Cisco Unveils its New Malaysian Office at One Sentral, Kuala Lumpur

In reinforcing its commitment to the country, Cisco Malaysia has recently unveiled its new Malaysian office located at One Sentral, Kuala Lumpur.

With the introduction of Cisco Connected Workplace concept, that incorporates leading collaboration, virtualisation and video technologies with the network as the platform, Cisco Malaysia has also unveiled Cisco TelePresence (a high-definition video and audio system) in its new office to allow virtual meetings to take place in multiple locations, with multiple organisations at one time. This breakthrough solution saves time required for critical business decisions, reduces the need for expensive business travel and also revolutionise the way organisation conduct business network communication in Malaysia.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Chris Khang, President for Cisco’s Asia operations said,”the opening of Cisco’s new office in KL Sentral reaffirms Cisco’s commitment in helping local organisations drive transformation”. Meanwhile, Mr. Randy Pond, Cisco’s Executive Vice President of Operations, Processes and System said, “it’s about changing the way in which companies interact with their customers, partners, suppliers and employees to drive continuous innovation and offer differentiated value”.

In conjunction with the unveiling of its new office, Cisco Malaysia also named Anne Abraham as its new Managing Director in Malaysia, with Kumaran Singaram being promoted to a regional role.

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The Malaysian Chapter Winners Will Table its Solutions in Solving Global’s Critical Issues at UN GAID GYF

Finally Malaysia will have its representatives at the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT Development Global Youth Forum (UN GAID GYF) in Armenia from 21 – 24 October, to layout one or incorporate all of the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in a written document, a 3 to 5 minutes video or a prototype to furnish and elaborate the proper strategies, plans and best solutions in tackling global’s most critical issues, where our earth is currently facing. The winners that will represent Malaysia to Armenia are, Janene Wong Ling Ern, Allen Lee Chern Wern, Aravindan a/l Sheridoman, Shahrizal bin Suboh, Siti Aishah binti Othman and Lai Sem Min. Also present at the event were, Guest of Honor, Mr. M Vimalan a/l Muthupandian, Principal Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia, Mr.Kenneth Chin, Organizing Chairman of AYA Dream Malaysia Awards and Mr Johan Farid Khairuddin, UN GAID Global Youth Forum Representative .

In line with Malaysian government’s goals inculcated in Ninth Malaysia Plan as well as commitment to investing in nurturing, mentoring and developing various youth-oriented programmes that elevate their talents to a higher plateau, this project in its second consecutive year, is one of the numerous projects undertaken by ASTRO in championing the youth development campaign.

With the endorsement from Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Mr. Khairul Mizan, Channel Manager of Astro Ria, has pointed out, “Our goal is to cultivate a youth community of future thought leaders”. Mr Khairul added “We want to encourage more Malaysian youths in adopting a proactive approach to solving global problems in the spirit of selfless humility – and make the world a better place for future generations.”

The winning entries were selected based on the viability of the idea, creative use of ICT,the potential for commercialisation, and the proposed solution’s compatibility with at least one or all of the eight MDGs. All the representatives will be given an all-expenses paid trip to participate and showcase their work at the 2008 UN GAID Global Youth Forum, Armenia.