ISACA Malaysia Chapter is proud to present once again our popular hands-on workshop on Audit, Control & Security of Microsoft Windows ® Server Environment. Covering Windows® Servers 2000,  2003 and 2008, this hands-on workshop will enable IT/IS Auditors to learn and be familiar with key concepts of securing Windows ® Servers and how to develop IT Audit Programmes for auditing a Microsoft ® Windows ® Server network environment.

For more information, please download the attachment or visit

http://www.isaca.org.my/events_details.asp?id=324

itSMF Malaysia have signed an MOU, appointing Event Management Company, Benjamin & Khor Sdn Bhd as supporters to assist itSMF Malaysia Society manage the conference project. All payments are required to be transferred to this account. 
This takes effect from 2nd Aug, 2010 until the conference project completes.

APMG International, launched it’s APMG KL office today in Malaysia.
itSMF M’sia were invited to be part of this auspicious event.
 
Representing APMG International was CEO Richard Pharro, and the country Manager for Malaysia, Mr Choong Mun-Kit. It was also graced by MDeC, Multimedia Corp. of Malaysia, CEO Dato Badlisham Ghazali.
 
Do check out the latest news of APMG.  
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/27/business/6738927&sec=business
 
The editor, itSMF M’sia

Awareness Session - itSMF M’sia is actively working with ISACA Malaysia in various areas of development.
As we have an international MOU between both bodies, we are also keen on building sound friendship and good business relationships for the benefit of all our user and vendors in the market.
 
To achieve them, various promotional programmes are being initiated by itSMF M’sia as we are sister societies in M’sia. Please visit this site related to how ITSM and COBIT works hand in hand in the next gen Cobit 5. http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/itsmf/issues/2010-06-28/2.html
 
To find out more on ISACA, please visit
http://www.isaca.org/Knowledge-Center/COBIT/Pages/Overview.aspx
More news on this site.
 
The Editor, itSMF M’sia

 
itSMF M’sia attends ISACA Malaysia Chapter event.
 
Members of itSMF Malaysia who are also ISACA Malaysia members, attended the event on 11 May, 2 to 5p.m., at Sime Darby Convention Centre, Bukit Kiara, K.Lumpur.
This was on Personal Data Protection Bill ’09, which ties to Security Mgt, part of Service Design in our ITIL v3 framework.  
 
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SEMINAR AND DISCUSSION FORUM
1.    To inform, educate professional association members and the public on the Bill and the status of the Bill
2.    To create awareness of the impact of the Bill
3.    To invite discussion on the Bill and an opportunity to seek more information about the Bill
http://www.isaca.org.my/events_details.asp?id=304
 
Around 150 over participants attended, and it was a good event. We hope to attend more related functions, and encourage more members to visit ISACA’s activities.
 
*ITSMFI and ISACA have a MOU as sister organizations internationally. In M’sia, we also have aSociety mutual friendship as directors of itSMFI IEB are also on the ISACA USA BOD.

 
Kuala Lumpur - itSMF M’sia attended MSTB’s annual conference, Softec2010. This year’s theme was “Bridging the Gap”. Details of MSTB, “Malaysian Software Testing Board” can be found at http://www.mstb.org/
 
More than 300 participants attended the event at Crown Plaza KL, over 3 days. They were from higher education, universities, government firms, software development, System Analysts, Business analysts, software and computer engineers, and many other business people and comsumers. Many vendors such as Oracle, IBM, Custommedia, SB, Info-trek, Cybersecurity, had booths there.
 
There were many international speakers, who are world class computer software architects, engineers, scientists, and people who made ARPANET become The internet happen. Details of the speakers, activities of the event can be viewed at http://www.mstb.org/softec2010/
 
On the first opening day was the conference and panel discussion. Over the next 2days, there were workshops and clinics, tutorials for the public attendees. For itSMF M’sia, as software management is a part of ITSM, we found the courses not only about software development, but also on managing the technology framework.  

Dear all
 
I would like to introduce myself as the Director of Publishing and Translations for the IT Service Management Forum (itSMF).
 
You may be aware that itSMF is embarking on a programme of publishing.  One of the first outputs of this will be our International Magazine "At Your Service", this quarterly magazine will be distributed free of charge to all members of established and emerging itSMF chapters globally .  This represents a potential readership in excess of 70,000 IT Service Management Professionals.
 
We are offering vendors who have an established relationship with our organisation the first options for purchasing advertising space in this magazine before we offer this valuable opportunity to other vendors.
 
We also have a number of books in our publishing pipeline and we have a strictly limited number of sponsorship opportunities for these books.
Please read the attached media kit for further information and please distribute to your colleagues as appropriate.
 
Any questions can be directed to either myself or to marketing@itsmfi.org.
 
Editorial enquiries can be made to our Chief Editor - kirstie.magowan@itsmfi.org
 
Kind Regards
 
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ITSM Society of Malaysia representative Michael Kum, spoke at the World Continutiy Conference organized by BCM Institute, in Kuala Lumpur recently.
 
The schedule of the day was as per the link below.
http://www.worldcontinuitycongress.com/wcc08/world-continuity-congress/world-continuity-congress-malaysia/wcc-malaysia-2010/wcc-my-conference-agenda.html
Our effort is to promote ITSM to as many people as possible, and this time we participated to highlight some of the inter-related scope of processes that are similar between the two.
 
The BCM Institute’s annual World Continuity Congress is organized yearly, and the also run the Meet the Experts sessions every 2-3 months once in Klang valley. The congress brings together delegates and professionals to network and update each other on the latest Business Continuity  practices.  Among distinguished participants were Y.B. Tuan Haji Fadillah Haji Yusof, Deputy Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Madam Wee HN of MDeC, Hjh Noraishah Omar, Executive Director, NISA Advanced Solution Sdn Bhd,and many more.
 
We encourage more members to attend as many organized conferences as possible in relation to such knowledge base and mingle with other participating members.

This is the latest invitation to vendors or sponsors from itSMFI.
 http://www.itsmfi.org/
The itSMF International will be producing a quarterly magazine with global reach to professionals involved with Service Management.  This publication will be distributed to all chapters for free delivery to every member.
We aim to provide thought provoking, innovative writings sourced from the global membership of itSMF. With a potential readership of 70,000 ITSM professionals we believe this presents an excellent opportunity for sponsors to get their message out to our community supported by the strength of the itSMF brand.
The first edition is due out in September. The itSMF International invites sponsors who would like to advertise to please contact marketing@itsmfi.org for more information
 
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The IT Service Management Forum (itSMF) is the only truly independent and internationally-recognised forum for IT Service Management professionals worldwide. This not-for-profit organisation is a prominent player in the on-going development and promotion of IT Service Management "best practice", standards and qualifications. Globally, the itSMF now boasts over 6000 member companies, blue chip and public sector alike, covering in excess of 40,000 individuals spread over 50+ Chapters.
 
What we are:
A network of industry experts, information sources and events to help you and your staff address IT service management issues through the adoption of "best practice". In ASEAN, there are three itSMF chapters – Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. These three chapters have regular communications, and work within a common charter, but operate independently.
 
This year’s goal:
Running the annual Conference. The goals of the Annual Conference are:
·         Promote networking amongst IT Service Management Professionals
·         Show-case local and regional case studies, with the view to providing examples of how IT Service Management is
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