IDC Survey Finds Security Software Buying Decision is Influenced by the Perception of How Innovative the Software Vendor is

Singapore and Hong Kong, July 23, 2007 – According to IDC’s latest survey report “Innovation in the Security Software Market: Top Vendors from A Mindshare Perspective” (Doc# AP322311P), the vendors that are perceived by enterprise IT end-users to be innovative in the area of security software are traditional heavyweights such as Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro, and large infrastructure software vendors, including IBM and Microsoft. Local security vendors including Rising in China and Ahnlab in Korea also received encouraging ratings in this survey.

“Interestingly in Korea and PRC, the local security software vendors, though smaller than international players, dominated the mindshare for product and process innovation. IDC believes that this augurs well for these vendors when end-users are basing buying decisions on vendor innovation,” says Willie Low, Senior Market Analyst of IDC’s Asia/Pacific Infrastructure Software research.

Maxis Group CEO Appointed to Binariang GSM Board

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Kuala Lumpur, 5 July 2007 – Maxis Communications Bhd Group (“Maxis”)  today announces that Dato’ Jamaludin Ibrahim will retire as Group CEO on 31 July 2007. Jamaludin, who joined the company 10 years ago, will continue as Non-Executive Director on the Maxis Board, and will support Sandip Das, Maxis CEO, in his additional direct duties and responsibilities for taking the Group’s regional businesses to the next stage. 

Commenting on the move, Maxis Chairman Tan Sri Dato’ Megat Zaharuddin said, “Dato’ Jamal’s contributions in Maxis through its formative, value-creation years have been immense. During his watch, Maxis revenues rose tenfold to nearly RM8 billion, with net earnings of RM2.0 billion. Listed in 2002 with a market capitalization of RM11 billion, Maxis was last valued at RM40 billion. We are pleased to have the continued benefit of Dato’ Jamal’s experience in his capacity as Maxis Director and  and to have Sandip to take Maxis in its next stages of regional expansion.”

SingTel to revolutionise home entertainment with the launch of mio TV

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Singapore, 20 July 2007 – Singapore Telecommunications Limited, (SingTel) today announced the launch of its much-anticipated pay TV service.  Named mio TV, the offering will revolutionise the way Singapore watches TV.  Unlike other services which require customers to be tied to programme schedules and rigid basic tier packages, mio TV allows subscribers full flexibility to watch what they want, when they want.

 

“The next generation of television watching has arrived,” said Mr Allen Lew, CEO Singapore. “Customers have been calling for choice and flexibility in the pay TV market and now they have it.”

Mobile TV technology choices should be driven by consumer needs, says Analysys

In case you missed this:London, UK, 18 July 2007 – Investment decisions for mobile TV need to be made in light of expected market dynamics, substitute technologies and the competitive landscape, according to recent work undertaken by Analysys, the global advisers on telecoms, IT and media.Analysys’s study suggests that, whilst most observers expect mobile TV to become a multi-billion Euro industry by 2010, and will be well on the way to being accepted as a mass-market product by then, the supply-side industry dynamics are not yet clear.  Many operators are actively considering broadcast technologies as a solution for mobile TV, but our research suggests that a decision to invest in a broadcast mobile TV network should follow a review of the underlying demand and analysis of the contribution that alternative technologies can make.

Mobile Operators Risk Losing The Enterprise Mobility Market, Says Analysys

In case you missed this: LONDON, UK, 17 July 2007 – Mobile operators must not neglect enterprises’ mobility solution needs or they will be marginalised, according to a new report, Seizing the Opportunities from Enterprise Mobility, published by Analysys, the global advisers on telecoms, IT and media (http://research.analysys.com).Enterprises account for a large proportion of total mobile service revenue, their share reaching 37% in Western Europe and 39% in the USA in 2006. However, mobile operators put most of their effort into the mass market, where they can sell the same set of services to a very large number of consumers. “Neglecting the enterprise market is a risky strategy”, says report co-author, Dr Alastair Brydon. “Mobile operators in developed markets are finding it increasingly difficult to boost their revenues from consumer services, despite the advent of 3G services and handsets. Furthermore, in the absence of comprehensive enterprise mobility solutions from the cellular industry, the IT community is exploiting the increasing adoption of WLAN, particularly in North America. This threatens to cannibalise cellular revenue.”