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For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news:
Aug 8, 2018 - NTT Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape
Four companies of the NTT Group (Dimension Data, NTT Communications, NTT DATA, NTT Security) today announced that it has been recognized as a “Leader” in both execution capabilities and strategies in the latest IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific Managed Security Services 2018 Vendor Assessment.
In the IDC MarketScape report, 19 organizations in 2017–2018 that offer managed security services (MSS) in Asia/Pacific including NTT Group were assessed against their existing capabilities and responsiveness to prevailing market demands and expected buyer needs, as well as preparedness for cyber threats. The latest accolade marks the 3rd consecutive time NTT Group has been identified as the top industry leader among Asia/Pacific MSS providers.
Aug 7, 2018 - 11th Street Announces New Revolution
11street to further enhance the customer shopping experience and make significant contributions to the digital economy in Malaysia under new leadership.
11street will be introducing new payment options and enabling a live chat function for in-house customer service as well as upgrading its mobile app and logistics system to make the online shopping experience easier and more convenient than ever.
The online marketplace kicks off its next phase with the launch of the Sayangi Malaysia campaign which offers customers incredible flash deals below RM61, free shipping and more.
This transformation comes on the heels of a strategic partnership between 11street and PUC Ventures Sdn Bhd. This partnership aims to tap into a broader digital world with the ease of integration and interoperability across platforms that cater to the country’s growing e-commerce sector.
Aug 6, 2018 - AmBank and Digi partner to lower barriers for SMEs to adopt e-payments
AmBank (M) Berhad (AmBank) continues to step up its digital strategy by opening up its wide merchant network to accept Digi’s vcash QR code as an additional payment service. This ‘e-payment partnership’ with Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi) takes on a two-pronged approach. Firstly, AmBank’s merchant point-of-sale (POS) terminals will be enabled to accept vcash QR code transactions. What this means is that vcash users can pay for their transactions via Digi’s vcash mobile app. vcash users only need to scan the QR code to pay.
Secondly, Digi will be signing up small and mid-sized enterprise (SME) merchants under the Master Merchant programme with AmBank. This will translate to more merchants accepting vcash payments, while growing AmBank’s merchant base.
Aug 6, 2018 - OPPO F9 Supports VOOC Flash Charge and Dual Rear Cameras
The first F-series in Malaysia supported VOOC Flash Charge (5 mins charge for 2 hrs talk) ; Waterdrop screen with Flower petal pattern, the OPPO F9 has now confirmed to bethe first F-series which has a dual rear camera.
The 16MP + 2MP dual-camera setup, allows users to take extraordinary portrait photos through the rear camera.
Aug 6, 2018 - Mergermarket - H1 2018 TMT trend report
Against a backdrop of tariffs, trade wars, and media wars, TMT has arguably been the top sector to watch in the year to date. Among the most high profile events in just the last couple of months, the sector has witnessed the collapse of the NXP/Qualcomm transaction as a result of trade tensions between China and the US, as well as Comcast abandoning its bid for Fox in an effort to focus more on its bid for Sky in its growing battles with Disney over market share. Despite all of the upheaval, the sector grew in the first half of the year, according to Mergermarket data through the end of H1 2018, with total deal value for the sector globally reaching US$ 371.1bn, a 107% jump in value compared to US$ 2017 (US$ 179.4bn).
You may also access the report at http://www.mergermarket.com/pdf/H12018TMTTrendReport.pdf.
Aug 3, 2018 - Own the HUAWEI nova 3i with Attractive Postpaid Plans
Equipped with a powerful Dual 24MP camera system in the front, the newest nova features a total of four cameras powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The HUAWEI nova 3i made its successful debut last Saturday, 28 July with a robust sales outcome. Building on that success, customers can now own a HUAWEI nova 3i easily via attractive postpaid plans.
Aug 3, 2018 - Carbon Black launches LiveOps for faster breach remediation
Carbon Black today launched the Cb LiveOps™, a new tool for real-time query and response that will bridge the gap between security and IT operations and empower customers to:
Aug 2, 2018 - Workday Completes Acquisition of Adaptive Insights
Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, has completed its acquisition of Adaptive Insights, a leading cloud-based company for modernizing business planning. With Adaptive Insights now part of Workday, customers will be equipped to better plan, execute, and analyze across the enterprise all in one system — the leading cloud platform to drive their financial and business transformations. The company will operate as Adaptive Insights, a Workday company, with Adaptive Insights CEO Tom Bogan reporting to Workday Co-founder and CEO Aneel Bhusri.
“With Adaptive Insights as part of Workday, organizations will have a more comprehensive planning system that further fuels finance and business transformation to drive competitive advantage,” said Mickey North Rizza, program vice president, Enterprise Applications & Digital Commerce, IDC.
Aug 2, 2018 - Fusionnex Launched SME FORYOU
Leading data technology specialist Fusionex released its revolutionary platform called SME FORYOU during the International Retail and Franchise (MIRF) 2018 Exhibition at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) recently.
Designed for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the region, the user-friendly platform is aimed at encouraging SMEs to adopt Big Data Analytics (BDA) and kick-starting their e-commerce plans, enabling them to promote their brands and products to more than 8 million customers from local and international markets.
SME FORYOU will help SMEs to fast-track overall sales, acquire new customers while increasing the rate of repeat transactions.
Aug 1, 2018 - Hitachi Sunway's Business to Align with IoT Trend
Hitachi Sunway Information Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“Hitachi Sunway”), a leading ICT Services Integrator in ASEAN, shares that the company will be aligning its entire business operations to the Internet of Things (‘IoT’) trend that has hit Malaysian shores since last year.
Hitachi Sunway Group CEO and Director Cheah Kok Hoong shares that the company has adopted a strategic business direction towards delivering IoT-related projects as IoT has been identified to generate the biggest IT demands by Malaysian companies over the foreseeable future.
Cheah shares, “In Malaysia, we see that the IoT trend is strongly influencing the IT demands of conglomerates. Traditionally we were a ‘Service Integrator’, but we are now morphing according to the IoT trends to become an ‘IoT solutions aggregator’. To do this, Hitachi Sunway is strengthening its ecosystem of cohesive ‘partnerships’ to meet our clients’ on-going and new IoT projects and plans.”
Hitachi Sunway’s main role is to bring together the best technologies available in the market, and customized hybrid solutions and systems for its clients that operate in a diversity of vertical industries.
Aug 1, 2018 - SamSam: The (Almost) Six Million Dollar Ransomware
Sophos released a whitepaper that takes a deep dive into the SamSam ransomware attack that first appeared in December 2015.
Over two and a half years, the SamSam ransomware has raked in nearly USD $6 million in ransom when previously reported figures stand at only USD $85,000 in ransom.
74% of the known victims are based in the US, while the following regions suffered attacks: Australia (2%), India (1%), the Middle East (1%), Canada (5%), and the UK (8%).
Businesses worldwide should be vigilant and ensure that their software and hardware are updated to prevent such ransomware attacks from happening in the future.
Sophos recommends restrict access to port 3389 (RDP) by only allowing staff who use a VPN to be able to remotely access any systems. Utilize multi-factor authentication for VPN access.
Aug 1, 2018 - Cybercriminals targeted at least 400 industrial companies with spear-phishing attack for financial gain
Kaspersky Lab have detected a new wave of financial spear-phishing emails designed to make money for cybercriminals. The emails are disguised as legitimate procurement and accounting letters and have hit at least 400 industrial organizations, mostly in Russia. Therefore, Kaspersky Lab advise users to use security solutions with dedicated functionality aimed at detecting and blocking phishing attempts.
According to Kaspersky Lab data, this wave of emails targeted around 800 employee PCs, with the goal of stealing money and confidential data from the organizations, which can then be used in new attacks.
When the recipient clicked on the malicious attachments, modified legitimate software was discreetly installed on the computer so that criminals could connect to it, examine documents and software related to the procurement, financial and accounting operations. Furthermore, the attackers were looking for different ways to commit financial fraud, such as changing requisites in payment bills in order to withdraw money for their benefit.
Jul 25, 2018 - Western Digital Enables Artificial-Intelligence-Powered Video Surveillance with New High-Capacity Products
To help enable the surveillance industry’s evolution to increasingly higher resolution cameras and new applications requiring real-time edge analytics, Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) has expanded its surveillance portfolio with the introduction of the industry’s highest capacity, deep-learning-capable, surveillance-class drive, Western Digital® Purple 12TB drive with exclusive AllFrame AI technology. The newest addition to Western Digital’s surveillance portfolio creates new possibilities in video surveillance by supporting the capture of multiple high resolution video streams while simultaneously accessing recorded video to support deep learning and analytics. This capability is purpose-built for emerging DVR and NVR systems with Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities in that it supports real-time detection of AI-triggered events at the point of capture with continuous background learning.
For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news:
- Aug 8, 2018 - NTT Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape
- Aug 7, 2018 - 11th Street Announces New Revolution
- Aug 6, 2018 - AmBank and Digi partner to lower barriers for SMEs to adopt e-payments
- Aug 6, 2018 - OPPO F9 Supports VOOC Flash Charge and Dual Rear Cameras
- Aug 6, 2018 - Mergermarket - H1 2018 TMT trend report
- Aug 3, 2018 - Own the HUAWEI nova 3i with Attractive Postpaid Plans
- Aug 3, 2018 - Carbon Black launches LiveOps for faster breach remediation
- Aug 2, 2018 - Workday Completes Acquisition of Adaptive Insights
- Aug 2, 2018 - Fusionnex Launched SME FORYOU
- Aug 1, 2018 - Hitachi Sunway's Business to Align with IoT Trend
- Aug 1, 2018 - SamSam: The (Almost) Six Million Dollar Ransomware
- Aug 1, 2018 - Cybercriminals targeted at least 400 industrial companies with spear-phishing attack for financial gain
- Jul 25, 2018 - Western Digital Enables Artificial-Intelligence-Powered Video Surveillance with New High-Capacity Products
Aug 8, 2018 - NTT Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape
Four companies of the NTT Group (Dimension Data, NTT Communications, NTT DATA, NTT Security) today announced that it has been recognized as a “Leader” in both execution capabilities and strategies in the latest IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific Managed Security Services 2018 Vendor Assessment.
In the IDC MarketScape report, 19 organizations in 2017–2018 that offer managed security services (MSS) in Asia/Pacific including NTT Group were assessed against their existing capabilities and responsiveness to prevailing market demands and expected buyer needs, as well as preparedness for cyber threats. The latest accolade marks the 3rd consecutive time NTT Group has been identified as the top industry leader among Asia/Pacific MSS providers.
Aug 7, 2018 - 11th Street Announces New Revolution
11street to further enhance the customer shopping experience and make significant contributions to the digital economy in Malaysia under new leadership.
11street will be introducing new payment options and enabling a live chat function for in-house customer service as well as upgrading its mobile app and logistics system to make the online shopping experience easier and more convenient than ever.
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| Top [L-R] Chief Financial Officer, Naza Rahim, General Manager of Business Development and Partnership, Henry Ho, Chief Corporate Strategy Officer, Kelvin Cheong, General Manager of Digital, Seng Way Seng. Bottom [L-R] Chief Technology Officer, Erwin Foo, Chief Marketing Officer, Jenny Tay, Chief Executive Officer, CHEONG Chia Chou, and General Manager of Communications, Judy Wong |
The online marketplace kicks off its next phase with the launch of the Sayangi Malaysia campaign which offers customers incredible flash deals below RM61, free shipping and more.
This transformation comes on the heels of a strategic partnership between 11street and PUC Ventures Sdn Bhd. This partnership aims to tap into a broader digital world with the ease of integration and interoperability across platforms that cater to the country’s growing e-commerce sector.
Aug 6, 2018 - AmBank and Digi partner to lower barriers for SMEs to adopt e-payments
AmBank (M) Berhad (AmBank) continues to step up its digital strategy by opening up its wide merchant network to accept Digi’s vcash QR code as an additional payment service. This ‘e-payment partnership’ with Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi) takes on a two-pronged approach. Firstly, AmBank’s merchant point-of-sale (POS) terminals will be enabled to accept vcash QR code transactions. What this means is that vcash users can pay for their transactions via Digi’s vcash mobile app. vcash users only need to scan the QR code to pay.
Secondly, Digi will be signing up small and mid-sized enterprise (SME) merchants under the Master Merchant programme with AmBank. This will translate to more merchants accepting vcash payments, while growing AmBank’s merchant base.
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| (L-R) Praveen Rajan, Chief Digital Officer, Digi; Goh Mei Lee, Group Chief Transformation Officer, AmBank Group; Eugene Teh, Chief Business Officer, Digi; Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, Group CEO, AmBank Group (centre); Albern Murty, CEO, Digi; Datuk Iswaraan Suppiah, Group Chief Operations Officer, AmBank Group; and Lenon Cheong, Head, Cards and Merchant Services, AmBank (M) Berhad. |
Aug 6, 2018 - OPPO F9 Supports VOOC Flash Charge and Dual Rear Cameras
The first F-series in Malaysia supported VOOC Flash Charge (5 mins charge for 2 hrs talk) ; Waterdrop screen with Flower petal pattern, the OPPO F9 has now confirmed to bethe first F-series which has a dual rear camera.
The 16MP + 2MP dual-camera setup, allows users to take extraordinary portrait photos through the rear camera.
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| Oppo F9 Dual Back Camera Support |
Aug 6, 2018 - Mergermarket - H1 2018 TMT trend report
Against a backdrop of tariffs, trade wars, and media wars, TMT has arguably been the top sector to watch in the year to date. Among the most high profile events in just the last couple of months, the sector has witnessed the collapse of the NXP/Qualcomm transaction as a result of trade tensions between China and the US, as well as Comcast abandoning its bid for Fox in an effort to focus more on its bid for Sky in its growing battles with Disney over market share. Despite all of the upheaval, the sector grew in the first half of the year, according to Mergermarket data through the end of H1 2018, with total deal value for the sector globally reaching US$ 371.1bn, a 107% jump in value compared to US$ 2017 (US$ 179.4bn).
You may also access the report at http://www.mergermarket.com/pdf/H12018TMTTrendReport.pdf.
Aug 3, 2018 - Own the HUAWEI nova 3i with Attractive Postpaid Plans
Equipped with a powerful Dual 24MP camera system in the front, the newest nova features a total of four cameras powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The HUAWEI nova 3i made its successful debut last Saturday, 28 July with a robust sales outcome. Building on that success, customers can now own a HUAWEI nova 3i easily via attractive postpaid plans.
- Celcom - Own a HUAWEI nova 3i for FREE
- Digi – Own HUAWEI nova 3i for only RM1 and get extra 60GB Internet Data for FREE
- Maxis – Own the HUAWEI nova 3i for only RM1
Aug 3, 2018 - Carbon Black launches LiveOps for faster breach remediation
Carbon Black today launched the Cb LiveOps™, a new tool for real-time query and response that will bridge the gap between security and IT operations and empower customers to:
- Ask questions of all endpoints
- Take action to re-mediate in real time
- Simplify operational reporting, all from a single platform
Aug 2, 2018 - Workday Completes Acquisition of Adaptive Insights
Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, has completed its acquisition of Adaptive Insights, a leading cloud-based company for modernizing business planning. With Adaptive Insights now part of Workday, customers will be equipped to better plan, execute, and analyze across the enterprise all in one system — the leading cloud platform to drive their financial and business transformations. The company will operate as Adaptive Insights, a Workday company, with Adaptive Insights CEO Tom Bogan reporting to Workday Co-founder and CEO Aneel Bhusri.
“With Adaptive Insights as part of Workday, organizations will have a more comprehensive planning system that further fuels finance and business transformation to drive competitive advantage,” said Mickey North Rizza, program vice president, Enterprise Applications & Digital Commerce, IDC.
Aug 2, 2018 - Fusionnex Launched SME FORYOU
Leading data technology specialist Fusionex released its revolutionary platform called SME FORYOU during the International Retail and Franchise (MIRF) 2018 Exhibition at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) recently.
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| Fusionex Founder & Group CEO Dato' Seri Ivan Teh, together with Malaysia’s Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs Minister Dato' Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, officiated the launch of SME FORYOU at the MIRF Exhibition 2018. |
Designed for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the region, the user-friendly platform is aimed at encouraging SMEs to adopt Big Data Analytics (BDA) and kick-starting their e-commerce plans, enabling them to promote their brands and products to more than 8 million customers from local and international markets.
SME FORYOU will help SMEs to fast-track overall sales, acquire new customers while increasing the rate of repeat transactions.
Aug 1, 2018 - Hitachi Sunway's Business to Align with IoT Trend
Hitachi Sunway Information Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“Hitachi Sunway”), a leading ICT Services Integrator in ASEAN, shares that the company will be aligning its entire business operations to the Internet of Things (‘IoT’) trend that has hit Malaysian shores since last year.
Hitachi Sunway Group CEO and Director Cheah Kok Hoong shares that the company has adopted a strategic business direction towards delivering IoT-related projects as IoT has been identified to generate the biggest IT demands by Malaysian companies over the foreseeable future.
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| Cheah Kok Hoong, CEO, Hitachi Sunway Group CEO |
Cheah shares, “In Malaysia, we see that the IoT trend is strongly influencing the IT demands of conglomerates. Traditionally we were a ‘Service Integrator’, but we are now morphing according to the IoT trends to become an ‘IoT solutions aggregator’. To do this, Hitachi Sunway is strengthening its ecosystem of cohesive ‘partnerships’ to meet our clients’ on-going and new IoT projects and plans.”
Hitachi Sunway’s main role is to bring together the best technologies available in the market, and customized hybrid solutions and systems for its clients that operate in a diversity of vertical industries.
Aug 1, 2018 - SamSam: The (Almost) Six Million Dollar Ransomware
Sophos released a whitepaper that takes a deep dive into the SamSam ransomware attack that first appeared in December 2015.
Over two and a half years, the SamSam ransomware has raked in nearly USD $6 million in ransom when previously reported figures stand at only USD $85,000 in ransom.
74% of the known victims are based in the US, while the following regions suffered attacks: Australia (2%), India (1%), the Middle East (1%), Canada (5%), and the UK (8%).
Businesses worldwide should be vigilant and ensure that their software and hardware are updated to prevent such ransomware attacks from happening in the future.
Sophos recommends restrict access to port 3389 (RDP) by only allowing staff who use a VPN to be able to remotely access any systems. Utilize multi-factor authentication for VPN access.
Aug 1, 2018 - Cybercriminals targeted at least 400 industrial companies with spear-phishing attack for financial gain
Kaspersky Lab have detected a new wave of financial spear-phishing emails designed to make money for cybercriminals. The emails are disguised as legitimate procurement and accounting letters and have hit at least 400 industrial organizations, mostly in Russia. Therefore, Kaspersky Lab advise users to use security solutions with dedicated functionality aimed at detecting and blocking phishing attempts.
According to Kaspersky Lab data, this wave of emails targeted around 800 employee PCs, with the goal of stealing money and confidential data from the organizations, which can then be used in new attacks.
When the recipient clicked on the malicious attachments, modified legitimate software was discreetly installed on the computer so that criminals could connect to it, examine documents and software related to the procurement, financial and accounting operations. Furthermore, the attackers were looking for different ways to commit financial fraud, such as changing requisites in payment bills in order to withdraw money for their benefit.
Jul 25, 2018 - Western Digital Enables Artificial-Intelligence-Powered Video Surveillance with New High-Capacity Products
To help enable the surveillance industry’s evolution to increasingly higher resolution cameras and new applications requiring real-time edge analytics, Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) has expanded its surveillance portfolio with the introduction of the industry’s highest capacity, deep-learning-capable, surveillance-class drive, Western Digital® Purple 12TB drive with exclusive AllFrame AI technology. The newest addition to Western Digital’s surveillance portfolio creates new possibilities in video surveillance by supporting the capture of multiple high resolution video streams while simultaneously accessing recorded video to support deep learning and analytics. This capability is purpose-built for emerging DVR and NVR systems with Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities in that it supports real-time detection of AI-triggered events at the point of capture with continuous background learning.
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