwell GPU which boasts highly-improved performance-per-watt versus other cards.

Complimented by the full-array of NVIDIA-exclusive features like GeForce Experience, Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR), Multi-Frame SuperSampling, native PhysX acceleration and other visual improvements is support for DirectX 12; be ready for the next-generation of blockbuster games with the BIOSTAR GeForce GAMING GTX 950.

PR - Nov 24, 2015 - More Consumers Believe They Will Experience Online Crime

Norton by Symantec today released findings from the Norton Cyber Security Insights Report which reveals almost twice as many consumers around the world believe it is more likely their credit card information will be stolen online than from their wallets. The report also found other interesting findings includes:
  • Globally, victims lost on average 21 hours dealing with the impact of cybercrime and $358 per person due to cybercrime.
  • More than half of the consumers (60%) believe using public Wi-Fi is more risky than using a public restroom (40%).
  • More than one in three (38 percent) of millennials think they aren’t “interesting enough” to be a target of online crime, despite 56 percent experiencing online crime.
  • More than half of the consumers (53 percent) think that storing their credit/banking information in the cloud is riskier than not wearing a seatbelt.
  • Women (25 percent) are more likely to share their passwords than men (20 percent).

To keep consumers one step ahead of the cybercriminals and keep information safe, Symantec announced the availability of Norton Security in Malaysia. The new service is an advanced, multi-layered protection solution that helps shield consumers from sophisticated and evolving threats across all platforms.

Norton Security is being offered from MYR 99 onwards and available for purchase online at malaysia.norton.com.

PR - Nov 24, 2015 - iFlix Launches Download and Watch Offline Feature

iFlix rolled out its latest and most anticipated feature, ‘Download and Watch Offline’. Reaching out to more Malaysians and redefining binge watching, this feature allows iflix subscribers to download their content and watch it offline – without internet connection and incurring prohibitive mobile data costs.
(L-R) Azran Osman-Rani, iflix Group COO and CEO of iflix Malaysia
and Ash Crick, CTO of iflix Group

The introduction of Download and Watch Offline, following on the Company’s integration with Google Chromecast, enables iflix to offer consumers a complete entertainment solution whether they are in their living room or on the go, from any mobile, tablet, laptop or television set, with or without an Internet connection.

PR - Nov 24, 2015 - AMD launches new graphics software, Radeon Software Crimson Edition

AMD today released its completely reimagined graphics software suite, Radeon Software Crimson Edition, giving users an exceptional new user experience, 12 new or enhanced features, up to 20 percent more graphics performance1, adjustability that can nearly double generational energy efficiency2, and rock-solid stability across the full spectrum of AMD graphics products. The release is the first from the Radeon Technologies Group, which recently announced a renewed focus on software placing it on par with hardware initiatives.

Radeon Software Crimson Edition is available for free download today at http://support.amd.com/en-us/download.

PR - Nov 20, 2015 - Brocade Achieves VMware Ready™ Status for Network Functions

Brocade today announced that the Brocade® Virtual Evolved Packet Core has achieved VMware Ready™ status for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV).

Brocade has shown leadership in delivering real-world NFV solutions to Communication Service Providers running on the VMware virtualization platform, and VMware Ready for NFV certifies the Brocade Virtual Evolved Packet Core for compatibility with the VMware NFV infrastructure. The Brocade Virtual Evolved Packet Core provides linear and independent scaling in signaling, throughput and storage, and exceeds the performance available from purpose-built hardware for traditional Evolved Packet Cores -- all while enabling lower total cost of ownership.

The VMware Ready program is a co-branding benefit of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner program that makes it easy for customers to identify partner products certified to work with VMware infrastructure. Customers can use these products and solutions to help lower project risks and realize cost savings over custom built solutions.

PR - Nov 19, 2015 - IBM Watson ‘Trend App’ Forecasts What’s In & What’s Not this Holiday Season

IBM today launched the IBM Watson Trend App, a new way for shoppers to understand the reasons behind the top trends of the holiday season and also predict the hottest products before they sell out. The app is available via a free download at the Apple App Store.

The IBM Watson Trend app distills the sentiment of tens of millions of online conversations by scouring 10,000 sources across social media sites, blogs, forums, comments, ratings and reviews. Unlike other apps or lists that provide a static ranking of “hot” products, the Watson app reveals how consumers feel about the products they are considering or have purchased.

Using Watson’s understanding of natural language and machine learning technologies, the app uncovers layers of consumer sentiment to pinpoint patterns and trends to reveal why people are choosing certain products or brands. The app also uses predictive analytics to forecast if a particular trend is a fleeting fad or will continue to remain strong.

To uncover insights behind the top holiday trends and products, Watson’s natural language engine aggregates insights into distinct trend groups: content, context and sentiment. Each group is given a relative daily Trend Score, ranging from 0 to 100, based on the impact (size of the conversation) and the momentum (the rate of growth of the conversation).

PR - Nov 18, 2015 - Malaysia’s Exchange Traffic for H12015 Up by 60 percent

MyIX Chairman, Chiew Kok Hin says, “We continue to see an increase in Internet traffic. As of end Q2 2015, the Internet traffic was recorded 98,589 Mbps* as compared with 61,771 Mbps in the same period in 2014 – showing a 60 percent increase.

“The drastic increase in internet traffic over the last few years is in-synch with the growth rate of broadband users in Malaysia. As of 2014, there is a total of 20.7 million broadband subscribers, with 85 percent consisting of mobile broadband subscribers,” says Chiew.

Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX) or also known as ‘Persatuan Pengendali Internet Malaysia’ – an initiative under the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission ('MCMC'), today releases Internet traffic statistics exchanged over the national Internet exchange, MyIX - covering the first six months of 2015.

PR - Nov 18, 2015 - Cartrack sees Singapore as platform for global growth

Cartrack, the leading provider of fleet management solutions, insurance telematics and vehicle tracking and recovery, today announced that it has registered strong performance in the first six months of its financial year. The company also shared its plan to tap on Singapore as its launch pad for global growth.

Globally, Cartrack’s revenue over the six month period from March to August 2015 was SGD47 million, with EBITDA at SGD21 million. With 463,000 paying subcribers worldwide, Cartrack projects this number to grow to 500,000 by the end of this year.

The past six months also saw Cartrack set up a control centre in Johor, Malaysia, a geographically strategic location between the two major cities of Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. The move allows Cartrack to rapidly access and provide support to customers on the road, and deploy a quick response recovery team in the event of a reported vehicle theft.

PR - Nov 18, 2015 - VMware Strengthens Commitment to Malaysian Academia and Businesses at vForum

In conjunction with vForum Malaysia 2015, the Malaysian episode of the VMware’s regional annual tech conference, the company made two significant announcements on business and ICT skill transformation initiatives in the country, in a bid to strengthen their commitment to the Malaysian industry.

The announcements are as below -
  • Findings of vForum Malaysia Business Survey on business imperatives in Malaysian industry that identify cloud as the key driver of innovation, scalability, and flexibility
  • VMware partnered with the academic sector, specifically Asia Pacific University, in a new skill development initiative to train and certify University students
Dr. Karl Ng Hou, Ir., Director of Innovation Capital, MDeC looks on as, Laurence Si, VMware Managing Director shakes hands with Dr. Andy Seddon, Asia Pacific University Dean, Quality Assurance and Partnership after the signing ceremony

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CloudEndure Teams with Google to Bring Free Migration into Google Cloud Platform

November 25, 2015, 2:00 am
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CloudEndure, provider of live-migration and disaster recovery solutions, is teaming with Google to provide free migration into Google Cloud Platform. This partnership allows customers to migrate from any Windows/Linux machine and any platform, delivering quick migrations without downtime or data loss.

The CloudEndure technology uses continuous block-level replication, which eliminates the need for any OS, application or database configurations as well as allowing the migration to occur while the server is in use, without losing any data or experiencing any downtime during the migration process.

With CloudEndure’s automated machine conversion and cloud orchestration, companies can bring up servers into Google Cloud Platform within minutes, delivering a smooth, stress-free process.

To sign-up for free migrations, please visit http://bit.ly/MigrateWithCloudEndure.
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Tripadvisor Launches 'Travel Timeline' on Mobile App

November 27, 2015, 5:43 pm
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TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, today launched a “Travel Timeline” feature for its mobile app that helps travellers conveniently log and share experiences from their trips. Once activated, the feature automatically creates a timeline of the places travellers have visited and the photos they’ve taken at each location, which can be viewed in chronological order or as a route on a map. The timeline is private to the user on their TripAdvisor app, but travellers can edit their timeline and easily share it with family and friends.

“Travel Timeline is a useful and valuable tool for chronicling travel experiences and conveniently capturing moments to remember,” said Adam Medros, senior vice president, global product, TripAdvisor. “TripAdvisor not only helps travelers plan and book their trips, but with Travel Timeline we help our community document and share them too.”

How Travel Timeline Works

To activate Travel Timeline, users log on to the TripAdvisor mobile app and opt-in to the feature. Once the feature is activated, it will keep a log of the points of interest that the user has visited in a running timeline, and travellers can easily rate and review hotels, restaurants, or attractions they visited. The feature uses the phone’s GPS and motion sensors to predict when the user is visiting somewhere or if they are just passing by. Users may turn Travel Timeline off at any time.



Travel Timeline Features:
  • Customisable: Users can curate the timeline and photos.
  • Offline: The feature logs activities without an Internet connection, helping travellers avoid data and roaming charges.
  • Private: Each traveller’s timeline and photos remain private to the user unless they choose to share them.
  • Shareable: Users can share a day in their timelines with family and friends.

Travel Timeline will be available through the free TripAdvisor mobile app only on iOS in 28 languages worldwide.
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IT News Week 1 Dec 2015

December 2, 2015, 1:58 am
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For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news.
  • PR - Dec 2, 2015 - Amadeus bolsters corporate travel in Asia Pacific with appointment of Frederic Saunier as Head of Corporate IT
  • PR - Dec 2, 2015 - Symantec Expands Global Security Operations Centers With US$50 Million Investment
  • PR - Dec 2, 2015 - Tata Communications’ data centre earns CEEDA Gold for energy efficiency
  • Ovum - Dec 2, 2015 - Ovum sees the largest impact from the growing take-up of ECM in the cloud
  • PR - Dec 1, 2015 - AMD Launches the Industry’s Best Performing Low Profile Graphics Card
  • PR - Dec 1, 2015 - Laser Components : Focusable IP54 Laser Module
  • PR - Dec 1, 2015 - LSE presents Authentication Platform LinOTP 2.8 with FIDO U2FToken
  • PR - Dec 1, 2015 - SingEx Exhibitions Expands Footprint in China with Partnership to Launch IoT China
  • PR - Dec 1, 2015 - “Apacer X Snoopy” Launches Exclusive Merchandise
  • PR - Dec 1, 2015 - Synthesio Announces Janet Megdadi As Chief Revenue Officer
  • PR - Nov 27, 2015 - Brocade Extends Technology Leadership with Two Industry Luminaries
  • PR - Nov 26, 2015 - XOX Mobile Announces 2 Partnerships



PR - Dec 2, 2015 - Amadeus bolsters corporate travel in Asia Pacific with appointment of Frederic Saunier as Head of Corporate IT

Amadeus recently announced the appointment of Frederic Saunier as Head of Corporate IT in Asia Pacific to expand their corporate IT segment.

With APAC outpacing the rest of the world in terms of travel spend growth, Frederic will further increase Amadeus’ regional focus on the segment through direct sales and channel partners, with a portfolio of online solutions and bundled GDS offerings.

Prior to his move to the region, Frederic has been part of the Amadeus family for a number of years as the Sales Director with Amadeus France. Prior to that, he worked for Air France-KLM where he held various positions in France and the UK, most recently as Head of Global Strategic Corporate Accounts.

PR - Dec 2, 2015 - Symantec Expands Global Security Operations Centers With US$50 Million Investment

Symantec announced plans to strengthen its Cyber Security Services business globally with an investment of more than US$50 million. A portion of this investment has been leveraged to build a new dedicated Security Operations Center (SOC) in Singapore, inaugurated today, doubling Symantec’s Cyber Security Service expertise in the Asia-Pacific region.

With the launch of the SOC in Singapore, businesses will have access to intelligence, accurate threat detection and proactive notification of emerging threats to ensure their most sensitive data is protected. The new SOC will also enable businesses to shorten the time between detection and response, reduce operational costs and proactively counter emerging threats.

PR - Dec 2, 2015 - 73% of Europeans would rather reveal their passwords than leave the house without any underwear

According to the Kaspersky Lab survey, Internet users are less likely to keep their passwords private than their underwear — despite passwords being a necessity to keep their online assets safe and sound.
  • On average, 26% of survey respondents admit they have shared their passwords with people at home or work, or are willing to do so again. However 44% of them admitted to have already told someone their passwords.
  • Strange as it may seem, when asked if they would prefer to share their underwear or their password with someone they know, 71% said they would rather to give away their unmentionables.
  • While 87% of respondents claim they change their underwear every day, nearly 50% of Europeans change their passwords less than twice a year — and in some cases never.
  • 73% of respondents are more afraid of leaving the house without any underwear on than learning that their online private data and account details could be accessed without a password.
  • 22% of Europeans reckon they have more passwords than underwear.

PR - Dec 2, 2015 - Tata Communications’ data centre earns CEEDA Gold for energy efficiency

Tata Communications, a leading provider of A New World of Communications™ today announces that its data centre in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai, has been recognised with the Certified Energy Efficient Datacenter Award (CEEDA) Gold Level Certification that honours energy efficient data centres globally. The first colocation facility in Asia to earn this award, the BKC data centre addresses four environmental aspects – CRAC/HVAC, humidity, temperature and fire suppression and implements each to ensure optimum efficiency and a lower cost of ownership.

The CEEDA program is run by DatacenterDynamics and ratified by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.

Tata Communications’ data centre services feature over one million sq. ft. of colocation space in 44 locations around the globe. These data centres meet international standards for redundancy, and are integrated directly with the company’s global IP network to offer high-traffic capacity for faster, better global reach.

Ovum - Dec 2, 2015 - Ovum sees the largest impact from the growing take-up of ECM in the cloud

The enterprise content management (ECM) landscape has entered a period of rapid evolution, according to global analyst firm Ovum. Large vendors are now breaking down their huge product portfolios into smaller, more manageable solutions, using a best-of-breed approach.

However, the factors shaping the ECM market for 2016 are content analytics, the security of content, and the increased concern over compliance and governance risks, with the largest impact coming from ECM in the cloud.

In the new 2016 Trends to Watch report on Enterprise Content Management*, the independent technology analyst firm identifies five key trends that will impact ECM in 2016. They are:
  • Disruption will occur in ECM as major vendors adopt a solutions approach.
  • New opportunities for ECM in the cloud will emerge in 2016.
  • Content analytics provides a better understanding of how content is being used and its value to the organization.
  • Records management and e-discovery provision are important components of a compliance and governance strategy.
  • Information rights management and encryption help in the battle to secure content.

PR - Dec 1, 2015 - Cyber Security Landscape Expected to Improve in 2016: Kaspersky Lab

Speaking at the Cyber Security Summit in Port Dickson, Malaysia, Vitaly Kamluk, Principal Security Researcher, Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT), Kaspersky Lab, in his conference presentation entitled “APAC – Regional Threat Overview”, suggested that the prevailing trend and data supports the thinking that Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) are expected to dwindle in 2016.

To date, 12 different types of APTs were detected in 2015, including Wild Neutron, Darkhotel, Naikon and Duqu 2.0. Each cyberattack held varying levels of intensity in terms of damages and malicious activities executed.

Sergey Lozhkin, Senior Security Researcher, GReAT, Kaspersky Lab

According to another senior security expert, Sergey Lozhkin, Senior Security Researcher, GReAT, Kaspersky Lab, the access to hacking and networks breaching tools is still widely available, despite the exposure and shutting down of the “undernet” or illegal resource site otherwise known as the Dark Web. Illegal hacking tools including hacking codes, data exfiltration viruses as well as Botnets are available on the Dark Web. But due to governmental and law enforcement measures, the more common or unrestricted Dark Web sites have been shut down.

PR - Dec 1, 2015 - AMD Launches the Industry’s Best Performing Low Profile Graphics Card

Today at Autodesk University 2015, AMD unveiled the AMD FirePro™ W4300 for the best Computer-Aided Design (CAD) performance that fits both small form factor (SFF) and tower workstations.1 The AMD FirePro W4300 card expertly integrates a powerful GPU and 4GB of GDDR5 memory within a low-profile design for installation in SFF as well as full-sized systems. Organizations can now confidently simplify their IT management by standardizing on a single, capable professional graphics solution throughout their workstation deployment.



The AMD FirePro W4300 professional graphics card is optimized for the latest CAD applications including Autodesk® AutoCAD, Inventor as well as Revit®, Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS® and CATIA®, PTC Creo®, Siemens NX™, and many more. Engineering professionals can efficiently work with large geometry-intense models and apply GPU-accelerated features in their projects, such as the new Order Independent Transparency (OIT) mode supported in SOLIDWORKS. Users can help increase productivity by visualizing their workflows across up to six displays2, and up to 4K and 5K resolution.

PR - Dec 1, 2015 - Laser Components : Focusable IP54 Laser Module

LASER COMPONENTS‘ new ILM12F laser modules are focusable and equipped with green laser light at 520 nm. They are available as cross-hair lasers, line lasers, and naturally as dot lasers.

ILM12F - Focusable IP54 Laser Module

The ILM12F series was created for application in the industrial environment: The metric ISO M12 thread was integrated in the stainless steel housing of the laser. Quick to screw in and connect, it is the perfect tool for the alignment of machines, adjustment work, or the positioning of, for example, the drill core to a workpiece. The lasers are well protected; they are not affected by dust in damaging amounts or splashing water. In technical jargon, this is referred to as protection class IP54.

PR - Dec 1, 2015 - LSE presents Authentication Platform LinOTP 2.8 with FIDO U2FToken

LSE Leading Security Experts GmbH based in Germany, a subsidiary of MAX21 Management- und Beteiligungen AG (ticker symbol: MA1, ISIN: DE000A0D88T), is launching a new version of its Multifactor Authentication concept, LinOTP.

Innovations of the OATH-certified version LinOTP 2.8 include features such as FIDO U2F support, registration of FIDO U2F, preparing email and SMS tokens in a self-service portal, temporary email and SMS tokens, multiple challenge response tokens per user with identical token PINs and optimized troubleshooting.

With full support of the U2F protocol of the FIDO Alliance, various logins can be executed securely using one and the same token. This means it is possible to use the user-friendly U2F tokens of various manufacturers as a second factor for authentication.

PR - Dec 1, 2015 - SingEx Exhibitions Expands Footprint in China with Partnership to Launch IoT China@16 - 18 Nov 2016

SingEx Exhibitions, a subsidiary of SingEx Holdings which is wholly owned by Singapore’s investment company Temasek Holdings, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sichuan Donnor Exhibition today. The MOU marks the start of the strategic cooperation between the two parties to launch the IoT event brand in China.

IoT China, the Internet of Things Exhibition and Conference will be hosted in Chengdu in November 2016 and is co-organised by SingEx Exhibitions and Sichuan Donnor Exhibition. IoT China rides on the success of IoT Asia which has already won several accolades including the Singapore Experience Awards 2015 and Postscapes’ 2014/2015 IoT Awards.

It will serve as the focal point for international and local renowned speakers to share insights and host focused discussions on IoT in China. The platform will connect local, regional and international businesses in the IoT industry and facilitate business matching opportunities to spur the growth and development of the industry in Western China.

PR - Dec 1, 2015 - “Apacer X Snoopy” Launches Exclusive Merchandise

In order to celebrate the 65th birthday of Snoopy.

Apacer cooperates with the movie exclusively to release limited official authorized merchandise. With Snoopy and his good friend Woodstock as our main characters, we have developed unique digital products by combining them with Apacer’s best selling AH333 USB flash drive, B510/B513 power bank and AC233 portable hard drive. These are classical collections Snoopy fans can’t afford to miss! All limited edition “Apacer X Snoopy” merchandise will be released on November 1st, and the mysterious fan campaign with abundant awards will also be announced. Please stay tuned in case you miss them!

Limited “Snoopy Doghouse” Apacer B513 Portable Power Bank

Apacer B513 Power Bank is a dynamic and sporty digital accessory that combines unique circular fastener with LED signals, in which it enables users to check the power status easily, and can be used with carabiner to hang it on backpacks, stands or anything else, so that you can enjoy endless power supply at any time. Its large quantity of 6000 mAH is enough to charge the smart phone twice, allowing the users to have all day carefree mobile life.

PR - Dec 1, 2015 - Synthesio Announces Janet Megdadi As Chief Revenue Officer

Synthesio, the leading global Social Intelligence platform, announced today that sales veteran Janet Megdadi will fill the role of Chief Revenue Officer, where she will directly lead Synthesio’s global sales organization.

Janet Megdadi will be a key leader for the company, reporting directly to co-founder and CEO Loic Moisand, and will be a member of the Executive Committee. She will be responsible for all global revenue (new business, upsell and renewals), ensuring that Synthesio builds a consistent approach to sales across all offices.

Janet Megdadi brings more than twenty years as both a sales professional in the high tech and eCommerce industries, with a great deal of experience in omni-channel retail and CPG. She worked for companies ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 100, and she has successfully built sales organizations selling enterprise software, media offerings and saas and services. Prior to Synthesio, she spent more than six years at RichRelevance where she was Senior Vice President of Sales and Account Management, leading the sales team for the Americas.

PR - Nov 27, 2015 - Brocade Extends Technology Leadership with Two Industry Luminaries

Cybersecurity is becoming one of the top concerns of Brocade’s enterprise and service provider customers, and the firm has announced the appointment of Hadi Nahari as vice president and security chief technology officer (CTO). Hadi Nahari joins Brocade to deliver a pervasive product security architecture that extends beyond traditional perimeter-based defense.

Hadi Nahari, VP and Security CTO, Brocade


Nahari brings over 20 years of technology experience and a passion for innovation in security and Trusted Computing. Prior to joining Brocade, he was chief security architect of mobile and software platforms at NVIDIA where he initiated Trusted Little Kernel, the foundation for Android Trusty. He has held principal security architect roles at PayPal, MontaVista Software, Motorola, NetScape and the U.S. Government. Nahari holds 13 patents -- 11 in the U.S. and two in the European Union. In his new role at Brocade, Nahari will be responsible for Brocade's product security strategy, architecture, and portfolio, as well as building the company's security ecosystem.

Besides that, Brocade announced the promotion of David Meyer to Brocade Fellow. 

PR - Nov 26, 2015 - XOX Mobile Announces 2 Partnerships

XOX Mobile Sdn Bhd, the technology arm of XOX Group is in talks to form a joint venture company with South Korea’s Mobligation, a mobile technology company specializing in the development of mobile portals, mobile browsers, applications and other related forms of technology for smartphones.

The joint venture company is expected to develop and promote mobile portal and browser solutions in Southeast Asia.

The joint venture between XOX Mobile and Mobligation is expected to tap into this ready market with innovative solutions including those that will reward users for their engagement with advertisements.

In Malaysia, it is expected to benefit XOX’s 850,000 mobile subscribers with a mobile browsing system that can offer them tangible rewards from various search advertisement tools.


The partnership agreement was signed here, today. It was witnessed by Malaysia’s number 1 shuttler, Dato’ Lee Chong Wei.

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APAC Businesses Poised for Major Digital Transformation

December 2, 2015, 11:04 pm
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Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., today released its Business and Technology Predictions for Asia Pacific in 2016. According to Adrian De Luca, chief technology officer of Hitachi Data Systems Asia Pacific, enterprises will experience major digital transformation next year as they strive to improve a host of key tech and non-tech functions.

Adrian De Luca, CTO, HDS, APAC


“Digital transformation is fast becoming an organizational issue. It is no longer just CIOs who are championing the need for digital change, but leaders across all business functions. For example, CMOs are finding that traditional ways of marketing are not as effective any more, while CFOs are discovering that consumer and supplier transaction models have shifted. There is now an almost universal understanding within businesses that all functions need to look at how they transform their own practices through digitization,” said De Luca. He cited digital transformation, smart cities, cross modal IT, multicloud, and skills shortages as the five key trends that will continue to shape both the IT and business landscapes in Asia Pacific for 2016.



#1: Traditional enterprises will transform into digital natives

There has been a resurgence in confidence among CIOs that they will see more of their revenues flowing through digital channels. According to the Gartner CIO Agenda Insights report, only 16% of CIOs last year expected the revenues in their business to flow through digital channels, but that has more than doubled this year to 37%. This is recognition of the fact that digital initiatives are not just coming from the CIO, but from all functions of the business that are creating their own platforms and hiring digital natives.

Today’s CMOs no longer go to the IT department to build their systems. They go directly to the providers and acquire them as a service. The same is true of businesses as a whole. Rather than waiting for a vendor or a competitor to develop a new platform, organizations are building and actively disrupting their own current systems.

#2: Smart companies will build smart cities

Smart cities have been a topic of interest for a long time in Asia Pacific, with many countries in the region rolling out their own initiatives to tackle everything from public safety to improved transportation. However, it has become apparent that few governments have the experience or the financial means to build and run these initiatives on their own. Instead, they are partnering with major industry players who are investing deeply in the Internet of Things (IoT). By bringing their own intellectual property, assembling ecosystems of technology providers and integrating them together, they can develop the solutions needed to make these cities a reality.

This means that smart companies will act as the catalysts for making smart cities a reality, as governments open the door through initiatives like Digital India, Smart Nation Singapore, and Digital China. The business opportunities for companies in the sector are huge, with the annual smart city investment in technology alone set to quadruple to US$11.3 billion by 2023, according to Navigant Research.

#3: Cross-modal IT will unify business silos

It is now recognized that there are two modes that IT organizations can follow to meet the needs of the digital enterprise.

Mode 1 – Applications that handle traditional systems of record – such as CRM and ecommerce systems. These systems are built around predictability, accuracy and availability, given the sensitive data they hold.

Mode 2 – Systems of insight, that are more exploratory such as big data analytics. They give a perspective of what is going on inside a business – enabling users to test certain hypotheses by layering datasets over each other. These systems emphasize agility and speed, giving organizations the ability to quickly and inexpensively test ideas, throw away anything that doesn't work and test out new ones.

The need to fuse these two modes together to become cross-modal will intensify. Especially as organizations strive to continually optimize the cost of running their systems and incorporate their systems of insight into new business processes and customer interactions.

The companies that will realize the greatest benefits will be those that are able to use agile methodologies in their workforce and offer quick-to-build application programming interfaces (API) of their business services. Businesses that also successfully build data lakes across their digital assets and standardize their infrastructure will do well, too.

#4: Multicloud will enable transregional business

According to De Luca, the emerging Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) promises to bring significant benefits to economic trading conditions within Asia-Pacific. To realize the full potential of this agreement, investment in technology infrastructure to connect these economies will be critical. Several companies are already expanding data center capacity to cater to the growing use of cloud computing. They are also investing in improving cross-border, high-speed connectivity. The creation of direct routes between key areas like South East Asia, Australia and the United States of America is well underway

“This opening up of the market will have an impact on how businesses consume cloud and expand the options that they have today. With as many as 70% of organizations either using or evaluating hybrid clouds nowadays, as well as provisions in the TPP to protect offshore data and avoid electronic duties, creating a multicloud across continental borders to allow businesses to expand becomes viable,” said De Luca.

#5: Skills shortage will spark a talent pursuit

Several factors will impact the technology employment market in 2016, forcing many organizations to look at how they will fill the talent deficit to continue to innovate and remain competitive.

Addressing the IT skills shortage will not just be about pumping out more IT graduates with in-demand skills like data science. Appealing to the interests of the best young talent while investing in increasing the productivity of existing employees will be critical to bridging the gap over the long run.

"The working practices of ‘Gen Z’ workers are vastly different from those before them. With this generation expected to work an average of 17 jobs in their lifetime, they will develop a broader variety of skills as well as be exposed to multiple industries during their careers. Companies will need to figure out how to tap into this. They are driven more by their contribution to society than the logo of the company they work for,” said De Luca.

Governments recognize this economic imperative and generational shift by changing the labor market, introducing new tax incentives and passing laws to allow for easier investment, such as through crowdsourcing. Continual learning is also becoming a focus for governments, with Singapore investing SG$1.2 billion (US$0.9 billion) in technology development to drive improvements within its public sector.
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Outsourcing Malaysia Elects New Leadership for 2016-2017

December 3, 2015, 4:30 pm
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Outsourcing Malaysia (OM), a chapter of the National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM) announced the appointment of its new Chairman, Office Bearers and Committee members for 2016 / 2017 at the recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) which was held on the 25th of November, 2015.

Former PIKOM Chairman, Cheah Kok Hoong (谢国雄) was selected as OM Chairman. He will be supported by Deputy Chairman – Shared Services, M. Pattabhiraman of UOB Centre of Excellence (M) Sdn Bhd and Deputy Chairman – Outsourcing, Anthony Raja Devadoss of Kelly Outsourcing & Consulting Group Sdn Bhd. Dato’ Lim Han Boon of ENVO BPO Sdn Bhd retains his position as Treasurer. All Office Bearers were elected uncontested to their positions and will serve a full term (two years). Past Chairman, David Wong who has served at the helm for the past 10 years since OM’s inception will continue to lend his experience and contribute in his capacity as Chairman Emeritus. He expressed full confidence in the new leadership team and is excited about the prospects of the GBS sector going forward.




Front Row, left to right:Anthony Raja (Deputy Chairman – Outsourcing), Dato Lim Han Boon (Treasurer), C.S Chin (PIKOM Chairman), Cheah Kok Hoong, (谢国雄) (OM Chairman), David Wong (Chairman Emeritus), M.Pattabhiraman (Deputy Chairman – Shared Services)
Back row, left to right:Committee Members: Edmund Eer, Jason Crimson, Linda Lai, Munirah Looi, Alex Hee, Paul Raymond & Nicholas Tay. Justin J Anthony (Director, Outsourcing Malaysia Secretariat)

With a predicted compounded annual growth rate of 10%-15% for the local industry, prospects for GBS are indeed looking up. “I’m looking forward to my new role as there is plenty of exciting developments ahead. The industry has good growth prospects but is also fraught with challenges. There is an acute need for talent and funding is also an issue. We will continue to work closely with all stakeholders, especially the government to continue developing the GBS eco-system in Malaysia,” shared new OM Chairman, Cheah Kok Hoong.
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RTG Technology Summit phase 1: Visual Technologies

December 8, 2015, 7:24 pm
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Radeon Technologies group announced three new updates to its visual display technologies.

The evolution of AMD FreeSync

AMD is enabling FreeSync support over HDMI in early 2016, making smooth gaming experiences more accessible to everyone. FreeSync through HDMI will be supported on all AMD APUs and GPUs that already support FreeSync via DisplayPort, and AMD is working with ecosystem partners including LG, Samsung and Acer to deliver FreeSync over HDMI-compatible displays. Potential use cases include:
  • More affordable mainstream monitors, 70% of which lack a DisplayPort connector
  • External monitors for notebooks with an HDMI port connected to FreeSync-ready Radeon graphics
Lenovo Y700 - AMD FreeSync Notebook

AMD is also introducing the first notebook with a validated AMD FreeSync panel, the Lenovo Y700. The Lenovo Y700 features the AMD FX-8800P “Carrizo” APU and Radeon R9 M380 Graphics with a direct drive LCD display and a 40-60Hz dynamic refresh range.

AMD and its partners have now announced or shipped 40 displays across the DisplayPort and HDMI interfaces, making AMD FreeSync the world’s foremost dynamic refresh technology by 2:1.



High Dynamic Range (HDR) compatibility

As consumers start to demand higher-quality monitors, HDR technology is emerging to set an excitingly high bar for overall display quality. HDR panels are characterized by:
  • Brightness between 600-1200 cd/m2 of luminance, with an industry goal to reach 2000
  • Contrast ratios that closely mirror human visual sensitivity to contrast (SMPTE 2084)
  • And the Rec.2020 color gamut that can produce over 1 billion colors at 10 bits per color

HDR displays can be designed with the supreme black depth of OLED, or the vivid brightness of local dimming LCD. Both are suitable for gaming. A selection of TVs are already available, and consumer monitors are expected to reach the market in the second half of 2016. Such displays will offer unrivaled color accuracy, saturation, brightness, and black depth—in short, they will come very close to simulating the real world.

Existing Radeon R9 300 Series GPUs will be compatible with HDR displays in 2016 for gaming, while our 2016 GPUs will extend support to both gaming and movies. We’re already working with top game developers to enable HDR output from 2016 games, and will have more to share on that work next year.
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Brocade Predicts Top Transformative Technology Trends in Networking for 2016

December 8, 2015, 7:55 pm
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The Year 2015 has seen organisations disrupting their markets with the digital transformation of their businesses as they embrace 3rd Platform computing and New IP networking strategies that have helped them become leaders in new markets. Moving into 2016, more businesses are expected to leverage smart machines and transformative technologies to give them a clear competitive advantage.

As 2015 draws to a close, Brocade looks into the crystal ball to outline the top transformative technology trends in networking to watch for in 2016 and beyond:

1. The cloud will gain even greater traction: 

According to IDC, more than half of all IT spending is going to be on the 3rd Platform, otherwise known as cloud-based technologies, and that figure will surpass 60 percent of all IT spending by 2020. The migration of old, legacy IP network architectures to New IP networks will accelerate, reaching near-mainstream adoption as enterprises and service providers transform their networks into an open, software-driven platform for innovation and a competitive edge.

2. Software-based networks are clearly the future: 

Over the past year, software has transformed the data center and networks in general, with service providers and enterprises turning to Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) to create new services quickly, scale them easily, and deliver them in user-centric ways. 2016 will bring about the expanded adoption of innovative, open, and automated software networking platforms as enterprises and service providers migrate to New IP networks. The increasing deployment of x86 server architecture will accelerate this transformation, replacing specialised networking hardware in multiple network roles, such as Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs). ADCs have already begun transforming to a virtual (vADC) model to help enterprises and services providers scale capacity on demand to handle peak workloads. Software is increasingly permeating every aspect of this virtualization transformation.



3. The importance of security will skyrocket: 

Organisations operating in today's New IP networking environment face increasing demands for cloud-based applications and need to support social, mobile, and Big Data initiatives. However, security-related attacks and breaches continue to impede the delivery of services and create additional challenges to network and service reliability. New IP networking solutions allow organizations to deploy more advanced security that is designed into the network from the start, not bolted on at edge to existing infrastructure. The network itself can be pervasively vigilant and track behaviour on and not just access to the network, to quickly identify and prevent unwanted activity. Security services can be virtualized, enabling organisations to distribute security wherever it is needed and customise security at various levels—by geography or location, function, group or individual, or application.

4. DevOps will play a much larger role: 

DevOps, or any agile software development methodology that closely matches services with business demands, will gain widespread influence and uptake among both enterprises and service providers as a way to ensure they remain competitive. According to IDC, enterprises pursuing digital transformation strategies will more than double their software development capabilities by 2018. Companies that build and use field-focused development teams that operate without the constraints of rigid traditional product development processes will have a significant advantage in customer-focused innovation. This advantage extends to both the speed of development and to customer intimacy and retention.

5. Big Data and analytics will get even bigger: 

Organisations that are able to take advantage of the explosion of data will seize the day, and many of these disrupters will be startups that use Big Data to make strategic decisions based on analytics. As data gets increasingly colossal, so do the opportunities, skillsets, and demand for analytic and cognitive services across industries. The ability to derive intelligence from Big Data in real time will create a distinct competitive edge for any business.

6. Machine learning takes off: 

The advent of machine learning is the computing breakthrough made possible by Big Data. The emergence of algorithms that can learn from and even make predictions based on the enormous amounts of data and meta-data that are generated, transmitted, and stored via networks will change the world of data centers and networks beginning in 2016. This process is already underway, as facial and speech recognition are changing the worlds of consumer electronics and the cloud services that use them, and anomaly detection is quickly becoming a crucial part of network security.

7. The rise of the telco with virtual architecture: 

Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) that have been struggling to keep up with fast-changing customer needs and market opportunities will be compelled to embrace SDN and NFV in 2016. The risk of falling behind is set to intensify with each passing day as carriers and service providers that embrace change will become the winners in the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem and 5G race by 2020.

8. The technical talent crunch gets serious: 

Vendors, service providers, and user organizations are all competing for a limited pool of next-generation talent with the required coding and technical skills. The talent crunch issue will become increasingly acute, and organizations will have to rethink their human resource strategies and policies in order to attract, develop, and retain strong talent. Technical qualifications that were only recently seen as de facto passports to important positions in networking will change in the face of self-provisioning and self–programming networks. Increasingly, critical networking positions will begin to require advanced analytical and coding skills that are in very short supply today.
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IT News Week 2 Dec 2015

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For IT News Week 1 Dec 2015, the most interesting news was the announcement of the industry’s best performing low profile graphics card by AMD.

For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news.
  • PR - Dec 11, 2015 - Juniper Networks Advances MX Series Innovation with 3X Performance Upgrade and New Automation Features
  • PR - Dec 9, 2015 - Transatel DataSIM extends its footprint to New Zealand
  • PR - Dec 9, 2015 - Hitachi Sunway Data Centre helps Sunway IT achieve 30% Savings in energy costs
  • PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Shenzhen, China - Huntkey Introduces SZN Series of Universal Power Strips with Child Protection and Dual USBs
  • PR - Dec 8,2015 - The new Oxford Learner's Thesaurus application for Android
  • PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Malaysia winner to receive young leadership award from Her Majesty The Queen
  • PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Laser Components: Lead Selenide Detectors in a TO-46 Housing
  • PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Blackberry's First Android-Powered Secure Smartphone in Malaysia
  • PR - Dec 8, 2015 - GBS Industry to Grow 10%-15% in 2016
  • PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Red Hat Launches Virtual Training Program for Asia Pacific
  • PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Tourism Victoria Utilises Periscope in World First Campaign
  • PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Kaspersky Lab’s New Malware Count Falls by 15,000 a Day in 2015
  • PR - Dec 2, 2015 - Taipei, Taiwan – Foxlink - PQI Announces iConnect Now Available in Metallic Rose Gold
  • PR - Dec 2, 2015 - New LinkedIn App is Available
  • PR - Dec 1, 2015 - Tata Comm., now part of the Office 365 partner ecosystem for Skype



PR - Dec 11, 2015 - Juniper Networks Advances MX Series Innovation with 3X Performance Upgrade and New Automation Features

Juniper Networks recently announced enhancements in the performance, density and operational efficiency of its SDN-ready Juniper Networks MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routing portfolio. This marks the industry’s highest performing edge router which delivers the scale and automation that service providers and cloud operators require to bolster the economics of next-generation networks.

The MX Series, powered by programmable Trio silicon and the Juniper Networks Junos software, gives customers investment protection and offers a network application development platform that seamlessly integrates with evolving SDN and NFV solutions.

PR - Dec 9, 2015 - Transatel DataSIM extends its footprint to New Zealand

Starting today, travelers from anywhere in the world can enjoy local rates for data in New Zealand as they connect to the internet via the 2 Degrees network at 19€/GB. This is great news for regular or occasional travelers to the country, approximately 3 Million per year, who wish to stay connected at reasonable prices, and continue to use their unique SIM card for future travels, purchased via www.transatel-datasim.com. Other countries covered by Transatel DataSIM in this region include Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Taiwan.



New countries are added to the Transatel DataSIM footprint every month, which is on track to reach 50 countries by March 2016.

PR - Dec 9, 2015 - Hitachi Sunway Data Centre helps Sunway IT achieve 30% Savings in energy costs

Hitachi Sunway Data Centre Services has announced a significant 30% reduction in energy costs for its customer, Sunway Shared Services Sdn Bhd. This was attributed to the successful implementation of the ISO 50001 framework for Energy Management (EnMS) at the Sunway Pinnacle Data Centre. Hitachi Sunway is the first and only data player in Malaysia awarded the ISO 50001 EnMS, which is internationally recognised for the integration of energy performance into management practices.

Cheah Kok Hoong, Group CEO, Hitachi Sunway IS

Cheah Kok Hoong, Group CEO / director of Hitachi Sunway Information Systems said, “Data centres have become a crucial business infrastructure. However, it is a known fact that energy takes up an average of 40% of a data centre’s operational costs as a result of extremely high power and cooling requirements. Hence, this energy cost savings for Hitachi Sunway translates directly to better margins from our data centre business.”

PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Shenzhen, China - Huntkey Introduces SZN Series of Universal Power Strips with Child Protection and Dual USBs

Huntkey Enterprise Group, a global professional power supply provider is introducing the SZN Series of Universal Power Strips with child protection and dual USBs. There is no doubt that curious children are the sources of happiness in family, yet they might turn into the trouble-makers sometimes in daily life: electrical plugs, outlets, switches. Children are interested in touching and playing with the equipment on floor, which may do harm to their little hands. How to keep your beloved babies far away from those incredible dangers? With the child-protective design, Huntkey’s SZN smart power strip series ensure your children receive the best safe care.

SZN 507 Series


The reason that we say the Huntkey SZN smart power strip is an excellent helper for busy parents, is not only that the pin holes are covered by safety shutters for the protection your babies, but also that the Huntkey SZN series have the one-piece copper bar structural design and the double break switch, to confirm the safety of all your electronic products and all your family members.

Besides the thoughtful design, the most attractive advantage of Huntkey power strip is that all the Huntkey products are produced under a strict quality management system. The certifications include VDE, STQC, BS, CSA, so the quality of Huntkey SZN power strip has been proved by tests in different markets.

PR - Dec 8,2015 - The new Oxford Learner's Thesaurus application for Android

Paragon Software Group, a leading multi-platform dictionary applications developer for mobiles, tablets and PCs, announces the release of the new Oxford Learner's Thesaurus app for Android users. The app helps learners of English understand the differences between similar words in written and spoken English, enabling them to enrich their vocabulary and find the right words to say exactly what they mean.

Each entry has a group of 3-10 synonyms. The app clearly explains the meaning of each of the synonyms, as well as their frequency, grammar and register. An example sentence shows how each synonym is used in a particular situation. Notes highlight and explain synonyms that are particularly close in meaning or easily confused, so the user can choose the right word for their context.

For example, the Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus helps users understand the differences between familiar words such as easy and simple, while learning words they may not know such as effortless, painless, and plain sailing.

The free download will give you 100 sample entries from the dictionary. An in-app purchase is required to activate the full dictionary. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus is available for 27.99 USD (21.99 GBP, 27.99 EUR) at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oup.elt.olt.

PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Malaysia winner to receive young leadership award from Her Majesty The Queen

It is today announced that a young person from Malaysia is one of 60 young people from across the Commonwealth who are being recognised as exceptional leaders in their community. These 60 young people will receive a prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award.

The Award, which will be presented in London by Her Majesty The Queen in 2016, and is part of The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme, celebrates the achievements of young people who are taking the lead to transform the lives of others and make a lasting difference in their communities.

This year’s Award winners, aged between 18 and 29 and who come from all over the Commonwealth, are working to support others, raise awareness and inspire change on a variety of different issues including; education, climate change, gender equality, mental health and disability equality.

20 year old Calvin Yoong Shen Woo from Malaysia has been selected in recognition of his work to improve education and reduce poverty amongst young people.

The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme was established in 2014 by The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust in partnership with Comic Relief and the Royal Commonwealth Society in recognition of The Queen’s lifetime of service to the Commonwealth. Over the next three years the Programme will support thousands of young people to achieve their goals.

PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Laser Components: Lead Selenide Detectors in a TO-46 Housing

Effective immediately, LASER COMPONENTS offers a PbSe detector in a 4.7 mm TO-46 housing. Up to now, the smallest available size was an 8.3 mm housing. This new component has a 1 mm detector and is available under the designation PB45S10104S. Prototypes are already available in stock for delivery.

PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Blackberry's First Android-Powered Secure Smartphone in Malaysia

Blackberry today the availability and full features of PRIV™ by BlackBerry®, the first-ever BlackBerry smartphone powered by Android™ in Malaysia. Combining the best of BlackBerry’s productivity, security and privacy features with the wide world of Google Play™ store apps, PRIV is the epitome of form and function. It has been engineered with the world’s finest technology and packaged in an ultra-thin device – including a dual-curved screen, touch and physical keyboards, state-of-the-art 18MP camera, and long-lasting battery – with unique tools that allow users to manage and control their privacy.

PRIV was designed with security at its core, building on BlackBerry’s legacy of security and keeping private its customers’ data. Security highlights include:
  • Advanced Privacy Controls: The exclusive DTEK™ by BlackBerry® app for Android™ monitors and reports on application access to the microphone, camera, location and personal information, enabling users to be confident that their personal data is being kept private. Users can know at a glance when their privacy could be at risk so they can take action to improve it.
  • Secure Hardware: BlackBerry’s hardware root of trust, a unique manufacturing process, injects cryptographic keys into the device hardware, providing a secure foundation for the entire platform.
  • Verified Boot and Secure Bootchain: Keys have been embedded to verify every layer of the device from hardware to OS to applications in order to make sure they haven’t been tampered with. Additionally, thousands of modifications were made to harden the Linux kernel with numerous patches and configuration changes to improve security.
  • Fully supported on BlackBerry's EMM Solution: PRIV can be integrated with our leading EMM solution, BES 12, which offers cross-platform management of PRIV and other devices; providing a full end to end security solution and secure collaboration applications for business users like Secusuite for secure voice and WatchDox for secure file sharing.

Customers who are keen to be among the first to get their own PRIV can preorder from December 10, 2015 through 11street and Celcom Axiata Berhad. The first 30 customers who pre-order through 11street will be able to purchase PRIV at a discounted price of MYR 3,388 inclusive of GST. To pre-order your very own PRIV, please visit www.11street.my

Distributed by Brightstar, PRIV will be available through 11street, Celcom, Maxis Enterprise, Tune Talk and other BlackBerry authorized partners, from December 15, 2015 at an RRP of MYR 3,559 inclusive of GST.

PR - Dec 8, 2015 - GBS Industry to Grow 10%-15% in 2016

Outsourcing Malaysia (OM), a chapter of the National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM) believes that despite the various economic and external challenges faced by Malaysia, the local Global Business Services (GBS) sector (formerly known as ‘Shared Services & Outsourcing Industry, ‘SSO’) will continue to see strong growth and good prospects. This is evidenced by the continuing flow of foreign direct investment and the progressive growth of the local GBS sector. The implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) as well as forecasted growth global demand for GBS services also provides strong indications for a robust 2016.

PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Red Hat Launches Virtual Training Program for Asia Pacific

Red Hat, Inc. , the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the launch of its Virtual Training Program for Asia Pacific to help bring online training and real-time courses on Red Hat technologies to customers, partners, and IT professionals. The goal of this new initiative is to make access to training on Red Hat’s open source technology simple and quick, helping to eliminate the limitations of having to travel training in a single location and train more people on Red Hat technologies, to help prepare participants to meet the requirements for Red Hat certification.

Users may choose from a wide gamut of remote courses in Red Hat’s products and solutions for operating system management, administration, application integration and maximization, virtualization, hybrid cloud development, and more.

Red Hat is offering a special launch discount of 25 percent in Australia, New Zealand, ASEAN, Hong Kong and India for all students who attend Red Hat's virtual training from December 2015 to February 2016.

PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Tourism Victoria Utilises Periscope in World First Campaign

Utilising Twitter’s newest live video streaming app, Periscope, Tourism Victoria is inviting the world to experience Melbourne - in real time.



The latest phase of the five year Play Melbourne campaign, Play Melbourne Live will broadcast a series of ‘games’ – livestreams of events, stories, people and places – from Melbourne, to the world. Live and unfiltered, the campaign offers viewers real and authentic glimpses into the 'world’s most liveable city'.

In a world first for the tourism industry, the games use a ball embedded with a smartphone, designed to be passed around by Melburnians while streaming live footage of the city via Periscope.

PR - Dec 8, 2015 - Kaspersky Lab’s New Malware Count Falls by 15,000 a Day in 2015

According to Kaspersky Lab, 2015 marked the moment when demand for new malicious programs reached saturation point, as the number of new malware files detected every day by its products fell by 15,000, from 325,000 in 2014 to 310,000.

Kaspersky Lab’s experts believe this is mainly due to the fact that coding new malware is expensive and cybercriminals have realized that they can get equally good results using intrusive advertising programs or legitimate digital signatures in their attacks. This approach appears to be working, as results show that despite the cost-cutting in malware creation, in 2015 the number of users attacked by cybercriminals increased by 5%.

Cybercriminals in search of a quick return appear to have decided that complex coding tools such as rootkits, bootkits or replicating viruses, may bring results, but at a cost, reducing their overall margins and revenue.

For this reason, 2015 saw adware, essentially harmless but often intrusive, become more prominent among overall anti-virus detections. This marks an evolution in cybercriminal tactics, with many now acting almost as businesses, engaged in selling quasi-legitimate commercial software, activity and other “essentials”.

PR - Dec 2, 2015 - New LinkedIn App is Available

LinkedIn is excited to show you its new mobile experience! They have set out to make it easier than ever for users to connect with and learn from people who can accelerate their professional success. That required LinkedIn to simplify and streamline the mobile experience. The key features that users are familiar with from LinkedIn’s previous version are now organised around these 5 tabs:
  1. Home: the news and info that matter to your professional day. Your home feed is now in your control ­ see only the shares and posts that you want.
  2. Me: one place to manage your professional brand. See who's viewed your profile, who's endorsed you for skills and edit your profile all from this tab.
  3. Messaging: email is out, messaging is in. All the same functionality for conversations in a lighter­weight interface. And stickers!
  4. My Network: a daily briefing on what's happening in your network. Includes network updates, your connection list, connection invitations and people­you­may­know suggestions
  5. Search: a faster and smarter way to find all things professional

PR - Dec 2, 2015 - Taipei, Taiwan – Foxlink - PQI Announces iConnect Now Available in Metallic Rose Gold

PQI, the world’s leading brand of peripheral storage accessories for portable devices, announces the availability of the revolutionary iConnect Lightning flash drive with a Rose Gold finish to perfectly match the popular Rose Gold iPhone 6S and 6S Plus.



The iConnect, previously only available in 3 colors, (gold, silver and grey), has now expanded its offering to include the incredibly popular metallic Rose Gold. The iConnect’s outer casing is constructed of a metallic finish that has the same look and feel as the new Rose Gold iPhone 6S and 6S Plus for a more cohesive appearance as well as increased durability.

The iConnect is an ideal companion for owners of iPhones with a lightning connection as it provides up to 128GB* of added storage, backs-up files with optional password protection, and easily transfers content quickly between your iPhone and a computer or tablet.

The PQI iConnect Flash Drive will be available in the U.S. online from Amazon and Newegg and in-store at Macy’s. The MSRP for the iConnect is $59.99 for 16GB, $71.99 for 32GB, $107.99 for 64GB and $179.99 for 128GB.

PR - Dec 1, 2015 - Tata Communications, now part of the Office 365 partner ecosystem for Skype

Tata Communications is proud to play an integral role in extending the value of new services as Microsoft’s partner for Office 365 communications and its recently announced suite of Skype for Business services. Designed to modernize voice, video, and meeting experiences, while saving substantial communication infrastructure costs, Microsoft has partnered with global telco operators such as Tata Communications to provide secure, high-quality network connectivity and managed services that help customers get the best connection experience.

Organizations can now replace their legacy meeting and phone systems with innovative services built on the familiar Skype for Business experience, all naturally integrated within Office 365—the world’s most-used collaboration and productivity platform.
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