Author: Digital News Asia
Red Hat beefs up Asia Pacific operations
Open source solutions provider Red Hat Inc has announced six appointments across Asia Pacific to support market interest in open source technologies and the company‘s growth plans across the region.
Zitmo evolving into a botnet says Fortinet
A new research report by network security firm Fortinet reveals a surge in Android-based mobile adware in last three months with new evidence suggesting that mobile banking Trojan, Zitmo is evolving into a botnet.
HITB conference proper kicks off today
The 10th edition of the Hack In The Box Security Conference (HITBSecConf2012) kicks off in Kuala Lumpur today (Oct 10) after two days of technical training and workshops, bringing back on stage 42 of the series’ most popular speakers of the past decade.
Astro expands distribution via Google’s YouTube
Astro Digital, a subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Google to extend the distribution of its branded content to Malaysia and the rest of the world via YouTube.
M’sian firms sign US$30mil worth of deals at Cannes entertainment mart
A Malaysian delegation comprising 40 companies has sealed US$30mil worth of deals at the MIPCOM international market for co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment content, being held Oct 8-11 at Cannes.
Too much sharing going on, says global study on mobile behavior
Most adults and teens around the world are sharing information about themselves online and feel better connected to family and friends because of it, but there is also a a perception of “oversharing,” according to a recent multi-country study commissioned by Intel Corporation and conducted by Ipsos Observer.
Idea window closing for SI Camp Asia
Social Innovation (SI) Camp will be in Kuala Lumpur from Nov 9-11, marking the event’s first visit to Asia. The Call for Ideas submission period closes on Oct 19.
CPA Australia Congress talks about the digital age
The eyebrow-raising title given to one of the panel sessions at the annual CPA Australia Congress in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow (Oct 9) is “the naked truth about doing business in the digital age”, which is apt, given that most businesses are heading into the digital age.
IBM says new technologies boost security, cloud and analytics capabilities
IBM has unveiled new technologies it says are designed to help organizations with today’s greatest challenges, including the need for improved security, the ability to take advantage of cloud computing, and the requirement to manage and analyze vast amounts of data.
Maxis the mobile broadcaster of freefall jump from space
Maxis Berhad announced that is the official Malaysian mobile broadcaster of Austrian skydiver and BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner’s Red Bull Stratos “mission to the edge of space.”
