For IT News Week 5 Jan 2018.
PR - Feb 9, 2018 - Mergermarket released full year 2017 Technology Media & Telecommunications M&A report
Mergermarket, an Acuris company, has released full year 2017 Technology Media & Telecommunications (TMT) report. Please click into below link to view the full report.
Report Highlights
PR - Feb 9, 2018 - Kaspersky Lab Launches Advanced Cybersecurity Platform
With digital transformation melting protection perimeters, IT security teams in enterprises are having to deal with the fact that complex threats are already within their network, as illustrated by the 52% of enterprises who believe that their organization may already be hacked. To bring visibility back to corporate networks and reduce response times, New Kaspersky Threat Management and Defense brings together and reinforces the capabilities of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack, Kaspersky Cybersecurity Services and new Kaspersky EDR within a single platform.
PR - Feb 8, 2018 - Focus Dynamics Group Launches Ministry of Wine E-Commerce Site
Focus Dynamics Group Berhad has launched Ministry of Wine, the Group’s first e-commerce site dedicated to wine, at Lavo, here today.
The site www.ministryofwine.com.my is believed to be among the largest wine e-commerce platforms in Malaysia aiming to list more than 5,000 labels of wine in the coming months. Selections will include both Old and New World wines unmatched by any physical wine retailer locally and is expected to be a growth driver for the Group who sees this as the ideal gateway in kick-starting their venture into F&B technology leveraging on the likes of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Digital Payments and Blockchain technology to name a few.
The key differentiator is the live chat with experienced e-sommeliers known as Wine Ministers who can explain the finer points and taste profile of the many wines available as well as food and wine pairings, to assist shoppers in making their choice. The site’s algorithms also provides wine recommendations to shoppers through their historical purchase data as well as an interactive feedback and rating system. Complimenting this would be the personalized wine bottle service, in which shoppers may opt to etch a special message or initials, turning an ordinary bottle of wine into a memorable keepsake that will be cherished forever.
PR - Feb 8, 2018 - Bosch Announces Collaboration with Yonah to Help Solve Healthcare Challenges in Papua New Guinea
PR - Feb 7, 2018 - Retarus introduces Advanced Threat Protection for increased defense against cyber risks
Retarus, the global information logistics specialist, continues to expand its enterprise E-Mail Security services with the addition of several new Advanced Threat Protection services - CxO Fraud Detection, Deferred Delivery Scan, Sandboxing and Time-of-Click-Protection. These new services come to Asia in a timely manner, given the 20% year-on-year increase in CEO fraud cyberattacks, which are now one of the region’s main cyber threats.
Some key highlights of the new services:
PR - Feb 7, 2018 - Dimension Data Adopts Cisco Umbrella in Its Cybersecurity Strategy
Dimension Data, the USD 8 billion global technology integrator and managed services provider, today announced that it has extended the company’s protection from ransomware, phishing attacks, bot networks, and all types of malicious software, with Cisco® Umbrella, the industry’s first Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) in the cloud. The decision to incorporate Cisco Umbrella follows the company’s firsthand experience protecting its own 28,000 employees and addresses its clients’ requirement to support an increasingly mobile workforce.
Cisco Umbrella is a cloud security platform that provides the first line of defense against threats on the internet.
PR - Feb 7, 2018 - Announcing the new Surface Book 2 for Malaysia
Microsoft today announced that the Surface Book 2 will be available for pre-order in Malaysia starting today at local Surface authorized retailers. Starting from RM 6,899, the Surface Book 2 13.5” and 15” will officially launch on 15th March, 2018.
The Surface Book 2 is Microsoft’s most powerful laptop yet. With the latest 8th Generation Intel® Core™ processors and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 and 1060 discrete graphics options, it is up to five times more powerful than its predecessor. Yet, the Surface Book 2 provides all-day battery life, supporting up to 17 hours of video playback.
For users that seek a powerful yet portable device, the Surface Book 2 (13.5”) weighs just slightly over 1.5kg, and is crafted from premium, lightweight materials that balances performance with size.
PR - Feb 6, 2018 - honor and Gameloft Launch “Modern Combat Versus honor International Series”
honor, a leading smartphone e-brand today announced its collaboration with Gameloft to organise a major eSports competition: “Modern Combat Versus honor International Series”. The AI-powered honor View10 is chosen as the official smartphone of the tournament because of its superb gaming capabilities.
Starting from 11 February, this exclusive event will offer teams from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, and Malaysia, the chance to face off in the popular mobile game, Modern Combat Versus. The winner of the grand finale in April will take home €10,000 and the honor View10.
As the official smartphone of the “Modern Combat Versus honor International Series,” honor View10 is equipped with the Kirin 970 chipset, which includes a Neural-Network Processing Unit (NPU) that enables gamers to enjoy AI-powered performance. Together with 18:9 honor FullView Display, long lasting battery life, temperature control and special Gaming Suite mode, this new flagship phone is the ideal tool for game-lovers. To mark honor View10’s outstanding performance, leading French technology media Les Numériques awarded the smartphone with a 5-star rating.
PR - Feb 5, 2018 - OutSystems Explodes with Record 63% Growth
OutSystems, provider of the number 1 platform for low-code application development, recently announced its record breaking growth for 2017. The digital transformation professional services market set to hit a value of US$16.5 billion by 2020 and the demand for enterprise applications is outstripping development capabilities five-fold. OutSystems is well placed to capitalise on these market opportunities to further cement its position as the leading vendor of low-code application development solutions and help companies achieve their digital transformation goals.
Some of OutSystems' highlights of 2017 include:
PR - Feb 5, 2018 - Fusionex wins Malaysia Airlines Project for Information Collaboration and Data Management Platform
Fusionex, a multi-award-winning, leading software solutions provider specializing in Big Data Analytics (BDA), the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning, has been awarded a contract of significant value with Malaysia Airlines Berhad (“MAB”) to provide a group-wide data management platform that will increase work efficiency and ease of communications within its group.
Dato’ Seri Ivan Teh, Fusionex CEO, commented: “This initiative is applauded as it is targeted to bring Malaysia Airlines’ corporate performance to greater heights, as well as to foster closer communication among MAB employees.
MAB seeks to address the challenges encountered by its thousands of employees to work and communicate efficiently. With millions of travellers flying on MAB every month to almost 60 destinations, MAB requires a scalable platform to cope with the volume as well as complexity of data and information gathered
The platform will allow for collaboration within the company and also facilitates messaging and information sharing between employees. With all employees using the same platform, any communication, whether textual, imaging etc. would be accessible quickly and easily.
PR - Feb 1, 2018 - Hitachi Vantara Announces Key Executive Promotions
Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced two key promotions to its executive team: Brian Householder has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer and Scott Kelly has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Both promotions are effective April 1, 2018.
Ryuichi Otsuki, the current CEO of Hitachi Vantara, will leave his role to take an expanded role for Hitachi, Ltd. as Deputy General Manager of Hitachi’s Corporate Sales & Marketing Group and Chairman of Hitachi Global Digital Holdings, the holding company for Hitachi Vantara, oXya and Hitachi Consulting. Otsuki will also serve as Chairman of Hitachi Americas and will continue to reside in Santa Clara, California.
- PR - Feb 9, 2018 - Mergermarket released full year 2017 Technology Media & Telecommunications M&A report
- PR - Feb 9, 2018 - Kaspersky Lab Launches Advanced Cybersecurity Platform
- PR - Feb 8, 2018 - Focus Dynamics Group Launches Ministry of Wine E-Commerce Site
- PR - Feb 8, 2018 - Bosch Announces Collaboration with Yonah to Help Solve Healthcare Challenges in Papua New Guinea
- PR - Feb 7, 2018 - Retarus introduces Advanced Threat Protection for increased defense against cyber risks
- PR - Feb 7, 2018 - Dimension Data Adopts Cisco Umbrella in Its Cybersecurity Strategy
- PR - Feb 7, 2018 - Announcing the new Surface Book 2 for Malaysia
- PR - Feb 6, 2018 - honor and Gameloft Launch “Modern Combat Versus honor International Series”
- PR - Feb 5, 2018 - OutSystems Explodes with Record 63% Growth
- PR - Feb 5, 2018 - Fusionex wins Malaysia Airlines Project for Information Collaboration and Data Management Platform
- PR - Feb 1, 2018 - Hitachi Vantara Announces Key Executive Promotions
PR - Feb 9, 2018 - Mergermarket released full year 2017 Technology Media & Telecommunications M&A report
Mergermarket, an Acuris company, has released full year 2017 Technology Media & Telecommunications (TMT) report. Please click into below link to view the full report.
Report Highlights
- Software as a dominant service: Half of all deal activity in TMT was driven by M&A in the Computer Software sub-sector alone, which accounted for 1,739 transactions (worth US$ 128.8bn). The top deal within the sub-sector was China-based SJEC Corporation’s US$ 6.4bn purchase of China based online virus detection and protection firm 360i Technology.
- The age of Amazon: Amazon snatched up health food supermarket chain Whole Foods in June for US$ 13.5bn, its largest acquisition ever as well as the largest grocery deal in a decade. The firm had also filed for licenses to operate pharmacy benefit management operations in multiple states, demonstrating how eCommerce, technology, and analytics have increasingly grown to be powerful tools capable of reshaping entire trades.
- 2018 outlook: The structural change across industries as well as society brought on by Technology’s advances will continue to shape the landscape for dealmaking into 2018. While tax reform in the US, which resulted in a sizeable cut to the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, is widely anticipated to spur more M&A transactions as companies look to spend some of their newfound tax savings on deals. However, with expected interest rate hikes projected for 2018 this could also put a damper on deal values, further driving them downward though deal count should not be.
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| Global Software Deal Count | Amazon.com's Acquisition |
PR - Feb 9, 2018 - Kaspersky Lab Launches Advanced Cybersecurity Platform
With digital transformation melting protection perimeters, IT security teams in enterprises are having to deal with the fact that complex threats are already within their network, as illustrated by the 52% of enterprises who believe that their organization may already be hacked. To bring visibility back to corporate networks and reduce response times, New Kaspersky Threat Management and Defense brings together and reinforces the capabilities of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack, Kaspersky Cybersecurity Services and new Kaspersky EDR within a single platform.
- Step 1: Discover the most evasive threats with Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack
- Step 2: Ensure visibility and simplify response with Kaspersky EDR
- Step 3: Cover your back with Kaspersky Cybersecurity Services
PR - Feb 8, 2018 - Focus Dynamics Group Launches Ministry of Wine E-Commerce Site
Focus Dynamics Group Berhad has launched Ministry of Wine, the Group’s first e-commerce site dedicated to wine, at Lavo, here today.
The site www.ministryofwine.com.my is believed to be among the largest wine e-commerce platforms in Malaysia aiming to list more than 5,000 labels of wine in the coming months. Selections will include both Old and New World wines unmatched by any physical wine retailer locally and is expected to be a growth driver for the Group who sees this as the ideal gateway in kick-starting their venture into F&B technology leveraging on the likes of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Digital Payments and Blockchain technology to name a few.
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| Mr Leung, Mr Tay and Ministry of Wine’s extensive wine selection |
The key differentiator is the live chat with experienced e-sommeliers known as Wine Ministers who can explain the finer points and taste profile of the many wines available as well as food and wine pairings, to assist shoppers in making their choice. The site’s algorithms also provides wine recommendations to shoppers through their historical purchase data as well as an interactive feedback and rating system. Complimenting this would be the personalized wine bottle service, in which shoppers may opt to etch a special message or initials, turning an ordinary bottle of wine into a memorable keepsake that will be cherished forever.
PR - Feb 8, 2018 - Bosch Announces Collaboration with Yonah to Help Solve Healthcare Challenges in Papua New Guinea
- Yonah, a project group of students and alumni of the National University of Singapore (NUS) aims to overcome access barriers to healthcare in rural areas through cargo drone infrastructure
- Beginning with their pilot project in Papua New Guinea, Yonah is working to deliver time-sensitive vaccines to about two dozen remote sites
- As a technology partner to Yonah, Bosch is involved in the provision of monetary support, sponsorship of tools and technical expertise
PR - Feb 7, 2018 - Retarus introduces Advanced Threat Protection for increased defense against cyber risks
Retarus, the global information logistics specialist, continues to expand its enterprise E-Mail Security services with the addition of several new Advanced Threat Protection services - CxO Fraud Detection, Deferred Delivery Scan, Sandboxing and Time-of-Click-Protection. These new services come to Asia in a timely manner, given the 20% year-on-year increase in CEO fraud cyberattacks, which are now one of the region’s main cyber threats.
Some key highlights of the new services:
- CxO Fraud Detection: Recognise faked sender addresses and expose emails as attempted fraud before financial transactions are carried out
- Deferred Delivery Scan: Re-scanning selected attachments, holding email briefly before delivery to the recipient
- Sandboxing: Attachments are tested in a virtual, secure test environment for irregular behavior by complex simulation procedures before they are delivered to recipients
- Time-of-Click-Protection: Facilitates the prevention of phishing attacks and the resulting loss of sensitive data
PR - Feb 7, 2018 - Dimension Data Adopts Cisco Umbrella in Its Cybersecurity Strategy
Dimension Data, the USD 8 billion global technology integrator and managed services provider, today announced that it has extended the company’s protection from ransomware, phishing attacks, bot networks, and all types of malicious software, with Cisco® Umbrella, the industry’s first Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) in the cloud. The decision to incorporate Cisco Umbrella follows the company’s firsthand experience protecting its own 28,000 employees and addresses its clients’ requirement to support an increasingly mobile workforce.
Cisco Umbrella is a cloud security platform that provides the first line of defense against threats on the internet.
PR - Feb 7, 2018 - Announcing the new Surface Book 2 for Malaysia
Microsoft today announced that the Surface Book 2 will be available for pre-order in Malaysia starting today at local Surface authorized retailers. Starting from RM 6,899, the Surface Book 2 13.5” and 15” will officially launch on 15th March, 2018.
The Surface Book 2 is Microsoft’s most powerful laptop yet. With the latest 8th Generation Intel® Core™ processors and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 and 1060 discrete graphics options, it is up to five times more powerful than its predecessor. Yet, the Surface Book 2 provides all-day battery life, supporting up to 17 hours of video playback.
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| Surface Book 2 |
For users that seek a powerful yet portable device, the Surface Book 2 (13.5”) weighs just slightly over 1.5kg, and is crafted from premium, lightweight materials that balances performance with size.
PR - Feb 6, 2018 - honor and Gameloft Launch “Modern Combat Versus honor International Series”
honor, a leading smartphone e-brand today announced its collaboration with Gameloft to organise a major eSports competition: “Modern Combat Versus honor International Series”. The AI-powered honor View10 is chosen as the official smartphone of the tournament because of its superb gaming capabilities.
Starting from 11 February, this exclusive event will offer teams from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, and Malaysia, the chance to face off in the popular mobile game, Modern Combat Versus. The winner of the grand finale in April will take home €10,000 and the honor View10.
As the official smartphone of the “Modern Combat Versus honor International Series,” honor View10 is equipped with the Kirin 970 chipset, which includes a Neural-Network Processing Unit (NPU) that enables gamers to enjoy AI-powered performance. Together with 18:9 honor FullView Display, long lasting battery life, temperature control and special Gaming Suite mode, this new flagship phone is the ideal tool for game-lovers. To mark honor View10’s outstanding performance, leading French technology media Les Numériques awarded the smartphone with a 5-star rating.
PR - Feb 5, 2018 - OutSystems Explodes with Record 63% Growth
OutSystems, provider of the number 1 platform for low-code application development, recently announced its record breaking growth for 2017. The digital transformation professional services market set to hit a value of US$16.5 billion by 2020 and the demand for enterprise applications is outstripping development capabilities five-fold. OutSystems is well placed to capitalise on these market opportunities to further cement its position as the leading vendor of low-code application development solutions and help companies achieve their digital transformation goals.
Some of OutSystems' highlights of 2017 include:
- 63 percent growth in annual recurring revenue
- 275 new enterprise customers
- 50,000 new developers
- More than 650 employees worldwide
- Hailed as leaders in 4 major industry reports from Gartner and Forrester
PR - Feb 5, 2018 - Fusionex wins Malaysia Airlines Project for Information Collaboration and Data Management Platform
Fusionex, a multi-award-winning, leading software solutions provider specializing in Big Data Analytics (BDA), the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning, has been awarded a contract of significant value with Malaysia Airlines Berhad (“MAB”) to provide a group-wide data management platform that will increase work efficiency and ease of communications within its group.
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| Dato' Seri Ivan Teh, CEO, Fusionex |
Dato’ Seri Ivan Teh, Fusionex CEO, commented: “This initiative is applauded as it is targeted to bring Malaysia Airlines’ corporate performance to greater heights, as well as to foster closer communication among MAB employees.
MAB seeks to address the challenges encountered by its thousands of employees to work and communicate efficiently. With millions of travellers flying on MAB every month to almost 60 destinations, MAB requires a scalable platform to cope with the volume as well as complexity of data and information gathered
The platform will allow for collaboration within the company and also facilitates messaging and information sharing between employees. With all employees using the same platform, any communication, whether textual, imaging etc. would be accessible quickly and easily.
PR - Feb 1, 2018 - Hitachi Vantara Announces Key Executive Promotions
Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced two key promotions to its executive team: Brian Householder has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer and Scott Kelly has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Both promotions are effective April 1, 2018.
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| Brian Householder | Ryuichi Otsuki | Scott Kelly |
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