TECH.PLUS Thursday November 28 2002 THE STAR

InSynchro to go regional with Intelligent Capital
By CHARLES F. MOREIRA

Local web-based collaboration tools developer InSynchro Malaysia Sdn Bhd stands poised to further expand into the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East with the recent investment of an undisclosed sum in the company by venture capitalist Intelligent Capital Sdn Bhd.

"Let's say we acquired a large minority share in InSynchro," Intelligent Capital principal Asgari Stephens told In.Tech recently. "The sum will help InSynchro further expand into the region - China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East - in the immediate future," Stephens added.

"Headquartered in Plaza Mont' Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, InSynchro also has an office in Singapore and is in the process of opening an office in Australia. Its Web-based ProjectHub and DesignHub project management and design collaboration tools are currently targeted at government agencies and the telecommunications and financial sectors. It will expand the scope next year to include the manufacturing and large enterprise sectors.

"The sales cycle for this type of product in these industries lasts between six and nine months, and InSynchro will require a larger sales team to manage these sales. Our funding will help carry it through the sales cycle," said Asgari.

"We will also have to adapt our products to suit different industries' needs and will thus also require people with the relevant domain knowledge, and this is where some of this money will also go to," said InSynchro chief executive officer David Kochummen.

InSynchro was founded in 1999 by David, his elder brother Mathew Kochummen, who is also chief operating officer, and partner Chetan Ventkatesh from India, who pooled their own funds.

David worked for NCR, Unisys, Binariang and two small software companies before founding InSynchro, while Mathew worked in corporate banking, resort property development, marketing and general management of broadcast media.

In 2000, their budding venture received angel funding from a Singapore investor and it proceeded to develop ProjectHub, which provides project management, collaboration, communication and information sharing through a web browser interface over corporate LAN, WAN, intranet or Internet.

InSynchro released ProjectHub in January last year and now has seven large customers, including government agencies in Malaysia and Singapore, and up to 30 of their contractors.

It's key features include enterprise calendaring, document management system, resource management, project scheduling, work and activities breakdown structures, workflow routing and response systems, discussion boards, collaborative visualisation and markup online through an AutoCAD .DWG file viewer.

ProjectHub can work on a standalone basis or serve as a web-enabled extension to Primavera Inc's Primavera P3e and Microsoft Corp's Microsoft Project management tools. It stores project information online and makes it available to project members on demand, anytime, anywhere and lets staff in the field update project information online in real time.

"Primavera has 70% market share of the architechtural, engineering and construction project management market with 800 local and 45,000 worldwide installations, and ProjectHubis designed to complement rather than compete with Primavera's and Microsoft's products," said Mathew.

As a Microsoft certified partner, Microsoft will help introduce InSynchro and ProjectHub to customers worldwide, while InSynchro can tap into Primavera's distribution network to sell ProjectHub abroad.

DesignHub, completed three months ago, is a 2D and 3D web-native computer-aided design system based on OpenGL standards which lets up to 20 designers collaborate on designs of parts and finished products with common design, modelling and visualisation tools in real time from anywhere through a web-browser interface.

It lets them communicate with each other in real time through interactive text and even voice chatting (with at least 128Kbps bandwidth), and update and see changes made to the design in real time.

It is compatible with popular computer-aided design, engineering and manufacturing (CAD/CAM/CAE) software, including AutoCAD, ProEngineer, Catia, etc, thus allowing design collaboration across multiple dispersed platforms.

"It also exports images in STL, IGES, STEP and BREP open file formats that enable file sharing across disparate systems," said David.

InSynchro has no DesignHub customers yet but plans to offer it as an educational tool to local design schools and colleges.

TechCentral Thusday February 24, 2004 THE STAR

Local company scores big in Australia

WEB-based collaboration tools provider InSynchro said that Australian building and mechanical services contractor A.E. Smith & Son Pty Ltd has selected InSynchro ProjectHub to manage its building and facilities management projects throughout Australia and New Zealand.

The announcement was made in conjunction with the opening of InSynchro's regional office in Melbourne, Australia. Financial terms were not disclosed.

ProjectHub provides project management, collaboration, communication and information sharing through a web browser interface over corporate local and wide area networks, intranets or the Internet, InSynchro said in a statement.

It can work on a standalone basis or serve as a web-enabled extension to third-party solutions such as Microsoft Project and Primavera P3e.

Its key features include enterprise calendaring, document management, resource management, project scheduling, work and www.insynchro.net activities breakdown structures, workflow routing and response, discussion boards and real-time collaborative features.

"ProjectHub appealed to us because of its inherent flexibility and ease of use that will ensure all project participants, regardless of their level of IT literacy, would be able to adopt quickly," said A.E. Smith (www.aesmith.com.au) chief executive officer Andrew Permezel.

"We were also able to easily customise ProjectHub to meet our unique requirements," he said in the statement released by the Malaysian company.

By Michele Howe on Tuesday, September 11, 2007

inSynchro signs MoU with Qatari consultancy firm

Malaysian company Insynchro Malaysia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MICA Qatar Consulting Services to spearhead business developments in the Middle East.

MICA Qatar will help to market Insynchro's enterprise solutions and technology system integration outsource services, consulting and training services to the region.

"Insynchro and MICA Qatar have already worked on projects over the last six months. In order to take our business relationship to a higher level, we have decided to formalize it by signing an MOU today," Insynchro CEO David Kochummen said.

Muhammad Samak, IT manager of MICA Qatar added: "The Middle East market has huge potential for the solutions offered by Insynchro. For example, its Enterprise Search Engine - SearchHub is expected to be a favourite in this emerging market where quick access to information is critical to the operations of any type of organization where they are private company or a government establishment."

Friday, April 25, 2008 ACN Newswire

WCIT 2008 Signs 41 New Partners

Kuala Lumpur, Apr 25, 2008-(ACN Newswire)- Another 41 corporations and governments have come on board as Strategic Partners of the 16th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2008) as the countdown to this highly-anticipated global forum on information and communications technology (ICT) enters its final stretch.

This brings the total number of institutional participants to 67, with the latest additions including:

• Seven Malaysian States
• The nation's pioneer in genome technology
• A Latin American country
• Malaysia's first global university
• A global security solution provider
• Four international media organizations
• 26 companies engaged in technology development and other services

WCIT 2008 Chairman Dato' Badlisham Ghazali and WCIT 2008 Chief Executive Officer Dan E. Khoo exchanged agreements with representatives of the organizations in a ceremony witnessed by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili at a leading hotel here today.

In congratulating the new partners, the Minister said: "The significance of today's event highlights the private-public sector collaboration for the progress of the ICT sector. With increased partnership, comes the opportunity to further develop and exploit our existing strengths, create and develop innovative approaches, and generate a web of valuable relationships."

Datuk Dr Maximus also launched the event's first-ever online business matching portal for use by delegates and institutional participants attending WCIT 2008.

"Today, we also focus on an important aspect of any successful ICT-related initiative - the facilitation of trade. It is the key building block that provides two-way interaction between buyers and sellers to match business needs," he said.

Welcoming the new partners, Dato' Badlisham expressed confidence that WCIT 2008 would be a shot in the arm for the local ICT industry and MSC Malaysia with the expected turnout of 2,500 c-level delegates from 80 countries for the Congress and 44,000 visitors for the exhibition.

The participants, he said, include more than 100 high-profile speakers who will share their wisdom and experience on pressing issues such as the impact of ICT on outsourcing, education, innovation, technopreneurship, healthcare, the environment and the future of the Internet.

"This is a rare opportunity to listen to and gain valuable insights from some of the world's greatest minds on not only ICT-related issues but also other technologies that are beginning to have an impact on the way we live and work," added Dato' Badlisham.

The latest marquee speakers to confirm their attendance are celebrity genome scientist Dr Craig Venter whose work in genetic engineering is exciting the world and Google Chief Internet Evangelist Dr Vinton Cerf, widely acknowledged as the 'Father of the Internet'.

Cerf and Venter join such illustrious names as Microsoft's Bill Gates - who will address the biennial global ICT forum via holographic technology - Intel Chairman Dr Craig Barrett, Dr Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union, Dr Robert Atkinson of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Nobel Laureate Dr Rajendra Pachauri of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and many others.

Complementing the presence of these captains of industry are several national policy makers like Indian Minister of Communication and IT A. Raja, Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade Frank Heemskerk, Mexican Minister of Economy Dr Eduardo Sojo and Singapore Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr Lee Boon Yang.

Mr Khoo pointed out that the new Partners bring the total cash and in-kind sponsorship amount for WCIT 2008 to more than US$10 million.

To add to WCIT 2008's appeal, the Malaysian Government and other private bodies are organizing a collection of related events. They include the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN-GAID), the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) E-Governance Asia Forum, the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Terrorism (IMPACT) Ministerial Summit, the International Advisory Panel meeting for MSC Malaysia and up to eight other related events.

Collectively, WCIT 2008 and these events will attract an anticipated 50,000 participants made up of 6,000 delegates and 44,000 expo visitors.

New Strategic Partners

• Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology, Malaysia's pioneer in genome technology
• Mexico IT, a government initiative to promote and develop the country's IT industry
• Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia's first global university
• Iris Corporation, a global security solution provider
• Oracle Corporation, a global leader in database computing
• Samsung Electronics, a global brand for electrical and electronics products
• Sapura Holdings, a homegrown diversified technology-based multinational corporation
• KPMG Business Advisory, a world leader in professional services
• Basis Bay, a business and IT service provider
• FSBM Holdings, an ICT solutions provider
• Insynchro, an internet software solutions provider
• Telekom Malaysia, Malaysia's largest telecommunications company
• Power Screen (Hi-Q Media), Malaysia's leading Out-of-Home TV network operator
• SnT Global Services, one of Asia's leading outsourcing IT innovators
• Green Packet, a wireless networking technology solutions provider
• Alfacom Technologies, a systems integrator serving the Asean region
• PICO International, a world leader in event marketing services
• Pentasoft Malaysia, an ICE business solutions provider
• SCAN Associates, an ICT security solutions provider
• My Money Tree, a pioneer in retail financial services
• Brite Soft Solutions, a business-IT applications developer
• Royal Selangor, the world's best-known brand in Pewter ware
• Silverlake Group, a global IT solutions provider
• Setia Haruman, Cyberview and the Sepang Municipal Council, master developers of Cyberjaya
• Architecting the Enterprise (AtE), global consultants in enterprise architecture
• Srixon Golf, a leading brand in golf equipment and apparel
• Pos Laju, Malaysia's national courier service
• RE Rogers, a leading international freight forwarder

MEDIA

• The Economist, an established media for business and international affairs news
• Fortune, one of the world's most respected business publications and media
• OIC Today, an OIC business investment magazine
• Jia Yu Home Entertainment, a premier media organization and broadcasting entity providing branding access to key Chinese markets of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong

STATES

• Sarawak
• Johor
• Pahang
• Kedah
• Sabah
• Melaka
• Selangor

Existing Strategic Partners

• Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC)
• Microsoft
• Allied Digital Infonet
• Velchip
• Intel
• Dell
• REDTone International
• MOL AccessPortal
• Fuji Xerox
• Free Net Business Solutions
• PenDrive (Index Diversified)
• EDS
• Computer Systems Advisers
• Manpower Staffing Services
• Malaysia Debt Ventures
• SAS
• NCL Solutions
• Swiss Travel Products (WorldConnect AG)
• Saujana Golf & Country Club
• Time Engineering Bhd
• HT Consulting
• The Media Shoppe

MEDIA

• CNBC
• Fairfax Business Media

STATES

• Penang
• Perak

About: WCIT 2008

Held once every two years, the World Congress on Information Technology is a premier global ICT forum that brings together global leaders in business, government and academia. Often billed as the Olympics of ICT, it impacts global economic and social development through the exchange of policies and ideas on technology.

WCIT 2008 will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on May 18 - 22, 2008. Themed "The Global Impact of Information and Communications Technology: Enable Businesses, Empower Societies, Enrich Economies", the five-day event is expected to draw more than 2,500 delegates from over 80 countries. Keynote speakers are expected to include some of the most respected and admired names in Government and industry.

WCIT 2008 incorporates a three-day congress to address global impact issues, a Link Program for business matching that includes a series of structured business-to-business (B2B), business-to-government (B2G) and business-to-industry (B2I) meetings, an ICT exhibition, a debate on current ICT issues and ancillary activities like tours, golf tournament, F1 experience and a spouse program.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

inSynchro Establishes Strategic Relationship with Alpha Corporation, Virginia USA

Kuala Lumpur - inSynchro (M) Sdn. Bhd. is pleased to announce that the organization has established a strategic relationship with Alpha Corporation, a full-service consulting firm offering a wide array of Program and Construction Management, Project Controls and Engineering for every phase of project or program development and delivery, based out of Dulles, VA. inSynchro and Alpha Corporation are joining together to provide project controls, program and construction management services on projects in the Asia Pacific region, including Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Australia.

Alpha Corporation has extensive worldwide experience in providing program and project management services to large infrastructure owners, developers and contractors. inSynchro through its subsidiary Enterprise Business Solutions is an Oracle® Partner and primary distributor for Primavera solutions in Malaysia and related services in the Asia Pacific region. Alpha Corporation is an Oracle® Partner and an Oracle Global Provider of consulting services and customized training solutions that help users maximize value from their Primavera® implementations. The collaboration of the two firms will provide unmatched project and program management services for major infrastructure, utility and commercial projects in the Asia Pacific region.

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About Alpha Corporation

Alpha Corporation is a full-service consulting firm offering a wide array of program/construction management, project controls, and engineering services to a broad spectrum of clients, including government agencies, municipalities, institutions, private enterprises, developers and contractors. Our hands-on experience encompasses the entire realm of project development and delivery. Alpha Corporation is ranked one of the Top 100 PM/CM firms in the U.S. by the Engineering News Record and has been recognized for Engineering Excellence by the American Council of Engineering Companies. The firm is headquartered in Dulles, Virginia and maintains multiple regional offices in the U.S. as well as international offices in - the United Kingdom; Colombia; United Arab Emirates; and Saudi Arabia.

For more information, visit www.alphacorporation.com.

About inSynchro

Established in 1999, inSynchro specializes in the area of development, distribution & implementation of innovative software solutions, which are coupled with their consulting and training services. Over the recent years, the focus of the company has been in the Enterprise Project Management and Information Management space. inSynchro's subsidiary company Enterprise Business Solutions (EBS) was formed in 2003 to fill a void in the Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) space. Today EBS stands as an established and leading distributor of Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management solutions in Malaysia and related service provider in the Asia Pacific region with more than 200 satisfied clients namely multinationals and public sector organizations. Oracle Primavera is the world's leading project, portfolio and resource management solution.

For more information, visit www.insynchro.com.