Tech Talk

In today’s Tech Thursday, Gabey Goh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about the RM1.2million fine by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) on major telcos and the impact to the industry. Also, she talks about SMTrack Bhd’s deal with IDG and Canton Fair Import Export Co Ltd to develop Malaysia’s first ‘cross-border end-to-end food traceability’ sys...

The End of Days has arrived. It’s finally here after the long wait. I’m talking about Windows XP. After 13 years, Microsoft has discontinued support and security updates for Windows XP as of April 8 th . However, nearly 28% of the world’s computers still rely on what is deemed as a massive success for Microsoft in all of their operating systems. What can be done and what should y...

The concept of crowdsourcing is not something new, from idea generation to genereating funds, it has given the web a much more powerful presence. WebSearchME is a feature built in Fobo Max that utilise crowd sourcing to help people to locate their lost items or loved ones without paying any monthly subscription fee. How does it work? We speak to Kevin Tan and George Pan of Salutica Allied Solution...

The Geeks talk about a new 3D printer that prints make up from your home using the Internet as your catalog and how we could soon see a US $20 smartphone that will hit developing nations few soon according to experts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage has been banging the 3D printer drum for the last 2 or 3 years. As the devices become more mainstream and figure more highly in news reports in the mainstream media, Matt thinks it’s time to tell you why you should be interested. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about Alpha Startups, a 5 day intensive pre-acelerator bootcamp that shows more support for entrepreneurs. He talks about about Soft Space and their RM18.4 million grant from MIDA and what’s happening with Zafrul Noordin and Code Army. And Malaysia may appoint a Chief Data Scientist, do we even need one? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

Jiro Shindo from Thales e-Security talks about some of the key takeaways from the 2013 Global Encryption Trends Study and discusses what are some of the challenges organizations faced today in planning and executing a data encryption strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earlier this year, Akamai Technologies released its Third Quarter 2013 State of the Internet Report with insights into the likelihood of repeat DDoS attacks against an individual target. John Ellis, Director for Enterprise Security APJ for Akamai Technologies talks about Brobot and DDoS Attacks and what should you be concerned and protect for your business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

With more regulations (PDPA for example), and more mobility in data, the lifecycle of data becomes even more define and the need for a secure data erasure system has never been more important, especially when you’re dealing with sensitive data and upgrading to newer systems. Alan Puah, Country Manager SE Asia for Blancco talks about the importance of data erasure on mobile devices, PCs and s...

The Geeks talks about a super secret OS that will turn you into the next Edward Snowden and how it will soon be impossible to not find your car in a parking lot thanks to Google. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“War. What is it good for?” sang Edwin Starr in 1969. It turns out it might be responsible for modern civilization, falling death rates, not to mention technological progress if Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage is to be believed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the weekend, US President Barrack Obama was in Malaysia and during the launch of MaGIC at Cyberjaya, he said that equipping youths with IT skills is key to the nation’s growth. And that’s what Microsoft aims to do with its week-long coding campaign called the “We Speak Code”, dubbed as “Code for Malaysia”. Jasmine Begum, Legal and Corporate Affairs Director...

Rob Castaneda, is the CEO of ServiceRocket and founded it in 2001 as CustomWare when he was just 21 years old. ServiceRocket helps fast growing software companies and their enterprise customers get the most out of their software. He speaks about why training and support services are the keys to success for software companies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2013, 1143 leaks of confidential information were recorded and reported in the media and registered by InfoWatch Analytical Center. This figure is 22% higher than the number of leaks registered in the past year. Andrey Sokurenko, Business Development Director of InforWatch Group of Companies explains why the rise in leaks and what can you do to stop it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Jeff Sandhu & Matt Armitage talks about a new sorcery for Google Chrome users that allow you to edit and remove texts from any images online with a click of a button and if smartphones should be taken seriously as a tool to ignite revolution? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Trust me, I’m from Instagroom.” Not a phrase that inspires a lot of confidence. While we might not trust Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage very much, it does seem that the emergence of the sharing economy is changing the way we interact with and trust each other.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gabey Goh from DigitalNewsAsia.com discusses BlackBerry's increase focus on the Malaysian enterprise sector and Digital Malaysia's two new initiatives, one to accelerate e-commerce via a nationwide ‘cybersale’ and the other to improve the quality of life for traditional religious institutions (Sekolah Pondok) through crowdfunding. Also on the show, KPJ Healthcare Bhd expects all i...

PayPal’s Cross Border Insights 2013 found that online exports from Malaysia on PayPal’s global payment platform saw strong growth of 29% year on year. Audrey Ottevanger, PayPal’s Country Manager for Malaysia talks about the growth of e-commerce and its drivers based on PayPal’s Cross Border Insights 2013 report. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Businesses today are facing heightened challenges in reducing costs. Many have moved towards relying more and more on technology. The advancement and usage of multimedia channels have increased over the past few years and data networks are continuously stretched. Companies today expect simpler operations and management that improves productivity and lower their costs especially in the area of netw...

IBM recently released its Insights from the Global C-suite Study that was based on 4,000 C-level folk from 70 industries across 20 countries titled The Customer-activated Enterprise. Anthony Marshall from IBM Institute of Business Value shares with us some of the interesting findings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we move into a digital world with virtual goods, we have to start asking ourselves, what do we need to own? So reckons Matt Armitage from Kulturpop.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com  talks about why many CEOs are still clueless about megatrends according to Frost & Sullivan's chairman David Frigstad. Karamjit also talks about how does a startup founder be both a leader and a manager to his team which will be the center of the discussion during DNA-TeAM Disrupt event happening on the 23rd of April, and what does he hav...

Qualcomm Incorporated is an American global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, USA, the company has 157 worldwide locations. We speak to Mantosh Malhotra, Senior Director Business Development for Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore for Qualcomm Technologies to talk about what goes i...

Currently there are more smartphones and tablets in use than PCs, so protecting personal mobile devices is a critical part of a modern IT security strategy. We speak to Sumit Bansal, ASEAN Director of Sales for Sophos to talk about the explosive growth in mobile security. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Prescribe me a Tshirt” That’s what Matt Armitage from Kulturpop think we’ll all be shouting in the near future. Instead of reaching for the Panadol we’ll just put on a new Paul Smith – or Crocodile, in Matt’s case.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.