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Intel Malaysia’s CSR Newsletter

Have you seen it yet? This is our quarterly publication that highlights notable initiatives done by Intel Malaysia in the good name of CSR. Download your own copy here!

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Back2School with Intel Malaysia

Going back to school after one whole month of fun and frolic may seem like a harrowing experience for most. For the less fortunate, worries come in the form of not having the right shoes, uniforms or schoolbags. 

For the 14th year running, Intel Malaysia held its Back2School programme to benefit underprivileged students from selected schools in Penang, this time in collaboration with Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri Pulau Pinang (JPN), Pejabat Pelajaran Daerah Pulau Pinang, Pejabat Pelajaran Daerah Kedah Darul Aman, SMK Mengkuang and SK Mengkuang (an Intel Involved Matching Grant Program school).

4 underprivileged students each from 24 schools (including 23 IIMGP schools) were invited to participate in this year’s Back2School program where each student was presented with an Intel Back2School kit which includes a schoolbag, stationery, uniforms, school shoes, and socks donated by Intel employees.

8 schools were also the lucky recipient of surplus laptops:

While students occupied their time with game stations manned by Intel employee; playing games such as Pick-up Sticks, Chess, Snakes and Ladders and Monopoly Deal, the visiting guests of honour were also not left out of the festivities.

Students from SK Mengkuang feted Tuan Haji Osman Bin Hussain, Head of the Human Development Management Sector, Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri Pulau Pinang, Encik Mohd Jamil Bin Hj Othman, Head of the Co-curriculum Unit, Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri Pulau Pinang, Puan Zaitun bt Yahya, Principal, SMK Mengkuang, Puan Jamilah bt Man, PengetuaPrincipal, SMK Mengkuang and Mr. Yeoh Eng Hong, Operations Manager, Intel Malaysia to two traditional Malay dances; the Kuda Kepang and Endang.

All in all, the event was a successful one. Smiles were on every student’s face as they went up stage to receive their bags. The students were even gifted with angpows and mandarin oranges in conjunction with Chinese New Year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With a helping hand from Intel Malaysia employees, going Back2School can be fun.

See the world in 3D with the power of an Intel® Core™ processor!

As 3D technology is emerging, Intel brings you more reasons for an effective solution to enjoy 3D content at home with minimal investment.

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Visit any of the 20 retail stores located nationwide to experience for yourself the stunning 3D effects on Intel® Core™ processor powered desktop PC.

What’s more? Win yourself a Touch ‘N Go Card worth of RM100*.

Immerse yourself in the 3D experience today!

How To Win?

1. Purchase a desktop PC powered by an Intel® Core™ i3, i5 or i7 processor from participating resellers during the promotion period from 6th December 2010 – 28th January 2011.
2. Complete this form and answer the simple question correctly.
3. Drop the contest form into the contest box provided in-store.
4. Four winners with the correct answer will be randomly selected every 2 weeks.

* If you purchase an Intel® Core™ i5 or i7 processor before 31st December 2010, stand a chance to win a return trip for two on Singapore Airlines’ A380 Suite to Sydney, Australia. For more information, log on to www.flysmart.com.my. (T&C apply)

* Terms & conditions apply.

Participating retail stores:

CPT Computer Sdn Bhd / Best Buy IT Mall - Penang

Gadget Zone - Penang

Principal IT Hub - Butterworth

SnS Network (M) Sdn Bhd - Ipoh

Superb Multimedia Sdn Bhd - Ipoh

Swisspac Resources Sdn Bhd - Penang

Symmetry IT Sdn Bhd - Kuala Terengganu

Aone Plus Supplies & Services Sdn Bhd - Digital Mall, PJ

Tech Hypermart Sdn Bhd - Puchong

3E - Kuching, Sarawak

All IT Hypermarket Sdn Bhd - Low Yat

Bess Computer Sdn Bhd - Klang

C-Zone Sdn Bhd - Digital Mall, PJ

G & O Distribution (M) Sdn Bhd - Johor Bahru

Micron TM Sdn Bhd - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Navotech Technology Sdn Bhd - Melaka

PC Image - Kuching, Sarawak

Thunder Match Technology Sdn Bhd - Plaza Low Yat

Thunder Match Technology Sdn Bhd - Digital Mall, PJ

Viewnet Computer System Sdn Bhd - Plaza Low Yat

This promotion is valid from the 6th of December, 2010 to the 28th of January, 2011.

Terms and conditions:

1. This promotion is organized by Intel Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.
2. This promotion is open only to Malaysian customers who purchase a desktop PC powered by Intel® Core™ i3, i5 or i7 processor from participating resellers during the period of 6th December 2010 – 28th January 2011.
3. Employees and immediate family members of the organizers or participating resellers are not eligible to participate in the contest.
4. Customers are required to complete the particulars in this form and return it to the participating resellers from whom they purchased their system. Attach along the proof of purchase with this form.
5. Each purchase entitles you to ONE entry for the contest.
6. The winners will be selected based on the first four participants with the correct answer pulled from a random draw every 2 weeks by a panel of Judges appointed by Intel Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. Judges’ decision is final.
7. Winners will be contacted by the organizer via Phone or Email.
8. Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable for cash or any other goods. However, the organizer reserves the right to vary or substitute the prize without any prior notice.
9. Intel Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd reserves the right to request for proof of payment, and may recover the reward in the event that these documentations cannot be furnished.
10. Intel Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd reserves the right to change or terminate this contest at anytime without prior notice.
11. Intel Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd reserves the right to change the Terms and Conditions for this promotion, anytime without prior notice.

‘Tis the season…

With less than a week left before Christmas, we would like to take some time to reflect on some of the things we’ve done in the past year. At Intel Malaysia, we are very proud of the fact that we make it a point to live like it was Christmas every single day of the year. We are, of course, referring to the Christmas spirit of giving and sharing; though we wouldn’t say no to a bit of fruitcake, eggnog and turkey stuffing every now and then.

It goes without saying that all of our sharing initiatives; be they in benefit of education, the environment or science; was made possible thanks in no small part to the selfless efforts of our employees and associates at Intel Malaysia. In no particular order for your viewing pleasure and ours, we’ve captured some of our CSR highlights as a ‘Thank You’ to everyone involved.

PC Pal Program

Malaysia IT Great Place To Work officially launched PC Pal 2010 on 23 Jul 2010 for PG site and 28 Jul 2010 for KM site. Some 164 employees from Intel Malaysia, 373 students from SMK Mahang Kedah, and SMJK Heng Ee Penang were involved in this community program aimed to help students develop their English communication skills via e-mail conversation.

Mangrove Tree Planting Some 200 Intel Involved volunteers, students, teachers and villagers clocked in an impressive 411 volunteer hours in Kampung Bagan Belat, Teluk Air Tawar this October for its sixth annual Mangrove Tree Planting environmental program. An estimated 1,000 mangrove tree saplings were planted, with another 1,000 more trees to be planted in nearby areas by the Penang Inshore Fisherman Welfare Association (PIFWA). Since its inception six years ago, more than 12,000 mangrove trees have been planted to further Intel Malaysia’s
commitment towards environmental sustainability.

Family Charity Volunteering Day

Both Intel campuses in Kulim and Penang were abuzz with much laughter and joy from both adults and children in December this year.
Over 12,000 friends and family members of Intel employees got the opportunity to enjoy fun-filled activities including game booths, tele-matches and music. Celebrity comedian Harith Iskander and childrens’ favorite Upin and Ipin also made guest appearances to the delight of all those present.

Molding young entrepreneurs

Intel Malaysia, as area chair of the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), organize the Penang Young Enterprise (YE) Achievers Sales Fair which was held in July at Queensbay Mall, Penang.

IIMGP: Kulim RDV Spreading the technology to our future generation

As Kulim RDV Intel employees celebrated Childrens’ Day with over 1000 students from SRJK(C) Chong Cheng. During this event, KM RDV set up exhibition booths with displays such as “Google TV @ Smart TV”, “Classmate PC “,”Intel® Reader”, “Wireless Electricity” & “Intel Play”.

Intel Celebrates Global Earth Day 2010 with the theme “From Land to Ocean: From Tigers to Trees”.

Intel volunteers, students and teachers from Kulim and Penang’s IIMGP schools collaborated with over 100 participants in a turtle conservation program in Pantai Kerachut.
4,724 employees from Intel Malaysia and United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) planted trees as part of UNEP's Billion Tree Campaign.  

Intel Malaysia taught basic innovative problem solving skills to Form 4 through Form 6 students from SMK Sg. Ara for One Innovation Day.

Shelly Esque, Vice President of Corporate Affairs Group, Intel Corporation brings festive cheer during Ramadhan to underprivileged children from Rumah Anak-Anak Taman Bakti.

It’s been a great year at Intel Malaysia for sharing and we eagerly look forward to the year ahead.

3 Christmas Cheers with Intel!!!

Have your halls been decked with holly? Christmas tree up and decorated? Eggnog brewed and fruitcake baked?

That’s right! Christmas is just around the corner and though it does not snow in Malaysia and our rooftops do not have chimneys, there is still a lot to do to welcome this season of joy and merriment in full force.

Before you begin wracking your brains over what to get for your friends and family though,  why not get yourself a few goodies first?

From the 17^th to the 19^th of December, 2010, Intel will be giving you a very good reason to kick off the Christmas with 3 cheers! Buy any Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5 or Intel® Core™ i7 processor-based desktops or notebooks and stand a chance to get your hands on 3 attractive prizes *cough, iPad, cough*. Sms your invoice number and full name to 39993 to be in the running! It’s that simple!

Prizes are limited though so make sure you drop by this weekend and give yourself a big treat!

Intel Malaysia 2010 Highlights and 2011 Outlook - Media Dinner

Christmas came early for Intel recently at the Intel Malaysia 2010 highlights and 2011 Outlook media dinner held at the Gaja Restaurant, Bangsar.

While the food did play a relatively large role during the event (it WAS a dinner after all), Ryaz Patel, Country Manager of Intel Malaysia got straight to business when he took to the microphone to review Intel’s key business milestones for 2010.

Some of the many achievements reviewed included:

the launch of the Intel® Core™ Family of Processors,

the launch of WiMAX-ready 4G laptops in Malaysia with Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250,

the inaugural myTRIZ Conference 2010: Nurture A Generation Of Innovative Knowledge Workers

and the launch of the Intel Virtual Retail Sales Person amongst other things.

Prompted by the hunger growls calling from the spectators’ bellies, Ryaz then handed the microphone over to the surprise guest of the evening, Prakash Mallya, Malaysia’s new Country Manager for sales and marketing operations.

That’s right.

Ryaz Patel, Intel’s outgoing Malaysia Country Manager, will be assuming assume the role of Asia Pacific MNC Sales Director in the coming months where he will be responsible for continuing to raise ICT adoption across Asia Pacific and increase the region’s role in new areas such as cloud computing.

The response to this announcement was swift as the above pictures indicate with the news reaching even those not present at the event.

Following the surprise announcement, Prakash immediately plunged into the thick of the action in his role as the incoming Country Manager by helming the outlook portion of the Year End Review. In reviewing upcoming trends for the IT industry for the year 2011, Prakash predicted many things including:

the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ Processors

tablet Mania, “Hybrid-ization”

and even provided a sunny forecast for cloud, virtualized computing.

In an accompanying press statement for the event, Prakash added "I am really excited to be a part of Malaysia’s growth story. With continued collaboration with our customers, government and business partners, I’m confident we'll be able to significantly contribute towards Malaysia’s goal of becoming a high income, knowledge-based economy."

Ryaz Patel goes on to add, "It's been an amazing two years leading the team in Malaysia. I’m confident that Prakash’s leadership will help Intel further support Malaysia’s objectives of pervasive access to broadband; integration of technology in education and nurturing a culture of innovation.” 

And so, as 2010 draws to a close, let us all as one wish Ryaz Patel all the best in his future endeavours as we extend a warm welcome to Prakash Mallya.

For more photos of the Intel Malaysia 2010 Highlights and 2011 Outlook Media Dinner, click here.

Intel Virtual Retail Salesperson

Retail therapy candidates will agree with this. The one thing most capable of ruining a session of leisure or competitive shopping is the presence of a pesky sales person hovering at your elbow with a million and one suggestions of what you should and shouldn’t buy.

Fortunately, Intel Malaysia has finally come up with the perfect solution to this problem. Just last week, Intel Malaysia launched Asia's first Intel Virtual Retail Salesperson (RSP) to enhance consumers' IT shopping experience in Malaysia. Powered by Intel Core processors with Intel vPro technology, Intel's interactive kiosk is the result of a combined effort between Intel ECG (Embedded & Communications Group), local retailers, In2 Marketing and V-Series International Sdn Bhd. 

The first of its kind in Asia, the Intel Virtual RSP powered by Intel® Core™ processors is an interactive kiosk with an easy step-by-step decision making tool which complements the role of retail salespersons to help customers choose their personal computer (PC) according to their budget and usage model.

The newly launched Intel Virtual RSP is one of Intel’s digital signage solutions made possible by Intel’s ECG. For more than 30 years, Intel has been a major player in the embedded and communications market, and digital signage is a new and emerging market segment that offers significant potential for advertisers and end customers.

“Intel’s embedded business has a tremendous opportunity for growth in intelligent applications, currently fuelling innovation across more than 30 markets with more than 3,500 customers in 15 industries around the world and generates over US$ 2 billion dollar in annual revenues,” said Eric WP Chan, Director for Intel Embedded and Communications Group (ECG), Asia Operations.

So, the next time you drop by Low Yat Plaza and a salesperson attempts to ruin your day, all you have to do is say, “I’ll use the Intel Virtual Retails Salesperson. Thankyouverymuch.”

Click here to view the rest of the launch photos.

Intel Comments on Budget 2011

Intel Malaysia congratulates the Malaysian Government on the unveiling of the 2011 Budget, themed “A Budget by The Rakyat” which is focused on enhancing the well-being of all Malaysians and to set the pace for the transformation of Malaysia into a developed and high-income economy by the year 2020.

Intel Malaysia comments as follows on various items in Budget 2011:

ICT, Human Capital and Broadband

• Intel Malaysia welcomes the allocation of RM50m by the government to Multimedia Development Corporation to train graduates in ICT and the allocation of RM119 million for Multimedia Development Corridor programmes which will focus on creating an innovative digital economy. Knowledge and innovation are the new currencies of the 21st century. There is a significant opportunity for Malaysia to become a high–income economy driven by knowledge, creativity and innovation.
• The duty and sales tax exemption on broadband equipment is a positive development that can be expected to accelerate the uptake of broadband services; which in turn may accelerate broadband deployment beyond urban areas, drive greater PC penetration and narrow the digital divide.
• Intel Malaysia also welcomes the tax exemption on mobile phones as it has the potential to increase the broadband penetration rate in Malaysia as mobile phones is one of the fastest growing market segments and trends have shown that more and more people are accessing the Internet with their mobile phones.

Education

• Intel views as positive substantial allocation intended for MoE, MoHE and MoHR to build quality, skilled, knowledgeable, creative and innovative human capital. Ultimately, one of Malaysia’s biggest opportunities is to develop its human capital and capabilities to thrive in an innovation-led economy. Countries today increasingly recognize that educated citizens are critical for success in the global digital economy and students need to develop 21st century skills through learning with technology to be best prepared for this reality.
• Intel Malaysia also lauds the government for the allocation RM20m to increase PhD qualified staff as the development of a larger pool of postgraduates can drive and accelerate the growth of a high income economy.
• Intel Malaysia had hoped to see allocations for programmes that support more research-based projects for university professors. Intel encourages the Government to allocate more budget towards long-term programmes that utilize technology to make teaching and learning more effective.

Research & Development

• The RM411m allocation for R&D&C is a positive display of commitment by the government to innovate and move the nation to a higher income economy.
• The high technology manufacturing and R&D activities powered by a generation of knowledge workers are the necessary factors that will give Malaysia a competitive edge. With ICT acknowledged as a key determinant for the nation’s economic growth, Malaysians will be better positioned to compete more effectively in the current global economic environment.

Electrical and Electronics Industry

• Intel lauds the allocation of RM857 million for local companies to invest in high value-added activities, particularly in Penang and the Kulim High-Tech Park in Kedah. This will help promote a culture of innovation among local companies and inculcate the value of raising productivity levels.

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Blasting off to the Edge of Space with Intel’s Blast Off

Imagine blasting off to the edge of Space at a supersonic speed of one mile every two seconds (Mach 2.5). Now imagine being over 82, 000 feet from Earth - nearly three times the height of Mount Everest. You’d be so high you can actually see the curvature of the Earth!!

Thanks to Intel’s Blast Off with Turbo Boost , our very own Mr. Haffiz Muhammad is already in Russia with his fellow winners to attend space training in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Once cleared to fly, they will board a MIG-31 fighter jet (not together, of course) and take off for the edge of space!!

Flown by top Russian pilots, the flight will break the sound barrier before going on to hit Mach 2.5 - or about 1.6 km every two seconds. At the highest point, the winners will take in a breath-taking vista from 2.5 times the height of Mount Everest. They will see the curvature of the Earth with a horizon measuring 1,100 km across and the inky blackness of deep space. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that they don’t run over any aliens on the way there.

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If this isn’t the ultimate Turbo Boost, we don’t know what is. Intel’s Blast Off with Turbo Boost was announced in conjunction with the launch of the all-new 2010 Intel® Core™ Processor Family on the 15th of January, 2010. For more updates on Mr. Haffiz’s space adventures, be a fan of Intel Malaysia Facebook and follow us on Myintel.