Lee Min Keong
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Global drug firm opens M'sian IT center
News GlaxoSmithKline sets up US$17.7 million tech center in Malaysia, its first in Asia, to support company's global operations and networks across 85 countries.
Tags: Services, Data centers, Outsourcing, GlaxoSmithKline Plc., GSK, U.K., Information Technology, revenue, Pharmaceutical Company, Manufacturing
Malaysian govt defends action in Web censorship
News Ministry says MCMC has been "transparent, fair and balanced" and condemns allegations multimedia commission acted like Nazi police "Gestapo".
Tags: Local Government, Politics, Regulations, Web sites, Commission, multimedia, Web sites, Information And Communication Technology, Video, Malaysia
Malaysia fines laggard WiMax licensees
News Government slaps penalties totaling US$1.1 million on all but one of country's WiMax operators after they failed to meet required network coverage.
Tags: WiMax, Regulations, Network infrastructure, Pacnet Ltd., Network Coverage, performance bond, network, Telecommunications, Singapore, Malaysia
Funding boost for Malaysia's mobile developers
News Country's mobile app makers can receive funds and related support from new initiative between two government agencies and Nokia.
Tags: Applications and tools, Symbian, Training, Asia-Pacific, digital content, Developer, Kuala Lumpur, collaboration, Symbian, Lee Min Keong
M'sia probe over Web content raises global ire
News International media watchdogs and human rights groups call for Malaysian government to stop "harassment" of local political news site, Malaysiakini.
Tags: Local Government, Politics, Regulations, Web sites, Bangkok, Censorship, Video, Portal, Government, Internet
Malaysia to enforce data protection law
News Eight years in the making, country's Personal Data Protection Bill will finally be tabled in parliament this month and expected to be in force early-2010.
Tags: Data security, Privacy, Local Government, Regulations, Data Protection, E-government, Conference, Safe Harbor, European Union, Singapore
M'sia wins votes for green IT incentives
News Industry players welcome US$443 million fund in 2010 budget to drive green IT, but opposition party unimpressed with government's initiatives to boost broadband.
Tags: Local Government, Taxes, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Funding, Business, Green IT, Small And Medium Enterprise, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband
IT security spared from budget cuts
News Companies like Malaysia Airlines, are still dishing out money to strengthen their IT security framework. But, product evaluation process is now more rigorous.
Tags: Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Forrester Research Inc., Security, IT Budget, IT Security, Information Security, Information And Communication Technology, CEO
Malaysia's blind can 'see' with OOXML
News Microsoft unveils in Malaysia new tool based on its Office Open XML standard that converts Office Word files into "talking" documents for the visually impaired.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, Plug-in, Training, Open Source, Tool, Malaysia, Microsoft Malaysia, software
Asian data centers turn to virtualization, automation
News Region's data centers focus on initiatives that drive immediate cost reduction, rather than projects that drive longer-term returns on investment, finds new survey.
Tags: Data centers, Server consolidation, savings, Virtualization, Storage, Malaysia, savings, Server, software, Symantec Corp.
Amnesty slams M'sia Internet censorship
News Charge against eight people for criticizing state ruler online is seen by Amnesty International as blow to government's promise not to censor Internet.
Tags: Politics, Web sites, Asia-Pacific, Information And Communication Technology, Censorship, CMA, CIJ, Wami, Malaysia, Government
M'sian WiMax operator pushes for 2010 rollout
News YTL e-Solutions sets aside US$687 million over five years to build mobile broadband network, but won't be ready to launch services before July next year.
Tags: Mobile Broadband, Mobile, International Data Corp., YTL e-Solutions, Malaysia, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., network, multimedia, WiMAX, partnership
M'sia telecom spending to stay resilient in 2009
News Country's telecommunication operators will look to managed services as new revenue streams, while sector is expected to grow to US$6.7 billion, says analyst.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Communications, Sales/revenue, Mobile, Telecommunications, International Data Corp., Small And Medium Business, Broadband
M'sia on cusp of 'true' high-speed broadband
News Content players welcome boost to services market, but Net service providers express concerns over lack of details regarding wholesale access pricing and service terms.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Networking technology, Competitive advantage, CommunicAsia 2009, broadband service, pricing strategy, service provider, network, Internet service, Malaysia
Cloud can boost Asian software firms
News Software developers and related service providers in the region can better compete against large market players by tapping on cloud computing, says Microsoft exec.
Tags: Web services, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Software, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Storage, Cloud Computing, software company, Malaysia
