IT News Week 3 of Jun 2019 - Disk 2

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For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news:
  • Jun 13, 2019 - Smart Nation 2020 Exhibition & Conference - 24 to 26 March 2020, MITEC Kuala Lumpur
  • Jun 13, 2019 - SG - GIC and Polymer Connected establish partnership to develop data centre campus in Jakarta
  • Jun 12, 2019 - P.J - Shell Fueling Hopes for Kidney Patience
  • Jun 12, 2019 - Oppo Reno Series Trade-In Programme 17-Jun-2019 to 16-Aug-2019
  • Jun 12, 2019 - SG -  Databricks to help APJ businesses achieve AI success following $250 Million Funding Round
Jun 13, 2019 - Smart Nation 2020 Exhibition & Conference - 24 to 26 March 2020, MITEC Kuala Lumpur

The SMART NATION 2020 Exhibition and Conference, to be held at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) from 24 to 26 March 2020 will be the landmark event to launch Malaysia’s leap into the next digital age and transform the nation.



As a core component of the SMART NATION 2020 Expo, SMART SECURITY will be the event to highlight Malaysia’s transformation of its Security sector. The exhibition will be the No.1 showcase for CCTV Systems, 5G, Internet of Things, Technology Solutions & Software, Network Security, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Fingerprint, RFID Technologies, Collaboration Solutions, IT Infrastructure, Virtual Reality, Robotics, Drone Technology, Fire Detection & Fire Fighting Equipment, Integrated Building Management, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Solutions.

Organised by AMB Tarsus Events Group – a leading trade show organiser in Southeast Asia - For more information or to participate, please contact Ms Rina at rina@ambtarsus.com or call +603-2692-6888 today to book your booth and enjoy an Early Bird Offer.

Jun 13, 2019 - SG - GIC and Polymer Connected establish partnership to develop data centre campus in Jakarta

GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and Polymer Connected, an eminent data centre provider, have established a partnership to develop a data centre campus in Jakarta.

Polymer Connected plans a pan Asia hyperscale data center network with expansion beyond Indonesia into additional cities in Southeast Asia, such as the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia.

Polymer Connected Jakarta Barat Campus rendering

The company’s leadership team has built or refurbished 47 data center projects for industry sectors including Telecom, Banking, Government and Data Center Providers and in the Asia Pacific.

Darren Hawkins, CEO, Polymer Connected stated that, "With a population of 575 million, 350 million internet users and 390 million active mobile users, Southeast Asia’s digital economy is forecasted to triple to USD240bn by 2025."

Jun 12, 2019 - P.J - Shell Fueling Hopes for Kidney Patience

In conjunction with the festive season, Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn. Bhd. has kick-started its Syawal charity campaign, ‘Anda Pam, Kami Derma’ to support the National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia (NKF).

For every litre of petrol pumped at Shell stations in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan on weekends starting from 15 June 2019, 315 Shell retailers will channel 1 sen (RM0.01) to NKF’s fund towards supporting underprivileged dialysis patients, as well as purchasing new dialysis machines for NKF’s dialysis centres.

Representatives of Shell Malaysia and National Kidney Foundation (NKF) of Malaysia taking a group photo after the successful launch of the campaign

“Every year, NKF needs to raise RM24.9 million to subsidise the dialysis treatments cost for 1,600 who seek dialysis treatment at our 28 dialysis centres nationwide. In Malaysia, 7,000 new patients are diagnosed with kidney failure annually. The majority of NKF’s patients are financially-challenged elderly individuals aged between 50-65 years old who cannot afford the higher cost at private medical facilities,” said Chua Hong Wee, Chief Executive Officer of NKF.

Jun 12, 2019 - Oppo Reno Series Trade-In Programme 17-Jun-2019 to 16-Aug-2019

Starting from 17th June until 16th August, consumers can head over to 52 selected OPPO Concept Store (including OPPO Reno 10x Zoom Debut Roadshow at Sunway Pyramid) situated only in the Klang Valley region to get their phones assessed and evaluated for the trade-in program. Pre-order customers are also eligible to take part in this Reno series trade-in program.

Trade In Price List


Jun 12, 2019 - SG - Databricks to help APJ businesses achieve AI success following $250 Million Funding Round

Databricks is now valued at US$2.75 billion, following a recent US$250 million Series E funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Coatue Management, Microsoft, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), and others.

The company was founded by the original creators of Apache Spark™, today announced the opening of new offices in Sydney, Australia, Tokyo, Japan and Bangalore, India, as the next step in the company’s strategy to help businesses in the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region overcome challenges slowing AI adoption.

Developed by the original creators of Apache Spark™, the unified analytics engine for big data processing,, Databricks’ Unified Analytics Platform makes it easier for enterprises to build data pipelines across various siloed data storage systems and to prepare labelled datasets for model building - allowing organisations to perform data science on massive data sets.

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