Free Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac now available on Facebook AV Marketplace
Sophos announced that its free Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition is now available on Facebook’s Antivirus Marketplace in English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish languages. The international Antivirus Marketplace connects individuals with free versions of IT security software from the world’s leading vendors. The IT security vendor said that
ECS seals B2B distribution agreement with Samsung Malaysia
ICT distributor ECS ICT Berhad and Samsung Malaysia Electronics (SME) Sdn. Bhd. have signed a business-to-business (B2B) distribution agreement that will see ECS distributing the global leading consumer electronics provider’s entire range of IT and mobility products to the enterprise market. Under the agreement, Samsung notebook PCs, tablet PCs, smartphones
Microsoft says 3.6 Million PCs in Malaysia still running Windows XP
In a media statement yesterday, Microsoft Malaysia revealed that there are some 3.6 Million PCs in Malaysia still running Windows XP. Microsoft reminded customers that it will officially retire service and support for Windows XP on 8 April 2014. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide automatic fixes, updates,
Oracle Launched Data Centre in Singapore for Cloud Services
Oracle Corporation a leading database management systems company in the world, today launched its data centre in Singapore to meet the growing demand for Cloud-based services, as well as offering Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for customer in the region. Housed at Equinix, the Oracle Cloud data centre in Singapore will give customers
Western Digital invest in Skyera
Skyera Inc. and Western Digital Corp. announced that Skyera has received strategic funding from Western Digital Capital as part of its recently announced Series B round of financing. Western Digital Capital co-invested in the $51 million round as an extension of the strategic relationship between the two companies that also
Anti-spam provider SpamHaus gets Massive DDoS attack
Noticed any anomalies online in the last week or so? Do you live in Europe or North America? Chances are if you said yes to both you are being impacted by the largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) ever recorded. IT security vendor, Sophos talks about a massive DDoS attack
Survey says Malaysians Spent an Average RM1074 Online last year
An average Malaysian spent around RM1074 over 2012 according to a survey that was revealed by Rakuten, an e-commerce site from Japan with presence in Malaysia. The company said that Malaysia was included for the first time in the survey. The E-commerce Index, an independent global survey into shopping trends
VPN Gate- Free Anonymous VPNs for Everyone, thanks to a new University Project
VPN or Virtual Private Network service is useful for a lot of reason and it allows a user to access the Internet with complete freedom. The Government in Iran and China blocks Internet access to popular sites such as YouTube, Twitter or Facebook while most Government in other part of
Top 5 Ways to Spot and Score Bad IP Clients
Identifying improper behavior among the devices connected to their network is a critical tool for any organization concerned about Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). In light of the rapidly changing landscape of such targeted malware attacks, Fortinet lists the Top Five Types of Behavior that might indicate that a device has
Twitter App for Windows 8
Twitter announced its Windows 8 app last week. In addition to familiar Twitter features, Twitter for Windows 8 introduces new functionality that takes advantage of unique Windows 8 features: Snap view – use another app alongside Twitter. Snap Twitter into the left or right side of the screen and then
YouTube Hits a Billion Users Every Month
YouTube, the world most popular video sharing site now has a billion users every month. In a blog post, the Google-owned Youtube said that the growth is driven by Gen C (defined by the Internet, mobile, and social – consuming content when and where they want) and mobile devices.
Seagate Ships a Record Two Billion Hard Disk Drives
Seagate Technology, a storage solutions company announced it is the first hard disk drive manufacturer to ship two billion hard disk drives (HDD) to date since 1979—a staggering number fueled by the explosive demand for storage from mobile applications, cloud infrastructures, social media, business applications and a wide variety of
Trend Micro: Cyberattacks in South Korea
IT security vendor Trend Micro Incorporated detected multiple cyberattacks on South Korean banking corporations and media agencies early this week. The incident began when corporate computer systems were shutdown and could not be rebooted, while others were showing images of a skull and a “warning”. As a result, business operations,
Tesco Online Shopping Store Launched in Malaysia
Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has quietly launched an online shopping store for Malaysia. With the online shopping store, Malaysians living at selected areas may now purchase a wide range of products online including groceries which will be delivered to their home. Customers may choose from thousands of products, ranging
MOL Indonesia Acquires AyoPay
PT. MOL AccessPortal (MOL Indonesia), a subsidiary of MOL Global Pte Ltd., today announced the acquisition of AyoPay, an Indonesia based payment service provider specialising in online game credits. The strategic investment will expand MOL’s offerings in Indonesia, allowing partners and customers to achieve the full benefits of both services.
Malacca Becomes First Malaysian State To Pledge Zero Piracy
Business owners in Malacca have the opportunity to become big winners of an ever scrutinized landscape to grow their focus on expanding trade beyond its national shores, according to Y.A.B. Datuk Seri Hj. Mohd. Ali Bin Mohd Rustam, Chief Minister of Malacca. Speaking at the launch of Malacca’s Zero Piracy
MOL Takes Majority Stake in Turkey’s Game Sultan & PaytoGo
MOL AccessPortal Sdn. Bhd. (MOL), an e-payment service provider and a subsidiary of MOL Global Pte. Ltd., today announced that it has made a majority investment in Turkey’s e-pin company, Game Sultan and mobile payment company, PaytoGo. MOL said in a statement that the investment in Game Sultan and PaytoGo
