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Lyto launched Online Games Racing First in Indonesia

2009-03-22T22:23:00.002+07:00

Online game producers in Indonesia, PT Lyto Datarindo Fortuna latest attempt to introduce a product called Crazy Kart. Online racing game is packed in a cartoon format that will test dexterity in driving (arcade).

Crazy Kart previously produced by the manufacturer Shanda Chinese origin have been introduced in China, Hongkong, India. Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

This racing game designed with local content and more as entertainment and can be played by anyone because the rules are very simple.

You can select the type of car from the sedan, jeep, truck, to a F1 car in which every character has a different race.

Planned to start this game can be enjoyed in April 2009 later. Players will be able to compete with many other players to become the fastest.

If you want to try this game online so you can see on the site Crazykart.

Lenovo And Blackberry Integrated On Thinkpad Laptop

2009-02-17T08:35:00.005+07:00

Lenovo and vendor Blackberry smart phone, Research In Motion (Rim) will work together to promote the new Lenovo mobile solutions through a strong integration between the ThinkPad laptop, Lenovo and BlackBerry smartphone.

"With the increasing number of professionals who have high mobility on the BlackBerry smartphone and ThinkPad laptops, we see that a better integration between the two devices is a requirement," said the CEO of Lenovo, Yang Yuanqing in a press release received by Antara in Jakarta on Monday.

Meanwhile, Co-CEO of Research In Motion, Jim Balsillie said Lenovo adds significant value to customers with Blackberry integration is more robust and seamless between the ThinkPad laptop and a BlackBerry smartphone.

"By using the push-based connectivity in the industry on the BlackBerry solution, Lenovo Constant Connect will facilitate the synchronization of email and the laptop provides a better flexibility for professionals who have high mobility to manage their email while on duty outside the office," said Jim.

Utilizing the benefits and capabilities of R & D, Lenovo laptop in the field of global expertise to the rim in the field of smart mobile phone solutions and wireless, Lenovo plans to develop and bring products and technology solutions in the industry that can help the professionals do their jobs more effectively, although on duty in the office.

Lenovo Constant Connect, is the first solution that Lenovo will be developed utilizing the strength of the solution and the BlackBerry solution for the Lenovo ThinkPad laptop to bring the best in terms of flexibility, access to real-time email-based company.

Lenovo Constant Connect will enable the company received email users using the BlackBerry smartphone and automatically synchronized to the laptop via Bluetooth ThinkPad users, even when not on ThinkPad laptop, without the user doing anything.

Level of integration and the availability of these significantly increase the ease of access to email on the laptop from the Lenovo ThinkPad smarthone BlackBerry wherever located.

In addition to the flexibility and the best comfort, it also can reduce the cost of using the Wi-Fi laptop. Increased significantly in the level of integration and availability of Lenovo Constant expected Connect will be available from Lenovo business partners and in the second quarter 2009 in the United States, and launched to the market throughout the world end in 2009.

Utones, Get Money in The Mobile

2009-02-14T07:11:00.003+07:00

Utones is an application that works on mobile phone with a GSM-based Mobile Content Delivery specialization.

Customers who see the ad will be paid when using this application. Utones can bring in mobile multimedia ad.

According Dendi Pratama, Head of Marketing Division of PT Mobile Communication Creative Indonesia said that this technology is new and first time in Indonesia, even in the Asia Pacific region.

In Utones applications, not only the advertiser who will only benefit customers but that is a consumer ads will gain 50 points on the GPRS and the compensation that is used as 50 points.

Points equivalent to a Rp 1. Total Rp 100 we provide for customers. Points will be collected in the wallet, the menu can be accessed in Utones. And customers can directly exchange with credit or other content such as ringtone, wallpaper or other, "he said.

With the concept of win-win solution, Utones profit sharing between advertisers, customers and agents Utones distribution.

For advertisers, plus Dendi, the media will get the ad with the target market is segmented according to product characteristics. Mobile phone users will get compensation for every ad viewed and the agency will be to get compensation from ads viewed by users who registered through these agents.

"No campaign is useless because it is not the right target. Advertisers will be directed to a specific customer. The customer will receive compensation each time you see the ad. Agents will also get hit. Overall fortunately," said Dendi.

However, this application has not been able to install in all types of phones that circulate in the market. Utones new mobile phone can be installed in the symbian operating system. Meanwhile, the next development is to support the Windows Mobile system.

Obama using Blackberry with extra security

2009-02-13T06:43:00.005+07:00

United States President Barack Obama finally allowed by the protocol of the palace to keep the BlackBerry. However, President will use this history BlackBerry with special security. According to the magazine The Atlantic, Obama used a BlackBerry is BlackBerry standard encryption security with the super special developed by the National Security Agency. This is to ensure security.

With few exceptions, government Blackberries aren't designed for encryption that protects messages above the "SECRET" status, so it's not clear whether Obama is getting something new and special. The exception: the Sectera Edge from General Dynamics, which allows for TOP SECRET voice conversations.

Perhaps the NSA and US telecommunications companies have created a special, more secure digital pathway for Obama's messages to travel on, one that would resist the inevitable penetration attempts by foreign governments.

"However, I will think twice before push the button 'send'. So if my email is finally falling to CNN and not the problem," said Obama. His Hobby, on the BlackBerry are troubled palace protocol. There are many reason. First, letters electronic Obama later this must be opened to the public after Obama not become president again. Palace protocol is concerned, there is a letter that the secret in the open.

Second, while campaigning, for example, Obama got a BlackBerry fall. Obama to take. This enables security officers to be bothered. Top reasons for that is the palace protocol his BlackBerry ask Obama spell. Previous president, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton never even use email for communication.

This is different with Obama that is "addicted" BlackBerry. Previously, before Obama becomes president often until early morning at 02.00 still reply to messages. In fact, shortly before the inauguration, he still sends a message to the social networking site Twitter. "All this because you terwuju."

Yesterday, Washington finally decided that Obama could use a BlackBerry. "I've won the race (a matter of BlackBerry)," Obama said at the White House briefing room. According to Robert Gibbs, White House spokesman, BlackBerry that will be used only to connect with staff, senior staff and that a small group of trusted friends. "It's only for a small group of people," said Gibbs.

For Obama, the output device Research in Motion of Canada is an effective means of communication. "With this tool one can reach me. If I take a foolish action, someone in Chicago can reprimand me, 'what are you doing?" directly, "he said. See info the new Blackberry.

Google begins effort to find Internet blockers

2009-01-29T17:55:00.004+07:00

Google Inc on Wednesday unveiled a plan aimed at eventually letting computer users determine whether providers like Comcast Corp are inappropriately blocking or slowing their work online.

The scheme is the latest bid in the debate over network neutrality, which pits content companies like Google against some Internet service providers.

The ISPs say they need to take reasonable steps to manage ever-growing traffic on their networks for the good of all users. Content and applications companies fear the providers have the power to discriminate, favoring some traffic over others.

Google will provide academic researchers with 36 servers in 12 locations in the United States and Europe to analyze data, said its chief Internet guru, Vint Cerf, known as the "father of the Internet."

"When an Internet application doesn't work as expected or your connection seems flaky, how can you tell whether there is a problem caused by your broadband ISP (Internet service provider), the application, your PC (personal computer), or something else?" Cerf wrote in a blog post.

The effort aims to uncover the problem for users, Cerf said. Cerf is widely known for his work for the U.S. government in designing the Internet protocol in the 1970s and 1980s.

In a precedent-setting decision last year, the five-member Federal Communications Commission voted to uphold a complaint accusing Comcast of violating the FCC's open-Internet principles by blocking file-sharing services, such as those that distribute video and television shows.

The case became a flash point in the Net neutrality debate. Comcast is fighting the decision in the courts.

COX MAKES MOVE

In a move likely to fuel further debate, another large cable company, Cox Communications, said on Wednesday it would begin testing a plan to give priority to time-sensitive traffic like Web page views and streaming videos.

Less time-sensitive traffic, such as file uploads and peer-to-peer file sharing, could be delayed under the plan.

Cox said it will not discriminate based on owner or source of traffic.

Still, Net neutrality advocates are wary of such policies.

"The lesson we learned from the Comcast case is that we must be skeptical of any practice that comes between users and the Internet," said Ben Scott, policy director of Free Press, an advocacy group.
Researchers are already using tools to test connection speed and determine if an ISP is blocking or throttling particular applications. Google's effort will allow an expansion of that effort.

"The goal is to let consumers see what's under the hood of their Internet connection," said Sascha Meinrath, a wireless expert at the New America Foundation, a think tank in which Google CEO Eric Schmidt is board chairman. "Right now it's very difficult now to make an informed consumer choice."

Google has a business interest in keeping users' experiences fast and efficient, said Google policy analyst Derek Slater, who reserved further judgment until he could learn more about the new Cox policy.

"Our ability to innovate still depends on end users being able to use their broadband connections to access Google. To the extent that consumers are having problems doing that, that can directly hurt Google."

Source: Reuters

Speak Indonesian, Obama Wants to Menteng

2009-01-29T07:04:00.005+07:00

On the second day after his inauguration, President of the United States (U.S.), Barack Obama visited the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs. There are interesting events in the first visit to the institute at the cabinet because Obama spoke in Indonesian with an employee in the department.

"When talking with the employee, President Obama, who along with Vice President Joseph Biden, and National Security Advisor General James L Jones, his desires to visit the neighbors ever in Jakarta," the press release the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta received, Friday (23 / 1) night.

Visit to the U.S. department of foreign affairs stressed the government's attention on diplomacy and also mark the first day of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State to-67 in that department. In the visit, he announced a special U.S. envoy to the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and provide guidance on the diplomatic front.

President Obama with Hillary Clinton announced Menlu former Senator George Mitchell as a special envoy for the peace process in the Middle East and Ambassador Richard Holbrooke as the most special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. This is a step under the new government's commitment to update it through the leadership of U.S. diplomacy.

"We are confronted by global challenges that extraordinary, related, and complicated," Obama said to the employees of department of foreign affairs. "Progress will not come quickly or easily, we also promise not justify every mistake in the world. But we can promise will be using all elements of American power to protect our citizens and advance the interests and our ideals, starting with the United States who have principles diplomacy, the focus , and sustainable. "

After greeting authorized, President Obama chat and shake hands with the U.S. diplomat. In the middle of the event, Charles Silver, a former Public Affairs Counselors for the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, said in Indonesian, "Selamat siang, Bapak.."

Without hesitate President Obama held, "Terimakasih. Apa Kabar?"

"Baik-baik," answered Silver, and then notify the President that he had served several times in Indonesia.

Then President Obama said, when he visited Indonesia, he would like to visit the neighbors in the long Menteng, Central Jakarta.

Towards the Imlek, accessories shops crowded visitors

2009-01-18T22:00:00.003+07:00

Imlek new year 2560 will fall on January 26 to come. In the H-8, the preparation towards the new year warning that China has begun to shine. This is based on the watchlist detikcom seen in one of the shops in the area of Glodok, West Jakarta, Sunday (18/1/2009). And visitors crowd enthusiasm evident, they are fun and offer select articles for Imlek.

Accessories are offered, among others, candles, incense, fireworks, clothing typical Chinese, cake baskets, and trinkets. In addition to the aroma incense sting, store crowded also in conversations with the Chinese that occurred between the seller and buyer.

"Niau cao se me (to find what)?" a store keeper to a visitor.

"Wayo mae pain sen te se tung (I want to buy equipment prayer)," answered the visitor.

Although the Imlek still more a week, a visitor is already crowded. Even some of the goods have been sold empty. Businesses that this result is quite promising omzet reach Rp 20 million / day.

"Towards the feast day this is indeed a lot of visitors came to buy trinkets Imlek. At this time the goods are almost empty. Week before the feast omzet we reached Rp 20 million / day," said shop owner Ceria Uniq, Elis Susanan.

About the price is vary, depending on the size and quality of goods. For a pair lampion, price range between Rp 25 thousand to Rp 600 thousand. For the dragon accessories ranging between Rp 60 thousand to Rp 600 thousand.

Trinkets that, according to the Elis, has significance for the Chinese community. For example, the symbol of the dragon that triumph, a replica of the orange symbolizes prosperity, and that symbolizes lampion bright or sunny.

While tidy goods, Elis tells about the meaning of the color red dominate the Imlek time. "Red symbolizes happiness. Imlek be celebrated with happiness," he said.

Meanwhile, traders "asongan" also get a blessing before the celebration Imlek. Merchants selling this seasonal goods around the area around Glodok.

"Fair, Rp 300 thousand a day. The more closely with the increased holiday sales," said one trader named Asep asongan.

The crisis affected Impact

The goods sold in shops owned by Elis all come from China. Therefore, when the global economic crisis dash, which has been conducting business for 6 years is also affected.

Importers of Chinese goods that normally send the supply. As a result, the lack of Elis stock goods for sale. In addition, customers who normally buy in the number of lots also dwindle.

Beoscope: "Youtube" from Indonesia

2009-01-11T22:27:00.004+07:00

Video sharing site 'made-in' foreign countries such as Youtube is already very popular, including in Indonesia. But internet users in Indonesia are still many who may not know that in the country already have their own similar sites. Try it out Beoscope habituate (www.beoscope.com).

As quoted Koran Tempo, this is one of the video sharing site 'made-in' in the country at this time. Compared to Youtube, the video sites in the network (daring) "think local" is certainly not sound, even though almost a year - exactly 18 January 2008 - this site is officially launched.

Suryatin Setiawan and some friends founded the Beoscope. The establishment of this site begins Suryatin due to concerns about a video of a collected abroad.

"Properly archive collections of videos also have our own," said the practitioners of telecommunication and information technology is.

Because of that background, Beoscope likely would be made not just a video sharing site. The founders insert an idealism: "We want to have a strength of online archive in the form of video on Indonesia," said Suryatin.

After almost a year was launched, now has a collection Beoscope around 3500 video downloaded by the members. Until this weekend, Beoscope have around 4,000 members who already show a number of paper or simply comment on the video showing.

Although not yet known area, visitors Beoscope enough. "The number of visitors who watch an average of an 2,500-person per day," said Suryatin. The site is also increasingly easy to find. If searching through Google's search engine with the keyword "video streaming Indonesia," Beoscope in the second after Tancap.Com screen.

To be able to download video, Internet users must register first. Once you have registered to be members (called beoscoper) with a username and password private, we can download new video or comment on videos that other members downloaded.

Beoscope also the complete content and services, such as I-I-movies and music. This is a service to accommodate works of indie film and music. "The energizer indie film and music can make this service as a showroom for their work," said Maulana Yudiman, Marketing and Media Relations Beoscope.

While the V-Citizens News is a service of journalism. Beoscoper can send video news content to this. "This is one of Beoscope contribution in providing the service journalism, which is managed citizen or citizen journalism," said Yudiman. Interest Category The service is to hold a video-video unique, creative, and informative.

Beos Focus more. This service is the impression that a video or focus attention on a Beoscope events that attract appreciation. "Impressions routine here, for example, the event Perspektif Wimar Witoelar," he said.

In addition to services such as I-free movies, music-I, V-Citizens News, and Interest Category, Beoscope provide paid services, such as My Screen. This service can be called "personal TV" and the place can be a candidate campaigning legislators. See Meutya Hafid, a television announcer who is now a private candidate from the party legislators symbol tree Beringin, also send a video to this content.

One other paid services is Fun V-Ads, ads, or video. Companies can show them in a commercial video service. "If the advertising on television is very expensive," said Suryatin. "We do provide a video with the most affordable."

Who want to share a video film, music, news, or want to advertise with video budget limited habituate should first site this "the display of Indoneisa".

BI Rate Down, Not Down Banking

2009-01-09T00:05:00.002+07:00

Banks welcomed the positive reference interest rate reduction (BI Rate) of a 50 basis points from 8.75 the previous 9.25 percent. This is to provide a respite from the strict liquidity at this time.

The decline is a signal to the community that the bank will lower the level of interest rates tribe, both interest rates and credit funds, said Director of Retail Banking of PT Bank Mega Tbk Kostaman Thayib in Jakarta on Thursday (8 / 1).

However, he continued decline in bank interest rates will be hampered by a bank liquidity is not evenly distributed and the level of loan to deposit ratio (LDR) the high bank. "Banking will be the first issue of liquidity is not evenly distributed and the LDR is high," he said.

He said, the decline in BI Rate is not giving a signal to the banking community that welcomes positive and will soon adapt to the market.

In addition, show a decrease in bank interest rates have reached its peak and that there are no more likely to rise, he said.

According Kostaman, the decline in interest rates first must be made by banks that the government followed by large private banks. Government banks and private banks have a large liquidity is to immediately reduce the interest rate and loan funds to encourage the national economy to grow better, he said.

He said that, while banks are still offering high interest rates of funds in the market, due to the strict credit demand from customers.

Customer care in a loan to the bank because the interest rates cause problems for customers worried that the loan can not pay the credit. Meanwhile, banks that make loans to support the operational costs of the larger, he said.

The decline in the BI Rate to give a signal that the interest rate the bank has reached its peak, said the Corporate Banking of PT Bank CIMB-Niaga Chaterina Hadiman.

According to him, this is also the expectation that public funds interest rate and interest rate will move down.

But the problem, he continued, whether banks will immediately respond to a decrease in the reference interest rates, which have experienced a decline of 75 basis points (the first 25 basis points and the second 50 basis points) to 8.75 from 9.50 percent.

Thus, the bank is not likely to respond in a quick time due to various problems can be solved more related to the liquidity that is not evenly distributed.

In addition, global economic growth slowed mengimbas the national economy is also a factor that holding interest rates down, he said.

Free cross-operator SMS prohibited

2009-01-07T23:13:00.003+07:00

Starting in January 2009, the Regulation Telekomunikasi Indonesia (BRTI) prohibits a free service for sending SMS inter-operator (off-net) in order to maintain the system of the recipient network operator SMS. Institutions are also under the limit for SMS rate off-net.

Chairman of the BRTI Basuki Yusuf Iskandar said his side is to send a letter to all operators on the prohibition bidding tariffs Ro0 for SMS services inter-operator (off-net) is.

"With the pattern set keep all, there is this possibility [such as spam from a single operator] will be able to disrupt the system that other network operators," he said.

Basuki said the tendency to see the competition in the SMS rate is quite tight at this time. "This is our Disallow for SMS that tends to zero especially the zero tariffs because this means the same as the 'party in the pages of others'," specifically.

Currently, SMS-based interconnection regime can be applied not to consider the high cost of infrastructure improvements of the existing system. "Please only for the on-net, but not for the off-net."

BRTI, Basuki information, will also examine the tariffs under the limit for SMS off-net. "Later we will publish this, at this time is still knowledge."

Free SMS from 3 applies to all of your service both GSM and CDMA for 24 hours a day.
Through this program, 3 users can send free SMS to at least 130 million mobile users of telecommunication both CDMA and across the country, with only 5 SMS to pay the first day of Rp 75/SMS.

Then the user can send SMS how many are on the same day for free.

Telecommunications Regulation Agency had said Indonesia would assess the implementation of SMS interconnection, especially after the cartel excited about SMS tariffs, but the determination of the charge last April that does not include these points.

SMS cartel rates are triggered by the alleged SMS free of Esia in the period in 2002 triggering the application of the same price of Rp250.

Pertamax Price Declines Again in 2009

2009-01-01T13:11:00.003+07:00

PT Pertamina (Persero) with effect from 1 January 2009 lower selling price pertamax in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi to be between Rp 5,800-Rp 6,000 per liter.

As quoted Kompas.com, press releases Pertamina in Jakarta, Thursday (1 / 1) states, the price of fuel nonsubsidies is only valid in the refueling station general (retail outlets) is titled Something Pas. "This policy is to provide options to the community," said Pertamina spokesman Anang Noor Rizkani.

Meanwhile, the price pertamax in most areas of Jakarta, Banten, West Java and other per 1 January 2009 decreased to Rp 5,925 per liter price of 10 December 2008 was R 6,500 p per liter.

Moderate price, pertamax in Aceh, North Sumatra, and Riau, down from Rp 6,800 to Rp 6,300 per liter, Medan compete from Rp 6,700 to Rp 6,200, in South Sumatra, Jambi, Bengkulu, Lampung and from Rp 6,800 per liter to Rp 6,300, and Bangka, from Rp 7,900 to Rp 7,400.

In addition, the price pertamax in Central Java and East Java, from Rp 6,600 to Rp 6,200 per liter, Bali, from Rp 6,700 to Rp 6,250, Kalimantan, from Rp 6,300 to Rp 6,700, and Sulawesi from Rp 6,800 to Rp 6,300 from Rp except Palu 7,800 to Rp 7,300 per liter.

Meanwhile, the price plus pertamax in Batam down from Rp 6,300 to Rp 6,000 per liter, in Aceh, North Sumatra, and Riau, from Rp 6,950 to Rp 6,600, of competitive Medan Rp 6,850 to Rp 6,500 in Jakarta, Banten and West Java, from Rp 6,800 Rp 6,400, in Central Java and East Java, from Rp 6,950 to Rp 6,600, and Kalimantan, from Rp 7,000 to Rp 6,700 per liter.

For Pertamina dex, in all regions of Thailand declined from Rp 7,300 to Rp 6,300.

Previously, coincides with the anniversary Pertamina began on December 10 2008, the selling price plus pertamax and pertamax down as the average of Rp 300 per liter in all marketing units in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, the price of fuel, namely nonsubsidies other types of Pertamina dex did not change compared to the previous price per 1 December 2008.

Cheap Internet Service Expectancy in The Year 2009

2008-12-29T22:17:00.004+07:00

Currently, the Internet becomes a requirement for many people. Hope will be an Internet service with cost-awaited each person. Indeed, the trends internet services in Indonesia in 2009 is estimated to be more fuel cheap and widespread, as the implementation of WiMax and social networking sites.

Chairperson Institute of Research on Sharing Vision, Dimitri Mahayana, to reveal the number of internet users currently around 30 million still show a small number compared to the number of residents.

These figures, he said, also far less than the number of users of cellular teledensity the national level has been exceeded half of the citizens, namely 130 million users of 240 million people.

"In addition because the Internet will not need a phone, the number of customers affected by this service that rates are still very expensive. Internet fare competition has been the most mobile, "he said in Bandung today.

As quoted Bisnis.com, Sharing Vision noted the average cost to subscribe to the internet ranges Rp100.000-Rp200.000 per month with limited access, while the level of use of the cellular balance of less than Rp50.000 plus a number of free services.

He revealed the tender service Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, which will be held early next year with the zoning scheme operator votes will trigger a decrease in tariffs Internet.

"With the tender in more than 15 areas, will work in many new service. WiMax is a zoning system will also make services more easily monitored by regulators, the public and the press. "

Therefore, he said, tariffs, the Internet will be provided with the same fare with cellular service, but quality services will not be overlooked it.

Dimitri disclose the cheap fares will also appear as a service winner WiMax license will create new market segments, namely the CSME internet users, so the scale of the economic draw.

On the other hand, research institutions also noted that the presence of a social networking site will attract new users, namely the internet lover community lifestyle while children advance digital entertainment.

Social networking sites such as Facebook, Friendster, and Tagged will make demographic internet users increasingly diverse, so the number of internet users next year is projected at least 35 million.

"We see the application of the Internet for this majority to email and browsing, next year will grow with this social networking site. If the Internet is used for work, next year also to lifestyle. "

Shared Vision survey in April 2008 and even shows that the area of social networking sites have reached 44% while the rest is used for browsing 31%, 24% and email.

Meanwhile, internet users for the long, Dimitri estimate the changes will occur behaviour which often tend to be more clever when using mobile phones to access the Internet.

Oil Prices Rise Again

2008-12-29T20:34:00.007+07:00

Oil prices rose on both exchanges in New York after the attacks Israeli military air routes in the Gaza potentially disrupt the supply of this black gold from the Middle East as a region the oil-rich.

Oil prices penetrate U.S. $ 40 more a result of the war Israel-Hamas. Due to the conflict that Israel and Hamas return heat to make the world price of crude oil that had dimmed again flare. Crude oil prices back up to the level of U.S. $ 40 per barrel.

In early trading on Monday (29/12/2008) Intercontinental Exchange in London, oil types of North Sea Brent February delivery jumped 3.53 dollars to the level to U.S. $ 41.90 per barrel.
While the New York contract for the type of oil Light Sweet February delivery jumped 3.50 dollars to the level of U.S. $ 41.21 per barrel.

The broker is concerned the increased conflict in Gaza path will spread to areas in the oil-rich Middle East.

"The geopolitics have disappeared from the stage oil in recent months, but will get more price premium with the emergence of conflict in Gaza," said Olivier Jacob Petromatix in the consultant's research note, as quoted from Reuters.

As is known, Israel again attacked Hamas in Gaza. Around 300 people died as a result of attacks in Israel.

Not only because of political factors, oil prices also jumped as OPEC began to realize a reduction in production decisions. In last meeting, OPEC decided to reduce production to 2.2 million barrels per day per 1 January 2009.

Not only the price of oil, gold prices also bounced participate because of factors is geopolitics. The gold price rose more than 2%, which is the most since early October.

Not only commodities, oil and gold, the U.S. dollar also shaken by the conflict in Gaza. In early trading in London, dollar had fallen sharply on the euro and yen.

Euro to be 1.4278 dollars, compared to the previous level of 1.4025 dollars. Meanwhile, against the yen, the U.S. dollar also weakened to 90.44 yen level, from the previous 90.78 yen.

U.S. dollars are often face pressure if the Middle East conflict.

"Development in the Middle East would still create a strong euro plus at least one or two days," said Yuji Saito, head of Forex from Societe Generale as quoted from the AFP.

Asked to Decline BI Rate 50 Basis Points in Early 2009

2008-12-28T23:41:00.006+07:00

In early 2009, Bank Indonesia (BI) requested lower interest rates again reference alias BI Rate of 50 basis points to 8.75 percent.

It is disclosed by the economist Fadhil Hasan contacted detikFinance, Sunday (28/12/2008)
"The government should respond to the decline in the price of fuel with lower the BI Rate to 50 basis points," he said.

According to him, the time is right to cut the BI Rate is in early January 2009. "Each month's initial meeting them always. Now, in early January meeting that they should immediately lower the BI Rate," he added.

He said that the decline in the BI Rate is possible because inflation pressure is not expected a month earlier, mainly because the government is two times lower the price of fuel. In addition, the value of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar is relatively stable and still in the safe limit in the range of Rp $ 11.000/US.

"From the price of commodities and basic materials has been duly BI Rate at 8.75 percent," he said.

Fadhil also said, a reference trimming interest rates in line with the government's plan for a moving real sector driving the economy. If interest rates are low, the real sector will be easier to rise, especially in the search for additional funds from the bank loan.

Indover Bank Entered Liquidation Phase

2008-12-28T20:05:00.002+07:00

As quoted Bisnis.com, Indonesische Overseas (Indover bank) finally liquidated after the central bank to apply to the bankruptcy court Netherlands.

Bank Indonesia Governor, Boediono has revealed the government to fly to the application process Indover bankruptcy since early December and then to the court in the Netherlands through administratur central bank in the State this windmill.

"It appears that [the bankruptcy application] has been approved by the Netherlands. We are still waiting later, what should be done to secure our interests there, the government and Bank Indonesia," he said.

Boediono said the bankruptcy stay is awaiting the implementation process of liquidation, which must be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the applicable law in the Netherlands.

Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia, Muliaman D Hadad , describes the status of the business of Bank Indonesia in the Netherlands have been included in the liquidation phase, so it is not possible for more investors into Indover.

"I think too late. Investors can not go to the Bank Indover because the liquidation was running," he said.

Citigroup Again Reduce 52,000 Employees

2008-12-28T18:09:00.004+07:00

The largest bank in the United States, Citigroup Inc., reduce 52,000 employees worldwide, at least 1,000 people came from the broker units retailer in Japan. Japan's NHK reported early retirement at Nikko commence this morning.

Employees of 7,000 people at Nikko Cordial Securities Inc., became the first employee of Citigroup dismissed the deadline on 8 December 2008.

Atsuko Yoshitsugu, Citigroup spokesman in Tokyo said in the memo, Citigroup President Eiji Watanabe, a person familiar with the situation at this time, Nikko Cordial offered to give their employees the retirement age above 40 years old on 21 November 2008. Offer early retirement, including the payment of salaries to two years.

Vikram Pandit, Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup plans to reduce about 1 / 7 unit of credit in the world, so dismiss 352,000 workers and selling assets after a loss of more than U.S. $ 67 billion from the credit crisis in the U.S.. Companies have cut employees in the unit of investment bank and consumer financing in Japan and sell the unit trust local banks.

Bank based in New York, the funds also receive assistance to rescue (bail out) from the U.S. government worth U.S. $ 45 billion, and spend 1.6 trillion yen (U.S. $ 17 billion) for the maker Nikko Cordial in the past year.

The Virus Attacks The Local Vengeance in 2008

2008-12-22T18:09:00.007+07:00

In 2008 traffic circulation computer virus in Indonesia this can not be released from the many local virus. In fact, its attack considered comparable with the virus from outside.

Anti-virus experts from Vaksincom, Alfons Tanujaya said, about 100 variants of the virus detected each month. Thus, how can this amount of virus invasion in the next year.

Now, of course, the sequence of this virus variants are prominent. Some of them are considered to have a big impact for the victims. This detikINET from Vaksincom, on Monday (9/12/2008), they include:

W32Dewi.161081
The virus known as' the virgin 'is spread start in February 2008. The virus infects the image file with the extensi. jpg, so the original file can not be opened. But unlike most other viruses, 'the virgin' is not the function block some windows. Only he put themselves in the start-up folder, so that each time the user's PC, the virus will always reproduce themselves.

Cetix
Viruses are stored from Bali began circulating since April 2008. In addition infecting Microsoft Word files (. Doc), cetix can also attack the virus the folder and it can maintain itself with how to do restart the computer when users try to run a program that seeks to turn off the virus.

Virus Hampa W32/Agent.EAOI
'Sincerely people battlefield' clause that will appear when we have a computer virus or empty W32/Agent.EAOI this. Viruses that display messages in the language of Medan, the sounds echo start since May 2008. The virus is placed on computer memory and including the type of virus that are difficult removed. The virus will do empty log off if we try to remove them. Unsparing, folders and subfolders will be hidden by the virus is mainly to bring the file from.

W32/Alman (Almanahe)
This virus had caused many computer users in July 2008. Utilizing bring floppy disks or as a media distribution, W32 will file that will automatically if the user starts the road to bring connecting or diskette to the PC. The virus also has the unique wizardry, he can prove himself to the anti-virus program and will try to download certain malware.

Google Search Appliance and Google Mini for customers in Indonesia

2008-12-10T09:19:00.007+07:00

Various important information when it is easily obtained with very quickly. Google introduced the technology necessary to search the information given name of the Google Search Appliance and Google Mini for customers in Indonesia.

Various local companies and organizations can now use Google's search technology through their internal content, including intranet, databases, business applications and public websites companies. Bee-Loon Tan, Head of Enterprise Sales, Google Southeast Asia, said that "With the Google Search Appliance and Google Mini, companies with different scales can find information in their companies quickly and easily, with still using the simple Google interface. " By combining Google's deep knowledge in the field of search and control security better for the environment is protected behind a firewall, we assist companies in Indonesia to take advantage of value from their information assets.

Google Search Appliance can index up to 10 million documents in one box, with features that ensure the security of each user can search the information that they are only allowed to see. With the features of Google Onebox for Enterprise from the Google Search Appliance, employees can also access the relevant information in real-time from various corporate information stored in the enterprise application solutions, such as CRM, ERP and business intelligent system from Business Objects, Cognos, Microsoft Exchange, Netsuite, Oracle, Salesforce.com, SAP, SAS and other lain. Google Search Appliance is sold with prices starting USD 45,000 (MSRP) to search up to 500,000 documents. Organizations can also create modules Onebox to access applications that make their own.

Meanwhile, the Google Mini, designed for small-scale company that can add Google search engine into their corporate network. With a plug-and-play simple, Google Mini can be installed in less than one hour and requires minimal administrative support. Google Mini is available in various versions, Google Mini can be the most inexpensive to search up to 50,000 documents with the price of USD 4,500 - including all hardware, software and support for 2 years.
Besides, Google also announced the PT. EBconnection Indonesia as a reseller for products at Google Enterprise search Indonesia.

"Our customers are very interested in our business with enterprise products from Google to give their employees the search results quickly, and on relevant as they always expect from Google," said Rivaldi Rivai, Managing Director, PT. EBConnection Indonesia.

Currently more than 10,000 companies worldwide have been using enterprise search products from Google this. Please note that last year, Google's enterprise business has grown more than 100%.

Microsoft Launches Mouse For All Surfaces

2008-12-03T08:56:00.007+07:00

While this requirement will be desktop computers and laptops increased so that the needs of accessories also increased rapidly to comfort in use. One of the accessories is the mouse.

On 2 December 2008 Microsoft Hardware has launched 6 hardwares in the Sudirman FX Plasa. Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse and the Arc Mouse that relies on bluetooth technology, and the LifeCam Show and LifeCam VX-5500, Side Winder X5 Mouse and Keyboard Sidewinder X6.

For your work as comfortable repose in the table glass, for example, you currently can use this mouse from Microsoft. Microsoft uses the technology BlueTrack Technology to try to reach the market opportunities in Indonesia. Accessories mouse, the Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse, use the technology so that you can use the device at all even on the surface of glass or ceramic surface even.

Besides introductions of Arc Mouse is a mouse with a unique design, such as the crescent moon and size that can be summarized up with 60% of the original size so it can be easily taken everywhere.

Microsoft's other products are introduced, which is also the web 2 MP camera that is innovative enough LifeCam Show and LifeCam VX 5500. From the features, both equipped with Video Messages that allows the transmission or reception of the video message. Besides, the object or video images can be edited directly by users.

Sidewinder X6 keyboard is also a product of other innovative keyboard where the keyboard is intended for the game. It has facilities keyboard Cruise control where gamers can be explored without the need to arrest any one button.

As said by Lucas Tjahja Prawira, Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners Group Director of Microsoft Indonesia, 6 products was launched is part of the innovation Entertainment Devices Division (EDD) launched the Microsoft.

Kongkoow: Social Networking Sites Indonesia

2008-12-01T22:57:00.007+07:00

Indosat business in the field of Internet service providers, Indosat Mega Media (IndosatM2), launched a social networking site in the country with a shop selling music online called K-Music (Kongkoow Music). Mohammad Amin, Planning & Development Director of Indosat M2 want to make the social networking site Kongkoow becomes MySpace into his country.

"I hope this can be a Kongkoow his MySpace Indonesia," Amin said after the launch of FX Plaza, Sudirman, Jakarta, Friday afternoon, (28/11/2008). Amin also hoped that the Indonesian people do not always have to use the social networking site owned by overseas such as MySpace and Facebook. With social networking sites using their own so we can love the product in their own country.

In Kongkoow site visitors can enjoy various kinds of entertainment, ranging from playing games online, upload photos, YouTube style service to make the blog. For K-Music, there are more than over 2000 songs from various types of music such as pop, jazz, rock, religious until "dangdut" was ready to download. In launching this, IM2 together 11 companies such as Trinity Optima Production, Sony BMG Music Indonesia, Prima Pelangi Sejati, the Ramayana Virgin Music, Musica Studio, Sani Sentosa Abadi, Aquarius Musikindo, EMI Indonesia, Indo Semar Sakti, E-Motion Entertainment and Warner Music Indonesia.

For each song downloaded charged Rp. 6000 per full song tracks. However, visitors to download a registration must do first with an account at the entrance to the www.kongkoow.com http://music.kongkoow.com.

Customers must set up your i-Pay first to be enjoyed, in iPay. I-Pay account can be charged through a voucher IM2, voucher Indosat, ATM (Permata & BNI), Internet banking (Permata) & SMS banking (Independent).

Indonesia's tourism campaign via Blog

2008-11-25T17:43:00.007+07:00

Blogger Party that has not lasted this long in Indonesia are more attractive with the presence of 5 Famous Bloggers Foreign. They are come from the United States, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and China. They can exchange ideas and to discuss the local Indonesian Blogger.

In the event, it is expected that the Blogger Indonesia can promote Indonesian tourism to other countries so that foreign tourists are attracted to the Indonesia. Said that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Indonesia, Jero Wacik, that the Party of Blogger will add accelerated online network to be the blog will be a media campaign that tourism is more effective.

Even with the improvement of technology and information at this time in the world that human activity is almost not release the technology of the Internet. A lot of information that we gain from this technology, online media blog, so of course can be a means of communication that is very effective.

It is said that the party is expected to Bloggers also from the other country can disseminate the potential of tourism in Indonesia outside countries. The State will strive to make breakthroughs, including tourism promotion through the media in this online tour Visit Indonesia Year 2008.

As Director General of the application submitted on Depkominfo, Cahyana Ahmadijaya, that the blog is not only growing concerns blogfun but have led to blogpreneur and will expand again to the other social aspects. It is said that the date has been set October 27 as National Day of Blogger.

As one of the information media, the blogs can help foreign tourists obtain information about the potential of tourism in Indonesia. Media blog more easily and can be used as a means of information important for the world tour of Indonesia online.

Google AdSense For Indonesian Bloggers

2008-11-23T21:26:00.004+07:00

Development in the blog world is currently increasing rapidly developing. Blog is not only a daily record of the author, but more than that is the blog can be used as a means of promoting a product even for very effective ad for the company.

The author's experience in creating a blog also expect a promotion for business development for instance, a product ad. However, because the media writers who use Adsense is Google AdSense, the hope is not yet a reality at this time.

Blog using the Indonesian language is not currently supported by Google AdSense. Support from Google AdSense for blogs in Indonesia is only for AdSense for Search. While for AdSense for Content is not yet supported.

See the development in Indonesia adsense enough thrive even when there is more than about 3 companies in the field of Adsense this. Many company time to advertise in the media blog is an effective way also considering such as Google in the search for the media is very good and already have a network of users who are very much. Moreover, in the days of the current monetary crisis where the use of ads on blogs is a very effective way to promote a product in the company.

The importance of support for Google AdSense for bloggers in Indonesia is indeed time to be realized because of the blog world in very quickly. Blogger not only install adsense for search but only hars obtain support from Google to be able to show the real nature of blogs such as Google AdSense for Content.

With Google's AdSense for Content for the bloggers in Indonesia (the blog using the Indonesian language) is of course the attraction for companies to put ads on a website and blog, which currently has more.

Hopefully, Google AdSense can immediately support for the development of the blog world in Indonesia with the support of Google AdSense for Content.

Core i7: Fastest Processors From Intel

2008-11-22T08:42:00.007+07:00

Now it is time you can expedite the process for the loved games, listen to music wave, and video editing with the presence of Intel's desktop processor cores i7 in Indonesia precisely on 20 November 2008 in Jakarta, while launching the first in the United States on 17 November 2008. Core code for the i7 this name is taken from rivers in the United States.
Intel Core i7 is claimed as the fastest processor in the planet. With Turbo boost technology and Hyper-threading, the processor speed this process up to 40 percent of computing without increasing energy consumption. Turbo boost claimed will adjust the clock speed, power transistor with a gate-based 45 nm technology, high-k metal gate.

Country Manager of Intel Indonesia, Budi Wahyu Jati, said that "This is a historical landmark for Intel processors as a single score that exceeds the 100-point test in the process of computing speed." It is said that with the launch of the first members of Nehalem processor family is a good news for the industry, movies and music, and gamers.

This latest processor has a Power Saving technology and Hyper-threading technology. Power Saving technology allows the desktop hibernated where previously this technology are owned by the Intel-based notebook. While Hyper-threading technology allows computers to work simultaneously. The end result, the processor provides the performance of 8-Threaded.

In the launch page, David Cahyadi from Intel Indonesia showed differences in computer-based processor and the Intel Core i7 computer-based Intel Core 2 Duo, which previously claimed as a sophisticated application using Power Director. The result, while computer-based Intel Core 2 Duo is still a 10 percent loading, computer-based processor Intel Core i7 already completed the process of rendering. In addition, the processor work has an important role along with graphical games appear to show more tangible, especially for 3D games.

Products new Intel Core i7 will arrive about two to three weeks in Indonesia. Price Intel Core i7 type 920 is about 300 U.S. dollars and currently about 35 motherboards have expressed support Intel Core i7.

Product server and a mobile version will be produced and then after this i7 Core processor. Three latest desktop chip has 8MB level 3 cache and three-channel DDR3-1066 memory for better performance.

AVG Antivirus raise a crash in the PC

2008-11-14T19:11:00.007+07:00

Anti-virus is installed in the absolute computer. Minimal with antivirus software installed on the computer then we will minimize attacks that can damage a computer system. Viruses are one cause of the computer is not useful because the system can not work.

By installing antivirus software on the attack over can be reduced and we are working quite comfortable. Antivirus software that is already known can usually work properly, but in fact this is not true also.
AVG AntiVirus, for example. Antivirus program that is quite popular recently also making enough for users because of the error detection of user32.dll, a vital component in Windows, as a container for the Trojan horse PSW.Banker4.APSA or Generic9TBN. When activated scanner, AVG assumed critical that the file is a virus and delete them immediately, the system users experienced crashes.

The problem arises because of new virus definition files. AVG because it recommends that users receive antivirus definition updates automatically to turn the Auto Update feature and cancel the scan are working.

Initially this problem in the isolated remote system Windows XP, but there is also report that Vista users. The affected computer is booting can not or will reboot repeatedly without stop.

To overcome them, you have to do, that the repair process, which includes the reinstallation of Windows, improve the operating system disk with Windows, or use a boot disc to retrieve the files you need from the directory C:-Windows-system32-dllcache.

AVG 7.5 and AVG 8.0 affected by the definition file that is a mess. However, there is good news: This time the file is updated again.

Blogger flamboyant party 2008 in Indonesia

2008-11-04T22:33:00.009+07:00

Blogger Party 2008 will be more vibrant with the presence of a number of foreign bloggers will be around in Indonesia "blogging trip" to Bali, Yogyakarta and Jakarta. The bloggers certainly have this foreign interest, which vary and participated in the rally Blogger in 2008 to discuss their impressions of the local community blogger in Indonesia.

According to Wicaksono, Chairman of Committee Bloggers Party in 2008 this said that the arrival of foreign Indonesia blogger page useful for the blogger Indonesia because there will be exchange of ideas between the two. The foreign blogger from Malaysia, Singapore, the United States, and Australia planned to arrive in Indonesia on 17 November the future. As part of the Indonesian tourism campaign, the cost of accommodation all the bloggers page by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

One of the leading foreign blogger Jeff Ooi is a page that is one of the leading news bloggers in Malaysia. Please note that Jeff left his career in politics through blogs. Jeff joined the opposition DAP party and successfully won a parliament seat in the general election in Malaysia. Through the blog, titled Screenshots, Jeff had won the award "Reporters Sans Frontieres" Freedom Blog Award for Asia and been invited as a speaker at Harvard University and the World Summit on the Information Society.

Other bloggers such as Mark Tafoya from the United States that write blogs about food in the Culinary Media Network. He is the executive producer of culinary blog about various types of food from various world with a display his videocast. His culinary through writing this, Mark would like to introduce Indonesian culture.

Lee Kin Mun, which often named as Mr. Blogger Singapore's rally with intelligence and comedy to issue opinions on politics. In addition, there are other bloggers from Australia, namely Anthony Bianco is writing a blog about tourism and travel. He often do travel to almost 40 countries in 6 continents, so this experience he writes in the blog.

Blogger Party 2008 is to get full support from the governments of Indonesia and the United States Embassy in Indonesia as the main sponsor.