For IT News Week 5 of May 2018.
PR - Jun 7, 2018 - UOB Malaysia and SAP tie up to help SMEs digitise and automate their accounting, administrative and payroll functions
United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB Malaysia) and leading business software provider, SAP, today announced a tie-up to offer UOB SmartBusiness to the Bank’s small-and medium-sized enterprise (SME) customers. The tie-up marks the first time SAP is offering its enterprise software, SAP Business One® , to Malaysian SMEs through a bank.
UOB SmartBusiness is a cloud-based integrated digital business solution designed to help SMEs make cost savings and improve their operating efficiency. It enables SMEs to streamline and to digitise their back office processes such as accounting, payroll, and business management through a secure and integrated digital solution. SMEs can also link their UOB SmartBusiness account to their UOB current account, thereby enabling an automated bank reconciliation process through the matching of transactions to sales invoices or bill payments.
PR - Jun 7, 2018 - Debut of Two New honor Products Accompanied by More Amazing Deals and Freebies for Super honor Day
Fans and customers of honor who have been looking forward to get their hands on the newly-introduced honor 7A and Phantom Green honor 10 during the Super honor Day, happening on 8 June 2018, can rejoice even more now. honor Malaysia is adding onto the list of offers for the brand’s first site-takeover sale in collaboration with Shopee. The much-anticipated Super honor Day will see additional flash sales and great bargains being offered from 9am onwards on 8 June 2018, on honor products across both hihonor and the honor Official Shop on Shopee platform.
Fans intending to purchase the honor View 10, a flagship which delivers state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) and superior performance, will also receive an honor giftbox worth RM 109 when purchasing the handset on the hihonor platform.
Limelight’s SmartPurge has been recognized with a Global Business Excellence Award for innovations that significantly improve workflows.
Not only that, the 7th, 77th and 177th purchase of the honor 7A on hihonor receives the best-value mass-market handset for free.
PR - Jun 7, 2018 - Limelight Networks Sets Record for a Single Purge of 1.1 Billion Objects Globally in Under a Second
Limelight Networks, a global leader in digital content delivery, today announced that Limelight’s award-winning SmartPurge recently removed 1.1 billion cached objects totalling 612 terabytes of data across Limelight’s global network in 123 milliseconds, it’s fastest single purge to-date.
The ability to remove online content quickly and easily can protect revenue, ensure positive customer experiences and save money. SmartPurge is just one example of Limelight’s innovative and industry leading content delivery solutions that improve their customers’ workflow and provide flexibility, speed and peace of mind.
PR - Jun 6, 2018 - Honor Announces Revolutionary GPU Turbo Boosts Mobile Speed
Honor today announced a revolutionary graphics processing acceleration technology, known as GPU Turbo here at a launch event in Beijing. The GPU Turbo is able to dramatically increase graphics processing efficiency of mobile phones through hardware-software integration, providing global users with a smoother and faster mobile experience.
GPU Turbo will be firstly introduced to Honor Play, launched today in Beijing. It will be gradually applied in other popular Honor smartphones, such as the Honor 10, Honor View10, Honor 9 Lite and Honor 7X. The technology will also be opened to worldwide Honor users.
George Zhao, President of Honor said that that this technological achievement expands the horizons in terms of providing better user experience to customers.
PR - Jun 6, 2018 - Lian Li Partners with Razer for Special Edition PC-O11 Dynamic Designed by Razer Chassis
Lian Li Industrial Co. Ltd., world’s leading manufacturer of aluminum chassis for enthusiasts, custom OEM/ODM case solutions and case accessories in partnership with Razer, the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers, is proud to announce the launch of a special edition PC-011 Dynamic chassis. The PC O11-Dynamic Razer Edition is co-designed and co-developed with the Razer team to be the world’s first chassis with full-integration with Synapse 3 and full Chroma capabilities.
The Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Designed by Razer Edition will be available in Q4 2018.
The PC-O11 Dynamic Designed by Razer Edition features a couple of upgrades over the standard PC-O11 Dynamic chassis: integrated Chroma RGB lighting in the front trim and bottom provide striking LED lighting. Lian Li and Team Razer also included full support for Razer’s Synapse 3 configuration utility as well as Razer’s Chroma technology which fully syncs all supporting hardware’s lighting. The final touch is the Razer logo added on the face of the chassis, leaving the iconic branding to serve as a mark for gamers.
PR - Jun 6, 2018 - OPPO Brings Joy To Underprivileged Children of Rumah Titian Kaseh
OPPO, one of the world’s leading smartphone brands is dedicated to giving back to society in the month of Ramadan by bringing joy and happiness to children in Rumah Titian Kaseh. To spread the festive spirit, OPPO provided essential items and monetary donation worth RM 10,000.00 which is part of the profits from the OPPO F7 x Neelofa edition. Adding to the good news Elfira Loy, Malaysia famous singer and actress was present as a special guest to spend times with the children.
To amplify the spirit of Ramadan, OPPO Malaysia prepared fun activities, where Elfira Loy joined the children in a sand art colouring session, and played a few interactive games with them, followed by a performance show by Ollie, the OPPO mascot.
PR - Jun 6, 2018 - Barracuda : 79% of Organisations in APAC Rank Poor Employee Behaviour as Greatest Email Security Concern
Seventy-nine percent of organisations in Asia Pacific (APAC) believe that poor employee behaviour is a greater email security concern than inadequate tools (21 percent), according to a study sponsored by Barracuda Networks, Inc., a provider of cloud-enabled security and data protection solutions. This highlights the need for organisations to include employee awareness and training as part of their email security strategy.
All respondents from APAC have good intentions and believe end-user training and awareness are important; however, only 79 percent provide training for their employees. It was also reported that larger organisations (over 1,000 employees) are more likely to train their employees.
In response, Barracuda today announced that it has expanded its PhishLine product portfolio with a streamlined edition for organisations with less than 1,000 employees, tuned specifically for distribution through the reseller channel. PhishLine helps prevent email fraud, data loss and brand damage by training and testing employees to recognise highly targeted phishing attacks. It is now available in multiple versions to suit the needs of organisations of all sizes.
PR - Jun 5, 2018 - SAS and MDEC join forces to develop fintech talent and innovation in Malaysia
SAS, the global leader in analytics software and services, last week concluded the SAS FinTech Challenge 2017-2018 in Malaysia. Organized in partnership with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and five partner banks – CIMB Bank, Hong Leong Bank, May Bank, Public Bank and RHB Bank, the competition sought to raise awareness and the adoption of fintech among young talent in Malaysia. A team from Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation emerged as the winner for their innovation around digital loan applications for online retailers.
The financial services sector in Malaysia is on the brink of transformation. In line with Malaysia’s 2020 digital nation vision, 47% of the nation’s financial institutions are ready to embrace fintech and have placed it at the center of their growth strategy. Similarly, a recent survey by global recruitment firm Randstad showcases the need for innovation and talent as Malaysian banks digitize. Recognizing this evolution, SAS and MDEC partnered with Malaysia’s top local banks and gathered the country’s best academic minds to address current paint-points faced by the industry. The SAS FinTech Challenge received encouraging responses, with over 80 teams participating to develop innovative fintech business models that will enhance banking experiences.
The winning team from Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation was awarded RM 50,000.
PR - Jun 5, 2018 - 30th FIRST Forum to take place on 24-30 Jun 2018 at Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur
The 30th annual conference of The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) takes place in Malaysia 24-30 June 2018 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
The Annual FIRST Conference promotes worldwide coordination and cooperation among Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs). FIRST welcomes any information security practitioner, including those who head up and lead information security programs, make and implement technical decisions, but also policy and decision makers who have overall security responsibility, law enforcement staff who investigate cybercrimes and legal counsel who work on breach response to participate in the conference.
PR - Jun 5, 2018 - Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion
Microsoft has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world’s leading software development platform where more than 28 million developers learn, share and collaborate to create the future.
As a result of the acquisition, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Nat Friedman will assume the role of GitHub CEO while GitHub’s current CEO, Chris Wanstrath, will become a Microsoft technical fellow.
The acquisition is expected to close by the end of this year, after which GitHub’s financials will be reported as part of the Intelligent Cloud segment.
PR - Jun 5, 2018 - Milestone Systems expands global leader position: Ranked no. 1 global VMS provider for the 10th year running
For the 10th year in a row, Milestone Systems continues to be the No. 1 global VMS (Video Management Software) vendor by company revenue, according to market research from business intelligence provider IHS Markit (NASDAQ: INFO). In 2017, Milestone Systems had a global VMS market share of 10.2%, an increase from 9.1% in 2016.
“Milestone Systems had a solid VMS revenue growth of 21% over 2016, which was almost triple that of the market. Our open platform community and partnership business model is no doubt the reason for the positive development, and we are proud to be a trusted and reliable partner in the community,” says Lars Thinggaard, President and CEO, Milestone Systems.
Benjamin Low, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Milestone Systems, commented: “There is enormous potential in Asia Pacific, which is demonstrated by the strong 14.6% growth we saw in the region last year. We have some amazing, influential customers in APAC and are completing some very large deals, which is really consolidating our position as the number one VMS provider in the region. Milestone Systems is seizing the potential and APAC is fast becoming a significant contributor to big and prestigious projects.
PR - Jun 1, 2018 - Hong Leong investment Bank Bags 3 Top Lead manager Awards at RAM League Awards 2018
Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) clinched three top awards at the recent 15th RAM League Awards 2018. HLIB received Lead Manager Award 2017 by Programme Value (First Placing), Lead Manager Award 2017 by Number of Issues (First Placing) and Lead Manager Award 2017 (Sukuk) by Number of Issues (First Placing) in recognition for their outstanding performance in the Malaysian bond markets for the year 2017.
Hosted annually by RAM Ratings Services Berhad, the Awards recognises prominent financial institutions’ leading position in Malaysia’s domestic capital market. A total of 20 awards were presented and the prestigious event was graced by special guest YBhg Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan, Chief Executive Officer of Employees Provident Fund.
- PR - Jun 7, 2018 - UOB Malaysia and SAP tie up to help SMEs digitise and automate their accounting, administrative and payroll functions
- PR - Jun 7, 2018 - Debut of Two New honor Products Accompanied by More Amazing Deals and Freebies for Super honor Day
- PR - Jun 7, 2018 - Limelight Networks Sets Record for a Single Purge of 1.1 Billion Objects Globally in Under a Second
- PR - Jun 6, 2018 - Honor Announces Revolutionary GPU Turbo Boosts Mobile Speed
- PR - Jun 6, 2018 - Lian Li Partners with Razer for Special Edition PC-O11 Dynamic Designed by Razer Chassis
- PR - Jun 6, 2018 - OPPO Brings Joy To Underprivileged Children of Rumah Titian Kaseh
- PR - Jun 6, 2018 - Barracuda : 79% of Organisations in APAC Rank Poor Employee Behaviour as Greatest Email Security Concern
- PR - Jun 5, 2018 - SAS and MDEC join forces to develop fintech talent and innovation in Malaysia
- PR - Jun 5, 2018 - 30th FIRST Forum to take place on 24-30 Jun 2018 at Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur
- PR - Jun 5, 2018 - Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion
- PR - Jun 5, 2018 - Milestone Systems expands global leader position: Ranked no. 1 global VMS provider for the 10th year running
- PR - Jun 1, 2018 - Hong Leong investment Bank Bags 3 Top Lead manager Awards at RAM League Awards 2018
PR - Jun 7, 2018 - UOB Malaysia and SAP tie up to help SMEs digitise and automate their accounting, administrative and payroll functions
United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB Malaysia) and leading business software provider, SAP, today announced a tie-up to offer UOB SmartBusiness to the Bank’s small-and medium-sized enterprise (SME) customers. The tie-up marks the first time SAP is offering its enterprise software, SAP Business One® , to Malaysian SMEs through a bank.
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| Mr Desmond Lee, Chief Executive Officer (Malaysia), HReasily; Mr Archie Fielding, Channel Sales Manager for AsiaPacific & Japan, Enterpryze; Mr Raymond Chui, Executive Director and Country Head of Business Banking, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd; Mr Wong Kim Choong, Chief Executive Officer, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd and Mr Brad Gray, Head of General Business, Southeast Asia, SAP. |
UOB SmartBusiness is a cloud-based integrated digital business solution designed to help SMEs make cost savings and improve their operating efficiency. It enables SMEs to streamline and to digitise their back office processes such as accounting, payroll, and business management through a secure and integrated digital solution. SMEs can also link their UOB SmartBusiness account to their UOB current account, thereby enabling an automated bank reconciliation process through the matching of transactions to sales invoices or bill payments.
PR - Jun 7, 2018 - Debut of Two New honor Products Accompanied by More Amazing Deals and Freebies for Super honor Day
Fans and customers of honor who have been looking forward to get their hands on the newly-introduced honor 7A and Phantom Green honor 10 during the Super honor Day, happening on 8 June 2018, can rejoice even more now. honor Malaysia is adding onto the list of offers for the brand’s first site-takeover sale in collaboration with Shopee. The much-anticipated Super honor Day will see additional flash sales and great bargains being offered from 9am onwards on 8 June 2018, on honor products across both hihonor and the honor Official Shop on Shopee platform.
Fans intending to purchase the honor View 10, a flagship which delivers state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) and superior performance, will also receive an honor giftbox worth RM 109 when purchasing the handset on the hihonor platform.
Limelight’s SmartPurge has been recognized with a Global Business Excellence Award for innovations that significantly improve workflows.
Not only that, the 7th, 77th and 177th purchase of the honor 7A on hihonor receives the best-value mass-market handset for free.
PR - Jun 7, 2018 - Limelight Networks Sets Record for a Single Purge of 1.1 Billion Objects Globally in Under a Second
Limelight Networks, a global leader in digital content delivery, today announced that Limelight’s award-winning SmartPurge recently removed 1.1 billion cached objects totalling 612 terabytes of data across Limelight’s global network in 123 milliseconds, it’s fastest single purge to-date.
The ability to remove online content quickly and easily can protect revenue, ensure positive customer experiences and save money. SmartPurge is just one example of Limelight’s innovative and industry leading content delivery solutions that improve their customers’ workflow and provide flexibility, speed and peace of mind.
PR - Jun 6, 2018 - Honor Announces Revolutionary GPU Turbo Boosts Mobile Speed
Honor today announced a revolutionary graphics processing acceleration technology, known as GPU Turbo here at a launch event in Beijing. The GPU Turbo is able to dramatically increase graphics processing efficiency of mobile phones through hardware-software integration, providing global users with a smoother and faster mobile experience.
GPU Turbo will be firstly introduced to Honor Play, launched today in Beijing. It will be gradually applied in other popular Honor smartphones, such as the Honor 10, Honor View10, Honor 9 Lite and Honor 7X. The technology will also be opened to worldwide Honor users.
George Zhao, President of Honor said that that this technological achievement expands the horizons in terms of providing better user experience to customers.
PR - Jun 6, 2018 - Lian Li Partners with Razer for Special Edition PC-O11 Dynamic Designed by Razer Chassis
Lian Li Industrial Co. Ltd., world’s leading manufacturer of aluminum chassis for enthusiasts, custom OEM/ODM case solutions and case accessories in partnership with Razer, the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers, is proud to announce the launch of a special edition PC-011 Dynamic chassis. The PC O11-Dynamic Razer Edition is co-designed and co-developed with the Razer team to be the world’s first chassis with full-integration with Synapse 3 and full Chroma capabilities.
The Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Designed by Razer Edition will be available in Q4 2018.
The PC-O11 Dynamic Designed by Razer Edition features a couple of upgrades over the standard PC-O11 Dynamic chassis: integrated Chroma RGB lighting in the front trim and bottom provide striking LED lighting. Lian Li and Team Razer also included full support for Razer’s Synapse 3 configuration utility as well as Razer’s Chroma technology which fully syncs all supporting hardware’s lighting. The final touch is the Razer logo added on the face of the chassis, leaving the iconic branding to serve as a mark for gamers.
PR - Jun 6, 2018 - OPPO Brings Joy To Underprivileged Children of Rumah Titian Kaseh
OPPO, one of the world’s leading smartphone brands is dedicated to giving back to society in the month of Ramadan by bringing joy and happiness to children in Rumah Titian Kaseh. To spread the festive spirit, OPPO provided essential items and monetary donation worth RM 10,000.00 which is part of the profits from the OPPO F7 x Neelofa edition. Adding to the good news Elfira Loy, Malaysia famous singer and actress was present as a special guest to spend times with the children.
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| Children at Rumah Titian Kaseh having a great time during the game session |
To amplify the spirit of Ramadan, OPPO Malaysia prepared fun activities, where Elfira Loy joined the children in a sand art colouring session, and played a few interactive games with them, followed by a performance show by Ollie, the OPPO mascot.
PR - Jun 6, 2018 - Barracuda : 79% of Organisations in APAC Rank Poor Employee Behaviour as Greatest Email Security Concern
Seventy-nine percent of organisations in Asia Pacific (APAC) believe that poor employee behaviour is a greater email security concern than inadequate tools (21 percent), according to a study sponsored by Barracuda Networks, Inc., a provider of cloud-enabled security and data protection solutions. This highlights the need for organisations to include employee awareness and training as part of their email security strategy.
All respondents from APAC have good intentions and believe end-user training and awareness are important; however, only 79 percent provide training for their employees. It was also reported that larger organisations (over 1,000 employees) are more likely to train their employees.
In response, Barracuda today announced that it has expanded its PhishLine product portfolio with a streamlined edition for organisations with less than 1,000 employees, tuned specifically for distribution through the reseller channel. PhishLine helps prevent email fraud, data loss and brand damage by training and testing employees to recognise highly targeted phishing attacks. It is now available in multiple versions to suit the needs of organisations of all sizes.
PR - Jun 5, 2018 - SAS and MDEC join forces to develop fintech talent and innovation in Malaysia
SAS, the global leader in analytics software and services, last week concluded the SAS FinTech Challenge 2017-2018 in Malaysia. Organized in partnership with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and five partner banks – CIMB Bank, Hong Leong Bank, May Bank, Public Bank and RHB Bank, the competition sought to raise awareness and the adoption of fintech among young talent in Malaysia. A team from Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation emerged as the winner for their innovation around digital loan applications for online retailers.
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| In the back row, the organizers and judges, from left; Johan Cruyff, Ketua Penolong Pengarah Kanan, Bahagian Hubungan Industri, MOHE, Amran Hassan, Head of Innovation, Maybank, Teh Su-Ann, Head of Strategic Planning, Customer Experience and Analytics, Hong Leong Bank, Andy Zook, Vice President of Sales, ASEAN, SAS, Seow Loo Vic, Head of FinTech and Digital Innovation, Public Bank, Nisha Paramjothi, Director, Fintech Division, CIMB Bank,David Chong, Group Chief Digital Officer, RHB In the front row, the winners, from left: In 2nd place Team ARTrace from Universiti Tenaga Nasional, 1st place winners Team SOMEROLA from APU and in 3rd place Team SharkFin from University of Nottingham Malaysia.. |
The financial services sector in Malaysia is on the brink of transformation. In line with Malaysia’s 2020 digital nation vision, 47% of the nation’s financial institutions are ready to embrace fintech and have placed it at the center of their growth strategy. Similarly, a recent survey by global recruitment firm Randstad showcases the need for innovation and talent as Malaysian banks digitize. Recognizing this evolution, SAS and MDEC partnered with Malaysia’s top local banks and gathered the country’s best academic minds to address current paint-points faced by the industry. The SAS FinTech Challenge received encouraging responses, with over 80 teams participating to develop innovative fintech business models that will enhance banking experiences.
The winning team from Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation was awarded RM 50,000.
PR - Jun 5, 2018 - 30th FIRST Forum to take place on 24-30 Jun 2018 at Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur
The 30th annual conference of The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) takes place in Malaysia 24-30 June 2018 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
The Annual FIRST Conference promotes worldwide coordination and cooperation among Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs). FIRST welcomes any information security practitioner, including those who head up and lead information security programs, make and implement technical decisions, but also policy and decision makers who have overall security responsibility, law enforcement staff who investigate cybercrimes and legal counsel who work on breach response to participate in the conference.
PR - Jun 5, 2018 - Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion
Microsoft has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world’s leading software development platform where more than 28 million developers learn, share and collaborate to create the future.
As a result of the acquisition, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Nat Friedman will assume the role of GitHub CEO while GitHub’s current CEO, Chris Wanstrath, will become a Microsoft technical fellow.
The acquisition is expected to close by the end of this year, after which GitHub’s financials will be reported as part of the Intelligent Cloud segment.
PR - Jun 5, 2018 - Milestone Systems expands global leader position: Ranked no. 1 global VMS provider for the 10th year running
For the 10th year in a row, Milestone Systems continues to be the No. 1 global VMS (Video Management Software) vendor by company revenue, according to market research from business intelligence provider IHS Markit (NASDAQ: INFO). In 2017, Milestone Systems had a global VMS market share of 10.2%, an increase from 9.1% in 2016.
“Milestone Systems had a solid VMS revenue growth of 21% over 2016, which was almost triple that of the market. Our open platform community and partnership business model is no doubt the reason for the positive development, and we are proud to be a trusted and reliable partner in the community,” says Lars Thinggaard, President and CEO, Milestone Systems.
Benjamin Low, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Milestone Systems, commented: “There is enormous potential in Asia Pacific, which is demonstrated by the strong 14.6% growth we saw in the region last year. We have some amazing, influential customers in APAC and are completing some very large deals, which is really consolidating our position as the number one VMS provider in the region. Milestone Systems is seizing the potential and APAC is fast becoming a significant contributor to big and prestigious projects.
PR - Jun 1, 2018 - Hong Leong investment Bank Bags 3 Top Lead manager Awards at RAM League Awards 2018
Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) clinched three top awards at the recent 15th RAM League Awards 2018. HLIB received Lead Manager Award 2017 by Programme Value (First Placing), Lead Manager Award 2017 by Number of Issues (First Placing) and Lead Manager Award 2017 (Sukuk) by Number of Issues (First Placing) in recognition for their outstanding performance in the Malaysian bond markets for the year 2017.
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| (L-R:) Lee Jim Leng, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of HLIB (5th from left) and her team members from Debt Markets posing with the awards |
Hosted annually by RAM Ratings Services Berhad, the Awards recognises prominent financial institutions’ leading position in Malaysia’s domestic capital market. A total of 20 awards were presented and the prestigious event was graced by special guest YBhg Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan, Chief Executive Officer of Employees Provident Fund.
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