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WCIT delegates to get free Wi-Fi
News Visitors at World Congress on IT in Malaysia next week will enjoy free wireless Internet access service, provided by one of country's WiMax licensee Packet One Networks.
Tags: WiMax, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Mobile, Broadband, Service, Wi-Fi, network, Kuala Lumpur, industry, information technology
Olympic torch built with PCs in mind
News Designed by Lenovo and the second lightest among the Games, the Beijing Olympics torch was built based on the same considerations used to manufacture computers.
Tags: Product development and design, Personal Computers, Security, Lenovo Group Ltd., printer, graphic design, Kuala Lumpur, China, Beijing, desktop
Cisco technology powers M'sian smart town
News The i-City intelligent community being developed in Selangor is reputed to be the country's only commercial property with last-mile fiber optics to units.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Security, Cisco Systems Inc., Real Estate, Malaysia, networking company, job, network, Kuala Lumpur
Blue Coat extends Malaysia operations
News New global service center in Kuala Lumpur is testament of company's commitment to Asia-Pacific region, senior executive says.
Tags: Networking, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Region, Telecommunications, Asia-Pacific, Malaysia, Packeteer, financial, Kuala Lumpur, revenue
Global group to provide cyberattack early warnings
News The International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism, or Impact, will provide an "early-warning system" for governments facing cyberattacks, says its founders.
Tags: Security, Network security, Data security, Google Inc., Academia, Cyberspace, Government, Vint Cerf, Symantec Corp., information system
Intel pumps US$15.4M in M'sian operator
News Chipmaker's investment arm Intel Capital pours 50 million ringgit in Malaysian WiMax licensee Packet One, taking up 6.3 percent stake in latter's parent company Green Packet.
Tags: WiMax, Mobile platforms/communications, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Intel Corp., India, Investment, Broadband, Malaysia, Japan, bond
Malaysia finally gets commercial WiMax
News After an initial delay, local service provider Packet One Networks is first among country's four licensees to offer commercial WiMax service, targeting 100,000 subscribers within a year.
Tags: WiMax, Notebook, phone, processor, Kuala Lumpur, Oracle Corp., billing, managing director, Lucent Technologies Inc., U.S.
International cooperation key in cybercrime fight
Insight newsmaker Prosecution is hard as the laws are national but such crimes are international, says Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer of F-Secure.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Web sites, Malware, F-Secure Corp., Attack, Gang, Malaysia, virus writer, Russia
Symantec: Identify safe software by reputation
News Security firm is testing rating technology that can accurately categorize malware and legitimate programs based on user-guided "reputation", says India CTO.
Tags: PC security, Viruses and worms, Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Norton Co., Malware, Security, Reputation, Program
Global drug firm opens M'sian IT center
News GlaxoSmithKline sets up US$17.7 million tech center in Malaysia, its first in Asia, to support company's global operations and networks across 85 countries.
Tags: Services, Data centers, Outsourcing, GlaxoSmithKline Plc., GSK, U.K., Information Technology, revenue, Pharmaceutical Company, Manufacturing
Malaysian govt defends action in Web censorship
News Ministry says MCMC has been "transparent, fair and balanced" and condemns allegations multimedia commission acted like Nazi police "Gestapo".
Tags: Local Government, Politics, Regulations, Web sites, Commission, multimedia, Web sites, Information And Communication Technology, Video, Malaysia
Malaysia fines laggard WiMax licensees
News Government slaps penalties totaling US$1.1 million on all but one of country's WiMax operators after they failed to meet required network coverage.
Tags: WiMax, Regulations, Network infrastructure, Pacnet Ltd., Network Coverage, performance bond, network, Telecommunications, Singapore, Malaysia
Funding boost for Malaysia's mobile developers
News Country's mobile app makers can receive funds and related support from new initiative between two government agencies and Nokia.
Tags: Applications and tools, Symbian, Training, Asia-Pacific, digital content, Developer, Kuala Lumpur, collaboration, Symbian, Lee Min Keong
M'sian content sector grows, challenges remain
News Malaysia's creative content space makes good strides but still needs to resolve several issues to better compete with peers in region, say industry players.
Tags: Local Government, Games, Multimedia, GameBrains, International Data Corp., Animation, Singapore, Broadband, Malaysia, animation company
From virtual, and back again to reality
Blogs Companies like Microsoft and Dell Computer, are known for leveraging the Internet. But lately, they are "going physical"...
