Castrol Honours Malaysian Bike Industry with Award Presentation

Castrol, the country’s leading premium engine oil, recently honours the unsung heroes of the Malaysian bike industry for their various contributions to local motorsports at a special tribute awards presentation themed "CASTROL POWER 1 BIKE NITE".The event emcee by local celebrity Ms Sarimah was organised to establish Castrol’s continuing commitment in supporting the Malaysian bike industry – the frontline racers and the people behind the scenes – and its sponsorship of the San Carlo Honda Gresini Racing Team in Moto GP.Present at the launch were Mr Mark Ng Castrol's Head of Marketing and Castrol's San Carlo Honda Gresini riders Mr Shinya Nakano and Mr Alex De Angelis and the team.

“Biking is populated by passionate individuals who take the sport seriously,” notes Mark Ng, Castrol’s Head of Marketing. “Whether they are perfectionists or self-starters, bike racing is a sport and a lifestyle for them.”The four main categories of awards on the evening were Castrol Motorcycle Community Achievement, Castrol Motorsports Rising Star, and Castrol Motorsports Life Achievement awards.The San Carlo Honda Gresini Moto GP team made an exclusive appearance at the CASTROL POWER 1 BIKE NITE event to lend their support in honouring the true heroes of the Malaysian bike industry.

“It is a real privilege to celebrate this evening with some of Malaysia’s veteran and young bike fans,” said Carlo Merlini, Head of Sales and Marketing, Gresini Racing.Moto GP is the world’s premier motorcycling championship race with a season of 18 Grand Prix in 14 countries. The event attracts the world’s top motorcycle manufacturers and an elite crop of international riders.Castrol's brand earmarked to lead the motorsports industry is Castrol Power 1 4T, high-performance engine oil developed with Castrol Trizone Technology. It is equipped with a Power Release Formula offering optimum engine efficiency to deliver maximum power and anti-wear protection for a smooth biking experience.

A New Partnership Formed Between Lotto Sport Italia and Star 360

Lotto Sport Italia ,the leading Italian company in sports footwear,clothing and accessories has officially appointed Star 360 Sdn Bhd, as its new licensee for the Malaysian market at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur recently.The agreement will allow the new licensee to market Lotto's branded products throughout Malaysia until 31st December 2013 with a renewal option for a further 5 year term.

In his speech during the press conference ,Mr Luca Tomat ,Business Unit Director Asia Pasific of Lotto Sport Italia ,declared ,"Malaysia is not only a key strategic market for a soccer specialist brand like Lotto but also a promising country for our expansion ambitions into sport lifestlye.For this reason we have decided to partner up with Star 360 an experienced company to reach any possible distribution channel,serving both the mass and the premium ,the performance and the leisure consumer segments.He added Star 360's competence in local market knowledge combined with Lotto's Italian design and technology will make this venture a very successful one in Malaysia.

Meanwhile,Mr Udo Eimer ,Director of Star 360 Sdn Bhd said "We are truly excited to be in partnership with a brand that has a rich heritage in the sports arena.In addition , to the performance products which Lotto is known in the country we will also launch its exciting sport lifestlye lines and it will be marketed to consumers by emphasizing its Italian style and quality.Star 360 and Lotto will collaborate together to take the brand to new heights"

HP New Range of Retail Products and Solutions Enables Retailers to Improve Their Business Efficiencies

HP has recently introduced its latest comprehensive range of scalable products and solutions for retail businesses at Kuala Lumpur.These new products which include HP rp3000, rp5000 and rp5700 Point of Sale (POS) Solution ,HP Automated Invoice Processing Solution, HP Color LaserJet Dual Pack Black Print Cartridges and HP DesignJet Z6100 Printer Series claim to help retailers manage cost,maximize operational efficiencies and deliver superior shopping experience to their customers. In his speech Mr Yan Yoke Ping ,Country General Manager ,Imaging and Printing Group ,Hewlett-Packard (M) Sdn. Bhd. said HP provides retailers with solutions to help them to reduce costs,increase efficiency and accelerates business results so that they can focus on their customers.

HP rp3000 and rp5000 Point of Sale (POS) Solution :delivers true value for retailers by organizing their operations with an affordable dual function business PC and sophisticated point of sale system.Ideal for smaller retailers, it provides a flexible and open solution that can easily intergrate into any retailer's IT environment.HP's relationships with leading POS independent software vendors (ISVs) provide retailers with a holistic retail solution that can be customized based on retail business requirements. Powered by the energy effiicient Intel Atom processor, the flexible rp3000 POS is supported by leading POS ISVs such as Torex,MICROS-Retail and ESD Pty.Boasted with a steel hardened design and a HP 15-inch touchscreen LCD monitor the HP rp3000 POS system also features a dual PC and POS functionality ,keyboard equipped with magnetic stripe reader,thermal receipt printer,cash drawer,customer display pole,touchscreen monitor ,USB scanner,intergration tray and a wide selection of software applications from key POS ISV partners.The complete HP rp3000 POS system are available now with a retail price starts from RM8,000.

HP rp5700 POS's offers an exceptionally stable and highly-reliable PC for task-oriented and demanding business environments and offers optimal flexibility as either a point-of-sale solution or back offiice manager workstation. Its scalability makes it suitable for an extensive range of retailers-from the locally owned corner store to a national franchise with thousands of locations.The innovative HP rp5700 Point of Sale (POS) System features the reliability of Intel and Microsoft Windows technologies ,RAID support for dual SATA hard drives up to 250 gigabytes.Furthermore,the HP rp5700 has also been updated with more flexible features such as two half-height slots for PCI-E and optional dual monitor capability,two full-height PCI slots and two front and four back USB ports standard.The complete HP rp5700 POS system with HP15-inch touchscreen LCD monitor ,cash drawer ,USB barcode scanner,keyboard and USB receipt printer are now available with retial price starts from RM9,000.Mr Danny Lee,Country General Manager ,Personal Systems Group,Hewlett-Packard (M) Sdn Bhd said "the new rp5700 POS system offers a worry-free solution of a POS device,combined with the industry-standard flexibility and cost-efficiencies only a PC company of HP's scale can deliver".

HP Automated Invoice Processing Solution :provides increased control over the invoice workflow to facilitate more rigourous records management and compliance ,accelerated invoice payment process for spending visibility and improved invoice reconciliation through automated business-rule driven processes.HP Color LaserJet Dual Pack Black Print Cartridges offer black and white printing at the same affordable price as HP's monochrome LaserJets.

HP Designjet Z6100 Printer Series offer do-it-yourself marketing solutions and affordable design services to impress their customers with fast,customized promotions and marketing collaterals. The HP Z6100 series are able to provide a variety of professional high-impact prints and photos which include large format posters ,exhibition graphics ,point-of-purchase displays as well as short-term outdoor signage without the need to outsource.Using the powerful HP xw4550 Workstation and the HP DreamColor LP2480zx Display enable the retailers to easily create material using rich graphics capabilities in the world's first affordable color-critical 24-inch display that provides a range of more than 1 billion colors.

In addition HP new range of retail solutions also feature comprehensive security and management systems HP Backup and Recovery Manager,HP ProtectTools Security Software Suite ,Physicalsecurity options which help to mitigate risks and inefficiencies that can impact customer service and retail competitiveness and profitability while HP's Client Management Solutions provides solutions for retailers deploying and managing multiple technology assets in one store or across thousands.

Leapfroglobal Group Sees Strong Growth in Global Market and Made Inroute into other Market Segments

Leapfroglobal Group has successfully launched several new Personal IT Earphones and Home Audio and Computer speakers for its respective Global Market Segments.Since its entry into the global market in 2006 Leapfrog’s Multimedia range of products has gained international recognition throughout its active distribution and participation in international shows such as Cebit Germany, Computex Taipei, IFA Germany, GITEX Dubai, etc.,A total of more than RM1 million has been invested in the global marketing and this resulted an overwhelming number of responses from all over the world.Leapfroglobal’s is expecting a continuous growth with the emergence of many new innovative products as the major contributing factors.

Leapfroglobal most outstanding new releases include the awesome Sonic Array 2000:Single Line Array 5.1 Home Theatre System designed with MaxxBass and Maxxsurround technology to provide powerful,room-shaking bass and immersive concert hall-like surround sound with an affordable price.

In contrast with the big and mighty Sonic Array is the tiny, nifty EarPump which packed with Clarity and Power that resemble to products costing 5‐10times more, the EarPump hops away from its competition, dressed in 9 fancy iPod colours and a matching carryingcase

SonicSpace Digital Audio which consists of SonicSpace DA100, DA500 and DA700e are SonicGear’s first entry into the World of Consumer Electronics. In the tradition of SonicGear, these devices are designed to match some of the best in the market while offering the consumer great value. Of course the“Trust Your Ears” audio quality is built into all SonicGear devices including the SonicSpace DA Series.

SonicGear EGO series-Ego 8T(the first touch-screen control speaker), Ego 7 ,Ego 3nity comes in a brand new acrylic front panels and fusion (Multimedia and Home Audio) design.

SonicGear Tatoo’s Duo Driver series namely Tatoo Duo 2 and Tatoo Duo 3 pack a real punch with double‐woofers.

Meanwhile,SonicGear Momento series-M2 and M3 are built not just with great balance audio but also poise and elegance to match your worktop.

Leapfroglobal's flagship SonicGear Multimedia Speakers are actively distributed in Asia,Europe and the Middle East (e.g. United Arab Emirates, Iran, Spain, Serbia, Philippines,South Africa, UK, Oman, Ukraine), with new distributors adding to our list each month.