For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news:
The road to SEA Games 2019 begins for the esports industry as Esports Malaysia Association (ESM) announce the state level qualifiers and selection process that will determine the first-ever players to represent Malaysia in the premier sporting event.
Since its recognition as a medal sport in 2018 and, under the leadership of Dato’ Ananth S.Nathan, ESM have been working tirelessly to ensure that Malaysia produces a successful debut at the premier regional sporting event.
Five medals will be contested in esports and a single esports demonstration event will be held in the Philippines before the actual Games. All slot selections will be determined by ESM and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
The Malaysian National Selection State Qualifiers will be held in 2 formats; online and/or offline. Qualifier formats will be determined by respective state associations with the constant being in-game rulings and tournament formats to allow fair play throughout the state qualifiers. The group stage and part of the play-off qualifiers will be played online while the Grand Finals will be played on ground.
Selected teams and players will enter a boot camp and have a chance to play for Malaysia in the Games. Interested individuals are advised to visit http://esportsmalaysia.org/seagamesselection for more information.
Mar 15, 2019 - SG - TCS to Drive Adoption of Blockchain with Solutions Built on Microsoft and R3 Technology
Leading global IT and business solutions provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced that it is developing solutions to drive scaled adoption of blockchain across industries, using technologies from Microsoft and R3, a leading enterprise blockchain software firm
The platforms will sit on the Microsoft Azure blockchain cloud while harnessing the full potential of R3’s Corda Enterprise blockchain platform, allowing TCS to quickly develop and deliver application layer solutions.
TCS has already identified and is developing five blockchain platforms that include, digital identity, track and trace, assets in common, asset monetization, and tokenization. Across these horizontal platforms, TCS, has identified numerous solution opportunities and is building them out by leveraging their respective customer and partner networks.
Mar 13, 2019 - Commvault strengthens commitment to India market as new CEO announces market-focused support center
Commvault announced the launch of a new market-focused support center in Bangalore, India with tailored support for Indian customers and partners. This launch marks Commvault’s fourth local market support center in the APAC region, with others located in Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai.
The center is based at the same location as other frontline resources, the APAC regional partner support desk team and the development engineering team in Bangalore. Staffed by highly skilled professionals, the center will support customers worldwide, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
This launch follows the expansion of Commvault’s presence in India with a move to a new and bigger office in Hyderabad last year. These investments in India enable Commvault to surround the Indian market with its industry-leading support. Commvault’s new CEO Sanjay Mirchandani also visited the Bangalore-based center to introduce customers and partners to the new facility, as part of his tour of Asia Pacific, and said: “It is fantastic for me to be in India to celebrate this investment in our customer support. India is a key growth market for us in APAC and globally, and the market-focused support center will help our local stakeholders solve the hard problems they’re facing today. We are committed to providing this market with the best people, processes and technologies to optimize operations, meet stringent service levels, and realize the full value of their data – regardless of time and location.”
Mar 12, 2019 - Epson launches new 4K PRO-UHD home cinema projectors delivering immersive viewing for home theatres
Epson has launched its new home cinema projectors, the EH-TW7400 and EH-TW9400 projectors that are powered by the new 4K PRO-UHD technology. The projectors feature an advanced pixel-shifting, resolution-enhancement technology that delivers a stunning and immersive 4K experience to film enthusiasts.
With this new 4K enhancement technology, these new home cinema projectors are able to deliver exceptional image quality with its myriad of features such as brightness, colour accuracy and image detail for a vivid 4K PRO-UHD experience. These PRO-UHD projectors offer a high dynamic contrast ratio of up to 1,200,000:1, a wide colour gamut displaying the entire DCI-P3 colour space, and with an equal colour brightness and white brightness of up to 2,600 lumens.
Epson’s 4K PRO-UHD Projectors EH-TW7400 (priced at RM9,800) and EH-TW9400 projectors (priced at RM14,919) will be available in the market mid-April onwards at all authorised retailer.
Mar 12, 2019 - Tourism Malaysia Collaborates with ShopBack to Incentivise Travellers to Cuti-Cuti Malaysia
Recognising the growth of online travel bookings in Malaysia, Tourism Malaysia recently confirms its support towards the largest Online Travel Fair organised by ShopBack Malaysia from 11th to 17th March 2019, and applauds the company’s efforts in enticing travellers to go around Malaysia with attractive travel bonus and cashback.
In conjunction with our first Online Travel Fair in 2019, we are also giving away an extra up to RM25 bonus cashback to all travellers who purchase flight, accommodation, and trip packages to any Malaysia destination via our platforms from 11th to 17th March 2019.
The leading cashback site works with a full range of travel sites that covers airlines, bus, rides, accommodations and tour services to offer cashback on top of discounts provided by merchants. Signing up to ShopBack is free. Over 1 million Malaysians are using ShopBack at the moment, and over RM30 million of cashback has been given to local users since 2015.
Alvin Gill, Country General Manager of ShopBack Malaysia, expressed that every year, hundreds of thousands of travellers use ShopBack to make travel bookings with Agoda, Booking.com, Expedia, Malaysia Airlines etc.
- Mar 15, 2019 - Esports Malaysia Association (ESM) Announced Selection Process for SEA Games 2019
- Mar 15, 2019 - SG - TCS to Drive Adoption of Blockchain with Solutions Built on Microsoft and R3 Technology
- Mar 13, 2019 - Commvault strengthens commitment to India market as new CEO announces market-focused support center
- Mar 12, 2019 - Epson launches new 4K PRO-UHD home cinema projectors delivering immersive viewing for home theatres
- Mar 12, 2019 - Tourism Malaysia Collaborates with ShopBack to Incentivise Travellers to Cuti-Cuti Malaysia
The road to SEA Games 2019 begins for the esports industry as Esports Malaysia Association (ESM) announce the state level qualifiers and selection process that will determine the first-ever players to represent Malaysia in the premier sporting event.
Since its recognition as a medal sport in 2018 and, under the leadership of Dato’ Ananth S.Nathan, ESM have been working tirelessly to ensure that Malaysia produces a successful debut at the premier regional sporting event.
Five medals will be contested in esports and a single esports demonstration event will be held in the Philippines before the actual Games. All slot selections will be determined by ESM and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
The Malaysian National Selection State Qualifiers will be held in 2 formats; online and/or offline. Qualifier formats will be determined by respective state associations with the constant being in-game rulings and tournament formats to allow fair play throughout the state qualifiers. The group stage and part of the play-off qualifiers will be played online while the Grand Finals will be played on ground.
Selected teams and players will enter a boot camp and have a chance to play for Malaysia in the Games. Interested individuals are advised to visit http://esportsmalaysia.org/seagamesselection for more information.
Mar 15, 2019 - SG - TCS to Drive Adoption of Blockchain with Solutions Built on Microsoft and R3 Technology
Leading global IT and business solutions provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced that it is developing solutions to drive scaled adoption of blockchain across industries, using technologies from Microsoft and R3, a leading enterprise blockchain software firm
The platforms will sit on the Microsoft Azure blockchain cloud while harnessing the full potential of R3’s Corda Enterprise blockchain platform, allowing TCS to quickly develop and deliver application layer solutions.
TCS has already identified and is developing five blockchain platforms that include, digital identity, track and trace, assets in common, asset monetization, and tokenization. Across these horizontal platforms, TCS, has identified numerous solution opportunities and is building them out by leveraging their respective customer and partner networks.
Mar 13, 2019 - Commvault strengthens commitment to India market as new CEO announces market-focused support center
Commvault announced the launch of a new market-focused support center in Bangalore, India with tailored support for Indian customers and partners. This launch marks Commvault’s fourth local market support center in the APAC region, with others located in Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai.
The center is based at the same location as other frontline resources, the APAC regional partner support desk team and the development engineering team in Bangalore. Staffed by highly skilled professionals, the center will support customers worldwide, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
This launch follows the expansion of Commvault’s presence in India with a move to a new and bigger office in Hyderabad last year. These investments in India enable Commvault to surround the Indian market with its industry-leading support. Commvault’s new CEO Sanjay Mirchandani also visited the Bangalore-based center to introduce customers and partners to the new facility, as part of his tour of Asia Pacific, and said: “It is fantastic for me to be in India to celebrate this investment in our customer support. India is a key growth market for us in APAC and globally, and the market-focused support center will help our local stakeholders solve the hard problems they’re facing today. We are committed to providing this market with the best people, processes and technologies to optimize operations, meet stringent service levels, and realize the full value of their data – regardless of time and location.”
Mar 12, 2019 - Epson launches new 4K PRO-UHD home cinema projectors delivering immersive viewing for home theatres
Epson has launched its new home cinema projectors, the EH-TW7400 and EH-TW9400 projectors that are powered by the new 4K PRO-UHD technology. The projectors feature an advanced pixel-shifting, resolution-enhancement technology that delivers a stunning and immersive 4K experience to film enthusiasts.
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| (L-R) Jennifer Low （刘碧华) (Product Manager – Epson Malaysia Sdn Bhd), Daisuke Hori （堀大介）(Managing Director – Epson Malaysia Sdn Bhd), Mr Danny Lee （李振雄） (Director – Sales & Marketing Division, Epson Malaysia Sdn Bhd), Chew Bee Yen （周美燕), (Product Manager - Epson Malaysia Sdn Bhd) at the launch of Epson’s new home cinema projectors, the EH-TW7400 and EH-TW9400 projectors that are powered by the new 4K PRO-UHD technology. |
With this new 4K enhancement technology, these new home cinema projectors are able to deliver exceptional image quality with its myriad of features such as brightness, colour accuracy and image detail for a vivid 4K PRO-UHD experience. These PRO-UHD projectors offer a high dynamic contrast ratio of up to 1,200,000:1, a wide colour gamut displaying the entire DCI-P3 colour space, and with an equal colour brightness and white brightness of up to 2,600 lumens.
Epson’s 4K PRO-UHD Projectors EH-TW7400 (priced at RM9,800) and EH-TW9400 projectors (priced at RM14,919) will be available in the market mid-April onwards at all authorised retailer.
Mar 12, 2019 - Tourism Malaysia Collaborates with ShopBack to Incentivise Travellers to Cuti-Cuti Malaysia
Recognising the growth of online travel bookings in Malaysia, Tourism Malaysia recently confirms its support towards the largest Online Travel Fair organised by ShopBack Malaysia from 11th to 17th March 2019, and applauds the company’s efforts in enticing travellers to go around Malaysia with attractive travel bonus and cashback.
In conjunction with our first Online Travel Fair in 2019, we are also giving away an extra up to RM25 bonus cashback to all travellers who purchase flight, accommodation, and trip packages to any Malaysia destination via our platforms from 11th to 17th March 2019.
The leading cashback site works with a full range of travel sites that covers airlines, bus, rides, accommodations and tour services to offer cashback on top of discounts provided by merchants. Signing up to ShopBack is free. Over 1 million Malaysians are using ShopBack at the moment, and over RM30 million of cashback has been given to local users since 2015.
Alvin Gill, Country General Manager of ShopBack Malaysia, expressed that every year, hundreds of thousands of travellers use ShopBack to make travel bookings with Agoda, Booking.com, Expedia, Malaysia Airlines etc.
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