CIMB MALAYSIA

CIMB Group is one of Southeast Asia's leading universal banking groups which offer consumer banking, investment banking, Islamic banking, asset management and insurance products and services. The Headquartered is in Kuala Lumpur and others are located in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand. As Malaysia's second largest financial services provider, they operate both conventional and Islamic solutions basis through three main brand entities such as CIMB Bank, CIMB Investment Bank, and CIMB Islamic. Their organization used informational technology since it important that useful in business and automatically it give great insight to anyone learning about business. For instance, they use facebook and twitter to inform others the background of the company, the event that CIMB organize, and also be the placed that customer make a suggestion and complaint. This is quickly response by customer that is CIMB can get the feedback. Based on having a twitter and facebook, CIMB gain many benefit such as from the aspect of sales and marketing, it will increase more profit when customer can get benefit from the company itself. Besides, they also can increase their service as well, such as they provide service of borrowing money and save money including interest. Therefore, CIMB make the twitter and facebook as their sources to gain competitive advantages where customers choose the greater value which is they can make the better choice from it information.

HYUNDAI MALAYSIA

Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors Sdn Bhd (HSDM) is the sole distributor and exclusive importer of all Hyundai completely build-up vehicles, locally assembled vehicles and related spare parts. The franchise holder of all Hyundai vehicles in Malaysia is Sime Darby Auto Hyundai (formerly known as Hyumal Motor Sdn. Bhd. To improve their company while achieve the goal, they use facebook to spread their information about the company itself. For instances, they update the event promotion and photos or video to attract people. It also shows that the relationship of customer and company is good enough where the company appreciate the customer. They also make this facebook to introduce their product such as i10, Elantra, Sonata, Tucson, Santa Fe & Grand Starex Royale. In addition they add on the link of their company so that the customer can easily connect and get the information detail about HYUNDAI Malaysia. Besides, facebook automatically increase their sales and marketing where they introduce their product as well and put the input that customer can do some research before choosing. However, they should make new account for twitter to gain more competitive advantage.  

Keeping up with IT

 The world today is indeed borderless, thanks to breakthrough discoveries in Information Technology. We can share virtually anything from one end of the world to the other, from lecture notes, to the latest movie reviews, and unfortunately even our personal data. Experts from academia and MSC Malaysia Status Companies converged at Monash University Sunway campus in conjunction with the MSC Malaysia’s 3rd Research and Development (R&D) Series and IP Connect 2010.

Head of School of Information Technology Prof Chris Messom welcomed the delegates saying: "This was an excellent opportunity for industry and academia to meet and share research that will lead to commercialisation"

The yearly event themed ‘How Vulnerable Are You?’, was organised by the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) under its MSC Malaysia R&D initiatives and geared towards fostering closer collaboration between industry and academia.

Ms Pak Mei Yuet the Head of Technology Policy and Research of MDeC, highlighted emerging security issues saying: “As responsible Internet users, we have to be more vigilant with what we share with others, as people with malicious intents are always one step ahead.” Where social technology used to be impersonal and random, now it is all about relationships and loyalty, which is obtainable by observing communities and how an individual’s choices are heavily influenced by those around them.

“People, not keywords are at the centre of our search strategy,” said Deputy Head of School of Information Technology, Dr Saadat M Alhashmi, during his talk ‘Next Generation Browsing with Personalised Search Engines’.

“We trust what our friends and family like, so once personalised, search engines and advertisers will focus on this influence and customise our searches to include results that were ‘liked’ previously by those close to us,” Dr Saadat explained.

Noting that the ‘one size fits all’ concept of search engines is gone, Dr Saadat believes that understanding individuals and their behaviours will be the way forward.

“By just being in an online community, advertisements and even News sites are also highly customised to match the individual’s needs and status, without being intrusive,” he added.

However, right behind these remarkable advancements, creeps the uncertainty of safety and legal issues that hamper our confidence in these ideal technologies.

Mr Deepak Pillai, lawyer and law expert from Haryati Deepak Advocates & Solicitors, provided new insights to the dark side of Information Technology in his talk ‘New Technologies and the Legal Challenges They Pose’.

“The law will always play catch-up to Information Technology,” Mr Deepak said, of the rapid evolution of Information technology and likewise, the mushrooming of computer crimes.

Computer crimes such as online fraud, identity theft, hacking, phishing, and spamming are a global threat, “so it is a crucial time to call for cooperation between countries, as the perpetrator could be spamming Malaysians from the other side of the world,” Mr Deepak explained.

“Malaysian cyberlaws are revised from time to time, and the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 will also be enforced,” he said.

Users, too, must play their part. Other than not sharing our personal data online, Mr Deepak stressed that “we must also be aware of our personal settings on social sites and know the cyberlaws in whichever country we are in, and how they may serve to protect us.”

PROGRAM CELIK ICT - UNIRAZAK

Sekumpulan pelajar IT dari tingkatan 5 dan 4 telah dipelawa menyertai program Celik ICT anjuran Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK) pada hari ini. Rombongan berlepas dari pekarangan sekolah menaiki bas ke UNIRAZAK dan sampai pada jam 10.00 pagi. Sesi pengenal telah disampaikan oleh Dekan Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat UNIRAZAK - Prof Dr.Syed Maloek F.D bin Syed Mustapha. Seterusnya sesi penerangan peluang kerjaya dalam bidan ICT disampaikan oleh Dr.Kalaivani - yang telah mencelikkan mata pelajar tentang pelbagai peluang pekerjaan yang menanti mereka di pasaran Malaysia pada masa kini. Selepas makan tengahari dan rehat, sesi petang diisi pula dengan penerangan mengelak daripada serangan pengodam (hackers) dan sedikit sebanyak cara-cara pengodam menjalankan kegiatan mereka. Program Slot 1 ini berakhir kira-kira jam 3.30 petang dan rombongan bertolak balik ke KKB dan selamat sampai pada jam 5.00 petang. Slot kedua berupa Seminar ICT yang akan dijalankan di sekolah akan diadakan pada 12hb Mei 2010 (Rabu).

 Gambar 1 : Bersama Dr Syed Malek Dekan Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat UNIRAZAK. 2. Sumbangan cendahati oleh Dr.Kalaivani (Pensyarah Kanan UNIRAZAK). 3. Gambar pelajar bersama pengelola program.

Wawasan Open University hosts talk on 'ICTs in Higher Education: Who Stands to Gain?'

 PENANG: Wawasan Open University (WOU) welcomes all interested to a free public lecture on the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to promote lifelong learning at its main campus on May 18th. 

Prof Asha Kanwar, Vice President of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), will present the talk entitled ‘ICTs in Higher Education: Who Stands to Gain?’ at 7pm.
The talk will address the phenomenal growth of ICTs in education and who stands to gain, whether the government, the institutions of higher learning due to improved productivity and effectiveness, the educators who have to deal with a diverse student group, or the students themselves. She will also offer suggestions on how to harness ICTs for maximum benefit for the relevant parties.
Prof Kanwar is a leading expert in the field of open distance learning and has over 30 years experience in teaching, research and administration. For her outstanding work in leading the creation of low cost technology options for delivering education to the developing world, she received the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)’s Individual Prize of Excellence in 2009. The Professor has also conducted studies on the impact of distance education on the lives of Asian women, demonstrating that better educational opportunities and access to new technologies can make a difference to their attitudes, values and concerns.
The COL is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning and distance education knowledge, resources and technologies

Sunway University Chooses SAS® for IT Skills Training and Research Support

When business executives in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific region seek to hire IT leaders with the latest skills in analytics and information systems, they often find them at Sunway University, where SAS technology is used in the classroom to prepare students for careers in IT.

Sunway University is a world-class higher education institution and leader in private education in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific region. Established in 1987, Sunway University provides tertiary education to a total of 10,000 students – with 30 percent coming from 90 foreign countries – enrolled in various academic programs at the diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.The School of Computer Technology (SCT) at Sunway University has developed a reputation for excellence, offering a high standard of education in information technology, information systems, computer science and networking. SCT advocates unique specializations that not only stress the importance of the academic curriculum, but also promote students' exposure to the IT industry, enabling them to discover their potential and achieve their goals.Associate Professor Dr. Lim Tong Ming, Head of SCT, said, "To achieve excellence in IT instruction, Sunway University is extremely sensitive to the need to expose and educate its technology students with IT skill sets that are relevant and highly sought-after in the real world. This is to ensure that all of our graduates are at the forefront of industry demand, making successful careers in the competitive market."SAS® for research supportWith the rapid changes in the world of technology, Dr. Lim deemed it essential for Sunway University academics to equip themselves with knowledge of the latest enterprise IT solutions, especially in the area of statistical analysis, data mining and analysis technologies.
Sunway University is continuously seeking to explore and research these areas to better tutor its students in the know-how of innovative technologies and advanced IT solutions. For this reason, the university college opted to further develop its teaching and research methods with SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Enterprise Miner

UNIMAP

29 July, 2011, MEDAN: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) has spreads its wing to Northern Sumatra and Acheh by establishing collaboration with Koordinasi Perguruan Tinggi Swasta (Kopertis) Wilayah 1 here. This collaboration involved UniMAP student exchange programmes as well as research matters with institutions of higher learning under the patronage of region 1.

UniMAP’s Vice Chansellor, Brig. Jen Dato’ Prof Dr. Kamarudin Hussin said, in order to strengthen the collaboration in the field of internationalization, UniMAP will form the secretariat to monitor and coordinate events that are held together by both universities.  This collaboration is the result of a memorandum of understanding signed on Friday between UniMAP which was represented by Prof Dr Kamarudin and Kopertis Wilayah 1 which was represented by its coordinator, Prof Dr Moehammed Nawawiy Loebis.

       A total of 350 institutions of higher learning in Northern Sumatra and Acheh were under the patronage of Kopertis Wilayah 1. Prof Dr Kamarudin stated that the collaboration will create opportunities to students in Northern Sumatra and Acheh to further their studies in UniMAP. He said, “Unimap which currently has 7000 students will continue to spread its wings especially now that it has become an institute of higher learning that is competitive in the international level.  Prof Dr. Kamarudin further added that Unimap is now actively marketing its expertise and products, which includes sophisticated ICT system, green house and teaching factory.

        A total of 16 institutes of higher learning under the patronship of Kopertis Wilayah 1 have also signed the MoU with Unimap to established cooperation especially involving student exchange programmes. The institutes are Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi, Universitas Dharmawangsa, Universitas Quality, Universitas Sisigamangaraja XII Tapanuli, Universitas Setia Budi Mandiri, Universitas Amir Hamzah and Universitas Medan Area.

        Also signing the memorandum were Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Harapan, Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Immanuel, Sekolah Tinggi Teknik Harapan, Sekolah Tinggi Manajemen Informatika dan Komputer Potensi Utama, Sekolah Tinggi Manajemen Informatika dan Komputer Ubudiyah, Politeknik Unggul LP3M, Akademi Perawat Imelda and Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesihatan Mutiara Indonesia.

           Moehammed Nawawiy commented that he is confident that this collaboration will bring benefits to both parties. He stated that “The education industry in this region will be able to expand rapidly through these kinds of cooperation.” 

           In conjunction with the event, UniMAP also held a briefing about the various opportunities that are generated by the university for its international students. The briefing was delivered by the Dean of Graduate Studies Centre, Prof Dr. Mohd Yusof Mashor. Also providing briefings were the Dean of the School of Microelectronic Engineering of UniMAP, Assoc Prof Dr Johari Adnan, the Dean of the School of Business Innovation and Technopreneurship, Assoc Prof Dr Hazry Desa and the Director of Information and Communication Technology Centre, Mr Nasrudin Abd. Shukor.