Gadgets, Devices & Gizmos

I just came back from the Conference of Government’s CIOs. It was held in PICC, Putrajaya. During this event, all the Chief Information Officers (CIO) from all departments in the public sector took part in order to achieve the conference’s target: to improve and increase the awareness among the public sector CIOs on the current ICT development. It was a two-day event and also some exhibition taken part by public and private sectors. It was launched by Tan Sri Mohd. Sidek Hasan, KSN.

What interests me the most is that, majority of us didn’t realize that our government is actually improving its ICT skills in developing more and more services directly from the web. Sooner or later we no longer need to take our time at the counter. Is it like Maybank2u or CIMB clicks? Exactly! I didn’t realized that now we could check out summons online by just entering our I.C number. Other then that, many services which involving retirement plan, health which offers by the government can be checked online.

The system is already there. All they need to do is market them to the public or end user. Even me myself didn’t know certain services offer by the government department could be reached online! I listed some of the services below:

*table taken from mycio.mampu.gov.my (c) 2008

Take note this are SOME of the main government agencies who already implement the online services. How about those agencies that covers other aspect like education, health, agriculture, sport or many others? More and more promotions and marketing should be added in order to make the public aware. Thus, it will increase the usage of this online services. I believe with this conference these government services will be available online. So what now? You can start online of course!

By Saifudin Bahrudin

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The Next Generation Network (NGN) is the term where it combines any network which can provide any services which is faster, cheaper and innovative. According to Intel: NGN is packet convergence of all three Common packet infrastructures, Driven by services, Distributed intelligence across the network. By all means it’s a one network, service driven and universal access.

Next Generation Networks works mainly based on Internet Protocol (IP). If you use Windows Vista, under the properties for TCP/IP there will be two blank where one is IPv4 whereby the other one is IPv6. This IPv6 are going to be used partial for the NGN. Bill Gates made sure that his Vista relevant and usable for NGN for years to come as a part of Microsoft’s business strategy.

In NGN, there are so many terms use in networking especially NGN. In this article, the writer tries to simplify for the easy understanding of the reader. NGN are fully based in Internet technologies including Multi-Label Protocol Switching (MPLS) and Internet Protocol (IP) as mentioned above. For voice traffic, at the application level, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is used as a signaling or calls setup protocol to replace ISUP in conventional networks.

Of all the devices, the most important device in NGN is Soft Switch – programmable device that control calls. It creates an interface to the existing telephone network, Public Service Telephone Network (PSTN), through Signaling Gateways (SG) and Media Gateways (MG). However soft switch term maybe be differ depend on the vendors and have somewhat different functions. Few vendors to be name are Nortel, Siemens, Sonus, Nokia and Huawei. With the implementation of NGN, it will eliminate the usage of space. Imagine a hall of PSTN switching room could be replace by NGN that requires only a room that measures 20’ by 20’.

Other country’s NGN we take for example is British Telecom and Korean Telecom. With the implementation of NGN, British Telecom is setting a new wave focus of broadband, mobility, ICT and global solutions as main strategy. Korean Telecom is having Octave Project where from best effort internet to quality guaranteed secure IP network.

Currently in Malaysia our network must inter working with the legacy network via open interfaces. In order to have smooth transition between the new and traditional services, the old digital switching is still use. Overall, with two NGNs install, Malaysia could already have its own network connected. However, to feed the demand of Telco companies in providing various services, 6 NGNs are to be installed by 2010. In the government’s MyICMS 886 strategy drew by MCMC, some services expected to have in the market which will be provided by Telco companies are:

1.    High Speed Broad Band (HSBB)

2.    3G and Beyond

3.    Mobile TV/IPTV

4.    Digital Multimedia Broadcasting

5.    Digital Homes

6.    Short Range Communications

7.    VoIP/Internet Telephony

8.    Universal Service Provision

With the born of NGN, all the telco companies will have more variety of services to offer. With high speed data transfer, a lot of innovative ideas will become a boom. Also, new technologies as WiMAX and WiBro will have easy implementation around the rural area of the country.

Further reading

Aritcle 1 : http://www.mobilein.com/NGN_Svcs_WP.pdf

Article 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Generation_Networking

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Latest Mobile Phones: Amazingly Stunning Gadgets

One of the most trusted mobile phone companies, Nokia offers optimum satisfaction to the consumers with its latest mobile phones. The sleek and lightweight handsets not only cater to their communication needs but also entertainment needs. These handsets are loaded with high tech features, stunning designs and technically advanced applications. These highly capable phones are incorporated with various advanced features. The most recent gadgets are packed with the most efficient applications that allow the users to carry their various tasks on the move. With features like FM radio and music player, they have become entertainment devices. The users can access the internet with high end technologies like GPRS, EDGE and HSDPA. Send emails, take pictures, share content, download music, do whatever you want.

The latest mobile phones have become a must have fashion accessory because of their striking designs and awe-inspiring looks. The most advanced features of these latest device include a high quality camera, massive storage capacities, email, instant messaging, etc. These high-end gadgets are alluring a lot of customers worldwide with their astonishing features.

The super stylish phone, Nokia N95 8GB is an ideal companion for people who are looking for latest technology features in a small package. Get a mesmerizing experience with the vibrant TFT screen. The built-in 5 megapixel camera comes with a range of options like digital zoom, flash, and auto focus. Enhance your photography skills with various settings such as landscape, automatic, user-defined close up and night camera modes. The music related features include a visual radio, FM radio and music player. The users can store high volumes of data including images, music, etc. in the 8GB memory.

Innovative and stylish latest mobile phones has lead the world to feel at the top. The incredible features of Nokia N95 include excellent multimedia features, comprehensive connectivity options and huge storage capacities. The user can record, edit and playback video clips without any troubles. Keep yourself updated with the latest news happenings with the FM radio option. The advanced connectivity options like Bluetooth, EDGE and GPRS offer seamless connectivity.

The Nokia N98 is a latest mobile phone that offers an exciting feature list to impress the users. Some of the features that make this handset attractive are advanced functionalities, high quality sound and high end graphics. One would certainly like the internet feature and advanced multimedia features. The handset supports a Symbian third edition operating system and innovative 3D graphics accelerator. Experience fast internet access with Wi-Fi and HSDPA features.

By: Kelly Devon

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