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The Malaysia tech report
According to specialised business analyst firm BMI (Business Monitor International), the Malaysia IT market should have contracted in 2009 (coming to the estimated value at US$4.3 billion) but will grow in 2010 (to about US$4.5 billion). In its assessment, BMI cited low PC penetration, rising incomes and high-tech-focused national development plans in the country as strong growth fundamentals. Some industry watchers and players told us just how sound they think the fundamentals in this country are. By Computerworld Malaysia Editorial StaffHardware
The box
Sales of computer hardware (a category that covers desktop computer pieces, notebook PCs and peripherals) in 2009 should show a dip from US$2.33 billion in 2008 to US$2.27 billion in 2009, according to BMI (Business Monitor International), a market analyst based in England. The firm, however, expects the hardware market to start improving by the end of this year, attributing the growth potential to stimulus spending by the government, a number of e-government initiatives, continued emphasis on the use of information and communication technology in education programmes across the country, and the increasing affordability of notebooks and netbooks. Are the hardware technology vendors as optimistic and what are they doing to ride the market trends in their business? Read on for some of their insights. By Computerworld Malaysia Editorial StaffSoftware
The code
The domestic software market’s revenues are expected to total US$709 million in 2009, and should make its way up to US$1.1 billion by 2013, says BMI (Business Monitor International, an England-based market analyst). Just where will all the software money go—into enterprise resource planning, financial management, customer relationship management or specialised e-business applications? We asked the folks selling, buying and deploying software. Their responses below. By Computerworld Malaysia Editorial StaffConnectivity
The wire
The government of Malaysia is arguably one of the more progressive in the region when it comes to bridging the digital divide between urban and rural areas. One important part of its action plan to doing that is the roll out of a high-speed broadband network across the country—a RM11.31-billion job awarded to Telekom Malaysia—scheduled for total completion in this decade. We asked the enterprise knowledge worker, the IT exec, the service and infrastructure provider, what value they have derived from and expect more of their connections. We also asked them the same about mobility solutions of the past, present and future. Here were their answers. By Computerworld Malaysia Editorial StaffServices
The hand
British market analysts at BMI forecast that IT services spending in Malaysia in 2009 should amount to US$1.3 billion, and expects it to be the only segment of the domestic IT market to show positive growth through the current recession. BMI has also listed financial services, oil and gas, telecommunications and agriculture as sectors with the highest potential for large projects. We asked industry players and trend watchers what they thought about developments in the IT services market in Malaysia through 2009 and what they expect to happen in 2010. Two key responses below. By Computerworld Malaysia Editorial StaffVirtualisation and Cloud Computing
The vapour
Several years on into the buzz, we ask all sides of the virtualisation and cloud computing debate, and supplier-buyer-user relationship: Have the promises of efficiency, cost savings and great agility been fulfilled? They start by telling us the differences between the two, and between appearance and reality. By Computerworld Malaysia Editorial StaffLogging Off
Yin-yang and sonic boom
We had a down year in 2009. Which way to you think 2010 can go? By F.Y TengSecurity
CyberSecurity Malaysia: computer security is a social issue
The government agency wants to “make Malaysians more computer-security conscious.” By Avanti KumarPartnership
MDEC-Cisco partnership to develop talent in Malaysia
Will help develop highly-skilled knowledge-based workforce, said the partners. By Avanti KumarCommunication
“English is essential if Malaysia is to achieve developed status by 2020”: PIKOM
No’ to education ministry’s suggestion to drop English in favour of Bahasa Malaysia. By Avanti KumarCyber Threat
‘Partner countries need to step up in-country response teams’: IMPACT
The partnership calls for cyber threat response acceleration. By Avanti KumarInternet Banking
Malaysian tripartite agreement to provide Internet banking
Bank Simpanan Nasional partners Cyber Village and IBM Malaysia to offer new services. By Avanti KumarTelecommunications
Malaysian government department adopts teleworking
Telekom Malaysia and P1 are among those who welcome initiative. By Avanti KumarMultimedia
“Malaysian students taking control of their learning”: MDeC
The 10th anniversary review of MSC Malaysia Smart School Programme unearths success stories. By Avanti KumarSecurity
Malaysians receive additional help to combat rising cyber crime
CyberSecurity Malaysia opens national Malware Research Centre. By Avanti Kumar
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CIO Asia Conference & Awards 2010 and the Great Debate
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MIS Asia IT Nation Forum 2010
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