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VOL 43 AUGUST 2012
MINGGU AMANAH
AMANAH SAHAM
SAHAM MALAYSIA
MALAYSIA 2012
2012
MINGGU
ENHANCING
THE PREMIER STATUS
OF PERNEC
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06
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WiFi hot spots
changing our lives
for the better
Better Prospects
For Pernec With
Small Cell Solutions
2,000
Sabahans sign up
for HNC
Message from the Editor
Hello readers and
welcome to the latest
issue of NADA PERNEC
MD’s Message
03 Defining our destiny through the
Contents
Helping
build
a more
‘wired’
nation
Dual Horizon Strategy
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02 NADA PERNEC AUGUST 2012
ne of the goals of NADA PERNEC is to bring PERNEC the
Corporation closer to our customers.
As such our publication’s content has
consistently reflected our product and
service development efforts. Despite
a rather challenging past year, we
pulled through unscathed and maintained our performance.
We started 2012 with a bang when
we signed the IPv6 MOU with DualStak
Networks. We also lined up a number
of strategic initiatives that will further
strengthen our business operations.
As in previous editions, PERNEC
Corporation Bhd participated in one of
the most important events in its calendar,
the MSAM or Minggu Amanah Saham
Malaysia organised by Permodalan
Nasional Berhad. This year’s event was
held in Sabah from 19-29 April.
Thanks to the enthusiastic response
from the Sabahan crowd, MSAM 2012
turned out to be the biggest fair ever
since its inception 12 years ago with
over 268,000 visitors attending the
nine-day event.
During this year’s MSAM, PERNEC
announced its status as a premier developer of WiFi Solutions in the country.
The event was officiated by Deputy
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
The MSAM fair has become an
increasingly viable platform for PERNEC
to introduce our new products and
services to the public. Some of the new
initiatives that we showcased were IPv6,
PERNEC Green, PERNEC Katchi, helo
Ads, heloNET netbook and PERNEC
WiFi hot spots as well as our corporate
social responsibility project – the he-
Editorial Team
Che Wan Esah Dafizeck Daud Afizah Azmi Hudda Mohd Adzhair Amaluddin Mohammad Norazreen Zainal loNET Community (hNC) programme.
Through the hNC, we have been
able to provide the exclusive helo
English online learning programme to
deserving students who show potential
through specific engagement programmes with them.
The objective of helo English is to help
students improve their spoken, reading
and writing abilities. There are many
features in the programme that allow
students to develop their language skills
such as grammar, vocabulary, listening
and reading expression as well as oral
and written expression.
The momentum of interaction
between PERNEC and the public
significantly increased after the launch
of the hNC by the Prime Minister at last
year’s MSAM. At this year’s event, our
booth continued to be the main attraction
especially among students.
Our objective for hNC is simple
and clear - we want to help develop
students who are not afraid to explore
their own ideas, develop new skills and
nurture self-confidence through the
use of technology.
Here’s wishing you a good read as
this issue brings you more news on
the strides we have taken to make
Malaysia a more digitally wired and
informed nation.
Selamat menyambut Hari Raya
Aidilfity to all our readers and Maaf
Zahit Batin.
Che Wan Esah
Editor
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premier status
16 Telco team emerges as top
bowlers
16 Telco team clinches No. 1 spot
for netball
17 Telco team wins futsal cup
18 Hairul hauls in the biggest catch
18 Cooking with a celebrity
features
04 WiFi hot spots changing our lives
for the better
05 Seminar on benefits of cloud
computing
06 Better Prospects For Pernec With
Small Cell Solutions
08 PNB anjur majlis Jalinan Rakan
Korporat MSAM 2012
09 2,000 Sabahans sign up for HNC
10 PERNEC launches IPv6 classes
for engineers
10 PERNEC signs MOU for greater
IPv6 opportunities
12 PERNEC introduces its POC
public telephone booth
19 PERNEC promotes e-commerce
at MSAM
20 Deal sealed to promote more
22 Pernec cetus ledakan inovasi 3D
di Karnival Kebitaraan SKK 2012
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13 MSAM enhances pernec’s
MD’s Message
Innovation & knowledge
rule the day
Dear Pernecitizens,
I
house tacit and explicit knowledge as a
means to remain competitive.
We must share this combined
knowledge so we can find answers.
We must break the barrier particularly
against the sharing of tacit knowledge.
Together we must invoke a sense of
crisis due to a decline in business opportunities in a saturated market. We
must create a sense of pro-activeness
in addressing the turbulent market
and create a sense of urgency in
order to save the day.
Pernecitizens must work together to
contribute towards resolving business
challenges under the current economic
climate. This involves all of us and all
touch points related in our daily activities. Innovation is about being more
efficient. It does not necessarily need
to be triggered by the management as
innovation can easily be initiated by
any individual. Normally, an individual
who innovates out of passion will go the
extra mile to see it through. It can also
be triggered by a self-organising team
in pursuit of operational excellence.
Irrespective of being explicit or
tacit, knowledge becomes obsolete.
Therefore, we also need to create
new knowledge to fuel innovations.
We must also look into the future and
anticipate changes in the market, technology, competitors and products.
We should strive to innovate
new things – preferably something
entirely NEW and not an incremental
innovation meant for our legacy and
mainstream business. Innovation
is best explained by the analogy of
‘fresh ways of thinking’. These can be
achieved through strategic initiatives
such as Innovative Creative Circle,
Change Management and such.
There are challenges to build innovative capacity. We need to provide
equilibrium in visionary ideals versus
chaotic reality. We need to create dy-
namism for innovation and internalise
the culture of innovation group-wide.
Knowledge and innovation are central
to competitive success.
We will need to innovate to remain
relevant in the market. Please note that
every little piece of innovation and reinvention is going to add to the company’s
ability to compete and grow in the long
term. We will embark on this two-pronged
approach.
Traditional innovation for current mainstream business will be conducted by
our Business Units while our approach
on new innovations will be undertaken
by the New Business Initiatives Division.
Initiatives for innovation will be developed gradually. We need to create
a space for ‘safe’ experimentation. We
intend to create ‘small projects’ with
minimum investments (so that in the
event of failure, the cost is bearable),
deploying the art of iteration and reiterations while inculcating the culture
of continuous innovations.
The company’s new agenda addresses the emergent market and this
warrants us to risk failure because
without it, I feel we will not succeed. The idea is to experiment, execute and
consequently scale our programmes
up to an equitable quantum. This would
challenge the existing mental model to
a new mental domain, a foreign matter
to many of us. It would also require
us to put more thinking as technoentrepreneurs. Nevertheless, we do not
expect to get it right the first time.
”The future will belong to the
people endowed with Knowledge”.
Best Regards
ABDUL KARIM SALLAM
Group Managing Director
03 NADA PERNEC AUGUST 2012
n an environment where the only
certain thing is the existence of
uncertainties, we need to develop
relevant skills and mindsets to cope.
We must acquire the ability to break
away from the past and move into new
unchartered territories for opportunities.
There is no one clear and simple
answer to our current business challenges; the business environment is
complex and highly commoditised. The
telecommunications industry is going
through a phase of saturation - mobile
penetration exceeds 100 percent with
almost 70 percent for broadband.
The market size of infrastructure
development has also shrunk. This
however has created a window
of opportunity for Over the Top (OTT)
offerings than can be exploited over
telecommunication pipes such as
found in cloud-based applications.
The explosion of broadband, mobile
broadcast and OTT delivery is challenging the industry to embrace transformational changes as broadband and
broadcast come together. The whole
eco-system is becoming more complex
with most of the impact coming from
social media. Market dynamics are
changing towards an emergent market
and the future will belong to those who
can somewhat predict it.
For some of you who can recall, in my
monthly message on ‘Read’, I shared
the idea or concept behind the approach
to use ‘knowledge as a competitive
resource’. For PERNEC, the strength
of our organisation lies in the intangible
assets comprising explicit knowledge like
technological knowhow, product design,
marketing abilities, excellent customer
engagement and to a certain extent,
personal experience, creativity and innovation (tacit knowledge).
We have tacit knowledge than spans
the last 40 years. We must learn to
create a balance between nurturing in-
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WiFi hot spots
changing our lives for the better
70%
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T
he WiFi hot spots developed
and maintained by PERNEC
for their clients has helped the
country continue to register encouraging economic trends in tandem with
the robust growth of broadband WiFi
usage. The latest published WiFi penetration rates show between 60 and 70
per cent of the population is digitally
connected.
PERNEC Group Managing Director
Abdul Karim Sallam said this achievement was something PERNEC could
be proud of, given it had indirectly
contributed to this growth with its
nationwide WiFi hot spots.
With over 4,000 WiFi hotspots built
by PERNEC, WiFi usage is expected
to spur more opportunities. The
company also installed a WiFi hotspot
under its corporate social responsibility
programme in Pulau Banggi, Sabah.
Speaking of the economic benefits
of using WiFi, Abdul Karim said that
simple things like using wireless infrared sensors to count cars for signalchanging rather than waiting at timed
60%
POPULATION
lights could save billions in fuel costs
while reducing the need for additional
road construction by 20%-30%.
What’s more, wireless collision
avoidance detection in major intersections, for example, has been shown to
save billions in health care and longterm disability costs.
The potential of the local wireless
broadband in day-to-day applications
for machine-to-machine or internetof-things will far exceed the use of
today’s Internet. The economics of
wireless broadband is just starting, and
there are new technology upgrades in
WiFi that would place it significantly in
the mobile eco system.
Abdul Karim made these comments
at the launch of the Celebration of
PERNEC’s Achievement In Becoming
The Premier WiFi Network Builder In
Malaysia at MASAM 2012 on 29 April.
The event was officiated by Deputy
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin
Mohd Yassin at the Kompleks Sukan
Likas, Kota Kinabalu during the official
closing ceremony of MSAM 2012.
P
ERNEC Corporation Bhd
together with NEC Corporation of Japan organised
a seminar to introduce
the benefits of iNEC
Cloud technology to a select audience
of PERNEC’s business partners.
Mr. Sinya Kukita, Chief Manager,
NEC International Sale and Operations conducted the seminar that was
attended by heads of IT from various
customer companies of PERNEC. It
was held at the Le Meridien Hotel in
Kuala Lumpur in December last year.
Speaking about the seminar,
PERNEC Group Managing Director
Abdul Karim Sallam said cloud
computing was an important
development in the ICT landscape,
having evolved from a futuristic
technology into a commercially viable
alternative for companies in search
of cost-effective storage and server
solutions.
At the seminar, participants were told
that it has been forecast that by this year
alone, 80 percent of Fortune 1000 enterprises would pay for some form of cloudcomputing service, while 30 percent will
pay for cloud-computing infrastructure.
While the technology has its fair
share of drawbacks such as privacy
and security concerns, the benefits
would far outweigh the risks.
Some of the inherent benefits of
cloud computing shared with the participants were:
Scalability: IT departments anticipating an enormous uptake in user load
need not scramble to secure additional
hardware and software with cloud computing. Instead, an organisation can
add and subtract capacity as its network
load dictates. Since cloud-computing
follows a utility model in which service
costs are based on consumption, companies pay for only what they use;
Easy Implementation: Without the
need to purchase hardware, software
licences or implementation services, a
company can get its cloud-computing
arrangement off the ground in record
time — and for a fraction of the cost of
an on-premise solution;
Skilled Practitioners: When a particular technology becomes popular, it
is not uncommon for a whole slew of
vendors to jump on the bandwagon. In
the case of cloud computing, however,
05 NADA PERNEC AUGUST 2012
From left: Mr Takayuki Kano, Assistant General Manager, NEC Corporation, Mr Kukita, Mr Mitsuhiro Mikami, Manager, NEC Corp,
En Norizal Mohd Tahir and En Karim.
INFO & ACTIVITIES
Seminar on benefits
of cloud computing
vendors like NEC Corporation have
typically been reputable enough to
offer customers reliable service and
large enough to deliver huge data centres with endless amounts of storage
and computing capacity; and
Freeing Up of Internal Resources: By
placing storage and server needs in
the hands of an outsourcer, a company
essentially shifts the burden placed on
its in-house IT team to a third-party provider. The result - in-house IT departments can focus on business-critical
tasks without having to incur additional
costs in manpower and training.
Furthermore, although there has
been plenty of concern surrounding cloud computing, in particular its
security risks, a lot of companies do
not realise that many vendors rely
on strict privacy policies, as well on
sophisticated security measures, such
as proven cryptographic methods to
authenticate users.
Abdul Karim added that companies
could choose to encrypt data before
even storing it on a third-party provider’s
servers. As a result, many cloud-computing vendors offer greater data security
and confidentiality than companies that
choose to store their data in-house.
Considering the powerful benefits of
cloud computing, the main objective of
the seminar was to enable a “hype-free”
discussion on cloud computing and
align participants to a common understanding of how cloud computing could
be beneficial for their businesses.
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BETTER PROSPECTS
FOR PERNEC WITH
SMALL CELL
SOLUTIONS
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W
ith the introduction of the
ground-breaking
small cell Long
Term Evolution
or better known as LTE, PERNEC can
tap into opportunities in future mobile
communications network growth.
Announcing the availability of the latest mobile network telecommunication
technology at MSAM (Minggu Amanah
Saham Malaysia) 2012, PERNEC
Group Managing Director Abdul Karim
Sallam said small cell solutions offer
an enhanced, cost-effective mobile
network that enables operators to
provide premium mobile services.
Small cell solutions consist of a
broad range of technology components
high function processor with a volume
of less than 10L, a weight of less than
10kg and an output power of 2 x 5W
(MIMO). Furthermore, the base station
can serve up to 200 subscribers, in
spite of its small radius of coverage.
The series also features advanced
SON (self-organising network) for
autonomous network configuration,
optimisation and automated network
management, which reduces time
for deployment and enables telecom
carriers to reduce their CAPEX (capital
expenditure) and OPEX (operational
expenditure).
“Telecom carriers are working to
boost capacity by introducing LTE
technology and enhancing the efficiency of wireless capacity in response
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200
subscribers
to the rapid growth in communication
traffic accompanying the increased use
of smartphones and tablets," Abdul
Karim said.
There is also greater demand for
environments that ensure stable communications in areas where communication speeds are likely to fall due to
heavy traffic or where radio waves are
weak.
Moreover, compatibility with multiple
manufacturers' products in a single
network facilitates the flexible construction and operation of base stations and
results in high communication quality.
LTE COMPACT
WIRELESS BASE STATION
WIRELESS FIBER
VARIATION BY SMALL CELL SOLUTION
High speed
data communication
To Small
Cell
Optimum enviroment
for cloud/SaaS and
application
Automotion
Quickly tailored
Coverage building
QoS
High density cell
Device diversitication/low
consumption
Attractive access way for your lifestyle
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that address connectivity and service
management challenges faced by mobile operators. PERNEC’s vision of the
LTE roll out in future mobile networks
in the local market is based on the
assumption that services and applications will demand higher throughput in
both uplink and downlink.
The compact all-in-one LTE base
station system allows for a wide range
of installation options in areas with
limited space, such as rooftops and
compact indoor spaces.
“This series paves the way for more
cost effective installation of small cell
base stations, helps boost capacity
and improves overall performance,”
said Abdul Karim.
This enhanced series features a
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PNB anjur majlis Jalinan
Rakan Korporat MSAM 2012
P
ermodalan Nasional Bhd
(PNB) telah menganjurkan
satu majlis Jalinan Rakan
Korporat bersama media
sempena Minggu Saham
Amanah Malaysia 2012 (MSAM) di Theatrette, Menara PNB pada 5 April 2012.
MSAM 2012 yang berlangsung di
Kompleks Sukan Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
pada 20-28 April, dirasmikan oleh Perdana Menteri Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun
Abdul Razak.
Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan PNB Tan Seri Hamad
Kama Piah Che Othman berkata penganjuran MSAM 2012 adalah buat kali
ke-13, dan PNB merancang menganjurkan acara tahunan ini ke seluruh negara,
pada masa hadapan.
MSAM pada tahun ini telah disertai
oleh 50 peserta pameran. Selain daripada syarikat-syarikat strategik PNB,
MSAM juga mempamerkan aktivitiaktiviti oleh syarikat-syarikat pelaburan
PNB yang lain, badan-badan kawal
selia daripada agensi-agensi Kerajaan seperti Bank Negara Malaysia,
Suruhanjaya Sekuriti, Bursa Malaysia,
Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri dan juga
ejen-ejen unit amanah PNB melalui
sekitar 196 gerai pameran.
Pelbagai aktiviti menarik turut
08 NADA PERNEC AUGUST 2012
...penganjuran MSAM
2012 adalah buat kali ke13, dan PNB merancang
menganjurkan acara
tahunan ini ke seluruh
negara, pada masa
hadapan.
Tan Sri Hamad
Kama Piah Che
Othman
Presiden dan Ketua
Pegawai Eksekutif
Kumpulan PNB.
diadakan termasuk program anjuran
bersama rakan-rakan korporat MSAM
2012 dan juga aktiviti-aktiviti lain seperti
Cabaran Pengurusan Kewangan ASNB
dan Ikon Inspirasi yang menampilkan
tokoh-tokoh.
Pada majlis Jalinan Rakan Korporat
ini, pihak penganjur turut mengumumkan pelbagai peraduan yang menawarkan beraneka hadiah lumayan kepada
para pelawat termasuk sebuah kereta
Ford Fiesta 1.6l Sport Ti-VCTm, sebuah
Toyota Hilux 2.5G, sebuah Perodua Myvi
1.5 (A), 15 buah motosikal, I 6 unit notebook, 11 unit iPad 2, 45 unit Samsung
Galaxy Tab 10.1 dan 41 unit Samsung
Galaxy Tab 8.9 serta 300 buah hamper.
Syarikat-syarikat Kumpulan PNB
termasuk Pernec Corporation Bhd,
Malayan Banking Berhad, Sime Darby
Berhad, I & P Group Sdn Berhad,
UMW Holdings Berhad, Chemical
Company of Malaysia Berhad, Malaysian Industrial Development Finance
Berhad, MNRB Holdings Berhad, NCB
Holdings Berhad, Perusahaan Otomobil
Kedua Sdn Bhd, Projek Lintasan Kota
Holdings Sdn Bhd Berhad dan Takaful
IKHLAS Sdn Bhd meneruskan sokongan padu mereka dalam menjayakan
MSAM kali ini dengan mempamerkan
aktiviti perniagaan mereka di samping
mengadakan pelbagai aktiviti lain untuk
para pengunjung di Sabah.
info & activities
2,000 Sabahans
sign up for HNC
I
Abdul Karim Sallam
PERNEC Group Managing Director
PERNEC Group Managing Director Abdul Karim Sallam said, “It is
hoped that with structured learning
programmes, they will be able to
broaden their ICT knowledge and
skills throughout their primary and
secondary years.”
The hNC membership is opened
to all heloNET netbook users, MCMC
netbook recipients, students aged
between seven and 17 years old as
well as teachers and parents.
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t was another boost in membership for PERNEC’s heloNET Community (hNC) programme when
over 2,000 students registered for it
at the recent Minggu Amanah Saham
Malaysia (MSAM) 2012 in Sabah.
Through well-planned activities
and brilliant execution, PERNEC’s
booth at MSAM 2012 became the
centre of attraction for students
visiting the fair at Kompleks Sukan
Likas, Kota Kinabalu. Members who
registered also won attractive gifts.
The hNC was first launched at
MSAM 2011 in Ipoh with the main
objective to provide a creative and
safe out-of-school learning environment for students. With the hNC
programme, students can explore
their own ideas, develop skills, and
nurture self-confidence through the
use of technology.
The hNC also provides a vibrant
platform for students to engage in
ICT, with ample exposure, challenges
and opportunities to experience
so they can obtain a solid learning
experience.
It is hoped
that with structured
learning programmes,
they will be able
to broaden their
ICT knowledge and
skills throughout
their primary and
secondary
years.
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PERNEC
launches IPv6
classes for
engineers
P
010 NADA PERNEC AUGUST 2012
ERNEC Corporation Bhd
kicked-off its first series of
IPv6 Forum certification
classes for IPv6 engineers in Malaysia. The classes, held from 13-17
February 2012 were sponsored by
the MCMC (Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission)
and organised in partnership with
DualStak Networks Sdn Bhd and
Nephos6 Inc.
The first batch of trainees attending the IPv6 Forum Certified
IPv6 Network Engineer Level 1 also
known as CNE6 Silver class included
participants from Celcom, Redtone,
Jaring, OCE, Extreme BB, IMPACT,
Packet-1, GITN, MAMPU, and
Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA).
The course featured, among others,
back-to-back training sessions for
both Level 1 (CNE6 Silver) and Level
2 (CNE6 Gold).
The CNE6 Silver courses are
intended for network and system
engineers who need to understand
the new features and operational
characteristics of networks based
on IPv6. The CNE6 Gold courses
meanwhile are for enterprise network engineers to enable them to
set up and configure IPv6 networks
and associated services, and
implement the migration of existing
networks to support IPv6 in various
architectures.
These programmes were developed by the IPv6 Forum through
its IPv6 Education Logo (v6eLogo)
Programme to increase engineering
quality by certifying solid curricula
and recognising educated engineers.
deployment in tandem with cloud
offerings.
DualStak Networks is the local
subsidiary of InfoWeapons, a
leading provider of IPv6-enabled
network appliances worldwide,
while Nephos6, Inc. is a US
technology-consulting firm that
helps organisations effectively
transition to IPv6 and adopt cloud
technologies.
...the bigger
bandwidth
offerings by
the cellular
and fixed
service
providers
provided the
opportunity
for more
applications
to be driven
into the
network.
Getting
IPv6-ready
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T
he driver for the push of
the IPv6 agenda will not
be the technology per se
but the business drive. PERNEC
Group Managing Director Abdul
Karim Sallam said this at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DualStak
Networks and Nephos6, Inc.
PERNEC through collaborations
with its partners aims at becoming the prime mover for IPv6 as it
views the migration from IPv4 to
IPv6 as “inevitable” while believing
that there will be a transition period of co-existence between the
two protocols i.e. transition from
pure IPv4 to hybrid IPv4/IPv6.
There are three ways to enable
IPv4 and IPv6 to coexist. The
simplest is called dual stack. As
the name implies, it is the creation
of totally discrete and separate
networks to handle each of the
addressing schemes. Incoming
packets are then examined and
sent to the proper system.
PERNEC’s partnerships with
DualStak Networks and Nephos6
mark a significant development for
IPv6 adoption in the region and
will significantly ease the rollout of
IPv6 in Asia.
IPv6 adoption in Asia is anticipated to increase many times over
and PERNEC together with its
partners aim to be at the forefront
of this explosion.
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ERNEC Corporation Bhd signed a
strategic alliance
with DualStak
Networks Sdn Bhd
and Nephos6 Inc to ride on the
momentum of the anticipated demand for Internet Protocol version
Six or IPv6-compliant solutions
and hardware.
The agreement was signed in
Kuala Lumpur between PERNEC
Group Managing Director Abdul
Karim Sallam, DualStak Networks
Chairman and Chief Technology
Officer Lawrence E. Hughes and
Nephos6 Inc chief operating officer Yurie Rich. Deputy Minister of
Information, Communication and
Culture Datuk Joseph Salang was
present at the event.
According to Abdul Karim,
the main objective of the Memorandum of Understanding was
to provide the highest level of
service to clients, existing and
potential, by combining resources
and expertise to promote IPv6 in
Southeast Asia.
Under the terms, all members
will co-operate efforts, combine
skills, technology, resources and
knowledge to promote IPv6 in
Southeast Asia and undertake
projects such as IPv6 education
certification, transition planning
and any other activities that
members may mutually agree to
pursue.
The strategic partnership will
provide the necessary expertise
to organisations so they can
establish a roadmap for migrations
and the various options available
to undertake the migration.
Abdul Karim noted that the
bigger bandwidth offerings by the
cellular and fixed service providers
provided the opportunity for more
applications to be driven into the
network.
This would include the exponential growth of social networking and connected devices that
would in turn create the push for
more IP addresses and pressure
to migrate to a cost effective IPv6
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PERNEC
introduces its
POC public
telephone booth
012 NADA PERNEC AUGUST 2012
P
ERNEC Paypoint Sdn.
Bhd was proud to introduce its Proof of Concept
(POC) public telephone
booth at the Malacca International Trade Centre in Ayer Keroh
recently. The telephone booth utilises
energy efficient components as well as
recyclable materials.
PERNEC PayPoint CEO Tengku
Asmaluddin Tengku Arshad said
proof of concept was a common idea in
the business world as it was a means
in which organisations demonstrate
the commercial and financial viability of
their products or services. The analysis
would provide the basis for commercial
production at a later stage.
Tengku Asmaluddin added that the
practice of innovation was not just
about creating new products but about
discovering completely new markets
that met previously unknown and
therefore untapped customer needs.
He elaborated that in the age of
Internet connectivity, the act of innovation became an even greater
challenge, making the
drive towards selecting
and executing the right
ideas and bringing them
to market before your
competitors did, more
urgent than previously
known.
He explained that
technology and control
of quality and cost were
not the only driving
forces behind innovation these days. Creativity and the growth
of the organisation
towards a future state
of competiveness were
equally important. The
POC public telephone
booth is an innovation
that can be replicated
economically and satisfies a specific need in
the marketplace.
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MINGGU AMANAH
SAHAM MALAYSIA
2012
MSAM ENHANCES
PERNEC’S
PREMIER STATUS
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housands of Sabahans got a rare opportunity to
get acquainted with the wide range of products
and services offered by PERNEC Corporation Bhd
when the company participated in the Minggu Amanah
Saham Malaysia (MSAM) 2012 in Kota Kinabalu recently.
MSAM in Sabah was held from 19-29 April at Kompleks
Sukan Likas, Kota Kinabalu with over 268,000 visitors
attending, surpassing organiser PNB’s (Permodalan
Nasional Bhd) initial estimates.
Prior to the fair, PNB held a ‘get to know’ session called
Jalinan Korporat MSAM, with all participating companies
being introduced to the media. The announcement of top
prizes such as cars and motorcycles was also made during this session.
Speaking about MSAM, PERNEC Group Managing
Director Abdul Karim Sallam, said, “We participated
in MSAM 2012 because we understand our role as
part of the big PNB family and we want to contribute
as much as we can to enhancing the investing literacy
of the public, particularly those living in the sub-urban
and interior areas of Sabah.”
He explained that the exhibition would also allow the
Group to get close to the public and get feedback on the
range of services that PERNEC provides, such as its WiFi
hotspots and public telephony.
MSAM was also a wonderful way to promote PERNEC’s innovative range of ICT products and services
such as its latest green-tech LED, system integration and
advertising media.
Being part of MSAM has enhanced the company’s
status as a premier telco infrastructure builder, in line with
PERNEC’s positioning as the top WiFi hotspot developer
in Malaysia.
It was hoped that MSAM would help showcase PERNEC’s transition from merely a developer of telecommunication infrastructure to a full-fledged technology company
with businesses in various ICT sectors.
Abdul Karim added, “There’s no doubt that our participation in MSAM has enhanced our reputation and visibility as
a growing PNB technology company with a solid future.”
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TELCO TEAM EMERGES
AS TOP BOWLERS
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he Telco team of PERNEC
emerged as the overall
champs of the annual PERNEC Inter-Division Bowling Tournament 2012 held on 14 April.
Held at the Wangsa Bowl in
Wangsa Walk, the Telco team scored
an outstanding total of 3,123 pinfalls,
leaving the other teams green with
envy. All the same, it was a day of
great fun and camaraderie.
Each division was represented by
eight employees split into two teams of
four men and four women respectively.
A big ‘thank you’ goes out to the
organisers and everyone who participated to make this event a resounding
success.
Division
4
Total Pinfalls
Position
Telco
3,123
1
Paypoint
3,115
2
PCB
2,890
3
IT
2,551
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Telco team clinches
No. 1 spot for netball
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ERNEC’s Telco division played a powerful game, winning both their matches and
emerging as the overall champs of the company’s Inter-Division Netball Tournament 2012 held on 17 March at the hard court of Sekolah Menengah Seri Keramat.
Three teams of seven players representing PERNEC’s headquarters, Telco and Paypoint took part in the tournament with each team playing two games.
Congratulations to the winning team and a big thanks to all participating teams for giving your best and putting up a good fight.
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Telco team wins
futsal cup
W
ell done, team Telco
for emerging as the
overall champions
of the PERNEC Annual InterDivision Futsal Tournament 2012
held on 11 February at Sports
Planet Ampang.
Four men’s teams and
three women’s teams of ten
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players each participated in
the tournament which saw
fairly-skilled players pitching
their futsal maneuvers against
each other in their pursuit of a
well-deserved goal.
To everyone who participated, thank you for making this
year’s tournament truly thrilling!
Men’s category
Position
Team
Points
Champion
Paypoint
3
1st runner-up
Telco
2
2nd runner-up
PCB
1
Position
Team
Points
Champion
Telco
3
1 runner-up
PCB
2
2nd runner-up
Paypoint
1
4
Women’s category
st
2
3
P
W
D
L
F
A
Points
1
Telco
Team
2
3
0
0
4
24
6
2
Paypoint
2
1
0
1
19
11
3
3
HQ
2
0
0
2
18
16
0
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Hairul hauls in
the biggest catch
H
airul Hisham
Nasiff of
the Telco
division was proclaimed the winner
of the PERNEC Fishing Competition
when he caught a Patin fish weighing
a whopping 2.8 kg.
Held on 19 May 2012 at the KPD
Kolam Pancing in Taman Bukit Mulia,
the fishing competition saw 37 anglers
from the company’s four divisions
eagerly signing-up to fish in the manmade pond. Among the fresh water
fish species in the pond were Rohu,
Pacu, Patin, Tilapia and Baung.
Mohd Haikal Suhaimi of PERNEC
IT made the first catch with a Patin
fish weighing 1.5 kg.
Position
Divisions
Fish
Weight of Catch
Hairul Hisham Nasiff
Telco
Patin
2.8kg
2
Abd Ghafar Ijang
Telco
Patin
2.3kg
3
Mohd Haikal Suhaimi
IT
Patin
1.5kg
1
Cooking
with a
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Celebrity
Participants
3
Muhd Hairurnizam Atan
Paypoint
Pacu
1.5kg
4
Mohd Fadar Saugi
Paypoint
Patin
1.3kg
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0 employees of PERNEC had
a time of their lives when they
participated in a two-hour
cooking class hosted by celebrity chef
Puan Zaidah Mohd Noor.
Held on 28 April 2012 at PERNEC’s D’Café, seats to the cooking
class were snapped up fast as many
signed-up to learn the secret behind
Puan Zaidah’s legendary ‘Nasi Arab’.
Informative and entertaining, participants also learnt essential cooking
tips and techniques from Puan Zaidah
that they could put to use in their
kitchens at home.
The cooking class ended with
everyone having a big helping of the
delicious ‘Nasi Arab’.
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securely and conveniently through its
proprietary trading platforms.
He encouraged SMIs to give ecommerce a try, as it was the easiest,
most cost effective way to develop
their business and penetrate the
global marketplace.
The HalalSquare portal is a virtual
marketplace that enables full online
trading as well as integration of
logistics and supply chain management, creating a common platform for
manufacturers, traders and consumers of Halal products.
HalalSquare was developed specifically to promote the halal concept and
create awareness about it in answer
to the increasing demand for Halal
products and services.
Through its various modules, the
HalalSquare.com portal will also serve
the global community as a reliable
source of information and knowledge
of Halal related topics.
PERNEC’s e-commerce application
offers SMIs the possibility to manage a bank account with an Internet
Browser or sell goods or services
without the intervention of a salesperson.
HalalSquare welcomes interested parties
to register via email to halalsquare@
pernec.com.my or call 03-4259 6081.
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ERNEC PayPoint Sdn
Bhd showcased its own
trading platform, www.
halalsquare.com.my at
Minggu Amanah Saham
Malaysia (MSAM) in Sabah recently
in an effort to encourage more SMIs
(small and medium industries/enterprises) to consider e-commerce.
PERNEC Managing Director Abdul
Karim Sallam said that since e-commerce features were easily accessible
through desktops, smartphones and
tablets, SMIs could streamline and
reduce their advertising expenses by
promoting their products and services
via digital advertising.
He added that PERNEC was
confident its consultancy services for
e-commerce development would help
SMIs to start their own online trading
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Deal
sealed
to promote
more research
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ERNEC Corporation Bhd
recently signed a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) with the International Islamic University
Malaysia (IIUM) to promote further cooperation in areas of mutual benefit.
With the MoU in place, various strategic programmes have been planned
including industry knowledge-sharing
programmes where both parties will
combine their expertise to produce
marketable intellectual property products such as white papers, blue prints,
designs, specifications and theses.
Under this programme, IIUM will
have the opportunity to station their
talents at PERNEC to assist in market
research activities or any specific
initiatives that allow them to gain better knowledge and exposure to the
industry.
Apart from given focus on evaluating
and understanding IIUM’s marketready products through the university’s
Research Management Centre, the
collaboration will also cover future
product developments based on
market and industry requirements. In
this instance, both parties will jointly
leverage their respective capabilities
and capacities to apply grants, product
development, testing and go-to-market
strategies.
Collaborations between local businesses and universities are intended
to contribute to development performance. This is a win-win situation as
PERNEC is able to leverage on IIUM’s
expertise in research and development
while IIUM is able to tap into the business or go-to-market know-how.
Elaborating on this, Abdul Karim
said, “We believe that collaborations
with universities have the potential to
positively influence the outcome of
research and initiatives implemented
while potentially providing a cascade of
benefits for knowledge acquisition from
both internal and external sources.”
In addition to this, both partners also
plan to implement other project-based
industrial programmes, specifically for
web and mobile applications.
We believe that collaborations
with universities have the
potential to positively influence
the outcome of research and
initiatives implemented while
potentially providing a cascade
of benefits for knowledge
acquisition from both internal
and external sources.
Abdul Karim Sallam
PERNEC Group Managing Director
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Pernec cetus
ledakan inovasi
3D di Karnival
Kebitaraan SKK
2012
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ERNEC Corporation
Bhd berharap pengenalan makmal Proof
of Concept (POC) 3D
IronCAD pada Karnival
Kebitaraan Rekacipta dan Inovasi
2012 akan mencetuskan ledakan
inovasi terutamanya di kalangan para
pelajar Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan (SKK) di Malaysia.
Karnival Kebitaraaan SKK Kebangsaan 2012 diadakan di Sekolah
Menengah Teknik Jaafar, Seremban,
Negeri Sembilan, untuk memperkenalkan kejayaan-kejayaan yang telah
dicapai oleh Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan (SKK) kepada umum.
Karnival dirasmikan oleh Ketua Pengarah Pelajaran Malaysia Datuk Seri
Abd Ghaffar Mahmud baru-baru ini.
SKK adalah satu penjenamaan
yang diberikan kepada sekolah-sekolah yang dikenal pasti cemerlang
di dalam klusternya bertujuan untuk
mempertingkatkan lagi pencapaian
mereka di dalam Sistem Pendidikan
negara.
Karnival yang bertemakan ‘Kebitaraan SKK Menjana Modal Insan
Kreatif dan Inovatif’ pada dasarnya
juga bertujuan untuk menggalakkan
Matlamat Pernec ialah untuk muncul
sebagai peneraju bidang Inovasi
dalam Rekabentuk & Teknologi di Malaysia
dan mengetengahkan idea inovasi pelajar ke
peringkat antarabangsa. Ini adalah sebahagian
daripada agenda negara pada 2012 yang juga
dikenali sebagai Tahun Gerakan Inovasi.
daripada agenda negara pada 2012
yang juga dikenali sebagai Tahun
Gerakan Inovasi,” kata Pengarah
Urusan Kumpulan Pernec Abdul
Karim Sallam.
Antara komponen utama sebagai
asas dalam Program Pembangunan
Kreativiti dan Inovasi ialah elemen
Aplikasi Inovasi 3D IronCAD (Rekabentuk dan Teknologi), tambah Abdul
Karim.
“Penggunaan aplikasi 3D IronCAD
oleh para pelajar SKK sudah pasti
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akan dapat mengembangkan potensi
pelajar dalam bidang rekabentuk,
teknologi kejuruteraan, teknologi
pembuatan, aplikasi teknologi,
kreativiti, inovasi, perniagaan dan
keusahawanan. Ia bertujuan untuk
meningkatkan kemahiran berfikir,
daya kreatif, manipulasi dan kemahiran menyelesaikan masalah.
“Kandungannya antara lain mendedahkan tentang kemahiran asas,
pengetahuan yang berkaitan dalam
bidang rekabentuk dan teknologi
serta nilai dan sikap yang perlu dipupuk seperti berdikari, inovatif, kreatif,
tabiat kerja yang baik, sikap yang
positif serta semangat kerja secara
berkumpulan,” kata Abdul Karim.
Sempena karnival ini, Pernec
juga telah menyerahkan 50 lesen
Aplikasi Inovasi 3D IronCAD bernilai RM200,000 kepada Pengetua
Sekolah Menengah Teknik Tuanku
Jaafar, Puan Hajah Noraziah Ramli.
Menurut Abdul Karim, sumbangan geran ini adalah sebagai satu
komitmen Pernec dalam memacu
kecemerlangan di dalam bidang
pendidikan negara.
Selari dengan makmal POC 3D
IronCAD yang diadakan di Karnival
Kebitaraan 2012 ini, Abdul Karim
berkata Pernec akan melebarkan lagi
penglibatan syarikat di dalam misi
menyokong objektif ‘Tahun Gerakan
Inovasi 2012’ dengan menjalankan
inisiatif yang merangkumi 3 bidang
kerja iaitu:
• Menyediakan prasarana dan
kelengkapan peralatan serta
aplikasi Rekabentuk, Inovasi dan
Teknologi bagi peringkat sekolah
menengah;
• Menyediakan latihan dan memperlengkapkan guru-guru mata
pelajaran teknikal & vokasional
di bawah Kementerian Pelajaran
dengan teknologi semasa dan
berkemahiran dalam aplikasi
Rekabentuk, Inovasi dan Teknologi; dan
• Menyediakan satu platform halatuju minat pelajar dalam bidang
Rekabentuk, Sains & Teknologi
bagi menghadapi prasarana
kerjaya dalam bidang teknologi
tersebut.
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sekolah-sekolah di dalam kluster
yang sama untuk mencontohi SKK
yang dikenal pasti itu. Ia dianjurkan
oleh Bahagian Pengurusan Sekolah
Berasrama dan Sekolah Kecemerlangan, Kementerian Pelajaran
Malaysia.
“Matlamat Pernec ialah untuk
muncul sebagai peneraju bidang Inovasi dalam Rekabentuk & Teknologi
di Malaysia dan mengetengahkan
idea inovasi pelajar ke peringkat
antarabangsa. Ini adalah sebahagian