“MSC MALAYSIA AND IASA TO HOST CONFERENCE AIMED AT RAISING THE STANDARDS OF IT ARCHITECTURE IN MALAYSIA”

5th IT Architect Regional Conference (ITARC) Malaysia 2009 will launch the World’s first non-vendor specific global IT Architecture Certification that was partly developed in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15, 2009 – To guide organisations toward adopting a robust IT architecture, MSC Malaysia and the International Association of Software Architects (IASA) will jointly host the 5th IT Architect Regional Conference (ITARC) Malaysia 2009 from July 16 - 17, 2009, at the Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. ITARC Malaysia 2009 will be the largest event in this region that addresses the challenges and needs facing IT architects today.

“A sound IT architecture is vital to achieving an effective alignment between information and communication technology (ICT) and business objectives. This alignment is imperative if Malaysia to achieve our goals to become a knowledge-based economy and a global leader in the delivery of high-value services. Through close collaboration with IASA, MSC Malaysia is steadily raising both the number and professional calibre of IT architects in Malaysia,” said Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, Chief Executive Officer of Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC).

“Our MSC Malaysia CDP Professional Development programme is specifically tailored to support the on-going education of Malaysian ICT professionals, including IT architects, through events like ITARC Malaysia, specialised training sessions and financial support,” he added.

“ITARC Malaysia 2009 will provide IT professionals with information about the latest best practices in IT architecture and provide a forum for discussion among independent IT architects in Malaysia, facilitating discourse on emerging architecture trends and how they can be applied locally,” said IASA Malaysia Chapter President Hasan Ganny.

Themed “Enterprise Innovation through Architecture Resilience,” ITARC Malaysia 2009 will address three key industrial tracks that are of rising importance in Malaysia’s ICT industry: Green Computing, Cloud Computing and Fundamental IT Architecture.

IASA will also be launching the Certified IT Architect (CITA) – Foundation certification at ITARC Malaysia 2009. “This certification is the World’s first non-vendor specific global IT architecture certification and was developed with the close collaboration and participation of the Malaysian Chapter of IASA,” said IASA Asia Pacific Chairman Aaron Tan Dani.

ITARC is a global event that brings you the best IT architecture expertise and in-depth domain knowledge in the enterprises. “Being the leaders of advocating proper IT architecture in the industry, ITARC Malaysia plays a key role in gathering professional as well as aspiring architects to learn from vast body of knowledge in IT architect, and with the recent success of IASA Architecture Skills Library and the much anticipating IASA Architect Training Program being developed, this is the event where you will get a sneak preview into the new world of IT Architecture standards,” said Hasan.

ITARC Malaysia 2009 is sponsored by Oracle Corporation, Inti Education Group, Citrix Systems, SAP, Microsoft Corporation, Stratus Technologies and Silverlake.
MSC Malaysia and IASA would like to invite all interested ICT professionals to attend the IT Architecture Regional Conference Malaysia 2009. For more information and to register, please visit http://www.iasahome.org/web/malaysia/itarcmalaysia2009