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Malaysian base for Glasgow firm
28/10/2003
Enterprise Minister Jim Wallace today joinedMalaysia's political leaders and a Scottish software company
as a multi-million dollar deal was signed at the Prime
Minister's office inKuala Lumpur.
The agreement will seeGlasgow-based Picsel Technologies Ltd setting up their Asia
Pacific HQ inMalaysia.
It was described by Mr Wallace as a 'brilliant
example of what can be achieved by an innovative
Scottish company with global ambitions'.
Today's signing ceremony concludes an incentive
package from the Malaysian Government to have Picsel
set up in that country.
The mobile multimedia software provider currently
employs around 70 people inScotlandand plans tostrengthen its sales and marketing and engineering
functions at its global HQ inGlasgow, as well as opening new offices inEdinburgh.
Picsel Technologies founders, Imran Khand and Dr
Majid Anwar joined the outgoing Malaysian Prime Minister Dr
Mahathir Mohamad and the country's Minister for Energy,
Communications and ulti-Media, Leo Moggie, the British
Deputy High Commissioner, Mark Canning and Mr
Wallace at the signing ceremony today .
Mr Wallace said:
"During the last week I have spent time inJapanandSingaporeand have seen for myself the diversity and dynamism
of the opportunities for Scottish companies to work with
partners in the region.
"The successful conclusion of this deal is a
realhigh pointon which to end my visit.It is a brilliant example of what can be achieved by
an innovative Scottish company with global
ambitions.
"For a long time the focus of Ministerial visits to
this part of the world was to try and persuade companies
from theFar Eastto invest inScotland. I take enormous encouragement and satisfaction from
seeing the roles reversed here today and I hope we can see
a lot more of this in the future.
Our objective is to develop lasting relationships
with international partners and this announcement is an
excellent example of this strategy in action. Picsel is a
companyScotlandcan be proud of. It is clear that this is the perfect
time for Picsel to expand its presence in the Asia Pacific
region, and I am absolutely delighted that the Malaysian
government has recognised Picsel as a global market leader
for the world's mobile technology market.
"I wish this partnership every success, and hope
there will be many more excellent opportunities in the
future for our two countries to do business
together".
Picsel's chief executive Imran Khand said:
"Today's announcement marks a significant step
forward for Picsel in strengthening its position as the
leading software provider for the world's mobile
market.
"Picsel is committed to implementing its strategy
of developing its long term corporate and technology
identity in the world's major markets."
Picsel is currently promoting its products inChinaandJapanwith the support of Scottish Development
International.
Three multi multimillion dollar deals have been
secured recently with China Unicom,China's leading network operator; TCL Holdings,China's largest manufacturer of mobile phones; and Lenovo
(Legend Holdings),China's leading electronics brand. These deals will lead
to Picsel Powered solutions being used on each of the
company's forthcoming Smart Phone and PDA product ranges to
be released early next year.
Picsel's ePAGE™ technology won the Grand Prize
from the European Information Society
against competition from 18 other European countries.
The event was organised by the European council of
Applied Sciences and Engineering with backing from the
European Commission