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Aug 21, 2018 - Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day is Back
Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, kicks off its biggest annual regional shopping event, Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day. After last year’s successful 9.9 event which saw a three-fold uplift in orders and a five-time increase in site traffic, Shopee is upping the ante this year with a 14-day mega shopping event from 27 August to 9 September.
With over 10,000 sellers, 120 brands, and 40 corporate partners on board, users can enjoy a diverse range of unbeatable deals across all product categories on Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day. Leading up to 9 September, Shopee will be featuring a lineup of special themed days, each with exciting promotions including flash sales and up to 99% off various products in line with the focus of the day.
Aug 21, 2018 - BANGALORE, INDIA - Subex awarded contract from Türk Telekom to deploy ROC Revenue Assurance v6
Subex , a leading telecom analytics solution provider, has announced that it has signed a new contract with Türk Telekom via its partner Gantek to deploy the latest version of its ROC Revenue Assurance solution. As part of this deal, Subex will be upgrading its existing Moneta deployments to ROC Revenue Assurance v6 and will cover the fixed-line, broadband and mobile operations of the merged entity of Türk Telekom and Avea.
Subex was selected after a competitive bid, with the help of its partner Gantek, wherein the company was able to successfully showcase the superiority of its Revenue Assurance solution, and how the integration of Hadoop and Machine Learning capabilities makes the solution future ready. As part of the deal, Subex’s ROC Revenue Assurance will enable Türk Telekom to have a converged Revenue Assurance platform, thus protecting their revenue across all their lines of business.
Subex’s ROC Revenue Assurance is the industry’s first revenue assurance solution that simplifies RA. The solution helps customers in addressing revenue assurance challenges inherent to individual service verticals: Wireless, Fixed, Cable MSPs, and MVNOs. It also helps address revenue assurance across multiple functional areas such as service fulfilment, usage integrity, retail billing, interconnect/wholesale billing, and content settlement in addition to revenue management in marketing, campaign management, offer development and lead management.
Aug 21, 2018 - Kaspersky Lab recognized for online banking security excellence by MRG Effitas
Kaspersky Internet Security has surpassed a host of rival solutions to receive the annual MRG Effitas Online Banking/Browser Security Award 2017/18 after consistently passing quarterly banking certification tests across a 12-month period. The award emphasizes the solution’s reliability and efficiency against a growing raft of financial threats and highlights Kaspersky Lab’s prowess when compared to its biggest competitors. This is the fourth time in a row that the company’s products have received this award.
With over three-quarters (79%) of consumers using a device to bank online and 82% of us regularly paying for goods or services online, securing financial transactions from cyberthreats has never been more crucial for today’s users. To help consumers take the right steps to protect themselves, MRG Effitas evaluates the quality and ability of security solutions to protect users and their money from the ever-growing financial threats, awarding worthy solutions with a vendor-independent certification.
Aug 21, 2018 - ShopBack Launches ShopFest in APAC
ShopBack, the leading online Cashback platform announced ShopFest, a regional retail movement that is designed to help Asia Pacific consumers navigate the labyrinth of year-end sales and empower them in making smarter purchase decisions throughout this four-month shopping festival. ShopFest will be launched in seven countries with Malaysia being the first stop, followed by the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Australia.
In Malaysia, the inaugural shopping festival covers six major online sale events from September to December, namely #MYCYBERSALE, 9.9 Rewards Day (previously known as 9.9 Cashback Day), 11.11 Single’s Day, Black Friday Cyber Monday, 12.12 Online Fever, as well as Year-End Christmas & New Year Sale. Consumers can easily access the information of all major sale events and be aware of who, what, where, when, why and how to shop smart via its informative content portal www.shopfest.my.
Sharmeen Looi, Co-founder of ShopBack Malaysia said, “ShopFest provides an ease of understanding as well as a gateway for consumers to discover shopping deals and grab sweet bonus when they make a purchase from September to December. Currently, we partner with over 500 e-retailers to provide up to 30% cashback for consumers. Following the launch of ShopFest, close to RM10 million cashback is expected to be given out during ShopFest. Approximately 30 leading e-retailers such as 11street, Lazada, Expedia, Booking.com, etc. will also top up for super cashback offer (up to 90%) during this period and there’ll be more than RM14 million worth of prizes to be won through ShopFest Treasure Chest and Ultimate Experience."
Aug 21, 2018 - Get your OPPO F9 from Senheng and senQ for RM59.29 per month only
OPPO's chain-store partners, Senheng and senQ are offering an attractive plan, namely "IPP x 24 months" plan, allowing customers to have alternatives in obtaining the OPPO F9.
Aug 21, 2018 - NAVER Corp from South Korea Invests Into iPrice Group
Recently, Grab closed US$2b in its funding round. Among the key investors were NAVER, the biggest search engine in Korea. NAVER is also the parent company instant messaging app LINE.
In addition to this, iPrice Group has recently extended its latest funding round to welcome Naver as our their investor. This is highly significant with the wealth of experience and strategic value that Naver brings to the table, this presents a great opportunity for us to thrive in Malaysia & Southeast Asia’s digital economy.
Aug 21, 2018 - Singapore - The Future of Learning and Learning Space Transformation Take Centrestage at EduTECH Asia
EduTECH Asia, Asia’s largest education conference and exhibition, is returning for the third consecutive year.
Organised by Terrapinn Pte Ltd, the conference features more than 250 speakers and will bring together educators from across the entire education spectrum: from early years practitioners through to tertiary education leaders. The three-day in-depth conference and technology exhibition will take place at Singapore’s Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre between 8-10 October.
The three-day exhibition and conference is supported by Singapore’s Info-communications Media Development Authority (“IMDA”) and the Employment and Employability Institute (“e2i”), and will host a variety of workshops, presentations and panel discussions, alongside over 80 exhibitors who will be sharing their latest technologies in the industry.
Aug 20, 2018 - Lelong Offers Proton’s New SUV As Part of 20th Anniversary Celebration
Lelong.my (“Lelong”), Malaysia’s pioneering e-commerce marketplace, is turning 20 this year and plans to celebrate by rewarding users with up to RM200,000 worth of prizes – including the ultra-exclusive yet-to-launch new Proton SUV.
Richard Tan, the co-founder and managing director of Interbase Resources Sdn. Bhd. that owns Lelong said, “Ever since Lelong set out to revolutionise Malaysia’s e-commerce landscape two decades ago, our focus has always been about enriching the lifestyle of users through digital innovation. As we champion our homegrown sellers, we are extremely honoured to be giving back to existing and new Lelong users who have made the platform what it is today and will enable us to impact the lives of more Malaysians.”
Highlights include the “Shop and Win” and “Spin and Win” contests which will be hosted on Lelong’s website and mobile app, where users will have the chance to win from a pool of thousands of prizes and vouchers.
Aug 20, 2018 - VMware Appoints Devan Parinpanayagam as Country Manager of Malaysia
VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced the appointment of Devan Parinpanayagam as the country manager of VMware Malaysia.
In this role, Devan will lead the company’s business development and market strategy for VMware in Malaysia, while strengthening the company’s local presence and customer relationships.
He will also oversee sales and channel operations, supporting enterprises’ adoption of hybrid cloud solutions, software-defined data centre and end-user computing offerings as they scale and grow in today’s digital economy.
Aug 20, 2018 - Expanded LG XBoom Audio Lineup Take Center Stage at IFA 2018
At IFA 2018 in Berlin, LG Electronics (LG) will unveil its expanded line-up of XBOOM audio products which in addition to mini components and all-in-one products, now also include XBOOM Go portable Bluetooth speakers and XBOOM AI ThinQ smart speakers.
The XBOOM mini component (model CK99) and all-in-one (model OK99) are crowd favorites with thundering output starting at 1,800 watts and topping off at 5,000 watts for a lively party atmosphere.
With Meridian’s advanced audio technology, XBOOM Go speakers deliver clear treble and enhanced bass as well as exceptionally powerful, accurate sound despite their compact size. And XBOOM Go is the first wireless speaker to support aptX™ HD from Qualcomm for superb lossless 24bit/576kbps hi-res streaming audio.
- Aug 21, 2018 - Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day is Back
- Aug 21, 2018 - BANGALORE, INDIA - Subex awarded contract from Türk Telekom to deploy ROC Revenue Assurance v6
- Aug 21, 2018 - Kaspersky Lab recognized for online banking security excellence by MRG Effitas
- Aug 21, 2018 - ShopBack Launches ShopFest in APAC
- Aug 21, 2018 - Get your OPPO F9 from Senheng and senQ for RM59.29 per month only
- Aug 21, 2018 - NAVER Corp from South Korea Invests Into iPrice Group
- Aug 21, 2018 - Singapore - The Future of Learning and Learning Space Transformation Take Centrestage at EduTECH Asia
- Aug 20, 2018 - Lelong Offers Proton’s New SUV As Part of 20th Anniversary Celebration
- Aug 20, 2018 - VMware Appoints Devan Parinpanayagam as Country Manager of Malaysia
- Aug 20, 2018 - Expanded LG XBoom Audio Lineup Take Center Stage at IFA 2018
Aug 21, 2018 - Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day is Back
Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, kicks off its biggest annual regional shopping event, Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day. After last year’s successful 9.9 event which saw a three-fold uplift in orders and a five-time increase in site traffic, Shopee is upping the ante this year with a 14-day mega shopping event from 27 August to 9 September.
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| (L-R): Abdul Sani Abdul Murad, Chief Marketing Officer, RHB Bank; Sier Kar Teck (薛嘉德), Director of Retail Payments Division, PayNet; Ian Ho (何子翔), Regional Managing Director, Shopee; Andrew Tan, Co-founder of KLFW; How Lih Ren (候立人), Head of iTelco, Digi; and Catherine Mak (麦凯怡), Online Marketing Manager, XES after the panel discussion on building a thriving e-commerce ecosystem through strategic partnerships |
With over 10,000 sellers, 120 brands, and 40 corporate partners on board, users can enjoy a diverse range of unbeatable deals across all product categories on Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day. Leading up to 9 September, Shopee will be featuring a lineup of special themed days, each with exciting promotions including flash sales and up to 99% off various products in line with the focus of the day.
Aug 21, 2018 - BANGALORE, INDIA - Subex awarded contract from Türk Telekom to deploy ROC Revenue Assurance v6
Subex , a leading telecom analytics solution provider, has announced that it has signed a new contract with Türk Telekom via its partner Gantek to deploy the latest version of its ROC Revenue Assurance solution. As part of this deal, Subex will be upgrading its existing Moneta deployments to ROC Revenue Assurance v6 and will cover the fixed-line, broadband and mobile operations of the merged entity of Türk Telekom and Avea.
Subex was selected after a competitive bid, with the help of its partner Gantek, wherein the company was able to successfully showcase the superiority of its Revenue Assurance solution, and how the integration of Hadoop and Machine Learning capabilities makes the solution future ready. As part of the deal, Subex’s ROC Revenue Assurance will enable Türk Telekom to have a converged Revenue Assurance platform, thus protecting their revenue across all their lines of business.
Subex’s ROC Revenue Assurance is the industry’s first revenue assurance solution that simplifies RA. The solution helps customers in addressing revenue assurance challenges inherent to individual service verticals: Wireless, Fixed, Cable MSPs, and MVNOs. It also helps address revenue assurance across multiple functional areas such as service fulfilment, usage integrity, retail billing, interconnect/wholesale billing, and content settlement in addition to revenue management in marketing, campaign management, offer development and lead management.
Aug 21, 2018 - Kaspersky Lab recognized for online banking security excellence by MRG Effitas
Kaspersky Internet Security has surpassed a host of rival solutions to receive the annual MRG Effitas Online Banking/Browser Security Award 2017/18 after consistently passing quarterly banking certification tests across a 12-month period. The award emphasizes the solution’s reliability and efficiency against a growing raft of financial threats and highlights Kaspersky Lab’s prowess when compared to its biggest competitors. This is the fourth time in a row that the company’s products have received this award.
With over three-quarters (79%) of consumers using a device to bank online and 82% of us regularly paying for goods or services online, securing financial transactions from cyberthreats has never been more crucial for today’s users. To help consumers take the right steps to protect themselves, MRG Effitas evaluates the quality and ability of security solutions to protect users and their money from the ever-growing financial threats, awarding worthy solutions with a vendor-independent certification.
Aug 21, 2018 - ShopBack Launches ShopFest in APAC
ShopBack, the leading online Cashback platform announced ShopFest, a regional retail movement that is designed to help Asia Pacific consumers navigate the labyrinth of year-end sales and empower them in making smarter purchase decisions throughout this four-month shopping festival. ShopFest will be launched in seven countries with Malaysia being the first stop, followed by the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Australia.
In Malaysia, the inaugural shopping festival covers six major online sale events from September to December, namely #MYCYBERSALE, 9.9 Rewards Day (previously known as 9.9 Cashback Day), 11.11 Single’s Day, Black Friday Cyber Monday, 12.12 Online Fever, as well as Year-End Christmas & New Year Sale. Consumers can easily access the information of all major sale events and be aware of who, what, where, when, why and how to shop smart via its informative content portal www.shopfest.my.
Sharmeen Looi, Co-founder of ShopBack Malaysia said, “ShopFest provides an ease of understanding as well as a gateway for consumers to discover shopping deals and grab sweet bonus when they make a purchase from September to December. Currently, we partner with over 500 e-retailers to provide up to 30% cashback for consumers. Following the launch of ShopFest, close to RM10 million cashback is expected to be given out during ShopFest. Approximately 30 leading e-retailers such as 11street, Lazada, Expedia, Booking.com, etc. will also top up for super cashback offer (up to 90%) during this period and there’ll be more than RM14 million worth of prizes to be won through ShopFest Treasure Chest and Ultimate Experience."
Aug 21, 2018 - Get your OPPO F9 from Senheng and senQ for RM59.29 per month only
OPPO's chain-store partners, Senheng and senQ are offering an attractive plan, namely "IPP x 24 months" plan, allowing customers to have alternatives in obtaining the OPPO F9.
Aug 21, 2018 - NAVER Corp from South Korea Invests Into iPrice Group
Recently, Grab closed US$2b in its funding round. Among the key investors were NAVER, the biggest search engine in Korea. NAVER is also the parent company instant messaging app LINE.
In addition to this, iPrice Group has recently extended its latest funding round to welcome Naver as our their investor. This is highly significant with the wealth of experience and strategic value that Naver brings to the table, this presents a great opportunity for us to thrive in Malaysia & Southeast Asia’s digital economy.
Aug 21, 2018 - Singapore - The Future of Learning and Learning Space Transformation Take Centrestage at EduTECH Asia
EduTECH Asia, Asia’s largest education conference and exhibition, is returning for the third consecutive year.
Organised by Terrapinn Pte Ltd, the conference features more than 250 speakers and will bring together educators from across the entire education spectrum: from early years practitioners through to tertiary education leaders. The three-day in-depth conference and technology exhibition will take place at Singapore’s Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre between 8-10 October.
The three-day exhibition and conference is supported by Singapore’s Info-communications Media Development Authority (“IMDA”) and the Employment and Employability Institute (“e2i”), and will host a variety of workshops, presentations and panel discussions, alongside over 80 exhibitors who will be sharing their latest technologies in the industry.
Aug 20, 2018 - Lelong Offers Proton’s New SUV As Part of 20th Anniversary Celebration
Lelong.my (“Lelong”), Malaysia’s pioneering e-commerce marketplace, is turning 20 this year and plans to celebrate by rewarding users with up to RM200,000 worth of prizes – including the ultra-exclusive yet-to-launch new Proton SUV.
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| Richard Tan - Co-founder and MD of Interbase Resources Sdn. Bhd |
Richard Tan, the co-founder and managing director of Interbase Resources Sdn. Bhd. that owns Lelong said, “Ever since Lelong set out to revolutionise Malaysia’s e-commerce landscape two decades ago, our focus has always been about enriching the lifestyle of users through digital innovation. As we champion our homegrown sellers, we are extremely honoured to be giving back to existing and new Lelong users who have made the platform what it is today and will enable us to impact the lives of more Malaysians.”
Highlights include the “Shop and Win” and “Spin and Win” contests which will be hosted on Lelong’s website and mobile app, where users will have the chance to win from a pool of thousands of prizes and vouchers.
Aug 20, 2018 - VMware Appoints Devan Parinpanayagam as Country Manager of Malaysia
VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced the appointment of Devan Parinpanayagam as the country manager of VMware Malaysia.
In this role, Devan will lead the company’s business development and market strategy for VMware in Malaysia, while strengthening the company’s local presence and customer relationships.
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| Devan Parinpanayagam |
Aug 20, 2018 - Expanded LG XBoom Audio Lineup Take Center Stage at IFA 2018
At IFA 2018 in Berlin, LG Electronics (LG) will unveil its expanded line-up of XBOOM audio products which in addition to mini components and all-in-one products, now also include XBOOM Go portable Bluetooth speakers and XBOOM AI ThinQ smart speakers.
The XBOOM mini component (model CK99) and all-in-one (model OK99) are crowd favorites with thundering output starting at 1,800 watts and topping off at 5,000 watts for a lively party atmosphere.
With Meridian’s advanced audio technology, XBOOM Go speakers deliver clear treble and enhanced bass as well as exceptionally powerful, accurate sound despite their compact size. And XBOOM Go is the first wireless speaker to support aptX™ HD from Qualcomm for superb lossless 24bit/576kbps hi-res streaming audio.
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