Kaspersky Lab Announce Establishment of International Advisory Board
Kaspersky Lab has established an International Advisory Board, gathering world-known cybersecurity experts, to provide strategic advice in the IT security market to the company. The Advisory Board brings together seven internationally recognized experts in IT security from the industry, public sector and academia who will provide practical guidance, insights and
Facebook uses CA Data Center Infrastructure Management
CA Technologies announced that Facebook, Inc. is using CA DCIM (CA Data Center Infrastructure Management) software to bring together millions of energy-related data points from physical and IT resources in its global data centers to improve power efficiency. Facebook conducted an intensive DCIM vendor review process. CA was one of
Sophos Acquires Cyberoam Technologies
Sophos announced that it has acquired Cyberoam Technologies, a global provider of network security products. The IT security vendor says that the acquisition expands and deepens Sophos’ already significant product portfolio in network security, by combining Cyberoam’s Unified Threat Management (UTM), next-generation firewall and network security expertise with Sophos’ existing
Keep Your Valentine’s Day Free of Social Media Malware
Fortinet reminds Malaysian Internet users to keep their Valentine’s Day free of social media malware. The high-performance network security company has revealed a new kind of electronic socially transmitted infection (STI), which can cause almost as much pain as that other kind. Social media has evolved from sharing personal details
Takaful Malaysia adopts Microsoft System Center 2012
Malaysia Islamic insurance company, Takaful Malaysia has adopted Microsoft System Center 2012 to manage its IT infrastructure and end-user computing. Previously outsourced to a major IT company since 2008, Takaful Malaysia believed there was room for progress and wanted to improve response time, increase business agility and better value for
Malaysia Airlines uses Adobe Marketing Cloud
Adobe announced that Malaysia Airlines (MAS), a Malaysian national carrier, has signed a major deal to implement Adobe Marketing Cloud and Adobe Creative Cloud in an enterprise licensing agreement that is one of the company’s largest in Asia Pacific to date. In a highly competitive tender that commenced in April
Fortinet Appoints Sector Heads to Grow Telco Market Share in Southeast Asia & Hong Kong
Fortinet, a network security company, announced that it has set up a Carrier & Service Provider division within its Southeast Asia and Hong Kong operations and has appointed Ng Hwee Boon and Chang Wai Leong as Regional Directors to head the division. [(Seated) Ng Hwee Boon (Standing) Chang Wai Leong]
Astro Launched 6 Digital Publications, targeting 4 million Malaysians
The publication arm of Astro has recently launched 6 digital publications, now available to Astro customers. Astro Digital Publications (ADPUB) now offers 6 digital publications – Style (English women’s fashion lifestyle), Car (automotive), InTrend (Malay women’s fashion lifestyle), FHM (English men’s lifestyle), Men’s Uno (Chinese men’s fashion lifestyle) and ifeel
VMware to Acquire AirWatch
VMware, Inc., a virtualisation and cloud infrastructure company, and AirWatch announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which VMware will acquire AirWatch, a provider of enterprise mobile management and security solutions. VMware will acquire AirWatch for approximately $1.175B in cash and approximately $365M of instalment payments and assumed
SkyDrive to be rebranded as OneDrive due to Trademark Dispute
Microsoft file hosting services, Skydrive will soon be re-branded as OneDrive. The move comes after a UK court found the “SkyDrive” brand infringed on a trademark owned by UK pay TV operator BSkyB. BSkyB, as the service is more commonly called, filed suit against Microsoft in 2011 in the English
Sennheiser opens new concept store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Audio specialist Sennheiser officially launched its Sennheiser Concept Store in Bangsar Shopping Centre, Kuala Lumpur(Malaysia) recently. The 45-square-metre store will offer customers the full range of headphones and earphones for both the casual listener and serious audiophiles. [(From left to right): Chris Low (Assistant Head of the Consumer Business at
Panda Security will continue providing anti-malware support for Windows XP
As previously announced by Microsoft, after April 8, 2014, technical assistance for Windows XP will no longer be available, including automatic updates that help protect PCs. Despite this announcement, users will still be able to continue using Windows XP, albeit knowing that their computers will be more vulnerable to security
Brocade Names Adam Judd as Vice President for Asia Pacific
Networking solutions company, Brocade has announced the appointment of Adam Judd to the role of vice president for Asia Pacific (APAC). Judd will be responsible for the strategic direction and management of all sales and business development across the region, delivering aggressive growth targets for the Brocade Ethernet/IP business and
Symantec introduces Disarm Technology & Network Threat Protection for Mac Computers
Last week, Symantec Malaysia announced its new Disarm technology in Symantec Messaging Gateway and the addition of Network Threat Protection in Symantec Endpoint Protection for Mac computers. [Symantec Malaysia’s New Country Director, Josephine Hoh (R) and Principal Consultant, David Rajoo (L)] “One of the main concerns for Chief Information Security
Panda Security appoints Diego Navarrete as new CEO
Panda Security, an IT security company, today announced the appointment of Diego Navarrete as CEO of the multinational computer security company. Navarrete joins Panda Security from IBM, and has extensive experience in the software and security sectors.
Dell partners with Dropbox
Dell has partnered with Dropbox to offer cloud storage services. Via the partnership, Dell will be offering Dropbox for Business through its sales organization so customers can provide their employees with a secure enterprise file sharing and collaboration solution along with their new Dell products. “At Dell, we pride ourselves
Bitcoin mining Malwares Rising in APAC Region
Bitcoin has become a well discussed topic during the past few weeks, especially when people find this virtual currency is tradable and as valuable as real currency. Because of this, Bitcoin has gained much attention and interest of hackers and cybercriminals. Trend Micro Inc, a leading internet security vendor has
Seagate Ultra Mobile to Power Lenovo Yoga 2 PC
Seagate Technology plc announced that it is working with Lenovo, the world’s largest PC maker, to deliver YOGA 2, a new multimode PC powered by the Seagate Laptop Ultrathin HDD. Both companies will demo the YOGA 2 multimode PC at CES 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Seagate has had an
