42 famous security gurus coming to town
The first ever ‘hacking conference’ held in Kuala Lumpur, Hack In The Box (HITB) will be organized again as HITBSecConf2012 from Oct 8 – 11 at the Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur hotel after 10 years. In conjunction with 10th anniversary celebration of HITB, HITBSecConf2012 will be their largest event to date with seven intensive technical training sessions in the first two days followed by two packed days of triple-track talks and an...
Zalora launched officially in Indonesia
Indonesia’ online fashion store, Zalora Indonesia was launched officially at Prive, fX Lifestyle X’enter, Jakarta recently. Zalora Indonesia (www.zalora.co.id) committed to bring fashion products from the best sources in the country as well as famous brand from all over the world, including Adidas, Nike, Hush Puppies, FENDI, Calvin Klein, and much more. Shopping at Zalora Indonesia can be paid by credit cards, bank...
No more social networking and blogs in Multiply
The chief executive officer of Multiply Inc. Stefan Magdalinski announced that Multiply will stop provide the features of social networking and blogging, effective from 1st December 2012. Multiply has decided to shift its business to focus in e-commerce by providing buying and selling online platform in Southeast Asia. In recent news, Multiply has announced its partnership with BCA bank to offer 0% installment program for 6 months in...
More government budget required to help improving digital literacy in the country
Borneo Post Online reported that Intel Malaysia has urged the Malaysia government to allocate more funds and incentives for organizations that introduce and implement community service and programmes that can help improve digital literacy, such as expand broadband penetration and e-learning programs. Intel country manager, sales and marketing, Prakash Mallya believed that the strategy of one device per child policy in schools is the...
Malaysia Airlines appoints Expedia as its official online ticketing agents
Malaysia Airlines has appointed the world’s largest online travel company Expedia as its official online ticketing agents for its flights, including MASwings, a Malaysia Airlines’ wholly-owned subsidiary. This partnership makes Malaysia Airlines’ full schedule of domestic and international routes and fares to travellers booking flights at affordable price on Expedia’s Malaysia website, www.expedia.com.my which was launched recently in...
A man arrested in Singapore for credit card fraud
A 26-year-old man was arrested by Singaporean police and will be charged for conducted a series of credit card. According to Asia One, the suspect would secretly record credit card details of customers while working in a restaurant for the past two months. He would then make online payments for electronic items and sell them to a local second-hand dealer. by Terry...
Mothercare launched in Indonesia, by Kanmo Retail Group
The first Mothercare online store in Southeast Asia was launched in Indonesia by Kanmo Retail Group (KRG), a part of the large K.Aloomall Group. Mothercare Indonesia (www.mothercare.co.id) carries thousands products for mothers, mothers-to-be, babies and young children of over 100 international and local brands. The online store comes with a Service and Advice section providing tips on parenting, child safety, information on...
Parkson is launching its online shopping site soon
Parkson, one of the largest retail chains in Malaysia will launch its online store in the country as well as in China next month, according to Datuk Alfred Cheng, the Managing director of both Hong Kong-listed Parkson Retail Group Ltd and Singapore-listed Parkson Retail Asia. Cheng says today 8 to 12 per cent of overall sales for a departmental store are come from e-commerce and now is the right time for Parkson to venture into...
Seagate launches new partnership program to promote cloud
The leading storage provider for cloud compute and cloud storage environments Seagate announced its new strategic partner program namely Seagate Cloud Builder Alliance, a program helps selected partners to expand their businesses providing cloud storage technology. According Seagate Vice President of Marketing Scott Horn, this new program can develop the ability of the cloud-focused system builders to optimize and deliver customized...
Multiply enables 0% instalment program with BCA in Indonesia
Indonesia’s Multiply is collaborating with the largest private bank in Indonesia BCA bank to offer 0% installment program for 6 months on mobile phones including HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy SIII, Blackberry 9790 Bellagio and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.7 at the beginning stage. The products eligible for 0% installment program only available via Multiply’s Trusted Sellers where the users will be offered with money back guarantee and buyer...