Archive for August 14th, 2014
The Epic Snake: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Turla Cyber-espionage Campaign
MOSCOW, Aug. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Turla, also known as Snake or Uroburos, is one of the most sophisticated ongoing cyber-espionage campaigns. When the first research on Turla / Snake / Uroburos was published, it didn’t answer one major question: how do victims get infected?
The latest Kaspersky Lab research on this operation reveals that Epic is the initial stage of the Turla victim infection mechanism.
Turla big picture:
- Epic Turla / Tavdig: The early-stage infection mechanism.
- Cobra Carbon system / Pfinet (+others): Intermediary upgrades and communication plugins.
- Snake / Uroburos: High-grade malware platform that includes a rootkit and virtual file systems.
Victims:
The “Epic” project has been used since at least 2012, with the highest volume of activity observed in January-February 2014. Most recently, Kaspersky Lab detected this attack against one of its users on August 5, 2014.
Targets of “Epic” belong to the following categories: government entities (Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Trade and Commerce, Ministry of Foreign/External affairs, intelligence agencies), embassies, military, research and education organizations and pharmaceutical companies.
Most of the victims are located in the Middle East and Europe, however, we observed victims in other regions as well, including in the USA. In total, Kaspersky Lab experts counted several hundred victim IPs distributed in more than 45 countries, with France at the top of the list.
The attack. The Kaspersky Lab’s researchers discovered that the Epic Turla attackers use zero-day exploits, social engineering and watering hole techniques attacks to infect victims.
In the past, they used at least two zero-day exploits: one for Escalation of Privileges (EoP) in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (CVE-2013-5065) which allows the Epic backdoor to achieve administrator privileges on the system and run unrestricted; and an exploit in Adobe Reader (CVE-2013-3346) that is used in malicious e-mail attachments.
Whenever an unsuspecting user opens a maliciously-crafted PDF file on a vulnerable system, the machine will automatically get infected, allowing the attacker to gain immediate and full control over the target system.
The attackers use both direct spear-phishing e-mails and watering hole attacks to infect victims. The attacks detected in this operation fall into several different categories depending on the initial infection vector used in compromising the victim:
- Spear-phishing e-mails with Adobe PDF exploits (CVE-2013-3346 + CVE-2013-5065)
- Social engineering to trick the user into running malware installers with “.SCR” extension, sometimes packed with RAR
- Watering hole attacks using Java exploits (CVE-2012-1723), Adobe Flash exploits (unknown) or Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8 exploits (unknown)
- Watering hole attacks that rely on social engineering to trick the user into running fake “Flash Player” malware installers
Watering holes are websites commonly visited by potential victims. These websites are compromised in advance by the attackers and injected to serve malicious code. Depending on the visitor’s IP address (for instance, a government organization’s IP), the attackers serve Java or browser exploits, signed fake Adobe Flash Player software or a fake version of Microsoft Security Essentials. In total, we have observed more than 100 infected websites. The choice of the websites reflects specific interest of attackers. For example, many of infected Spanish websites belong to local governments.
Once the user is infected, the Epic backdoor immediately connects to the command-and-control (C&C) server to send a pack with the victim’s system information. The backdoor is also known as “WorldCupSec,” “TadjMakhal,” “Wipbot” or “Tadvig.”
Once a system is compromised, the attackers receive brief summary information from the victim, and based on that, they deliver pre-configured batch files containing a series of commands for execution. In addition to these, the attackers upload custom lateral movement tools. These include a specific keylogger tool, a RAR archiver and standard utilities like a DNS query tool from Microsoft.
Turla’s first stage:
During the analysis, Kaspersky Lab researchers observed the attackers using the Epic malware to deploy a more sophisticated backdoor known as the “Cobra / Carbon system,” also named “Pfinet” by some anti-virus products. After some time, the attackers went further and used the Epic implant to update the “Carbon” configuration file with a different set of C&C servers. The unique knowledge to operate these two backdoors indicates a clear and direct connection between each other.
“The configuration updates for the ‘Carbon system’ malware are interesting, because this is another project from the Turla actor. This indicates that we are dealing with a multi-stage infection that begins with Epic Turla. The Epic Turla is used to gain a foothold and validate the high profile victim. If the victim is interesting, it gets upgraded to the full Turla Carbon system,” explains Costin Raiu, Director of the Global Research and Analysis Team at Kaspersky Lab.
Language usage:
The attackers behind Turla are clearly not native English speakers. They commonly misspell words and expressions, such as:
- Password it’s wrong!
- File is not exists
- File is exists for edit
There are other indications which provide a hint at the origin of the attackers. For instance, some of the backdoors have been compiled on a system with Russian language. Additionally, the internal name of one of the Epic backdoors is “Zagruzchik.dll,” which means “bootloader” or “load program” in Russian.
Finally, the Epic mothership control panel sets the code page to 1251, which is used for Cyrillic characters.
Links with other threat actors:
Interestingly, possible connections with different cyber-espionage campaigns have been observed. In February 2014, Kaspersky Lab experts observed that the threat actor known as Miniduke were using the same web-shells to manage infected web servers as the Epic team did.
To learn more about the “Epic Turla” operation, please read the blog post available at Securelist.com.
About Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab is the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions. The company is ranked among the world’s top four vendors of security solutions for endpoint users*. Throughout its more than 16-year history Kaspersky Lab has remained an innovator in IT security and provides effective digital security solutions for large enterprises, SMBs and consumers. Kaspersky Lab, with its holding company registered in the United Kingdom, currently operates in almost 200 countries and territories across the globe, providing protection for over 300 million users worldwide. Learn more at www.kaspersky.com.
* The company was rated fourth in the IDC rating Worldwide Endpoint Security Revenue by Vendor, 2012. The rating was published in the IDC report “Worldwide Endpoint Security 2013–2017 Forecast and 2012 Vendor Shares (IDC #242618, August 2013). The report ranked software vendors according to earnings from sales of endpoint security solutions in 2012.
Jin Jiang International Hotels Launches its International Mobile App: ‘Jin Jiang Hotels’
SHANGHAI /PRNewswire/ — Jin Jiang International Hotels recently launched the international version of its free mobile app, ‘Jin Jiang Hotels’.
iPhone screenshot of the app’s various functions
This comprehensive and user friendly app, which also has a well-established Chinese version, is a platform that allows travelers to have access to detailed hotel information and make quick and secure hotel reservations at over 80 of the four and five star rated Jin Jiang properties located across China. The app also enables customers to join the Jin Jiang Group’s cross sector frequent traveler loyalty program, J-Club, where members can earn and redeem points when staying at the Group’s hotels (covering both Jin Jiang Inns and Jin Jiang Hotels), travel products, air tickets and car rental and automotive rental services.
Features of the ‘Jin Jiang Hotels’ app include:
- Detailed hotel information: Customers can view the hotel’s individual descriptions, services and amenities and browse photos.
- Quick access to all of Jin Jiang Hotels’ latest hotel promotions and deals.
- Reservations: Customers can make quick and secure reservations, find out information on rates and room availability and view previous stays and upcoming reservations all in real-time.
- GPS mapping device: Customers can immediately locate the closest hotel to the current location of the customer, whereby bookings can then be made directly from the search results.
- Group loyalty membership enrolment: Customers can easily enroll to become a J-Club member via the app, receive e-coupons exclusive to members and have direct access to their J-Club account by using their Digital Membership Card to view account information.
“Following from the success of our original Chinese mobile app, we are excited about the launch of the international version which sees us expanding our mobile communications towards a much wider market outside of China. This app allows us to build connected and interactive relationships with our English speaking customers who can now also experience the ease and convenience of the comprehensive ‘Jin Jiang Hotels’ app,”stated Ms. Cinn Tan, Senior Vice President Marketing & Sales at Jin Jiang International Hotels.
Jin Jiang International Hotels is currently offering a promotion exclusive to the ‘Jin Jiang Hotels’ app. For any user who registers to become a J-Club member via the app will receive e-coupons worth a total value of RMB200 and will also have the chance to take part in a lucky draw to win a free stay at a Jin Jiang hotel. As a J-Club member, 2 J-Club points will be received for every RMB1 spent at a Jin Jiang star rated hotel. As part of this special promotion, in addition to the original points received, members will also receive an extra 2,000 points and receive RMB200 e-coupons each time a room booking is made via the app, by which the points can be redeemed for exciting rewards.
This promotion lasts until 30 September, 2014.
The ‘Jin Jiang Hotel’ app is available to download globally for free from the iTunes App Store. To download, visit:https://itunes.apple.com/cn/app/jin-jiang-jiu-dian/id725186313?l=en&mt=8
To view more details on the promotion, visit: http://www.jinjianghotels.com/promotion/detail/11946
HNC Showcases High-end Nutraceutical Platform
-China’s most professional gathering of health and nutraceutical industry professionals
SHANGHAI /PRNewswire/ — China’s leading health food and nutritionals event, Healthplex & Nutraceutical China (HNC), successfully concluded on 28 June 2014 in Shanghai, China. This is the most important and professional health industry event in China.
HNC-Featured Pavilion
HNC is growing rapidly since UBM Sinoexpo began cooperating with China Chamber by combining events in 2013. When HNC returned to Shanghai on 26-28 June 2014, it attracted almost all the leading companies in the industry, including Rousselot, DuPont, Tongrentang, Sirio, Gelita, Swanson, and Aurinda among others.
HNC 2014 was co-located with Fi Asia-China, Hi & Ni, the most important food ingredients show in China. The Starch Exhibition was newly introduced this year, and is the only international expo for starch in China. Expo FoodTec showcased food machinery, packaging, and technology innovations in the food and beverage industry. HNC is also held in conjunction with CPhI China, the world’s largest ingredient tradeshow for the pharmaceutical industry. With over 3,000 cross-platform exhibitors, this was the highest quality exhibition in China focusing on the health food, functional supplements, nutraceuticals, food & beverage ingredients, and pharmaceutical industries. Together with the co-located shows, HNC provided participants not only a global gathering of the health industry, but an industry chain platform from ingredients to finished products.
The 2014 edition was attended by 63,331 visitors, 10% more than the previous year, with international visitors from 131 countries. According to the post-event survey, 81% of international visitors thought the show was important to their business; 92% thought the visiting experience was great and 73% were sure of visiting the show again in 2015.
This year, the total exhibiting area for food shows exceeded 18,833 sqm, and featured 918 exhibitors with 112 international exhibitors from the USA, UK, Netherlands, Australia, Japan, Korea, and Brazil. The post-survey also showed that 80% of international exhibitors thought their exhibiting experience was excellent or good, 81% would recommend the show to their colleagues and 57% said the show met their expectations. Over half of the 2014 exhibitors have already rebooked their booths onsite for 2015, with 54% of the remainder likely to rebook.
As the organisers, UBM Sinoexpo and China Chamber greatly appreciate the kind support of all the exhibitors and visitors. Because of you, the show was an enormous success and saw a substantial increase in visitors. We look forward to seeing you again on 24-26 June 2015!
HNC-Crowded People in Registration Hall
HNC-Discussing in Exhibitor’s Booth
HNC-USA Pavilion
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Fi Asia-China 2014: Once Again a Proven Success
-China’s most important gathering of food and beverage industry professionals
SHANGHAI /PRNewswire/ — China’s leading nutritional ingredients event, Food ingredients (Fi) Asia China, Health ingredients (Hi) and Natural ingredients (Ni), took place this June 26-28 in Shanghai, China and was a great success. The show is the premier event in China offering a one-stop platform for the entire food industry.
FiAC-21Food Match Making
The annual gathering for ingredients professionals, Fi Asia-China 2014 hosted 6 co-located shows spread across 17 halls of the SNIEC (Shanghai New International Expo Center). With over 3,000 exhibitors, this was the highest quality exhibition in China focusing on the food & beverage ingredients, nutraceuticals and pharmaceutical industries. The show has served the Chinese market for 15 years and continues to create a global meeting place for food professionals to source the ingredients they need, learn about the latest industry innovations and challenges and develop their business network.
Fi Asia-China 2014 was co-located with CPhI China, the world’s largest ingredient tradeshow for the pharmaceutical industry. Fi visitors had free access to this exhibition along with 5 other co-located shows. The Starch Expo was newly introduced this year and is the only international exhibition for starch in China. The food ingredients section was enlarged to 2 halls this year and included Health ingredients (Hi), Natural ingredients (Ni) and Healthplex & Nutraceutical China (HNC), providing direct access to the industry’s most innovative, finished products. Expo FoodTec showcased food machinery, packaging, and technology innovations in the food and beverage industry.
The 2014 Fi Asia-China welcomed 63,331 visitors over the 3 days (a 10% increase on 2013 figures) representing 131 various countries. According to the survey, 81% of international visitors regarded the show as important to their business, 92% regarded their overall experience as very good, while 73% claimed they will visit the show again in 2015.
Numerous features to enhance visitor experience were available at FiAC. Packed conference rooms showed industry experts provide key conference modules over the 3 days, while a free, bilingual mobile application helped visitors plan their day, meetings and have all show information. Innovation Tours, sponsored by Nutrimarketing, guided visitors around the halls to meet with exhibitors focusing on key areas, while the newly introduced Discovery Tours, in association with Leatherhead, allowed visitors take a topic focussed, self-guided tour. The new Exhibitor/Buyer programme matched visitors seeking specific products with relevant show exhibitors, and a matchmaking service with 21 Food, provided face-to-face meetings for international buyers with Chinese suppliers.
The total exhibiting area for all food related shows was 18,833 sqm., featuring 918 exhibitors including 112 international exhibitors. 80% of international exhibitors found their exhibiting experience excellent or good, 81% would recommend the show to their colleagues and 57% said the show met with or exceeded their expectations. Over half of the 2014 exhibitors have already rebooked their booths for 2015, with 54% of the remainder likely to rebook for 2015.
We at UBM Sinoexpo appreciate the support of all the exhibitors and visitors who supported Fi Asia-China 2014! The show was hugely successful, with a substantial increase in visitors and a very positive response from both exhibitors and visitors.
We look forward to as successful an event next year in Shanghai, 24-26 June, 2015!
FiAC-Registration Hall
FiAC-Crowded People in Halls
FiAC-Taiwan Pavilion
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Frank Inouye Appointed Managing Director of AziPac Limited
SINGAPORE and HAMILTON, Bermuda /PRNewswire/ — The Board of Directors of AziPac Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Frank Inouye as Managing Director, with immediate effect.
Frank brings over 34 years of industry experience to AziPac and the wider Azimuth and Seacrest Group. He has worked extensively in Australia, Asia, North Africa, Canada and South America and has a proven track record of building and managing asset portfolios in both public and private E&P companies. During his career Frank has held many senior management positions including; Executive Chairman, CEO/COO of Coastal Energy (a company he founded in 2004 and led until 2008, which was ultimately sold to Cepsa for $2.2 billion in 2013); CEO of Samudra Energy, a private Indonesian E&P company; Head of Corporate Development for Premier Oil; GM of Premier’s SE Asian operations.
AziPac is a newly established exploration and production company focussed on exploring for oil and gas in the maritime basins offshore the Asia Pacific region and the Bay of Bengal. AziPac is backed by Seacrest Capital Group, the global energy investor. AziPac is headquartered in Singapore.
Frank Inouye commented:
“I am delighted to be working with the Azimuth Group and look forward to developing AziPac using the same strategy that has enabled the Company to create a global offshore exploration portfolio in Nambia, Ireland and the North Sea. Azimuth’s unique strategy of utilizing existing state-of-the-art seismic data to drive portfolio development has proven to be very successful in other areas of the world and with their extensive SE Asian seismic database and access to capital, AziPac is in an excellent position to capitalize on a diverse range of opportunities.”
Note to Editors:
AziPac is a Seacrest Capital Group backed E&P company, focused on South East Asia and Bay of Bengal.
Seacrest Capital Group is a leading energy investor specialising in offshore exploration, leveraging its proprietary assets and relationships to build a diversified, global portfolio of regionally focussed oil and gas exploration companies. Since 2011, Seacrest Capital Group has created and invested in a number of successful companies in the United Kingdom and Norwegian North Sea, West Africa, Ireland and South East Asia. As a result of Seacrest’s support, AziPac is in a strong position to take advantage of and build on further opportunities as they arise in the offshore Asia Pacific and Bay of Bengal regions.
GWFX Launches Global Website — Available in English and Korean
HONG KONG /PRNewswire/ — Goldenway Global Investments (GWFX), a global financial services provider and sponsor of Swansea City Football Club of the English Premier League, recently launched its global website which is available in English and Korean. The website launch comes just before the upcoming English Premier League season and marks a milestone in GWFX‘s international expansion and mission to be every investor’s global online trading partner.
Elite FOREX Trading Services
Taking into account the growing importance of the South Korean market, GWFX, one of the leading and fastest growing brands in the FOREX online trading industry, is making its tailored FOREX services available in the Korean language for the first time. The Company is highly regarded in the online trading industry and is known for its customer-centric approach that has resulted in a sterling reputation among both its customers and competitors. Expanding its blueprint will help GWFX link the world together, helping to create more FOREX trading opportunities for investors around the globe. Michelle Chun, Senior Regional Manager, said “Furthering our commitment to offering a full range of online trading services and a fair and transparent online trading experience, we look forward to bringing a vast portfolio of services to the South Korean market and will continue to roll out new localized services while working tirelessly to fully satisfy the market’s unique demands.”
A New Season Kicks Off
The first match of the English Premier League season, featuring an electrifying battle between Manchester United and Swansea City, will take place on August 16, 2014. GWFX, major sponsor of Swansea City Football Club’s sponsorship, is committed to strengthening its brand image around the world and continuing its expansion in multiple domains with football being one of them. Swansea City is poised to make a great showing on the pitch this year behind its roster of elite players which includes Ki Sung-yueng, who hails from Gwangju,South Korea. Ki made a name for himself in the ultracompetitive English Premier League with a stellar rookie campaign and is especially well-known in South Korea where he has become an inspiration for millions of football fans around the country. Swansea City’s opponent in the first match, Manchester United, is one of the most famous teams in any sport around the globe and boasts a large fan base with fans in every country but maybe nowhere more so than South Korea.
Notes:
GWFX
www.gwfxglobal.com
GWFX which comprises a number of companies including Goldenway Global Investments (UK) Limited and Goldenway Global Investments (New Zealand) Limited members of the Goldenway Group, is one of the leading and fast growing brands in the online trading industry. The company is committed to providing clients with a fair and transparent online trading experience. A full range of online trading services are provided, including Forex trading, CFD and precious metals.
Contact:
Minogue Wong, GWFX
Executive Marketing Manager
minogue.wong@gwghk.com
+852 3719 9960
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INTERMACH & SUBCON MYANMAR 2014 “A Unique Business Opportunity in A Unique Country”
YANGON, Myanmar /PRNewswire/ — Following the outstanding success of INTERMACH & SUBCON in Thailand (ASEAN’s Largest International Industrial Machinery and Subcontracting exhibition) INTERMACH Myanmar & SUBCON Myanmar 2014 is expected to follow the same road to success. The show’s organiser, UBM Asia (Thailand) is proud to again host the 2nd edition of the event from 29-31 October, 2014 in Yangon.
The quality of attendees at the show was excellent and drew 3,062 visitors from all over Myanmar and across ASEAN for 3 days event.
Mr U Nyan Tun Oo, Minister of Industry and Electricity of Yangon Government Region had preside over the opening ceremony and witness by hundreds VIP guests.
Myanmar’s economic growth is set to rise at an annual rate of 7.8 percent for the next two fiscal years (2014-15). According to a press release from the Asian Development Bank, economic performance is being generated by large projects that are funded by foreign investors. Myanmar received US$ 2.21 billion in such investment in the first four months of 2014 and across the country extensive infrastructure projects are being planned. New roads and highways, upgrading rail track and rolling stock, elevated telecom base power stations, deep sea ports, airports, plus Thilawa SEZ industrial estates and other key sites are attracting investments from Japan, Korea,Europe and Myanmar’s ASEAN neighbours.
With these foreign investments and economic growth, INTERMACH Myanmar & SUBCON Myanmar 2014 will bring business opportunities for industrial machinery manufacturing companies enabling them to expand their markets and establish a foothold in booming Myanmar. The event will be attended by over thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, buyers and decision makers from all over Myanmar and is expected to have over 150 world leading brands from 11 countries that will showcase more than 1,000 industrial products ranging from tools to Machinery. Many international name brands such as Bosch, Digigate, Everising, Hexagon, Hypertherm, Kanefusa, Koike, Linghein, Mitutoyo, Panasonic and many more will be prominent.
INTERMACH Myanmar & SUBCON Myanmar 2014 will offer exceptional business opportunities for industrial part makers in Myanmar – especially in the auto parts industry. As a result International corporations are eager to get established and leading auto manufacturers are already entering the Myanmar market with many in the process of setting up factories. They currently include Chery Automobile Co., Ltd, Tata Motors, Toyota, Subaru, Nissan and Proton. The automotive industry will mainly focus on assembly since Myanmar has been unable to manufacture spare parts for vehicles and has found it necessary to import many items. This has created exciting opportunities for international parts and spare part manufacturers. Low government import taxes for parts and accessories is another plus and is motivating the import of tires, engines and a wide variety of automotive parts.
INTERMACH & SUBCON Myanmar will also feature business-matching with local companies and international corporations. These Seminars and Workshops will cover how to set up profitable business in the new Myanmarduring the three day event.
“Following the success of the previous edition, INTERMACH MYANMAR & SUBCON MYANMAR 2014 is expecting to achieve even greater success for exhibiting companies in terms of quality trade visitors and business opportunities that will be presented throughout the event. No other show can match this success,” saidMr. Sanchai Noombunnam, Group Director, UBM Asia (Thailand).
MYANMAR & SUBCON MYANMAR 2014
29-31 October 2014
Tatmadaw Exhibition Hall, Yangon, Myanmar
For further details and information please contact: Ms. Pacharapan P. Tel. +66 (0) 2642-6911 ext. 418
Fax: +66 (0) 2642-6919 E-mail: info@intermachmyanmar.com www.intermachmyanmar.com
UBM Asia (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Tel. +66 (0) 2642-6911
Fax: +66 (0) 2642-6919
E-mail: info-th@ubm.com
Website: www.ubmthailand.com
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Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Division Joins Marintec China 2015
-Industry Leader Confirms Participation in the Largest Maritime International Trade Fair in Asia
HONG KONG /PRNewswire/ — Marintec China 2015, The All China Maritime Conference and Exhibition, will once again present the maritime industry’s largest international trade fair in Asia.
Organised by UBM Asia, the largest commercial trade fair organiser in Mainland China, and the Shanghai Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (SSNAOE), this biennial exhibition and conference projects a strong showing vis-a-vis high re-booking rate of industry leaders and recent favourable news of cooperation and expansion of partnerships from China’s government to other nations. Marintec China 2015 takes place 1-4 December 2015 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) in Shanghai, China.
Hyundai Heavy Industries – Shipbuilding Division, one of the world’s largest shipbuilders with a 15% share of the market, confirms their participation at Marintec China 2015, with expectations of showcasing the innovative projects which makes them a global shipbuilding leader in categories such as Shipbuilding, Offshore & Engineering, and Green Energy.
China’s shipbuilding industry is booming. From Chinese leader’s official visit to Greece to significantly advance business deals, the two countries signed more than 20 government and commercial agreements worth approximately USD 5 billion covering a range of sectors including logistics, energy, shipping and property. Moreover, opportunities have further opened between Russia and China on several large-scale infrastructure projects, including cooperation in shipbuilding. According to public industrial data in 2013, China’s ocean engineering orders reached a total value of USD 18 billion, 29.5 percent of the global market, an increase of 16 percent year-on-year.
UBM, co-organiser of Marintec China and other events serving the cruise and general maritime industries worldwide also recently announced its acquisition of Seatrade Communications Ltd. — a long-time partner of Marintec China. The acquisition is expected to foster further promotional, partnership related, and international synergistic effects for Marintec China 2015.
“We are both honoured and excited to have Hyundai Heavy Industries – Shipbuilding Division participate at Marintec China 2015,” said Ms Stella Fung, Event Director for Marintec China. “The fair has always served as a global business and meeting platform for the industry, but with Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Division’s participation as well as several other industry giants coming on board, the recent Seatrade Communications Ltd. acquisition, and China’s projected growth and increase international cooperation, Marintec China 2015 is expected to serve even higher levels of importance.”
Marintec China 2013 attracted more than 57,886 visitors from 88 countries and regions — marking a solid increase of 13 percent over the previous event. Total exhibition space expanded to over 70,000 square metres with an increase of 50 percent of exhibitors confirming their bookings over the last period. A total of 74 percent of exhibitors showed a willingness to participate whilst some even requested to increase their exhibition stand size at Marintec China 2015.
The highly qualified visitor profiles underline Marintec China as the preeminent maritime trade fair in Asia. Over 58 percent of Marintec China’s visitors are shipbuilders, owners and naval architects. They came to the fair largely looking for hardware, professional services, software and systems. Please view the 2013 Marintec China show report for more detailed information on the website or through this direct download option.
Companies interested in exhibiting in the fair are welcome to visit our website at http://www.marintecchina.com.
Notes to Editor:
For fair details, please contact:
Stella Fung
Event Director
UBM Asia Ltd
17/F, China Resources Building
26 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: +852-2827-6211
Fax: +852-3749-7347
Email: marintec-hk@ubm.com
Website: www.marintecchina.com
Shanghai Society of Naval Architects & Ocean Engineers
21/F Bo Hong Tower
495 Jiangning Road
Shanghai 200041
China
Tel: +86-21-5466-0311
Fax: +86-21-6258-1223
Email: ssname@ssname.com.cn
Website: www.marintecchina.com
For media enquiries, please contact:
Carmen Choy
Senior Marketing Communications Executive
UBM Asia Ltd
Tel: +852-2827-6211
Fax: +852-3749-7347
Email: carmen.choy@ubm.com
Website: www.marintecchina.com
Fan Cheng Yang
Shanghai Society of Naval Architects & Ocean Engineers
21/F Bo Hong Tower
495 Jiangning Road
Shanghai 200041
China
Tel: +86-21-5466-1236
Fax: +86-21-6258-1187
Email: admin@ssname.com.cn
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Why Cloud Solutions Are Gaining Traction in the Global Media and Entertainment Industry
—Leveraging the cloud can help accelerate market growth, finds Frost & Sullivan
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calf. /PRNewswire/ — In order to manage the explosion of digital media and consumer devices, as well as the increase in video consumption, the media and entertainment industry must balance the need to support complex workflows and new data formats with uncertain revenue and monetization. Cloud solutions offer an attractive solution to this dilemma, as they can help media and entertainment companies manage their processes and workflows more effectively as they are scalable, flexible and reliable. These solutions are also more cost-effective and convenient, since they do not require any upfront investment and can be paid for according to usage or through a monthly/yearly subscription.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Global Media and Entertainment Solutions for the Cloud, finds that this nascent market earned revenue of only approximately $100 million in 2013, but will grow nearly nine-fold by 2020. This study covers specific well-established classes of cloud solutions such as transcoding, animation tools, media asset management as well as niche solutions such as metadata, closed captioning, and subtitling services. Although North America is presently the biggest market for media and entertainment solutions on the cloud, the Asia-Pacific region is expected to open up the most opportunities for solution providers over the next five years.
For complimentary access to more information on this research, please visit: http://bit.ly/VgEatS
“The constant pressure to decrease IT budgets and invest resources in generating high-quality, creative content instead is driving media companies globally to adopt cloud solutions,” said Frost & Sullivan Information & Communication Technologies Principal Analyst Avni Rambhia. “This, along with the need to maintain data on the cloud to prevent data losses due to natural and artificial catastrophes is boosting the prospects of cloud solution vendors in the media and entertainment industry.”
Unfortunately, media companies accustomed to having on-premises systems are wary of embracing the cloud in a large way. Concerns surrounding the security of content on the cloud and lack of high-reliability high-bandwidth connectivity in some parts of the world are also preventing the market from reaching its full potential.
“Vendors are responding to these challenges by creating more awareness on the benefits of cloud solutions and allaying fears regarding the security of content on the cloud,” noted Rambhia. “They are also rolling out solutions that can be easily integrated with the client’s existing on-premise infrastructure to expand their global customer base.”
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Storage Acceleration: An Online Community Dedicated to Helping IT Executives Implement New Storage Methods
—UBM Tech’s Storage Acceleration will focus on how concepts such as solid-state storage, software-defined storage, and object storage can boost enterprise application performance and IT efficiency.
NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ — UBM Tech today launched Storage Acceleration (www.storageacceleration.com), an online community for chief information officers, other senior IT executives, and the business unit leaders who are deeply involved in enterprise initiatives that employ evolving data storage technologies to improve application performance and more efficiently achieve corporate goals.
The Storage Acceleration community, comprising expert bloggers, UBM Tech editors, IT and business executives, and site sponsor SanDisk, presents an opportunity for community members to share their experiences, advice, and opinions with their peers. The community will address strategies for the successful use of technologies and concepts that are positioned to revolutionize the enterprise data storage environment. Core topics that are top of mind for IT decision makers include the use of solid-state or flash storage to improve application performance, the potential for SSD to replace hard disk and tape technologies for various datacenter tasks, new applications for virtualized storage, emerging capabilities for storage management tools, software-defined storage, cloud-based storage, disaster recovery, IT security, and storage/datacenter technologies that are only now emerging from research laboratories.
At the heart of the Storage Acceleration community is the ability for IT decision makers to seek out the advice and opinions of their peers. Storage Acceleration will feature daily blogs and active message boards where community members can seek information from bloggers and their peers in the IT profession. Other information features will include live chats and webcasts about technical, managerial, and organizational issues that engage enterprise datacenter professionals implementing big-data initiatives, high-performance transactional applications, and customer-facing web and e-commerce applications.
Experienced technology journalist James Connolly has been named editor in chief. In a 30-year career as a technology editor and writer, he has chronicled the use of technology at the enterprise level, IT management, and emerging technologies. His experience includes work with UBM Tech’s Marketing Services unit, TechTarget, Mass High Tech, and Computerworld.
“This is an exciting time to be working in the storage sector,” says Connolly. “There probably has been no other era in the history of computing where so many tech developments and management concepts have come together to create tectonic shifts in the storage business and enterprise storage strategies. Consider just the rapid growth of enterprise interest in SSD for the datacenter over the past few months, and then add in all of the other tech trends, and you can see how IT decision makers see both opportunities and challenges in the storage revolution. Our job is to provide a forum where we can track the multiple developments in the storage market, learn from peers who have shared their experiences in implementing some of the new concepts, and seek out advice from hands-on consultants, technology providers, and their peers in the IT community.”
The site is published by UBM Tech and sponsored by SanDisk.
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UBM Tech is a global media business that brings together the world’s technology communities through live events, online properties, and custom services. UBM Tech’s community-focused approach provides its users and clients with expertly curated research, education, training, community advocacy, user-generated content, and peer-to-peer engagement opportunities that serve the electronics, security, enterprise IT and communications, network infrastructure and applications, game and app development, and tech marketing communities. UBM Tech’s brands include Black Hat, DesignCon, EE Times, Enterprise Connect, Game Developers Conference (GDC), HDI, InformationWeek, and Interop. Create, a UBM Tech full-range marketing services division, includes custom events, content marketing solutions, community development, and demand generation programs based on its content and technology market expertise. UBM Tech is a part of UBM (UBM.L), a global provider of media and information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion. For more information, go tohttp://tech.ubm.com.
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