2012 年 11 月 9 日吉隆坡讯：“开启、扫描、行动！”吉隆坡会议中心(隆会议中心)副总经理艾伦•普莱尔(Alan Pryor)在隆会议中心的手机应用程式(手机app)最近“上线”之后，兴高采烈地这么说。
随着该中心的免费Wi-Fi无线连接速度提高到40MB，以及网站全面翻新的新颖设计特点和使用性能，提升用户体验之后，如今此手机app应用程式将进一步扩大该中心的技术范围，让用户可以随时随地通过智能手机登录其网站。
• A whole range of Windows® 8-ready products built to create a world of explorers through transformational user experiences
• Highly anticipated ultra-light, sleek and remarkable Acer Aspire S7 help bridge the gap between human and computers
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 November 2012 - Acer Malaysia today unveiled the next generation of computing with a complete range of products running on Windows® 8, led by the highly anticipated Acer Aspire S7 – Acer’s thinnest, lightest touch Ultrabook, together with the ICONIA W Series tablets and Aspire U Series All-in-One (AIO).
The launch today offers the most comprehensive suite of touch devices in forms and sizes that will provide modern day explorers with transformational user experiences and options to fit different needs.
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Kuala Lumpur, November 08, 2012 – Fujitsu, the No.1 (1) Global Windows-based Tablet PC Vendor (2011 by units shipment), has today launched its first wave of enterprise devices for Windows 8.
*Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker Q2 2012, Tablet PC includes Microsoft Windows based Tablets and excludes Media Tablets such as the Apple iPad and Android-based Tablets.
The wide selection consists of Fujitsu’s quality convertible tablet PC LIFEBOOK T902, 10.1-inch tablet STYLISTIC Q572 and 13.3-inch technology flagship LIFEBOOK SH782. The previously introduced hybrid tablet STYLISTIC Q702 now comes with the new operating system and the convertible tablet PC LIFEBOOK T732 with Windows 8, and shall be available from November 2012.
“Fujitsu is proud to bring some of the latest innovations in workplace device functionalities and usability for our customers in Malaysia,” says Ms. Yap Hui Hui, Country Manager Malaysia, Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific Ltd. (FPCA)
“With our long history of producing convertible tablet PCs with touch features, the brand new Fujitsu Touch devices are a perfect fit with Windows 8 to provide users an intuitive and effective working experience. Especially today where, touch-screen devices are rapidly being adopted across multiple, evolving work environment.”
“It’s great to see Fujitsu embracing touch on its upcoming business PCs featuring Windows 8,” said John Case, Vice President, Worldwide OEM Marketing, Microsoft Corp. “Its innovative new hardware designed for Windows 8 will definitely bring rich ‘touch’ experiences, adding on to the core security-enhanced features and manageability that enterprise customers need.”
The all-new Fujitsu portfolio is designed to help accelerate dramatic changes in the way people are working with computers – incorporating touch, always-on connectivity and a seamless user experience. To ensure that users can stay in touch with modern business requirements, Fujitsu offers not only a wide choice of connected devices, but also ground-up design for greater usability and the convenience of touch-screen.
Clever features make Fujitsu’s new Windows 8 devices an even more attractive choice, and are built in to the design to make the user experience more rewarding, more productive, and more enjoyable.
Business users who want the style and convenience of a touch-screen tablet without sacrificing the essentials of enhanced security and usability need look no further than Fujitsu’s Windows 8 device line-up.
STYLISTIC Q572
The new Fujitsu STYLISTIC Q572 is an ultra-lightweight, 10.1-inch tablet PC system which combines enhanced performance with extensive security-enhanced features including an incorporated fingerprint sensor, SmartCard reader and Full Disk Encryption (FDE) and tops it off with day-long working, supported by a swappable battery.
Exclusive WhatsApp promotion for DG Prepaid Smart Plan customers
SHAH ALAM, 9 November 2012 – DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (“DiGi”) is reaching out to more Malaysians who can’t live without mobile instant messaging through an exclusive offer for DG Prepaid Smart Plan subscribers, effective 5 November 2012.
From 5 November 2012, the promotion offers subscribers an extended reload validity period as well as unlimited free data charges when using the WhatsApp Messenger.
Commitment by global chipmaker to facilitate industry-academia collaboration critical for nation’s economic and human capital development
• Intel Malaysia’s agenda to bridge skills gap between industry and academia creates positive impact for the country.
• Through the Intel Higher Education Program, Intel actively facilitates the transfer of knowledge, technology and methodology in support of developing a digital economy by 2020.
• Intel remains committed to help universities and other local government agencies to develop curriculum that will advance innovation in key areas of technology
GEORGE TOWN, November 9, 2012 – Intel Malaysia’s ongoing agenda to bridge the skills gap that exists between industry and academia is creating a positive impact for the country. Over the last 40 years, the global chipmaker has harnessed the necessary experience and expertise required to support the Malaysian government’s initiative to develop a knowledge-based workforce capable of competing in a digital economy.
With a total workforce of more than 9,200 employees based mainly in high-tech manufacturing facilities located in Penang and Kulim, Intel Malaysia has over the years cultivated a large pool of technically-skilled competent workers. To-date, approximately 4,000 of Intel employees in Malaysia are engineers and technologists; and 2,000 of these engineers are in research and development (R&D). A more significant fact is that 95% of these 4,000 engineers and technologists are Malaysians.
“With our solid technical credentials, Intel, through the Intel Higher Education Program, is actively facilitating the transfer of knowledge, technology and methodology in support of developing a digital economy,” said Anjan Ghosh, Regional Director of Intel Corporate Affairs for Asia Pacific.
“Our commitment to education as a means to develop human capital and ignite economic growth is steadfast. Intel works closely with local governments, industry, policy makers, NGOs, and university faculty to help a country grow the technical talent they will need for the innovation economy,” said Ghosh at the recent Intel Asia Academic Forum 2012 in Penang.
The biennial Intel Asia Academic Forum, held over 2 days in Penang, gathered more than 150 key Intel technical experts and top professors from universities in China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam to exchange ideas and information on current technology trends, methodology and challenges in the region.
This regional forum also focused on the topics of ‘Emerging Technologies’ and ‘Embedded Intel Architecture Technologies’, namely on the challenges faced in the proliferation and adoption of new technologies and the critical importance of research innovation. The forum also featured 35 Intel-Academia collaborative projects as well as some of the latest Intel embedded technology showcase including the In-vehicle Infotainment (IVI) – an integrated in-car entertainment and information system; and the XOLO smartphone – both powered by the Intel® Atom™ processors.
Harnessing industry-relevant skills
“In line with the government’s aspirations towards a developed digital economy by 2020, Intel is committed to help universities and other local government agencies to develop a curriculum that will advance innovation in key areas of technology,” said Chris Kelly, Director of Intel Architecture Group, Intel Malaysia.
In collaboration with the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) and the MyTRIZ Association, Intel has successfully implemented the TRIZ methodology, a systematic and creative problem solving tool, in Malaysian universities since 2010. Along with the introduction of TRIZ curriculum, Intel engineers also trained over 1,000 TRIZ practitioners consisting mainly university lecturers and government officials. The Asia Academic Forum was followed by a 3-day TRIZ conference and workshops with more than 250 participants from local and regional universities.
“We are very pleased with the significant progress Intel has made so far in bridging the industry-academia gap. Intel is a strategic partner in providing access to and encouraging university students to adopt cutting-edge technology in the field of electronics engineering,” said Muhammad Imran Kunalan, General Manager of Talent Division, MDeC.
In Malaysia, Intel has contributed about RM15 million in grants under its Higher Education Program since 1997. Through this program, Intel has been in active collaboration with over 20 local institutions to encourage students to pursue a range of opportunities for technical study and research.
Kuala Lumpur, (9 Nov 2012) – CEO of South-East Asia’s 4G broadband pioneer Packet One Networks Sdn. Bhd. (P1), Michael Lai was recently named the ICT Personality of the Year at the 2012 PIKOM Leadership Awards.
The PIKOM Leadership Awards is an annual event that recognises achievements of individuals in the ICT industry with the following categories – ICT Personality of the Year, ICT Organisation of the Year, Member Excellence Awards, and CIO Excellence Awards. Individuals conferred for this award has to demonstrate exemplary growth and performance in the ICT industry. They must also have a history of serving the industry and show prominent contribution to the ICT industry in the country.
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Hitachi Accelerated Flash Storage Features New Rack-Optimized Form Factor With Increased Environmental Advantages and Lowest Cost per Bit
When Compared to 400GB MLC SSDs, Hitachi Accelerated Flash Storage Achieves:
• 4 Times Better Performance.
• 46 Percent Lower Cost per Bit.
KUALA LUMPUR — November 9, 2012 — Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., (TSE: 6501), today unveiled Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage. This new flash module is built specifically for the most demanding enterprise-class workloads. Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage features a custom-designed, rack-optimized form factor and innovative flash memory controller technology from Hitachi, Ltd. These features let the module achieve higher performance, lower cost per bit and greater capacity compared to conventional solid-state drives (SSDs) on the market today. Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage is available now for the industry’s leading enterprise solution, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP). Now customers can realize a superior return on their flash investment with lower operating expenses. Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage is the first product to incorporate the recently introduced flash memory controller from Hitachi, Ltd., and today’s announcement marks the next phase of the Hitachi Data Systems flash strategy and roadmap first announced in August.
“Today’s announcement is a milestone achievement in how flash technology will be used in the enterprise data center moving forward,” said Hu Yoshida, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi Data Systems. “Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage is the first flash device that is optimized for the performance and reliability required for mission-critical applications. These applications include OLTP databases, ERP, financial data management, metadata and indexing. Because of the innovative multi-core flash controller technology from Hitachi, we are able to use multi-level cell (MLC) flash in enterprise applications by extending MLC endurance and exceeding the performance of single-level cell (SLC) flash. The result is the lowest cost per bit of any enterprise MLC flash solution on the market today.”
A few days ago, researchers from North Carolina State University published a video demonstrating how an app can simulate the reception of a text message from a spoofed source. SMS spoofing can be used for a number of malicious intentions, including SMS phishing attacks (SMSishing), which could trick someone into providing banking credentials or subscribing to paid services.
Although the code has been publicly documented and used since August, 2010, Symantec has yet to find any instances that use the code for an SMSishing attack. Instead, the vast majority of apps use the code to deliver advertisements, including a couple hundred applications hosted on Google Play. Symantec has recorded more than 250 applications that contain code using this technique including 200 that are currently available on Google Play with millions of combined downloads.
To send a spoofed SMS message there is no need to send a text message over the air. In fact, a message is never sent or received, instead, the system service in charge of receiving text messages is tricked into thinking a message has arrived—and it will happily store the text message and notify the user of the event. One can specify any arbitrary "from address" for the SMSishing attack and no special permissions are required to insert a spoofed message.
Some of the applications use the code to better integrate text messaging with instant messaging or other online services. The vast majority are using an ad network software development kit (SDK), which pushes ads straight into your SMS inbox. However, the network’s ad servers are down at the time of writing.
Users should be wary of the source of any suspicious incoming text messages while Google modifies Android to prevent spoofing of these text messages. These applications may be identified by Norton Spot and any future malicious usage are detected by Norton Mobile Security.
Protects customers from fraudulent products through the seizure of more than 11,520 counterfeit products
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 November 2012 — HP announced the seizure of over 11,520 counterfeit supplies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This seizure was conducted by HP’s Southeast Asia ACF team and the local enforcement division of the Malaysian Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-Operatives and Consumerism in Kuala Lumpur on 16 October 2012. The authorities seized more than 719 counterfeit ink cartridges, 3,132 counterfeit toner cartridges and 7,669 various components used to make counterfeit HP cartridges.
The entity, who was also a HP managed partner, was selling into the Malaysian market. The company has been terminated as a partner effective 1 November 2012 as a result of this successful seizure. The total seizure value is estimated at RM 913,234 (USD 299,421). Investigators are working to identify additional upstream suppliers and downstream customers.
HP collaborated with local law enforcement to make this action possible. HP vigorously defends its brand and intellectual property for Original HP supplies by engaging in industry-leading anti-counterfeiting practices to combat the fraudulent manufacture, distribution and sale of counterfeit HP supplies products.
“Our commitment to our customers is the driving force behind the vigilance of our anti-counterfeit team, as we understand how the sale of counterfeit HP products negatively impacts our customers and the HP brand. With counterfeit HP print cartridges, customers purchase what they often assume to be a genuine HP product, but they instead receive a cartridge that provides them with inferior print quality and often times a cartridge that fails to perform at all. Through our anti-counterfeiting efforts, HP is determined to protect our customers and our brand,” said Jeff Kwasny, Global Brand Protection and Anti-Counterfeit Manager, Printing and Personal Systems, HP.
A counterfeit product is a product which has been made to look identical to or substantially indistinguishable from the genuine or original product, usually for the purpose of deceiving customers. Counterfeiting of printing supplies usually involves the illegal printing of HP-branded boxes, labels and security seals. Often refilled cartridges containing inferior inks and toners are used and inserted into this packaging that closely resembles genuine HP packaging. The counterfeit cartridges are ultimately purchased by customers who believe them to be genuine.
The diligence of the HP anti-counterfeiting program in the Asia Pacific region has resulted in law enforcement agencies successfully confiscating more than 20 million units of counterfeit cartridges and components in the last 4 years.(1)
On a global level, HP maintains an aggressive approach to anti-counterfeiting and has conducted nearly 5000 investigations in 88 countries over the last 4 years. This activity has resulted in the seizure of nearly 35 million units of counterfeit printing cartridges and components worldwide over the same period.(1)
Helping customers identify counterfeit printing supplies
As part of its global anti-counterfeiting program, HP takes a proactive approach to alerting and educating customers on how to identify counterfeit printing supplies. HP also incorporates state-of-the-art technology in their products and cartridge packaging to help customers identify fraudulent supplies.
All HP cartridge packaging in the Asia Pacific region displays a security seal with color shifting technology that helps customers easily identify Original HP supplies. From last year, HP also introduced security seals with QR codes, allowing for Mobile Authentication with the QR code reader on customers’ mobile device or the HP eSupplies mobile app.(2,3) Customers can learn more about how to use this security seal as well as other best practices to avoid purchasing counterfeit cartridges at www.hp.com/apac/nofakes.
(1) Figures derived from seizures during the period of 2008-2011.
(2) The HP Mobile Authentication program is available only with security labels that feature the QR code. The code may be read with any standard QR code reader.
(3) Compatible with Android 2.2 and later and Apple iOS 4.2 and later and later devices (iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and 3rd and 4th generation iPod touch) that support multitasking. Works with HP ePrint-enabled printers and MFPs. AirPrint and iOS 4.2 and later devices require an 802.11 “wireless network” connection to the printer. Wireless performance is dependent upon physical environment and distance from the access point.
Leading MFT provider SEEBURGER works with SAP consulting partner to add value to SAP users
Kuala Lumpur, 8 November 2012 — SEEBURGER, the leading German-based business integration and enterprise class Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions provider, today announces its recent partnership with IndSoft, a SAP services provider to deploy the SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite (BIS).
Based in Chigago US, Indsoft is a certified SAP consulting partner that offers software consulting services to new business startups and SMEs, right up to enterprises and government agencies.
Sam Veera, Director of Operations, IndSoft, shares that the new partnership with SEEBURGER allows IndSoft clients to maximise their SAP investments by adding on the capabilities of secured managed file transfer, trading partner communications and add-ons to better streamline the business processes.
“SEEBURGER drives a new level of business efficiencies under one SAP platform by integrating B2B (Business-to-Business) file transfers, increasing automation of the order-to-cash process, reducing integration-related IT costs while strengthening security, increasing supply chain visibility, and facilitating compliance.”
James Hatcher, Regional Director, SEEBURGER APAC says, “Our contribution is to give an extra edge to Indsoft SAP consulting services, which will benefit its Indsoft SAP customers in the retail, utilities and consumer packaged goods sectors. This is why IT consultancies with strong SAP practices like Indsoft turn to SEEBURGER due to the potential of our technologies to facilitate new ways to leverage SAP deployments.”
SEEBURGER Monitoring Tool for Higher Visibility in Supply Chain Operations
SEEBURGER also announced the availability of SEEBURGER Monitor for SAP for supply chain management – this is also a ‘SAP add-on’ that enables supply chain managers and other end users to monitor and research all (Electronic Data Interchange) EDI-triggered processes from a single window within the SAP interface.
SEEBURGER Monitor for SAP is the first solution in the industry designed to simplify and expedite the traceability of supply chains, and to provide customised view for specific users’ file transfer records within an organization.
“Once supply chain data goes outside SAP platform, it is virtually invisible to supply chain professionals. This process of answering questions from non-technical users currently takes up more than 50% of the time of EDI specialists, so SEEBURGER Monitor for SAP becomes very helpful to cut down the time to track and answer simple questions such as “where is my order” or ‘did the order ship?’,” says Hatcher.
7th November 2012. KL Sentral-based, BAE Systems Stratsec, now part of BAE Systems Detica, was officially lauded as Malaysia’s ‘Most Innovative Information Security Company’ during an innovation awards ceremony in Kuala Lumpur.
The ceremony took place on 6th of November 2012 in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, during the week-long World Innovation Forum 2012.
LANDMARK COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNED AT INTERPOL’S GENERAL
ASSEMBLY IN ROME
November, 2012 – In an effort to further enhance cybersecurity around the world, International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT), the cybersecurity executing arm of United Nations’ specialised agency – the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the General Secretariat of the International Criminal Police Organisation – (INTERPOL), reached a historic milestone with the signing of a landmark ‘Cooperation Agreement’ between both international organisations. The formal exchange of Agreement took place today during the 81 INTERPOL General Assembly held here in Rome, Italy.
Through this Agreement, it allows both IMPACT and INTERPOL to exchange information, expertise as well as to enhance both organisations’ knowledge base in the field of cybersecurity. The Agreement will also see the cross promotion of capacity building activities aimed at the public and private sector and the civil society, with an objective to curb cyber crimes by protecting the cyber space and orchestrating a safer global
“This kind of cross-agency collaboration is essential to combating the increasingly serious problem of international cybercrime,” said ITU Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré. “For too long, cyber criminals have hidden behind national borders, hoping to escape detection or eluding the jurisdiction of national law enforcement authorities. This new partnership with INTERPOL represents a major step forward in our efforts to bring such Datuk Mohd Noor Amin, Chairman of IMPACT added; “The signing of this agreement is truly a landmark event for all of us. For the first time, we are effectively pooling together and merging the resources from INTERPOL’s community of police forces worldwide with ITU-IMPACT’s existing stakeholders from governments, telecommunications regulators, CERTs, ISPs, ICT industry and academia. ITU’s recent MOU with the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime (UNODC) further strengthens the partnership by potentially adding in judicial officers and prosecutors under the ITU-IMPACT umbrella. This coming together of various different, but important, stakeholders is vital if we are going to succeed against the cyber criminals and enhance international cybersecurity.”
The Cooperation Agreement paves the way for INTERPOL and ITU-IMPACT to effectively cooperate within the scope of their respective mandates and resources in the field of cybersecurity. This Agreement is also designed to provide a broad framework for such cooperation to take place and to establish a collaborative association, with a view to promoting cybersecurity capacity-building and addressing cyber threats on a global scale.
Datuk Mohd Noor Amin, Chairman of IMPACT and Mr Ronald K. Noble, Secretary General of INTERPOL signed the Cooperation Agreement today, witnessed by ITU Secretary-General, Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré.
With 144 countries now, part of the ITU-IMPACT coalition, IMPACT is entrusted with the task of providingcybersecurity support and services to ITU’s Member States and other organisations within the UN system. ITU-IMPACT’s global partnership now embraces over 200 industry, academia and international organizations.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – November 8, 2012 Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013, giving small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Malaysia choice by offering a cloud-managed service and traditional on-premise management in a single endpoint protection product. By simplifying the deployment options, SMBs have the freedom to very easily move to the cloud when they’re ready without adding complexity to their environment. SMBs can also effortlessly protect their information at a time when targeted attacks have doubled against businesses with 250 or fewer employees, climbing to 36 percent of all targeted attacks.
More than three quarters of SMBs in Malaysia have reported suffering from cyber attacks. As a result, SMBs need scalable, easy-to-deploy and easy-to-manage security solutions to protect against the onslaught of malware and web-based attacks targeting their business. Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013 addresses these requirements by installing in minutes, protecting against viruses and malware, and updating automatically to deliver critical protection for laptops, desktops, and file servers. Built specifically for SMBs, this new solution delivers on Symantec’s commitment to serving, enabling, helping and protecting this important business community around the world.
PC Expo 2012 ends year with celebratory offers at Melaka International Trade Centre Nov 9 – 11
NOVEMBER 8, 2012, MELAKA – PC Expo 2012 will end this year with an impressive lineup of celebratory bargains, school holiday deals and year-end promotional offers November 9 – 11 at Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC), Melaka.
According EM Exhibitions (M) Sdn Bhd project director Jeslynn Wong Lee Chen, the festive mood is in the air particularly as year-end school holidays start this weekend. In addition, there are two festivities next week, Deepavali on Nov 13, 2012 and Awal Muharram two days later. “Shoppers will be in for a treat for festive bargains, school-holiday offers and year-end sales for digital lifestyle devices and services at the Expo.“
More than 350,000 shoppers have made PC Expo 2012 their shopping destination in recent weeks. Melaka PC Expo 2012 is the third and final leg of the Expo, which to date has been held in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Penang and Sg. Petani.
This week, about 80,000 shoppers are expected to converge at MITC to take advantage of offers and bargains from 47 participating digital lifestyle retailers, distributors and technology principals. These include exhibitors like Acer Sales and Services Sdn Bhd (MK3), Celcom Mobile Sdn Bhd (MK39), Hewlett-Packard (M) Sdn Bhd (MK7), Maxis Mobile Services Sdn Bhd (MK36), Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd (MK41), TM Berhad (MK38), Toshiba (MK8), U Mobile Sdn Bhd (MK40) and YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (MK37).
Local digital lifestyle retailers based in Melaka are well represented at the Expo. They include GH Computer Technology Sdn Bhd (MK24), Kao Sheng Distribution Sdn Bhd (MK6, MK26), Keypoint Computers Sdn Bhd (MK14), Komputer Abadi Sdn Bhd (MK31, MK32), MicroNation Sdn Bhd (MK23), MPS Telecommunication Sdn Bhd (MK5, MK31A), Navotech Technology Sdn Bhd (MK4, MK49), Pan Millenium Sdn Bhd (MK11), Stygix Distribution (MK12, MK15A) and VKnow Systems Sdn Bhd (MK21).
She said shoppers can look forward to several activities held during the Expo. For example, Acer will be organising Mini Speedy Sweep @ PC Expo daily. Every customer making a purchase during Happy Hour (3.00pm to 4.00pm) are eligible to play Mini Speedy Sweep which has a grand prize of Acer products worth RM1,500. In addition, every participant will receive a RM20 Acer shopping voucher. Participants need to identify and gather Acer products on the stage worth RM2,000 and the participant with the closest amount wins. “There are also hands-on opportunity featuring Windows 8 on Acer’s new all-in-one 27-inch touch-friendly desktop PC, Acer Aspire 7600U and on-the-go ultrabook, Acer Aspire S7,” she said.
Thunder Match Technology Sdn Bhd (MK9) will offer Windows 8 pre-installed notebook PCs like the 14-inch Dell Inspiron Ultrabook 14Z 5423 at RM2,199 and Dell Inspiron 7420 at RM2,899. There are also numerous offers for smartphones and tablets like Samsung Galaxy Note II, at RM2,299 and bundled with a flip cover and screen protector, 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab II at RM1,299 and 10.1-inch Samsung Galaxy Note at RM2,199 and bundled with a screen protector, book cover and 16GB memory card.
Exhibitors like Metakey Sdn Bhd (MK16), Navotech Technology, Kao Sheng Distribution and E Cube Trading (MK27) have an assortment of interesting bargains. Metakey intends to highlight Android-based tablets with prices RM299 onwards and mobile digital MP3 players priced RM19.90 onwards. Navotech Technology will offer Samsung 19-inch LCD monitors for RM249, 8GB Kingston MicroSD cards for RM19 and bundling Acer 500GB External HDDs for RM159 with a free gift. Among interesting offers from Kao Sheng Distribution include RM89 for a 5400mAH smart phone PowerBank which retails at RM129, Targus notebook backpacks priced from RM139 and accessories for smartphones and tablets, while E Cube Trading is offering a “Buy 1 - Free 3” notebook backpacks for a selected range.
Shoppers can take advantage of Melaka PC Expo 2012 Early-Bird Offers like RM9.90 for a Kingston 8GB USB drive, RM29.90 for a Batman-themed PowerBank, RM169 for a Buffalo 500GB Portable HDD, RM199 for a HP Laserjet P1102 and more.
There are also numerous activities to reward shoppers. These activities include “Check- In and Redeem” and “Lucky Draw”. More than RM50,000 worth of prizes are ready and include the new iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0”, Alcatel OT979 Special Edition Phone and Sony Hello Kitty Limited Edition Handycam. There are also activities to celebrate the popularity of PC Expo Facebook (www.facebook.com/pcexpo), which has garnered about 47,000 “Likes”. These activities include “Unlock and Win” with a Samsung Galaxy S3 as the main prize and “Like, Share and Tag” which has an iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 as prizes
PETALING JAYA, November 8, 2012 - Analysis of mobile malware for Android OS by Kaspersky Lab experts in Q3 2012 revealed that the most popular targets among cybercriminals were Android versions 2.3.6, or ‘Gingerbread’, and 4.0.4, also known as ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’.
The rapid growth in the number of new mobile malicious programs for Android continued in the third quarter, prompting the specialists at Kaspersky Lab to identify the platform versions most frequently targeted by cybercriminals. Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread accounted for 28% of all blocked attempts to install malware, while the second most commonly attacked version was the new 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, which accounted for 22% of attempts.
Internet2 Network Fosters Innovation and Collaboration to Advance Big Data Research
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Nov. 8, 2012 – Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) today announced that Brocade® MLXe Core Routers are integral networking components of the U.S.’ first 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) open, nationwide software-defined network, operated by Internet2. The new network is built to support advanced services and cloud applications for member organizations, primarily in the education and research communities.
Designed to enable software-defined networking (SDN) protocols like OpenFlow, the Brocade MLXe 100 GbE routers enable programmatic control of the network infrastructure to deliver massive scale and intelligent service delivery capabilities. As the industry’s first network vendor to deliver OpenFlow in true hybrid mode, the Brocade MLXe routers announced in September 2012 enable customers to simultaneously deploy traditional Layer 2/3 forwarding with OpenFlow at up to wire-speed 100 GbE performance. This unique capability enables network operators such as Internet2 to integrate OpenFlow into existing networks, giving them the programmatic control offered by SDN for specific flows while the remaining traffic is handled as before.
“Networking infrastructure is being transformed by SDN into an open platform for innovation. We are excited that Brocade 100 GbE and true Hybrid-Mode OpenFlow technologies are part of the new Internet2 Network. By working with Internet2 and its members, Brocade will build upon its pioneering work on high-speed software-defined networks,” said Ken Cheng, vice president of the Routing, Application Delivery and Software Networking Group at Brocade.
The national high-performance Internet2 Network connects America’s colleges and universities to research and education collaborators worldwide. The newly upgraded 100 GbE-enabled and 8.8 Terabit per second (Tbps) optical network will allow member institutions to keep pace with the exponential growth in Big Data scientific research being driven by the nation’s collaborative researchers in labs and universities.
The Internet2 Network also enables advanced networking features for more than 200,000 of the country’s essential community anchor institutions, including libraries, hospitals, K-12 schools, community colleges and public safety organizations as part of its United States Unified Community Anchor Network (U.S. UCAN) project. In collaboration with regional research and education networks across the country, U.S. UCAN will enable these anchor institutions to serve their communities with telemedicine, distance learning and other life-changing applications. U.S. UCAN and the upgraded network are predominately funded through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.
Internet2 has more than 350 member institutions, including colleges and universities, government agencies and Fortune 500 companies. For a complete list of participating members, please visit www.internet2.edu/network/participants/
Internet2® is a member-owned advanced technology community founded by the nation’s leading higher education institutions in 1996. Internet2 provides a collaborative environment for U.S. research and education organizations to solve common technology challenges, and to develop innovative solutions in support of their educational, research and community service missions. For more information, visit www.internet2.edu.
TM Research & Development Sdn Bhd (TMR&D), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FiberHome Telecommunications Technologies (FiberHome) to pave the way for more joint research and development (R&D) collaborations on advanced optical and wireless communication technologies.
Giorgio Migliarina, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, TM and Dr. Gopi Kurup, Chief Executive Officer, TMR&D signed the agreement on behalf of TMR&D while FiberHome was represented by Yang Zhuang, its Chief Technology Officer & Vice President and Taurus Fan, its Southeast Asia President.
Telekom Research & Development Sdn Bhd (TM R&D) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s (TM), recently bagged two (2) recognitions namely the Best of Communications Applications Award and a merit for the Best of Applications and Infrastructure Tools category at the MSC Malaysia Asia Pacific ICT Awards (MSC Malaysia APICTA).
Receiving the awards on behalf of the Company, Dr. Gopi Kurup, Chief Executive Officer of TM R&D shared, “The APICTA awards are one of the most prestigious innovation awards around, and TM R&D is of course proud to be the recipients of two awards. Winning these awards which are recognised industry-wide has definitely enhanced our position as a leader in the research, development and innovation field. Kudos to my team for their tireless efforts and may this achievement further encourage them to continue to strive for future excellence.”
The Best of Communications Applications Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing outstanding communications technologies or for developing ICT solutions that make creative use of communications technologies. The application must also be developed specifically for Communications Industry; whereas the Best of Applications and Infrastructure Tools award is presented to the most innovative nomination for the development of applications and infrastructure tools.
Organised by the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) and the National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM), the MSC Malaysia-APICTA Awards serves as a platform for the benchmarking of Malaysian ICT products and services and to recognise outstanding achievements of individuals and companies in the fraternity. The awards are also hoped to stimulate creativity, innovation and excellence among companies and technopreneurs within the Malaysian ICT industry.
The APICTA winners and merit recipients were selected by a panel of judges consisting of local industry experts and ICT thought leaders.
Winners of the MSC Malaysia APICTA awards will go on to represent Malaysia at this year’s International APICTA Awards which will be held in Brunei Darussalam on 5 December 2012.
For further information on TM R&D, visit www.tmrnd.com.my.
New Multi-Mode Devices Redefine Future of Computing with Ability to Flip, Fold, Twist and Turn
MALAYSIA – November 7, 2012: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced three new convertible devices designed for the Windows 8 platform. For consumers, the touch-optimized convertibles include the IdeaPad Yoga 13 Ultrabook, offering a blend of work and play and the IdeaPad Yoga 11, a svelte, all day mobile companion. For professionals, Lenovo introduced the ThinkPad Twist, a business-ready Ultrabook and the first in the ThinkPad line of new convertible devices.
Where NAS server performance and reliability are escalated
Taipei, Taiwan—November 6, 2012—Synology® Inc. today launched RS3413xs+, the first XS+ series NAS server that boasts superior performance of 400,000+ read IOPS and high availability to provide a rigorous foundation for the mission-critical tasks of large-scale businesses.
Equipped with Xeon® Quad Core™ 3.3 GHz CPU and dual 10GbE bandwidth capability, the RS3413xs+ is capable of delivering 2,000+ MB/s read throughput under RAID 5 configuration with link aggregation. The combination of SSD cache technology and SATA drives boosts throughput efficiently while minimizing cost per gigabyte. Besides, encryption acceleration with AES New Instructions ensures its performance stays uncompromised.
While delivering superior throughput, the RS3413xs+ attains high availability with wide-ranging redundancy features. Forthcoming Synology High Availability ensures seamless transition between cluster servers in the event of system failure. Redundant power supplies and system fans, plus multiple network ports with failover support, assure continual service uptime. Passive cooling technology on the CPU also eliminates a single point of failure. In addition, 8 GB ECC RAM expandable to 32 GB detects and corrects errors during data transmission to ensure accuracy and exceptional performance.
Purpose built for managing big data, the RS3413xs+ can accept two RX1211/RX1211RP expansion units to seamlessly scale up to 136 TB. The RS3413xs+ makes for an excellent addition to virtualized environments by supporting Microsoft® Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V™, VMware® vSphere™ 5 VAAI integration, as well as Citrix® XenServer™.
“RS3413xs+ provides the performance, reliability, scalability, comprehensive virtualization support and enterprise features that large-scale businesses demand, at an affordable cost, making itself a cut above the rest,” Wayne An, product manager of Synology Inc.
RS3413xs+ runs DiskStation Manager (DSM) 4.1, the operating system of every Synology DiskStation and RackStation. DSM 4.1 provides rich features to boost productivity and simplify tasks, all on a sleek interface optimized for multitasking. Synology has received numerous media accolades. RS3412(RP)xs received “Recommended” award from Noticias3D.com and won “NVR Excellent” award at Secutech Exhibition.
For more product information, please visit
http://www.synology.com/products/product.php?product_name=RS3413xs%2B
Availability
Synology RackStation RS3413xs+ and RX1211/RX1211RP are now shipping globally
Synology Launches DiskStation DS713+
A Robust & Scalable Foundation for Resilient Future Growth
Taipei, Taiwan—November 6, 2012—Synology® Inc. today introduced DiskStation DS713+, a scalable 2-bay NAS server that provides SMB users with a high-performance data management solution.
“When data grow exponentially, businesses struggle to keep up with their evolving needs in the storage race,” said Darren Lin, product manager of Synology Inc. “The DS713+ addresses the challenge by allowing users to quickly expand its capacity up to 28 TB with Synology expansion unit,” added Lin.
The DS713+ surpasses its predecessor with a substantial platform upgrade to a 2.13 GHz dual core processor. Under RAID 1 configuration in a Windows® environment with Link Aggregation enabled, it delivers average read and write speeds of 202.3MB/s and 135.84MB/s respectively. Moreover, the DS713+ is optimized for high-quality surveillance footage, and supports up to 20 channels of simultaneous high-definition IP camera recording.
The DS713+ is equipped with two USB 3.0 ports that offer 10 times faster file transfer rates than USB 2.0. To ensure high availability to business data, DS713+ features front-mounted hot-swappable drives with dual Gigabit Ethernet ports for failover protection to reduce vulnerabilities resulting from unexpected service downtime.
With complete iSCSI support, DS713+ can be seamlessly integrated with major virtualization solutions, including VMware® vSphere™ 5 with VAAI support, Citrix® XenServer™ and Microsoft® Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V™. In addition, it fits easily into business environments with LDAP, Windows AD and ACL support.
Synology DS713+ runs DiskStation Manager (DSM) 4.1, the operating system of every Synology DiskStation and RackStation. DSM 4.1 provides rich features to boost productivity and simplify tasks, all on a sleek interface optimized for multitasking. Synology has received numerous media accolades, including “Best Equipment of 2011” for DS712+, granted by CHIP, Poland.
For more information, please visit
www.synology.com/products/product.php?product_name=DS713%2B
Availability
Synology DiskStation DS713+ is now shipping globally
