For IT News Week 1 of Apr 2019.
For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news:
HUAWEI users who are eyeing the newly-launched HUAWEI P30 Series now have more reasons to do so. Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in HUAWEI’s ‘Level Up’ Programme where you can trade-in selected HUAWEI flagship smartphones for a brand-new HUAWEI P30 Series, beginning 6 April 2019, at 108 HUAWEI Experience Stores nationwide.
The steps are simple:
Apr 4, 2019 - KLab : Dragons, zombies and superheroes: top TV show disguises used to spread malware
TV shows are one of the most popular and universal types of entertainment, yet with the rise of torrents, online streaming, and other methods of digital distribution, they often suffer from copyright infringement.
Cybercriminals are actively using new episodes of popular TV shows to distribute malware, research by Kaspersky Lab has found. Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and Arrow are the shows receiving the most attention from attackers. These and other findings are published in a new report, ‘Game of Threats: How cybercriminals use popular TV shows to spread malware.’
To avoid falling victim to malicious programs pretending to be TV-shows, Kaspersky Lab recommends the following:
Pay attention to the downloaded file extension. Even if you are going to download TV-show episodes from a source you consider trusted and legitimate, the file should have an .avi, .mkv or mp4 extension or any others, yet definitely not the .exe.
Apr 4, 2019 - Maxis and Celcom Continue to Outpace Rivals in Latest Mobile Network Experience Report from Opensignal
Opensignal, the independent global standard for measuring real world mobile network experience, recently released its latest ‘Malaysian Mobile Network Experience’ report. The report analyses the mobile network experience for customers of Celcom, Maxis, Digi, U Mobile, Unifi and Yes with over 1.9 billion measurements collected from more than 744,691 devices using Opensignal App in Malaysia during a 3-months period (December 2018 – February 2019). This report also looked into the regional performance of these local operators in 11 cities.
Key national findings of Opensignal’s report include:
Apr 3, 2019 - ZTE Malaysia Shares Its Cutting Edge 5G Innovations and Solutions with Malaysian Telcos
Leading global IT service provider, ZTE Malaysia, shares its key achievements and cutting edge fifth generation (5G) mobile technology innovations and solutions with more than 200 guests from the local telecommunications industry at its Leading 5G Tour event today.
An exclusive annual event hosted by ZTE Malaysia since 2014, the company aims to bring the latest highlights and trends from Mobile World Congress (MWC Barcelona) to telco leaders, partners, regulators and members of government in Malaysia.
Group shot with ZTE Malaysia’s working partners. From left onwards are:
Key highlights include the sharing of ZTE’s cutting edge 5G innovations to address the top challenges of network transformation to 5G commercialization and the introduction of ZTE’s state-of-the-art 5G solutions in 5G network deployment for ecosystems such as Urban, Extreme Data Venues, Data-Intensive Indoor. A number of 5G business cases are also presented.
Other highlights include the successful commercialization of ZTE Malaysia’s virtualisation core with Digi, U Mobile, TM Webe and in early 2019, the signing of an MoU to accelerate 5G technology in Malaysia with U Mobile.
Apr 3, 2019 - DuitNow Launch Contest – First Winner to Take-Off on Dream Holiday
PayNet in collaboration with banks in Malaysia launched DuitNow, which allows bank customers to transfer money instantly and securely on a 24/7 basis at banks’ Internet or Mobile banking channels. DuitNow funds transfers can be directed using the recipients’ mobile numbers, MyKad or business registration numbers.
On 3 April 2019, Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) in collaboration with Malaysia Airlines held a prize giving ceremony for the first winner of the DuitNow Launch Contest, which offers a total of RM4 million in life-changing prizes.
The first winner, Mr Eric Ngu Ting Wu (Pix), a customer of Public Bank Berhad, will be flying off on a RM100,000 Malaysia Airlines Dream Holiday package. Presenting the prize were Mr Peter Schiesser, Group Chief Executive Officer of Payments Network Malaysia alongside Mr Ignatius Ong, Group Chief Revenue Officer of Malaysia Airlines Berhad.
Apr 3, 2019 - Intel Announces Broadest Product Portfolio for Moving, Storing and Processing Data
Apr 3, 2019 - SG - Kemp Acquired by Mill Point Capital
Kemp Technologies, a leading provider of load balancer and application delivery controller (“ADC”) solutions and services, announced that it has partnered with Mill Point Capital, a middle-market private equity firm focused on control-oriented investments in North America.
The Mill Point team employs an Executive Partner model and has extensive experience investing in transactions in the technology and business services sectors. Kemp’s management team, including CEO Ray Downes, will continue to lead the company, building on its strong track record of growth and innovation.
Craig Adler, an Executive Partner with Mill Point, said, “Kemp is one of the most respected names in application delivery, and is at the cutting edge of distributed computing network architecture."
Apr 2, 2019 - Manila - HWGG Capital Inks Strategic Partnership in The Philippines For New Method to Transfer Money Abroad
HWGG Capital P.L.C. and Virtual Currency Philippines Inc. (VCPI) have announced a strategic partnership to enable Filipino workforce to transfer their earnings home safely and almost instantly.
The latest collaboration will further increase the functionality of HWG Cash to include international money transfer service, allowing HWGG Capital to serve customers who may not have bank accounts, such as foreign workers.
HWG Cash is a Blockchain Asset issued by HWGG Capital that has been approved and regulated under the Labuan Financial Services Authority (LFSA). VCPI currently operates VHC Exchange (VHCEX), a licensed digital assets exchange platform under Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines.
Through this new partnership, HWGG Capital is now able to tap into the facilities of VHCEX and their market presence in the Philippines - which then enable Filipino expats and workforce from around the world to transfer money home to their families almost instantly and at a much lower transaction fees.
Apr 2, 2019 - Microsoft : Artificial Intelligence to nearly double the rate of innovation in Malaysia by 2021
Microsoft, in partnership with IDC, today unveiled the Malaysia findings of its study on Artificial Intelligence (AI) - to analyze how Malaysia is embracing AI as well as the impact of AI on Malaysia’s businesses and economy.
The study, titled “Future Ready Business: Assessing Asia Pacific’s Growth Potential Through AI” surveyed 100 business leaders and 100 workers in Malaysia and found that AI will allow the rate of innovation to almost double (x1.8) by 2021.
The study also found that:
For the organizations that have implemented AI initiatives, the top five business drivers to adopt the technology were (in priority order): Better customer engagements and higher competitiveness (both tied as the number one driver with 31% respondents respectively); accelerated innovation and improved efficiency (12%); as well as more productive employees (8%).
For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news:
- Apr 5, 2019 - Trade in Your HUAWEI Flagship Devices for a Brand-new
- Apr 4, 2019 - KLab : Dragons, zombies and superheroes: top TV show disguises used to spread malware
- Apr 4, 2019 - Maxis and Celcom Continue to Outpace Rivals in Latest Mobile Network Experience Report from Opensignal
- Apr 3, 2019 - DuitNow Launch Contest – First Winner to Take-Off on Dream Holiday
- Apr 3, 2019 - ZTE Malaysia Shares Its Cutting Edge 5G Innovations and Solutions with Malaysian Telcos
- Apr 3, 2019 - Intel Announces Broadest Product Portfolio for Moving, Storing and Processing Data
- Apr 3, 2019 - SG - Kemp Acquired by Mill Point Capital
- Apr 2, 2019 - Manila - HWGG Capital Inks Strategic Partnership in The Philippines For New Method to Transfer Money Abroad
- Apr 2, 2019 - Microsoft : Artificial Intelligence to nearly double the rate of innovation in Malaysia by 2021
HUAWEI users who are eyeing the newly-launched HUAWEI P30 Series now have more reasons to do so. Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in HUAWEI’s ‘Level Up’ Programme where you can trade-in selected HUAWEI flagship smartphones for a brand-new HUAWEI P30 Series, beginning 6 April 2019, at 108 HUAWEI Experience Stores nationwide.
The steps are simple:
- Back up all data and remove both the SIM and SD cards on your HUAWEI flagship device.
- Bring this device to any HUAWEI Experience Stores[1] where the staff will proceed to assess the physical conditions of the device.
- A diagnostic app will then be installed on the device to test out the functions of the device (speakers, camera, charging function, etc.). Once completed, the app will show the trade-in value of the device.
- Once the amount is agreed to, staff will then print a non-cash voucher to be used only for the purchase of the HUAWEI P30 Series, on the same day, and in the same HUAWEI Experience Store. Do note that only one flagship device is eligible for the ‘Level Up’ Programme per transaction
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Apr 4, 2019 - KLab : Dragons, zombies and superheroes: top TV show disguises used to spread malware
TV shows are one of the most popular and universal types of entertainment, yet with the rise of torrents, online streaming, and other methods of digital distribution, they often suffer from copyright infringement.
Cybercriminals are actively using new episodes of popular TV shows to distribute malware, research by Kaspersky Lab has found. Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and Arrow are the shows receiving the most attention from attackers. These and other findings are published in a new report, ‘Game of Threats: How cybercriminals use popular TV shows to spread malware.’
To avoid falling victim to malicious programs pretending to be TV-shows, Kaspersky Lab recommends the following:
Pay attention to the downloaded file extension. Even if you are going to download TV-show episodes from a source you consider trusted and legitimate, the file should have an .avi, .mkv or mp4 extension or any others, yet definitely not the .exe.
Apr 4, 2019 - Maxis and Celcom Continue to Outpace Rivals in Latest Mobile Network Experience Report from Opensignal
Opensignal, the independent global standard for measuring real world mobile network experience, recently released its latest ‘Malaysian Mobile Network Experience’ report. The report analyses the mobile network experience for customers of Celcom, Maxis, Digi, U Mobile, Unifi and Yes with over 1.9 billion measurements collected from more than 744,691 devices using Opensignal App in Malaysia during a 3-months period (December 2018 – February 2019). This report also looked into the regional performance of these local operators in 11 cities.
Key national findings of Opensignal’s report include:
- Maxis and Celcom have begun to set themselves apart in the crowded field of Malaysian operators. The two divided Opensignal's awards evenly and in many metrics Celcom and Maxis far outpaced their rivals.
- Celcom and Maxis split our speed awards. Maxis won our Download Speed Experience category with an average connection of 17.9 Mbps, while Celcom won Upload Speed Experience with an average connection of 6.3 Mbps.
- When it comes to one of the key consumer mobile applications, video, Maxis and Celcom were in a dead heat, both with scores just over 61 in our 100-point scale. The two were the only operators to earn Good ratings in this metric. DiGi, U Mobile and Unifi all had either Fair or Poor ratings.
Apr 3, 2019 - ZTE Malaysia Shares Its Cutting Edge 5G Innovations and Solutions with Malaysian Telcos
Leading global IT service provider, ZTE Malaysia, shares its key achievements and cutting edge fifth generation (5G) mobile technology innovations and solutions with more than 200 guests from the local telecommunications industry at its Leading 5G Tour event today.
An exclusive annual event hosted by ZTE Malaysia since 2014, the company aims to bring the latest highlights and trends from Mobile World Congress (MWC Barcelona) to telco leaders, partners, regulators and members of government in Malaysia.
Group shot with ZTE Malaysia’s working partners. From left onwards are:
- KL Tey, Chief Marketing Officer of ZTE Malaysia
- Steven Ge, Managing Director of ZTE Malaysia
- Ho Meng, Executive Committee Member of U Mobile
- Kenneth Chang, Director/Executive Committee Member of U Mobile
- Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Mohd Ali Hanafiah Mohd Yunus, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Chief Officer Corporate
- CS Yap, Chief Network Officer of Celcom
- Jasmine Lee, Chief Marketing Officer of U Mobile
- Paul Ding Li, ZTE Malaysia representative
Key highlights include the sharing of ZTE’s cutting edge 5G innovations to address the top challenges of network transformation to 5G commercialization and the introduction of ZTE’s state-of-the-art 5G solutions in 5G network deployment for ecosystems such as Urban, Extreme Data Venues, Data-Intensive Indoor. A number of 5G business cases are also presented.
Other highlights include the successful commercialization of ZTE Malaysia’s virtualisation core with Digi, U Mobile, TM Webe and in early 2019, the signing of an MoU to accelerate 5G technology in Malaysia with U Mobile.
Apr 3, 2019 - DuitNow Launch Contest – First Winner to Take-Off on Dream Holiday
PayNet in collaboration with banks in Malaysia launched DuitNow, which allows bank customers to transfer money instantly and securely on a 24/7 basis at banks’ Internet or Mobile banking channels. DuitNow funds transfers can be directed using the recipients’ mobile numbers, MyKad or business registration numbers.
On 3 April 2019, Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) in collaboration with Malaysia Airlines held a prize giving ceremony for the first winner of the DuitNow Launch Contest, which offers a total of RM4 million in life-changing prizes.
The first winner, Mr Eric Ngu Ting Wu (Pix), a customer of Public Bank Berhad, will be flying off on a RM100,000 Malaysia Airlines Dream Holiday package. Presenting the prize were Mr Peter Schiesser, Group Chief Executive Officer of Payments Network Malaysia alongside Mr Ignatius Ong, Group Chief Revenue Officer of Malaysia Airlines Berhad.
Apr 3, 2019 - Intel Announces Broadest Product Portfolio for Moving, Storing and Processing Data
- Intel announces general availability of the 2nd-Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor optimized for customers’ most demanding processing requirements from the intelligent edge to the cloud, and across artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G.
- Intel introduces more than 50 workload-optimized Intel Xeon processors, complemented by dozens of custom processors designed with deep engineering engagements with our customers, including a new class of leadership performance with a 56-core, 12 memory channel Intel® Xeon® Platinum 9200 processor.
- New features built into the 2nd-Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors include integrated Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) for AI deep learning inferencing acceleration and support for Intel® Optane® DC persistent memory, the revolutionary technology that brings affordable, high-capacity persistent memory to Intel’s data centric compute portfolio.
- Intel introduces Intel® Agilex™ FPGAs, a new 10nm Intel FPGA that will deliver flexible hardware acceleration for the data-centric era.
Apr 3, 2019 - SG - Kemp Acquired by Mill Point Capital
Kemp Technologies, a leading provider of load balancer and application delivery controller (“ADC”) solutions and services, announced that it has partnered with Mill Point Capital, a middle-market private equity firm focused on control-oriented investments in North America.
The Mill Point team employs an Executive Partner model and has extensive experience investing in transactions in the technology and business services sectors. Kemp’s management team, including CEO Ray Downes, will continue to lead the company, building on its strong track record of growth and innovation.
Craig Adler, an Executive Partner with Mill Point, said, “Kemp is one of the most respected names in application delivery, and is at the cutting edge of distributed computing network architecture."
Apr 2, 2019 - Manila - HWGG Capital Inks Strategic Partnership in The Philippines For New Method to Transfer Money Abroad
HWGG Capital P.L.C. and Virtual Currency Philippines Inc. (VCPI) have announced a strategic partnership to enable Filipino workforce to transfer their earnings home safely and almost instantly.
The latest collaboration will further increase the functionality of HWG Cash to include international money transfer service, allowing HWGG Capital to serve customers who may not have bank accounts, such as foreign workers.
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| (L-R): Mac Ocampo, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of VCPI; Jenn Lim, President of VCPI; Gavin Lim, CEO of HWGG Capital P.L.C.; and Goh Ing Chien, Marketing Manager of HWGG Capital P.L.C officially announced their partnership which will enable Filipino workforce to transfer their earnings home safely and almost instantly |
HWG Cash is a Blockchain Asset issued by HWGG Capital that has been approved and regulated under the Labuan Financial Services Authority (LFSA). VCPI currently operates VHC Exchange (VHCEX), a licensed digital assets exchange platform under Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines.
Through this new partnership, HWGG Capital is now able to tap into the facilities of VHCEX and their market presence in the Philippines - which then enable Filipino expats and workforce from around the world to transfer money home to their families almost instantly and at a much lower transaction fees.
Apr 2, 2019 - Microsoft : Artificial Intelligence to nearly double the rate of innovation in Malaysia by 2021
Microsoft, in partnership with IDC, today unveiled the Malaysia findings of its study on Artificial Intelligence (AI) - to analyze how Malaysia is embracing AI as well as the impact of AI on Malaysia’s businesses and economy.
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| K Raman, Managing Director, Microsoft Malaysia |
The study, titled “Future Ready Business: Assessing Asia Pacific’s Growth Potential Through AI” surveyed 100 business leaders and 100 workers in Malaysia and found that AI will allow the rate of innovation to almost double (x1.8) by 2021.
The study also found that:
- Despite clear benefits in adopting AI, only 26% of organizations in Malaysia have embarked on their AI journeys.
- 67% of business leaders feel that AI will augment jobs
- AI will increase employee productivity by 60%
For the organizations that have implemented AI initiatives, the top five business drivers to adopt the technology were (in priority order): Better customer engagements and higher competitiveness (both tied as the number one driver with 31% respondents respectively); accelerated innovation and improved efficiency (12%); as well as more productive employees (8%).
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