Acer Malaysia preview the world’s lightest 15-inch laptop as well as unveiling a host of other laptops, desktop and monitors.

The introduction of the Acer Swift 5 and Swift 3 expands the immensely well-received Swift series which is designed for users who want superb portability, solid performance and a touch of style.

The world’s lightest 15-inch laptop - Acer Swift 5 pushes design limits to weigh in at only 990g light and with thin bezels, combining ultimate portability with smooth usability as well as a fast and responsive syste

The easy-to-carry, ultrathin Acer Swift 3 offers maximised performance that keeps users connected and powered on for up to 12 hours to simply do more; features a dedicated graphics card in its slim and stylish metal chassis

The Acer Aspire 5 is ideal for families and users who need a powerful, function-rich notebook for media consumption.

The youngest sibling in the Orion family, the Predator Orion 3000 is a mid-range gaming desktop perfect for gamers looking for performance and style.

The Predator Orion 3000 is perfect for up and coming gamers with its powerful performance for single player or online game in 4K and streaming gameplay

Also unveiled were two 31.5-inch monitors designed for both gamers and multimedia consumers, Acer ED323QURA gaming monitor which offers rapid and smooth 144Hz with WQHD resolution while ET322QK professional 4K UHD monitor is HDR-ready; both 31.5-inch monitors feature FreeSync.

Designed for professionals who mean business, the sub-1kg Acer TravelMate X514 increases mobility without compromising performance, speed and business-class security

The TravelMate X514 is priced at RM4,499, RM4,699 and RM5,299 for the CoreTM i5 with 256GB SSD, CoreTM i5 with 512GB SSD and CoreTM i7 with 512GB SSD variants respectively.

All variants are shipped with Win10Pro and are available in January 2019 at all Acer official online stores and select authorized resellers nationwide.  For more information, please visit Acer Malaysia Facebook or call Acer’s Product Infoline.

Global cybersecurity leader Forcepoint  launched its 2019 Forcepoint Cybersecurity Predictions Report, with security specialists, behavioural intelligence researchers and data scientists providing guidance on the sophisticated threats facing organisations in the months to come.

The report examines seven areas where risks will increase in 2019, with Forcepoint experts taking a deep dive into technology trends and the motivation behind cyber-attacks, so that business and government leaders and their security teams can better prepare to face the new wave of threats.

Enterprises and governments are facing a hyper-converged world where connected systems put not only critical data and intellectual property but also physical safety at risk. The report explores these areas and concludes that when people can collaborate in a trusted manner, leveraging data creatively and freely through technology, businesses can securely innovate to create value.

“The cybersecurity industry and attackers expend efforts in a never-ending cycle of breach, react, and circumvent – a true cat-and-mouse game.

“We need to escape this game. Researching these predictions forces us to step back and see the overall forest among the millions of trees.

“Cybersecurity professionals and business leaders need to adapt to changes based on the risk they represent, allowing them to free the good while still stopping the bad,” said Forcepoint vice president, Raffael Martyy.

The 2019 Forcepoint Cybersecurity Predictions report explores the impact of businesses putting their trust in cloud providers on faith, the impact of end-user trust in securing personal data using biometrics and the potential impact of cascading of trust throughout a supply chain.

In a survey of Forcepoint customers  94 percent identified security when moving to the cloud as an important issue. Fifty-eight percent are actively looking for trustworthy providers with a strong reputation for security and 31 percent are limiting the amount of data placed in the cloud due to security concerns.

“One way to increase trust and gain control is through behavioural modelling of users or, more specifically, their digital identities, to understand the reasons behind their activity,” Marty continued.

“Understanding how a user acts on the network and within applications can identify behavioural anomalies that help inform risk-adaptive responses.”

The success of digital payments at local 7-Eleven stores via MOLPay, Southeast Asia’s online payment gateway, has proven that such transactions may soon be a lot more commonplace.

“UKM realised their students required convenience and flexibility when making payments for their tuition fees and miscellaneous expenses,” said MOLPay chief executive officer, Eng Sheng Guan.

Fujifilm Malaysia officially unveiled its latest Wonder Photo Shop at 163 Retail Park, Mont Kiara, making it the fifth concept store of its kind in Malaysia.

The Wonder Photo Shop concept store aims to celebrate Malaysians’ passion for photography and provide customers with the opportunity to experience an engaging and interactive retail space with Fujifilm’s state-of-the-art products and services.

DuitNow, the service that allows bank customers to transfer money instantly and securely using the recipient’s mobile phone number, is now available to the public at the Internet.

DuitNow is also available on mobile banking channels of several banks including Ambank (M) Berhad, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad, Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad, BNP Paribas Malaysia Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad, Citibank Berhad, Hong Leong Bank Berhad, HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad, Malayan Banking Berhad, OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, Public Bank Berhad, RHB Bank Berhad, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad and United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad

Originating from Thailand, the Anjeri Masks created by Thanadon Yingsiriworakun of Rayanskin International Co. Ltd. has set foot on Malaysian soil.

The Anjeri series of mask that will hit Malaysian waters include Anjeri Gold Facial Mask, Anjeri Silver Facial Mask, Anjeri Gold Sleeping Mask and Anjeri Silver Sleeping Mask.

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad was awarded the ‘Highest Return on Equity Over Three Years in the Consumer Products and Services Sector’ at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club 2018.

The Edge Billion Ringgit Club is where the Edge Media Group and partners celebrate Corporate Malaysia’s best-performing companies and top responsible organisations, and this year is the ninth year of the celebration.

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (BAT Malaysia) upheld its accolade as a leading employer when it took home the Top Employer – Malaysia/Asia Pacific 2019 Award yet again.

The Top Employers Institute also further recognised BAT Malaysia for being within the best three of companies certified in Malaysia.

In yet another initiative to promote digitalisation among SMEs, SME Corp. Malaysia and Huawei Technologies (M) Sdn. Bhd. announced a Whitepaper on the current state of digitalisation in Malaysian SME sector.

Titled, “Accelerating Malaysian Digital SMEs: Escaping the Computerisation Trap”, the Whitepaper highlights challenges being faced by SMEs in order to be completely ‘digitalised’.

Menara Hong Leong, the headquarters of Hong Leong Bank Berhad (HLB) was abuzz with coders, UX/UI developers, product designers, programmers and startup entrepreneurs.

They were hoping to make an impact with their ideas at HLB LaunchPad Activate 2018 (HLB LaunchPad) for tech-savvy fintechs and startups, and at the HLB sponsored event, Unimaker Universe 2018 (Unimaker) for the next generation of digital-minded talents.