Malaysia’s Largest Data Centre In One Location

i-City, Shah Alam - Thursday, 9 April 2009 : The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Y.B. Datuk Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili today launched the Data Centre Park in i-City, making it one of the largest data centre space providers in a single location in Malaysia.

The Data Centre Park is specially designed for data centre service providers and large organizations planning to build their own data centre buildings. It comprises of 4 buildings with a combined data centre floor space of 200,000 sq ft.

At the launch of i-City Data Centre Park… Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman, Chairman of I-Berhad (also PNB Group, President and Group Chief Executive) (right) handing over keys of the 1st Data Centre building block in i-City to YAM Tunku Dato’ Seri Shahabuddin bin Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, Executive Chairman of Kompakar Inc Berhad (left) for their fit-out of the Tier-4 ready data centre which is expected to go live in June 2009. This ceremony is witnessed by Y.B. Datuk Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (middle).

i-City’s Data Centre Park with its dual power sources, carrier-neutral telecommunication accessibility and high load capacity provides a compelling alternative for businesses to build their data centres in i-City. the Data Centre Park will also offer other shared facilities such as secondary power sources, cooling, fire fighting facilities and perimeter securities. Additionally, as the Data Centre Park is also located within i-City’s Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Malaysia Cybercentre zone, offering world-class infrastructure and facilities, it would be appealing to shared services and outsourcing providers.

i-City’s achievement to-date is a result of the culmination of partnership with strategic allies to look at innovative ways to use digital technology. When i-City was launched 4 years ago, it was after considerable consultation and input from technology partners such as Intel and Cisco. This partnership concept is continued today for the Data Centre Park with Kompakar Inc Berhad, a leading information and communications technology (ICT) provider as partner and anchor tenant whom will commence operations in June 2009.

From left to right :-
Y.B. Datuk Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman, Chairman of I-Berhad (also PNB Group, President and Group Chief Executive)
Y.Bhg. Datuk Lim Kim Hong, Deputy Executive Chairman of I-Berhad

“The launch of the Data Centre Park is another milestone in the continuous evolution of i-City, propelling it to become the next generation digital city as very few developments around the world offer similar combination of grade A office space and top-tier Data Centre within the same location.

When I-Berhad first embarked on the i-City project, the underlying objective is how digital technology can offer i-City tenants to provide better communication and IT services, as well as to lower total cost of operations.” said Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman, Chairman of I-Berhad

“From a business perspective, we believe this is critical to any company wishing to remain competitive in the marketplace. When i-City is able to help our tenants achieve these, then i-City will become relevant to the businesses.”

Y.B. Datuk Dr. Maximus Johnity Ongkili, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation said that i-City is an important milestone for the MSC programme as it is the first private sector purpose-built cybercentre in Malaysia. “We are encouraged by this private initiative as many of the facilities and services in i-City surpassed the qualifying criteria set up by Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC). In fact, we are looking at how i-City can be the benchmark for future cybercentres in the country.”

According to the Minister, the Data Centre Park is yet another example of how i-City consistently plays an important role in the government’s agenda to move Malaysia up the information, communication and technology (ICT) value chain. Data Centres represent one of the fastest growing segments in the Malaysia ICT industry and the government also recognizes that data centre is a key economic driver, with large impact on the ICT and knowledge sectors.

The Minister added that while today the country is facing a challenging economic landscape brought about by the global financial crisis, ICT can provide a competitive edge for companies. I-City is a good example as its technology infrastructure and office services will enable companies operating in i-City to be able to lower their cost of operations by 33 %.

Meanwhile I-Berhad will be paying a final dividend of 5% less applicable tax for the year ended 31 December 2008 on 15 May 2009. The entitlement date for the said dividend shall be 27 April 2009.

From the financial perspective, I-Berhad achieved record (pre-tax) profits of RM16 million in 2008. The Group is still financially strong with more than RM120m cash and zero borrowings.

马来西亚最大规模的数据中心园

沙阿南 - i城 - 2009年4月9日讯：科学、工艺及革新部长拿督麥西慕博士(Datuk Dr. Maximum Johnity Ongkili)，在今天为i-城数据中心园主持启动仪式。这使到它成为马来西亚唯一建在一个地点拥有最大数据中心空间的供应商。i-城数据中心园将在今年六月正式运作。

i-城数据中心园是专门为数据中心租户提供服务的供应商。在i-城数据中心园，大规模数据中心租户可以成立专属的大厦。它包含了四栋建筑物，数据中心的总地面空间为20万平方尺。

i-城数据中心园具备双电源、可接通电信营运商的电子通讯、高承载容量设施。当全面竣工后，数据中心园将催生其他的共享设施，例如辅助的能源供应、冷却、防火设施和周界保安等等。i-城数据中心园位于马来西亚多媒体超级走廊电脑化中心i-城Cybercentre区，提供世界级的设施与设备。它将成为吸引人的共享服务和外包服务供应商。

i-城迄今为止的成就，是联合策略性伙伴，从创新的角度利用数码化工艺达致的高峰。四年前，ｉ－城跟英特尔和思科等工艺公司进行洽商和投入资金之后推行了此发展计划。这种伙伴概念，一直延续到今天，Kompakar成为是ｉ－城数据中心园的合作伙伴及主要租户。

i公司主席丹斯里哈马德卡马(Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman)说：“i-城数据中心园的推展，是i-城持续不断发展演化的另一个里程碑。当i公司在四年前启动i-城市计划后，所蕴涵的主题便是能帮助i-城的租户，提供更佳的通讯和通信技术服务的数码化工艺，以及更低的运作总成本。”

“从业务展望来看，我们相信这对任何想要在市场保持竞争力的公司来说，都是至关重要的。如果i-城能够帮助我们的租户得偿所愿，那么i-城就能符合所有业务了。”

科学、工艺及革新部长拿督麦西慕说，i-城是大马多媒体超级走廊计划一个重要的里程碑，i-城数据中心园是马来西亚第一个专门建造电脑化中心的私营领域。“我们受到这个私人界的主动性鼓舞，i-城所提供的设施和服务，都超越了多媒体发展机构定下的质量标准。事实上，我们正在考虑，如何让i-城成为国内未来的电脑化中心的标准。 ”

据部长表示，i-城数据中心园正是i-城在政府推动马来西亚成为信息、通讯和工艺价值链的议程中，持续扮演重要角色的另一个例子。数据中心代表了马来西亚信息通讯工业，其中一个最快速成展的部分，而政府也承认这个数据中心是一个重要的经济推手，特别是对电脑资讯和知识领域。

部长补充说，今天我们的国家依然受到全球金融风暴的影响，电脑资讯也能够为公司提供竞争优势。i-城正是一个好例子，在工艺基本设备和办事处服务方面，将让那些在i-城运作的公司的运作成本降低百分之33。