Archive for December, 2006
Due to disruption, Indonesia will use satellite for Internet
The government of Indonesia are considering to use satellite connection to reroute Internet access due to Asian internet access disrupted recently. However, the repair work is expected to take between two weeks and one month.
The country’s telecommunications authorities, as well as major players in the industry, expect it to take between two and […]
Nokia helps young people affected by the tsunami
Jakarta, Indonesia - Two years on from the Asian Tsunami that devastated many communities, Nokia has recently announced the launch of several new projects to help young people in India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia with training and new skills. The initiative is designed to help young people find jobs or set up small businesses, building […]
Indonesia’s Microsoft case scrutinized
Indonesia’s Commission for the Supervision of Business Competition (KKPU) will scrutinize the Government’s decision to directly appoint Microsoft to supply computer sofware for all Government institutions, the daily Koran Tempo reported today.
The agreement was disclosed in a memorandum of understanding between the Government (represented by Minister of Communication and Information Sofyan Djalil) and PT Microsoft […]
Indonesia’s software ready to compete big boys
Stop your daily routine of opening, closing and changing from one application to another, for e-mail, browser, instant messaging, agenda, address book, word processing, spreadsheet, video conferencing, multimedia chat rooms and many more. Just use one application that does it all.
Yes, this is a tool that has everything. By using Indline you can create multimedia […]
Greet a computer graphics master from Indonesia
Please look at the picture below. Is it a photo of Korean actress Song Hye Kyo? Well… Wrong! It’s not a photo but a computer-generated image created by Max Edwin Wahyudi of Indonesia.
This 24-year-old boy submitted this piece to the CGI forum CGTalk four months ago and he’s been making waves ever since.
Modelling was done […]
Indonesia’s Indosat launches 3G
Indonesia’s second-biggest mobile operator, PT Indosat Tbk, today launched 3G services following two other rivals, Telkomsel and Excelcomindo which rolled out similar services earlier this year.
For the first term, Indosat will schedule this service for the Jakarta and Surabaya areas as part of various telecommunications technology innovations commemorating the 39th anniversary of the company.
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The first computer camp for the blind in Indonesia
Information technology access should be like air or oxygen for everyone, including for those who lack eyesight. So, then, IT is also one of human rights’ requirements.
One hundred blind and visually impaired people gathered yesterday in the main hall of the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) building, Jakarta, for a computer […]
From Bali to a digital world
Indonesia’s broadcast goes digital. By enacting Law No. 32/2002, the country’s broadcasting is going to adopt digital broadcasting. According to the Minister of Communication and Information Dr Sofyan Djalil, the trial for radio and television digital broadcast as well as digital TV in mobile phone is in progress.
Despite that it’s not officially disclosed yet, as […]
