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M'sia mandates local software use for govt
News Malaysian government agencies urged to use local applications, in move that can boost country's software market but send wrong signal to foreign players.
Tags: Local Government, Software engineering/development, R&D, Content management, Twitter Inc., Najib, Microsoft Corp., software, Information And Communication Technology, digital content
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
M'sia govt cancels Net censorship plan
News update Malaysia's prime minister Najib Razak denies previously-confirmed plans to censor Internet content, says country will rely on "existing laws".
Tags: Web sites, Local Government, Malaysia, Government, M'sia, child pornography, Prime Minister, Internet, Web, Web sites
Bahasa or English? One step forward, two steps back?
Blogs A couple of weeks ago, the Malaysian government ignited a controversy when it reversed a five-year-old government policy...
Web censorship muddle can hurt Malaysia
News Confusion over government's plans to implement Web filtering system will affect foreign investment and confidence in Malaysia's policies, say industry players.
Tags: Web sites, Regulations, Politics, Censorship, Malaysia, Government, Internet Service, CEO, Internet Service Provider, Prime Minister
New Malaysian premier snubs ICT body
News Pikom is "disappointed" Prime Minister Najib Razak ignored calls for dedicated ministry, while opposition party says Najib has yet to show "generosity" toward sector.
Tags: Politics, Regulations, Sector, Communication, Culture, Information And Communication Technology, liberalization, Najib Razak, Abdullah, Malaysia
Mixed reactions to Malaysia's ICT stimulus
News Government's US$16.2 billion "mini-budget" won't be sufficient to shield vendors from effects of recession, says country's national IT association Pikom.
Tags: Government, IT budgeting, Stimulus, Stimulus Plan, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, Malaysia, Procurement, Wong, ePerolehan System
Media identifies likely WiMax license winners
Blogs According to this report, the frontrunners for Malaysia's WiMax license are YTL e-Solutions, Green Packet and REDtone In...
Tags: WiMax, Regulations
M'sia ISP ties up with postal service
News Internet service provider (ISP) Jaring's 600,000 subscribers will soon be able to use the postal service's 636 nationwide branches to access a range of Web-related services, information as well as payment modes.
Mimos offers ASP-based ERP solution for SMEs
News Mimos Internet Services (MIS) who manages the Jaring Internet service, launched Monday its first application service provider (ASP)-based integrated enterprise solution J-ERP designed for smaller business units and divisions of multinational companies.
Alternative to WiMax and 3G?
Blogs When people think of bringing wireless Internet access to places where fixed-line wireless is unavailable, they tend to ...
Tags: WiMax, 3G (Third Generation)
Mimos taps VoIP market, launches prepaid calling card
News Mimos Internet Services (MIS) has rolled out voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) telephony services in a bid to capture a share of the growing market which merges the functions of the telephone and the Internet.
Malaysia to get high speed broadband
News Government unveils US$4.5 billion high-speed broadband project, promising to fund 30 percent of the initiative. Telekom Malaysia is awarded the project.
Tags: Personal broadband, LANs and WANs
M'sian bloggers arrest dashes hope for change
News Recent arrest of two Malaysian bloggers signal the government's unwillingness to soften its stance on alternative online media, say industry observers.
Tags: Web logs, Local Government, Regulations, Blogger, Government, performance, leader, Prime Minister, Internet, information technology
Malaysia threatens to revoke WiMax licenses
News Minister warns licensees to adhere to agreements or risk losing their right to deploy WiMax services in Malaysia. One operator denies missing Aug. 31 launch deadline.
Tags: WiMax, Regulations, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile, Broadband, Service, phone, FTTH, financial, network
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