BENEFIT OF MSC

The Multimedia Super Corridor, or MSC, is one of the world's most exciting Information &
Communications Technology (ICT) initiatives offered by the Malaysian government to the global
community. It results from the dynamism and vision of the leadership of the country. The creation of the
Corridor is a necessary strategy for Malaysia to realise Vision 2020.

MSC Malaysia Status will enjoy the benefits of :

-World Class physical and information infracture
-Allow unrestricted employment of foreign knowledge workers
-Freedom of ownership by exempting from local ownership requirements
-No Income tax for up to 10 years or Investment Tax Allowance (ITA)
-No Duties on importation of Multimedia Equipment
-Intelectual Property Protection and Cyberlaws
-No censorship of the Internet.
-Competitive telecommunication tariff
-Tender key MSC infrasruture contracts

Our Experience

The experience and comprehensiveness of our work product and methodology will ensure that every
MSC Malaysia Status application presented is dealt with in an efficient and effective manner.We have the
know-how to write MSC Malaysia Status Business Development Plan in acheiving MSC Malaysia Status
for our clients.We have facillitated over 25 MSC Malaysia Status application to the Multimedia Super
Corridor and maintaining our 100% success record.

















Why MSC Malaysia?


MSC Malaysia has helped revolutionise the ICT industry in Malaysia and helped
contribute to the economical development of the country's economy. By doing so, MSC
Malaysia has helped bridge the digital gap between the nation and its capability to
conduct e-commerce.






Bill of Guarantees
Provide a world-class physical and information infrastructure.
Allow unrestricted employment of local and foreign knowledge workers.
Ensure freedom of ownership by exempting companies with MSC Malaysia
Status from local ownership requirements.
Give the freedom to source capital globally for MSC Malaysia infrastructure,
and the right to borrow funds globally.
Provide competitive financial incentives, including no income tax for up to 10
years or an investment tax allowance, and no duties on import of multimedia
equipment.
Become a regional leader in intellectual property protection and cyberlaws.
Ensure no Internet censorship.
Provide globally competitive telecommunications tariffs.
Tender key MSC Malaysia infrastructure contracts to leading companies willing
to use the MSC Malaysia as their regional hub.
Provide an effective one-stop agency - MDeC.


World-Class Physical & Communications Infrastructure
Developed Infrastructure
There are five Cybercities within the MSC Malaysia in which MSC Malaysia-status
companies cam locate their business premises. These Cybercities are audited annually
to comply with a set of minimum standards and criteria that differentiates them from
any other location. The Multimedia Development Corporation, MDeC, administers the
minimum standards to ensure that MSC Malaysia Cybercities are always adopting the
latest in intelligent cities standards.
Cyberjaya
Technology Park Malaysia
UPM-MTDC
KLCC
Menara KL

Telecommunications Infrastructure
MSC Malaysia is supported by a high-capacity, digital telecommunications
infrastructure designed to meet the highest international standards in capacity,
reliability and pricing.
Key telecommunications network features that will link MSC Malaysia to regional and
global centres include:
A fibre-optic backbone with an unprecedented 2.5-10 gigabits per second
capacity.
High-capacity links to international centres.
Open standards, high-speed switching, and multiple protocols including ATM.
Best-in-class performance guarantees.
Competitive telecommunications pricing.
Integration into new transportation projects.

Cyber Laws
Malaysia is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Paris
Convention, Berne Convention and signatory to the Agreement on Trade Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
With the implementation of MSC Malaysia, the Government makes a commitment to
MSC Malaysia-status companies in the 10-Point Bill of Guarantees to provide a
comprehensive regulatory framework of intellectual property protection and cyberlaws
to facilitate and assist the development of a truly ICT and multimedia environment.
A brief description of the Malaysian statutory framework for intellectual property
protection and cyberlaws is as follows:




Financial
Guided by the Malaysia's Promotion of Investment Act (PIA) 1986, amended
1997, MSC Malaysia Status companies, institution or faculties may enjoy the
following financial incentives: Pioneer Status -100% exemption from taxable
statutory income. This incentive is granted for a period of 5 years for the first
round.
A 100-percent Investment Tax Allowance (ITA).
Eligibility for R&D grants (for majority Malaysian ownership MSC Malaysia-
Status companies
Freedom to source capital and borrow funds globally.

Non-Financial
Duty-free importation of multimedia equipment (DFI)
Intellectual property protection and a pioneering and comprehensive framework
of cyberlaws can be enjoyed by MSC Malaysia-status companies irrespective of
location.
No censorship of the Internet
High-powered implementation agency to act as an effective one-stop super shop
- the MDeC.
World-class physical and IT infrastructure if companies are located within MSC
Malaysia.
Globally competitive telecommunication tariffs and services guarantees if MSC
Malaysia-status companies are located within the MSC Malaysia.
High-quality planned urban developments if MSC Malaysia-Status companies
locate within MSC Malaysia.
Excellent R&D facilities, including the region's first Multimedia University if
companies are located within MSC Malaysia.
Green environment protected by strict zoning if located within MSC Malaysia.

High Quality Cosmopolitan Living
Malaysia offers high quality cosmopolitan living at affordable cost. Kuala Lumpur, also
generally referred to as KL, is a modern, bustling, cosmopolitan capital city. Major
business buildings and business centres can be found in KL city as well as other
satellite cities.
In KL, you will find world-class shopping malls as well as colourful bazaars in
Chinatown and Little India. Malaysia is a shopper's paradise because quality goods are
affordable. Shopping is a favourite past-time for many Malaysians, expatriates, and
tourists.
You will find a vibrant nightlife with a variety of entertainment including international
clubs and concerts by chart-topping performers. The city has entertainment options for
people of every taste - from classical orchestras to jazz bars to dance clubs that offer
the latest hits.
Other major cities in Malaysia, such as Penang, Kuching, Ipoh, Kuantan, Melaka, and
Seremban, are also easily accessible by good infrastructure such as highways, rail, and
air transport, and offer safe and abundant living.
Food is cheap in Malaysia, and with warm weather all-year-round, eating out is a
favourite national pastime. Malay, Chinese, and Indian food is the staple, representing
the three major races in the country. But exotic international cuisines are also available
in almost every corner of the city.
Malaysia is located near the Equator hence we enjoy a year-round tropical climate. It

does not suffer from any natural disaster such as earthquake, volcano, or tornado.
Rainfall can get heavy during the annual monsoon seasons but is quite manageable. In
the 2006 Environmental Performance Index, Malaysia ranks 9th in six established
policy categories: environmental health, air quality, water resources, biodiversity and
habitat, productive natural resources, and sustainable energy.
Education
Education is a top priority for Malaysian. Many private tertiary institutions have setup
twinning arrangements with world-class universities in US, UK, Australia, Canada. It is
quite common for college students in Malaysia to attend the early years of college
locally and complete their final years overseas. Most Malaysian returns home after their
graduates. Some may spent additional few years to gain overseas work experience
before returning home.
International schools are also available to cater for the children of diplomats and
expatriates.
Healthcare

Malaysia's private healthcare industry is booming with many state-of-the-art hospitals
with advanced equipment and international standard services. Malaysia's healthcare
costs are about 40% cheaper compared to neighbouring Singapore. Malaysia attracts
patients from all around the world through her medical tourism programmes.
Sports and Recreation

Malaysia's most popular competitive sports are soccer, badminton, tennis, and golf.
Family recreation clubs with swimming pools, squash courts, tennis courts can be
found in every large residential neighbourhood. Gyms and fitness centres (Celebrity
Fitness, Fitness First, California Fitness) are also very popular especially for the
working professionals.
X-treme sports such as mountain biking, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting are also
common. In Kuala Lumpur, there is the famous annual Rat Race which is open to all
working professionals to raise money for charity.

Educated, Multilingual Population
Malaysians are educated, with a large pool of people with technical and managerial
skills. In addition, Malaysia has a low wage inflation (5.5%) and attrition rate (5%)
compared to many other top Asian countries.
Education
Literacy levels in Malaysia is at 94%. School leavers entering the job market have at
least 11 years of basic education. Labour productivity has grown steadily at more than

3.3% per annum over the last few years, surpassing that of many developed countries.
The country has more than 500 institutes of higher learning, i.e, universities and
colleges, out of which 18 are public institutions and the rest are private institutions
(including polytechnics and industrial training institutes). A total of 70 colleges have
also been established to produce technical manpower. There are also Smart School
programmes for the primary and secondary levels that are specifically designed to meet
the increasing demand for knowledge workers.
The total enrolment in public universities and colleges is projected to reach over
325,600, with more than half in science and technical disciplines.
It is anticipated that Malaysia will produce more than 100,000 graduates, majority of
them in research, engineering and IT. The supply of researchers and engineers is
expected to increase five-fold by year 2010.
Many Malaysians also study overseas - with the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New
Zealand and Japan being the most popular destinations. These graduates, armed with
undergraduate and post-graduate qualifications, are globalised in their skills and
outlook. At least 50,000 colleage students study overseas each year, and many of them
return to Malaysia after they graduate. Some may stay on for 2-3 years to work
overseas before they return to Malaysia, bringing home with them additional
international work experience. There are close to a million foreign-educated
Malaysians in the workforce today.
Collaboration between Government and the Private Sector
Education is accorded as high priority in the national development agenda. About 15%
of total public development expenditure is allocated for this purpose under Malaysia's
five-year development plans.
To further develop a workforce that meets market demands, the Malaysian
Government, MDeC, and the private sector are continuously working together in
developing skill training programmes to prepare fresh graduates for the job market.
In 1993, the Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) was launched by the
Government to encourage training, retraining and skills-upgrading in the private sector.
Companies which contribute to this fund are eligible to apply for grants to defray or
subsidise costs incurred in training their workers.
The National Vocational Training Council under the Ministry of Human Resources also
develops the National Occupational Skills Standards (NOSS) on a continuous basis. To
date, there are more than 580 NOSS covering basic, intermediate and advanced training
levels.
On top of that, the Malaysian government, private enterprises and foreign governments
have also established several advanced-skills training institutes such as the German-
Malaysian Institute, Malaysia France Institute, Japan Malaysia Technical Institute,
British Malaysia Institute and Malaysian Spanish Institute.
Multilingual and Youthful Workforce
Malaysia has a multicultural and multireligious population of 26 million, the result of a
colourful history. Three main races - Malay, Chinese and Indian - make up the largest
segments of the population. Because of its multicultural mix, most Malaysians are
multilingual, and most speak at least two languages. Bahasa Malaysia is the national
language (which similar to Bahasa Indonesia), and English is the widely-used second
and business language. In addition, many speak their 'mother tongues' such as the
various Chinese languages, or Tamil, a southern Indian language.
Malaysia also has a youthful workforce with 70% of them below the age of 35. The
majority of the Malaysian workforce has strong industry knowledge (ie, finance,
logistics, utilities, manufacturing, telcos). This workforce is familiar with using
technology in their work such as productivity tools and business applications such as
CRM and ERP.
The Malaysian workforce is a loyal bunch. The country has the lowest attrition rate at
5%, the lowest compared to other developing countries in Asia Pacific.
Today, there are more than 40,000 skilled jobs created by MSC Malaysia-status
companies, with 17,000 jobs in the Shared Services and Outsourcing (SSO) sector.
More than 95% of those employed by MSC Malaysia-status companies are Malaysians.
Industrial relations in Malaysia is harmonious. Trade disputes which result in strikes
are very unusual in the country. Malaysia's labour laws safeguard the interests and spell
out the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees, thus providing a legal
framework for the orderly conduct of industrial relations in the country.

Competitive Cost, High Value

Malaysia is one of the most cost-effective and easiest places to do business. The cost
for high-value work activities in the country has always been known as the most
competitive in the world.
The country's economy has been experiencing steady growth of 5.5% per annum, with
low inflation rate of 3.2%. The interest rate has recently been revised upward to 3.25%
in anticipation of the country's strong economic growth, sustained by private sector
demand and strong economic growth in global and regional economies. Malaysia's
corporate tax today is 28%, one of the lowest in the region.





ADVANTAGES OF MSC
MSC can extend the throughput of an IMS system beyond the capacity of a single processor.
This is possible if the IMS applications can be partitioned among systems such that either:

Applications execute in more than one system with database contents split between
systems (horizontal partitioning).

Applications execute in one system (or Parallel Sysplex) with the complete database that
they reference attached to that system (vertical partitioning); the transactions can
originate in any system.

A transaction originates in what is called the local system and can be processed in either the local
system or a remote system. When a transaction is processed in a remote system, the input
LTERM name in the local system is carried over as part of the message. If the processing
program uses an alternate PCB to direct messages to other than the input terminals, the
destinations need to be declared as remote unless directed routing is used. The technique is to
define the LTERM names for all input terminals with NAME macros. You place the NAME
macros in a group after the MSNAME macro. Then you have a set of LTERMs that collectively
can occur in several system definitions. For example, TERMA can be present in the input system,
in an intermediate system, and in the processing system.

You do not have to declare every terminal in the remote system that is entering transactions, just
those that enter traffic destined for this local system. If the LTERM in the remote system is for
an ETO terminal that enters transactions destined for this system, define the LTERMs using ETO
MSC descriptors instead of NAME macros.