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Kuala Lumpur, 20 June 2012 – APAC Venture Sdn Bhd, gave us a treat today at Zouk Club, Kuala Lumpur. Over 200 bloggers, journalists, media and guests were treated to a free flow of drinks, food and entertainment throughout the night. The night had its purpose though and it was there, APAC announced and launched AVAST‘s new and improved version 7 and also announced their collaboration with China’s largest internet service provider Tencent, launching their new social app WeChat in Malaysia.
If you’re a big security nut or at least know your way around when it comes to PC security, AVAST shouldn’t be a new name to you. AVAST version 7, promises compatibility with Windows 8, speed and memory usage optimizations, export/import of product settings, enhanced GUI, sandbox privacy protection, improved repair functions, and stronger self-defense mechanism among other new features such as remote assistance tools, FileRep which identifies commonly malicious files on the fly, WebRep which identifies webthreats and fake SSLs and a new and improved AutoSandbox - automatically placing suspicious programs inside the avast! Sandbox. If it does what it says, it will probably give all paid and free anti-virus software companies out there a run for their money.
You’ve also probably heard of Tencent, creators of QQ, a free-instant messaging program which is considerably popular in China. Tencent originally launched its social messaging app as WeiXin but was recently re-branded as WeChat for international audiences. What’s amazing about this app is its adaptability or rather, accessibility, available in almost every platform and operating system, only leaving out BlackBerry.
It currently supports English, Traditional/Simplified Chinese, Indonesian, Portuguese, Thai, and Vietnamese on iOS, Android, Symbian, and Windows. WeChat bolsters multimedia communication flexibility and convenience with text messaging, hold-to-talk voice messaging, broadcast (one-to-many) messaging, photo/video sharing, location sharing, and contact information exchange. It also offers enhanced one-on-one and group chat sessions with an extensive range of animated and custom emoticon and emoji art, customizable backgrounds, and a Rock-Paper-Scissors mini-game. On top of that, WeChat encourages creative expression by allowing the user to apply artistic filters to photos, populate captioned photos into a personal photo journal, and distribute photos to friends. You could easily say its a merge between Talkbox, Path and WhatsApp with more features! By the way, its FREE!
So if you have the time, check them both out!
For more information on AVAST visit www.avast.com
For more information on WeChat vist www.wechatapp.com
or contact :
APAC Venture Sdn. Bhd.
Mr. James Kok
Tel: 03-6211 4202 or james@apacventure.com
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Official Press Release
APAC VENTURE GLITZ & GLAM BLOGGERS PARTY
WeChat Social App & Avast New Version 7 Launch Event
Kuala Lumpur, 20 June 2012 – Following its official entrance into the Malaysian market last November, the renowned Czech Republic I.T. security vendor AVAST, recently celebrated the launch of its new and improved version 7 with more than 200 bloggers, local celebrities, media members and partners at Kuala Lumpur. In conjunction with the celebration, Avast official distributor, APAC Venture Sdn Bhd, also announced its collaboration with China’s largest internet service provider, Tencent, in the launch of its social app WeChat in Malaysia.
About WeChat
Headquartered in ShenZhen, China, WeChat is a leading free mobile platform developed by Tencent offering a suite of communication tools, social activity plug-ins, and personal content sharing application to answer the increasing user needs of SOLOMO (Social, Location, Mobile) in the mobile internet era. It was first launched as Weixin in China in January 21, 2011. Its has since been internationally re-branded as WeChat in April 19, 2012. It currently supports English, Traditional/Simplified Chinese, Indonesian, Portuguese, Thai, and Vietnamese on iOS, Android, Symbian, and Windows. WeChat provides multimedia communication flexibility and convenience with text messaging, hold-to-talk voice messaging, broadcast (one-to-many) messaging, photo/video sharing, location sharing, and contact information exchange. It also offers enhanced one-on-one and group chat sessions with an extensive range of animated and custom emoticon and emoji art, customizable backgrounds, and a Rock-Paper-Scissors mini-game. On top of that, WeChat encourages creative expression by allowing the user to apply artistic filters to photos, populate captioned photos into a personal photo journal, and distribute photos to friends. Loaded with the revolutionary features such as “Moments”, “Look Around”, ”Shake”, and “Drift Bottle”, WeChat allows shared streaming content feeds within a user’s network, and friend discovery plug-ins that allow users to make connections with other WeChat users both locally and internationally. WeChat has hit the 100 million users mark as at March 2012.
For more information, please visit www.wechatapp.com or contact
APAC Venture Sdn. Bhd.
Mr. James Kok
Tel: 03-6211 4202 or james@apacventure.com
About Avast
The world’s leading security program just got even better with the launch of its version 7. The new avast! 7 gives users faster information from the “cloud” on new and emerging threats. On top of that, helping family and friends solve their IT issues has never been easier thanks to the new Remote Assistance and Account features. An avast! user can connect to the computer of a second avast! user, allowing the “helper-friend” to assist with any computer issues, without having to install any additional program. With Account feature, users can see information on the avast! Installed in each listed computer, its operation status, and the health of each individual machine. Avast Cloud technologies have been harnessed to give users streaming updates and more thoroughly distinguish between malicious and clean files, keeping users informed and protected regardless of their internet connection. The new FileRep feature knows if it’s naughty or nice, by enabling faster threat identification by sorting new, potentially dangerous files from known safe files. The improved WebRep browser plugin can now detect counterfeit sites. In addition to detecting phishing attempts, WebRep can also identify fake/planted SSL certificates used to “authenticate” malicious sites. Avast has also made tremendous improvements on AutoSandbox by automatically placing suspicious programs inside the avast! Sandbox. When the program finishes, a comprehensive report is generated and, based on the program’s behavior, and users will be given a recommendation on how to treat it in the future. Browser Sandboxing enables user to completely isolate the browser from the rest of the system in a single click. Therefore, even if the browser gets hijacked, the system stays clean. Other improvements on avast! version 7 include compatibility with Windows 8, speed and memory usage optimizations, export/import of product settings, enhanced GUI, sandbox privacy protection, improved repair functions, and stronger self-defense.
AVAST Software (www.avast.com) protects over 150 million active and users around the globe with its security and antivirus applications. Our portfolio includes the new avast! Business Protection for company networks, the premium avast! Internet Security with SafeZoneTM virtualized desktop, and avast! Pro Antivirus for customized computer protection needs. Anchored by the CommunityIQ network of sensors and supported by multiple protective shields, avast! performance is certified by VB100, ICSA Labs, and West Coast Labs.
For more information, please visit www.avast.com or contact
APAC Venture Sdn. Bhd.
Mr. James Kok
Tel: 03-6211 4202 or james@apacventure.com
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