TM and PANASONIC In Strategic Partnership to Enhance SME Businesses

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) and Panasonic Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PM) has recently signed a Collaboration Arrangement Agreement for a strategic partnership between the two leading brands in their respective industries to empower Malaysian SMEs through various collaborative initiatives. Under the agreement,TM and Panasonic Malaysia will be collaborating in various initiatives to further enhance the business operations of local SMEs with ICT solutions and devices offered by both brands.The initiatives include an SME Office Solution product bundling that combines TM services and Panasonic devices,leveraging on both TM's and Panasonic Malaysia's sales channels to push products and services to the market,collaboration and joint participation in events and marketing activities and collaboration in loyalty programmes. At the signing ceremony,TM was represented by Mr Azizi A Hadi- Executive Vice President,SME,TM,while Mr Jeff Lee-Managing Director of Panasonic Malaysia signed the agreement on behalf of Panasonic Malaysia.Following the agreement,TM and Panasonic Malaysia are already exploring into several joint ventures,which include bundling attractive broadband packages from TM with the latest Panasonic devices and providing SMEs with more convenience to subscribe to TM's solutions such as Office-in-a-Box (OIAB) and UniFi BIZ.TM will be leveraging on 50 Panashop outlets in Klang valley in the first phase and followd by 450 Panashop outlets nationwide in the next phase as additional contact points for SMEs. SME is one of the major segments for TM and is contributing at least 20% of the Company's total revenue.We encourage SMEs to fully utilise the products, services,solutions and initiatives available from TM to further enhance their capacities and move further into global production and distribtution networks,Mr Azizi elaborated. "Being a key economic growth driver for Malaysia with increasing contributio towards the national GDP,SMEs provide positive outlook for the Malaysia economy.TM,as Malaysia's Broadband Champion and Panasonic are committed to leverage on our core competencies and strong brand presence to push Malaysian SMEs foward and enable them to compete locally as well as globally.At TM,we stay committed true to our promise to the SME market to connect them to the ease of doing business. Managing Director of Panasonic Malaysia,Mr Jeff Lee said that,"The objective of this collaboration is to strengthen the brand awareness for both companies.By providing added value of a new distribution channel for TM products such as broadband,fixed telephone line at Panashop outlets,our business partners will not not only get incentives from the sales of TM products,it will also generates future purchases of other electrical products at the outlets.In return,Panasonic will showcase its rangr of communication produts including DECT phones at all TMpoint outlets for cross selling." Following the agreement,TM and Panasonic Malaysia are already exploring into several joint ventures,which include bundling attractive broadband packages from TM with the latest Panasonic devices and providing SMEs with more convenience to subscribe to TM's solutions such as Office-in-a-Box (OIAB)and UniFi BIZ.TM will be leveraging on 50 Panashop outlets in Klang valley in the first phase and followed by 450 Panashop outlets nationwide in the next phase as additional contact points for SMEs.

DiGi CyberSAFE Programme Completes Road Shows in Klang Valley and Southern States

DiGi CyberSAFE Programme Completes Road Shows in Klang Valley and Southern States The programme has reached out to more than 2,300 students, teachers and parents from 117 schools in the Klang Valley, Putrajaya, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Johor and Malacca over the last 6 months Malacca, 27 April 2012: Today’s launch of the DiGi CyberSAFE Programme at Sekolah Kebangsaan Padang Temu in Malacca marked a major milestone for the nationwide campaign on Online Child Safety. The state level event for participants from schools all around Malacca marked the completion of DiGi CyberSAFE workshops in the Southern Region of Peninsular Malaysia. The programme that was first kick started in Klang Valley in November 2011, has since reached 2,300 students, teachers and parents from 117 schools in the Klang Valley, Putrajaya, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Johor and Malacca. Y.A.B. Datuk Seri Hj. Mohd. Ali bin Mohd. Rustam, Chief Minister of Melaka, who officiated the event shared, “The Government strongly believes that the Internet will empower Malaysians to realize their full potential and raise their quality of life. However, as Internet adoption accelerates and accessibility increases both at home and in schools, we need to have proper measures in place to safeguard users, particularly children, as cyber crime becomes more pervasive. In this regard, we need strong public-private partnerships; concerted efforts amongst government agencies, civil society and the media as well as good cooperation with K-Ekonomi divisions at the local State Government level.” Also present at the launch, Albern Murty, DiGi’s Chief Marketing Officer said, “As the enabler of Internet for all Malaysians with over 5 million active mobile Internet subscribers, DiGi has a responsibility to ensure a safe, family-friendly Internet experience for the families we serve. While we encourage our children to explore the Internet, we also need to educate and equip them with the means to stay safe online. We are pleased to partner with the Ministry of Education, CyberSecurity and Childline to scale up this year’s programme and to elevate the level of awareness to more Malaysians in addressing this national issue.” Launched in November 2011 to address the important national issue of Online Child Safety, the DiGi CyberSAFE Programme is a strategic collaboration between the Ministry of Education, CyberSecurity Malaysia, Childline Malaysia and DiGi Telecommunications. The goal of this programme is to raise awareness of the issue and equip students, parents and teachers with the right tools to ensure a secure and positive Internet experience. After this launch in Malacca, the road shows will move on to reach out to more schools and communities in Sabah, Sarawak, Kelantan, Terengganu, Penang, Perak and Pahang. To complement these road shows, a guidebook is made available to provide parents, caregivers and educators with information and recommendations on the best ways to establish a safer Internet experience for their children and charges.

Federal Hotels Celebrated The Year of Water Dragon with the Unfortunates

Kuala Lumpur- Friday 03 February 2012,Federal Hotels International (FHI) Group,one of the pioneer hotels that set the standards of Malaysian hospitality and culture has kick starts its year of the dragon with it's FHI Gong Xi Fa Cai charity event.The charity event was jointly organized by the The Management & Staff of Federal Hotels International (FHI) Group of Hotels namely Federal Kuala Lumpur and Hotel Capitol Kuala Lumpur, its main purpose was to share festive joy and great happiness with old folks and children from the Ti-Ratana Welfare Society,Caring Home and Rumah Sayangan numbering more than 130 people.The old folks and children were treated with spectacular lion and dragon dance from Ti-Ratana Children Dance Group while enjoying sumptuous Chinese New Year Prosperity Lunch such as Yee Sang,Shark-fin and other delicious cuisines.

Festive cheers and joy were hived up with the marvelous acrobatic performance by the shaolin monks from China while the God of Prosperity giving away Red Packets, mandarin oranges and other festive gifts.Accordding to Ms Ooi Lee Ping,Director of Marketing Sales, It is their 10th consecutive year that in organizing this CNY festive charity event and hoped that this gift from their hearts will bring smiles,joy and happiness.There is no greater joy than be able to warm the hearts,to spread festive cheer & happiness during this Lunar New Year as this is a time in bringing everyone together for sharing and caring and we wanted to spread good cheer and bring smile to the old folks and children.FHI Group Gong Xi Fa Cai Festive Charity is part of our continuous FHI Group sharing and caring community commitments."To know more visit the fabulous website: http://www.fhihotels.com/

NEC Presents “Cloud Service Provider Models in Asia” at TM Forum Management Forum Asia 2012 in Singapore

Singapore, Tokyo, February 6, 2012 – NEC Corporation (NEC) announced today that it will attend TM Forum Management Forum Asia 2012 on February 7-8 in Singapore. As a Conference sponsor, NEC will focus on "Cloud Service" and will present NEC's Cloud solutions at the exhibition. “NEC responds to a wide range of customer requirements, such as network systems for carriers and IT systems for various industries, in addition to the development of devices and terminals that support access to the Cloud. With the growing trend towards computing via Internet and mobile computing, it is evident that the cloud computing business model is here to stay and will transform the way how businesses operate. NEC as a total solutions provider, is in a unique position to integrate both IT and network solutions to help businesses improve their efficiency, manage their IT costs, and achieve new business revenues with our ubiquitous cloud computing solutions offering.”, said Ken Sugata, General Manager, Global Carrier Cloud Division, NEC Corporation.

During the conference, Shinya Kukita, Chief Manager of International Sales, will present a keynote speech on “Analyzing, Applying & Adapting Carrier Cloud models in Asia” on February 8. Key conference points will include, “Understanding the new business model between carriers, vendors and business users in the cloud” and “Key success factors for telcos in cloud computing.”

NEC wins Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) Submarine Cable System

BEIJING and Tokyo, December 20, 2011 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE6701) announced today the signing of a multi-million dollar supply contract with the global consortium of communications companies, including NTT Communications, KT, Chunghwa Telecom, and others, to construct the Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) system, a high-bandwidth optical submarine cable system that will link 9 countries and territories in Asia. The signing took place at Beijing.

The APG system is designed for a transmission speed of 40Gb/s per wavelength, utilizing the latest Digital Coherent detection and OADM (Optical Add-Drop Multiplexing) technologies. Total length is expected to be 10,400km, linking China Mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. APG is expected to meet the demand for intra-Asia connectivity between South East Asia and North Asia.

“We are honored to have been selected as the supplier of the APG system and firmly believe that once completed, APG will have a significant impact and NEC’s state of the art advanced Digital Coherent 40G SLTE’s and OADM Branching Units will contribute to the economies of Asia and its surrounding countries,” said Mr. Nobuyuki Yanaginuma, Associate Senior Vice President at NEC. “We thank each participating member of the APG consortium for their trust and support and look forward to completing this landmark project. NEC will continue to dedicate its strength to the development of telecommunication infrastructure in these and other countries across the globe.”

Maxis Brings the Eagerly Anticipated iPhone 4S to Customers

Maxis Berhad (‘Maxis’), Malaysia’s leading integrated communications provider, is pleased to introduce the eagerly anticipated iPhone 4S to its customers at the stroke of midnight, with a special launch event at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Concurrently, Maxis also introduced the device in Johor Bahru, Penang, Kuantan, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. The iPhone 4S will be available starting Friday, 16 December 2011, at all Maxis Centres and Maxis Exclusive Partners (MEPs) nationwide.
Maxis is offering four new iValue plans for customers, with the highest combined mobile & WiFi data of up to 11GB, enabling them to truly enjoy their feature-rich device. Loyal Maxis customers who have been part of its iPhone community since Maxis launched the iPhones 3G, 3GS and 4, will be the first out of the many iPhone enthusiasts who have registered their interest to get the iPhone 4S from Maxis and to enjoy the new plans automatically.Among the new enhancements to its iValue plans include increased data quota as well as free WiFi connection of 4GB per month across all Maxis hotspots nationwide. With the added free WiFi connection, Maxis now offers customers the highest mobile data allocation. To check out the nearest WiFi hotspot, customers can download the Maxis WiFi application from the App store for free.Under a Maxis plan, the new iPhone 4S comes with Maxis-developed applications. One such application is Maxis’ Customer Service app, which is the first telco customer service app available on the iPhone in Malaysia. With this application, Maxis customers can easily access their account and bill information, subscribe or unsubscribe to value added services and contact Maxis’ Customer Service using a preferred channel at their convenience.Customers will also enjoy a 0% interest installment plan and existing customers will be able to conveniently upgrade to new plans which features enhanced data and WiFi.

Gakeri Petronas Launched "Celebrate Malaysia" Art Exhibitions

Galeri Petronas has recently launched its "Celebrate Malaysia" featuring two new art exhibitions namely, Young Malaysian Artists: New Objec(tion) and Word+Pictures+Book at Galeri Petronas, 3rd Floor Suria KLCC .

New Objec(tion) exhibition highlights radical new concept of Malaysian art, as 40 of the new artworks was creatively produced by 40 young artists aged between 25 to 45 years old. These artworks introduce free-for-all, no-holds-barred exhibition which exudes traditional aesthetics through methodology and philsophical concerns in response to the world around them. The participating artists were also allowed to explore their true creative inclinations in the hope of unearthing their true great talent and its contributions to the diversity of Malaysian art.

The Words+Pictures=Book exhibition on the other hand offers the Malaysian public an insight into the world of children's picture book illustration through a fascinating exploration which takes viewers into a dynamic, dreamlike and engaging environment with 10 uniquely Malaysian tales told in different styles. As an addition, this new exhibition also serves to elevate the status of Malaysian picture book illustration to a serious art form and set-up as a platform to inspire new breed of young illustrators.

Officiating the launch of new artworks, by YBhg Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin, who voiced,"Young Malaysian Artists-New Objec(tion) is a brash and edgy exhibition of new voices, while Words+Picture=Book is the first ever exhibition on the contemporary Malaysian picture book illustrations, a true milestone in our ever-evolving art landscape". Also present at the event were, Mr. Mohammad Medan Abdullah, Senior General Manager, Corporate Services Division, Petronas and Director of Galeri Petronas, Puan Hajjah Hartini Haji Abdullah.The "Celebrate Malaysia" exhibitions will run until 3rd October 2010 and admission is free.