October 14th, 2014
The new release of the CA Unified Infrastructure Management provides enhanced analytics, alerting and Cloud services support to help IT teams ensure a superior customer experience.
Downloaded by more than 10,000 users, this feature-rich version of CA UIM is free for up to 30 devices.
The new release of CA Unified Infrastructure Management (CA UIM) further bolsters the company’s offering for unified monitoring and management of critical IT services and infrastructure.
“IT organisations are increasingly facing the critical need to develop and deploy applications with precision and speed, while also delivering the reliability and responsiveness that users demand,” said Stephen Miles, vice president, Enterprise Management. CA UIM’s scalable, end-to-end monitoring capabilities help IT organizations and service providers stay ahead of potential infrastructure issues that could impact customer experience by enabling staff to proactively identify and resolve issues to ensure optimal performance of their critical IT services, CA Technologies.
Formerly known as CA Nimsoft Monitor, the new release boosts IT performance by improving service reliability and staff productivity with enhanced analytics, alerting and cloud monitoring capabilities.
Enhanced analytics in CA UIM, including “time to threshold,” predictively calculates and identifies threats in performance to provide early warnings of problems so that they can be corrected before end users are impacted.
Also, by leveraging new “time over threshold” analytics, IT staff can better determine real and persistent performance issues that need to be addressed while minimizing false alarms due to occasional spikes.
In addition to the enhanced analytics and alarms delivered by CA Unified Infrastructure Management, the new release also includes updates to help users monitor and optimise performance within Amazon Web Services (AWS).
These updates include:
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Tags: Business IT, CA, CA Technologies, enterprise IT, infrastructure, Nimsoft, UC, UIM, UIM Snap, unified communications
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October 13th, 2014
Atlas Sound & Vision has introduced four new personal audio products from Bose.
SoundLink Colour Bluetooth speaker (S$219) and SoundTrue in-ear headphones (S$149).
These are now available at the Atlas e-store and Atlas showrooms.
The SoundLink Colour Bluetooth® speaker is a completely new SoundLink design and weighs just 567 grams.
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Tags: Atlas, AV, Bluetooth, Bose, earphones, headphones, music, Singapore, SoundLink, SoundSport, SoundTrue, speakers, wireless
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October 13th, 2014
Noontec is launching a new card-sized “Giant Mini” power bank (S$89) and the “Polo” lightweight battery pack (S$49). Prices include GST and available at Epilife, HMW, Mustafa, Lucky Store, and Changi Airport (T2 & T3).
The new Noontec “Giant Mini” power bank (S$89, right) and the “Polo” lightweight battery pack (S$49, left).
Signeo SEA is the exclusive distributor for Noontec’s new power chargers in Singapore.
Noontec “Giant Mini” 10,000mAh Ultra Power Bank (white), S$89.
Noontec “Giant Mini” 10,000mAh Ultra Power Bank
The Noontec “Giant Mini” encompasses advanced power batteries generally used in electric cars, which is more efficient during power transfers.
The 10,000 mAh power capacity can bring your mobile devices back to life quickly.
The “Giant Mini” is designed with a matte polished surface to reduce visible finger print marks.
The recessed power button prevents the device from unintended operation.
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Tags: accessories, battery, chargers, Giant Mini, Noontec, Polo, power, Singapore
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October 12th, 2014
Photo of the Day: St Peter’s Abbey is a Benedictine monastery next to the Salzurger Dom in Salzburg, Austria. It is one of the oldest monasteries in the German-speaking world.
The grand interior of St Peter’s Abbey, which was raised to the status of an Archabbey in 1927. This photo was taken at ISO 1250.
* All photos in this article were taken with a Sony A7 full-frame mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, with Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS full-frame E-mount zoom lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
The elaborate altar of St Peter’s Abbey. Photo taken at ISO 2500.
St Peter’s Abbey was founded in 696 AD by Saint Rupert, at the site of a church from the early days of Christianity.
Until 987, the abbot of the Abbey was also the Archbishop of Salzburg.
The current building was built in the Romanesque period in the 13th century, and completely renovated in the Baroque style in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The monastery also houses the oldest library in Austria, with some 800 manuscripts and 100,000 volumes.
The light within the Abbey was rather dim and I didn’t want to use any flash – so it was a good opportunity to put the reputed low-light prowess of the Sony A7 to the test.
The Salzburg Madonna
We found this beautiful statue of the Holy Mother and Child within St Peter’s Abbey and I looked it up on the Web afterwards.
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Tags: A7, Austria, Austria 2014, Carl Zeiss, Europe, full-frame, photography, photos, potd, Salzburg, Sony, St Peter’s Abbey, travel
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October 11th, 2014
I was wondering how well Intel has penetrated the mobile market. Here are some quick updates from Jonathan Ong, Area Sales Manager of Intel Singapore & Malaysia.
Intel’s Atom processors are being adopted in smartphones and tablets in the mobile devices market.
According to the September report of the Strategy Analytics, Intel ranked second in Application Processor Shipment in Q2 of 2014.
The keys to their mobile strategy:
- Compute performance based on true 64-bit architecture
- Global communications platforms
- Leading manufacturing technology
Intel Atom processors focus on providing the performance demanded by today’s road warriors.
There are now more than 200 smartphone/tablet designs currently in the market or coming this year in over 150 countries.
Examples of their latest smartphone partner products include:
Tablet partners include Acer, Dell and Lenovo, amongst others.
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Tags: Acer, Aspire, Asus, Atom, CPUs, Galaxy, GoFaster, hybrids, Intel, IntelMobility, mobility, PerformanceMatters, processors, Samsung, smartphones, Switch 10, tablets, transformers, Windows, Windows 8, ZenFone
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October 10th, 2014
Sony’s first curved 4K Ultra HD TV is now available in Singapore. RRP: S$8,999. Check out the promotion below.
Sony’s 4K X-Reality™ PRO technology up-scales regular TV broadcasts and Blu-ray movies to four times more details than Full HD. X-tended Dynamic Range intelligently boosts brightness and contrast for sparkling highlights and deep blacks.
Announced during IFA 2014 early last month, the 65-inch BRAVIA S9000B sports a gentle curvature that offers a natural sense of depth and realism.
Features such as 4K X-Reality PRO, X-tended Dynamic Range, TRILUMINOS Display, and an all-new 4.2 channel Multi-angle Live Speaker system help bring your favourite content to life.
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Tags: 3D, 4K, Bravia, IFA, IFA 2014, promotions, Singapore, Sony, TRILUMINOS, TVs
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October 10th, 2014
The company also introduced during the NEC Technology Showcase its 4K Ultra High Definition Videowall solutions and NEC Laser Hybrid projector for the first time.
NEC 4K Ultra High Definition Videowall solution.
The NEC Technology Showcase event is the inaugural product display for NEC in Singapore from 8 to 10 October 2014.
Flat table-top touch-panel used as retail display.
The event saw the powerful NEC Laser Hybrid projector using solid state technology showcased for the first time within Asia Pacific, as well as the NEC 4K Ultra High Definition Videowall solution with patent-pending frame compensation technology.
The showcase provided an interactive experience for attendees with set-up scenarios for various sectors.
It included digital signage solutions enabling content creation on the cloud, as well as solutions with innovative energy saving features utilising human sensors.
Highlights also included interactive and collaborative solutions such as wireless presentation software, advanced interactive whiteboard applications with finger touch functionality, and interactive table displays for education, retail and hospitality sectors as well as for enterprise use.
Below are more details about the two highlights.
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Tags: Business IT, interactive whiteboard, laser, NEC, projectors, Singapore, technology, TV, videowall
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October 9th, 2014
Following the success of its well-received LG G2, I like the large stunning QHD display of the LG G3 and totally enjoyed using the flagship smartphone over the past few weeks.
The LG G3 is available in Singapore in 32GB (S$868) and 64GB (S$928) models.
The LG G3 is one of the first smartphones to sport a 5.5-inch Quad HD display – other makers are only now beginning to ship QHD on their flagships.
Top edge of the LG G3.
The 538 ppi resolution of the G3 is one of the highest in the market now and is equivalent to four times the resolution of HD and almost two times that of a Full HD display.
The sharper detail was remarkable especially when viewing 4K video on the display. Even Full HD video looked sharper and clearer.
The LG G3 is one of the best smartphones that I’ve used that are currently on the market. Fast and smooth, with great display and excellent camera.
The other thing that impressed me was the camera (sample shots at the end of this review).
The 13-megapixel rear camera comes with OIS+ (Optical Image Stabiliser Plus) and uses an innovative Laser Auto Focus for faster and more accurate focus on the subject.
The LG G3 comes in five colours: Metallic Black, Silk White and Shine Gold, Moon Violet and Burgundy Red.
The result is sharper photos and a faster response time.
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Tags: Android, G3, KitKat, LG, phablets, reviews, smartphones
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October 8th, 2014
The LG UC970T Curved ULTRA HD TV is available in 55-inch (S$4,499) and 65-inch (S$6,299).
The LG UC970T Curved Ultra HD TV is available in Singapore at Audio House, Best Denki, Courts, Gain City, Harvey Norman, Mega Discount and other LG appointed retailers.
LG Electronics has launched its latest Curved ULTRA HD TV (UC970T).
As with the flat ULTRA HD TV, the latest model supports 4K Motion Estimation Motion Compensation (MEMC), which offers flawless ULTRA HD images with minimal motion blur.
The LG Curved ULTRA HD TV employ 3840 x 2160 resolution In-Plane Switching (IPS) 4K panel that reproduces vivid colours.
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Tags: LG, televisions, TV, UHD, webOS
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October 7th, 2014
The partnership will see both companies invest up to US$50 million over the next five years to launch the first Managed Defence Solution powered by FireEye in APAC to help enterprises contain rising cyber-attacks.
Bill Chang (left), CEO, SingTel Group Enterprise and David DeWalt (right), Chairman of the Board and CEO, FireEye.
The money will be used to build infrastructure, recruit people and to train them into security experts.
This initiative is part of the overall cyberdefence strategy that SingTel has envisaged in the modern threat environment.
The strategic partnership between SingTel and FireEye promises to enhance the cyber security eco-system in Asia Pacific and will cover:
- Significant investments related to new Advanced Security Operation Centres (ASOCs) in Singapore and Australia.
- The launch of the first SingTel Managed Defence solution powered by FireEye in APAC.
- Building up cyber security expertise, including training up to 150 professionals to operate the ASOCs.
- Setting up new data stores in the region.
- Increasing awareness and knowledge of next generation cyber threats through the biannual APAC-focused threat advisory reports by SingTel and FireEye.
More details on each of the above facets of the partnership can be found below, extracted from the press release.
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Tags: APAC, APT, ASOC, cybercrime, cyberdefence, cybersecurity, data stores, FireEye, ICT, security, SingTel
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