PROUD MOMENT: (l-r) Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) chief operations officer Ng Wan Peng and MDeC digital enablement division director Wan Murdani Wan Mohamad holding up the new Nokia Lumia 620 that runs on Windows Phone 8 while a model holds up colourful signs. They believe that new mobile platforms such as Windows Phone 8 will push the standards of app development to greater heights.

FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS: Nikon Malaysia employees and family members embarked on a “I’m A Tree Guardian” tree-planting activity at the National Botanical Garden in Shah Alam earlier last month as part of the company’s corporate social responsibility efforts.

SURGE PROTECTOR EXPERTS: Schneider Electric IT Malaysia Sdn Bhd business vice-president John Atherton (middle) and solutions engineer Alex Keng (right) checking the APC Back-UPS uninterruptible power supply devices that their company sells at an event in Kuala Lumpur a fortnight ago. Also present is technology blogger and IT lecturer Bryan Soh.

CONGRATULATIONS: Ministry of Finance treasury secretary general Datuk Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah (left) presenting the Coach & Grow Programme Award to Y Us Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Yusno Yunos at the Cradle Fund Award convocation. Also present is Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Nazrin Hasan.

FOR CHARITY: A young girl participating in the “Locks of Love” haircut activity at Dell Malaysia’s annual Charity Run & Ride event in Bayan Lepas, Penang, earlier last month. It was one of the many fundraising activities held to raise money for charitable organisations.

EXCITING LAUNCH: (l-r) Codex Digital application specialist Stephen Ceci, Canon Marketing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd president and CEO Melvyn Ho, Canon Inc ICP4 product marketing management division manager Yoshinari Onda, cinematographer Shane Luther Hurlburt, Codex Digital business development manager (Asia) Rainer Stegfried Hercher, writer/director Po Chan, Canon Inc marketing assistant manager Tomohiro Sunagawa and Canon Marketing (Malaysia) imaging communication products division director Simon Wong at the launch of the Cinema EOS C500 and EOS-1D C cameras in Kuala Lumpur recently.

TAKE A RIDE: Models in white promoting free hot air balloon rides while (l-r) Midland Network Sdn Bhd general manager Victor Raj; HuaWei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s South Pacific region CMO office HuaWei device regional marketing director Tang Siew Wai and consumer business group country director Wong Wey Hwa; and Midland Network Sdn Bhd directors Ahmad Khalid and Lee Fook Sin hold up HuaWei’s latest Ascend series smartphones for photographers at the Ascend To New Heights event in Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur.

NEW OFFERING: Brother International (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd managing director Yoshiaki Otsuka (left) and laser printer division product manager Elicia Wong posing with the new MFC-8910DW multifunction printer at the company’s product launch in Petaling Jaya.

PROUD OWNERS: Poh Boon Hou, 23, (left) was the first online customer to redeem his iPhone 5 and C.O. tham, 54, was the first walk-in customer to purchase the device at the DiGi Store in Kuala Lumpur.

CONGRATS!: Sales engineer Ng Joo Inn, 43, posing with his brand new Volkswagen Golf TSI after he was chosen as the grand prize winner of P1’s iPunya Buy & Win contest.