KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 -- Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession has acquired FLEX from Net Objectives.
Together, FLEX and PMI’s recently acquired Disciplined Agile (DA) will offer solutions to address organisations’ major pain points, according to a statement.
“This acquisition is an important building block for PMI as it addresses new ways of working in an increasingly agile world, and greatly expands the capabilities of project managers and agile practitioners alike,” said PMI president and chief executive officer, Sunil Prashara.
Leveraging FLEX to complement DA enables PMI members to acquire strong, credible new capabilities and certifications that will differentiate them and open doors with the combined DA and FLEX offering.
Current agile practitioners will be able to leverage a more mindful, tailored approach to agility, driven by an agile and lean mindset and empowered by processes that fit their context to enable stronger outcomes with more prescriptive approaches.
In addition, PMI, DA and FLEX partners will have access to an expanded set of product offerings for their stakeholders and customers while PMI and DA members will receive access to FLEX content and online learning.
More information at https://www.pmi.org.
-- BERNAMA
Friday, 4 October 2019
Red Hat Forum APAC 2019 inspires businesses addressing challenges
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 -- Red Hat Inc, the world's leading provider of open source solutions is hosting the Red Hat Forum APAC 2019, gathering industry experts and key business decision-makers.
The event is one of the premier open source technology event series in Asia Pacific. Its first series is happening in Singapore today, before travelling to nine major APAC cities with more than 7,500 attendees across industries expected to attend the series.
It will also take place in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 1, according to a statement.
The Red Hat Forum APAC 2019 aims to inspire businesses to address the challenges they face and expand their possibilities with open source. The series will showcase how customers are using open source innovations to modernise their infrastructure and applications.
The forum will kick-off with a keynote on ‘Changing The Way We Work,’ which will talk about how Red Hat has developed world-changing software and practices through open source.
It will also offer advice on ways organisations can use open source to advance more rapidly through collaboration, and operate with transparency and trust.
The Red Hat Forum APAC is a platform for customers and partners to learn about trends and developments in open source, exchange ideas on ways to address critical pain points, directly with Red Hat and its ecosystem of technology partners.
For further information and forum’s schedule, visit https://www.redhat.com.
-- BERNAMA
The event is one of the premier open source technology event series in Asia Pacific. Its first series is happening in Singapore today, before travelling to nine major APAC cities with more than 7,500 attendees across industries expected to attend the series.
It will also take place in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 1, according to a statement.
The Red Hat Forum APAC 2019 aims to inspire businesses to address the challenges they face and expand their possibilities with open source. The series will showcase how customers are using open source innovations to modernise their infrastructure and applications.
The forum will kick-off with a keynote on ‘Changing The Way We Work,’ which will talk about how Red Hat has developed world-changing software and practices through open source.
It will also offer advice on ways organisations can use open source to advance more rapidly through collaboration, and operate with transparency and trust.
The Red Hat Forum APAC is a platform for customers and partners to learn about trends and developments in open source, exchange ideas on ways to address critical pain points, directly with Red Hat and its ecosystem of technology partners.
For further information and forum’s schedule, visit https://www.redhat.com.
-- BERNAMA
Charles River clinches ´Multi-asset Trading System of the Year´ award
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 -- Charles River Development, a State Street Company and Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS) provider, bagged the ‘Multi-asset Trading System of the Year’ award for the second consecutive year by FOW and Global Investor Group.
The annual awards programme recognises and promotes exceptional client service or innovation by organisations and technology vendors across the Asian buy-side capital market industries.
“Receiving this award acknowledges the commitment we’ve made to our clients as we continually develop and invest in Charles River IMS and grow our third-party provider ecosystem across asset classes,” said Charles River managing director (Asia Pacific), Cameron Field.
Charles River IMS is a complete front and middle office solution that enables asset managers to support large and complex multi-asset portfolios on a single platform.
It has won a number of awards this year for portfolio management, trading and compliance, including Fund Technology’s ‘Best Trading Platform – Overall’ and ‘Best Buy-Side Portfolio Management System’ by WatersTechnology.
More information at https://www.crd.com.
-- BERNAMA
The annual awards programme recognises and promotes exceptional client service or innovation by organisations and technology vendors across the Asian buy-side capital market industries.
“Receiving this award acknowledges the commitment we’ve made to our clients as we continually develop and invest in Charles River IMS and grow our third-party provider ecosystem across asset classes,” said Charles River managing director (Asia Pacific), Cameron Field.
Charles River IMS is a complete front and middle office solution that enables asset managers to support large and complex multi-asset portfolios on a single platform.
It has won a number of awards this year for portfolio management, trading and compliance, including Fund Technology’s ‘Best Trading Platform – Overall’ and ‘Best Buy-Side Portfolio Management System’ by WatersTechnology.
More information at https://www.crd.com.
-- BERNAMA
Thursday, 3 October 2019
FIREEYE AND THE CYBER SECURITY AGENCY OF SINGAPORE LOOK TO EXPAND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
International cybersecurity company aims to strengthen Singapore’s cyber security ecosystem through continued capability development and threat intelligence sharing
SINGAPORE, Oct 3 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) – FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), the intelligence-led security company, and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) have announced their anticipated expanded scope of their strategic partnership within the areas of cybersecurity capability development and research & development (R&D).
“In this highly-connected digital age, cyber attacks on one country can have major spillover effects, making international collaboration vital to tackling cybersecurity threats,” said Mr. David Koh, Chief Executive of CSA. “We look forward to our enhanced partnership with FireEye to defend Singapore’s systems from cyber attackers. This partnership will also pave the way for us to develop innovative solutions to strengthen our cyber defences.”
“Breaches are inevitable, and the impact of these events can be catastrophic. This is the case not only for companies, but for individuals and nations as well,” said Mr. Eric Hoh, President of APAC at FireEye. “Whether the activity we’re seeing is from cyber criminals or nation-state attackers, protecting Singapore from evolving cyber threats has become a matter of national security, and is an issue that both FireEye and CSA take very seriously.”
Protecting Singapore and its Critical Infrastructure from Attackers
In a Memorandum of Understanding signed by FireEye and CSA, the organisations articulated their intention to extend the framework of their cyber security cooperation to include capability building and the sharing of threat information.
FireEye and CSA now aim to expand the partnership to encompass:
SINGAPORE, Oct 3 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) – FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), the intelligence-led security company, and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) have announced their anticipated expanded scope of their strategic partnership within the areas of cybersecurity capability development and research & development (R&D).
“In this highly-connected digital age, cyber attacks on one country can have major spillover effects, making international collaboration vital to tackling cybersecurity threats,” said Mr. David Koh, Chief Executive of CSA. “We look forward to our enhanced partnership with FireEye to defend Singapore’s systems from cyber attackers. This partnership will also pave the way for us to develop innovative solutions to strengthen our cyber defences.”
“Breaches are inevitable, and the impact of these events can be catastrophic. This is the case not only for companies, but for individuals and nations as well,” said Mr. Eric Hoh, President of APAC at FireEye. “Whether the activity we’re seeing is from cyber criminals or nation-state attackers, protecting Singapore from evolving cyber threats has become a matter of national security, and is an issue that both FireEye and CSA take very seriously.”
Protecting Singapore and its Critical Infrastructure from Attackers
In a Memorandum of Understanding signed by FireEye and CSA, the organisations articulated their intention to extend the framework of their cyber security cooperation to include capability building and the sharing of threat information.
FireEye and CSA now aim to expand the partnership to encompass:
- Capability building: To further advance the CSA’s cyber security operations, FireEye will design a six-week cyber intelligence and incident response training programme to be conducted by frontline FireEye experts for CSA staff. Singapore would join several other nations who have invested in a national capability development partnership with FireEye.
- R&D investment: To continuously enhance cyber defense capabilities, FireEye would work with CSA as an R&D partner with the purpose of establishing higher barriers and costs to adversaries and criminals.
- Information & knowledge sharing: To proliferate the insights available from FireEye’s industry-leading Cyber Threat Intelligence offerings, as well as unique knowledge from FireEye® Mandiant® services on thwarting key regional threat actors to build a more resilient and secure Singaporean Critical Industry base.
About FireEye, Inc.
FireEye is the intelligence-led security company. Working as a seamless, scalable extension of customer security operations, FireEye offers a single platform that blends innovative security technologies, nation-state grade threat intelligence, and world-renowned Mandiant consulting. With this approach, FireEye eliminates the complexity and burden of cyber security for organizations struggling to prepare for, prevent, and respond to cyber attacks. FireEye has over 8,200 customers across 103 countries, including more than 50 percent of the Forbes Global 2000.
FireEye Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements related to expectations, beliefs, benefits, plans and objectives with respect to the strategic partnership between FireEye and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore. Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based upon beliefs and information as of the date of this release. These forward-looking statements are subject to change as a result of new information, future events or other circumstances and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. In addition, these forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and FireEye specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to update the forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date of this release.
© 2019 FireEye, Inc. All rights reserved. FireEye and Mandiant are registered trademarks or trademarks of FireEye, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
About the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) provides dedicated and centralised oversight of national cyber security functions, and works with sector leads to protect Singapore’s critical services. It also engages with various industries, and stakeholders to heighten cyber security awareness as well as to ensure the holistic development of Singapore’s cyber security landscape. The Agency is part of the Prime Minister’s Office and is managed by the Ministry of Communications and Information. Information on CSA is available at www.csa.gov.sg.
View source version on businesswire.com:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191002005896/en/
Contact
Media Inquiries:
Media.Relations@FireEye.com
Investor Inquiries:
Investor.Relations@FireEye.com
Media Inquiries:
Goh Jing Xian
Goh_Jing_Xian@csa.gov.sg
+65 96486226
Source : FireEye, Inc.
FireEye is the intelligence-led security company. Working as a seamless, scalable extension of customer security operations, FireEye offers a single platform that blends innovative security technologies, nation-state grade threat intelligence, and world-renowned Mandiant consulting. With this approach, FireEye eliminates the complexity and burden of cyber security for organizations struggling to prepare for, prevent, and respond to cyber attacks. FireEye has over 8,200 customers across 103 countries, including more than 50 percent of the Forbes Global 2000.
FireEye Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements related to expectations, beliefs, benefits, plans and objectives with respect to the strategic partnership between FireEye and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore. Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based upon beliefs and information as of the date of this release. These forward-looking statements are subject to change as a result of new information, future events or other circumstances and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. In addition, these forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and FireEye specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to update the forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date of this release.
© 2019 FireEye, Inc. All rights reserved. FireEye and Mandiant are registered trademarks or trademarks of FireEye, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
About the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) provides dedicated and centralised oversight of national cyber security functions, and works with sector leads to protect Singapore’s critical services. It also engages with various industries, and stakeholders to heighten cyber security awareness as well as to ensure the holistic development of Singapore’s cyber security landscape. The Agency is part of the Prime Minister’s Office and is managed by the Ministry of Communications and Information. Information on CSA is available at www.csa.gov.sg.
View source version on businesswire.com:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191002005896/en/
Contact
Media Inquiries:
Media.Relations@FireEye.com
Investor Inquiries:
Investor.Relations@FireEye.com
Media Inquiries:
Goh Jing Xian
Goh_Jing_Xian@csa.gov.sg
+65 96486226
Source : FireEye, Inc.
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
BitHarp extends special promotion until Oct 12
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 -- Based on public demand, BitHarp has extended ‘3 Plus 1 Offer’ until Oct 12 for its two profitable mining rigs, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner.
Introduced a couple of weeks ago, the special promotion has been a great success among all types of crypto mining enthusiasts.
Introduced a couple of weeks ago, the special promotion has been a great success among all types of crypto mining enthusiasts.
The New Zealand-based cryptocurrency manufacturer said both miners had encouraged many beginners to try their hand in crypto mining.
Suitable for home use, these miners are pre-configured and can start mining as soon as they are plugged in.
Apart from being used for mining Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and Dash, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are also among the most power-saving mining hardware in the market with consumption of 600 and 2,400 watts, respectively.
-- BERNAMA
Arcserve, Sophos curb cyber attacks with all-in-one data security, protection
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 -- Arcserve LLC has announced a global alliance with Sophos, a leader in network and endpoint security, to provide organisations with dedicated protection for backed-up data against cyber threats.
In a statement, the world’s most experienced data protection provider said via this collaboration, organisations could employ the only market solution that integrated anti-ransomware and other threat prevention technologies.
The technologies include deep learning AI for both known and unknown malware, and award-winning disaster recovery and high availability capabilities for prevention against data loss.
Able to be deployed within just 15 minutes, the new solution delivers a multi-layered approach to prevent, protect and immunise back-up data from cyber attacks.
Arcserve Appliances will integrate Sophos Intercept X Advanced for Server, award-winning endpoint protection with artificial intelligence, to deliver a comprehensive protect-in-depth approach to accelerate data, system and application resiliency.
A report issued by Cybersecurity Ventures predicts the global cost of ransomware to reach US$11.5 billion this year and US$20 billion by 2021, with an attack on businesses every 14 seconds, by year-end. (US$1 = RM4.18)
-- BERNAMA
In a statement, the world’s most experienced data protection provider said via this collaboration, organisations could employ the only market solution that integrated anti-ransomware and other threat prevention technologies.
The technologies include deep learning AI for both known and unknown malware, and award-winning disaster recovery and high availability capabilities for prevention against data loss.
Able to be deployed within just 15 minutes, the new solution delivers a multi-layered approach to prevent, protect and immunise back-up data from cyber attacks.
Arcserve Appliances will integrate Sophos Intercept X Advanced for Server, award-winning endpoint protection with artificial intelligence, to deliver a comprehensive protect-in-depth approach to accelerate data, system and application resiliency.
A report issued by Cybersecurity Ventures predicts the global cost of ransomware to reach US$11.5 billion this year and US$20 billion by 2021, with an attack on businesses every 14 seconds, by year-end. (US$1 = RM4.18)
-- BERNAMA
Skyroam latest funding series to drive opportunities in smartphone, IoT sectors
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 -- Skyroam, the Silicon Valley-based mobile technology company today closed a US$20 million Series C2 funding round. (US$1 = RM4.19)
The new C2 round will enable Skyroam to drive new opportunities in the smartphone and IoT sectors, in addition to continuing to scale its profitable international Wi-Fi business, according to a statement.
The new round was co-led by Mesh Ventures and Phi Ventures, with participation from new investor Premier Ventures and returning investors Vickers Venture, Jafco Ventures and GSR Ventures.
Skyroam’s service automatically connects to and switches between the best network towers, offering a service that is broader than any single network. Its proprietary Virtual eSIM software can be embedded into mobile phones, tablets, laptops and any wearable or IoT device.
Skyroam has been collaborating with manufacturers to integrate its software development kit into the modem layer of 4G chips. Among others, it has joined hands with 4G chip giant MediaTek to directly implant Virtual eSIM into their newest 4G chips.
The company is now working with Tecno Mobile, a Hong Kong mobile phone maker with sales of over 100 million phones in the African market to launch Virtual eSIM enabled phones on the continent this year.
-- BERNAMA
The new C2 round will enable Skyroam to drive new opportunities in the smartphone and IoT sectors, in addition to continuing to scale its profitable international Wi-Fi business, according to a statement.
The new round was co-led by Mesh Ventures and Phi Ventures, with participation from new investor Premier Ventures and returning investors Vickers Venture, Jafco Ventures and GSR Ventures.
Skyroam’s service automatically connects to and switches between the best network towers, offering a service that is broader than any single network. Its proprietary Virtual eSIM software can be embedded into mobile phones, tablets, laptops and any wearable or IoT device.
Skyroam has been collaborating with manufacturers to integrate its software development kit into the modem layer of 4G chips. Among others, it has joined hands with 4G chip giant MediaTek to directly implant Virtual eSIM into their newest 4G chips.
The company is now working with Tecno Mobile, a Hong Kong mobile phone maker with sales of over 100 million phones in the African market to launch Virtual eSIM enabled phones on the continent this year.
-- BERNAMA
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