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UITM in technology upgrade

UNIVERSITI Teknologi Mara (UiTM) has drawn up a five-year information and communications technology (ICT) strategic plan to undertake key tech initiatives to help position itself as a world- class institution of higher learning.

Among the initiatives under the strategic plan are optimising the ICT infrastructure, enhancing ICT applications, and providing more comprehensive networking facilities, said UiTM's centre for integrated information system (CIIS) director associate Professor Dr Mat Ikram Yusof.

According to him, the university expects to fully link up the main campus in Shah Alam and its other 14 branches nationwide with wireless local area network (WLAN) facilities by end of next year.

Efforts are also underway to upgrade, in stages, its databases and applications such as the financial accounting information system (Fais), students information system (Isis), and staff resources information system (Stars) to ensure better and efficient management of critical information and data, he told Tech&U last week.

Mat Ikram said UiTM recently called for a tender for an ICT infrastructure project that involves the supply of 2,500 new PCs, on top of the existing 12,000 PCs located at the main campus alone.

The batch of new PCs are expected to incorporate new security technologies to protect against malware and other viruses. The systems will come equipped with remote management facilities to ensure effective healing of virus-infected desktops without requiring site visits.

According to Mat Ikram, UiTM has an annual budget allocation of RM13 million for the maintenance of ICT systems.
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MDIC launch a norm-breaking step into the future

KUALA LUMPUR: Limkokwing University has created new partnerships with high-end digital technology providers through a new initiative called the Malaysia Digital Innovation Centre (MDIC).

It was launched recently by Minister of Higher Education Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin at the Limkokwing’s Cyberjaya campus.

The university’s founder president Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr Lim Kok Wing said the creation of MDIC is in response to the prime minister’s call for norm-breaking efforts to engineer human capital that is wired to the future.

He said MDIC’s thrust also responds to the prime minister’s transformation programme, which places priority on education as the vehicle to move from middle income to high income status by 2020.

For over 20 years, the university has played a pivotal role in promoting creativity and innovation as the engine of progress for the country, a role it continues with breakthrough ideas much like the digital innovation centre.

“This university is possibly the world’s largest digital content training facility. For this reason, this campus has become a talent hub for some of the brightest brains in the world. Here, high tech accelerators are created to generate high end products and services that are second to none in the country,” he said.

Meanwhile, Khaled said he envisioned MDIC as an ‘excellent infrastructure’ to push the migration of skilled talent into the industry.

He said MDIC is timely considering Malaysia’s efforts to propel creativity and innovation in every sphere of its development process, particularly in the local digital industry.

A press release said MDIC caters for those with a passion to acquire the best in digital technology and who want to be future-ready to handle new industry challenges taking place with every tick of the clock.

MDIC offers internationally-recognised digital-friendly programmes namely Digital Imaging, Interactive & Multimedia Design, Animation & Multimedia Design, Digital e-Games, Design Innovation, Visual Communication, Web Design & Technology, Creative Multimedia, Sonic Design, Digital Film and Television, and Digital Communication.

It houses state-of-the-art training facilities including high tech computer incubation rooms, training and lecture theatres, 3D LED screen, exhibition and conference,corporate boardroom, reception lounge and business facilities and olympic-sized swimming pool.

The MDIC is also said to be an accelerator to nurture the most imaginative and creative minds for creative industries, where essential test-beds are built to create new innovations for wealth-generation.
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CGN to help regional business expand

BUSINESS NETWORK: Joyent Inc chief executive officer David Young (left) and Suhaimee shaking hands. Anise Asia Cloud will link up its public cloud computing network with other Joyent-powered peers around the world to form a global cloud-computing platform.

KUALA LUMPUR: Anise Asia Cloud Sdn Bhd, a Joyent-powered cloud service provider for South-East Asia, will soon link up its public cloud computing network with other Joyent-powered peers around the world to form a global cloud-computing platform - to be called Global Compute Network (GCN).

According to Anise Asia Cloud president Suhaimee Abu Hassan, the GCN will enable all kinds of business transactions, models and arrangements on a worldwide scale and form its own ecosystem that would act as an engine of international trade.

"It will strengthen bilateral, multilateral and regional trade relations and cooperation, enabling our customers to reach out to the world to expand their businesses and also bring in world markets to this region," he said.

Suhaimee expected the global cloud-computing platform to be up and running by the end of this year.

Once in operation, Anise Asia Cloud's network would be connected to CNLink and ClusterTech in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing; Softbank and First Server for Japan; Orascom - the fifth largest telco in the world - for Middle East and Africa; Libero for Middle East and Italy; Wind for Southern Europe and; Mitac for Taiwan and the Pan Asia region, among others.

All these sites are powered by the San Francisco-based global cloud-computing software and services company Joyent Inc - which licenses its cloud software called SmartDataCenter to service providers around the world to deliver cloud-computing services to their customers.

Joyent has appointed Anise Asia Cloud as the sole distributor for SmartDataCenter for South-East Asia.

According to Suhaimee, his company has so far inked agreements with Xybase Sdn Bhd here and PT Quadra in Indonesia.

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Cloud computing can save money for companies

WEBSTER:'Companies are (typically) spending about 73% of their budget to ensure these computer systems are running smoothly, while only 27% of the budget is spent on improving or innovating business processes.'

KUALA LUMPUR: Organisations must look into cloud-computing solutions as a means of reducing costs, said information infrastructure technology and solutions provider EMC Corp.

Cloud-computing solutions have organisations storing data in the "cloud" than on their own computer systems. So these organisations pay only for what they use - saving money on physical infrastructure expansion.

"A huge percentage of an organisation's budget goes to maintaining the existing computer infrastructure in its workplace," said David Webster, EMC president for South-East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

"Companies are (typically) spending about 73% of their budget to ensure these computer systems are running smoothly, while only 27% of the budget is spent on improving or innovating business processes."

He said the challenge is to shrink the 73% portion and invest the savings on enhancing business processes. By doing so, organisations would have an efficient computer system and higher levels of productivity in the workplace.

The other thing that many organisations have to deal with is data deluge. According to Webster, the digital universe will soon contain a humongous amount of unstructured data, such as e-mail messages, images, audio and video.

"This will put a huge strain on company servers and will cause the number of IT personnel worldwide to increase by the tens of millions in about 10 years," he said.

These will translate into higher operating costs for organisations, and if left unchecked could affect profit margins or operating budgets.

Webster believes that cloud-computing solutions are a key technology to staving this off.

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Animation centre needs to expand

SHARING IDEAS:(l-r) Shazril, IBM Worldwide Cloud Computing Marketing Global Technology Services Bruce E. Otte, IBM Malaysia Country Cloud Leader Ku Chuan Cherng, IBM Worldwide Regulatory Analyst Corporate Security Strategy Marne E. Gordan and Abdul Jalil sharing their views on cloud computing at the IBM cloud computing symposium.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Multimedia Development Corp (MDeC) hopes to further improve the infrastructure at the Malaysia Animation and Creative Content Centre (MAC3) to meet growing demand.

The custodian of the MSC Malaysia initiative said there are 50 registered users from the content development industry, as well as animation students, using the facility regularly for rendering tasks.

Also, MDeC said, the MAC3 supports an average of three rendering projects running simultaneously at any given time, but this number fluctuates according to seasons and phases.

About three new users sign-up monthly.

Based on the current demand for the facility, MDeC expects that it will need to increase the number of servers there to 300 by the second quarter of 2013 to keep up.

"We are preparing to present MAC3's results to management. Hopefully with such numbers, we'll qualify for allocations to expand the facility," said Shazril Rahman, a senior executive at the facility.

MAC3, built in partnership with multinational technology company IBM Corp, is equipped with 128 high-performance servers coupled to IBM's rendering software. It also has 80 terabytes of storage, and high-speed broadband connectivity.

It was built so that local animation companies could have access to huge computing power without having to build their own rendering centres, which also cost a lot, or turn to overseas facilities.

MAC3 went operational in June, last year.

According to IBM, the facility is able to perform rendering jobs 8x faster than if a single workstation was used.

Shazril was speaking at a media roundable on the sidelines of IBM Malaysia's symposium on cloud computing here.

He said MAC3 has helped local animation players save up to RM500,000 yearly in total in rendering costs, and has cut down rendering time from days to just hours.

Abdul Jalil Rahman, an executive at the facility, said that before MAC3 was built, content developers had to look for high-speed computers in order to render their works, or use rendering facilities in other countries.

This process time was consuming, costly and those facilities could not promise proper confidentiality of intellectual property to their clients.

"The onus was on the right owners to protect their works by signing NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) with the facilities to protect their works.

"But here at MAC3, our users can manage their own intellectual properties, which they can also access from any device," Abdul Jalil added.

The MSC Malaysia initiative is aimed at leapfrogging the nation into a knowledge-based economy

Plenty of room for growth

ROZANA SANI

2011/08/01

Pikom, which will be celebrating its 25th anniversary, maps out its future goals of increasing ICT penetration, writes ROZANA SANI
THE name Pikom, or the National ICT Asssociation of Malaysia, is synonymous with computers and the information and communications technology (ICT) industry.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, it was formed to create an environment conducive to the health, prosperity and competitive nature of the ICT industry. The association has now included in its repertoire a role to contribute towards the country’s socio-economic development.

A natural addition, says chairman Datuk Wei Chuan Beng, as ICT now has a far-reaching impact across industries and all aspects of life.

“We are in the era where we are becoming truly connected, via ICT. When Pikom was established 25 years ago, there was already limited connectivity — from mainframe to terminals, where computing involves a lot of punch cards though there was direct feed for computation. But today, the kind of connectivity is very distributed. Everyday you get connected in totally different ways, using totally different devices to various servers, sites or whatever applications.”

This has spawned new knowledge, triggered by a whole new ecosystem in the ICT world.

“It is not just about computing devices or gadgets. But rather a whole new ecosystem comprising games, music, videos and applications that are useful for personal, professional and family lives. That accelerates knowledge, and because of this, new thinking about the entire ecosystem has emerged. Everyone in the industry across the globe has been thinking where they play in the new ecosystem. This is where we are at today,” says Wei.

In the new landscape, he says the membership groups within Pikom continue to evolve and expand their roles.

For example, principals of hardware products, distributors and retailers are now playing an extremely important role.

“These are the people who make the devices, products available to all users. Without their investments, the penetration of devices like PCs, smartphones, notebooks, and all kinds of ICT devices will not have taken off. We must acknowledge that although their business may not sound sexy, their contribution is indeed enormous. And because they play a pivotal role in bringing the devices and reaching out to the people, this warrants a lot of support.”

Pikom has been supporting hardware vendor members through its flagship event Pikom PC Fair and other consumer-based events like the recently concluded Digital Lifestyle Expo 2011 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
The support is about to expand and be morphed into a dedicated venue called the Pikom ICT Mall, which is expected to officially open in October.

“With about 8,100 sq metres of space, we hope to position this mall as a place where, when people think ICT retail, they will think of the full spectrum of products offered there. The mall, in CapSquare, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, will provide retailers and distributors with an effective platform to serve end-consumers who want choice, best deals, quality and genuine products.”

Wei revealed that mall developer Bandar Raya Development Berhad will offer a special 10-year predictable rental arrangement.

“The lower overhead will allow retailers to give back to consumers, offer better promotions and be more creative in using the margin. The mall goes beyond retailing and will among others, host events such as the coming Word Cybergames Challenge 2011. Carnivals, educational events will also be held there.”

While consumers may argue that the mall is yet another project aimed at only those in the Klang Valley, Wei says Pikom is prepared to bring the concept to other parts of the country once the model is well-tested.

Its members are also making an impact on both business and society with its outsourcing platform.

“Through our joint initiative with Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) which kicked off in 2006, we are proud to say that this segment has grown tremendously. However, what is worrying is the decline in the enrolment in ICT courses. As we move into becoming a knowledge and high income society, we want people to be more productive. So, more awareness need to be put on ICT in this respect,” says Wei.

On broadband and telco providers, Wei terms them as the movers and shakers of the industry in the new landscape. And content and games developers as the next big thing.

“Content and games will increasingly make the bigger difference in terms of revenue. A growth area but requires us to play catch-up with other countries,” he adds.

For software development, Wei says Pikom can be an important conduit for players.

“There are notable software tools — solutions across all different sectors — for the financial, telco, manufacturing, sales and distribution, food and beverage, and government sector. We hope to introduce in the Pikom website a directory for those looking for ICT solutions,” he says, adding that the feature will be ready by next year.

“There’ll be choices for user organisations and individuals, just like the ICT mall... only that this is virtual, he says.

While Pikom has contributed enormously to the economy (the ICT industry has contributed close to nine per cent to the total GDP), more still has to be done.

“We have close working relationship with the Federal Government, as well as State governments like Sabah, Sarawak, Johor, Selangor, Perak, Penang, Kelantan and Pahang. As a country, we are now adept at using ICT as a tool for knowledge sharing but not quite there where ICT is used to reach greater income. Much more needs to be done.”

One step towards this is to have a dedicated ministry in charge of ICT. “A single ICT Ministry will be able to facilitate a more coherent implementation of ICT policies. Co-ordination under one umbrella may be even stronger,” he adds.
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