World's Leading IT Security Certification Provider to Host Technical Hackers Combat Workshop Series in Hacker Halted APAC

 

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA--(Marketwire - July 16, 2012) - EC-Council Academy will be hosting the Security360 workshop series at the upcoming Hacker Halted APAC, to be held on the 19th - 22nd November 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 

These workshops are specifically designed by the world's leading ethical hackers and information security experts to address crucial information security matters in today's technology dependent business environment. All workshops are technical and will be conducted in a hands-on method.

 

This cutting edge series aims to arm the participants with every tip, tool and trick they need to fortify networks against malicious hackers.

 

"We do not believe in sugar-coating realities that someday, in the near future, organizations and their clients will be victims of cybercrimes. By hosting this workshop series, we hope to provide information security professionals with the know-hows to help prevent that," said EC-Council Academy managing director Wilson Wong.

 

The first workshop, "Run & Gun: Penetration Testing," will provide an offensive approach against network intrusions. This workshop will enable participants to adopt best practices and explore new and unconventional techniques in discovering network vulnerabilities, effectively gaining steps ahead of potential malicious intruders.

 

Next, will be a workshop on web applications hacking called "The Combat of Web Applications: Hackers vs. Developers." Take control of your web applications security with this in-depth show-and-tell workshop where participants will be exposed to potential damages by hackers on your web application -- preventions and cures included!

 

"Mobile Hacking: Dark of the Moon" is one for the nomophobics -- featuring hacker technologies on Android and iOS based devices. The competition between Android and iOS has THE operating system has bared a fresh target for hackers -- mobile devices. This workshop is revolutionary and will break the belief that mobile devices are secondary in the information threat watch list.

 

"The Art of Cyber War -- Network Hacking and Defense," the fourth workshop, is not a mockery of Sun Tzu's Art of War but a cyber environment complement. This segment of the series will comprehensively address best practices and strategies to ensure network security. The best defense is supposed to be offense, but here participants will learn the best of both.

 

The final workshop of the series, "Managing the Multiple Personalities of GRC," will leave the participants prepared to navigate diverse international cyber regulations and compliance law. It's crucial to grasp this now in order to mitigate long-term complications and consequences of cyber risks and enforceable regulations.

 

Participants can also look forward to the return of the Night Hack Live where ethical hackers will penetrate secured networks -- proving that no network is completely hack proof. Networks will be hacked in real time. This exclusive feature is designed to expose security professionals to world-class hacking technologies and strategies.

 

Seats are limited for the workshops and Night Hack Live -- participants are encouraged to sign up soon to avoid disappointment.

 

Hacker Halted APAC 2012 is endorsed by the Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) and Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC).

 

More information about Hacker Halted APAC 2012 and registration forms are available at http://hackerhaltedapac.org/apac/.

 

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About EC-Council Academy Sdn. Bhd

 

EC-Council Academy was established in 2000 and is now recognized as one of the leading providers for global certification programs and services, designed to enable advancement through IT security certifications.

 

EC-Council Academy is the winner of the IT Security Training Provider of the Year award by CyberSecurity Malaysia for 2009 and 2010.

 

EC-Council Academy has been hosting Hacker Halted APAC since 2004. The event has an annual gathering of more than 500 individuals from the information security community. The Hacker Halted series is a constant source of knowledge to the community.

 

More information about EC-Council Academy is available at www.eccouncilacademy.org

 

Contact
Maddy Low 
Tel: +603 7665 0911 
Email: maddy.low@eccouncilacademy.org

 

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Pegasystems Teams With Transport Management Centre

Pega Technology Enables Rapid Business Transformation

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - July 16, 2012) - Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the leader in Business Process Management (BPM) and software for customer centricity, today announced that theTransport Management Centre (TMC) will work with Pegasystems to help improve its incident management capability. 

The TMC is a key part of the newly-established Transport for NSW (TfNSW), the state government authority dedicated to improving customer experience on the NSW transport network. The TMC is focused on enhanced transport co-ordination services while monitoring and managing the NSW road network to minimise delays and provide timely and accurate information to transport users.

The new Fault Management System (FMS) -- the first business system to be installed using Pega technology -- will deliver an agile, integrated system for managing intelligent transport system (ITS) faults.

The FMS has been designed to more effectively manage faults through to their resolution through capabilities including job authorisation, allocation of identified faults to field staff, service level tracking, escalation and prioritisation of faults and remote access for on-site technicians. 

The new technology is designed to better manage operational resources, allow further ITS changes to be readily incorporated, improve asset management, reduce operating costs and allow stronger communication with field technicians via remote access or dispatch.

Luke McCormack, Vice President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Pegasystems, said that the partnership with the TMC is representative of the organisation's focus on using technology to create effective and efficient solutions.

"More and more government agencies are leveraging Pegasystems technology to provide citizen services and to deliver measurable benefits in a compliant manner," said Mr. McCormack. "They are achieving rapid returns and increased efficiencies by automating manual processes and modernising legacy systems in complex, siloed environments."

Future plans for the TMC's use of Pega technology include a new callouts system, designed to contract resources from the public and private sectors to assist in the management of transport incidents. This will be the first planned stage in replacing the TMC's Incident Management Systems.

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About Pegasystems 
Pegasystems, the leader in business process management and software for customer centricity, helps organizations enhance customer loyalty, generate new business, and improve productivity. Our patented Build for Change® technology speeds the delivery of critical business solutions by directly capturing business objectives and eliminating manual programming. Pegasystems' flexible on-premise and cloud-based solutions enable clients to quickly adapt to changing business conditions in order to outperform the competition. For more information, please visit us at www.pega.com.

 

Press Contacts:

Brian Callahan 
Pegasystems Inc. 
brian.callahan@pega.com 
(617) 866-6364 
Twitter: @pegasystems 

Christa Conte
Hotwire PR 
christa.conte@hotwirepr.com 
(646) 738-8962

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Bombardier Aerospace Concludes a Successful Farnborough Airshow

FARNBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - July 16, 2012) - Bombardier Aerospace today concluded a successful week at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow, where it had the opportunity to connect with business and commercial aircraft customers from around the world and announced up to $3.27 billion in firm orders and other commitments for its Q400 NextGen, CRJ and CSeries aircraft.

"We arrived at Farnborough with solid momentum following a strong first half of the year, and I'm delighted with the success we have had this week," said Guy C. Hachey, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier Aerospace. "This airshow is a wonderful opportunity for us to connect with our stakeholders across the industry, and I'm very pleased with the level of interest and activity we're seeing in all of our aircraft programs and services."

"We have had a tremendous volume of traffic in our chalet, the CSeries Dome that houses the CSeries aircraft cabin demonstrator and flight deck, and the static display. We have proudly introduced our new brand promise, The Evolution of Mobility, to customers, suppliers, government representatives, industry partners and members of the media that we interacted with over the course of the week," added Mr. Hachey.

Since July 7, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced firm orders and other commitments for up to 52 aircraft worth up to $3.27 billion US with China Express Airlines, airBaltic, Jazz Aviation LP and an undisclosed customer. Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has had a great start to 2012 with 154 orders, including firm and conditional orders as well as options, from 11 customers from across the globe. During the show, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft also briefed members of the media on the CSeries aircraft program, including on its discussions with Ilyushin Finance Co. and AirAsia, as well as held events with Nordic Aviation Capital, Flybe and Pratt & Whitney. In addition, Jazz Aviation grabbed headlines with the announcement that it had enrolled its fleet of Q400 NextGen aircraft in Bombardier's Smart Parts cost protection program, making it the fifth prominent airline worldwide to have signed a customized long-term Smart Parts agreement for its Q400 aircraft fleet in the past few months.

The airshow was also an opportunity for Bombardier Business Aircraft to continue or start discussions with multiple customers and provide an update on its Learjet aircraft development programs. During a press conference on Wednesday, July 11, Ralph Acs, Vice President and General Manager, Learjet, Bombardier Business Aircraft, confirmed that there are now four Learjet 85 test aircraft in various stages of fabrication. The Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft program is also progressing well, with the first two flight test aircraft having already logged more than 135 flights and 600 test hours.

With the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games only a couple of weeks away, Bombardier Customer Services announced the opening of its newest Regional Support Office at Farnborough, United Kingdom. The office, the latest addition to Bombardier's fast-growing footprint of global services, will anchor regional support capabilities for the growing number of Bombardier business aircraft customers in Europe, and Bombardier Business Aircraft customers traveling through London during the Olympic Games can expect bolstered on-site support round the clock from July 23 to August 17, 2012.

About Bombardier

Bombardier is the world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make us a global leader in transportation.

Bombardier is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indexes. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we posted revenues of $18.3 billion USD. News and information are available at bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter @Bombardier.

Notes to editors

Follow @Bombardier_Aero on Twitter to receive the latest news and updates from Bombardier Aerospace.

For information about Bombardier Aerospace's presence at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow, please visit: airshows.bombardier.com.

Bombardier, CRJ, CSeries, Learjet 70, Learjet 75, Learjet 85, NextGen, Q400, Smart Parts and The Evolution of Mobility are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.

 

Contact Information

Contacts:
Bombardier Aerospace
Haley Dunne
+1-514-573-7124
www.bombardier.com

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Canada's Chorus Aviation Orders Six Bombardier Q400 NextGenAirliners

- Aircraft to be operated by Jazz Aviation under the Air Canada Express banner

- Jazz recently accepted Bombardier's milestone 400th Q400 aircraft

FARNBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - July 13, 2012) - Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Chorus Aviation Inc., the parent company of Jazz Aviation LP ("Jazz"), has placed a firm order for six Q400 NextGen airliners. The transaction involves the conversion to firm orders of six of the 15 options taken by Jazz with its original order for 15 Q400 NextGen airliners, announced on April 30, 2010. Jazz will operate the aircraft under the Air Canada Express banner.

Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen aircraft, the order is valued at approximately $189 million US.

"We just took delivery of our 15th Q400 aircraft and we are very pleased to set in motion the acquisition of the next batch of aircraft to continue the modernization of the Jazz Aviation fleet serving our customer Air Canada and its passengers," said Joseph Randell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jazz Aviation LP. "The Q400 NextGen airliner is a perfect complement to our fleet of Bombardier turboprops and regional jets and has served us extremely well from coast to coast on routes in Canada and the United States."

"Jazz has the distinction of being Canada's largest regional airline serving over 80 destinations in Canada and the United States. Its selection of the Q400 NextGen turboprop is an endorsement of the aircraft's unparalleled performance in short- and medium-haul regional airline service," said Mike Arcamone, President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. "Airlines around the world are enjoying the full potential of this high-performance aircraft for regional operations in the 70- to 80-seat segment."

Jazz, which flies Bombardier aircraft exclusively and is the world's largest operator of Dash 8/Q-Series aircraft, accepted Bombardier's milestone 400th Q400 aircraft in June 2012. The carrier's current fleet includes 80 Dash 8/Q-Series turboprops and 51 CRJ Series regional jets. Jazz is the second largest airline in Canada in terms of fleet size and number of routes flown and forms an integral part of Air Canada's domestic and Canada-U.S. transborder market presence and strategy.

Including the Chorus Aviation order, Bombardier has booked firm orders for 434 Q400 and Q400 NextGen airliners and delivered aircraft are in service with approximately 40 operators in 30 countries, on six continents. These aircraft have transported more than 177 million passengers and have logged more than 3.2 million flight hours and over 3.5 million take-offs and landings.

About Q400 NextGen aircraft

The Q400 NextGen turboprop airliner, which is built at Bombardier's Toronto, Ontario facility, is the most recent development in the evolution of the Q400 aircraft, and the advanced successor to Bombardier's Dash 8/Q-Series family of aircraft. Optimized for short-haul operations, the "comfortably greener," 70- to 80-seat Q400 NextGen aircraft is a large, fast, quiet and fuel-efficient turboprop. It provides an ideal balance of passenger comfort and operating economics with a reduced environmental footprint.

The Q400 airliner was designed to meet the requirements of contemporary regional air transport, characterized by both turboprop and jet missions. Setting new environmental standards, the Q400 aircraft uses 30 to 40 per cent less fuel and produces 30 to 40 per cent fewer emissions on routes where it has replaced similar-capacity, older jets. The Q400 aircraft's maximum cruise speed of 360 knots lets the aircraft fly on demand-driven interchangeable schedules with jets. However, the Q400 aircraft can slow down to achieve fuel parity with other turboprops on a per-seat basis, while still maintaining both speed and cost advantages.

The Q400 NextGen aircraft features an enhanced cabin environment with the introduction of LED lighting, new ceiling panels, dished window sidewalls and larger overhead luggage bins. These features, combined with the aircraft's Active Noise and Vibration Suppression (ANVS) system, provide an excellent cabin experience for passengers.

About Bombardier

Bombardier is the world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make us a global leader in transportation.

Bombardier is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indexes. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we posted revenues of $18.3 billion USD. News and information are available atwww.bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter @Bombardier.

Notes to editors

Images of Q400 NextGen aircraft in the livery of Air Canada Express are posted with this news release at: www.bombardier.com.

Additional information on the Q400 aircraft is available at: www.q400nextgen.com.

Follow @Bombardier_Aero on Twitter to receive the latest news and updates from Bombardier Aerospace.

For information about Bombardier Aerospace's presence at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow, please visit http://airshows.bombardier.com.

Active Noise and Vibration Suppression, Bombardier, CRJ, Dash 8, NextGen, Q400, Q-Series and The Evolution of Mobility are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.

Contacts:
Marc Duchesne
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft
+1-416-375-3030
www.bombardier.com

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Acquisition of AP France by dapd Complete

BERLIN and PARIS--(Marketwire - July 13, 2012) - On July 12, 2012, the dapd media holding AG, via its French subsidiary Sipa News, took over the French service of the international news agency Associated Press (AP). After Sipa Press and Diora News, this is the third company dapd has taken over in France. This takeover makes dapd the largest agency partner of AP worldwide. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Associated Press, a leading global news agency, entered the French market at the beginning of the 20th century. The firm has existed in its present form since 1945. AP's French office produces content in English for its worldwide service and also offers a photo and video service. "The cooperation with dapd in Germany is a success for AP since it started in 2009," said Kenneth J. Dale, the Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the Associated Press, at the contract signing ceremony in Paris. "We are confident that the takeover of AP's French Language Service by SIPA news in France will be a similar success."

"With the purchase of AP French Language Service, in the future dapd will be able to offer media and companies the whole range of agency services from one source," said Michael Cremer, leader of dapd's Europe expansion team. The takeover is preceded by many years of cooperation between Sipa and AP. Sipa has sold photographic material from the American agency since 2001 in France. Sipa retains the exclusive right of use worldwide of international AP news for francophone countries.

About Sipa
The Sipa group consists of the photo agency Sipa Press, which was founded in 1973, the news agency Sipa News which offers text, photography and video services, and Sipa Media (previously Diora news), which specializes in the production of web and mobile portals. The Sipa group as a whole supplies a majority of the French media with news content.

About Associated Press
With an editorial staff of 2,500, Associated Press guarantees complete coverage of all important events worldwide. AP was founded in 1846 and is the world's largest independent news service, reaching half of the world's population. Associated Press' branches in France are some of the most important in Europe. Although its French-language service is now part of dapd, AP will maintain its presence in France with a team of photographers and video reporters, as well as English speaking correspondents.

About dapd media holding
The dapd media holding AG is an independent international news agency group with headquarters in Berlin and Munich. The leading German agencies dapd, ddp images, Picture Press, Airmotion and ddpdirect are among its subsidiaries. These supply around 700 clients with texts on current topics, as well as current and historical pictures. Its clients include a majority of German daily newspapers, numerous magazines, online media, television and radio broadcasters, political parties and governments. In July 2011 dapd media holding took over the French photo agency Sipa Press, founded in 1973, which delivers 6,000 pictures to clients in more than 40 countries.

  Contact:
Tobias Lobe
dapd media holding AG

Reinhardtstraße 52 
10117 Berlin

Phone: +49 (0) 30 23122 1398
Mail: tobias.lobe@dapd.de

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Aperto Middle East Brings German Expertise to the MENA Region

Aperto Middle East Provides Web and Technology Services Along With eBusiness Solutions and Mobile Services for Companies That Run High Impact Business Projects in the MENA Region; Based in Dubai, Aperto Middle East Is a Joint Venture of Aperto in Germany and the Holding Group Emicom Media (Dubai); The New Company Already Serves the Middle East Broadcasting Centre, the Largest Media Group in the Arab Region

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES--(Marketwire - July 12, 2012) - Aperto Middle East provides web and technology services along with mobile web solutions and apps. The company offers IT development, project management and consulting services and is specialised in complex backend solutions, such as portal server solutions and Enterprise CMS. For larger projects, Aperto Middle East can draw on the expertise and resources of over 250 employees at Aperto's Berlin office.

Aperto Middle East already serves the Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC Group). Aperto has already implemented the content management system (CMS) Magnolia on the central platform mbc.net enabling the MBC Group to render a much faster, more efficient and cost-effective online information service to an audience of over 165 viewers in Arabic, Persian and English.

Maurice Baldé has been appointed General Manager of Aperto Middle East and is now heading operations in Dubai. As former Senior Manager on the MBC project, which had previously been served by Aperto, Baldé has over ten years of experience in the management of global IT projects. "Here in Dubai, we want to work closely with clients and help realise high-quality internet projects for their organisations. The outstanding success of the project we accomplished for MBC Group is a testimonial of the value we can provide to clients in this region," says Baldé.

"We believe in the integration of media and technological innovation", says Jesus Blanco, CEO of Emicom Media. "As the relationship between visual content and media is of an increasingly symbiotic nature, it is ultimately the technology that decides how content is demanded, distributed and used around the world. The new venture between Emicom Media and Aperto, which has resulted in the formation of Aperto Middle East, has an unrivalled depth of resources employable to meet the creative and technological requirements of our clients in the region. We are thrilled to partner with Aperto, an-award-winning group of international renown, recognised for their state-of-the-art services, quality standards and reliability", says Blanco.

Aperto Middle East
Aperto Middle East provides web and technology services along with mobile web solutions and apps for companies that run high impact business projects in the MENA region. Based in Dubai, Aperto Middle East is a joint venture of Aperto in Germany and the holding Group Emicom Media (Dubai). Aperto Middle East already serves the Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC Group), the largest media group in the Arab region. More information can be found at www.aperto-me.com.

Aperto 
Aperto is the eighth largest independent owner-run group in Germany with over 250 employees at its Berlin and Peking locations. It unites all communication disciplines under one roof to meet the demand for integrated solutions and has over 15 years of digital-experience. A winner of numerous national and international awards, the service provider combines state-of-the-art technical applications with a high degree of user-friendliness. The group serves customers such as the German government, Siemens, Volkswagen, BMW, EADS, Coca-Cola, SONY and Migros. More information can be found at www.aperto.com.

Emicom Media Group 
Emicom Media is a holding group with 30 years of combined business expertise in the region that serves as an umbrella for a diverse network of brands in order to meet the ever-evolving visual content and technology demands of world leading corporations and media organisations. The group, with business activities in Dubai and London, serves a broad client base including Emirates, Etisalat, JWT, Jumeirah Group, EMAAR, HSBC, Emirates NBD, L'Oreal and Blackberry. More information about the group and its subsidiaries can be found atwww.emicommedia.com.

For photos and more information:
Aperto Middle East
Maurice Balde
General Manager
Aperto Middle East FZLLC - BCT Dubai Media City
T: +971 (0) 44285-743
E-Mail: maurice.balde@aperto-me.com 
www.aperto-me.com

Aperto 
Birthe Bruhns
Chausseestraße 5
10115 Berlin
T: +49 (0)30 - 283921 - 459
E-Mail: birthe.bruhns@aperto.de
www.aperto.com 

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