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M1 Limited Singapore Launches All-New, Game-Changing SIM-Only Plan, Maxx, with Maximum Affordability

A Brand New Competitive Offering
Mobile data is a vital part of daily life as there is constant interaction with the digital landscape. As such, Maxx SIMO is poised to be one of the most affordable plans on the market with frills that current competing plans do not offer at the same price. These include unlimited local outgoing calls, unlimited incoming calls, roaming data, a free caller ID SIM plan, and free SIM card and delivery. The Maxx SIMO plan’s 100GB offering is also remarkable; it is guaranteed to remain the same, unlike competing offers that may decrease after a fixed period. The plan comes with 100 free local SMS as well.
Aside from its incredible offerings, Maxx SIMO has an easy activation process. After downloading the new M1 Maxx app, users can register an account and port in their existing numbers. The line will be activated shortly after.
Unlimited Referrals for Friends & Family
Maxx Online customers can earn unlimited S$3 Grab Food vouchers through Maxx’s referral programme. Upon sign-up, Maxx SIMO plan customers can use the unique referral code found in the welcome emails to refer friends and family. Vouchers will be received by the referrer upon a successful sign-up using the referral code.
Hashtag: #m1 #maxx #simonly #flashdeal
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M1 Limited
M1, a subsidiary of Keppel Corporation, is Singapore’s first digital network operator, providing a suite of communications services, including mobile, fixed line and fibre offerings, to over two million customers. Since the launch of its commercial services in 1997, M1 has achieved many firsts – becoming one of the first operators to be awarded one of Singapore’s two nationwide 5G standalone network licence, first operator to offer nationwide 4G service, as well as ultra-high-speed fixed broadband, fixed voice, and other services on the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN). M1’s mission is to drive transformation and evolution in Singapore’s telecommunications landscape through cutting-edge technology and made-to-measure offerings. For more information, visit
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DHL Supply Chain appoints new CEO for South East Asia cluster
• Andries Retief to helm the CEO role covering Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 24 February 2023 – DHL Supply Chain, the global market leader for contract logistics solutions, has appointed Andries Retief as Chief Executive Officer for its South East Asia cluster, covering Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia. He will report directly to Terry Ryan, CEO, DHL Supply Chain Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.

Retief was most recently CEO of DHL Supply Chain Central & Eastern Europe, based in Poland. His leadership saw double-digit growth for three consecutive years in revenue and profitability. “Andries has shown exceptional leadership and brings a unique perspective, having worked across Europe and Africa, where he drove transformational change in the markets he led. He has successfully navigated the organization during a global pandemic compounded with geopolitical issues. I am confident that his international experience and steady leadership make him the perfect choice for this regional role.” said Terry Ryan, CEO, DHL Supply Chain Asia Pacific.
With a career spanning 18 years across two continents, Retief began his career at DHL Supply Chain in 2009 as Financial Manager in South Africa. In 2016, he became the Managing Director of DHL Supply Chain East Africa before assuming his position as CEO, DHL Supply Chain, Central & Eastern Europe in 2019. He successfully delivered accelerated growth in Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, by winning and implementing transformational new business in transport, e-commerce and automotive sectors.
“South East Asia is among the fastest-growing regions in the world with a strong and diverse talent pool. I am excited to work closely with our customers to leverage our strengths in technology, e-commerce fulfillment network, and life science sectors while building new capabilities and expanding into other sectors,” said Andries Retief, CEO, South East Asia, DHL Supply Chain. “I am also eager to further our agenda in diversity and inclusion, providing our employees with a good experience as we grow together, guided by our culture of respect and results.”
Hashtag: #DHL #DHLSupplyChain #logistics
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DHL – The logistics company for the world
DHL is the leading global brand in the logistics industry. Our DHL divisions offer an unrivalled portfolio of logistics services ranging from national and international parcel delivery, e-commerce shipping and fulfillment solutions, international express, road, air, and ocean transport to industrial supply chain management. With about 400,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide, DHL connects people and businesses securely and reliably, enabling global sustainable trade flows. With specialized solutions for growth markets and industries including technology, life sciences and healthcare, engineering, manufacturing & energy, auto-mobility and retail, DHL is decisively positioned as “The logistics company for the world.”
DHL is part of Deutsche Post DHL Group. The Group generated revenues of more than 66 billion euros in 2020. With sustainable business practices and a commitment to society and the environment, the Group makes a positive contribution to the world. Deutsche Post DHL Group aims to achieve net-zero emissions logistics by 2050.
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Trend Micro Acquires SOC Technology Expert Anlyz
Technology tuck-in enhances industry’s broadest XDR security platform
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 24 February 2023 – Trend Micro (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Anlyz, a leading provider of security operations center (SOC) technology. The acquisition will extend Trend’s orchestration, automation and integration capabilities and will enable enterprises and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) to improve operational efficiencies, cost effectiveness and security outcomes.
The deal encompasses intellectual property, industry expertise and more than 40 technical employees all focused on bolstering Trend’s security platform strategy. With this acquisition, the company will expand its engineering team of over 3000, adding a new research & development center in Bangalore, India.
Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) will be empowered to grow their strategic SOC services while minimizing the complexity of the underlying security stack by reducing the number of technology vendors needed. Trend’s enterprise customers will benefit from a comprehensive extended detection and response (XDR) and incident response orchestration platform that can maximize analyst productivity and help relieve resource constraints.
Gartner research stated, “As buyers, both end customers and service providers, continue to consolidate vendors/providers, buyers will seek best-of-suite and integrated solutions over best-of- breed point solutions. Preferred technology vendors will be those that ease integration with other IT and security technology and tools within the environment, supporting efforts toward use-case-based outcomes.”[1]
“We are happy to welcome the Anlyz team into the Trend family – together we are increasing SOC effectiveness and reducing both the technology and resources burdens,” said Kevin Simzer, Chief Operating Officer at Trend Micro. “Due to market pressure, we see organizations moving past security point-solution experiments in preference for platform breadth that allows for vendor consolidation, maximized return on investments and efficiencies.”
Trend Micro and Anlyz have been technology alliance partners since 2021 and share more than 30 joint customers that are positioned to move forward quickly to capitalize on the opportunities ahead.
Eventus TechSol is one of the many MSSPs powering joint customers delivering measurable “XDR Powered SOC” improvements for clients. “We have reduced the mean-time-to-detect and mean-time-to-respond ratio, down from weeks to hours for incidents,” said Jay Thakker, Practice Head at the company. “We use playbooks for log enrichment and automated response as well as threat intelligence and threat hunting capabilities provided by the platform to proactively hunt for known and behavioral attacks.”
Anlyz has primarily focused on security orchestration and case management delivering powerful SOAR capabilities for MSSPs to manage the incident response process across multiple clients. It also offers intelligent log aggregation enabling data ingestion and enrichment across a range of data sources and security solutions, using a high performance, scalable architecture. Trend will leverage Anlyz’s SOAR solution and rich set of product connectors to broaden its platform and enable additional integration and automation options across customers’ IT ecosystems.
Trend’s MSSP channel customers will benefit from:
- An anchor technology platform to manage the SOC function for their clients
- A reduced requirement to architect individual custom solutions for their customers, thanks to an integrated core stack and multi-tenant view out of the box
- Visibility, analysis, and automation across Trend, third-party products, and customer instances, making it easier to manage XDR across multiple customers
- A scalable, flexible, and feature-rich platform to appeal to all types of customers no matter the size and complexity of their IT environment
[1] Gartner®, Emerging Trends: Future of Security Services, Shawn Eftink, John Collins, November 2021 GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.
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About Trend Micro
Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro’s cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world.
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