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IT News Week 4 Jul 2016

July 22, 2016, 8:54 pm
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For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news.
  • Symantec Security Response - Jul 22, 2016 - Spam bots drive Tinder's Users to sign up on adult webcam and erotic video websites
  • PR - Jul 21, 2016 - Intralinks Appoints Allan Robertson to Drive Asia Pacific Growth
  • PR - Jul 21, 2016 - MDEC, Iverson and Cloudera upskilling lecturers to nurture next generation of data professionals
  • PR - Jul 20, 2016 - ASUS x DirectD Grand Opening Concept Store in Subang Jaya
  • PR - Jul 19, 2016 - BIOSTAR Equips Gamers for VR Gaming Experience with GeForce GTX 1080 Graphics Card
  • PR - Jul 15, 2016 - IMS Health Chooses Cloudera Enterprise to Support Big Data Factory for Life Sciences and Healthcare
  • PR - Jul 14, 2016 - Sunway Lagoon Ghostbuster Adventure
  • PR - Jul 14, 2016 - HTC Malaysia Announces Two New Innovative Smartphones to Malaysians
  • PR - Jul 14, 2016 - Shenzhen, China - Huntkey Announces Sponsorship of CEST
  • Schroders : Jul 11, 2016 - Multi-Asset Insights: Have central banks lost their potency in determining exchange rates?



Symantec Security Response - Jul 22, 2016 - Spam bots drive Tinder's Users to sign up on adult webcam and erotic video websites

According to new research from Symantec, the makers of Norton consumer security solutions, criminals masquerading as Tinder users concerned for their safety are tricking other users into visiting a malicious third-party website to verify their profiles. The website, which looks strikingly like Tinder, is really a scam that racks up charges on the victim’s credit card.

Here are some Tips to stay safe while online dating:
  • Avoid third-party websites: If someone from an online dating website asks you to visit a third-party website to sign up for a service, like a verified profile, it’s most likely a scam. It’s always a good idea to scrutinize links, especially from unknown or untrusted sources.
  • Share with care: If you can, make sure your username doesn’t give away any identifying information, like your age or location, and always be careful about what you share in messages.
  • Use a VPN: When using Wi-Fi, one of the best ways to protect the data coming in and out of your phone – like messages on a dating app – is to use a Virtual Privacy Network (VPN) like Norton WiFi Privacy.

PR - Jul 21, 2016 - Intralinks Appoints Allan Robertson to Drive Asia Pacific Growth

Intralinks, a leading, global SaaS provider of content management and collaboration solutions, today announced the appointment of Allan Robertson to senior vice president, sales, Asia Pacific region. Based in Singapore, Robertson will now be responsible for driving sales growth in markets including Singapore, China, Hong Kong, India, Australia, South Korea and Japan.

Allan Robertson, SVP, Sales, APAC, Intralinks

Formerly Intralinks’ chief of staff and an experienced sales leader, Robertson began his career at Intralinks in 2010 as a vice president in EMEA; responsible for growing Intralinks’ strategic transactions business.

PR - Jul 21, 2016 - MDEC, Iverson and Cloudera upskilling lecturers to nurture next generation of data professionals

Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Iverson Associate and Cloudera today announced their commitment to provide paid training to lecturers who are focusing on Apache Hadoop curriculums at tertiary institutions, under the Cloudera Academic Partnership (CAP) programme.

The collaboration is a joint commitment by the organisations to nurture the next generation of data professionals. The training will be available to the first 10 universities in Malaysia that sign up for the CAP programme with Cloudera. The training will be available to two lecturers per university.

With the paid training, institutions will be able to provide quality delivery of the industry-standard Hadoop curriculum to its students. Currently, over 100 tertiary institutions globally are members of this programme including Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Multimedia University (MMU) and Sunway University in Malaysia, as well as National University of Singapore (NUS) and Temasek Polytechnic (TP) in Singapore.

To date, Cloudera has trained more than 40,000 participants and certified more than 10,000 Hadoop professionals. Over 65% of the Fortune 100 and all 20 of the top 20 global technology firms have leveraged Cloudera's expertise to train employees on Apache Hadoop. http://university.cloudera.com/

PR - Jul 20, 2016 - ASUS x DirectD Grand Opening Concept Store in Subang Jaya

In reaching out to consumers’ needs for wide-range gadgetry of PC notebook, mobile and accessories, ASUS has partnered with DIRECTD to open its first exclusive retail outlet.

The ASUS Concept Store will be officially open coming Friday @ 22nd July 2016 – located in SS15, Subang Jaya.

In conjunction to this, DirectD will be having an exclusive 50% opening deals for its customers as follow:-
  • ZenFone Max - from RM 799 to RM 399 - first 5 customers!
  • ZenFone Go 4.5 (5MP cam) - from RM 299 to RM 149 - first 5 customers!
  • PadFone S Plus - from RM 1,199 to RM 599 - first 5 customers!
  • ZenPower (9600 mAh) - from RM 79 to RM 39 - first 50 customers!

Besides, there will be a Facebook contest held for participants to win prizes such as ZenFone Selfie, ZenFone Laser, and ZenFone Go 4.5.

During the opening, the first 10 DirectD member to wear blue color shirt get to redeem ASUS ZenPower.

Here are the concept store’s grand opening location:-

DIRECTD RETAIL & WHOLESALE SDN BHD
NO.79, SS15/4B, SUBANG JAYA, 47500 SELANGOR
Opening ceremony starts at 11:00am
For more info and promotions, kindly visit DirectD official website and Facebook page.

PR - Jul 19, 2016 - BIOSTAR Equips Gamers for VR Gaming Experience with GeForce GTX 1080 Graphics Card

BIOSTAR is proud to announce its latest graphics card, the BIOSTAR GeForce GTX 1080. Designed for the latest generation of games and gaming experiences, the GeForce GTX 1080 takes gaming to the next level with performance and efficiency that beats everything before it featuring the all-new Pascal GPU architecture fabricatedon the 16nm FinFET process technology.

The BIOSTAR GeForce GTX 1080 will have an MSRP of USD799.

The BIOSTAR GeForce GTX 1080 features the GP104 GPU sporting 2560 CUDA cores and runs with a base core clock of 1607Mhz. Featuring GPU Boost 3.0, the BIOSTAR GeForce GTX 1080 can run up to 1733Mhz and features 8GB of GDDR5X video memory connected a 256-bit bus interface.

Biostar GeForce GTX 1080

PR - Jul 15, 2016 - IMS Health Chooses Cloudera Enterprise to Support Big Data Factory for Life Sciences and Healthcare

IMS Health today announced that it has selected Cloudera Enterprise to support its Big Data Factory, a cloud-based platform that transforms data into intelligence for life sciences and healthcare clients as they navigate dynamic markets, drive operational excellence and demonstrate the value of medicines. The collaboration with Cloudera – a leader in enterprise analytics data management powered by Apache Hadoop and the latest open source technologies – will accelerate and enhance data acquisition, processing and warehousing in the factory.

The combined solution will support:
  • Next-generation data processing. Cloudera’s latest open source technology platforms support machine learning – which uses cognitive systems to automate quality control, data bridging and modeling, and other repetitive tasks—to drive evidence-based decisions for clients. Using the Hadoop cluster technology, IMS Health can extract, store and analyze vast quantities of unstructured data for generating new, more comprehensive insights for customers.
  • Accelerated time to insight. The IMS Health Big Data Factory will harness Hadoop’s parallel processing technology to streamline data acquisition and management, delivering powerful insights with higher efficiency.
  • Scalable data management. The Hadoop distributed file system (HDFS) eliminates data transfer bottlenecks, storage capacity delays and time spent adding new servers to augment traditional data clusters – enabling IMS Health to improve the speed and scalability of Big Data management.

PR - Jul 14, 2016 - Sunway Lagoon Ghostbuster Adventure

Ghosts and Ghouls took over Sunway Lagoon and only one ghost-busting foursome could put the sinister creatures to rest. Sunway Lagoon’s Lynton V. Harris Scream Park unveiled the first Ghostbusters attraction of its kind in the world, The Ghostbusters Adventure Live!

Ghostbusters inclusion into the park marks the biggest annual investment to date since the launch of Scream Park some seven years ago. Among the highlights of this latest attraction is the interaction between visitors and a cast of live actors who play seasoned ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘ghosts’.



The attraction occupies the entire top level of Scream Park and takes visitors through a 20-minute harrowing journey through locations based on the relaunch of the movie.

The journey kicks-off at the Slimer’s pad, filled with cool Ghostbusters memorabilia, followed by Aldridge Mansion – New York’s oldest private home and museum, where a tour guide will introduce the spooky story of Gertrude Aldridge.

PR - Jul 14, 2016 - HTC Malaysia Announces Two New Innovative Smartphones to Malaysians

HTC Malaysia has today announced two of the company’s latest innovative smartphones that will be coming into the hands of consumers very soon – The HTC 10 and the HTC One X9.

HTC One X9 - Topaz Gold

With the culmination in years of innovation and combining the best world class features consumers have come to expect, the highly anticipated HTC 10 has been designed from the ground up as a smartphone worthy of the flagship title. The phone is available this week at the price of RM 2,799.00 and comes in two colours: Carbon Grey and Topaz Gold.

Driven by the belief that design should be inspired by ones surroundings, personal and cultural influences, the newest member of the award-winning HTC One family - the HTC One X9 - pulls through the look and feel of high end silk, creating a softer, warmer and more luxurious finish to the phone. The HTC One X9 comes in two colors – Gold and Grey for the price of RM 1499.00 , making it the perfect accessory.

PR - Jul 14, 2016 - Shenzhen, China - Huntkey Announces Sponsorship of CEST

Huntkey, a leading global power solution provider, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the China Electronic Sport Tournament or CEST. The national gaming competition is sponsored by NVIDIA and the Internet Access Service Association of China, and is registered by the Ministry of Culture of China. This event highlights Huntkey’s interest in promoting gaming and eSports as a serious competition and also marks the company’s position as a brand capable of delivering the stability and performance that high-level gaming tournaments demand.

The Huntkey MVPLAND power supply is intended for the most demanding application particularly gaming. Huntkey will also showcase more from its product line including power strips and other solutions during the event.

Huntkey K650 Power Supply


The MVPLAND power supply features unique styling for gamers and is rated for the best efficiency and performance. The power supply also features protection against issues common to power supplies that guarantee safe and dependable performance even in heavy gaming usage.

Schroders : Jul 11, 2016 - Multi-Asset Insights: Have central banks lost their potency in determining exchange rates?

Monetary policy has been a factor in driving exchange rates since the end of the Bretton Woods system (which dissolved between 1968-73). That was when central banks began to flex their powers and experiment with money supply, interest rate targeting or currency intervention to influence the development of macroeconomic variables such as domestic economic growth and inflation.

However, recent reactions - such as a stronger yen after the Bank of Japan’s negative interest rate policy - have called into question the link between monetary policy and exchange rates. We also suggest that going forward, monetary policy will be less influential in driving currency returns because of increased perceptions of policy ineffectiveness in driving future economic growth and inflation.

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Kaspersky : New study reveals the Internet is a source of family conflict and disconnect

July 23, 2016, 7:07 pm
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The way we live our digital lives at home is having a big impact on our family relationships, according to new research from Kaspersky Lab and iconKids & Youth. With people spending ever more time online, a fifth of parents and children say that the Internet and connected devices can be a cause of family tension.

The research, which surveyed over 3,700 families in seven countries, provides an insight into how the digital world is disrupting traditional family dynamics. Whereas in the past parents were the first port of call for children seeking answers to questions or advice, one-in-four (23%) of the parents surveyed say that their kids now prefer to go online rather than talk to them.



The research also found that almost half (42%) of parents are not friends with their children on social networks, and one-in-five (18%) says this is because their children would find it embarrassing.

All in all, a fifth of parents (21%) and children (22%) say that the Internet can cause family tension. Most concerning of all, one-in-three parents (31%) believe the Internet isolates them from their children.

The conflict may be exacerbated by the fact that the devices used to go online are often shared. Two-thirds of the families surveyed said they share a family computer. As result, a third of parents (31%) complain that their child has broken something on a connected device or infected it with a virus while online (30%) and a quarter (24%) has had to pay for something their child had ordered or downloaded. Similarly, 13% of kids accuse parents of breaking a device and 16% complain that their parents had accidentally deleted some of their data.


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Delivering Business Outcomes Through Zero Maintenance

July 24, 2016, 7:14 pm
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By Srinivasan Thiagarajan, Assistant Vice President, Global Managed Services, Cognizant

Application maintenance is one of the most critical services delivered by IT service delivery organizations with various engagement forms ranging from fixed-bid, to managed services, to business outcome-based models.

Among the many operational challenges corporations continually face is the question of how much time and money they should allocate to application maintenance. It is imperative for organizations to free up their IT maintenance budgets to allocate funds to fuel business growth.

In today’s digital age, responsiveness and agility are vital for businesses to remain competitive in consumer-focused market conditions. With a complex application landscape and infrastructure bloat, it is going to be all the more challenging to serve the business purpose.

To address these challenges, businesses need to look beyond the traditional practices of IT cost optimization. The application portfolio needs to be modular and componentized to handle any changing business requirements. The infrastructure should be optimized to meet the “right” demand. And finally, IT should be able to deliver value and make an impact on business performance and not merely focus on IT service level agreements (SLAs).



“Zero maintenance” is a philosophy that underpins application maintenance models and helps reduce the cost of maintaining applications by eliminating effort as well as work. It is not sufficient to eliminate the effort required to maintain applications, but to invest in increasing resiliency and building the functionality needed for business growth to improve the “technical value” and “business value” of the portfolio.

The maintenance of applications is generally in the following order of maturity: Move from a “fail-and-fix” mode (for example, restoring a server after it has crashed) to a “predict-and-prevent” state (for example, using alerts to prevent the failure of a system by taking corrective action or auto-upgrading of disk space when it reaches its threshold), and finally to a “fail-proof” state (for example, back-up infrastructure kicks off automatically when the primary fails, providing a seamless experience to the end user).

Zero maintenance aims to progressively improve the IT portfolio maturity to a “fail-proof” state by:
  • Reducing non-discretionary spend,
  • Optimizing discretionary spend, and
  • Delivering business outcomes.
Reducing non-discretionary spend is about eliminating activities that are not absolutely necessary and automating those that are. This is done by eliminating the effort for delivering a service (by reducing the incidents) and optimizing the infrastructure by reclaiming unused or underused infrastructure.

Optimizing discretionary spend focuses on lowering the cost of enhancing the applications to make them stay relevant and reducing the time-to-market for new functionalities. The framework measures technical value of the application portfolio and has interventions to make them ‘fit for use’, significantly reducing the waste induced by multiple factors such as complexity, heterogeneity and quality.

Delivering business outcomes is to counter-balance the overt focus on cost. The application that is ‘fit for use’ needs to be ‘fit for purpose’ as well. A framework to baseline and enhance the business value becomes imperative to delivering the desired business results. A two-way drill-down (top-down and bottom-up) approach will ensure that the applications deliver what the business needs.

In a typical client context, these three components of zero maintenance will need to be applied in the right proportion in order to deliver on the client’s short-term and long-term goals. Organizations battling with legacy platforms would want to control their op-ex as a top priority and may want to focus on controlling their non-discretionary spend. Mature organizations would up their ante towards business outcomes as most of their non-discretionary and discretionary spend are in the right proportion. Alternatively, organizations looking to go digital may have to focus on all the three―cap-ex, op-ex and business outcomes.

This approach has been seen to deliver on a wide variety of objectives, which is very important, specifically because, no two organizations have identical needs when it comes to application maintenance.

The zero maintenance approach sustains and enhances the business as well as technical value of application portfolio, positively impacting cap-ex, op-ex and business performance. With structured tools and frameworks in place, this journey can be accurately measured and tracked for any stated objective and turned into competitive advantage.
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Brocade Delivers Industry-First Gen 6 Fibre Channel Directors For The All-Flash Data Centre

July 26, 2016, 12:05 am
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Brocade today announced the industry’s first Gen 6 Fibre Channel directors for mission-critical storage connectivity and business resiliency solutions designed for the all-flash data center.

New innovations in Brocade’s Gen 6 Fibre Channel portfolio include:
  • The industry-first Gen 6 Fibre Channel director family delivers breakthrough application performance, data center-proven reliability and increased business agility to accelerate data access, adapt to evolving requirements and drive always-on business operations. The Brocade X6 directors provide up to 384 32 Gbps line rate ports and up to 32 128 Gbps UltraScale™ ICL connectivity ports delivering a total system bandwidth of 16 Tbps. Breakthrough 32 Gbps performance accelerates application response time by up to 71 percent over previous solution eliminating IO bottlenecks and unleashing the full performance of flash and next generation NVMe-based storage.
  • The Brocade SX6 extension blade for Fibre Channel, FICON and IP storage replication moves more data over distance faster and enhances security without compromising performance. With up to 80 Gbps application throughput per platform and line-rate encryption, the Brocade SX6 is designed for the most demanding environments. This purpose-built solution delivers business resiliency at scale with 32 Gbps Fibre Channel and 1/10 GbE IP storage replication over 1/10/40 GbE IP WAN connections to handle the unrelenting growth of data traffic between data centers.
  • Fabric Vision technology overcomes the traditional limitations of network monitoring by introducing IO Insight, the industry’s only integrated network sensor that provides deeper visibility into the IO performance of storage infrastructure. This enhanced visibility enables quick identification of degraded application performance at host and storage tiers reducing time to resolution. IO Insight proactively monitors IO performance and behavior to gain unparalleled insight into potential issues and help maintain service levels.
  • Fabric Vison technology will include VM Insight for unparalleled end-to-end visibility into the storage performance of individual VMs. This feature optimizes VM performance and availability in a virtualized data center. VM Insight uses standards-based VM tagging to enable monitoring of VM-level application performance issues in a Gen 6 Fibre Channel SAN. Using this information, storage administrators can establish baseline application performance and identify anomalies in order to fine-tune the infrastructure to meet service level objectives. VM Insight also enables quick correlation with other Fabric Vision metrics to identify the root cause of problems before operations are affected.

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Red Hat Summit 2016 Highlights - New Innovations

July 26, 2016, 4:30 pm
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We live in a time of great change, and technology is a big catalyst in this transformation. In fact, thanks to technology, the rate of change around us continues to accelerate, creating significant challenges across the spectrum of IT, business, and society.

In the words of Jim Whitehurst, our CEO, “People recognize that they are not capable of innovating at the pace they want to innovate; and they recognize that paddling harder isn’t working.” In order to overcome these challenges, fresh thinking and creative solutions are needed, and it can be too much for one person or an individual organization to address them alone.

That’s why we must now find new ways to work together. We need to embrace the notion that participation is the new innovation. To do that, we need to be willing to toss out our conventional thinking about how work gets done.

It’s just like an orchestra. While each and every individual musician is talented, the role of the conductor is to bring those individuals together in a way to produce something that is greater than any one of those musicians could produce on their own.

Here, we highlight the key technology updates discussed at Red Hat Summit 2016 in San Francisco where participation was the theme of the week.



1. Open source

Businesses need to be more than consumers of open source technology – they have to be contributors, too, as the resources they need may span different organizations as well as geographies. Success will follow when businesses collaborate to create new innovations that would not have been possible without partnership.

Touching upon the theme of innovation through partnership and participation, we announced our partnership with Eurotech, a leading provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) platforms and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, to launch a new, open source Eclipse Foundation project to manage IoT edge devices, from connectivity and configuration to application lifecycle. The co-sponsored project, Eclipse Kapua, combines with the existing Eclipse Kura project to offer IoT developers and end users an open platform for end-to-end IoT implementations, helping them avoid costly, proprietary lock-in, while accelerating community-driven development.

This collaboration represents a significant boost to open source IoT solutions and marks the development of the first end-to-end, open source, IoT platform.

2. Containers

Containers are driving a rapid evolution of the enterprise computing stack. However, while this innovation is happening quickly, enterprise-grade solutions – hardened and standardized for the rigors of business computing – have been slow to follow. In particular, as containers move from experimentation to enterprise-reality, security is becoming increasingly paramount -- as is retaining existing investments in IT and maintaining stability for the future.

Launched at Red Hat Summit 2016, we now deliver the industry's broadest, enterprise-grade set of solutions for the deployment of Linux containers and container infrastructure across the enterprise, which includes a new container-scanning interface to enable security partners to easily plug into Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.

3. Analytics

As existing workloads evolve, and new deployments grow in size and complexity, risk management is a key challenge as well as a necessity for enterprise IT. There will be added pressure on IT organizations to rapidly evolve their operational capabilities.

The next generation of Red Hat Insights expands the depth and breadth of analytics to support new environments and services, so businesses can easily reach their business goals. Insights has now updated its OpenStack cloud capabilities, and an Actions Insight Planner to add customisation to task assignments.

The majority of these updates will ensure components, such as the OpenStack-based private cloud infrastructure, run smoothly. In addition, we also added container workload analysis in order to provide greater visibility so that businesses can safely adopt containers.

4. Cloud

Customer demands are increasingly focused on rapidly advancing their hybrid cloud strategies, as well as the need for an all-in-one consistent management view for physical, virtual, and cloud environments. With the hybrid cloud management market rapidly maturing and growing, more developers and I&O professionals are looking at it as a way to address the needs of a growing multi-cloud portfolio.

The latest version of our hybrid cloud management platform – CloudForms 4.1 – is capable of supporting Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and now Google Cloud Platform, making it a comprehensive, hybrid cloud management solution for businesses.

5. JBoss

We believe organizations should be able to choose when and how they move to new architectures and programming paradigms. This freedom is a hallmark of open source. In line with this belief, we announced the general availability of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 (JBoss EAP) and introduced JBoss Core Services Collection to provide customers with common and fundamental application components. With JBoss EAP 7, our aim is to help enterprises use and extend their existing application investments as they begin to transition to emerging architectures and programming paradigms that will require a lightweight, highly modular, cloud-native platform.
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IT News Week 5 Jul 2016

July 29, 2016, 8:00 pm
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For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news.
  • PR - Jul 29, 2016 - Cyberbullying Causes Depression, Nightmares and Anorexia, Kaspersky Lab Research Shows
  • PR - Jul 28, 2016 - MIMOS collaborates with Dynatrace to enhance digital performance of government projects
  • PR - Jul 28, 2016 - Introducing OnePlus 3 - It's About Time
  • PR - Jul 28, 2016 - Brocade Names Abdul Aziz Ali as Country Manager for Malaysia
  • PR - Jul 27, 2016 - IBM Security Tackles Insider Threats with User Behavior Analytics
  • PR - Jul 27, 2016 - Western Digital Announces World's First 64 Layer 3D NAND Technology
  • PR - Jul 27, 2016 - Sophos Demonstrates Partner Commitment at “Discover Sophos Synchronisation” Partner Roadshow
  • PR - Jul 25, 2016 - Sunway City Ipoh - The Best Sunday Ever at Lost World of Tambun


PR - Jul 29, 2016 - Cyberbullying Causes Depression, Nightmares and Anorexia, Kaspersky Lab Research Shows

According to the study Growing Up Online – Connected Kids, conducted by Kaspersky Lab and iconKids & Youth, cyberbullying is a far more dangerous threat to children than many parents think. The consequences for the majority of young victims of online harassment include serious problems with health and socialization.

Cyberbullying is intentional intimidation, persecution or abuse that children and teenagers may encounter on the internet. Interestingly, children aged 8-16 are more wary of this threat than their parents are. According to the study, 13% of children and 21% of parents consider it harmless. At the same time, 16% of the children surveyed are more afraid of being bullied online than offline, while half (50%) are equally afraid of both real-life and virtual bullying.

Parents should not downplay the dangers of cyberbullying. Despite the fact that the study found only 4% of children admitted to being bullied online (compared to 12% in real life), in 7 out of 10 cases the consequences were traumatic.

PR - Jul 28, 2016 - MIMOS collaborates with Dynatrace to enhance digital performance of government projects

Today, national research and development agency, MIMOS and Digital Performance Management software company, Dynatrace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enable MIMOS to augment its levels of implementation and digital performance of government projects while enhancing customer experience.

The MIMOS-Dynatrace pact involves exploring the possibilities of technology knowledge transfer and joint-development of new business plans for product commercialisation. The collaboration also entails the exchange of personnel for purposes such as teaching, training and research; for defined periods.

(L-R) Koh Eng Kiong, Regional Director, ASEAN, Dynatrace, &  Thillai Raj Ramanathan, CTO, MIMOS Berhad


PR - Jul 28, 2016 - Introducing OnePlus 3 - It's About Time

The OnePlus 3. A long-awaited flagship, the OnePlus 3 features a state-of-the-art performance, enhanced with a sleek unibody metal build, to offer you a better smartphone experience.

The OnePlus 3 utilizes Dash Charge technology, a faster, cooler and safer way to charge a smartphone. Unlike other quick charging technologies, Dash Charge replenishes more than 60% of the 3,000 mAh battery in 30 minutes and continues fast charging even when streaming video or playing energy-intensive games.

Available through its distributor – Brightstar Distribution Sdn. Bhd. – and authorised retailers, the OnePlus 3 retails for RM1,888 (inclusive of GST). Pre-order is also available on Lazada from now until 5 August 2016.


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PR - Jul 28, 2016 - Brocade Names Abdul Aziz Ali as Country Manager for Malaysia

Brocade today announced the appointment of Abdul Aziz Ali as country manager for Malaysia. In this role, Abdul Aziz will be responsible for leading local operations and charting the company’s business growth in Malaysia. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Abdul Aziz will report to Beni Sia, Brocade regional director for South East Asia.

Bringing more than two decades of industry experience to Brocade, Abdul Aziz was most recently with BIT Group Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian-owned provider of IT solutions and services focused on the implementation and maintenance of networking infrastructure and software, where he served as the group CEO. Prior to joining BIT Group in 2015, he was the country manager for Malaysia and Brunei at Juniper Networks. He also held various business development and management roles at Cisco and EMC during the course of his career.

Abdul Aziz Ali, Country Manager, Brocade Malaysia


“Malaysia is a strategic market for Brocade within the South East Asia region, given its strong potential in infrastructure development and robust demand for New IP networking solutions,” said Beni Sia, regional director for South East Asia at Brocade. “Aziz’s experience and track record in building out businesses, and his foresight in software networking, will be invaluable in accelerating our growth in Malaysia and helping our customers capitalize on their networks for digital transformation.”

PR - Jul 27, 2016 - IBM Security Tackles Insider Threats with User Behavior Analytics

A stronger and better security app is now available to tackle insider threats which make up 60% of all attacks facing organizations today. The new IBM QRadar User Behavior Analytics application, which will be available for free on the IBM Security App Exchange, will give security teams’ unparalleled visibility into abnormal user behavior that can signal imminent cyberthreats. The application will:
  • Leverage existing QRadar security data with user information pulled from the entire IT environment.
  • Compile risk scores for every user in a network based on activities.
  • Provide a behavioral analysis dashboard and watch list for leading user accounts that may pose a threat

PR - Jul 27, 2016 - Western Digital Announces World's First 64 Layer 3D NAND Technology

Western Digital Corp. today announced that it has successfully developed its next generation 3D NAND technology, BiCS3, with 64 layers of vertical storage capability. Pilot production of the new technology has commenced in the Yokkaichi, Japan joint venture facilities and initial output is expected later this year. Western Digital expects meaningful commercial volumes of BiCS3 in the first half of calendar 2017.

“The launch of the next generation 3D NAND technology based on our industry-leading 64 layer architecture reinforces our leadership in NAND flash technology,” said Dr. Siva Sivaram, executive vice president, memory technology, Western Digital. “BiCS3 will feature the use of 3-bits-per-cell technology along with advances in high aspect ratio semiconductor processing to deliver higher capacity, superior performance and reliability at an attractive cost. Together with BiCS2, our 3D NAND portfolio has broadened significantly, enhancing our ability to address a full spectrum of customer applications in retail, mobile and data center.”

BiCS3, which has been developed jointly with Western Digital’s technology and manufacturing partner Toshiba, will be initially deployed in 256 gigabit capacity and will be available in a range of capacities up to half a terabit on a single chip. Western Digital expects volume shipments of BiCS3 for the retail market in the fourth calendar quarter of 2016 and to begin OEM sampling this quarter. Shipments of the company’s previous generation 3D NAND technology, BiCS2, continue to customers in retail and OEM.

PR - Jul 27, 2016 - Sophos Demonstrates Partner Commitment at “Discover Sophos Synchronisation” Partner Roadshow

Sophos has embarked on a series of in-country partner roadshows across ASEAN, with Malaysia being the first in the region.

At the roadshow held in Kuala Lumpur on July 21, Sophos shared information on its latest product offering and business opportunities with over 100 channel partners.



In line with the global conference theme, the “Discover Sophos Synchronisation” roadshow aimed at reinforcing Sophos’s commitment to partners and its synchronised security strategy, which enables sharing of intelligence in real time between the endpoints and firewall for unparalleled protection. Sophos also introduced Sophos Central, an integrated management platform that enables synchronised security management for partners, IT administrators and end users.

AwardWinner
Distributor of the YearAfiintra Technologies
Partner of the YearSC Systems
Rising StarInfowhiz Solutions
Sales Engineer of the Year (Enduser Security Group)Max Wong, Mavisco Resources
Sales Engineer of the Year (Network Security Group)Chan Jin Feng, Fortesys Distribution
Enterprise Partner of the Year (Network Security Group)IP Core


PR - Jul 25, 2016 - Sunway City Ipoh - The Best Sunday Ever at Lost World of Tambun

Share the beauty of Lost World Hot Springs & Spa with a friend this 31st of July, at the Lost World Of Tambun’s Hot Springs and Spa Bring A Friend Day! Treat yourself and a bestie to a Sunday filled with exciting performances, freebies, discounts and a host of activities to wrap up the weekend with a relaxing adventure.

Present an original membership card along with your Identification Card and you and your friend will gain access to Lost World Of Tambun’s Hot Springs and Spa for a day of fun and pampering, for FREE!

From 3:00pm to 11:00pm, visitors will be entertained by clowns, mascots, flaming percussion, and an introduction to the history of Ipoh’s rich Tin mining legacy at Lost World Tin Valley, among other activities. Freebies are in abundance as guests will receive merchandise and vouchers from Milo, Celebrity Fitness, Sakae Sushi, Pocky and ICandy. That’s not all, guests will also be able to sample massages, while fans of horror can explore the Lost World Haunted Chambers at their own risk, at just half the price.


Being a Lost World Hot Springs & Spa Annual Pass holder is better when done together, and there is no better time to sign up than on the 31st of July. New membership costs a mere RM 70 while renewals are only RM 60.

The Lost World Of Tambun operational hours will be from 11:00am to 6:00pm every Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 6:00pm every Saturday and Sunday. The Lost World Hot Springs by Night operates from 12:00nn – 11:00pm every Monday to Sunday. The park is closed every Tuesday except during Malaysian school and public holidays.
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Canvas by Instructure Announces Integration with Microsoft

July 30, 2016, 4:30 pm
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Canvas by Instructure, a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology company that makes software which makes people smarter, recently announced at InstructureCon, an integration with Microsoft Office 365 to provide instructors and learners around the world with an improved educational experience.
Mitch Benson, VP of Products, Canvas

The Canvas and Microsoft integration provides seven main points of interoperability that make using Office 365 and Canvas seamless.
  • Submit files directly from Office 365 into Canvas Assignments.
  • Access Office 365 documents through SpeedGrader to add feedback.
  • Link Office 365 documents anywhere you use the Rich Content Editor.
  • Include Office 365 documents in your Modules.
  • Create Collaborations using any type of Office document.
  • Create and grade assignments in your Microsoft OneNote Class Notebook, then push those grades to Canvas.
  • Sign in to Canvas with your Office 365 login using single sign-on.
Canvas has millions of active users and is employed by hundreds of universities and colleges in 40 countries. This integration with Microsoft follows other critical Canvas innovations, including a transformation of their user interface.


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Zenrooms offers 50% OFF flash sale on 8 August

July 31, 2016, 5:30 pm
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Jul 29, 2016 - Singapore:

ZEN focuses on a simple but effective recipe of providing a reliable budget experience with clean and simple rooms, at the lowest prices. Focused on democratizing travel by disrupting the old fashioned hotel sector, ZEN started its operations in Indonesia in mid-2015 with 10 of the country’s best budget hotels. ZEN is now Asia’s fastest growing hotel company, with lower prices and greater reach than traditional hotel chains.

In its first year, ZEN has allowed hundreds of thousands of travelers to explore Asia. Notably, it recently became the first hotel operator in Bali, with its shiny red signage visible across the island - each lollipop representing a quality checked location at attractive rates. In 2016, ZEN has also teamed up with AirAsia, FoodPanda, Lazada and Uber and has enjoyed strong public satisfaction ratings at its travel agent partners Agoda, Booking.com and Expedia.

To celebrate its 1st year anniversary, zenrooms.com will be hosting a 50% OFF flash sale on 8 August (for 3 hours only, 7-10pm GMT+7). During the online bash, ZEN’s double rooms across Asia will be available for as low as USD7 per night - the best room rates in the region.
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How to make use of older drivers in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 ?

August 1, 2016, 10:46 am
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Automatic driver installation is a feature of Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 - Vendors would publish device drivers as Windows updates.

Nonetheless, sometimes you may want to make use of an older driver version instead of the newer driver automatically downloaded by Windows 10.

The solution is quite simple - go to Device Manager to roll back the driver.



1.1.) Install the older driver by running the older driver's installation file.

1.2.) Go to Device Manager, look for the device under the list.

At this point, the device would still be using the newest driver.

1.3.) Double click on the device to load the Properties' form.

1.4.) Click 'Driver' tab.

1.5.) Click 'Roll Back Driver'.

The Roll Back Driver button will only be enabled if the OS detected the presence of an older driver's version.

1.6.) Restart the PC.

1.7.) Go back to Device Manager to check the device's driver, it should rollback to the older version.
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BTI & INSEAD Join Forces to Develop Next Generation Leaders in Asia Pacific

August 2, 2016, 5:29 pm
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BTI® Consultants, a global leadership consulting firm, and INSEAD will be offering a pioneering leadership development programme for future leaders across Asia Pacific including Malaysia.

The Future CEO Programme, the first of its kind, is designed to enhance leadership capabilities and address succession planning issues so organisations can develop a ready pool of leadership talent.

“Insights on leadership succession planning consistently indicate that while organisations may be aware that succession planning is a critical component of robust leadership development practices with strategies in place, execution is seriously lacking across companies in Asia Pacific,” says BTI Consultants Managing Director & Vice President Asia Pacific, Anthony Raja Devadoss.

Anthony Raja Devadoss, Managing Director and Vice President of BTI Consultants, Asia Pacific

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IT News Week 2 Aug 2016

August 6, 2016, 8:03 pm
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For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news.
  • PR - Aug 4, 2016 - Kaching Partners iSYNERGY for MyKad Smart Shopper Loyalty Program on BearInBag
  • PR - Aug 3, 2016 - Microsoft marks Windows 10 anniversary with major updates
  • PR - Aug 3, 2016 - [Pre-order] Samsung Galaxy Note 7 with FREE Mystery Gift Now at 11street
  • PR - Aug 3, 2016 - Dimension Data Runs The Extra Mile to Promote Health and Wellness
  • PR - Aug 3, 2016 - Green Packet Strengthens Southeast Asia device business via 22% stake in Yen Global Berhad
  • PR - Aug 2, 2016 - Taipei, Taiwan - BIOSTAR Debuts G300 Series Solid-State Drives


PR - Aug 4, 2016 - Kaching Partners iSYNERGY for MyKad Smart Shopper Loyalty Program on BearInBag

Kaching Network Sdn Bhd (Kaching) today announced it is collaborating with I Synergy Holdings Bhd (iSYNERGY) to enable the 2.2 million members of MyKad Smart Shopper (MSS) to redeem their loyalty cash points online on Kaching’s newly launched e-commerce platform, BearInBag.

(L-R) - MRCA council members at the signing ceremony between Kaching Network Sdn Bhd and I Synergy Holdings Bhd.: Dato’ Tay Sim Kim, Chairman, OSIM (M) Sdn Bhd; Dato' Lim Thiam Huat, Kaching Network Sdn Bhd; Dato’ Lawrence Teo, CEO, I Synergy Holdings Bhd; Dato’ Garry Chua Kah Seng, President of the MRCA; Datuk Lee Hwa Cheng, CEO of Kaching Network Sdn Bhd;  Dato’ Liaw Choon Liang, JP, Focus Point Holdings Berhad and Mr Jeff Kong Jiang Foong, DF Pharmacy Sdn Bhd


MSS is a loyalty program by iSYNERGY’s subsidiary company, I Synergy International (M) Sdn Bhd that uses MyKad as its member identification. The program has more than 1,000 participating merchants in Malaysia with products and services ranging from fashion, beauty, electronics, food, lifestyle products to entertainment. BearInBag is a new online shopping platform that offers deals in fashion, technology and lifestyle products with merchants such as Focus Point, Bagman, The Travel Store and more.

PR - Aug 3, 2016 - Microsoft marks Windows 10 anniversary with major updates

Microsoft Malaysia today demonstrated the key features from its highly anticipated global Windows 10 Anniversary Update with innovative highlights such as Windows Ink, Windows Hello, in combination with advanced security features for consumers and enterprises, and improvements to the Microsoft Edge browser. The Windows 10 Anniversary Update will be rolled out to Windows 10 PCs around the world in phases, starting with newer machines first.

Some of the key features include:
  • Windows Ink
  • Security features for consumers- Windows Hello, Windows Defender
  • Security features for enterprises- Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (WDATP), Windows Information Protection
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Dark theme and UI tweaks



Some of the new devices that are eligible for the innovations and offerings that come with the Windows 10 Anniversary Updates include the Acer Switch Alpha 12, HP Elite x2 1012 G1, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet, Lenovo Yoga 900s, and the Microsoft Surface Pro 4.

PR - Aug 3, 2016 - [Pre-order] Samsung Galaxy Note 7 with FREE Mystery Gift Now at 11street

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was unveiled in New York just yesterday. With this announcement, we would like to inform you that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is now available for pre-order in Malaysia, at 11street online marketplace!

The 5.7 inch curved phablet will be retailed at RM 3,199 which you can find it at 11street’s Samsung Galaxy Note 7 event page and a complimentary mystery gift will also be given to the first 100 buyers.



The pre-order date will begin from August 3 to August 18 2016 and the purchased items will be delivered starting from 19 August 2016. For more information, please feel free to contact me at 017-3439590 or shuen@11street.my.

Key Features:
  • Iris scanner
  • IP68 waterproof and dustproof (both phone and S Pen)
  • Underwater: 1.5 metres deep for up to 30 minutes
PR - Aug 3, 2016 - Dimension Data Runs The Extra Mile to Promote Health and Wellness

The employees of Dimension Data Malaysia, a leading ICT solutions and services provider, brought their competitive spirit they usually display at work to the trails of Taman Botani Kepong, FRIM – all eyeing for the prize at the Tour de Run 2016 a running event organised by the company for its employees, their family members and business partners as an initiative to promote health and fitness.



Held in light of the recently concluded Tour de France cycling tournament in which Dimension Data is the official technology partner, Tour de Run 2016 saw 300 participants taking on the challenging trails of the forest reserve, all vying for the top honour under the 8KM Men Veteran, 8KM Men Open, 8KM Women Open and 8KM Women Open categories. There was also a 5KM Fun Run event open for children, as well as participants who would prefer an easier start to running.

PR - Aug 3, 2016 - Green Packet Strengthens Southeast Asia device business via 22% stake in Yen Global Berhad

Green Packet Berhad today acquired a 22% stake in Yen Global Berhad to become its substantial shareholder. The company purchased 30,250,000 ordinary shares at RM0.50 each for a purchase consideration of RM18.15 million via an off-market direct business transaction, representing RM0.60 per share.

The strategic investment is aimed at bolstering GPB’s connectivity device business especially in the Southeast Asia region. According to Kay Tan, CEO of GPB, the company is pursuing its growth strategy and taking proactive steps in view of recent market developments.

YGB, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Atilze Digital Sdn Bhd formerly known as VLT Wholesale Sdn Bhd, was recently appointed as authorized distributor for Gemtek products in Southeast Asia. Gemtek Technology Co. Ltd incorporated in Taiwan, is a world-leading manufacturer of connectivity devices, which also contract manufactures close to 30% of GP branded products.

PR - Aug 2, 2016 - Taipei, Taiwan - BIOSTAR Debuts G300 Series Solid-State Drives

BIOSTAR is proud to announce its latest product series targeted for power users and gamers looking for high-performance storage: BIOSTAR announces the debut their G300 series of solid-state drives (SSD). With the current trend of enthusiasts switching to SSDs for faster storage performance especially for eSports and the gaming market where performance is a key consideration, SSDs are the top choice for gamers versus traditional hard disk drives. With SSDs, games and level load faster, the system is more responsive and you spend more time gaming.



With SSDs growing in popularity as the preferred storage for gaming PCs due to their faster performance, gamers are becoming more and more stringent in their buying decisions because of the large selection of SSDs in the market. All SSDs offer better performance than conventional mechanical hard disk drives but not all SSDs are the same.

BIOSTAR has decided to focus on the gamers and power-users’ needs in creating their first solid state drive dedicated specifically for the needs of this people. The BIOSTAR G300 series SSD has been designed from the ground-up to create the perfect storage specifically for gaming.

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ProjectSauron: Top Level Espionage Platform Covertly Extracts Encrypted Government Comms

August 9, 2016, 2:08 am
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In September 2015, Kaspersky Lab’s Anti-Targeted Attack Platform flagged an unusual feature in the network of a client organization. The anomaly led researchers to ‘ProjectSauron’, a nation-state threat actor attacking state organizations with a unique set of tools for each victim, making traditional indicators of compromise almost useless. The aim of the attacks appears to be mainly cyber-espionage.

ProjectSauron is particularly interested in gaining access to encrypted communications, hunting them down using an advanced modular cyber-espionage platform that incorporates a set of unique tools and techniques. The most noteworthy feature of ProjectSauron’s tactics is the deliberate avoidance of patterns: ProjectSauron customizes its implants and infrastructure for each individual target, and never reuses them. This approach, coupled with multiple routes for the exfiltration of stolen data, such as legitimate email channels and DNS, enables ProjectSauron to conduct secretive, long-term spying campaigns in target networks.

ProjectSauron gives the impression of being an experienced and traditional actor that has put considerable effort into learning from other extremely advanced actors, including Duqu, Flame,Equation and Regin; adopting some of their most innovative techniques and improving on their tactics in order to remain undiscovered.



Key Features

ProjectSauron tools and techniques of particular interest include:
  • Unique footprint: Core implants that have different file names and sizes and are individually built for each target – making it very difficult to detect since the same basic indicators of compromise would have little value for any other target. Running in memory: The core implants make use of legitimate software update scripts and work as backdoors, downloading new modules or running commands from the attacker purely in memory.
  • A bias towards crypto-communications: ProjectSauron actively searches for information related to fairly rare, custom network encryption software. This client-­server software is widely adopted by many of the target organizations to secure communications, voice, email, and document exchange. The attackers are particularly interested in encryption software components, keys, configuration files, and the location of servers that relay encrypted messages between the nodes.
  • Script-based flexibility: ProjectSauron has implemented a set of low-level tools which are orchestrated by high-level LUA scripts. The use of LUA components in malware is very rare - it has previously only been spotted in the Flame and Animal Farm attacks. Bypassing air-gaps: ProjectSauron makes use of specially-prepared USB drives to jump across air-gapped networks. These USB drives carry hidden compartments in which stolen data is concealed.
  • Multiple exfiltration mechanisms: ProjectSauron implements a number of routes for data exfiltration, including legitimate channels such as email and DNS, with stolen information copied from the victim disguised in day-to-day traffic.

Geography/victim profile

To date, more than 30 victim organizations have been identified in Russia, Iran and Rwanda, and there may be some in Italian-speaking countries. We believe many more organizations and geographies are likely to be affected.

Based on our analysis, targeted organizations generally play a key role in providing state services and include:
  • Government
  • Military
  • Scientific research centers
  • Telecom operators
  • Financial organizations

Forensic analysis indicates that ProjectSauron has been operational since June, 2011 and remains active in 2016. The initial infection vector used by ProjectSauron to penetrate victim networks remains unknown.

“A number of targeted attacks now rely on low-cost, readily-available tools. ProjectSauron, in contrast, is one of those that relies on homemade, trusted tools and customizable scripted code. The single use of unique indicators, such as control server, encryption keys and more, in addition to the adoption of cutting edge techniques from other major threat actors, is rather new. The only way to withstand such threats is to have many layers of security in place, based on a chain of sensors monitoring even the slightest anomaly in organizational workflow, multiplied with threat intelligence and forensic analysis to hunt for patterns even when there appear to be none,” said Vitaly Kamluk, Principal Security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab.

The cost, complexity, persistence and ultimate goal of the operation: stealing confidential and secret information from state-sensitive organizations, suggest the involvement or support of a nation state.

Kaspersky Lab security experts advise organizations to undertake a thorough audit of their IT networks and endpoints and to implement the following measures:

Introduce an anti-targeted attack solution alongside new or existing endpoint protection. Endpoint protection on its own is not enough to withstand the next generation of threat actors.

Call in the experts if the technology flags an anomaly. The most advanced security solutions will be able to spot an attack even as it’s happening, and security professionals are sometimes the only ones who can effectively block, mitigate and analyze major attacks.

Supplement the above with threat intelligence services: this will inform security teams about the latest evolution in the threat landscape, attack trends and the signs to watch out for. And last, but not least, since many major attacks start with a spear-phishing or other approach to employees, make sure that staff understand and practice responsible cyber-behavior.

The full report on ProjectSauron has been made available to customers of Kaspersky Lab APT Intelligence reporting service in advance. Learn more at: http://www.kaspersky.com/enterprise-security/apt-intelligence-reporting.

Indicators of compromise and YARA rules are available.

All Kaspersky Lab products detect ProjectSauron samples as HEUR:Trojan.Multi.Remsec.gen
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Digital Workplaces: A More Level Playing Field for Smaller Businesses

August 10, 2016, 8:53 pm
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by Yaj Malik, EVP and Managing Director, Sage Asia

The concept of a modern day digital workplace is going through some revolutionary thinking. Recent technology and behavioural trends such as bring your own devices (BYOD), Internet of Things (IoT) and virtual teams are driving a dramatic transformation to the workplace. Increasingly, we are seeing a transition from individualised, physical workspaces to a digital ecosystem with no physical boundaries.

Yaj Malik, EVP and MD, Sage Asia

It is understandable that both employers and workers alike are having reservations about what the future holds for workspace design. For employees, especially millennials who grew up familiar with computers, mobile devices and the Internet, it seems natural that a modern-day workplace needs to provide for seamless digital lifestyles that blurs the line between their personal lives and professional work spheres.

At the same time, employers who are eager to attract and keep millennial talent, are concerned with providing them with a workplace that is conducive for creative thinking, collaboration and open communication as well as efficiency and productivity. This is crucial too as millennials currently make up more than half of the global workforce, according to a recent survey by Deloitte,



The pressure to keep up with preferences and workstyles of the millennial workers can be challenging for employers. Technological trends evolve at Internet speed these days, and workstyles – they can be a very subjective thing.

Small and medium business owners and leaders in smaller firms especially, may feel that they do not have the resources to keep up with the technological curve. Often faced with lean manpower as well as limited budget and resources, these business decision makers also have to weigh different business priorities. Some businesses may choose to forgo the digital workplace altogether, much to their detriment.

Here, Yaj Malik, executive vice president and managing director at Sage Asia, shares some digital workplace trends that small and medium business leaders will want to take note of, and why the digital workplace is an opportunity that they would not want to miss.

Mobile-first work environments

First, the digital workplace may not be such a bad idea for small medium businesses. Recently, a global study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has revealed that ‘mobile-first’ working environments lead to a direct increase in employee engagement. The same study also established links between the support for mobile technology and employees’ productivity, creativity, satisfaction and loyalty levels.

Generally, millennial workers expect the same convenience at work that they experience in their personal digitally enhanced lives. They want to be able to access their work files just as easily as they get to their twitter feeds. They want to be able to pay a company supplier in a straight forward manner, just like how they can check their bank account balance these days, and not waste time.

This has contributed to the consumerization of IT, which represents the movement of IT being introduced in the consumer market before spreading to business and government organizations. Mostly because employees are using the prevalent ‘consumer’ technologies and devices at home and then introducing them in the workplace. This has thrown up a plethora of trends like the mentioned BYOD, and these days, even BYOA or bring your own app.

Ideally, small and medium businesses need to have a workplace that is simplified and built around the forces shaping consumer technologies - social, mobile, apps and cloud. Simply put, millennial workers expect to be connected easily and conveniently, and they want to be able to work anytime from pretty much anywhere.

Allow for virtual teamwork

Creativity and collaboration are key to the modern workplace. The digital workplace needs to be able to provide room for individuality and creativity, and at the same time, provide a platform for cooperation and collaboration. Here, collaboration increasingly refers to co-working virtually.

Employers have to offer means for discussions and teamwork in the virtual space. Digital tools these days allow for not just discussions and conferencing, but also cyber working spaces where team members collaborate in real time, co-create or edit content, share files and information, etc.

The key is to use technological tools to our advantage, and allow people to work smarter and be more productive. Technology cannot and should not be an added chore where workers need to invest too much time to learn to use or adapt to.

Security in the digital workplace

There are many studies out there that points an accusing finger at millennials, calling them a generation of workers who are casual about data privacy and security – a generation who are so used to sharing personal information and images on social media that they do not think much about it.

Stereotyping or not, my advice to small and medium businesses is to focus on putting in place necessary security protocols and tools, and adapting to the workstyles of the millennials. This means that cybersecurity solutions for the digital workplace needs to be able to co-exist and adapt to workplace behaviours of millennials (or any generation of works).

Cybersecurity solutions that are catered to the millennial mind set offers agility, flexibility, mobility, and a personal touch. These qualities improve life for all of us, regardless of our age or generation. One example is a profile or role based access control to company networks. Profile or role based login allows IT to configure different levels of security controls for workers with different work roles. An employee in finance department who compiles the company’s quarter sales performance figures will have different levels of security access to the company’s network from that of a staff in frontline sales for instance.

Change as opportunity

Finally, more generalisations regarding millennials:

Mobile is the platform of choice for the millennial generation. They have less tolerance for poor user experiences means that the importance of creating great online experiences is higher than ever. They prefer to be in control, so favour website self-service solutions over assisted service; give millennials the power to resolve their own problems. They will talk about your brand on social media, so engage them in the conversation and learn from it.

Most importantly, small and medium businesses need to see the transformation to a digital workspace as an opportunity. We all know that there is a large amount of data being generated and collected each day. Data that will be driving tomorrow’s business environment and economy. Smaller businesses need to, if they have not already, put themselves into this data-revolution to stay competitive and relevant.

The millennial worker-friendly, digital workplace offers small and medium businesses access and connectivity to data–driven business environment. An environment where market changes come fast, and decision making needs to be faster. It opens businesses up to an environment where consumers are connected and well informed, and workers need to be able to engage them from across multiple channels – whether it is in the physical or virtual world. It is a future business environment that allows for small medium businesses to engage larger competitors on a more level digital playing field.
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PIKOM Unveils ICT Job Market Outlook in Malaysia 2016

August 11, 2016, 7:05 am
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The average monthly salary of an ICT professional in Malaysia grew from RM7,706 in 2014 to RM8,114 in 2015,  an increase of 5.3%. This year, the projected average monthly salary is RM8,496, a 4.7% increase over 2015.
In 2015, an IT Project Manager in Malaysia earned more than their counterparts in the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and India but much less than the ones in United States, United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong.
These are some of the many interesting findings in the National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM)’s ICT JOB MARKET OUTLOOK IN MALAYSIA 2016 report.


The report was done in collaboration with Jobstreet.com, a leading online job board presently covering the employment markets in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam. The report has been an indispensable guide to C-level executives, human resource practitioners, job seekers, undergraduates and many others, for more than eight years. It is aimed at helping decision makers in organisations, to understand and plan their talent requirements and budgets as well as to give job hunters a realistic view on the market rate for certain job categories, when they are asked for their salary expectations.
Launched today, the latest report indicated that despite the number of challenging factors that have hit our country since 2014 such as the slowdown of the economy, the drop in the prices of crude oil and commodities, the depreciation of the Ringgit against major currencies and the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the ICT industry in Malaysia showed resilience and continued its growth path.
The total ICT value in Malaysia for 2015 is estimated to be RM155.2 billion, based on the Average Annual Growth Rate (AAGR) of 8% for the period 2010-2015. The share of the ICT industry to the economy expanded from 16.5% in 2010 to 17.6% in 2015.
The main driver of the ICT industry growth is the ICT Services subsector whose share to the GDP rose from 3.3% in 2000 to 6.6% in 2015 and is projected to reach 7 % by end of 2016.
“It has been a challenging 2015 for the industry. But we have achieved positive growth that has been particularly driven by and thanks to, the expansion in the ICT Services subsector, “said PIKOM Chairman Chin Chee Seong.
While ICT Manufacturing subsector has been slowing, the ICT Services subsector has been experiencing positive growth in the last two decades, he added.
“Consistent with industry growth, salaries also rose although at a slower growth rate,” said Chin, at a press conference today held at PIKOM’s premises in Damansara Perdana.
                                                        JOB MARKET TRENDS IN MALAYSIA

Generally all ICT job categories, namely the fresh graduates, junior executives, senior executives, middle level managers and senior managers registered a positive salary increase in 2015 albeit with a lower-than-expected growth.
In the table above, the construction / building /engineering industries posted the highest AAGR of the average monthly salary of ICT professionals for the 2009 to 2015 period, at 8.8%, followed by education (8.6%); automotive/heavy industry/machinery (8.5%) and electrical and electronics (8.5%). Not surprisingly, the oil / gas / petroleum industry which has been experiencing a downturn, registered an AAGR of 4.7% over the same period and a 2.9% year-on-year growth in 2015.
However, oil/gas/petroleum was in the top five paying industries by job category. The other four are banking services; automotive/heavy industry/machinery; agriculture/plantation/aquaculture; and chemical/fertilisers/pesticides.
“The oil, gas and petroleum sector is still ranked as one of the overall top-paying industries by job categories despite the current industry downturn,” said PIKOM Research Committee Chair Woon Tai Hai.
“In fact in the fresh graduates, senior executives and middle manager job categories, the oil, gas and petroleum was in the top five paying industries in 2015 posting an average monthly salary of RM2,984, RM8,291 and RM11,804 respectively,” he added.
However, PIKOM acknowledged that the 5.3 %salary growth for 2015 for the overall average monthly salary of ICT professionals is the lowest in eight years, said Woon.
While the industry expected a downturn, it certainly did not expect an impact of such magnitude, he said.
“Perhaps it is also a wake-up call for the industry to realise that although salaries have been growing, future salary growth cannot be taken for granted,” he added.
The Challenge of Retaining Local Talent Remains
As in previous years, the industry continues to face the exodus of talent who seek greener pastures overseas due to better salaries and remunerations. When benchmarked against Asia, United States and Middle East, Malaysia continues to lag behind in terms of salaries, which has been a key factor in the continued prevalence of the brain drain issue.
The Purchasing Power Parity Adjusted Criterion benchmarking scale in 2015, which takes into account inflation rates and fluctuations in the foreign exchange, showed that the average monthly salary of an IT Project Manager at entry level in the United Arab Emirates and United States was respectively, 2.18 and 1.5 times more than in Malaysia. The average monthly salary of an entry level IT Project Manager, in Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore, was 1.95 times, 1.88 times and 1.38 times, respectively, more than in Malaysia.
It is imperative that both the industry and government tackle the issue of talent outflow through ensuring continuous stream of quality fresh graduates entering the work force, promoting R&D and commercialisation and maintaining competitive salary packages, said PIKOM Chairman Chin.
“PIKOM would like to express their gratitude to Jobstreet.com for once again collaborating with us on this important report and also to Payscale for their valuable data. We would like to say a big THANK YOU to our sponsors, BDO, Fusionex, Hitachi Sunway and Powerware Systems for their support towards the success of this report,” he added.

“Finally, this report would not have been possible without the efforts of the PIKOM Research Committee headed by Mr. Woon Tai Hai,” said Chin.

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Waze Announces Global Event Partner Program

August 12, 2016, 7:42 pm
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Calling all stadium, marathon, and event organizers! Today, we’re thrilled to introduce the Waze Global Event Partner Program which will help partners outsmart event-related traffic and better communicate road information with attendees and the broader community.

With more than 65 million monthly active Wazers globally – and more than 4,000 events successfully supported to date – Waze will provide partners with custom access to its traffic management technology and communications channels in exchange for partners’ advanced and real-time road closure and traffic information.

Who’s on board?

We’re kicking the program off with 20 inaugural partners spanning North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Asia, including:
  • E15 and its six professional sports team partners: Atlanta Falcons (Georgia Dome), Washington Redskins (FedEx Field), Detroit Lions (Ford Field), Washington Nationals (Nationals Park), and Atlanta Hawks (Phillips Arena).
  • Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series’ 30 global events, including New York, Montreal, Mexico City, and Madrid.



Everyone Benefits

The Waze Global Event Partner Program is a big win for partners, attendees, and the entire Waze community.
  • For Partners - The Program can help extend your great experiences to include the roads and parking lots surrounding your events! Together with Waze, you can optimize traffic flow to get attendees into venues or to events more quickly, yielding happier fans and potentially greater revenue from concessions, meet-and-greets, souvenirs, and more!
  • For Attendees - Alleviate the frustration of navigating around marathon closures or getting stuck in game-day traffic. Plus, you’ll get better communication of road closures, changes, and traffic delays in real-time from partners!
  • For Wazers - Knowing partners’ road closure and traffic information helps our map and routes improve, helping you better navigate real-time conditions!

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Workstyle Innovation By Ricoh

August 27, 2016, 12:43 am
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Ricoh Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. today introduced the next generation of business processes defined as Workstyle Innovation, a term originally coined by Ricoh. The new workstyle is said to revolutionise the way businesses, small or large, operate.

The Workstyle Innovation is truly the future of office automation available from Ricoh across the globe, encompassing a number of building blocks focused on key customer technology concerns such as Intelligent Device, Mobility, Business Process, Cloud, Connected Office and Autonomous Support.

Intelligent Device – Ricoh’s core technology MFPs, Printers, and other devices act as a development platform for users to utilise and create limitless applications to meet specific business requirements. Combined with an intuitive user interface and design suite, it can adapt to any workstyle.



  • Mobility– Offers seamless and secure integration with mobile devices, to enable all users access the information they need anytime, anywhere.
  • Business Process– Value-added solutions can be deployed into Ricoh’s devices directly to support business processes. Additionally, customised processes can be created to optimise workflow and enhance workstyle.
  • Cloud– Includes connectivity to the cloud as a standard support to more advanced productivity. It has standard browser technology and a multitude of cloud connectors, enabling complete access to cloud services.
  • Connected Office– Integrates devices together so information delivered in multiple formats, across multiple devices and locations can be shared, accessed and acted upon seamlessly. It enables all devices to be connected in the office using simple device connectors.
  • Autonomous Support– Supports comprehensive remote assistance, as well as onboard video for changing customer environments and key business process by having all devices on and available when needed.

The ever-changing work environment compels businesses to adapt to a workstyle that will help them remain competitive. With the new Workstyle Innovation, businesses can access all their information through a Connected Office concept, linking a series of intelligent input and output devices to perform efficiently.

SMEs and individuals will find this especially beneficial as they can edit, save, store, access data and present their ideas easily anytime, anyplace and anywhere, all the while being on the go. When a suite of Ricoh products are synced using the RICOH Smart Device Connector mobile app, the app acts as a central control to navigate documents at a click of a button.

For a seamless connected workplace experience, the Workstyle Innovation is made possible with the RICOH Smart Device Connector app, Interactive Whiteboard (IWB), Multi Function Printer (MFP) with a Smart Operation Panel (SOP), Ultra Short Throw Projector and supporting solutions.
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Exclusive Interview with BIOSTAR President Paul Wang

August 28, 2016, 12:13 am
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BIOSTAR, a time-honored brand, has had professional experience in the motherboard market and IT industry for thirty years. It is literally a very special year for BIOSTAR and more good things are coming its way. BIOSTAR turns loss into profit and Qisda builds a partnership with it by becoming one of its shareholders. Paul Wang, the founder and the president of BIOSTAR, had an exclusive interview with The Apple Daily, a newspaper printed in Taiwan and he said: “We take diverse strategies for the business and concentrate on the sales of motherboard targeted for the high-end gaming market to run our business. Moreover, the sales of IPC has been growing rapidly and steadily in recent years. To show our ambition to our long-term customers, we have launched BIOSTAR solid state drives (SSD) this August in Asia, which marked our first steps into the SSD market and to show our intention and potential that we can offer a wide selection of products to the IT market. BIOSTAR and Qisda have been co-operating in perfect harmony and will continue to collaborate with each other for industrial control in the near future.

BIOSTAR has gotten to first base with the net benefits making it return to the black in the second quarter of 2016 due to the diverse strategies for enterprise transformation, finally ending the deficit for the past six quarters. On the other hand, Qisda has injected funds and resources into BIOSTAR as icing on the cake for its business since Qisda bought fractional interests from BIOSTAR on the open market in 2015 to become the largest outside shareholder at BIOSTAR.



When it comes to the current issue “Will Qisda become one of the major shareholders at BIOSTAR in the near future?”, Paul Wang broke the silence during the interview and made a response to this issue. “Qisda aggressively concentrates its business on the vertical integration of IoT, one of the most important reasons to make us decide to cooperate with Qisda much closely is to reinforce our competence for IPC, which is one of BIOSTAR’s main products bringing lots of benefit to us. Moreover, we will completely cooperate with Qisda’s subsidiaries and offer great support to them for developing mobile POS. On the other hand, we have been evaluating the effectiveness to choose Qisda in Suzhou as one of our manufacturers.” Wang said.

Rumor has it that the major shareholder at BIOSTAR will do stock transfer to Qisda due to few reasons, including the deficit arising from the quantity of motherboard being less than 1,000,000 pcs this year, the globally shrinking motherboard industry, Qisda becoming one of the shareholders at BIOSTAR. To solemnly clarify the rumor, Paul Wang claims that he never has the idea to sell out BIOSTAR. No matter what kind of strategies BIOSTAR would take, BIOSTAR is always aware to measure up to the expectation of its customers, staffs, and shareholders. “But no one would conduct the business for a long life. That’s why we have been trying to reinforce our professional managers’ abilities in every business units, which is a kind of soft power to enhance our inner competence and competitiveness.



In recent years, the global low-end motherboard market has been shrunk rapidly; meanwhile, BIOSTAR has been adjusted the overall strategy for the inventory of overseas channels, which makes few users think BIOSTAR has been withdrawn from the PC market. Despite the shrinking low-end motherboard market, the need of mid-end and high-end motherboards has been growing actually. To satisfy gaming enthusiasts’ appetite for cool PC products, BIOSTAR has launched the wide selection of gaming-featured new motherboards to the market. The quantity of mid-end and high-end motherboards has increased by two times than that of 2015. Overall, the quantity of motherboard has met the expectation of annual sales during this January to this July. “We’re highly confident to say that the quantity of motherboard this year is definitely more than that of 2015. What’ more, the unit price and gross margin have been increasing constantly.” Wang said.

“We took the lead in offering the well-received motherboards with affordable price to the PC market and the gaming lovers in 2014, making lots of competitors gradually take the same action and strategy after our successful experience.“ the vice general manager in BIOSTAR motherboard business unit, Vincent Lin said. In 2016, BIOSTAR added the novelty element “lighting” into the RACING series of motherboards to provide the enjoyment of audio and lighting effects to competitive gamers and eSports fans, especially for the uses in the Asia, China, and North America markets. To promote the newly launched RACING series motherboards, BISOTAR has invested three times marketing budget this year than that of the past few years. Furthermore, BIOSTAR has been conducting the horizontal product line extensions to offer diverse PC products to the market since the second half of 2016.

Biostar SSDBiostar Mini PC Racing P1


“First, we are proud to announce BIOSTAR is ready to step into the SSD market. We have officially launched SSD with four capacity options this August, including 120GB, 240GB, 480GB for G300 series and 120GB for S100 series, targeted for PC DIY channels, where BIOSTAR is good at dealing with. Moreover, we plan to take the first-round promotion for SSD targeted on the Asia and China markets. Second, we are about to launching mini PC, RACING P1, with a variety of interfaces to compatible with a wide selection of desktops, which is the highlighting different from compute stick launched by other competitors in IT industry. For BIOSTAR 30th anniversary, we launch all these new products for gaming, RACING series gaming motherboards, SSD, and RACING P1 mini PC, to hit its another peak of BIOSTAR career.” Lin said.

“Besides of the newly launched products this year, the sales of IPC has been growing steadily.” the vice executive general manager, David Liu said. BIOSTAR offers diverse product lines from industrial motherboard to system on module service, especially for the waterproof and shock-resistant module for panel PC, compatible with Windows and Android operating systems. On the other hand, it offers product appearance design and assembly service to the customers. The key customers for panel PC module are in Taiwan and Korea by now. Actually, the panel PC module can be applied to a wide range of products, such as KIOSK, vending machine, mobile POS (cash register). “We are proud to say that BIOSTAR is one of the top 3 POS motherboard suppliers in Taiwan.” Liu said.



Although BIOSTAR has been running the business of IPC for ten years, the IPC business has been expanded its scale and become much successful in the last two years. Nowadays, there are more and more competitors springing up on the IPC market and its price plunges rapidly and dramatically. To deal with the problems on the IPC market, BIOSTAR gets involved in system design service aggressively, bringing the quick service and effective solutions to all the customers, confident in BIOSTAR’s competencies. To show their professionals and determination in the business of IPC, they efficiently shipped out the first order this August, even the order being got in the second half of 2015. It is worthwhile to mention that the China subsidiary is getting involved in the business of intelligent lockers. What’ better, the China subsidiary has been expanding its sales development to gain good publicity for this new business.

BIOSTAR positively estimates that the quantity of IPC will increase by 20% this year and the revenue is expected to rise, compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. Currently, BIOSTAR has been earning the profit from the business of IPC in the past four years. As you know, BIOSTAR has got much successful results from the business of motherboard, and it has been out of the red, bringing about the positive result, the net profit at NT$0.15 per share in Q2 2016. “Will BIOSTAR keep staying in the black throughout the whole year?” the reporter raised a brief but profound question to Paul Wang at the end of the interview. “That’s what we highly expect to see! We will do our best to earn the profit steadily and satisfy our customers’ needs in the meantime for building the win-win business relationship. ” Wang said.
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IT News Week 4 Aug 2016

August 28, 2016, 4:00 pm
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For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news.
  • PR - Aug 26, 2016 - Kaspersky Lab study proves: Smartphones distract us and make us less efficient at work
  • PR - Aug 25, 2016 - DigitasLBi and Oracle Launch Dedicated Solutions Group
  • PR - Aug 25, 2016 - Bridging Malaysia’s Talent Gap in GBS Sector
  • PR - Aug 25, 2016 - Sophos Expands Central Cloud-Based Management Platform with Sophos Email
  • PR - Aug 24, 2016 - Brocade Analytics Monitoring Platform Delivers Unprecedented Insight Into Storage Networks
  • PR - Aug 23, 2016 -Kaspersky: Financial Attacks Grow by 16% in Q2 2016 as Malware Creators Join Forces
  • PR - Aug 23, 2016 - CyberSource enables Tiket.com to reach new markets faster, safer, and with confidence


PR - Aug 26, 2016 - Kaspersky Lab study proves: Smartphones distract us and make us less efficient at work

While smartphones help us stay in touch with colleagues, keep on top of our inbox, and complete urgent tasks on the move, they actually make us less productive when we are working at our desks, according to a new psychological experiment by the Universities of Würzburg and Nottingham Trent, commissioned by Kaspersky Lab.

The experiment unearthed a correlation between productivity levels and the distance between participants and their smartphone. When their smartphone was taken away, participant performance improved by 26 per cent. The experiment tested the behavior of 95 persons between 19 and 56 years of age in laboratories at the universities of Würzburg and Nottingham-Trent. Care was taken to balance experimental conditions and gender across laboratory sites.

Researchers asked participants to perform a concentration test under four different circumstances: with their smartphone in their pocket, at their desk, locked in a drawer and removed from the room completely. The results are significant – test results were lowest when the smartphone was on the desk, but with every additional layer of distance between participants and their smartphones, test performance increased. Overall, test results were 26% higher when phones were removed from the room.

PR - Aug 25, 2016 - DigitasLBi and Oracle Launch Dedicated Solutions Group

DigitasLBi, a global marketing and technology agency, and Oracle have joined forces to launch DigitasLBi’s OSG (Oracle Solutions Group) – a dedicated Oracle Digital practice within the agency that provides a one-stop shop for creative and technology consultancy and implementation.

OSG clients can now benefit from having access to the expertise of DigitasLBi, Oracle and Spindrift, DigitasLBi’s implementation experts for Oracle technology, through a single team in one of the first collaborations of its kind between leaders in cloud technology and a digital creative consultancy. This unified approach can significantly simplify digital transformation and enable brands to create innovative, data-driven digital experiences for their customers.

Built on the Oracle Cloud, DigitasLBi’s OSG is an exceptional solution for clients who want to have a single view of their customers’ digital portrait across all channels and be able to act on it. DigitasLBi and Oracle will work together to design, develop and implement industry focused solutions that meet the changing needs of consumers.

PR - Aug 25, 2016 - Bridging Malaysia’s Talent Gap in GBS Sector

Outsourcing Malaysia (‘OM’), a chapter of the Computer and Multimedia Association of Malaysia (‘PIKOM’), together with several local universities today held a graduation ceremony for the latest batch of its Graduate Employability Management Scheme (“GEMS-SSO”) programme, towards meeting the talent needs of Malaysia’s Global Business Services sector (“GBS” and formerly known as ‘Shared Services & Outsourcing Industry, ‘SSO’).

A joint initiative by OM, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad (TalentCorp), the GEMS-SSO is the GBS-focused track under TalentCorp’s GEMS programme aimed at providing industry exposure to final year university students prior to graduation. The programme was co-funded by TalentCorp together with industry partners from the GBS sector. Since the programme's inception in 2014, over 250 final year students have been trained and successfully placed as interns and subsequently absorbed by industry.

(L-R): Nik Izudin Nik Mohd Yusof -Head of Strategy & Planning GBS Division MDEC, Chin Chee Seong-PIKOM Chairman with a GEMS-SSO graduate, together with  M. Pattabhiraman-OM Talent Council Chair, Cheah Kok Hoong-Outsourcing Malaysia Chairman and Professor Madya Dr Aini Binti Aman of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

The latest graduation ceremony sees students from five local universities – University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Multimedia University Malaysia (MMU) & Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM). Validated by industry, delivered by academia and supported by the government, the programme has received tremendous support from local universities who offer the 10-12 days training programme to their final year students. Aside from the earlier mentioned five, also involved in the initiative is University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).

PR - Aug 25, 2016 - Sophos Expands Central Cloud-Based Management Platform with Sophos Email

Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, today announced that Sophos Email is now available in its cloud-based Sophos Central management platform. Customers and partners can now manage their email protection solution alongside Sophos endpoint, mobile, web and wireless security products from a unified, simple to use console. Sophos Email boosts security for cloud-based business email applications from leading providers, including Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Exchange 2013 and Google Apps for Work.

According to a recent survey conducted by Sophos1, businesses are shifting to cloud-based email for both infrastructure and security services, with 38 percent using it as their primary email platform and 43 percent using a cloud-based service for email security. The most popular cloud-based service is Office 365, but security is a major concern for these users with 50 percent agreeing that third party security solutions are essential to extend Office 365 security.

“Email is still the delivery mechanism of choice for cybercriminals targeting businesses with all types of threats. We hear that phishing, ransomware and even spam are regularly getting past the protection built into the popular cloud email services,” said Bryan Barney, senior vice president and general manager of the Network Security Group at Sophos.

PR - Aug 24, 2016 - Brocade Analytics Monitoring Platform Delivers Unprecedented Insight Into Storage Networks

Brocade today announced today the release of its Analytics Monitoring Platform 2.0, which will feature a new dashboard GUI and a number of other important enhancements, including:
  • Flow Connections, providing greater flexibility of monitoring and alerting: users can more easily customise monitoring levels per device or application, which will speed the planning process and provide simple yet flexible monitoring options for users.
  • Optimized user workflows in Brocade Network Advisor: more quickly identify problem behaviours and rapidly perform root cause analysis.
  • A Flow Filtering capability: pinpoint critical information of interest even in the most complex, virtualized environments with thousands of devices and tens of thousands of flows.
  • Customisable reporting: correlate metrics and events, summarise trends for behaviour analysis, and demonstrate compliance with performance SLAs.
  • A new Brocade Network Advisor database architecture: this will support a highly responsive user experience and increased scalability for large environments.

PR - Aug 23, 2016 - Financial Attacks Grow by 16% in Q2 2016 as Malware Creators Join Forces

Financial malware is evolving through collaboration between malware creators, according to the results of Kaspersky Lab’s IT threat evolution Report for Q2. During the quarter Kaspersky Lab products blocked 1,132,031 financial malware attacks on users, a rise of 15.6% compared to the previous quarter. One of the reasons for the rise is the collaboration between the authors of two leading banking Trojans: Gozi Trojan and Nymaim Trojan, pushing both into the top 10 ranking of financial malware.

Banking Trojans remain the most dangerous online threats. These malware are often propagated via compromised or fraudulent websites and spam emails and, after infecting users mimic an official online banking page in an attempt to steal users’ personal information, such as bank account details, passwords, or payment card details.

According to the Kaspersky Lab statistics for the quarter, Turkey became the country most attacked by this type of malware: 3.45% of Kaspersky Lab product users in the country encountered such an online threat during the quarter. Russia was in second place, the target of 2.9% of online threats, followed by Brazil with 2.6%. The Olympic Games are likely to push Brazil up the attack list in Q3.



PR - Aug 23, 2016 - CyberSource enables Tiket.com to reach new markets faster, safer, and with confidence

CyberSource, a Visa Inc. company, and one of the world’s largest providers of eCommerce payment management services, announced its partnership with Tiket.com, one of Indonesia's largest Online Travel Agents (OTA). Through the use of CyberSource’s payment and fraud management solutions, Tiket.com has managed to maintain a fraud rate below the industry average, even as it doubled its revenue in the past year.

Hotel bookings made through OTAs in Indonesia are projected to grow by IDR2 trillion (USD 149 million) annually, due to a consistent 200-300 percent increase in online travel bookings . Taking advantage of the burgeoning eCommerce activity, Tiket.com plans to expand into new territories, both locally and internationally, in 2016. CyberSource’s solutions enable Tiket.com to process web and mobile payments securely, allowing Tiket.com to manage multiple customer channels via a single platform.

The travel industry typically involves cross-border transactions which face more exposure to potential fraudulent transactions. Tiket.com leverages CyberSource Decision Manager to keep fraud in check even as it grows. I
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25 things that are better because of Linux (and open source)

August 30, 2016, 6:22 pm
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Twenty-five years ago today via a short Usenet post, Linus Torvalds shared the first iteration of a free, hobby operating system that he had developed. Of course, what became known as Linux is now far, far more than a hobbyist’s OS and spawned a wave of innovation that significantly changed the IT landscape. While Linux is the poster child, open source is also about far more than an operating system (although it remains critically important!). The underpinnings of open source, from transparency and collaboration to freedom and broad dissemination, have spilled out well beyond the confines of enterprise technology to greatly impact both the world of consumer technology as well as the global business climate at large.

We’ve picked out 25 things that we think are better thanks to Linux and open source; some of these may not exist without an open source backbone, while others may have evolved out of necessity, but would likely be unrecognizable to today’s counterparts. So what made our list?

Global Industry
  1. Real-time trading - We take near-simultaneous financial transactions almost for granted, as being able to move money, make stock trades and conduct other financial transactions is functionally an on-demand service. But all of this would likely not be possible without the real-time functionality of the Linux kernel, which powers more than 50 percent of the world’s financial transactions and backs 100 percent of Fortune 500 banks.
  2. The global technology economy - Linux and other open source projects built on top of it have helped to drive the a standardization of IT, allowing for more interoperability across the world’s business environment. Via a common “language of IT,” services and software are better able to grow and evolve across traditional geographical boundaries, fostering a truly global technology marketplace.
  3. Government IT - Driven by the price efficiencies, innovation and scalability of first Linux and then open source at large, government agencies have a rich history in open source and are now driving towards becoming models of open source efficiency. Most recently, the U.S. federal government’s Second Open Government National Action Plan (pdf) emphasized use of open source, and contribution back to open source communities to help foster innovation and lower costs.
  4. Connected cities - Networking the critical aspects of a city, from manhole covers and traffic lights to emergency services and severe weather alerts, requires computing at a massive scale. It’s Linux, not a proprietary operating system, that provides this vast scalability while also offering the underlying capabilities to abstract the various computing layers to make managing such a complex deployment manageable.
  5. Air traffic control - The Federal Aviation Administration, the point of truth for North American aviation management, oversees nearly 24,000 flights per day...and it’s all run on the scalable, secure platform of Linux.



Enterprise IT’s Status Quo
  1. Supercomputers - Computationally intensive tasks, from weather modelling to oil and gas exploration, require computers specialized to handle these extreme simulations, giving rise to the modern supercomputer. Supercomputing as it exists today, however, would also look much different sans Linux - for example, just look at the top 10 of the TOP500 list (which tracks supercomputing performance): all are running some form of a Linux distribution.
  2. Cloud computing - Distributed (cloud) computing, where computing resources aren’t on-premises or even owned by a given organization, simply would not be possible as we know it today sans Linux and open source. The scalability and flexibility of Linux enable many of these massive deployments to actually work, while the significantly reduced cost barriers of Linux make them more financially feasible.
  3. On-demand services - Going hand-in-hand with cloud computing is the concept of on-demand services. If a developer needs a VM or if IT Ops needs to provision a server, they expect to do so quickly and painlessly; Linux’s scalability allows for this rapid provisioning, as does its lack of cost-prohibitive licensing.
  4. DevOps - DevOps has existed in the IT buzzword lexicon for several years now, offering a better delineation (and working relationship) between developer and IT operations professionals. Thanks to Linux and the broader world of open source, this methodology becomes clearer and easier to implement on an almost daily basis, as new Linux-based innovations, like Linux containers, emerge to enable respective teams to focus on their specific roles and limit scope creep.
  5. Hybrid computing - Organizations today do not need to choose between the cloud or on-premises; instead, they can use a mix of technologies that best suit their infrastructure needs. Without Linux as, again, the scalable, stable base for these service mixes, hybrid computing simply wouldn’t be possible as we know it today - enterprises would likely need to choose between on-premises or hosted, with the specter of lock-in looming over whatever choice that they made.

IT’s Next Wave
  1. IoT - The boom in interest around the Internet of Things (IoT), the notion of a network of devices, big and small, that can “talk” to each other for more efficient operations, likely would not have taken shape the same way without Linux. Embedded Linux OSes, a fraction of the size of more conventional operating systems, power the world of IoT, making enterprise deployments scalable and cost-efficient. Without Linux, IoT would likely simply be too financially draining or require lock-in to a single vendor’s stack
  2. Linux containers - If the name doesn’t give it away, Linux containers, a method of packaging and isolating an application with only its dependencies, are a technology built from key pieces of the Linux kernel. While other, similar technologies have existed in the past, the open nature of Linux containers combined with community-powered innovation have allowed for an ecosystem to boom almost overnight, giving enterprises a new path forward when it comes to how they build, deploy and manage their applications.
  3. OpenStack - Now synonymous with private cloud computing, the OpenStack cloud framework likely would not exist, or at least would be incredibly different, without Linux. It’s the scalability and flexibility of Linux that enables OpenStack to be so successful in bringing the benefits of private clouds to the enterprise, all while avoiding the lock-in that comes with a proprietary private cloud framework.
  4. Software-defined everything - From networking to storage, software is being used to abstract the traditional complexities of enterprise hardware, leading to a world where nearly everything is “software-defined.” Linux provides a major stepping stone for these efforts, once again providing a flexible, open platform for this abstraction to occur without incurring lock-in.
  5. Big data analytics - Big data, the collective term for the mountains of information produced by businesses, can hold the keys to more efficient operations and even increased revenues by identifying new opportunities, but first this data must be sorted, parsed and analyzed. The analytics tools, many of which themselves are open source, that process these vast expanses of data require a powerful, scalable platform, a platform that may not exist if not for Linux.

Reimagining the “beige box”
  1. Commodity hardware - Commoditized hardware, namely the x86 chip (the baseline for computing today), likely would’ve struggled to emerge as strongly as it has without Linux functioning as the baseline operating system. Linux provided a standardized operating system for x86 chipsets, giving a predictable base for businesses to migrate to from customized hardware stacks.
  2. New hardware approaches - Much like the rise of x86, Linux is also helping to bring about new hardware approaches like ARM, an extremely energy efficient processor. Without Linux providing the standardized platform for these chipsets to adhere to, we’d still likely see new hardware emerge, but it would be far more “bespoke” and less interchangeable across various scenarios.
  3. Amazon - Amazon Web Services is now nearly synonymous with public cloud computing, AWS now has more than 1 million customers using its vast arsenal of on-demand services...and Linux is a fundamental component of the AWS platform. While an AWS-like service isn’t unimaginable without Linux (think of the early ISPs in the 90s), the scale and price structure of an AWS would be hard to replicate.
  4. Google - The online search, advertising and cloud giant Google would look much, much different without Linux and the other open source technologies that power the company's underlying infrastructure. While this isn’t to say that Google would not exist without Linux, we might lose its contributions to the open source world, including Kubernetes, if Linux wasn’t serving as the icebreaker.
  5. Technology transparency and accountability - Without Linux driving open source, we’d likely still see the enterprise datacenter as a brick-walled silo, with little to no insight into the broader business and much of the IT team’s daily operations focused on simply keeping the lights on. With Linux and open source, IT is now far more transparent to the broader enterprise, helping to better align with general business goals and actually innovate as opposed to just maintaining a status quo.

Beyond the Business
  1. Drones - Tied closely to IoT is the drone trend, that of remotely controlled flying robots. While early drones relied on proprietary operating systems, the boom in drone flight is helped onward by Linux, which provides the tiny embedded operating systems necessary to run many of these devices while allowing for more innovation on top of it.
  2. Open government initiatives - Pulling from the open source community model is the Open Government Initiative (and other state and local efforts) implemented by the U.S. federal government. Focusing on transparency and collaboration with the general public, it’s not at all unlikely that without the driving power of open source (and Linux leading the charge) that these efforts would be fewer and far between or much more limited in scale and scope.
  3. Crowdsourcing and crowdfunding - Also pulling more from a cultural level than a technical one are the concepts of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding, where a project is built or financed by potential end users instead of dedicated employees or volunteers. This is an example of the meritocracy of Linux and open source being pulled into the mainstream, where sites like Kickstarter reward interesting ideas with significant funds that they might not otherwise receive.
  4. Android - Effectively a mobile fork of Linux, Android provides a scalable, flexible mobile platform for a wide variety of chipsets and phone formats. It’s gaining ground (if not overtaken) proprietary OSes like iOS and Windows Mobile and provides a robust ecosystem of applications and services for users, not unlike its Linux parent. Would an Android-like have emerged without Linux? Almost certainly, but it’s doubtful that it would maintain the presence that Android currently enjoys in today’s consumer market.
  5. 3D printing/maker movement - The “maker movement,” where end users endeavor to create their own goods, is highlighted by the rise of 3D printers, which use various materials to create parts and whole-crafted items. While far from a commodity technology at the moment, the 3D printer movement is driven by Linux, with many of the printers on the market supporting Linux thanks to flexibility of the platform and much of the software powering these devices being Linux-based. 3D printing would’ve surely emerged even without Linux, but thanks to the widespread power of the platform and collaborative nature of the community, the way we see 3D printing today owes quite a bit to Linux and open source.
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IT News Week 5 Aug 2016

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For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news.
  • PR - Sep 2, 2016 - TP-Link Unveils New Home Networking Portfolio - Wi-Fi Range Extender. Modem Router and Gigabit Powerline AC Wi-Fi Kit
  • PR - Sep 2, 2016 : Kaspersky Lab Launches Anti Targeted Attack Platform and New Security Services
  • PR - Sep 1, 2016 - Shanghai, China - Huawei Fully Unveils Its Cloud Strategy at HUAWEI CONNECT
  • UOB - Sep 1, 2016 - Why Asia remains an attractive source of income and growth for investors
  • PR - Aug 31, 2016 - ASUS Demonstrates Latest Gaming and Lifestyle Products at IFA 2016
  • PR - Aug 30, 2016 - Association taps IBM technology gauge public perception on mental health
  • PR - Aug 30, 2016 - Taipei, Taiwan - BIOSTAR TB150 PRO Motherboard Designed for Professional Mining
  • PR - Aug 29, 2016 - Country's Online Shopping Soars as User Confidence Increases
  • PR - Aug 25, 2016 - Taipei, Taiwan - InterServ’s Heroes of the Dungeon Action RPG Mobile Game Begins Beta


PR - Sep 2, 2016 - TP-Link Unveils New Home Networking Portfolio - Wi-Fi Range Extender. Modem Router and Gigabit Powerline AC Wi-Fi Kit

TP-Link®, a leading global provider of consumer and business networking products, today announced its latest range of Wi-Fi Range Extender, Modem Router and Gigabit Powerline AC Wi-Fi Kit product offering along with other latest innovations in their home networking portfolio. The following products were unveiled at this fall’s IFA 2016 in Berlin:
  • Archer VR2800 All-in-One DSL Modem Router– Broadcom Dual Core 1GHz CPU to deliver faster Wi-Fi speeds to multiple devices throughout the home
  • Archer VR2800v VoIP All-in-One DSL Modem Router– Delivering the latest in VDSL, Wi-Fi and VoIP capabilities to exceed the internet standards of tomorrow
  • AV2000 Gigabit Powerline AC Wi-Fi Kit TL-WPA9610– first powerline product in the world to deliver both AV2000 via powerline and AC1200 via Wi-Fi
  • AC2200 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Range Extender RE550– First in the world to offer tri-band Wi-Fi
  • AC2600 RE650 Wi-Fi Range Extender– TP-Link’s most powerful range extenders yet

PR - Sep 2, 2016 : Kaspersky Lab Launches Anti Targeted Attack Platform and New Security Services

From June to August 2016, Malaysia was a hot target for cyberattacks logging 1,037, 725 web-bourne threats that were blocked via Kaspersky Lab solutions. Out of the 200 nations and territories that Kaspersky Lab serves, Malaysia ranked 51st as a target. During the same period, Kaspersky Lab’s Malaysian enterprise and end-users were targeted by 18,905, 572 local malware incidents, putting the country in 67th place. Malaysia ranked even higher as a source of web infections, at 25th place during this period. Kaspersky Lab logged 283, 779 web infections that spread from Malaysia. Cyber Security Malaysia reported 11,900 cyber security cases in 2015, compared to only 1,038 cases in 2007. Industry watchers believe that the reported number is only the tip of the iceberg.

According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the cost of reported cybercrime in Malaysia is 0.18% of GDP or approximately RM 215 million per year. Based on statistics by Pemandu, Malaysia lost RM 179.3 million to reported cybercrime in 2015.

With the staggering figures above, Kaspersky Lab, a global cybersecurity company, has recently launched Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform and Kaspersky Security Intelligence Service to boost the resilience of the nation’s public and private sector to future attack.

  • The Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform is a highly sophisticated solution that enables businesses to detect targeted attacks and other malicious actions through careful monitoring of network activity, web and e-mail.
  • Kaspersky Lab’s Security Intelligence Services covers three main areas.
    I.) The first of these is Penetration Testing and Application Security Assessment, allowing corporate clients to predict the specifics of a cyber-attack before it happens.
    II.) Secondly, there is the Cybersecurity Training service, including a workforce awareness program as well as Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Digital Forensics and Malware Analysis/Reverse Engineering training.
    III.) The third and final type of service is Threat Data Feeds and Botnet Tracking and Intelligence Reporting. The latter offers made-to-order reports on specific aspects of the threat landscape as well as prompt, actionable reports on the latest and most sophisticated threats.

PR - Sep 1, 2016 - Shanghai, China - Huawei Fully Unveils Its Cloud Strategy at HUAWEI CONNECT

More than 20,000 ICT industry leaders and experts from over 120 countries and regions gathered for the very first HUAWEI CONNECT, Huawei's largest-ever integrated conference for the global ICT ecosystem. Held in Shanghai, the theme of this three-day event is "Shape the Cloud," aimed at exploring cloud era trends and how different industries can achieve digital transformation by developing cloud technology and contributing to the cloud ecosystem.

This event marks the first time that Huawei has publicly given a comprehensive look at its cloud strategy. During the first keynote, Ken Hu, Huawei's Rotating CEO, explained that the company aims to position itself as the enabler and driver of an intelligent world. The company will hold true to its culture of customer-centricity, focus on ICT infrastructure, and provide innovative cloud technology. Throughout this process, Huawei aims to become a preferred partner that enables digital and cloud transformation, while actively contributing to the cloud ecosystem through openness, collaboration, and shared success.

Information and communications technology (ICT) will be the cornerstone of an intelligent world. Ken Hu compared devices to "feelers" that give all things the ability to sense their environments. Networks will connect everything, and the cloud will be the source of intelligence behind all things. These three elements form a synergetic architecture of devices, information pipes, and the cloud, and they are the strategic focus of Huawei's investment in the future.

UOB - Sep 1, 2016 - Why Asia remains an attractive source of income and growth for investors

UOB Asset Management (Malaysia) Berhad (UOBAM (Malaysia)) remains confident of Asia’s long-term potential for attractive earnings growth and yields despite some near-term challenges arising from mounting global political risks, volatile commodity prices and global growth concerns.

According to Ms Lim Suet Ling, Chief Executive Officer at UOBAM (Malaysia):

Ms. Lim Suet Ling, CEO, UOBAM

When assessing Asia’s investment potential, it should always be viewed through a long-term lens. In the near-term, the outlook in Asia remains challenging due partly to the issues in China, which has been facing a conundrum of rising debt and slower economic growth. In addition, there have been only marginal improvements in the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), new housing projects and foreign exchange reserves.

Despite these challenges, we believe that Asian markets continue to look attractive given Asia’s potential, favourable demographics and rising income, and these structural trends should deliver investment opportunities for astute investors in the long-term.

To add to its appeal, Asian equity valuations are attractive and Asian bonds have presented some good occasions to lock in favourable yields over the long term. To meet investment objectives amid the current economic climate, it is crucial to be discerning in terms of fundamentals, sector, geography and stock selection.

PR - Aug 31, 2016 - ASUS Demonstrates Latest Gaming and Lifestyle Products at IFA 2016

ASUS showcases an impressive lineup of the latest gaming and lifestyle innovations in the demo area of the IFA 2016 press event in Berlin.

Featuring Designo Curve MX34VQ, Designo MX27UC, ZenScreen MB16AC,Vivo AiO V221, DSL-AC87VG, ROG XG Station 2 and ROG Swift PG258Q.

ROG 3DMod PC build showcases the customization possibilities offered by synchronized Aura RGB lighting and professional-grade 3D-printed parts.

ROG Claymore with 3D-printed keycaps, keycap puller, protective covers for the side panels, and the dust cover for numeric keypad

For example, the ROG GT51 is a gaming PC powered by a 6th-generation Intel Core i7-6700K processor and the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 2-Way SLI graphics for jaw-dropping 4K UHD gaming visuals. It features one-click overclocking for both the CPU (full-core to 4.6GHz) and GPU without having to reboot. In addition, it has a front-ported audiophile-grade ESS Sabre headphone DAC and amplifier for immersive sound, and dynamic eight-million-color LED effects across four zones on its chassis.

ROG GT51 gaming PC


PR - Aug 30, 2016 - Association taps IBM technology gauge public perception on mental health

IBM and the Malaysian Mental Health Association (MMHA) are teaming up to survey public perception surrounding mental health issues to narrow the awareness gap associated with the condition.

The survey would be done using IBM Social Media Analytics, a powerful monitoring tool that captures and consolidates insights from social media to analyze the opinions, interactions and conversation patterns expressed on Facebook, Twitter, online communities, forums and blogs.

“Collaboration with organizations like IBM and leveraging on the available technology is instrumental as stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness or psychological distress cause many to forego seeking help,” said MMHA president Mr See Chee Seng. “MMHA will be able to reach the public far more effectively as a result of the insights gained from this project.”

According to the Health Ministry’s National Health and Morbidity Survey, mental health problems among Malaysians aged 18-years-old and above rose to 29.2% in 2015 from 12% in 2012.

This consulting effort is part of IBM’s Impact Grant program – a pro bono initiative that provides consulting expertise and technology such as cognitive, mobile and social to support nonprofit organizations in serving their stakeholders more effectively.

PR - Aug 30, 2016 - Taipei, Taiwan - BIOSTAR TB150 PRO Motherboard Designed for Professional Mining

BIOSTAR proudly announces its latest product to join the BIOSTAR PRO series of motherboards, the BIOSTAR TB150 PRO designed to be the most stable and durable foundation for cryptocurrency mining. The new BIOSTAR PRO series focuses in these key aspects and adopting it to cryptocurrency mining reduces potential risk in downtime caused by maintenance issues stemming from unstable motherboards due to extended usage. The BIOSTAR TB150 PRO addresses these issues by utilizing BIOSTAR’s PRO series advantage.



Crypto-currency mining like Bitcoin and other popular cryptocurrency require dedicating a system that can run for long periods of hours under stress which can easily deteriorate motherboard components. With BIOSTAR PRO series motherboard, this deterioration is slowed down and rate is slowed down allowing lesser maintenance cost which gives you the benefit of improved ROI. BIOSTAR achieves this by using its expertise in developing high-endurance and stable components for this application.

Specification:

Chipset
Intel B150
CPU SUPPORT
Intel® Core™ i7 LGA 1151 Processor
Intel® Core™ i5 LGA 1151 Processor
Intel® Core™ i3 LGA 1151 Processor
Intel® Pentium® LGA 1151 Processor
Maximum CPU TDP (Thermal Design Power) : 91Watt
MEMORY
Support Dual Channel DDR4 2133/ 1866 MHz
2 x DDR4 DIMM Memory Slot
Max. Supports up to 32GB Memory
EXPANSION SLOT
2 x PCI-E x16 3.0 Slot(x16 + x4)
3 x PCI-E x1 3.0 Slot
STORAGE
6 x SATA3 Connector 
1 x M.2 Key M 32Gb/s Connector, support M.2 type 2242/ 2260/ 2280 SATA 6Gb/s & PCI-E Storage(shared IO w/ PCI-E x16_2)
USB
4 x USB 3.0 Port
1 x USB 3.0 Header
2 x USB 2.0 Port
2 x USB 2.0 Header
LAN
Realtek RTL8111H - 10/100/1000 Controller
INTEGRATED VIDEO
By CPU model
Supports DX12
Supports HDCP
CODEC
Realtek ALC887 8-Channel HD Audio
REAR I/O
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
4 x USB 3.0 Port
1 x USB 2.0 Port(only 5V power, up to 1.45A)
2 x USB 2.0 Port
1 x DVI-D Connector, resolution up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz
1 x RJ-45 Port
3 x Audio Connector
INTERNAL I/O
1 x USB 3.0 Header
2 x USB 2.0 Header
6 x SATA3 6Gb/s Connector
1 x M.2 Key M 32Gb/s Connector, support M.2 type 2242/ 2260/ 2280 SATA 6Gb/s & PCI-E Storage(shared IO w/ PCI-E x16_2)
1 x Front Audio Header
1 x Front Panel Header
1 x CPU Fan Header
2 x System Fan Header
1 x Serial Header
H/W MONITORING
CPU / System Temperature Monitoring
CPU / System Fan Monitoring
Smart / Manual CPU Fan Control
System Voltage Monitoring
DIMENSION
ATX Form Factor Dimension: 29.5cm x 21cm ( W x L )


PR - Aug 29, 2016 - Country's Online Shopping Soars as User Confidence Increases

iPay88 Sdn Bhd ('iPay88') – the leading online payment solution provider in Southeast Asia, today shares that online shopping in Malaysia is on the verge of an inflection point that will dramatically change the country's eCommerce scene.

Chan Kok Long, Executive Director of iPay88 lists the two key disruptive driver trends that support higher user confidence, as follows:

A. Technological-wise: New solution innovations that make funds immediately available i.e. Real-time personal banking or overdraft application, and direct conversion of token/reward points - that increases consumers’ online purchasing power.

B. Behavioural-wise: Online shopping patterns towards higher value items such as automobile, property and professional services.

Of the technological-based driver, iPay88 is currently working with selected partner banks to approve personal loans for online purchase.

Chan says, “We are emulating what Alibaba has been doing since mid-2015, to offer their customers financial loans based on their online shopping history.”

Riding on this, business savvy eMerchants are starting to offer ‘trial session’ opportunities for higher value products in efforts to lock-in more online orders of greater value.

The three founders of iPay88: (left to right) KH Lim, KL Chan and LK Chong.

PR - Aug 25, 2016 - Taipei, Taiwan - InterServ’s Heroes of the Dungeon Action RPG Mobile Game Begins Beta

From the renowned developer InterServ International comes the all-new 3D mobile action RPG Heroes of the Dungeon (HoD). The game features the largest roster of playable Heroes ever found in a dungeon crawler action RPG. There will be 20 originally designed Heroes offered at launch, each with 4 distinctive skill sets that are upgradable and hundreds of equipment to forge.

Currently, HoD is conducting its second beta program in South East Asia, with an impressive retention rate of 55%. Based on feedbacks from these 50k+ beta players, HoD is not a walk in the park when it comes to gameplay difficulties, both in the solo campaign as well as in the various multiplayer modes.

The development team at InterServ have also updated the game on August 23rd with numerous game improvements and new features based on focus group testing from the first round, most noticeably includes two new game modes, user interface optimization, tweaks in the beginner’s tutorial, and revision to couple of the Hero’s design. Heroes of the Dungeon is on schedule for a worldwide release in October 2016 on both iOS and Android.



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