Since 1985, sport enthusiasts from all over the world have flocked to Penang yearly to participate in the grand scale marathon event – Penang Bridge International Marathon (PBIM).

Marked by the captivating sight of the sunrise as it reveals the panoramic view of the “Pearl of the Orient”, today, PBIM does not only attract the attention of serious runners but amateurs or even families who simply want to spend a fun and meaningful time participating in this enjoyable event.

Not wanting to miss out on the joy, this year Exabytes has again partnered with the Penang State Tourism Development, Cultural, Art and Heritage to make this event a jubilant one! Besides having a booth set up at the occasion, we have a very eye-captivating cartoon-like cutie backdrop standing at 6 feet for our upbeat marathon runners to take a few snapshots to freeze this very unforgettable moment.

EXABEES, mascot of our newly launched Instantwebsite.my can be seen accompanying the marathon runner in the backdrop while giving introduction to the places of attraction in Penang such as Komtar – the tallest building in Penang and Penang Bridge as well as PBIM logo to enhance everyone’s memorable experience on this beautiful island.

Our PBIM banner backdrop designed by our very own Designer of Exabytes, Vickson and Alysa!

Our Photographer of the day, Arren aka Photographer.

Getting ready for the photoshoot for our HTC contest participants.

Mr. Chan and Ms Ooi getting ready for the biscuit  and hand fan distribution.

Preparing for the marathon!

In addition, everyone at the event stands a chance to win a HTC WildFire by just snapping a picture at Exabytes’ backdrop and yourselves (maybe plus your friends) then email it to us. We will upload your picture to Exabytes (MY) photo album, and the owner of the picture which got the most “Like” will win a HTC WildFire!!! If you didn’t get to snap a picture on that day, you could also help your favourite runner to win the prize by ‘like’ their pictures on facebook Exabytes (MY) photo album:

PBIM 2010 Album 1
PBIM 2010 Album 2
PBIM 2010 Album 3

From 11pm onwards, as the atmosphere was getting hotter when more and more runners came in, we Exabees (Employees of Exabytes) had prepared 1500 units of plastic hand fans to give away to the marathon runners. 100 units of plastic hand fans were given out every hour starting from 11pm, to help the participants cool themselves down especially after sunrise. While many of you have expressed your gratitude to Exabees for the free plastic hand fans, we want to thank you all also for liking our hand fans!

After that, it’s…. BISCUIT TIME! 6000 packets of biscuits of different flavors (lemon, mango, rich tea oat, kiam pia) complementary from Exabytes were waiting for the first batch of runners who arrived around 4.15am. To some Exabees, it felt like we were the Angels who gave away the biscuits to satisfy the hungriness among the people! Oops!

Sorry for getting carried away, but seeing the happy faces of the participants when receiving our biscuits was just too fulfilling to a lot of us. Furthermore, thanks to all the volunteer runners who helped us to distribute the biscuits at our booth to other runners and friends. Final report – 6000 packets of biscuits were up in 2-3 hours.

Before the post ends, in all sincerity, Exabytes would like to say a thousand thanks to all Organizing Committee members and the volunteers from within Exabytes who have worked so hard to make this event a successful one.

Last but not least, a very big Thank You to Exabytes’ CEO – Mr Chan Kee Siak for being with the team the whole night, working together with us and giving his 100% support nightlong. Although it was indeed a very exhausting overnight event, this is definitely one memorable experience to be cherished!

Announcement

Much has been said about the great benefits of e-commerce or bringing conventional business online but the question of how to effectively promote one’s website is sometimes left unanswered in the minds of our valued customers. In view of this, Exabytes had organized a FB & Google workshop to share the secrets of “Effective Online Marketing” in Exabytes’ office training room.

However, response had been overwhelming before the event day itself which was 16 November, and thus we decided to change the venue of the event to a bigger place – Suntech Training Room. The 2 speakers who spoke for our 51 eager learners / participants were Vincent Cheng & Malcolm Chua

Speaker Vincent Cheng started by sharing with us how to dump conventional marketing strategies and getting into the strategies of Internet marketing to optimize our businesses or websites. He illustrated the conversion process of buyers, and how we could increase their interests. Not forgetting Facebook as one of the free and most powerful online marketing tools, Vincent also shared on how was used to generate more sales and attention besides promoting ourselves.

Subsequently, Malcolm Chua, our second speaker of the day then gave us some insights into SEO in the China market. In his speech, he touched on several subjects which always play in our minds such as how to pick a strategic domain name, the conventional website building process, getting onpage and off page link building, mobile search engine optimization as well as the secret tips and tricks into optimizing our websites in Search Engines.

Eventually, the day ended with a lot of us raising our questions to the speakers. Some of us even started to form a mini discussion group after the talk. Truly impressed by the active participation among audience, we at Exabytes are also thrilled to receive lots of positive feedback from the participants.

Announcement

There is a place in the world where Muslims who have the financial and physical capacity look forward to a visit and perform the Hajj once in a lifetime – the holy city of Mecca. Hari Raya Haji or Hari Raya Korban, the festival most grandly celebrated by Muslims besides Hari Raya Aidilfitri, is a festival which marks the end of a Muslim’s pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. On this particularly special day, sheep, goats and cows are ritually slaughtered as sacrifice before their meats are distributed to the community, neighbours and relatives as a reminder to share one’s wealth with others.

Amidst the joyful celebration of this pilgrimage festival, Exabytes wishes all our Muslim customers and friends a Happy Hari Raya Haji!

As usual, our office will be closed on 17 November 2010 and resume operation on 18 November 2010 in conjunction with this special occasion. However, please do not hesitate to contact our professional technical team which is reachable 24×7 via helpdesk in case any technical assistance is required.

To our non-Muslim customers and friends, Happy Holiday and may you have a fun-filled holiday ahead!

Announcement Hari Raya Haji

Hurrah…! The festival of lights, Deepavali is just around the corner. As the most important festival widely celebrated by Hindus and Indians in numerous countries, Deepavali or Diwali is celebrated with lots of open houses and jovial savoring of mouth-watering cuisine and delicacies in Malaysia. On a more spiritual level, it is actually the celebration of the inner light which outshines all darkness, removes all obstacles and most importantly, awakens the individual to one’s true nature.

In this special November, as Exabytes too is submerged in the ambience of auspicious lighting and joyful atmosphere of this special festival of lights, we wish all Hindus and Indians a Happy Deepavali, and everybody a Happy Holiday!

To celebrate this special occasion, our office will be closed on 5 November 2010 and resume operation on 8 November 2010. In case you encounter any technical issues, don’t sweat it, as our professional technical staff will still be working 24×7 to assist you day and night.

Happy Holiday everybody!

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