Johor State Government to Deploy Cisco Unified Communications to Enhance Collaboration in New Administrative Centre

JOHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA, Jun 19 (MARKET WIRE) --
The Johor State Government has decided on a Cisco(R) (NASDAQ: CSCO)
Unified Communications system that will be deployed by Cisco Gold
Certified Partner HP and MysysNet, a leading information and
communications technology (ICT) systems integrator in Johor. The Unified
Communications system, which includes more than 1,000 Cisco Unified IP
Phones, will deliver the voice, video and data communications needs of
state government employees in the Johor State New Administrative Centre
(JSNAC) in Nusajaya. The southernmost state on the Malaysian peninsula,
Johor has a population of just over 3 million.

Cisco networking equipment was also used to provide connectivity for Johor
State under the Johor Electronic Government (JEG) Phases 1 and 2, with the
project management undertaken by MysysNet. The decision by the Johor State
Government to deploy Cisco Unified Communications is part of the state's
plans to use technology to advance economic development there.

"We initially did not consider Cisco as a provider of our telephony needs,
but after seeing from Cisco, HP and MysysNet what unified communications
can do to enhance collaboration, we knew we needed to go with their
solution. Cisco equipment is at the heart of the Johor State network
infrastructure, which also made it much easier for us to deploy and
maintain the solution," said Cik Ruzana, systems analyst for the Science,
Technology and ICT unit for the Johor State Government.

"This is a major step for the state of Johor, as unified communications
represents a major leap forward in productivity and will add a lot of
value to the work-life balance of our government employees. Having Cisco
as the foundational network also made it easy for the government to
choose unified communications. HP's expertise with the Cisco Unified
Communications system, combined with MysysNet's project management, also
increased the level of confidence in the government to push through with
this," said MysysNet managing director, Md. Sees Md. Ali.

Johor State's focus on ICT to rejuvenate the state government's operations
places it among other governments around the world that have also seen the
potential in ICT to create closer relationships with their citizens,
enhance the business climate for investors, and increasingly, to lower the
environmental footprint of their cities.

"Cisco is excited by the Johor State Government's decision to select Cisco
Unified Communications in addition to its earlier investments in the
network. This creates a lot of opportunities for the state to interact
with its citizens in new and richer ways: to take advantage of all the
Web 2.0 technologies today and beyond. This is also an opportunity for
Cisco to work closer with the state government to assess how ICT can be
used to address climate change and how the network can be used as a
'green' platform for sustainable business and government progress. If we
are innovative and collaborative in our approach, ICT can dramatically
improve how we manage our global environmental footprint and climate
concerns," said Kumaran Singaram, managing director for Cisco Malaysia.

About MysysNet

MysysNet provides comprehensive technical solutions for the internet World
Wide Web, selling server, personal computers, and networking equipments.
The company specialises in developing web-enabled mission critical
business application, e-commerce capabilities, and database connectivity.
MysysNet's services range from developing industrial strength websites to
providing turnkey Internet solutions. The company's technical staff
specialises in providing both custom clients and server side applications
to push the limit and capabilities of the World Wide Web.

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