Pre-empting intruders and fires
Reading Time: 2 minutesA SIMPLE theft can bother us a little too much. Good if we would detect and stop an intruder or a fire from happening immediately. Dr Mohammad Hanif Saad, a senior lecturer from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, (UKM) has invented an intelligent system called CAISER to help pre-empt untoward events that are about to happen and […]
Drones to buzz in digital agriculture
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE ever popular imagery of Malaysian artists – featuring the buffalo, a plough and a tardy paddy farmer in a kampong scene may soon be iconised in art forever in the near future. Malaysia’s stereotype rural landscape is on the cusp of embracing digital agriculture – a matrix that will change the face of the […]
MTDC pushes Industry 4.0 at conference and exhibition
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE Malaysian Technology Development Corporation which champions the adoption and deployment of Industry 4.0 technologies (I4.0) among the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) convened industry experts at its recent MTDC Technology Conference & Exhibition 2019 (MTCE2019) in Kuala Lumpur. The two-day conference held at the TM Convention Centre featured speakers and panellists from Malaysian companies […]
MTDC, LKM tie up to increase commercialisation
Reading Time: 4 minutesSERDANG: Just last year, the cocoa industry alone had reportedly contributed RM55.5 billion in Malaysia’s export revenue. However, despite the growing number of researches that are being done in the country, there is a discrepancy between the solutions needed by the industries and what can be offered by researchers, especially from the public sector. With […]
Greatech is going global
Reading Time: 2 minutesSOME of the world’s biggest entrepreneurs share a common history of having started off their ventures from humble beginnings. Tan Eng Kee who established Greatech Technology Berhad (Greatech) in 1993 today looks back with pride at the success achieved by his fledgling “start-up” based in Penang. His company which provides industrial automation services and systems […]
MCOM captures Cambodian market in digital payment solutions
Reading Time: 2 minutesTECHNOLOGY is changing how we work, play and live our everyday lives. “To survive and thrive in today’s ever-changing world, businesses have to be fast and fearless,” said Ho Ki Mun, MCOM Holding Berhad Chief Executive Officer. Speaking to The Petri Dish at MCOM’s debutant on Bursa Malaysia recently, Ho said in regard to technology […]
Taiace takes the cake for outstanding financial feat
Reading Time: 2 minutesTAIACE Engineering Sdn Bhd (Taiace) – a diversified company serving a large spectrum of industries received the “Best Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for Revenue” award. The award was given to the home-grown company by the Malaysia Venture Capital Association (MVCA) on April 24 at the Sime Darby Convention Centre, in Kuala Lumpur recently. Speaking […]
Changing business landscape with supercomputers
Reading Time: 4 minutesSUPERCOMPUTERS are nothing like your PC. For the most parts, supercomputers are built with Central Processing Unit (CPU)s from AMD or Intel, or Graphic Processing Unit (GPU)s from Nvidia or AMD, but that’s where the similarity ends. A supercomputer is a type of computer that has the architecture, resources and components to perform massive computing […]
Taiace diversifies to serve more industries
Reading Time: 3 minutesTELL us about Taiace and its beginning. How and what made you establish this company? TAIACE ENGINEERING SDN BHD was established on 16th June 1996. We started as a metal stamping tools designer and fabricator after the former company that I worked for ceased operation due to cashflow problems. I invited my friend Hairudin whom I had known for many years and as we share many common […]
Majestic Offshore has a mission to keep the pipelines flowing
Reading Time: 2 minutesMOHD RAZALI MOHD NAZIR must have chosen the right business path. His experienced at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and General Electric (GE) has shaped him to be a successful oil and gas entrepreneur today. During his years at PwC, Mohd Razali’s knack for accounting propelled him forward. After leaving PwC , he climbed the corporate ladder at […]