Start 2011 with A Bang at Malaysia IT Fair with More Value and Bargains Including iPads that will be auctioned from RM1

Kuala Lumpur, January 11, 2011 – You did read correctly! The 1st Malaysia IT Fair 2011 will offer visitors the opportunity to bid for their favorite digital products including iPads*, branded laptops, digital cameras, smart phones and much more beginning at just RM1*.

Be the first to lay hands on the coolest tech gear at the first major technology fair of 2011.

The 3-day fair will be held from January 28 till January 30 2011 at the Mid Valley Exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur. Themed ‘Bringing I.T. closer to you’, the fair which is organised by Unified Distribution Technologies Sdn Bhd will showcase more than 70 global brands and 200 booths over approximately a total of 4776 square meters, making it among the most extensive I.T. fairs in the country to meet evolving digital lifestyle needs.

Malaysians are hooked on technology, which is why technology fairs are so popular.

According to a survey done by Synovate, 29% of the Malaysian population in 2008 were extremely tech savvy and communicated heavily via SMS while a survey by TNS in 2010 showed that Malaysians have the most Facebook friends on average, close to 240, and spent the most amount of time online at Facebook. Malaysians also are among those that post to Facebook very often from mobile devices.

If you miss out on bidding, many of the most sought after software, hardware, gadgets, digital cameras and imaging equipment, audio visual and gaming equipment, tech gadgets, accessories and LCD TVs will be available at special prices, bundled with must-have accessories and other promotions including 4GB USB drives at just RM1**!

Kaspersky Lab, the main security sponsor, will run a special promotion for their award-winning products, Kaspersky Antivirus 2011 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 at special preferred prices, so that you can enjoy the digital lifestyle securely!

According to Kaspersky Lab South East Asia, Channel Sales Director Mr Jimmy Fong the brand is sponsoring the technology fair as a means of educating consumers directly by showcasing the many different threat scenarios for  laptops, desktops, mobile devices and even on social networking sites.

“For end-users and businesses education and awareness on malware are an on-going process because the types of threats keep evolving.  Many consumers and corporates alike still think that malware is a harmless prank virus that results in some downtime and inconvenience only.  That was long ago.  Now malware is all about economic gain with the theft of information, identity, credit card, bank account and mobile phone numbers for the cyber criminals benefit, and for your loss,” Mr Fong explained.

“We’re going for a fun approach to educating on a serious topic with lots of goodies and packing the event with games and activities with a Lunar New Year theme to get everyone into the festive spirit,” he said.

Look out for loads of fun activities including easy-to-win contests, lucky spin, limited edition Jackie Chan ang pow packets and Chinese Zodiac bookmark giveaway, a photography contest with big prizes and feng shui tips ahead of the Lunar Year of the Rabbit from a renowned feng shui master.

Check out the fair’s official Facebook page at www.facebook/MalaysiaITFair to join in the pre-event voting on the digital products that you want to be able to bid on at auction starting at just RM1* – include GPS navigators, mini tablets, LCD TVs, smartphones, digital cameras, branded laptops and every tech geek must-have iPad*!

The Malaysia I.T. Fair Facebook page is also packed with daily updates on products, pricing, promotions, snippets on the latest technology news and lots of interaction with tech lovers from across Malaysia.

About your Feng Shui outlook for 2011 – Malaysia I.T. Fair has that figured as every purchase above RM250 entitles you to a either a free*** one-on-one reading from Master Kenny Hoo, a renowned Feng Shui master that would otherwise set you back RM888 or a place at his informative Feng Shui Outlook for Year of the Rabbit seminar*** that is worth RM688.

For more information, activities schedule, promotions and latest happenings of Malaysia IT Fair, please visit: http://www.MalaysiaITFair.com.my/. To vote for your favorite product that will be auctioned from RM1* and for fun contest, giveaways and lots of chatter please log on to http://www.facebook.com/MalaysiaITFair.

*Subject to change and availability
**Terms and conditions apply
***Limited seats and sessions