For IT News Week 5 of Oct 2018, take note Hong Leong Bank’s First 24-Hour Hackathon.
Nov 7, 2018 - SG - Silver Peak Doubles Down on Global Partner Edge Program to Accelerate Partner Engagement, Enablement and Customer Acquisition
Silver Peak®, the global SD-WAN leader, today announced a range of sweeping enhancements to the company’s global Partner Edge program. In addition to onboarding seasoned channel executives to lead the organization forward, the company is making strategic investments to build the industry’s most robust and expansive SD-WAN partner program and equip partners to drive business opportunity and growth in a hyper-growth market that industry analyst firm IDC projects will exceed $8B USD in 2021.
After a thorough review, Silver Peak has aligned its Partner Edge program to be more predictable, while making incentives and value-added offerings easier to obtain for partners. The intent is to shift the focus toward being partner-first by offering clear and concise programs that maximize partner value. New programs include:
Leading Cashback platform ShopBack conducted a survey recently and found the awareness level towards 11.11 Singles’ Day among Malaysian online shoppers has grown to 96% this year, from 69% in 2016.
According to its Country General Manager Alvin Gill, Alibaba’s investment in Lazada and massive promotions rolled out via multiple online and offline channels, as well as education efforts done by reward partners throughout the years likely contributed to the awareness growth.
When asked to choose three online marketplaces that shoppers feel would provide the best 11.11 deals this year, Lazada emerged as the top choice, followed by Shopee and 11street. The survey also reveals that online shoppers prefer their shopping to be affordable, fast and safe.
Nov 5, 2018 - Huawei AppGallery Celebrates November Bash with Rewards Worth RM1.6 Million
The Huawei AppGallery November Bash is here to celebrate the biggest online retail date by giving away massive rewards to all Huawei users. Over RM 1.6 Million worth of rewards up for grabs from now until 11 November 2018, in addition to the 11.11 mega sale set to rock the online world on the HUAWEI Official Store Shop.Huawei.
The AppGallery is Huawei’s official app store where Huawei and honor users can use the AppGallery to search, download, manage and share an extensive range of useful and fun mobile apps. Using the app also has its rewards!
Nov 5, 2018 - HLB Reaping Rewards for HR Practices Innovaction and Workplace Wellbeing
Hong Leong Bank Berhad (HLB or the Bank) continues its momentum of success during the awards season, following the Bank’s win as one of the Top 5 Employer Brands in the Banking Category at The Graduates’ Choice Awards 2018, with a trio of highly coveted awards in 3 categories at the HR Excellence Awards 2018. The categories are:
In the past twelve months, the Bank has introduced innovations across core HR functions such as HALI, an A.I chatbot to serve HR-related and Branch Operation Service queries, in lieu of a HR service desk and self-learning on its proprietary mobile app, SmartUp, to radically transform its approach to engage over 8000 employees nationwide and overseas.
Nov 5, 2018 - Kaspersky Lab : educational sites suffer rise in DDoS attacks in Q3
Kaspersky Lab experts noticed an overall decline in the number of DDoS attacks in the third quarter of 2018, which may be due to many bot owners reallocating the computing power of their bots to a more profitable and relatively safe way of making money: cryptocurrency mining.
Despite this, there’s still a risk of DDoS attacks causing disruption, where attackers not seeking financial gain. The Kaspersky Lab DDoS Q4 report marked a continued trend in attacks aimed at educational organizations, as they open their doors after a long summer and students head back to school.
Attackers were most active during the third quarter in August and September, proven by the number of DDoS attacks on educational institutions increasing sharply at the start of the academic year. This year, the most prominent attacks hit the websites of one of the UK’s leading universities – the University of Edinburgh – and the US vendor Infinite Campus, which supports the parent portal for numerous city public schools.
Kaspersky DDoS Protection combines Kaspersky Lab’s extensive expertise in combating cyberthreats and the company’s unique in-house developments. The solution protects against all types of DDoS attacks regardless of their complexity, strength or duration.
Nov 1, 2018 - HUAWEI Rocks the Online Retail World with Its Biggest 11.11 Deals
With only 10 days away from the most popular global phenomenon - Single Day’s Sale this year, Malaysians can look forward to the biggest online date with attractive sales and deals on their beloved mobile devices and gadgets.
This year, global tech giant Huawei leads the smartphones and devices market with its largest yet 11.11 campaign. Its premium Official Store online, Shop.Huawei will feature smartphones, laptops, tablets, wearables and accessories – with more than 90 per cent discounts up for grabs in addition to lifestyle vouchers and rewards.
The one-day online shopping event will also see a line-up of special treats for consumers starting 1st November 2018, from Nova 3 series price reduction to pre-booking rebate vouchers, deals as low as RM11, gifts with purchase, discounts up to 90%+5% and reward vouchers worth up to RM100,000. From the 1st to 4th November, consumers who subscribe to Huawei’s email newsletter stand a chance to be one of the 11 lucky winners to bring home a beautiful Wooden Bluetooth Speaker worth RM120.
Nov 1, 2018 - Dimension Data Launches Annual 'Tech Trends' Forecast for 2019
Dimension Data, the global technology integrator and managed services provider, today launched its Tech Trends 2019 Report developed by its team of technology experts.
Commenting on the report, Ettienne Reinecke said: “Until now, our industry has spoken about innovative technologies somewhat theoretically, without providing a clear picture of how these powerful new innovations will be used. Think analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and containers, just to name a few.
Highlights:
Transferring data is always a nuisance for many smartphone users, and often, we suffer from loss of data, no matter how minor. But with Phone Clone, you can transfer over all of your data - with no risk or loss of quality. With three (3) simple steps, you don't need to leave any of your data behind with your previous device – may it be Apple or Android-powered products.
So if you’re still contemplating on changing your phone because you are afraid to lose your data, well now, you have nothing to worry about. With your new HUAWEI Mate20 Series, you can transfer your data from your old smartphone to your new one via Phone Clone.
Oct 31, 2018 - ECM Libra races into the hospitality industry with Ormond Group
Ormond Group Sdn Bhd (“Ormond Group” or “the Group”) will own and manage – both for the Group and on behalf of third parties – three distinct hospitality brands, namely Ormond Hotels, Tune Hotels and SubHome.
“Having a varied brand and product offering under the Ormond Group allows us to be more guest-centric and cater to a wider range of requirements,” says Gareth Lim, CEO of the Ormond Group. “We believe we have the right mix of products at value-for-money price points to be able to engage with wide-ranging personas and needs of guests.”
“As part of the Group’s push into the space, the Ormond Group will also be incubating, investing in and partnering with early stage hospitality companies that improve our product offering, customer journey and experience, and operational efficiencies. A great example of this is our recent investment in SubHome which offers our guests greater choice in accommodation whilst affording us significant cost and operational synergies.”
Check out details.
Oct 31, 2018 - Flower Chimp Closes the Year with a Bang Bang Bloom
Starting November, Flower Chimp has curated these campaigns for customers to continue to enjoy fabulous fresh flowers at affordable prices on top of its FREE delivery nationwide incentive in all four markets – Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore.
Single or not, that should not stop you from enjoying red roses. Send one to yourself as a self-reward after a year-long of hard work. Check out some of our traditional bouquets like the Jade (RRP: RM179) bouquet or the 12 Red Roses Korean Style (RRP: RM159). Not too crazy about red? How about Purples Hues (RRP: RM99) and Pink Blush (RRP:RM129)? Remember, nobody loves you better than YOURSELF!
This promotion is valid from 1 until 11 November 2018 in Malaysia and 5 until 11 November 2018 in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Check out details.
- Nov 7, 2018 - SG - Silver Peak Doubles Down on Global Partner Edge Program to Accelerate Partner Engagement, Enablement and Customer Acquisition
- Nov 5, 2018 - ShopBack’s Survey Reveals 11.11 Awareness Level Increased To 96% This Year
- Nov 5, 2018 - Huawei AppGallery Celebrates November Bash with Rewards Worth RM1.6 Million
- Nov 5, 2018 - HLB Reaping Rewards for HR Practices Innovaction and Workplace Wellbeing
- Nov 5, 2018 - Kaspersky Lab : educational sites suffer rise in DDoS attacks in Q3
- Nov 1, 2018 - HUAWEI Rocks the Online Retail World with Its Biggest 11.11 Deals
- Nov 1, 2018 - Dimension Data Launches Annual 'Tech Trends' Forecast for 2019
- Nov 1, 2018 - Transferring data is easy as A, B, C with your HUAWEI Mate20 Series via Phone Clone
- Oct 31, 2018 - ECM Libra races into the hospitality industry with Ormond Group
- Oct 31, 2018 - Flower Chimp Closes the Year with a Bang Bang Bloom
Nov 7, 2018 - SG - Silver Peak Doubles Down on Global Partner Edge Program to Accelerate Partner Engagement, Enablement and Customer Acquisition
Silver Peak®, the global SD-WAN leader, today announced a range of sweeping enhancements to the company’s global Partner Edge program. In addition to onboarding seasoned channel executives to lead the organization forward, the company is making strategic investments to build the industry’s most robust and expansive SD-WAN partner program and equip partners to drive business opportunity and growth in a hyper-growth market that industry analyst firm IDC projects will exceed $8B USD in 2021.
After a thorough review, Silver Peak has aligned its Partner Edge program to be more predictable, while making incentives and value-added offerings easier to obtain for partners. The intent is to shift the focus toward being partner-first by offering clear and concise programs that maximize partner value. New programs include:
- New Partner Tier Criteria: This foundational program will provide all partners with a clear path to understanding what is required at the Silver, Gold and Platinum tiers. Partners will clearly understand what is required at each tier, including up-front revenue and training objectives.
- Partner Accelerators: This new program, available to Gold and Platinum partners, creates a set of Silver Peak incentives with the sole purpose of rewarding partners that focus on growth initiatives in selling the Unity EdgeConnect™ SD-WAN edge platform. Incentives will be introduced every 6 months and offered for a period of 6-to-12 months, enabling partners to plan ahead while opening new routes to expanded revenues.
- Deal Edge: A new programmatic approach now available to Gold and Platinum partners, enables Silver Peak inside and field sales teams to pass active leads directly to partners in a highly collaborative manner.
Leading Cashback platform ShopBack conducted a survey recently and found the awareness level towards 11.11 Singles’ Day among Malaysian online shoppers has grown to 96% this year, from 69% in 2016.
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| Awareness for 11.11 is high among Malaysian online shoppers according to ShopBack 11.11 online shopping survey 2018 |
According to its Country General Manager Alvin Gill, Alibaba’s investment in Lazada and massive promotions rolled out via multiple online and offline channels, as well as education efforts done by reward partners throughout the years likely contributed to the awareness growth.
When asked to choose three online marketplaces that shoppers feel would provide the best 11.11 deals this year, Lazada emerged as the top choice, followed by Shopee and 11street. The survey also reveals that online shoppers prefer their shopping to be affordable, fast and safe.
Nov 5, 2018 - Huawei AppGallery Celebrates November Bash with Rewards Worth RM1.6 Million
The Huawei AppGallery November Bash is here to celebrate the biggest online retail date by giving away massive rewards to all Huawei users. Over RM 1.6 Million worth of rewards up for grabs from now until 11 November 2018, in addition to the 11.11 mega sale set to rock the online world on the HUAWEI Official Store Shop.Huawei.
The AppGallery is Huawei’s official app store where Huawei and honor users can use the AppGallery to search, download, manage and share an extensive range of useful and fun mobile apps. Using the app also has its rewards!
Nov 5, 2018 - HLB Reaping Rewards for HR Practices Innovaction and Workplace Wellbeing
Hong Leong Bank Berhad (HLB or the Bank) continues its momentum of success during the awards season, following the Bank’s win as one of the Top 5 Employer Brands in the Banking Category at The Graduates’ Choice Awards 2018, with a trio of highly coveted awards in 3 categories at the HR Excellence Awards 2018. The categories are:
- Excellence in HR Innovation - Gold
- Excellence in Innovative Use of HR Tech - Gold
- Excellence in Workplace Wellbeing - Bronze
In the past twelve months, the Bank has introduced innovations across core HR functions such as HALI, an A.I chatbot to serve HR-related and Branch Operation Service queries, in lieu of a HR service desk and self-learning on its proprietary mobile app, SmartUp, to radically transform its approach to engage over 8000 employees nationwide and overseas.
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| HLB Team at the HR Excellence Awards 2018 |
Nov 5, 2018 - Kaspersky Lab : educational sites suffer rise in DDoS attacks in Q3
Kaspersky Lab experts noticed an overall decline in the number of DDoS attacks in the third quarter of 2018, which may be due to many bot owners reallocating the computing power of their bots to a more profitable and relatively safe way of making money: cryptocurrency mining.
Despite this, there’s still a risk of DDoS attacks causing disruption, where attackers not seeking financial gain. The Kaspersky Lab DDoS Q4 report marked a continued trend in attacks aimed at educational organizations, as they open their doors after a long summer and students head back to school.
Attackers were most active during the third quarter in August and September, proven by the number of DDoS attacks on educational institutions increasing sharply at the start of the academic year. This year, the most prominent attacks hit the websites of one of the UK’s leading universities – the University of Edinburgh – and the US vendor Infinite Campus, which supports the parent portal for numerous city public schools.
Kaspersky DDoS Protection combines Kaspersky Lab’s extensive expertise in combating cyberthreats and the company’s unique in-house developments. The solution protects against all types of DDoS attacks regardless of their complexity, strength or duration.
Nov 1, 2018 - HUAWEI Rocks the Online Retail World with Its Biggest 11.11 Deals
With only 10 days away from the most popular global phenomenon - Single Day’s Sale this year, Malaysians can look forward to the biggest online date with attractive sales and deals on their beloved mobile devices and gadgets.
This year, global tech giant Huawei leads the smartphones and devices market with its largest yet 11.11 campaign. Its premium Official Store online, Shop.Huawei will feature smartphones, laptops, tablets, wearables and accessories – with more than 90 per cent discounts up for grabs in addition to lifestyle vouchers and rewards.
The one-day online shopping event will also see a line-up of special treats for consumers starting 1st November 2018, from Nova 3 series price reduction to pre-booking rebate vouchers, deals as low as RM11, gifts with purchase, discounts up to 90%+5% and reward vouchers worth up to RM100,000. From the 1st to 4th November, consumers who subscribe to Huawei’s email newsletter stand a chance to be one of the 11 lucky winners to bring home a beautiful Wooden Bluetooth Speaker worth RM120.
Nov 1, 2018 - Dimension Data Launches Annual 'Tech Trends' Forecast for 2019
Dimension Data, the global technology integrator and managed services provider, today launched its Tech Trends 2019 Report developed by its team of technology experts.
Commenting on the report, Ettienne Reinecke said: “Until now, our industry has spoken about innovative technologies somewhat theoretically, without providing a clear picture of how these powerful new innovations will be used. Think analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and containers, just to name a few.
Highlights:
- Robotic process automation will reshape customer experience
- Organisations will focus on cloud-based cybersecurity platforms
- Infrastructure will become programmable from end to end
- Applications will become more intelligent and customised
- The value of data will become the centre of the value universe
Transferring data is always a nuisance for many smartphone users, and often, we suffer from loss of data, no matter how minor. But with Phone Clone, you can transfer over all of your data - with no risk or loss of quality. With three (3) simple steps, you don't need to leave any of your data behind with your previous device – may it be Apple or Android-powered products.
So if you’re still contemplating on changing your phone because you are afraid to lose your data, well now, you have nothing to worry about. With your new HUAWEI Mate20 Series, you can transfer your data from your old smartphone to your new one via Phone Clone.
Oct 31, 2018 - ECM Libra races into the hospitality industry with Ormond Group
Ormond Group Sdn Bhd (“Ormond Group” or “the Group”) will own and manage – both for the Group and on behalf of third parties – three distinct hospitality brands, namely Ormond Hotels, Tune Hotels and SubHome.
“Having a varied brand and product offering under the Ormond Group allows us to be more guest-centric and cater to a wider range of requirements,” says Gareth Lim, CEO of the Ormond Group. “We believe we have the right mix of products at value-for-money price points to be able to engage with wide-ranging personas and needs of guests.”
“As part of the Group’s push into the space, the Ormond Group will also be incubating, investing in and partnering with early stage hospitality companies that improve our product offering, customer journey and experience, and operational efficiencies. A great example of this is our recent investment in SubHome which offers our guests greater choice in accommodation whilst affording us significant cost and operational synergies.”
Check out details.
Oct 31, 2018 - Flower Chimp Closes the Year with a Bang Bang Bloom
Starting November, Flower Chimp has curated these campaigns for customers to continue to enjoy fabulous fresh flowers at affordable prices on top of its FREE delivery nationwide incentive in all four markets – Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore.
Single or not, that should not stop you from enjoying red roses. Send one to yourself as a self-reward after a year-long of hard work. Check out some of our traditional bouquets like the Jade (RRP: RM179) bouquet or the 12 Red Roses Korean Style (RRP: RM159). Not too crazy about red? How about Purples Hues (RRP: RM99) and Pink Blush (RRP:RM129)? Remember, nobody loves you better than YOURSELF!
This promotion is valid from 1 until 11 November 2018 in Malaysia and 5 until 11 November 2018 in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Check out details.
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