ARTISTREET DANCE IS OUT TO FIND MALAYSIA'S BEST DANCERS!

MyCreative Ventures is Calling to Dancers Nationwide to Compete in Dance Competition 

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- MyCreative Ventures launches Artistreet Dance, a spinoff from the performing arts pitch held in 2018 which featured street art.

Artistreet is a performing arts competition and a quest to discover Malaysia’s best live acts. This first of its kind performing arts competition which began in 2018 encourages all aspiring Malaysian performers to take part and promote performing arts. The art of dance is the main focus this year with no limitations to the imagination.

The best acts stand a chance to win cash prizes totalling up to RM18,000 as they perform live at the grand finals at RIUH - one of the most popular local art events.

The competition welcomes dancers from all styles, backgrounds and disciplines - whether its traditional, contemporary, modern, street, fusion, avant garde and any other genre - all are welcomed to participate.

Contestants can be individuals or groups and performance duration must be between 5 to 10 minutes.

ARTISTREET is an initiative by MyCreative Ventures to provide opportunities to the performing arts community driving the Malaysian creative art scene as well as providing a platform for industry experts to discover fresh talents.

ARTISTREET aims to promote more varied forms of performing arts and encourage the youth to express themselves creatively and pursue arts as a form of self-expression.

ARTISTREET is open to all Malaysians with no age limit but minors must have their parent or guardian’s consent.

The Artistreet Dance grand finals will be held at the special year end edition of RIUH, a curated creative platform on in December 2019.

Background 

MyCreative Ventures (MyCreative) is a government investment arm set up to spur Malaysia’s creative industry via strategic and innovative funding in the form of debt or equity investments. MyCreative was incorporated in 2012 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Minister of Finance (Incorporated), reporting to the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) with the mission to achieve the following objectives;

1. Boost the attractiveness of Malaysia’s creative industry measurable by job creation
2. Increase gross income from Malaysia’s creative industry to significantly contribute to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP); and
3. Elevate the status of Malaysia’s creative industry via public awareness and social impact 

Do visit www.mycreative.com.my for more information or refer to the contact details below with any enquiries.

Source: MyCreative Ventures Sdn. Bhd.

Project Management Institute acquires FLEX from Net Objectives

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 -- Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession has acquired FLEX from Net Objectives.

Together, FLEX and PMI’s recently acquired Disciplined Agile (DA) will offer solutions to address organisations’ major pain points, according to a statement.

“This acquisition is an important building block for PMI as it addresses new ways of working in an increasingly agile world, and greatly expands the capabilities of project managers and agile practitioners alike,” said PMI president and chief executive officer, Sunil Prashara.

Leveraging FLEX to complement DA enables PMI members to acquire strong, credible new capabilities and certifications that will differentiate them and open doors with the combined DA and FLEX offering.

Current agile practitioners will be able to leverage a more mindful, tailored approach to agility, driven by an agile and lean mindset and empowered by processes that fit their context to enable stronger outcomes with more prescriptive approaches.

In addition, PMI, DA and FLEX partners will have access to an expanded set of product offerings for their stakeholders and customers while PMI and DA members will receive access to FLEX content and online learning.

More information at https://www.pmi.org.

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PHOENIX SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES IBM® JES3 LICENSING AGREEMENT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct 3 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phoenix Software International, Inc., today announced they have entered into an agreement with IBM® under which Phoenix Software International has licensed the source code for IBM’s z/OS JES3 spooling subsystem, offering a solution to clients wishing to remain on JES3.

“As a founding member of what eventually became the SHARE JES3 Task Force, Phoenix Software has been working since mid-2017 with customers and IBM to find a simple, no-cost alternative to a JES2 conversion. Today we’re proud to announce an agreement with IBM to provide JES3 customers with exactly that,” said Ed Jaffe, Chief Technology Officer at Phoenix Software International. “Phoenix Software’s offering is based on IBM’s JES3, is fully supported, has a road map for enhancements, and can be implemented by existing IBM JES3 customers through a trivial migration and at no additional cost.”

The Job Entry Subsystem (JES) is a component of IBM’s z/OS operating system responsible for managing batch workloads. Minimum JES functionality includes reading jobs into the system, selecting them for processing, managing/printing their output, and purging them from the system. Uniquely, JES3 provided multisystem coupling, intelligent tape sharing, resource routing, load balancing, dynamic initiators, pre-execution device setup, job networks, deadline scheduling, multisystem consoles, a JESplex-wide merged log, and other capabilities that simplified the operation and management of loosely-coupled systems nearly two decades before the emergence of sysplex support in the base operating system. This functionality made JES3 the favored alternative in many customer installations, especially those with high-volume data processing requirements.

“We are excited about the opportunity to license a component of the z/OS operating system and provide a solution to support customers wishing to remain on JES3. Having worked with this technology for approximately 30 of the 40 years that Phoenix has been in business, we have a long-standing heritage that positions us to take on this initiative,” said Fred Hoschett, Chief Executive Officer at Phoenix Software International.

"We are pleased Phoenix Software chose to license JES3 as IBM exits this space. They have decades of experience as an IBM business partner, and this provides a path to clients who choose to remain on JES3," said Ross Mauri, General Manager for IBM Z.

For more information on Phoenix Software’s offering go to www.PhoenixSoftware.com/spooler.htm

About Phoenix Software International

Phoenix Software International, Inc. (www.phoenixsoftware.com), is a systems software development company providing advanced software applications to enterprises around the globe. The company offers a wide range of solutions to modern business challenges.

Press Contact:
(310) 338-0400
news@phoenixsoftware.com

SOURCE : Phoenix Software International

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THE COOLER LUMPUR FESTIVAL IS BACK FOR ITS SEVENTH INSTALMENT AND INVITES YOU TO CELEBRATE EVERYDAY HEROES

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Southeast Asia’s first and only festival of ideas The Cooler Lumpur Festival returns for its seventh year from 30 September to 6 October 2019 at its home ground Publika. This year, the festival takes on a theme that aims to celebrate those amongst us who do their part in combating the major concerns of our time - recognising these everyday heroes as #SuperCanggih.

The festival this year will be a collaborative effort between creative media shop PopDigital and various partners including Tune Protect Group Berhad, Goethe-Institut Malaysia, PIXERF, citizenM, British Council, Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur, C27 and New Naratif.

To add on to all the exciting partners jumping on board, PIXERF, a global visual community and marketplace for authentic Asian content, will be holding a photo exhibition featuring the works of four of Asia’s most inspiring visual creators. Dubbed “Definers”, they are more than photographers or artists, but advocates for urgent causes and trailblazers that provoke global audiences to see things differently.

Festival attendees will be able to join the week-long fun as the festival features some internationally acclaimed speakers including:

●   Eliza Collin (UK) - Sustainable fashion designer whose work revolves around the issues surrounding production in relation to materials and people.

●    Isana Kashiwai (Japan) - Web applications and astronomy enthusiast whose apps have been used by NASA, JAXA and ESA (DLR/CNES).

●   Tom Potisit (Thailand) - PIXERF ambassador and one of Thailand’s most sought after photographer. He recently orchestrated “Know-R”, a photography exhibition staged on an old rice barge to highlight livelihood of communities along the Chao Phraya River.

●    Xyza Cruz Bacani (Philippines) - Hong-Kong based street and documentary photographer whose work raises awareness around under-reported stories. She was awarded the Magnum Foundation Human Right Fellowship in New York and spearheaded a project supported by the Pulitzer Centre on Crisis Reporting to help domestic helpers in Singapore who have run away from abusive employers.
 
●   Isaac Cheng (Hong Kong) - Vice-Chairman of Demosisto, pro-democracy organisation advocating self-determination.
 
●   Devi Asmarani (Indonesia) - Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Jakarta-based feminist webmagazine Magdalene.co and recipient of the S.K. Trimurti Award 2018 for her role in the cause of press freedom, freedom of expression, gender equality and the public’s rights to information.

Other than selected workshops, the festival is free of charge and largely open to participants of all ages from all walks of life.

For more information and updates, log on to www.coolerlumpur.com/supercanggih/ or follow The Cooler Lumpur Festival on Instagram (@CoolerLumpur) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/CoolerLumpur/).

Source: Mad Hat PR PLT

Paul Bramwell is Kyriba chief client officer

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 -- Paul Bramwell is the new chief client officer of Kyriba, reporting to its chief executive officer, Jean-Luc Robert.

Based in Kyriba’s San Diego headquarters, Bramwell will help expand the company’s ability to serve its clients worldwide, helping them to maximise the value gained from a relationship with the company.

He joins Kyriba at a time of significant year-over-year growth. The company has added nearly 250 clients in the past year, bringing its total customer base to more than 2,000 worldwide.

Bramwell brings over 30 years of professional experience, focusing on treasury and the application of treasury and risk management solutions in the United States (US) and Europe.

Most recently at Ernst & Young, a global consulting firm, Bramwell was the treasury technology lead responsible for advising mid-market to Fortune 10 companies with revenue between US$500 million and US$200 billion, and varying degrees of complexity in all aspects of treasury. (US$1 = RM4.19)

Kyriba now serves more than 20 per cent of the US Fortune 500. More details at https://www.kyriba.com/

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PRESS RELEASE (CENTURY BOND BHD) (FOR PUBLIC RELEASE)

CENTURY BOND BHD. ("CBB" OR "COMPANY")

SELECTIVE CAPITAL REDUCTION AND REPAYMENT EXERCISE UNDERTAKEN BY CBB PURSUANT TO SECTION 116 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016 ("SCR")


KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- We refer to the press releases in relation to the SCR dated 16 April 2019, 22 April 2019, 20 June 2019, 22 August 2019 and 29 August 2019 (collectively "Press Releases'). Unless otherwise defined herein, all expressions used in this press release shall carry the same meanings as defined in the Press Releases.

On behalf of the Board, CIMB Investment Bank Berhad wishes to announce that following the lodgement of the sealed Order on 20 September 2019 and the settlement of the offer price of the SCR that was made to the entitled shareholders of CBB ("Entitled Shareholders") on 27 September 2019 via:

(i) electronic remittance to the eDividend accounts of the Entitled Shareholders duly registered with Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn Bhd ("Bursa Depository"); and

(ii) remittance in the form of cheques despatched by ordinary mail to the Entitled Shareholders for their designated agents, as they may direct) at the Entitled Shareholders' registered address last maintained with Bursa Depository,

the SCR was completed on 27 September 2019.

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SOURCE : CIMB Group

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Skyroam latest funding series to drive opportunities in smartphone, IoT sectors

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 -- Skyroam, the Silicon Valley-based mobile technology company today closed a US$20 million Series C2 funding round. (US$1 = RM4.19)

The new C2 round will enable Skyroam to drive new opportunities in the smartphone and IoT sectors, in addition to continuing to scale its profitable international Wi-Fi business, according to a statement.

The new round was co-led by Mesh Ventures and Phi Ventures, with participation from new investor Premier Ventures and returning investors Vickers Venture, Jafco Ventures and GSR Ventures.

Skyroam’s service automatically connects to and switches between the best network towers, offering a service that is broader than any single network. Its proprietary Virtual eSIM software can be embedded into mobile phones, tablets, laptops and any wearable or IoT device.

Skyroam has been collaborating with manufacturers to integrate its software development kit into the modem layer of 4G chips. Among others, it has joined hands with 4G chip giant MediaTek to directly implant Virtual eSIM into their newest 4G chips.

The company is now working with Tecno Mobile, a Hong Kong mobile phone maker with sales of over 100 million phones in the African market to launch Virtual eSIM enabled phones on the continent this year.

-- BERNAMA