One of the points stressed at the MSC Malaysia Open Source Conference 2009 is that there need not be a battle between the open-source software (OSS) group and its proprietary-software counterpart.

Multimedia Development Corp (MDeC) expects revenue from open source-related software and services to increase to RM800 million within two years.

Software companies in Penang are expected to perform reasonably well this year despite the downturn in the electronics manufacturing sector, said Software Consortium Penang (SCOPE) chairman Jeffrey Lim.

To boost the use of open-source software, the Malaysian government intends to grow 15 globally open source corporations within two years.

The Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) hopes to turn 15 open-source companies into international players within the next two years.

Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) expects 15 MSC Malaysia-status companies to generate RM10 million revenue each in 2010 from open source software (OSS) and services.

Software giant Microsoft Malaysia has launched a new programme worth RM300 (US$85) million to boost Malaysian technopreneurs

Microsoft (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd is to invest RM300 million in the next three years via the Microsoft BizSpark programme to further support development of the local software economy.

KUALA LUMPUR, 26 SEPTEMBER 2008 - Global networking solutions firm Cisco has said it has reinforced its commitment to Malaysia with the unveiling of its new offices in Kuala Lumpur (KL) Sentral, and the announcement of a new managing director.

Malaysia does not have enough certified people in software testing to support the demand from our ICT (information and communications technology) industry, according to the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC). MDeC is the caretaker of the MSC Malaysia initiative.