Local ICT companies launch products in CommunicAsia 2011

21th June – Several ICT companies were given the opportunity to participate in the CommunicAsia 2011, which is held from 21-24 June, 2011 in Marina Bay Sands Exhibition Hall in Singapore. These companies will be exhibiting their own made-in Brunei ICT products to the international market and as well as gaining knowledge on latest technologies and exchange of ideas through business networking with international companies.

Several companies are exhibiting under the Brunei Darussalam Pavilion which is coordinated and subsidised by AITI as part of AITI’s ICT Industry Development initiatives. AITI has been promoting ICT products and services actively in CommunicAsia under the Brunei Pavilion since 2008.

CommunicAsia is the Asia’s largest knowledge based ICT platform. CommunicAsia features a comprehensive myriad of key and emerging technologies from backhaul network, systems integration to software and applications to the end uses. Highlighting the newest technology innovations, latest industry updates from the ICT industry and featuring thought-provoking sessions by prominent industry players in the Summit.

The Minister of Communications, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdullah bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar was introduced to the Brunei Exhibitors by Hj Yahkup bin Haji Menudin, Chief Executive of Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI). The minister consented to launch products from Mars Enterprise and Crescent Sdn Bhd respectively, in CommunicAsia 2011.

MARS Enterprise, the first Brunei firm who won APICTA in Melbourne 2009 and the first recipient of AITI’s ICT Grant last November 2010, launched the product “Brunei Human Resource & Payroll Integrated System (BHRIS)”, as the first module of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solution. Mars Enterprise was represented by Mr Foo Boon Seng, Managing Director.

BHRIS comes with features that can be used to track all sorts of information, including job performance, assets assignment, labor compliance as well as employee self-service. Each employee profile can be retrieved in seconds - every bit of information from the first day of employment to the last can be found right there in the system. Employee self-service includes claims submission and leave application through any web browser.

Another company which launched their product was Crescent Sdn Bhd, which was represented by Hjh Salma Bee Noor Md Abdul Latiff, Managing Director. Crescent Sdn Bhd specialises in online distant learning for tertiary education in Islamic Banking and Finance. Their learning management system (LMS) will provide students with different learning contents and an interactive learning experience with the module conveners. Crescent provides modules written by practitioners and experts in the field of Islamic Banking and Finance. The first program that they will launch is the Professional Diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance which features 6 modules that will equip students with the essentials of this emerging and potent industry.