Lenovo’s latest laptop offering, the IdeaPad S110 netbook, is the ideal laptop for students who are looking for flexibility and portability at a reasonable price.

The IdeaPad S110 is very easy to carry around— it’s only 0.63 inches thin and weighs only 1.15kgs. Whether you’re taking public transport or walking from one classroom to another, you’ll have an easy time carrying this netbook inside your backpack! It’s also designed with a 98% full size chiclet keyboard with rounded Accutype keys and comes with a 10.1-inch High Definition display. Whenever you’re writing reports or browsing the web, you’ll never miss any detail with the IdeaPad S110’s HD display.

The Lenovo IdeaPad S110 is powered by Intel Atom N2800 processor, otherwise known as the Cedar Trail, a platform designed to provide mini notebooks improved overall system performance with reduced power consumption of up to 20 percent. With Intel Atom Cedar Trail, the IdeaPad S110 moves up from the 32bit to 64bit instructions set, making it capable of supporting DDR3 RAM of up to 4GB – giving you enough space to save all of your reports and notes! Additionally, the Cedar Trail platform provides the IdeaPad S110 netbook with an array of features like USB 3.0, Wi-Fi, and optional features like 3G connectivity and a 2 megapixel 720p webcam.

The Lenovo IdeaPad S110 comes in four colors: blue, black, white or red. It’s locally available in Lenovo concept stores and retailers nationwide at a starting retail price of Php16, 995.

Here is the complete product specification of IdeaPad S110:

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About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE:992) 9ADR:LNVGY) is a $US21 billion personal technology company – and the second largest PC company in the world, serving customers in more than 160 countries. Dedicated to building exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain, and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure, and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see www.lenovo.com.

D-Link-DNS-345

Philippines, May 9, 2012 – D-Link International Pte Ltd, one of the world’s biggest suppliers of networking products today announced the launch of the D-Link ShareCenter™ Quattro 4-Bay Network Storage (DNS-345). Designed to provide SOHO users and tech-savvy consumers with a professional-grade back up for their music, films and multimedia content, the DNS-345 enables owners to expand storage capacity through the addition of up to four internal 3.5-inch SATA drives.

Providing a superior performance to typical consumer NAS products, the ShareCenter™ Quattro features a 1.6GHz CPU that delivers faster read/write speeds, meaning delays while streaming or sharing content on the home network are a thing of the past. The ShareCenter™ Quattro also boasts 512MB RAM and support for a variety of RAID levels which deliver increased performance and reduce the chance of losing valuable content in the event of hard drive failure. Consumers can choose from a range of backup options, including ‘the cloud’ with Amazon S3, and backup from PC to NAS, USB to NAS and vice versa, in addition to sharing digital content with other D-Link ShareCenter™ products. The built-in DLNA-certified Media Server and iTunes Server make this the perfect complement for prolific consumers of multimedia digital content.

Mr Desmond Toh, Marketing Director, D-Link International Pte Ltd commented, “We know that when consumers really treasure their digital content and are downloading or creating large volumes, they demand very high performance, high capacity networked storage. Whether you are a film aficionado, amateur photographer, DJ or AV enthusiast, you need to be able to easily share, store and protect your content, and access it from anywhere – NAS solutions therefore need to be straightforward to install and use, as well as providing maximum security. We have blended our expertise in enterprise and consumer NAS to design a solution that can fit into a wider wireless network infrastructure in the Digital Home. This latest investment marks our commitment to ensure that there is a NAS product to meet every consumer’s capacity and usage requirements, regardless of their level of technical knowledge.”

ShareCenter™ Quattro (DNS-345)

• ·         4-Bay NAS with complete RAID support
• ·         Two Gigabit ports for high availability and fast transmission speeds
• ·         Complete backup solutions including local and cloud backups
• ·         Compatible with Apple Time Machine
• ·         Powerful add-ons to customise features and functionality
• ·         Tool-less hard drive installation

Availability

The DNS-345 ShareCenter™ Quattro 4-Bay Network Storage will be available in April 2012.

About D-Link International Pte Ltd

D-Link is a worldwide leader and award-winning designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking, wireless, broadband, digital electronics, and voice and data communications products. These products provide the ideal solution for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments. D-Link International’s headquarters is located at No. 1 International Business Park, #03-12, The Synergy Singapore 609917. Internet: www.dlink-intl.com

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Betas Deliver Windows 8 Compatibility and New Cloud-based Technologies to Keep Consumers Safe

MANILA, Philippines – May 4, 2012 – Today Norton by Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) released the 2013 public betas of the award-winning Norton Internet Security, Norton AntiVirus and Norton 360.  Available for free download from the Norton beta website, these products are designed for compatibility with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, in addition to Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.

With the 2013 betas, Norton continues to leverage the power of the cloud to keep consumers safe in all they do online – whether browsing, socializing or shopping.  In addition to delivering core protection via the cloud, the betas now include improved cloud-enabled features such as Norton Management, Norton Identity Safe and online backup[1], which allow consumers to conveniently manage their security and keep their personal information safe, anywhere, anytime.

The 2013 betas are designed to outperform the award-winning previous versions which already lead the industry in both protection[2] and performance[3].  In addition to delivering best-in-class core security technologies and a seamless user experience, the betas include key enhancements including:

- Metro App Protection – New protection capabilities provide security for consumers using Windows 8 Metro apps.

- Next Generation Firewall Protection[4] – Norton’s award-winning Insight technology has been incorporated into the Norton firewall to improve the ability to detect and block malicious network activity including botnet activity which attempts to steal consumers’ personal information.

- Bandwidth Monitoring – Increased intelligence and improved integration with the operating system will help consumers avoid costly data overage fees by limiting non-critical updates on bandwidth sensitive networks.

Beta Availability

Norton Internet Security, Norton AntiVirus and Norton 360 deliver the industry’s leading PC protection and top-rated performance, and play an integral part in furthering the Norton commitment to protecting consumers across all aspects of their digital lives.  All three betas are available for free download now at the Norton Beta Center.  Beta testers are encouraged to share feedback and discuss their product experiences in our online Norton Public Beta Forum.  For more information about Norton and Windows 8, visit http://us.norton.com/windows8/promo.

About Norton

Norton protects the Stuff that matters to consumers, across all aspects of their digital lives. Norton provides a range of security solutions including technologies for PCs and mobile devices, live tech support services and online backup. Like Norton on Facebook.

About Symantec

Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world.  Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. More information is available at www.symantec.com.

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[1] Norton Management and Norton Identity Safe available in Norton Internet Security and Norton 360 betas.  Online backup available in Norton 360 beta.

2 Source: AV-TEST Institute January 2012 Real World Protection and Remediation Testing Report

3 Source: PassMark Software, January 2012 Consumer Security Products Performance Benchmarks (Edition 3)

4 Next Generation Firewall Protection available in Norton Internet Security and Norton 360 betas.

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES – May 4, 2012: Lenovo continues to expand its retail presence with the opening of two new Lenovo Exclusive Stores (LES) in SM Bacoor and SM Bacolod. This increases the number of LES in the Philippines to 16, reaching a much larger customer base in high-traffic business areas and residential districts.

Vicky Agorrilla, Country General Manager, Lenovo Philippines, said: “Bacolod and Cavite Cities are keys to Lenovo’s success in the country because of their strategic location. These locations allow us to reach more customers and expand the company’s visibility in non-metro areas where PC penetration remains largely untapped. Our experience has shown that user purchase factors include variables such as price, functionality and critically location.”

By opening up retail stores in an SM mall, Lenovo taps a much wider market like businesses, multimedia enthusiasts, home and school users.

The Lenovo Exclusive Stores in SM Bacolod and SM Bacoor will be operated by Lenovo’s retail partners, BCG and Asianic respectively. All LES are home to Lenovo’s growing Idea and Think product lines and enable customers to experience the brand at point-of-purchase. Both branches will provide full IT support such as PC diagnosis, parts replacement, and repair services for all Lenovo customers.

Lenovo believes that Filipinos are able to do more with its wide portfolio of DO machines by making it more available and accessible. The company continues to evaluate more locations to increase brand presence.

Lenovo became the world’s number two PC maker in 2011 based on worldwide PC sales.[1] Today, as a next generation global technology company, Lenovo is helping lead the industry’s PC+ era by maintaining its long-held commitment to delivering innovative, high quality PCs while expanding its product portfolio to include tablets, smart phones and smart TVs.

For the latest Lenovo news, subscribe to Lenovo RSS feeds or follow Lenovo on Twitter(www.twitter.com/LenovoPhils) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/lenovophilippines).

About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE:992) 9ADR:LNVGY) is a $US21 billion personal technology company – and the second largest PC company in the world, serving customers in more than 160 countries. Dedicated to building exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see www.lenovo.com.

Lenovo Exclusive Store SM Bacolod

Lenovo Exclusive Store SM Bacoor

Lenovo IdeaPad U300s

Fashion is a daily choice. What we wear. What to bring. It’s a statement of who we are. It is a storyteller that talks about the wearer. It is also ever changing. Fashion is influenced by the latest movies, books, television, musicians and cultural icons.

Lenovo, an icon in the world of technology, has created an image fit for men and women who hold sway in the realm of high fashion. Let Haute Couture welcome its latest member — the Lenovo IdeaPad 300s Ultrabook.

What a story it tells. Boasting of uncompromised luxury, the IdeaPad 300s Ultrabook is robed in a sleek, aluminium shell that comes in two trendy scratch-resistant color coatings: Graphite Grey and the limited edition Clementine Orange. Its sexy frame is only 0.6 inch (14.9mm) thin and3lbs light, about the same as a woman’s handbag. The IdeaPad 300s struts elegance and mobility that is at home in any catwalk, at any party, and in any situation.

Lenovo IdeaPad U300s: The Chic Gadget of them All  

The IdeaPad U300s punches above its weight. The machine is powered by a second generation Intel^® Core™ i7 processor and comes with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2, ensuring faster operation without the unwanted glitches. High definition videos from online or the hard drive stream faster and with added precision.

Opening the IdeaPad U300s is a cinch with the Enhanced Experience 2.0 RapidDrive SSD technology that speeds up boot time in as little as 10 seconds.

Fashion and entertainment go hand-in-hand, and the IdeaPad 300s proves this with powerful integrated stereo speakers SRS^® Premium Surround Sound™ and 16:9 widescreen HD display. This ultrabook’s Intel^® Wireless Display (WiDi) Technology beams video wirelessly so that monster 72”inch LED TV with 8-piece sound surround system need not go idle.

The IdeaPad U300s has a one-of-a-kind breathable keyboard. Air flows freely through the keyboard, out of the sides, and rear hinge, eliminating the need for vents on the underside of the notebook – making it ideal for long periods of use on the lap or even a pillow.

Lenovo Long Life Battery provides juice for up to eight hours of use or an incredible 30 days standby. Its battery charges to 50% capacity in just 30 minutes.

Embrace the trend. Open up to the high quality design and superior performance of the IdeaPad U300s Ultrabook.

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About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE:992) 9ADR:LNVGY) is a $US21 billion personal technology company – and the second largest PC company in the world, serving customers in more than 160 countries. Dedicated to building exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see www.lenovo.com.

Luichi Robles and Christina Tee

MANILA, Philippines– April 30, 2012 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced the Philippines findings of its 2012 State of Mobility Survey, which revealed a global tipping point in mobility adoption.  The survey highlighted an uptake in mobile applications across organizations in the Philippines with 72 percent of enterprises at least discussing deploying custom mobile applications, and 20 percent currently implementing or have already implemented custom mobile applications.

Despite this adoption, more than  half (56 percent) of survey respondents in the Philippines mentioned that mobility is somewhat to extremely challenging and a further 45 percent of survey respondents  identified mobile devices as one of their top three IT risks. Yet in the face of these challenges, IT is striking a balance between mobile benefits and risks by transforming its approach to mobility to deliver improved business agility, increased productivity and workforce effectiveness.

Click to Tweet: 72% of organizations in the Philippines are already using or planning to use custom mobile applications

“We are seeing a cultural shift and rapid adoption in mobile devices among organizations in the Philippines – from refusing mobile devices not long ago to actively distributing and developing mobile applications today. This has introduced a new set of challenges and complexities for IT staff,” said Luichi Robles, senior country manager of Symantec Philippines. “In spite of the challenges and complexities, it is encouraging to see organizations in the Philippines taking bold steps in embracing mobile devices in the workplace. Whether large enterprises or small and medium businesses (SMBs), the high adoption of mobile devices at the workplace among local businesses is impressive as it underlines a mature business environment that is keeping pace with global trends and technologies.”

He added, “From a security perspective, it is encouraging to see that a majority of organizations in the Philippines are thinking beyond the simple case of lost or stolen mobile phones, and looking into implementing security measures to keep their corporate information safe.”

Christina Tee, technical consultant for Symantec Philippines said, “While organizations in the Philippines are reaping the benefits from the adoption of mobile devices, about half of Philippines respondents from our survey are finding it challenging and rating mobile devices as one of the top three IT risks. Many organizations in the Philippines are taking the necessary measures to mitigate potential losses. Ensuring adoption of best practices and investments toward a comprehensive security framework can ensure that mobile computing’s benefits far outweigh its challenges.”

Read more detailed blog posts:

• Mobility:  Rising to the Challenge Blog
• Mobility in Business Today Blog

The State of Mobility Survey reveals the challenges organizations are grappling with in accommodating the mobility tipping point and also identifies and quantifies mobility-associated risks as perceived by IT decision makers. In this survey, more than 6,000 organizations from 43 countries, including the Philippines, bring to light the change in the usage of mobile devices and mobile applications.

Mobile Devices Now Critical Business Tools

The significant adoption of mobile applications demonstrates remarkable confidence, by organizations, in the ability for mobility to deliver value. This confidence is further supported by a rare alignment between expectations and reality. Generally, the gains expected from new technologies are not always matched by the results upon implementation.  However, for the smartphones and tablets currently in use in the Philippines, expectations much more closely matched reality. For example, 74 percent of those surveyed in the Philippines expected to see increased efficiency, and 70 percent actually saw efficiency gains after implementing. Furthermore, 71 percent of respondents are now relying on mobile devices for line-of-business applications, another sign that mobility has graduated to mainstream status.

Mobile Initiatives Significantly Impacting IT Resources

As with the adoption of any new technology, mobility is challenging IT organizations. More than half (56 percent) of respondents in the Philippines mentioned that mobility is somewhat to extremely challenging, while almost two thirds (61 percent) noted that reducing the cost and complexity is one of their top business objectives. In Symantec’s view, this increased pain level indicates the transition from small pilots and tactical implementations − where policies are often bypassed and exceptions are made − to enterprise-wide deployments where policy standards across a larger scale introduce greater complexity. This also suggests that many implementations are not yet taking sufficient advantage of their existing enterprise systems and processes, which would alleviate much of the pain and cost that comes with larger scale and resource duplication.

Mobility Risks Impacting Organizations

Mobile adoption is not without risks, and IT organizations recognize this challenge. Sixty-three percent indicate that maintaining a high level of security is a top business objective for mobility and 45percent identified mobile devices as one of the top three IT risks, making it the leading risk cited by IT. Concerns are wide-ranging, from lost and stolen devices, data leakage, unauthorized access to corporate resources and the spread of malware infections from mobile devices to the company network. With mobile devices now delivering critical business processes and data, the cost of security incidents can be significant. Globally, the average annual cost of mobile incidents including data loss, damage to the brand, productivity loss, and loss of customer trust was USD$429,000 for enterprises. The average annual cost of mobile incidents for small businesses globally was USD$126,000.

Recommendations

Organizations that choose to embrace mobility, without compromising on security, are most likely to improve business processes and achieve productivity gains. To this end, organizations should consider developing a mobile strategy that defines the organization’s mobile culture and aligns with their security risk tolerance.

The following are some key recommendations to improve the effectiveness of mobile initiatives from Symantec:

• Enable broadly: Mobility offers tremendous opportunities for organizations of all sizes. Explore how you can take advantage of mobility and develop a phased approach to build an ecosystem that supports your plan. To get the most from mobile advances, plan for line-of-business mobile applications that have mainstream use. Employees will use mobile devices for business one way or another – make it on your terms.
• Think strategically:  Build a realistic assessment of the ultimate scale of your mobile business plan and its impact on your infrastructure. Think beyond email. Explore all of the mobile opportunities that can be introduced and understand the risks and threats that need to be mitigated. As you plan, take a cross-functional approach to securing sensitive data no matter where it might end up.
• Manage efficiently: Mobile devices are legitimate endpoints that require the same attention given to traditional PCs. Many of the processes, policies, education and technologies that are leveraged for desktops and laptops are also applicable to mobile platforms. So the management of mobile devices should be integrated into the overall IT management framework and administered in the same way – ideally using compatible solutions and unified policies. This creates operational efficiencies and lowers the total cost of ownership.
• Enforce Appropriately: As more employees connect their personal devices to the corporate network, organizations need to modify their acceptable usage policies to accommodate both corporate-owned and personally-owned devices.  Management and security levers will need to differ based on ownership of the device and the associated controls that the organization requires. Employees will continue to add devices to the corporate network to make their jobs more efficient and enjoyable so organizations must plan for this legally, operationally and culturally.
• Secure comprehensively: Look beyond basic password, wipe and application blocking policies. Focus on the information and where it is viewed, transmitted and stored. Integrating with existing data loss prevention, encryption and authentication policies will ensure consistent corporate and regulatory compliance.

Symantec’s 2012 State of Mobility Survey

Symantec’s 2012 State of Mobility Survey was conducted by Applied Research from August-November 2011.  The results are based on 6,275 organizations in 43 countries in North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Asia Pacific, Japan and Latin America. In the Philippines, 150 organizations participated in the survey. Among small businesses, we spoke with the person in charge of IT. Among enterprises, we contacted senior IT and C-level professionals. For the purposes of this survey, mobile devices refer to handheld devices such as the Blackberry Smartphone, iPhone, Android, iTouch and other similar devices. Laptops are not included in the definition of mobile devices.

Resources

• 2012 State of Mobility Survey – Global Press Kit
• Mobility:  Rising to the Challenge Blog
• Mobility in Business Today Blog

Connect with Symantec

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• Visit Symantec Connect Business Community

About Symantec

Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world.  Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. More information is available at www.symantec.com.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Any forward-looking indication of plans for products is preliminary and all future release dates are tentative and are subject to change. Any future release of the product or planned modifications to product capability, functionality, or feature are subject to ongoing evaluation by Symantec, and may or may not be implemented and should not be considered firm commitments by Symantec and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.

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Manila, Philippines— April 25, 2012—

“Designers get a ton of innovation with CS6 with milestone release across all our flagship products,” said David Wadhwani, senior vice president, Digital Media at Adobe. “With CS6, we’re also introducing new products, new mobile workflows and advanced publishing capabilities that show we are laser-focused on ensuring design, web and video pros have everything they need for the delivery of high-impact content and apps.”

The release is particularly significant for the large Philippine creative community, which contributes nearly five percent to the gross domestic product (GDP) and employs more than 10 percent of the labor force. The Philippine national government has called out the importance of this sector to the prosperity and development of the nation, encouraging a strong collaboration between government agencies and the private sector to create new policies, initiatives, and programs attuned to global trends. [1]

“Adobe’s vision is to change the world through digital experiences. This release builds on our reputation as a software innovator by empowering Philippine creatives with the unprecedented ability to bring their vision to life and manage how and where it is delivered to the end audience – whether on smartphones, tablets, the desktop or through traditional media,” said Mark Phibbs, Senior Director Marketing, Adobe Systems, Asia Pacific. “Adobe is a leading provider of HTML tools, enabling designers to work efficiently and effectively, creating across devices and platforms such as iOS, Android, Windows Mobile or Symbian.”

Nigel Harper, Director of ESPN Player, manages a team responsible for streaming ESPN STAR Sports programming to online audiences globally across multiple platforms. A customer of Adobe Digital Marketing and Digital Media solutions, he welcomed the launch, saying “Creative Suite 6 can help us present reactive interface designs, adapting the content as it appears on both small and larger viewing screens that our audience members use to engage with ESPN STAR Sports programming, news and social media, according to the devices used within our end-to-end operations and service ecosystem.”

Mr Adrian Tecson, Managing Director of Underground Logic, an Adobe customer in Philippines, was part of an international pre-release program trialing the powerful new solution.  “Adobe Production Premium CS6′s blazingly fast performance and seamless integration between our most-used tools streamlines our workflow and creative process from pre-production planning to final delivery.  As a leading post-production house, we can achieve high quality output well above international standards while working within tight deadlines. The addition of exciting new features in CS6 such as professional color grading and audio will definitely give us an edge over our competitors.”

Major CS Upgrades and All-New Muse Anchor Landmark Launch for Designers

The performance and workflow enhancements in Adobe Photoshop CS6 (see separate press release), InDesign CS6 and Illustrator CS6 will result in significant time savings for print, web and mobile projects.

• In Photoshop CS6, designers will experience incredible performance, powered by the Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine, enabling near instant results from essential editing tools, including Liquify, Puppet Warp, Transform and Lighting Effects.
• Adobe has built on Photoshop’s breakthrough Content-Aware capabilities with advanced new Content-Aware Patch and Content-Aware Move features.
• Illustrator CS6 debuts a revamped modern interface and features include a new Image Tracing Engine, Pattern Creation and Gradient Strokes.  The Mercury performance system delivers speed and stability, including 64-bit support for Mac OS and Windows.
• InDesign CS6 continues to blaze a trail in publishing, streamlining the creation of multiple layouts from a single set of content with new Adaptive Design Tools – Alternate Layout, Liquid Layout, Content Collector Tools and Linked Content.
• A brand new application, Adobe Muse, a radical new tool that enables designers to create and publish HTML5 web sites without writing code, was also announced today.

Adobe Doubles-Down on HTML5 Tooling for Web Professionals

Innovative new workflows and capabilities across Adobe tools simplify the creative process for today’s web designers, developers and interactive professionals.

• Web pros can conveniently integrate HTML5 animations, created with Adobe Edge Preview, into their Dreamweaver projects, driving home Adobe’s leadership in tooling for the HTML5 web standard.
• Dreamweaver CS6 addresses the challenge of responsive web designs with the ability to build fluid grid layouts replacing the tedious manual process of creating and configuring separate CSS-based interfaces for phone, tablet and desktop.
• Through direct integration with Adobe’s recently announced PhoneGap Build service, Dreamweaver CS6 helps round out a Web professional’s skillset and enables them to produce native mobile applications for multiple platforms.
• Flash Professional CS6 users can easily translate and transition their skills to HTML5 using the Flash Professional Toolkit for CreateJS.  Flash Professional CS6 also helps designers to create exciting and impactful gaming experiences and advancements include the ability to generate sprite sheets that improve workflows and performance.
• Pre-built native extensions and new packaging options, leveraging the latest Adobe Flash Player and AIR runtimes, help expand and ease app delivery to Android and iOS devices.

Production Premium CS6 Pushes Boundaries of Video Creativity

Redesigned by and for video editors, with major performance enhancements, the tools included in Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium set a new standard in professional video.

• With dozens of new features Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 is the hub of any professional video workflow, featuring a sleek new editing environment.  The powerful Adobe Mercury Playback Engine now supports OpenCL on MacBook Pros.
• The most significant After Effects release in a decade, After Effects CS6 is faster and more responsive than ever. With Global Performance Cache, previews are saved and ready to go— cutting the time spent bouncing between projects.
• New to Production Premium are Adobe® Prelude™ CS6, which streamlines logging and ingest workflows in post-production, and Adobe SpeedGrade, which contains powerful finishing tools for film finishing and color grading.
• Adobe Audition CS6 accelerates audio post-production: real-time clip stretching makes it simple to stretch clips to fit an edit; and Automatic Speech Alignment introduces a powerful new engine for automated dialogue analysis.
• A new 3rd party API for hardware integration – Adobe Mercury Transmit – allows broadcast video monitoring to connect directly into the Mercury Playback Engine via third-party cards from AJA, Blackmagic Design, and Matrox.

Adobe also today launched Adobe Creative Cloud in selected countries, a radical new way of providing tools and services that will change the game for creatives worldwide by providing a hub for making, sharing, and delivering creative work.

“The urge to be creative is ubiquitous, and harnessing the creative spark, in everybody from school children to creative pros, has never been more important“, said Shantanu Narayen, CEO at Adobe. “Everyone has the potential to create, and wherever, whenever inspiration strikes, Adobe will be there to help capture, refine and publish your ideas.”

Pricing and Availability

Adobe Creative Suite 6 products and Adobe Creative Cloud are scheduled to be available within 30 days and can be pre-ordered now. They will be available through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe.com Southeast Asia store at http://shop.adobe.com/sea/. Adobe Store price for the Creative Suite products are expected to be PHP138,076 for CS6 Master Collection, PHP100,902 for CS6 Design& Web Premium, PHP69,038 for CS6 Design Standard, and PHP100,902 for CS6 Production Premium. Upgrade pricing and volume licensing are available. Pricing does not include local taxes and may be subjected to currency fluctuations.

Education pricing for students, faculty and staff in K-12 and higher education is available from Adobe Authorized Education Resellers. For more information regarding education volume licensing for higher education and K-12 institutions please visit: http://www.adobe.com/sea/education.html.

For more detailed information about features, OS support, upgrade policies, pricing and international versions please visit: http://www.adobe.com/sea/products/creativesuite.html.

The Adobe Southeast Asia community can connect with the Adobe team and other creative professionals and enthusiasts directly on Facebook for local news, updates and promotions at http://www.facebook.com/AdobeSEA.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.

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The Power Protection Provider was Presented the Award for Their Strong Performance During 2011 at Frost & Sullivan’s Annual Best Practices Awards Banquet

Philippines, April 23, 2012 – APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in integrated critical power and cooling services, today announced its title as the 2012 Frost & Sullivan ‘UPS Vendor of the Year’ for the South East Asian market.

Based on performance and excellence, the notable award is presented to a standout organization that has demonstrated the highest level of achievement in its respective market. Judging criteria involves Frost & Sullivan analysts measuring market penetration, leadership in customer value, growth strategy and implementation, in addition to product and service innovation.

APC by Schneider Electric was selected for the award based on its continuing efforts in leading market share and demonstrating innovative approaches. Their sophisticated product and service offerings enable energy savings in not only data centres, but also in homes, and commercial and industrial sectors.

“In the Asia Pacific market, APC has proven its mettle by exhibiting a revenue growth that was significantly higher than the market growth amidst stiff competition from some of the leading multinational companies in 2011. The company extensively leveraged its strengths in its rich product portfolio including green solutions, which is the need of the hour in ever growing carbon footprint in the region. APC has been in the forefront to develop high efficiency power quality products and services to address the major challenges in the market and helped customers realize the ‘Return on Investment’ faster,” said Amit Singh, Senior Research Analyst, Asia Pacific Energy & Power Systems Practice, Frost & Sullivan.

Schneider Electric’s Vice President, ASEAN, Mr. Khoo Teng Seen who will be presented with the award, shared the company’s continued and dedicated innovative environmental efforts.

“The South East Asian region promises strong growth in the UPS market, and we are aligned to capitalize on the growth opportunities in this region. We understand that IT decisions today are strategic business decisions that impact our customers’ business budget, performance and growth. We are poised for leadership in customer value: creating responsible infrastructure that can adapt easily and efficiently, encouraging business growth and accommodating a company’s future plans.”

“Furthermore, as part of Schneider Electric, we are in a unique position to offer not only intelligent and energy efficient solutions in data centers but beyond: not just complete portfolio of “rack to row” solutions but “room to building” solutions.”

The award will be presented at the 2012 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards banquet, to be held on July 19, 2012. Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practice Awards identify exemplary achievements, best practices and world-class performances in a multitude of industries and disciplines.

About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructures, Industries & Machine Manufacturers, Non-residential Buildings, Data Centers & Networks and in Residential. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group’s 130,000 plus employees achieved sales of 22.4 billion Euros in 2011, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy.

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