The Children’s Cancer Foundation is Now Part of “Purple Hope”

SINGAPORE, 7 OCTOBER, 2011 |
The Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF) is the first beneficiary of “Purple Hope”, a community initiative to raise funds and increase awareness of childhood cancer.

This project will run from 10 – 14 October, initiated by the premier digital media company – Yahoo!, and the dedicated micro site (http://sg.news.yahoo.com/purplehope/) will feature articles and interviews with children and families affected by cancer. Through the sponsored CCF micro site, viewers will be able to make a financial donation directly to the charity and be eligible for 2.5 times tax exemption. At the same time they can support the personal fund-raising pledges made by the Yahoo! staff in support of the cause.

The CCF, which was founded in 1992 with a mission to improve the quality of life for children suffering from cancer and their families, was chosen for this first “Purple Hope” initiative after one of the Yahoo! staff made a personal pledge during the Hair for Hope campaign earlier in the year. Lorna Tan, Finance Director at Yahoo! Singapore is already one of CCF’s highest personal contributors and it was a show of team support to further her lead and adopt CCF as the first project partner for the Yahoo! “Purple Hope” program.Ms Chee Wai Yee, the Executive Director for CCF and Ms Yvonne Chang, Managing Director of Yahoo! Southeast Asia at the launch of a community CSR initiative “Purple Hope” by Yahoo!

Ms Chee Wai Yee, the Executive Director for CCF who was present at the inaugural event said she was thrilled that CCF was chosen as the first beneficiary for “Purple Hope” and acknowledged the 12 shavees who were supporting the cause through the symbolic gesture of shaving their hair. “We need more support and encouragement from everyone, to raise awareness about our cause and provide moral support to children and their families while they are undergoing cancer treatment. We hope while learning more on the news site, the Singapore community will also come forward donate generously.”

Ms Yvonne Chang, Managing Director of Yahoo! Southeast Asia, said, “We have a history of social engagement here at Yahoo! and also a culture that nurtures personal passion. We are thrilled to be able to bring this campaign to life and support one of our own, and at the same time provide support for a local cause which brings positive and tangible help to patients and their families every day.” Unveiling the Purple Hope community initiative at a media event, she concluded, “Through Yahoo!’s reach, reputation and engagement, we are able to turn an idea into a movement and inspire people to act, especially for a good cause.”

In support of “Purple Hope”, 12 Yahoo! employees have pledged their hair and made other personal commitments to support the CCF. In the spirit of “community engagement” through making donations to the cause, the Yahoo! audience will decide who gets to lose their hair.

The CCF aims to improve the quality of life of children with cancer and their families through enhancing their emotional, social and medical well-being. They hope to become a world-class provider of resources and psycho-social services to children and families impacted by childhood cancer.

600 GAMERS EXPECTED AT WORLD CYBER GAMES MALAYSIA 2011

Champions of four games to represent Malaysia at the grand final in Korea

Kuala Lumpur, Friday (October 7, 2011) – Exciting and tense moments are part of the game over the next three days at the national level World Cyber Games (WCG) Malaysia 2011 which has attracted 600 gamers from across the nation.

Taking place at the new PIKOM ICT Mall CapSquare here in the city, this year’s WCG Malaysia 2011 (from 10am – 9pm) features nine games, five of which are official titles while the rest are promotional games.
350 gamers are competing in the five official games with one common goal, that is to clinch the national championship title. Winners of four of the games, ie StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, FIFA 11 and League Of Legends will represent Malaysia at the WCG grand final considered as the world’s largest e-sports Olympics, in Busan, Korea from December 8 – 11. The 5th official game is Counter Strike 1.6.

“WCG Malaysia offers an excellent platform for gamers throughout the country to come together to compete, enjoy and respect the e-game environment. The fact that we are seeing a significant growth in the number of people playing e-games each year is testament to the growing popularity of e-sports.

“We have many good gamers and it is important that we nurture their skills and allow them the chance to compete on the global stage alongside other world-class players,” said Shaifubahrim Saleh, PIKOM President at the opening of WCG Malaysia 2011 today.

Shaifu added that e-games can be considered an innovative teaching tool that enables gamers, game developers and industry players to interact and share knowledge, ultimately advancing the development of the local multimedia and creative content industries.

With PIKOM's affiliation with TIME dotCom Berhad (TIME), this year's event is powered by the TIME Fibre Broadband™. Gamers will enjoy the fastest, most secure and reliable broadband connection this event has ever seen.

Except for Counter Strike 1.6 and League Of Legends which require a team of five players each, the remaining three official games are individual events. 16 teams will vie for the Counter Strike 1.6 championship title with eight teams competing for the League Of Legends’ championship title.

The finals of the five official games will take place on Sunday, October 9 on the stage located at the ground floor of the PIKOM ICT Mall.

Besides the five official games, another 250 gamers will be demonstrating their skills in four promotional titles, ie Super Dancer Online – Xtreme (SDO-X), Mission Against Terror (MAT), Super Street Fighter 4 and Tekken 6 . Super Street Fighter 4 and Tekken 6 will be held on October 8 and 9 at the TGV Cinema in Hall 3 of the mall.

Winners of the five official and four promotional games will take away cash and prizes worth more than RM150,000.

At today’s WCG Malaysia 2011 opening, Orange Internet Shop Sdn Bhd, Malaysia’s largest chain cybercafé, also announced that it is sponsoring RM60,000 for its Orange Esports Counter Strike 1.6 team and another RM50,000 for its League Of Legends’ team over three years. The funds will be used to purchase gaming gears, for training facilities and competition traveling, among others.

Visitors to this year’s WCG Malaysia will also be able to shop for the latest games, software and hardware products from exhibitors such as Samsung, MOL, All IT Hypermarket, Kingston, NVIDIA, TP-Link, Karldon, Garena, Online e-Club, CiB Net Station, J!NX / Robotics and many more.

Sponsors of WCG Malaysia 2011 include TIME dotCom, Razer, Alienware, Seagate, Intel, Cooler Master, Gigabyte, TGV Cinema and Epson, amongst others.

2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥运赛料获600 位玩家参赛

四项电玩冠军将代表马来西亚出席在韩国举行的总决赛

Kuala Lumpur, Friday (October 7, 2011) –吸引600 位电玩玩家参赛的2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛，在未来三天的举行期间将充满兴奋与紧张的气氛。

在吉隆坡新开张的PIKOM ICT Mall CapSquare 举行的2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛（早上10 时至晚上9 时）共分成9 项不同的电玩; 其中5 项是正式电玩，余者则是促销电玩项目。

350 位玩家拥有共同目标，即在5 项正式电玩中争夺冠军宝座。在这4 项电玩，分别为StarCraft II 、Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne、FIFA 11 与 League Of Legends 胜出的全国冠军，皆能代表马来西亚出战在釜山举行的世界电玩奥运总决赛。世界电玩奥运赛可说是全世界最大型的电玩赛会。第五项正式电玩是Counter Strike 1.6。

“2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛为全国各地的玩家提供卓越平台，给与竞争、分享及重视电玩的环境。实际上，我们见到了电玩人数每年增加，意味着电子竞技日渐受到欢迎与普及。”

“我们拥有许多强大的玩家，因此拥有一个可以培训他们技巧的平台是很重要的，同时也让他们有机会站在全球舞台上与其他世界级玩家一较高低。” 马来西亚电脑及多媒体协会（PIKOM） 总裁Shaifubahrim Saleh 在今天举行的2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛开幕礼上发表谈话。PIKOM 是2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛的策略伙伴。

Shaifu 指出，电子竞技可被视为革新教学工具，让电玩玩家、开发商与业界人士互动与分享知识，最终推动本地多媒体领域与创意内容业的发展。

除了Counter Strike 1.6 与 League Of Legends 是5 人一组的电玩，余下3 项电玩都是个人赛；共有16 级队伍争夺Counter Strike 1.6 的冠军宝座，同时有8 队争夺League Of Legends 的冠军头衔。

除了5 项正式电玩主题，另有250 位玩家将在促销电玩主题中展现他们的身手，包括Super Dancer Online – Xtreme (SDO-X) 、 Mission Against Terror (MAT)、Super Street Fighter 4 与 Tekken 6 ，将于10 月8 日及9 日在广场TGV 戏院的第三厅举行。

5 项正式电玩的大决赛将在10 月9 日（星期日）举行，地点是PIKOM ICT Mall 底楼的舞台。

2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛5 项正式电玩与4 项促销电玩的赢家，将带走一系列的丰富现金与奖品，总值超过15 万令吉。


在今天举行的2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛开幕礼上，马来西亚最大的连锁网咖Orange Internet Shop Sdn Bhd 也宣布赞助6 万令吉予其Orange Esports Counter Strike 1.6 队伍及另外5 万令吉予其League Of Legends 队伍，为期3 年。

这些赞助费将用来购买电玩设备供作培训与比赛旅费等用途。今年的马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛参观者将能够有机会接触与购买到参展商展出的最新且最流行的电玩主题、软件与硬件产品等，包括Samsung、MOL、All IT Hypermarket、Kingston、NVIDIA、TP-Link、Karldon、Garena、Online e-Club、CiB Net Station、J!NX / Robotics 及其他更多等。

2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛的赞助商包括TIME dotCom、Razer 、Alienware、Seagate、Intel、 Cooler Master、Gigabyte、 TGV Cinema 、 Epson及其他等。

WD’S MY PASSPORT STUDIO AND MY PASSPORT FOR MAC PORTABLE HARD DRIVES COMBINE HIGH-PERFORMANCE AND SVELTE DESIGN

World’s Leading Selling My Passport Studio and My Passport for Mac Provide Compact Solutions to Store and Transport Massive Amounts of Digital Content

Kuala Lumpur – 7 October 2011 - Western Digital® (NYSE: WDC) today introduced its newest generation of My Passport® portable hard drives specifically designed for use with Mac® computers and Apple® Time Machine®, featuring compact, elegant Mac-inspired designs with high capacity storage options and exceptional security for today's active lifestyles.

My Passport® Studio™ boasts the all-metal design and performance needed for today’s discerning Mac user, serving as an ideal companion for the on-the-go photographer, videographer, graphic artist, or creative professional that produces, shares and consumes massive amounts of digital content daily. Offering up to 1 TB capacity, the My Passport Studio also provides multiple connectivity options with two FireWire® 800 ports and a USB 2.0 interface. The dual FireWire ports provide blazing fast upload and transfer speeds while also allowing users to daisy chain additional drives or other peripherals such as HD camcorders. My Passport Studio also features encryption and password protection software, and an all-new design constructed of metal for a sturdy feel in your hand and scratch resistance.Housed in a stylish yet durable slim enclosure, the My Passport for Mac® is designed for Mac users who need high capacity storage in an ultra-compact and lightweight design. Available in capacities up to 1 TB, My Passport for Mac remains a favorite among students and other Mac users whose work environments may include extensive travel or outdoor and adventure locations.

With minimal local storage on the MacBook® and MacBook Air® products, My Passport for Mac serves as an easy-to-use and reliable storage and back-up source for music, videos, photos and all digital content. Conveniently powered through its USB 2.0 interface, users can quickly connect the My Passport for Mac drive to their MacBook or MacBook Air without the need for additional cables or power source.

“Whether you are a member of the creative community or simply use your Mac to enjoy digital content on-the-go, users will find the perfect portable storage solution with WD’s My Passport Studio and My Passport for Mac high-capacity portable hard drives,” said Craig Davis, Director, Sales & Marketing, Branded Product Group, Western Digital Asia Pacific Region. “We know the value our customers place on their digital content, which is why we set demanding requirements for durability, security, and long-term reliability, with all our drives.”

Pricing and Availability
WD’s My Passport Studio and My Passport for Mac is available at select retailers and is distributed by Amble Action Sdn Bhd and SiS Distribution (M) Sdn Bhd in Malaysia.

My Passport Studio (MSRP IN RM) My Passport for MAC (MSRP IN RM)
500 GB – RM 339 500 GB – RM 229
750 GB – RM 389 750 GB – RM 259
1 TB – RM 459 1 TB – RM 319

Shinjiru Wins Excellence in Parallels Plesk Panel Award at Parallels’ Inaugural Asia Pacific Partner Awards

The award was presented at Parallels APAC Summit 2011 to acknowledge Shinjiru who demonstrates outstanding success by delivering Cloud services powered by Parallels

MALAYSIA — October 7, 2011 — Shinjiru, the leading hosting service provider in Malaysia, today announced that it has been presented with the Excellence in Parallels Plesk Panel Award at Parallels’ first Asia Pacific Partner Awards ceremony at the annual Parallels APAC Summit 2011, held from September 23-25 in Singapore.

Shinjiru won this Award by demonstrating a strong commitment to Parallels Plesk Panel solution through the success and creativity in its shared web-hosting services. Not only does Shinjiru have a strong and growing base of satisfied customers, but it also possesses deep knowledge and expertise in Parallels Plesk Panel.

Terence Choong, Chief Executive Officer of Shinjiru said, “Parallels Plesk Panel has helped Shinjiru to increase its revenues as it allows our end users to directly download and install a wide range of open-source and commercial applications via the Parallels Partner Storefront.”

The inaugural ‘Parallels Asia Pacific Partner Awards’ recognizes partners in the APAC region that have realized growth, shown innovative strategies and optimized their business for future success in the APAC Cloud market using Parallels products, solutions and services.

“Cloud services are such a rapidly growing opportunity with massive potential for serving Asia Pacific’s SMBs that it’s important for the industry to acknowledge those service providers leading the way. The ‘Parallels Asia Pacific Partner Awards 2011’ give these leaders their rightful recognition and we all look forward to seeing their continued success in the year ahead,” said John Zanni, Vice President of Service Provider Marketing and Alliances, Parallels.

Other award categories included New Partner of the Year, Excellence in Innovation, Excellence in Parallels Automation, Excellence in Virtualized Infrastructure Services and Virtualization and Emerging Region Partner of the Year.

Acer Asia Pacific Selects AIMS as Outsourcing Hub

Kuala Lumpur, 6 October, 2011, Malaysia’s leading carrier-neutral data centre operator, AIMS Asia Group (AIMS), has been selected as the outsourcing hub for Taiwan’s Acer Inc., to consolidate its business applications serving its Asia Pacific operations.

AIMS will host Acer’s regional supply chain management systems which will accelerate Acer Asia Pacific’s operational effectiveness. The deal strengthens AIMS’ regional lead in the fast growing IT outsourcing sector.

AIMS’ Chief Executive Officer, Chiew Kok Hin said, “We are pleased to be selected to support global market leaders such as Acer in addressing their regional IT outsourcing needs, with our well-developed infrastructure, more regional companies are considering Malaysia as their regional outsourcing hub.”

Acer Asia Pacific’s Regional Manager for Information Services Dr Daniel Tan said, “We are delighted to be working together with AIMS as the outsourcing hub for Acer Inc., serving the Asia Pacific market. We take pride in the fact that we are running this initiative with top-of-the-line Acer enterprise-class servers”.

“Acer servers and server management solutions have reliably powered our global business operations over the decades and the recent decision by the Taiwan National Center for High-performance Computing to award a supercomputer contract to Acer is a reflection of our computing ability and technical expertise."

Tan adds, "AIMS is the natural partner for Acer not only for its state-of-the-art facility but also its wide reach with nearly all leading operators in the region. At the same time, we see opportunities where Acer's leading commercial solutions can play a role in enabling AIMS in its ambitions to capture the ever increasing regional IT outsourcing business.”

AIMS is one of the few data centres in Malaysia that provides a carrier-neutral environment to international carriers. With no preference to any specific telecommunication provider, AIMS has managed to attract over 200 carriers and service providers to place their network node within its data center.

The Acer Group has four brands under its roof; Acer, Gateway, Packard Bell and eMachines. It ranks No. 2 for total PC shipments and No. 2 for notebooks in 2010. Acer has operations in North America, Australia and India with a total workforce of 8,000 employees worldwide.

BRINGING SEXY BLACK – CISCO TURNS UP THE STYLE FACTOR FOR MODERN HOMES

Sleek New Designs in Ultra Stylish Home Networking Products Combine Performance and Simplicity with Chic Sophistication

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 6 October 2011 – Decorating around technology can be an arduous process for new homeowners, interior designers and decorators. Today, Cisco unveiled its new suite of home networking products, featuring black sophistication to inspire modern home designs.

Held at Bakita Restaurant & Bar at the popular and upmarket Changkat Bukit Bintang, celebrity emcee and author Xandria Ooi hosted the intimate launch amongst some sixty invited media and guests. Working with Jade Yong, co-founder of the Home@8 interior design portal, the hosts teamed up with Cisco to redecorate the upper level of Bakita to simulate a stylish modern home interior – integrated with the new Linksys X3000 Advanced Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router and Linksys RE1000 Wireless-N Range Extender.“At Cisco, we believe in offering the most enriching experience to our customers,” said Tang Boon Ping, Regional Sales Director, Asia, Cisco Home Networking Business Unit. “Technology is no longer just a means to communicate but an experience ingrained into our way of life. With Internet enabled TVs, tablets, game consoles and smart phones steadily appearing in every house, the Linksys suite of home networking products is poised to be the engine behind today’s connected home, providing the connectivity power and performance in a sleek stylish design.”

The Linksys suite of home networking products carries a sleek black design, following the award-winning design of the Linksys E4200 Maximum Performance Wireless-N router which garnered Cisco the prestigious red dot design award for outstanding product design earlier this year. The Linksys E4200 wireless router emerged as one of the award winners from a total of 4,433 product entries from designers and companies in sixty countries in one of the most renowned international product design competitions.

Xandria, who recently moved into a new home with husband, music composer and producer, Yuri Wong, underlined how technology has become integral to decorating one’s home. She said, “Decorating our home around technology requires an art and Cisco has provided some smart solutions that are powerful, user-friendly and gorgeous to look at. Whether for work or play, home networking has become part and parcel of the modern lifestyle. The new Linksys products give me wireless freedom in every corner of my home but also blend seamlessly into the décor theme.”

Jade teamed up with popular DJ Serena C a year ago to set up their own online interior design portal, Home@8. She spoke on how the colour black has turned into a home trend amongst modern homes today.

“Serena and I travel extensively to different cities across the globe, experiencing their cultures and drawing inspirations for home designs which we write about on Home@8. We have constantly observed how black transforms the interior of a home by adding shadows for a sense of depth. It also adds colour accents to an otherwise dull palette. Without black, there is no avenue for contrast. The latest home networking products from Cisco accentuate the modern home perfectly with their sleek black design.”

The all-new Linksys X3000 modem router is an easy all-in-one solution that works with either a DSL or cable broadband connections to create a high speed wireless home network. For those who stay in a larger home, the Linksys RE1000 range extender helps boost the signal strength of the Wireless-N connection, extending the coverage of existing home wireless networks.

Pricing and Availability
The Linksys X3000 modem router and Linksys RE1000 range extender are commercially available at the following MSRPs and retailers in mid and late October 2011 respectively. For more product information, please visit the new Linksys website http://home.cisco.com/en-apac/home.

• Linksys X3000 Advanced Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router MSRP MYR 399.00
• and Linksys RE1000 Wireless-N Range Extender MSRP MYR 259.00


黑色旋风重现 – CISCO 为现代家居增添优美时尚

结合优雅设计、高超性能及简易使用的超时尚家居网络产品

吉隆坡2011年10月6日讯 – 对于新屋主、室内设计师或装潢设计师来说，在家居家庭科技用品是令人非常头痛的一件苦差。今天，Cisco推介了其全新的家居网络产品，以酷炫的性感黑色，为现代家居摆设添上优雅高贵的气质。

这场推介礼于隆市Changkat Bukit Bintang 的Bakita Restaurant & Bar 展开，由名主持人兼作家Xandria Ooi 向六十余位媒体记者及嘉宾展现新产品。Xandria Ooi 也与Home@8 室内设计门户网站创始人之一的Jade Yong联手为Bakita餐厅的一楼进行现代化的室内装潢- 添置了全新的Linksys X3000 Advanced Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem + Router以及Linksys RE1000 Wireless-N 范围扩展器。
“在Cisco，我们坚信为顾客提供最丰富的科技体验 ,” Cisco家居网络商务组的亚洲区销售总监 Tang Boon Ping先生说道。“科技不再仅仅是沟通的工具，它也是我们生活上不可或缺的一部分。现今的家居摆设包括了网络电视、平面屏幕、电玩、以及智能手机，Linksys 的家居网络产品配套将是现代家具摆设的必需品，为家居生活增添强稳的网络连接之余，也配上酷炫时尚的设计。”

Linksys的家居网络产品配套有着时髦的黑色外形，加上曾荣获今年初颁发的Red Dot设计大奖的Linksys E4200 Maximum Performance Wireless-N Router。在这项顶级的国际产品设计大赛中，Linksys E4200 无线Router从4,433项参赛设计作品中脱颖而出，成功击败六十个国家的设计师及参赛公司。

近来与从事音乐制作的夫婿Yuri Wong迁入新房子的Xandria说道科技产品已是家居摆设不容忽视的一环。她表示, “以科技产品为新房子进行家具摆设是一门艺术，而Cisco为我们提供智能的产品，不但有高超的性能，而且容易使用和设计前卫时尚。无论是工作或游戏，家居网络已是现代生活的一部分。全新的 Linksys 产品让我在房子内的各个角落都能享有无线的自由，同时又能完美地融入房子的设计主题。”

一年前，Jade 也与知名的电台名嘴Serena C设立了Home@8室内设计门户网站。她也解释了黑色如何逐渐成为现代家居的流行色系。

“我和Serena经常列游世界各地，体验不同的文化，吸取家居的设计灵感，我们也于Home@8页面中也有提及。我们经常增添影子氛围，并观察黑色系如何巧妙地改变室内格局。这些影子也能为单调的房子色调增添一些气息。没有了黑色，即没有色调的相对性。而全新的Cisco家居网络产品能以其时髦的黑色设计，完美地带出了现代家居的时尚感。”

全新的Linksys X3000 Modem + Router是一站式的解决方案，可与DSL 或有线宽频连接，提供高速的无线家居网络。那些房子较大的，则可使用Linksys RE1000 范围扩展器，它可提高Wireless-N 网络的讯号强度，伸展原有的家居无线网络的覆盖率。

价格与产品货源
Linksys X3000 Modem + Router以及Linksys RE1000 范围扩展器，可于2011年10月中至10月底，在以下的商店以厂商推荐价购取。欲知产品详情，请浏览全新的Linksys 官网 http://home.cisco.com/en-apac/home。
• Linksys X3000 Advanced Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem + Router 厂商推荐价 399.00令吉
• 以及 Linksys RE1000 Wireless-N 范围扩展器 厂商推荐价 259.00令吉

Fortinet Expands Consolidated Security Appliance Line for Mid-Range Enterprise Market

New FortiGate-300C, FortiGate-600C and FortiGate-1000C Appliances Extend Price/Performance Leadership for Strategic Market Segment

MALAYSIA, 6 October 2011- Fortinet - a leading network security provider and the worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions – today announced the introduction of three new consolidated security appliances that extend the company’s price/performance leadership in the strategic mid-range market segment that includes medium size businesses, enterprise customers, application service providers (ASPs) and software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers.

The new FortiGate-300C, FortiGate-600C and FortiGate-1000C appliances deliver price/performance breakthroughs that broaden UTM deployment options for mid-sized organizations and branch offices of large enterprises that require high-performance, highly resilient security capable of protecting critical assets from a wide variety of threats. This includes organizations looking to secure their mobile users and those that wish to ensure that cloud-based data does not transfer threats into their systems. Each appliance is particularly well suited for customers that must protect personally identifiable information (PII) from accidental leakage or theft. This includes credit card data as part of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and patient data as part of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance.

Coupled with Fortinet’s FortiClient solution, the new FortiGate appliances will play a pivotal role in extending high-performance virtual private networks (VPNs) to a wider range of customers, thus ensuring secure communications between multiple networks and hosts using SSL and IPSec VPN technologies.

About the FortiGate-300C

Designed with eight FortiASIC-accelerated ports for maximum throughput, the FortiGate-300C delivers wire-speed firewall and IPSec VPN performance as well as application control acceleration to provide optimized security capabilities without imposing latency in high-speed network environments. For example, eight Gbps firewall throughput can support one million concurrent sessions. And with the ability to support 4.5 Gbps of IPSec throughput, 10,000 client-to-gateway and 6,000 gateway-to-gateway IPSec tunnels can be supported with a single device. The accelerated 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports on the FortiGate-300C also facilitate the creation and enforcement of segmented security zones with policy control previously available only within larger-scale solutions.

About the FortiGate-600C

Powered by the FortiASIC Network Processor, the FortiGate-600C appliance delivers security throughput at switching speeds. To maximize internal network segmentation configurations, the FortiGate-600C provides sixteen 10/100/1000 RJ45 ports, allowing security administrators and IT managers a wide array of deployment options. The appliance also provides four shared 10/100/1000 RJ45 ports, a 1Gb SFP and two-pair, bypass-protected 10/100/1000 ports to accommodate expansion options well beyond the base system configuration. In addition, the FortiGate-600C appliance features 64GB of internal storage for WAN optimization, local reporting, or local content archiving.

About the FortiGate-1000C

Like the other FortiGate models, the FortiGate-1000C utilizes FortiASIC processors that use an intelligent content scanning engine to accelerate security and network services. To accommodate flexible deployment and expansion options, the FortiGate-1000C provides dual AC power supplies, two 10Gb SFP+ ports, twelve 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports, eight shared 10/100/1000 RF-45 ports,1G SFP and two-pair bypass protected 10/100/1000 ports. The 128GB of onboard flash memory for WAN optimization eliminates unnecessary and malicious traffic, optimizes legitimate traffic and reduces the amount of bandwidth required to transmit data between applications and servers.

The new FortiGate devices feature the FortiOS 4.3 security operating system to deliver a broad suite of security services, including advanced application control, firewall, intrusion prevention, anti-virus/anti-spyware technology, VPN, SSL-encrypted traffic inspection, data leakage prevention, and Web filtering. Fortinet’s FortiOS also provides an integrated wireless controller, enabling centralized management of FortiAP secure access points and wireless LANs. Unauthorized wireless traffic is blocked, while allowed traffic is subject to identity-aware multi-threat security inspection.

“We continue to hear from mid-range customers and prospects about pushing the price/performance envelope for consolidated security solutions that are broad in scope, easy to deploy and can be centrally managed,” said Michael Xie, co-founder, CTO and vice president of engineering at Fortinet. “The introduction of our new FortiGate models addresses each of these needs head on. No other products in this class can match the combined performance and consolidated security services of these new appliances.”

Availability

The FortiGate-300C is already available. The FortiGate-600C and FortiGate-1000C appliances will be available later this quarter.

IBM Broadens Efforts to Prepare Small and Medium Enterprises for Growth

Provides US$1 Billion (RM3.2 billion) In Financing; Launches New Cloud and Business Analytics Offerings

Petaling Jaya, 6 October, 2011 -- IBM Global Financing, the leasing and loan segment of IBM (NYSE:IBM), today announced that it will provide US$1 billion (RM3.2 billion) in financing to help credit-qualified small and medium enterprises (SMEs) over the next 18 months take advantage of a new suite of advanced technologies such as analytics and cloud. This effort is designed to help SMEs spur innovation and drive economic growth by making credit more easily accessible.

Financing is one of the biggest challenges limiting the success of SMEs today. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) consistently reports that well over 50 percent of small businesses fail within their first five years due to lack of capital. Since this segment is responsible for nearly 65 percent of global GDP, representing more than 90 percent of all businesses and employing more than 90 percent of the world’s workforce, SMEs play a critical role in a global economic recovery.

Today's news addresses the urgent need for capital by providing the right foundation and resources to support SMEs in this economy. IBM's US$1 billion in financing for SMEs is designed to eliminate many of the cost barriers they face to grow their business. IBM will offer simple financing solutions, some starting at as low as 0 percent for 12 months with no down payment,* allowing them to immediately acquire the IBM technology and services they need to begin to transform their businesses, while managing their cash flow more effectively.

This financing will be made available to SME clients in Malaysia through IBM Business Partners who can benefit from enhanced online financing tools to generate price proposals and get approvals for credit applications for SME clients in less than a day, all available by a simple click of the mouse.

As part of today's announcement, IBM is also launching a comprehensive set of new solutions, which include workload optimized systems combining hardware and software and services offerings focused on technologies, such as cloud, analytics, collaboration and security, specifically designed to address SMEs’ key needs. IBM aims to help this segment by making these advanced technologies, once reserved for larger enterprises with large budgets, available to SMEs through IBM Business Partners at an affordable price. These new offerings also introduce technologies from IBM's recent cloud, analytics and security acquisitions such as Cast Iron, BigFix, SPSS, Netezza and Cognos.

Clients can now take advantage of these new technologies with no money down and by simply making monthly or quarterly financing payments. For example, many of the offerings are less than $5 per user per month (over 36 months) for 100 users. In addition, these technologies can now be up and running in a matter of two to three days, saving SMEs up to 50 percent in cost and time.

The IBM solutions will help SMEs deploy a cloud platform quickly and help SME clients free their employees from worrying about IT and the significant costs associated with it. In a recent IBM Midmarket survey of 650 CIOs, half are looking to invest in cloud over the next five years, a 50 percent increase in demand for cloud since the last CIO study in 2009. Cloud solutions can also help SMEs automate their IT infrastructure, allowing their staffs to shift more attention to strategic projects focused on growth.

The new solutions also include analytics for SMEs to tackle "Big Data" challenges to help better extract insight and spot trends to make better business decisions and identify new market opportunities. These offerings will combine technologies from IBM's recent acquisitions. In fact, the survey highlighted analytics as the top priority by more than 83 percent of CIOs.

In addition to software, services and financing, IBM offers a variety of ways for entrepreneurs to grow their businesses with no-charge access to advanced technologies, leading business and technology experts and training. Through its global network of Innovation Centers, IBM helps businesses solve tough challenges, enter new markets and access the training and support needed to get their products to market faster.

"SMEs are the engines of new ideas for our economy and for economic growth. Curiosity and new thinking are what sets them apart," said Vincent Ler, General Manager, General Business, IBM Malaysia. "Significant efforts need to be made to provide a strong foundation for SMEs to establish their business for growth. As information has become the new currency, the ability of SMEs to survive in an increasingly competitive and global environment is largely determined by their use of new technologies such as cloud and analytics to quickly access the right information and use it as a competitive advantage."

HEAR LIKE NEVER BEFORE

Logitech presents 4 different headsets for your listening pleasure

KUALA LUMPUR — 5 OCTOBER 2011 —Logitech® has unveiled its latest range of headsets that let’s you use less bandwidth — 50% less — to help deliver crystal-clear audio that keeps you connected to your friends and family. And with super wideband audio even adjusts in real time when there’s more traffic on the network, so you always get great sound quality — even in bad conditions. Super wideband audio (developed by Skype — and supported by several of Logitech’s newest headsets) help make your calls sound so clear it’s like you’re in the same room with the person you’re talking to.Wire Free
Cut loose from your computer with the H600 lightweight, portable headset. The laser-tuned drivers, 10-metre range and 6-hour rechargeable battery make it easy to listen and chat whether you’re at your desk or on the couch. So small and unobtrusive, you can plug the headset’s nano-receiver into a USB port and forget about it. The H600’s design lets you position the microphone right where you want it—and rotate it, and you can adjust the volume and mute the microphone right from the headset.

The Logitech® H600 headset is priced at RM 208.00

For Your Listening Comfort
The Logitech® Stereo Headset H250 is built for chatting and listening in comfort. Enjoy clear calls and rich stereo sound from this all-purpose headset with an adjustable padded headband and in-line audio controls. But why stop at Internet calls? Rich stereo sound makes your calls, music, movies and games all sound great. You won’t have to compete with background noise to be heard—which means crystal clear calls with work, family and friends. Just plug your headset into the 3.5 mm input and output jacks on your computer and it’s ready to go. As simple as that.
The Logitech® H250 headset is priced at RM 68.00.


For Maximum Control
The Logitech® Stereo Headset H150 is designed for maximum control. The headband adjusts to give you just the right fit and it will keep your ears comfortable – even during long calls. Speak clearly with this simple headset with stereo sound, a noise-cancelling microphone, an adjustable headband and in-line audio controls. The microphone can be worn on either your left or right side, and you can simply rotate the microphone out of the way when you’re not using it.
The Logitech® Stereo Headset H150 is priced RM 48.00.


For The Premium User
The Logitech® Wireless Headset H800 with laser-tuned drivers and built-in equalizer that is easy to connect to your computer, tablets and smartphones. The H800 also gives you rich digital stereo, and a noise-canceling microphone that can reduce background noise. It has a rechargeable battery that lasts up to six hours. The H800 also offers ear cups and padded headband to keep you comfortable.
The Logitech® Wireless Headset H800 is priced at RM 388.00

For more details on the products, do log on to www.logitech.com/my or www.facebook.com/LogitechMalaysia

Tricubes Unveils myemail Services

Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday, 5 October: TRICUBES BERHAD (TRICUBES) today highlighted the various functions and services of myemail, which have been made available to the general public since September 14, following two months of beta testing.

The myemail service is a free email initiative allowing Malaysians direct and secure communication with government agencies. It will also provide subscribers with high volume, secure, electronic document delivery solutions as well as exclusive promotions.
[Left to Right] Muzaffar Ariff (Support and Content Manager Tricubes Berhad), Khairun bin Zainal Mokhtar (Chief Executive Officer Tricubes Berhad) and S. Vishnu Shankar (Vice President of Software & Services of Tricubes Berhad).

Tricubes’ chief executive Khairun Zainal Mokhtar said that one of myemail’s value propositions is that the service pushes bills, notices and statements to customers rather than requiring them to pull their bills from billers’ or third party portals, thus providing an extra convenience.

Furthermore, as users are authenticated and verified using myKad, billers are assured that documents are sent to the right person. He said that the e-billing service for notices and bill presentment also enable cost-savings for billers in terms of printing and postage.

myemail is based on the Microsoft Windows Live platform, providing registered users with the advantages of Windows Live features such as unlimited email space, 25 GB cloud storage and access to online Microsoft tools which allows users to create, modify, share and store documents online.

Tricubes has also signed up with its first four partners; JackCow, WeddingKami, Allscript and Tutor.com.

On the company’s financial status, Khairun said that Tricubes is on track towards financial regularisation. As a part its future revenue generation plan, Tricubes has expanded its business strategies to include an online business vertical that encompasses mass market and business-to-business solutions.

“myemail is the part of our online business which reaches out to the public. The B2B solution, which targets small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is Tam Tam Customer Relationship Management. Both use the same cloud infrastructure,” said Khairun.

Tricubes’ current enterprise segment business encompasses identity authentication solutions (IAS) and enterprise mobility solutions (EMS).

“In order to grow our revenue, we have to scale up our business faster. We used to spend a lot on R&D to develop the technology for very niche clients and we are now leveraging it with a more mass market approach via the online business, which optimises our existing technology,” said Khairun.

Recently, Tricubes announced the acceptance of a contract from Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM) for the supply, delivery, installation testing and commissioning of PDRM’s mobile access devices used for online enquiries by over 3,000 police personnel. The contract, valued at RM4.4 million will be for three years, is part of the Tricubes’ EMS offerings.

Over the last 13 years, Tricubes has been a leading supplier in the IAS segment with an installed base of over 50,000 biometrics and smartcard devices to over 200 organisations.

“Moving forward, the IAS segment will remain a strong contributor to the company’s revenue. This is achieved through new customer-base as well as device and technology replacements from our existing customers,” added Khairun.

TUNE TALK HIRES VIRAL VIDEOMAKER TO BOOST SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTION

KUALA LUMPUR, 5 October 2011 - In an unprecedented move, Tune Talk has become the first Malaysian telco to hire its fans via the social media to help enhance interaction with subscribers and fans via the new media platform particularly Facebook and YouTube.

It all started in August when an anonymous fan called ‘tropicgang’ posted a video on YouTube featuring a beefy puppet character dedicated for Tune Talk’s second birthday. Aptly entitled ‘Who Like Confuse’, the video highlighted in a very entertaining way Tune Talk’s single subscription plan that is utterly simple, straightforward and transparent. It instantly caught the eyes of Tune Talk’s CEO, Jason Lo and Chairman Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and after a series of message exchanges on YouTube and Twitter, Jason and ‘tropicgang’ finally met and negotiations began behind closed doors.Another video was recently released confirming that Tune Talk has hired ‘tropicgang’ to manage and interact with Tune Talk fans via Facebook and YouTube. ‘tropicgang’ has since agreed to create more ‘Mat Tune’ music videos, which will be released monthly from now until December 2011.

‘Tropicgang’ however wants to remain anonymous and prefers to be known by its character ‘Mat Tune’.
Talking about what he thought of the tribute video, Jason said: “Mat Tune broke away from the typical cover song format of a bedroom musician. Tony and I were impressed at its quirky mix of in-your-face humour, original scripting and creative use of puppets.”

The YouTube video was first brought to Tune Talk’s attention on 19 August 2011. Some magazines and bloggers discovered the video, posted it on their respective Facebook walls, and tagged Tune Talk. From there, the video quickly gained widespread attention, earning 5,000 views within a week, and sky-rocketing to over 24,000 views to date. Dubbed by Tune Talk’s Facebook fans as the ’tetek guys’, the tribute video is catchy and addictive. ’Who Like Confuse’ became an instant YouTube hit, sparking Jason to publicly search on Twitter for the fans who made the video.

“Mat Tune now is building his popularity and career since his “Who Like Confuse” music video became viral on YouTube. We have many interesting things planned for them. Social media has become a key channel of communication and that is why we have decided to hire “tropicgang” a.k.a. Mat Tune. We would like to use this new discovery to engage our fans with content that is relevant to them regardless of whether they are our subscribers or not. You don’t always have to sell people something, have a little fun derr! ” said Jason Lo.

Fans can now look forward to more quirky music videos, fun interaction and surprise rewards with “Mat Tune” by following him on Tune Talk’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/tunetalk

Ericsson Malaysia & Sri Lanka welcomes Janne Laitala as President

• Former President of Ericsson Finland, Laitala brings more than 17 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

Ericsson, the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, recently announced the appointment of Janne Laitala as President of Ericsson Malaysia & Sri Lanka. Mr. Laitala will be responsible for developing and strengthening Ericsson’s business in the country, and will lead a team of approximately 700 employees in Malaysia and Sri Lanka.

Prior to this position, Laitala was the President of Ericsson Finland, and was an active industry spokesperson in his capacity as a board member of the Finnish Federation for Communications and Teleinformatics (FiCom), a co-op organization for the ICT industry in Finland.A graduate of Espoonlahti Business College in Finland, Laitala began his career in Ericsson in 1994, working his way through many levels of sales and managerial accomplishments until his promotion as President of Ericsson Finland in 2006.

Commenting on the appointment, President of Ericsson Southeast Asia and Oceania Arun Bansal said, “I am pleased about Janne Laitala’s appointment as the President of Ericsson Malaysia & Sri Lanka. His experience will allow Ericsson to explore opportunities for growth and development with its customers in Malaysia and Sri Lanka, particularly in the areas of mobile broadband. His extensive experience in other Ericsson markets around the world has equipped him with a unique set of skills to lead operations and strengthen our business.”

Janne Laitala said: “Ericsson is ready to meet the needs and challenges of our customers and partners in the telecommunications industry in Malaysia. We have helped shape the local telecommunications landscape since 1965 and we remain committed to this market and to our stakeholders.”

“We are focusing on bringing about our global vision of a Networked Society where people, knowledge, devices and information are networked for the growth of society, life and business – a world where people are empowered, businesses are strengthened and societies are revitalized,” he added.

MSC Malaysia to Boost Cloud Ecosystem for SMEs

MSC Malaysia’s Cloud Initiative to accelerate ICT adoption and promote locally made software and services

Kuala Lumpur, 5 October 2011 – Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) today launched the MSC Malaysia Cloud Initiative, which is focused on stepping up development of the cloud ecosystem in Malaysia. Aimed at driving the adoption of cloud-based services, the programme will enable MSC Malaysia Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to deploy cloud software and services as a utility, while catalyzing demand by local enterprises for Made in Malaysia cloud software and services.

“The potential in terms of the spending on cloud computing services, is expected to surpass USD160 billion worldwide by 2020. In Malaysia, Frost & Sullivan expects the Malaysian Business Application as a Service (BAaaS) market to reach a market size of USD161.4 million by 2017. With the MSC Malaysia Cloud Initiative, we are seeking to capitalise on this potential by kick-starting a robust cloud ecosystem locally.Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, CEO, MDeC and Vijay Tharumartnam, Director of Corporate Communications, MDeC, addressing the media during the press conference

“Key to our success will not only be the creation of a ready marketplace for cloud services but also establishing a framework of standards and incentives to encourage users, particularly Malaysia SMEs, to adopt cloud computing services. Our target by end-2012 is to enable a total of 60 ISVs with an on-boarding programme and stimulus package to develop and promote Malaysian Made cloud applications and services,” said Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, CEO of MDeC.

Under the ISV enablement initiative, MSC Malaysia will collaborate with world-class Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) partners to firstly identify industry applications that are in demand and secondly to qualify MSC Malaysia ISVs that wish to participate in the initiative.

With the primary objective of lowering the barriers to entry for ISVs to migrate to the cloud, the aptly named Cloud On-Boarding Programme (COP) is being designed in collaboration with leading PaaS partners to cover comprehensive cloud training programmes, trial and proof-of-concept, hands-on to cloud software and tools, and guidance from expert technical consultants. Under the COP, the cost of on-boarding will be shared, with MDeC providing up to RM 15,000 in funds and MDeC’s PaaS partners providing free access to Software Development Kits (SDKs), as well as training and consultation on migration to the cloud also worth RM 15, 000.

Under the SaaS Acceleration Programme, qualified ISVs will also be entitled to a disbursement of RM 15,000 from MDeC along with a specially negotiated IaaS/PaaS package and subscription cost covering bandwidth, storage service and/or computer service for the first few months, also worth RM 15, 000.

In total, an allocation of RM30, 000 (worth of disbursement and other benefits) per vendor has been set aside for the development of 60 MSC Malaysia ISVs under the INFOTECH cluster by 2012.

In order to accelerate the market for cloud computing applications in Malaysia, MSC Malaysia will also introduce SME Cloud Computing Adoption Programme will allow local SMEs to adopt and utilize leading solutions by MSC Malaysia Status companies while enjoying incentivized subscription. A total of 1,500 SMEs by end-2012 are expected to benefit from this programme, receiving an allocation of up RM1, 500.00 or 6 months of subscription per recipient, whichever is lower.

To be eligible for the ISV programmes, ISVs must be an MSC Malaysia status company, be minimum 51% Malaysian owned and be registered with official MDeC IaaS/PaaS partners.

The MSC Malaysia Cloud Initiative ties back to one of the key targets of MSC Malaysia Phase 3, which is the infusion of technology across all economic sectors to drive productivity and innovation by lowering the barrier of entry for ICT companies and SMEs alike.

As of October 2011, the confirmed infrastructure partners of the MSC Malaysia Cloud Initiative are Maxis and Jaring.

Business keeps hiring, despite dip in confidence

Malaysian businesses still taking on employees, though outlook not as bright, finds Regus Business Confidence Index

MALAYSIA, 5 October 2011 | Malaysian businesses are still taking on staff, even though their views on economic growth are not as positive as they were a year ago, as almost three quarters (70%) of Malaysian companies report that they plan to increase headcount in the next two years. This is despite a downturn in the Regus Business Confidence Index, in which Malaysia has slipped thirty-seven points from April 2011, to 117 this autumn. As an indicator of the changing structure of employment, hiring intentions show a particular emphasis on freelancers, graduates and remote workers – as firms seek competitive advantage now and growth in the months to come.

· In Malaysia, a fifth (21%) of companies have pushed back their expectations for recovery to the second half of 2012;

· The proportion of Malaysian companies revenue growth (52%) has fallen twenty two percent compared with six months ago, those reporting profit growth (32%) has fallen thirty two percentage points over the period;

· Nevertheless, almost three quarters (70%) of companies plan to hire more employees over the next two years. Signaling a clear move toward more flexible working practices, 57% of Malaysian companies say they plan to hire more freelance staff and 43% will employ more remote workers in 2011/12.

William Willems, Regional Vice-President, for Regus Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia comments, “The report finds that, six months on from a rosy start to 2011, the global outlook has suffered a clear reverse. The proportion of companies reporting revenues and profit growth has close to stalled and expectations for the full momentum of recovery have slipped yet again and are now set for the second half of 2012. However, national business sentiment and activity does not seem to be unduly affected, with businesses actively investing in their most valuable asset: people power.

“In Malaysia, freelance and remote working are becoming an increasingly popular solution to increase headcount while remaining flexible and rapidly scalable. In addition to this, by taking advantage of solutions already available on the market it is possible for even very small operations to establish a low-risk presence in their target markets without making lengthy premises or equipment commitments and allowing them to expand or withdraw depending on volatile market conditions.”

TomTom Maps Reach Industry-Leading Coverage of 35 Million Kilometres

Malaysia, 5 October 2011 - TomTom today announces the availability of its latest map and enhancement product portfolio, delivering new coverage and features. With the addition of 400,000 kilometers across the globe, TomTom’s navigable map database is the first to reach 35.2 million kilometers of roads, covering 104 countries and a record 3.4 billion people worldwide.

“With the latest map release we are adding significant coverage in emerging countries like Brazil, Russia and India, demonstrating our commitment to a truly global offering” said Maarten van Gool, Managing Director of TomTom Licensing. "The latest product release equips our customers with the best coverage and enhanced content globally to power all their location needs."

TomTom further enhanced its road network database and improved key features throughout Europe. In Western Europe, 74,000 km of roads were added or realigned, including routes that are being built to accommodate the London 2012 Summer Olympics. A new low emission zone feature was added throughout Western Europe to support environmental driving. In Eastern Europe, over 36,000 km of roads were updated in key markets in Russia, Poland and Turkey.

In the Americas, TomTom expanded coverage in growth markets like Brazil where over 100,000 km of roads were realigned – for increased accuracy - and 600,000 Points of Interest were added, ensuring users can easily find businesses, places and people. Customers now benefit from features including specialized lane information and back road designation, which will lead to safer navigation. Additionally, the most up-to-date postal information available in the US and Canada is especially important for Enterprise and Business customers.

The latest product release resulted in an Address Point uplift totaling more than 1.5 million throughout Asia Pacific, enabling more accurate routing and geocoding in this important region. 3D Landmarks, Landmark Icons, 2D City Maps and Junction Views were also updated, resulting in better visualization with a more realistic map display.

HACKWEEKDAY OFFERS CASH PRIZES AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOP CODERS

First Weekday Hackathon in Malaysia

5 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur – HackWEEKDAY, a 24-hour code off that will run alongside the 9th annual Hack In The Box Security Conference 2011 Kuala Lumpur (HITBSecConf2011KUL) will be offering a cash prize of US$1337 and recruitment opportunities for winning developers. This is the first weekday hackthon in Malaysia.

Kicking off at 13:37 (GMT+8) on 12 October and ending a full 24-hours later on the 13 October, HackWeekday will see coders from all walks of life to come together and work on open source security tools including the Xandora.net Project, Dilligence, Maltego and Mozilla Firefox plugins.

Sponsored by Mozilla, creators of the Firefox web browser, HackWEEKDAY aims to revive abandoned open source security projects and have the work contributed back to the security community. “The nine Firefox Web add-ons, plugins and extensions that have been identified to be worked on as part of this activity stand to benefit Firefox users worldwide,” said Lucas Adamski, Director of Product Security, Mozilla. Firefox is the second most widely used browser with over 30% market share.

This flagship HackWEEKDAY, inspired from successful hackathon events usually held over weekends, also aims to spark interest in security application development – a field that could potentially offer lucrative returns. “The marketplace is already crowded with web application developers, however the 24-hour session aims to get more of them interested in security development and to adopt secure coding practices,” said Hafez Kamal, one of the main organizers of HackWEEKDAY.

“We hope this event will also draw the interest of the education sector – especially as the industry has repeatedly pointed out the dire need for students to be “market ready”. An event like HackWEEKDAY allows them to step up their skills, and step out of their classroom thinking, to think on their feet and be creative with real-world applications. Plus, the event will feature knowledge sharing directly from authoritative figures in the security community,” continued Kamal.

Developers with an itch to write a 31337 Firefox plugin, new Maltego transforms or hack with the experts and learn from the best are invited to participate. “Registration is completely FREE and we are anticipating 75 developers from all over the world to participate,” said Kamal
Up for grabs is a cash prize of US$1337 to the “most 31337 coder (31337=ELEET)” and a host of other goodies. The HackWEEKDAY winner also gets a waiver on the HITBSecConf2011 pass worth RM999. Developers will also get a chance to show off their code/project in the HITB SIGINT lightning talk sessions on the 13th afternoon. More information on HackWEEKDAY is available here: http://hitb.org/hackweekday

Other goodies at HITBSecConf2011KUL

The HITBSecConf2011KUL will feature 37 international speakers who will focus is on new and ground-breaking networking attack and defense methods that have not been seen or discussed in public before. The topics range from high level strategic nation-state cyberwar issues to deep technical dives on IPv6 technologies.

Across the 2-day conference, 4 tracks will run simultaneously – including 16 SIGNT sessions and 5 hands-on-training labs. Some of the hands-on training labs are already full, whilst others have limited seats still available.

“The HITB SIGINT (Signal Intelligence/Interrupt) sessions are designed to provide a quick 15 minute overview for material and research that’s up and coming – stuff that isn’t quite ready for the mainstream tracks of the conference but deserve a mention nonetheless. This session is for seasoned security professionals and is also open to all final year students based in Malaysia or around the Asia Pacific region who want to present their projects to industry experts and prove their worth before they graduate,” said Dhillon Andrew Kannabhiran, Founder and CEO of Hack In The Box.

“In addition to these, HITB2011KUL will also feature an all new Capture The Flag - Weapons of Mass Destruction game, an updated Lock Picking Village with a focus on impressioning, and a new Hackerspaces ‘Playground’ for those looking to get into hardware and electronics hacking. The playground will feature LEGO robotics, microcontrolers, LEDs, lasers, RFID toys, hardware sniffing and other cool technologies”, said Kannabhiran.

For more information on HITBSecConf2010 – Malaysia (10-13 October 2011) and to register for the event, please see: http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2011kul/

Oracle Unveils Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c

Extends Business-Driven IT Management Solution with Unique Cloud Capabilities

KUALA LUMPUR– October 4, 2011

News Facts

· Oracle today announced Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c the industry’s first solution to combine management of the full Oracle stack with complete enterprise cloud lifecycle management.

· Building on its business-driven IT management approach, the new release enables better business-IT integration.

· With this release, IT organizations can increase efficiency and responsiveness while reducing costs and complexity for traditional data centers, virtualized, and cloud computing environments.

· Through Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, its new centralized console, Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c brings together unique management capabilities for the entire cloud lifecycle. Key new capabilities include consolidation and capacity planning, self-service, testing, monitoring, and metering and chargeback.

· New integrated application-to-disk management capabilities for Oracle Fusion Applications and Oracle’s engineered systems have been added. This release also introduces new virtualization management and cloud resource management capabilities built on Oracle VM 3.0.

· New and enhanced partner resources, available through Oracle PartnerNetwork, and new management capabilities for non-Oracle components have also been introduced.

· Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c is the first product in Oracle’s portfolio numbered “12c” where the “c” stands for Oracle’s significant investments in delivering cloud-ready products.

Unified, Complete Cloud Management Through a Single Console

· Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control is the only cloud management console for Oracle that allows cloud stakeholders to create rich business services consisting of any combination of infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) – including database as a service (DBaaS) and middleware as a service (MWaaS) - and software as a service (SaaS).

· Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control provides wizard-driven, role-based capabilities for all stakeholders involved in planning, deploying, managing and consuming an enterprise cloud.

· Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c supports enterprise architects, cloud administrators, application developers and administrators, DBAs, line of business users and governance and finance personnel. Key capabilities include:

o Cloud planning tools: allow architects and cloud administrators to model their cloud environment in order to maximize the utilization of resources. A key capability - the capacity and consolidation planner - allows for easier cloud on-boarding through recommendations and automated workflows.

o Automatic set-up of shared pools and system resources: enables cloud administrators to pool together IT resources and define rules, privileges, and policies that govern how resources are consumed; and helps ensure ease of management and quality of service.

o Built-in self-service: allows transparent access to cloud resources for line of business users and application developers. Consumers can use the self-service portal to order services from a central catalog, manage and monitor the requested services, and receive chargeback information.

o Comprehensive metering and chargeback: enables finance personnel, IT managers and service providers to measure usage and charge for services. Several chargeback mechanisms are provided. Pre-built integrations with Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management offer comprehensive billing capabilities.

· Unique cloud capabilities deliver industry-first advantages through integrations with two key Oracle products:

o Oracle VM 3.0: enables administrators to automatically plan and provision cloud environments incorporating VMs, resource pools and zones.

o Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder: helps application developers model and package complex, multi-tier applications for self-service consumption.

· Unlike competitive solutions, Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c encompasses cloud management across physical and virtual environments for x86 as well as SPARC architectures.

Engineered for Oracle

· Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c continues to deliver unmatched automation capabilities for Oracle technologies. Highlights include:

o Complete Oracle Fusion Applications management: engineered alongside Oracle Fusion Applications, this release provides unmatched capabilities that help ensure the health and availability of these applications.

o Immediate availability for Oracle Applications Unlimited support: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and Oracle Siebel CRM management suites are now certified. Additional application certifications are planned for calendar year 2012.

o Enhanced Oracle Fusion Middleware management: adds new self-management capabilities such as automatic root-cause analysis and proactive recommendations. This helps IT and application administrators manage more applications with ease.

o Advanced database self-management: enables DBAs to manage massive databases with capabilities including a real-time and compare period automatic database diagnostics monitor, and Active Session History (ASH) analytics.

o Enhanced quality management solutions: new Application Replay capabilities allow real workload testing for applications, enabling more realistic testing. New data discovery, modeling, and data subsetting provide more streamlined test data management. Combined, these capabilities help improve the quality of applications with less effort.

o Tight integration with Oracle engineered systems: provides integrated views of hardware and software for Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud to ease management and enable superior performance and availability.

Supporting Quotes

· “Customers are grappling with tremendous complexity in IT centers, a condition often exacerbated by custom deployments and integrations that make each system different and unique to manage,” said Richard Sarwal, Oracle senior vice president, Product Development. “Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c provides a comprehensive solution that enables Oracle customers to cut through this complexity regardless of the choice of deployment platform. With Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c, IT organizations can ease the management pains of traditional data centers and fast track to the cloud, while maximizing service quality and minimizing IT management costs.”

· “With Oracle Enterprise Manager, we can centrally manage the 55 applications that support our 'End-to-End Connected Cloud Services' program, which ultimately enables us to improve our customer’s experience. We are excited about the new Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c release and we look forward to leveraging the new capabilities that it brings,” said Clifford Musante, Chief Architect for Business Infrastructure, Intuit Inc.

· "Cloud computing and virtualization can add considerable complexity to IT management. We are looking forward to using Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c to help reduce management costs, provide better integration between business and IT, and deliver cloud services," said Tim Frazier, Associate Project Manager, National Ignition Facility and Photon Science, LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Supporting Resources

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