Organised by MY Events International, the World Bloggers and Social Media Summit 2011 was held at the Putra World Trade Center (PWTC) from the 15th till the 16th of June. A successor to the last year’s Asian Bloggers and Social Media Conference 2010, the Summit features speakers from across the world, including YB. Dato’ Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim, Minister of Information, Communication & Culture; Yoshito Hori, Chairman Founder, Globis Group; Dave Duarte, Managing Director, Huddlemind Labs; and Iim Fahima Jachja, CEO & Online Strategist, Virtual Consulting – all of which were gathered to share their experiences and practices on social media channels.
The Summit started on a high note, with an opening keynote address by YB. Dato’ Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim, who spoke on the topic of “Revolutionizing the Masses Through Social Media”. The Summit then proceeded to deliver talks and panel discussions on topics like “Managing your Investment in Social Media”, “Lifestyle Blogging” and “The Laws of Social Media – Ethics, Etiquette and Legality.”
While it was unfortunate that former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, who was supposed to make a speech on the subject of “Forging a Conquest Through Responsible Blogging”, was unable to attend, the Summit still managed to finish on a thought-provoking note, with discussions of Business Blogs and the usage of Social Media in Press and Politics to carry on the Summit.
The next Summit is scheduled to be held in Dubai in October 2011, for bloggers and social media practitioners from the Gulf Region. Read up on our full, comprehensive coverage in the coming July 2011 issue!
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The Broadband World forum Asia 2011 took place in KLCC Convention Centre, KL on two days, 10-11 May 2011. Held together with IP & TV Forum Asia 2011, this event bring together ISPs and industry players to share the latest industry trends at various forums over the two days. Looking at the itinerary, the topics and the presenters are very interesting.
There are also an exhibition which is free for visitors to attend. Alas, this event is not well publicised and many people who might be interested are not aware of the event. Certainly it is not as big as CommunicAsia or BroadcastAsia which will be taking place next month, but the topic is of interest to many companies who are involved in IT and internet.
In the area of IPTV, two Malaysian booths were seen.
One is by selecTV – an IPTV project which is one of EPP (Entry Point Project) announced by the Government of Malaysia recently. It is described as an ‘Hospitality IPTV’ that aims to create a cutting-edge platform to distribute Malaysian content to local and international hotels implemented with SELECTV IPTV.
After receiving an email from their CEO to visit their booth on the launch of their service, I was piqued to learn more. Disappointingly, none of the staff manning the booth seem to know much about the service and clueless about the launch! A sign of what to expect next?
I sat there for a few minutes, fiddling with the remote control and the demo set. No one came to offer any explanation, maybe they knew that this guy is going to be asking a lot of questions.
Another booth is from Telekom Malaysia, who is also the Host Service Provider partner for the event. As expected they are very keen to promote the Unifi – Fibre-To-The-Home service. As this is also IPTV Forum, I expected to see a bit more about their IPTV service – called HyppTV.
Alas, most of their terminals are showing about Unifi broadband service and how the public can subscribe to it. Clearly it has got the Chef there interested!
Let’s hope the event organiser come back again next year and with a bit more publicity , maybe we can have more exhibitioners there. It’s a good event that deserve more.
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Kaspersky Labs have just launched its hosted security services for enterprise and SMEs in Malaysia today. The Kaspersky Hosted Security Services will be delivering managed, integrated service offerings that is set to combay e-mail, web and blended threats in the cloud.
To expand a little on that, they’ll be handling e-mail based threats that includes spam, phishing attempts, trojans and other malware before reaching the network. It also combines web security and web filtering functions into a single service to protect corporate networks against web-borne threats.
For more info, keep a look out for our full coverage in the coming January issue. You can also check out their their web page at www.kaspersky.com.my
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Tags: corporate, cyber, Kaspersky, Launch, security
Over the weekend, DiGi held an event titled ‘A ‘BOLD’ Move by DiGi, where the telco sold 500 units of the new BlackBerry Bold 9780 at only RM799.
The first 500 units of BlackBerry Bold 9780 was sold with DiGi’s DG Smart Plan, and customers were lining up at DiGi’s retail outlet as early as 4am in the morning.
The one day promotion was announced on DiGi’s Twitter and Facebook site. The new Bold 9780 will retail at RM1,899 with DiGi’s DG Smart Plan.
For more info, check out DiGi’s site.
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Malaysians will once again be able to experience the latest innovations in mobile when the GoMobile Expo takes place this November 12-14 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
Malaysia’s largest mobile lifestyle expo will be the place to see mobile devices and technology in action. From seeing the latest mobile devices in one venue to finding great bargains and a wide range of choices, the expo promises to be the showcase of the best of mobile lifestyle.
What to look forward to:
- GoMobile Phone Museum
- AppStreet: featuring applications and services developed by local companies, supported by MOBIG (Mobile Industry Group)
- Activity Room: where various events have been lined up
- Mobile Fest meetup: A gathering of those who love mobile gadgets. All welcome!
- Social Media Club KL session: the monthly event that brings businesses and people together to share their knowledge and expertise regarding social media. Get details at http://smckl.org.
- iPad user gathering: Aimed at sharing experiences, tips and tricks. Potential Ipad owners most welcome!
- 8 BlackBerry smartphones to be given away FREE. 2 BlackBerry Torch and 6 BlackBerry Curve 3G phones will be given to the top eight people that bring the most number of friends and families to GoMobile Expo.
- Buy RM300 and above worth of items at GoMobile and get a free gift! While stocks last.
- and many more
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One of the most important aspects in the IT industry is security. We’re proud to announce that CHIP Malaysia will be the Official Media Partner for SecurAsia 2010 conference held in Kuala Lumpur.
Details of the conference are as follows:
- Date: 20 – 21 September 2010
- Location: Prince Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Speakers from various security institutions will be at the event, to provide insights on how they deal with security in their corporations.
The full release is after the jump and if any of you guys are interested in attending the conference, please contact Ms. Catherine at catherinef@marcusevanskl.com .
For more information please visit Marcus Evans’ site here.
Read more…
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The original BlackBerry Curve was a HUGE hit in Malaysia and I’ve always told people that it is this model that made the other fruit popular in Malaysia.
The only problem I had with the Curve was that it doesn’t have 3G connectivity, which is, to me, a huge deal breaker. Fret no more because the Curve 3G (8300) is here!
No word on what the telcos are offering at the moment but from what we know, the Curve 3G will be available in September. We’ll try to get our hands on one. Now where’s the Torch?
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Tags: blackberry, curve 3g, malaysia
Do you like to win prizes? Check out CHIP QuickDraw contest in September. We’ll post trivia questions on our facebook page and the first 5 correct answers will stand to win. Wait for it!
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This is not an event per se but we’ve just got an email telling us that the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 will be available in Malaysia from October 2010 onwards.
It will be available in two editions, Office for Mac Home and Student 2011, as well as Office for Mac Home and Business 2011. The Home and Student edition will be priced at RM468 for single user and RM599 for the family pack. Home and Business 2011 will be retailed at RM768 for single user and RM1,099 with two installs.
Microsoft also told us that from today onwards, anyone who buys Office 2008 will be able to upgrade it to the newer version when it comes out, free of charge!
P.S. We couldn’t get a better picture for this entry from Microsoft’s press site but from what we gather from that single picture on top, all icons are redesigned. Stay tuned for more updates.
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Media Prima Group launched their new video portal, tonton.com.my, last Friday at Sunway Convention Centre with the tagline ‘our future start here’.
The CEO of the new online media outfit, Ahmad Izham Omar made a dramatic entrance on the stage with the opening gambit performed by the Final Showdown 2010 winner, Wakaka Crew. As the picture here shows, he looked like Steve Job trying to promote iPad.
With RM10 million investment put in, the video portal will put online the group’s impressive 30,000 hours of content library, combining programs from TV3, ntv7, 8TV and TV9. In addition English, Korean, Chinese and Hindustan films and serials will also be available.
The portal, which can be compared to Hulu.com is currently available in beta stage. However, unlike Hulu.com, tonton.com.my will be free to watch. They’ve decided to go with ad supported business model. The system is put together by Accenture with the engine powered by Viocorp, a Sydney based company.
The portal is almost 100% flash powered. Whilst it look great, we wonder how will this effect viewing for non-Flash compatible platform.
In the mean time, let’s cheer for more content and more choice for Malaysian web users – hurrah! We’ve tried it with Unify broadband connection, the watching experience is good and buffer free – even when you hook your notebook to a big screen LCD TV.
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Organised by MY Events International, the World Bloggers and Social Media Summit 2011 was held at the Putra World Trade Center (PWTC) from the 15th till the 16th of June. A successor to the last year’s Asian Bloggers and Social Media Conference 2010, the Summit features speakers from across the world, including YB. Dato’ Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim, Minister of Information, Communication & Culture; Yoshito Hori, Chairman Founder, Globis Group; Dave Duarte, Managing Director, Huddlemind Labs; and Iim Fahima Jachja, CEO & Online Strategist, Virtual Consulting – all of which were gathered to share their experiences and practices on social media channels.
The Summit started on a high note, with an opening keynote address by YB. Dato’ Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim, who spoke on the topic of “Revolutionizing the Masses Through Social Media”. The Summit then proceeded to deliver talks and panel discussions on topics like “Managing your Investment in Social Media”, “Lifestyle Blogging” and “The Laws of Social Media – Ethics, Etiquette and Legality.”
