IT News Week 3 of Jun 2018

For IT News Week 2 of Jun 2018.
  • Jun 11, 2018 - Reston, Va. and SG - World's First Threat Information Sharing Group for Central Banks, Regulators and Supervisors
  • Jun 11, 2018 - Shenzhen - OPPO F7 Youth : the Lavish Super Full Screen and AI Beauty Smartphone for Youth
  • Jun 9, 2018 - FASHIONVALET and Boost Make a Meaningful Fashion Statement
  • Jun 8, 2018 - Kaspersky Lab Bags Two Wins At Networks Asia Information Management Awards 2018
  • Jun 8, 2018 - Ricoh Malaysia Appointed Alice Lee as Managing Director
  • Jun 8, 2018 - Tinton Falls, N.J. and SG/Shanghai - Commvault and Alibaba Cloud Join Forces to Accelerate Worldwide Digital Transformations
  • Jun 8, 2018 - Sony Introduces the New Cyber-shot RX100 VI and VCT-SGR1 Shooting Grip
  • Jun 7, 2018 - Leonard Cheong appointed Managing Director of AdNovum Singapore
  • Jun 7, 2018 - Majority of businesses missing sales and revenue as a result of inefficient marketing technology
  • Jun 7, 2018 - Sunway Lagoon celebrated the Kool-est Raya Ever

Jun 11, 2018 - Reston, Va. and SG - World's First Threat Information Sharing Group for Central Banks, Regulators and Supervisors

The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), today announced the launch of the CERES (CEntral banks, Regulators and Supervisory entities) Forum, effective 1st July.

The CERES Forum is the first such global platform, bringing together central banks, regulators and supervisors to guard against ever-growing cyber and physical threats.

The forum provides a trusted means for central banks, regulators and supervisors to share best practices related to regulatory and compliance controls, gather useful feedback on which controls are most effective and rapidly distribute information on cyberthreats, vulnerabilities, incidents and other threat intelligence.

Notably, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) played a key role in conceptualizing the CERES Forum.

Jun 11, 2018 - Shenzhen - OPPO F7 Youth : the Lavish Super Full Screen and AI Beauty Smartphone for Youth

OPPO Malaysia is more than happy to announce its latest model --- the F7 Youth, to its F7 series family. Priced at RM1,099, the F7 Youth will provide youngsters with a better option in experiencing the beauty technology from OPPO. The AI Beauty 2.0 technology that lies within will provide personal beautification schemes to users in achieving their perfect selfies effortlessly.

Oppo F7 Youth

F7 Youth is available in two stunning colors: Sunrise Red and Diamond Black and already start selling in Malaysia, priced at RM1,099.

AI 2.0 Beauty Technology captures 296 facial points and divides the face into zones to perform finer beauty enhancements. This helps to keep the details that highlight your distinctive features for a more realistic and natural effect.

Jun 9, 2018 - FASHIONVALET and Boost Make a Meaningful Fashion Statement

To cap off a successful Ramadhan/Hari Raya season for FashionValet, the fashion e-commerce giant have partnered with Boost, the digital mobile e-wallet app developed by Axiata Digital Services Sdn. Bhd. on a charity-centred initiative.

[L-R] Mohd Khairil Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of Axiata Digital Services, Christopher Tiffin, CEO of Boost and Vivy Sofinas Yusof, Co-Founder of FashionValet

For the month of Syawal, both FashionValet and Boost had contributed towards Pusat Jagaan Emas Sri Mesra (“Mesra Home”), a home for single elderly women. “Make a meaningful fashion statement” is the slogan. Similar to their initial partnership, make a purchase using Boost at any physical FashionValet outlet whereby 10% from the total bill will be donated to the said charity home above. The campaign will run till the 15th of July 2018.

Jun 8, 2018 - Kaspersky Lab Bags Two Wins At Networks Asia Information Management Awards 2018

Kaspersky Lab announced its win of two cybersecurity awards at the prestigious Networks Asia Information Management Awards 2018. Kaspersky Lab emerged as winners in the APT Protection and Threat Lifecycle Management categories.

Kaspersky Lab was voted the winners of these two category from 100 CIOs, IT directors, and heads of data centres and security from the Asia Pacific region. It is their second time winning an award for Cyber Security Solutions at Networks Asia Information Management Awards.

Jun 8, 2018 - Ricoh Malaysia Appointed Alice Lee as Managing Director

Ricoh (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. saw a 9-10% growth in the last year under the helm of Alice Lee who was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Ricoh Malaysia in April 2017, and then appointed as Managing Director of Ricoh Malaysia in April 2018, making her the first female in Ricoh’s history to hold the positions.

Alice Lee - Ricoh Malaysia

With an illustrious career and remarkable growth within the company, Alice’s journey with the company spans over two decades, covering multiple disciplines from marketing to sales. Not only has she climbed to this pinnacle position in a short period of time – a loud testament to her passion and commitment to the brand – but she has etched history by being the first female Managing Director of Ricoh’s Malaysian operations since its establishment.

Jun 8, 2018 - Tinton Falls, N.J. and SG/Shanghai - Commvault and Alibaba Cloud Join Forces to Accelerate Worldwide Digital Transformations

Commvault and Alibaba Cloud have announced today to leverage each other’s technology and market advantages to deliver advanced, innovative and scalable hybrid cloud data management solutions to help customers and partners across the globe accelerate digital transformations.

The strategic partnership between Commvault and Alibaba Cloud will directly address these challenges through the joint delivery of:
  • Integrated features on a single unified platform: Reliable and scalable computing and data processing capabilities with Alibaba Cloud, securely managed and accessed on Commvault’s unified data management platform
  • Advanced centralized support: Advanced technical support at all stages of a cloud migration journey, delivered by Commvault’s best in class data experts from engineering and customer support teams
  • Innovative, personalized offerings: Knowledge-transfer, including customer and partner evaluations and feedback, between Commvault and Alibaba Cloud will empower the development of advanced innovative offerings and upgrades
Jun 8, 2018 - Sony Introduces the New Cyber-shot RX100 VI and VCT-SGR1 Shooting Grip

Sony, a worldwide leader in digital imaging and the world’s largest image sensor manufacturer – has announced another exciting model for their popular Cyber-shot RX100 series of compact cameras, the RX100 VI (model DSC-RX100M6) and the VCT-SGR1, a versatile and compact new Shooting Grip best suited for their RX0 and RX100 series of camera.

The innovative new RX100 VI camera is the first of all the RX100 models to include a high magnification zoom lens, as it packs in an impressive ZEISS® Vario-Sonnar T* 24-200mm1 F2.8 – F4.5 lens yet doesn’t sacrifice the pocket-size portability, fast responsiveness and high image quality that has become the hallmark of Sony’s RX100 line-up.

Jun 7, 2018 - Leonard Cheong appointed Managing Director of AdNovum Singapore

Leonard Cheong has been appointed managing director of AdNovum Singapore. An expert in shaping IT business in the public and corporate sectors, he will focus on business development and sales to expand the business both locally and regionally.

Leonard Cheong

Leonard Cheong is an accomplished manager with 28 years of experience in the area of program and sales management within the IT industry. His career spans across institutions in the public sector and major corporations such as IBM, HP and SAP. From his previous positions, Leonard Cheong brings broad experience in advancing strategic offerings and fundamentally reshaping both public-sector and commercial business. Leonard Cheong is married and has two daughters.

Jun 7, 2018 - Majority of businesses missing sales and revenue as a result of inefficient marketing technology

A global survey of 1,440 CIOs, CTOs, CMOs and other senior decision makers conducted by Avanade and Sitecore reveals that 95% of organisations say their customer experience (CX) is in critical need of improvement.

The research also shows more than 60% of marketing respondents believe they are missing significant revenue and sales opportunities due to their organisation’s marketing technology (martech stack).

Amongst key findings is that businesses need to rethink their martech priorities, leveraging AI and analytics to rebuild the foundation.

Jun 7, 2018 - Sunway Lagoon celebrated the Kool-est Raya Ever

Sunway Lagoon's ‘Kool Raya’ campaign from 15 – 24 June 2018, guests indulged in Raya delicacies (Lemang and Ketupat), and partake in a series of fun games and activities such as the Giant Jenga, Anyam Ketupat, 4D Twister, Henna Mehndi and the Tornado Blast Challenge that promises a whirlwind of fun. Look out for exciting rewards including Malindo roundtrip flight tickets to Medan and Sunway Lagoon ticket discount vouchers.


Younger theme park goers had their share of fun as they got the opportunity to take a photo with Baby Shark cut-out characters at the PinkFong Baby Shark Bash. Guests received a pair of Kool Shades upon purchased of a Baby Shark Combo Meal or PinkFong Baby Shark Ice Cream! Besides,  the event was greeted with special appearances by Nickelodeon characters including SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dora the Explorer and Boots.

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