More Malaysian service providers are expected to penetrate the UAE market through a key exhibition to be held in Sharjah.

MSC Malaysia’s presence within the GCC area is set to be further enhanced by its participation at the Malaysia Services Exhibition (MSE 2008), which will take place from January 13- 15 at the Sharjah Expo Centre, the organisers said in a statement.

Ten of the top MSC Malaysia-status ICT Services companies ranging from those involved in Software Applications and Services to Outsourcing Solutions and Services, will represent the ICT sector at MSE 2008, it added.

The companies are Basis Bay, Britesoft, SCAN Associates, Custommedia, CWorks, Extol Corporation, Microlink Solutions, N2N Connect, Nexustel, Outsourcing Malaysia, and Xybase.

“ICT companies participation in MSE 2008 are examples of the comprehensive, credible and cutting edge ICT services we offer to world at competitive costs. MDeC is the lead agency spearheading the MSC Malaysia project. MSC Malaysia is a national initiative spearheaded by the Malaysian Government to promote both the national ICT industry and provide a test-bed for the global ICT industry,” said Badlisham Ghazali, the CEO of Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) of Malaysia.  

Currently, there are more than 1,900 ICT companies operating within the MSC Malaysia area, ranging from Internet-based business solutions and services providers to software application and services providers. Some of the sectors where Malaysian ICT companies can provide world-class applications include Financial Services Industry (FSI), Telecommunications (Telco) and e-Government services.

He added that MSC Malaysia industry development programmes have produced globally competitive ICT companies delivering award winning solutions and world class service.  These leading companies have successes in their delivery across continents covering Asia, Europe, US, Africa and the Middle East.

They include N2N Connect, which provides mobile trading technology for the Financial Services Industry in over five continents; Custommedia with their world class software testing solutions and services; Britesoft – providers of most advanced non-coding software development tools and services; Xybase is today’s leading Total Airport Management System and services with more than 20 international airport implementations globally, just to name a few. – TradeArabia News Service