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Malaysia angles for outsourcing
News India and China may be the world's premier outsourcing spots now, but Malaysia is fast emerging as a serious contender for global offshoring dollars, says management consultancy AT Kearney. In the firm's latest study, Malaysia is ranked as the...
[September 3, 2004, 10:45]
Microsoft pitches cut-price Windows at Malaysia
News Mirroring similar efforts in Thailand, Microsoft announced a cut-price software package as part of a government-led drive to increase computer ownership in Malaysia. Launched by authorities earlier today, this initiative aims to raise PC...
[March 2, 2004, 11:30]
Malaysia backs down on software price controls
News Software vendors in Malaysia have succeeded in persuading authorities not to clamp price controls on their products. Meanwhile, there has been a delay in issuing the final report that will recommend the price ceiling to be placed on music and movie...
[September 3, 2003, 10:54]
Microsoft OOXML finds favour in Malaysia
News While the battle between proponents of ODF and OOXML rages on, Microsoft is making some headway persuading several strategic organisations in Malaysia to adopt OOXML. Microsoft's latest success story in Malaysia comes from Tradenex.com, the IT arm...
[January 16, 2008, 10:48]
Malaysia reaffirms 'strategic role' of open source
News Open-source software gives the chance for Malaysia and other developing nations to boost their economies through ICT…Therefore, it is only natural that the government should now be examining the strategic role that we can play to encourage the...
[August 28, 2003, 8:50]
Malaysia unveils high-speed broadband project
News Currently, only 11.7 percent or 643,500 of Malaysia's 5.5 million homes have broadband. Najib Tun Razak, Malaysia's deputy prime minister, last week unveiled plans to embark on an ambitious initiative to roll out high-speed broadband services...
[October 3, 2007, 14:58]
Pirated XP on sale already in Malaysia
News The problem is that the pirates have just as much technology as [we do]," said Butt Wai Choon, Microsoft Malaysia managing director, in an interview on Monday. Piracy is a tough nut to crack in Malaysia.
[September 24, 2001, 17:18]
Computer Sciences banks on £200m in Malaysia
News Under the deal, Computer Sciences will absorb some 320 employees from Kuala Lumpur-based Maybank, Malaysia's largest banking group. Terms of the agreement specify that the information technology services giant will take over Maybank's desktop, help...
[August 29, 2003, 12:05]
Malaysia to invest £23m in open-source start-ups
News The Malaysian government has created a fund worth $36m (£23m) for start-ups developing open-source software. The OSS-Platform Investment Program (OSS-PIP) is aimed at forming 40 commercially active open-source software companies over the next two...
[October 30, 2003, 15:49]
Nokia trials handset-recycling kiosks
News Nokia has introduced automated kiosks across the central Klang Valley in Malaysia in a bid to encourage people to recycle their mobile phones. We've been at the forefront of driving environmental initiatives in the mobile industry for over a decade...
[September 19, 2008, 12:20]
Two-thirds of Malaysian firms hit by cyberattacks
News A recent survey on information and communication technology (ICT) security in Malaysia has discovered that 68 percent of respondents suffered some sort of cybersecurity breach in 2000. Such awareness in the US is in the 90 percent range or higher...
[November 9, 2001, 6:30]
Intel shuts down pilot Web Store
News Chip giant Intel has quietly shut down its first-ever Web Store in the world in Malaysia and nixed plans to open similar stores in developing countries in the region. Taylor said the store was a 'pilot project' that was discontinued after Intel had...
[January 15, 2001, 10:38]
Malaysian minister warns that high CD prices fuel piracy
News Anti-piracy groups in Malaysia are upset at comments made by a politician blaming piracy on the recording industry itself, through its policy of charging high prices for CDs and DVDs. Intellectual property rights advocates, such as the Recording...
[June 3, 2003, 9:23]
Asian spammers 'hijack broadband PCs'
News Home and small business computers in Western countries are being hijacked as spam relays by groups operating in Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and other parts of Asia, according to a security firm.
[October 21, 2003, 9:30]
Malaysian price controls leave back door open
News Malaysia's proposed price controls on computer programs could open a door for users in neighbouring Singapore and Thailand to obtain lower-priced original software -- legally. Microsoft Malaysia spokeswoman Sheila Jaya Poomy said home users can do...
[July 14, 2003, 13:32]
Malaysian price controls may flout WTO
News Could Malaysia be in breach of a World Trade Organisation (WTO) rule by going ahead with price controls on software and recordings? According to Singapore daily The Straits Times, the US is looking into such a violation of the trade agreement...
[July 15, 2003, 10:27]
Terror warning conceals virus
News A new virus is spreading by email in Malaysia, combining threats of terrorist plans and a Trojan horse virus. The email's subject line is "Urgent message to all citizens of Malaysia", and the email says it seeks to minimise the number of terrorist...
[December 29, 2003, 9:15]
Internet boat to surf Borneo river
News Malaysia is to launch an Internet boat next year as part of a scheme to educate isolated villagers on Borneo about IT. It is hoped that the waterborne project will tackle the growing digital divide in Malaysia.
[December 7, 2000, 15:40]
Malaysians divorce by text message
News In India, text messages can be used to pair people up, but in Malaysia, messages can be used to divorce. But in Malaysia, a landmark ruling by the Islamic Syariah Court has stated that an SMS (short message service) is valid as a statement of...
[July 28, 2003, 12:16]
OpenDocument wins more fans
News One of the latest converts is Malaysia, whose official standards body voted this week for ODF. This should mean that Malaysia's public sector will start using ODF from the end of this year. The news from Malaysia continues momentum towards ODF that...
[July 28, 2006, 13:55]
