“BEST OF SECURITY” - THE MSC APICTA 2008 AWARD IS OWNED BY NEXBIS KUALA LUMPUR, October 2008 - Nexbis Sdn. Bhd is pleased to announce that the Nexbis National Security solution known as NexCode has been named “Best of Security” in the MSC Malaysia Asia Pacific ICT Awards (MSC Malaysia APICTA) 2008 recently. Presented by Y.B. Datuk Dr. Maximus Johnity Ongkili, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, on behalf of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Y.A.B Dato’ Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi, the MSC Malaysia APICTA is an established landmark event in the ICT calendar to provide a platform to stimulate creativity, innovation and excellence of ICT in Malaysia. Currently in its ninth year, the MSC Malaysia APICTA is Malaysia’s most prestigious and reputable award competition in the ICT sector and was initiated by the MSC Malaysia through close collaboration with the Government of Malaysia. The awards, served as a benchmark to ascertain outstanding ICT achievements in the country, are presented to companies, entrepreneurs and researchers who have been instrumental in the ICT industry. It is a manner for the government to acknowledge and honour their contributions in pushing the boundaries of new technology, research and innovation as well as to recognise their potential in becoming global ICT players. Having named as “Best of Security” in the MSC Malaysia APICTA, it reaffirms Nexbis and its solution NexCode the validity of strength, leadership and capabilities of the solution in the forensiclevel security space. This further endorses the value of NexCode as a total national security solution to assist Governments and its enforcement agencies in facing the current challenges in global security. The winning of the award has brought about the nomination as a finalist for the MSC Malaysia APICTA Prime Minister’s “Best of the Best” award and an opportunity to represent Malaysia in two other international awards - the International ICT Awards to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia next month and the World Summit Awards (WSA) in Belgium next year. “Having to represent Malaysia at an international level competition is a tremendous endorsement for Nexbis to further promote the company, simultaneously creating product marketing and brand awareness opportunities across the globe.” concluded Dato’ Sri Johann Young, CEO of Nexbis Sdn.
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