SINGLE WOMEN ARE TRENDY: PAPERS PRESENTED AT MSSA

This sensitive subject became the focus of a three-day conference of the Malaysian Social Science Association held in Kuching recently. The next step is how to implement the findings of the study and researches.

‘Single women’ too many due to higher education

Bernama/Borneopostonline

KUCHING: The increasing number of women opting to remain single may have resulted from certain factors including better education and economic independence.

Dr Oei Hong-Lim of Universiti Malaya’s Faculty of Economics and Administration, said various aspects that might have impacted the lives of single women here were investigated, including the level of education that allowed them to secure good jobs and consequently become independent.

“Being single is increasingly socially accepted, including in traditional societies with little or no history of non-marriage.

“It may not be an exaggeration to say that lately there is a trend of singlehood,” she said in her thesis presentation, ‘Staying Single in Kuching’ at the Sixth International Malaysian Studies Conference (MSC) here.

She said other social and economic circumstances that contributed to the “single women” phenomenon included career, living arrangements and family ties.

Meanwhile, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Social Science tutor, Dayang Asmah Awang Hamdan said the idea of marriage and family life acquired by young Malay women were not just drawn from their own family but also through their experiences of education and work.

In her paper entitled ‘Young Malay Women’s Views on Negotiating Marriage and Family in Sarawak’, she said their exposure to the media as well as the influence of religion and government also influenced their views on marriage and motherhood.

She argued that women’s higher education and participation in formal wage labour had an impact on mate selection and their views on sharing of domestic work.

The three-day conference, the flagship of the Malaysian Social Science Association, brings together scholars from Malaysia and abroad for interaction and exchange of views based on their research findings and reflections on the country.

It also analyses issues and problems related to contemporary Malaysia and compares the Malaysian experience with that of various countries in the world, specially Malaysia’s neighbours.

LIE DETECTION METHODOLOGY

MEDICO-TOURISM PAVES THE WAY FOR SPIRALLING HEALTH COST

Tertiary education must remain affordable

Door of opportunities must be open to all, says Deputy Prime Minister

BORNEOPOSTONLINE

PUTRAJAYA: Tertiary education must remain affordable and not only for certain people but for all, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said yesterday.

“This must be the clarion call resonating to all Malaysians; let us open the door of opportunities for all.

“Let us ensure tertiary education remains affordable and make the challenges not only the concerns of the government but also of the private sector and individuals who must contribute their fair share,” he said at the signing of an agreement between West Synergy Sdn Bhd and UCSI Education Sdn Bhd for the establishment of an education township in Negeri Sembilan yesterday.

Najib said in an era of cut throat competition between nations, economies, regional blocs and companies over shrinking markets and depleting resources, Malaysians needed a mindset change, “one that sees post-secondary education, particularly tertiary, not as a luxury but a necessity”.

“We cannot afford to have a workforce with inadequate knowledge and skills. Otherwise, we will fail to exploit a global market that is increasingly dependent on the knowledge economy.

“Therefore, it is imperative for our survival as a nation that we produce those with the right skills and the right knowledge.”

Najib said by encouraging the private sector to play a more pro-active role in tertiary education, more young people in the 17-23 age group have had the opportunity to attain higher education.

“Hopefully, we will be able to achieve our target of 40 per cent in this age group to have access to higher education by 2010,” he added.

The agreement on establishing the education township was signed by UCSI group president and vice-chancellor Peter Ng and West Synergy chairman Wong Aun Phui.

The township on a 64ha site in Bandar Springhill, Negeri Sembilan will be developed in three phases and expected to be completed in 2016.

Ng, in his speech, said the first phase would see the building of a fully-equipped international school with residential facilities and a state-of-the-art, 500-bed medical centre.

This will be followed by the development of the main campus of UCSI which would house the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Management and Information Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Centre for Pre-University Studies and a centre dedicated to continuous research into Blue Ocean Strategy.

The third phase will see the setting up of an incubation centre for UCSI’s subsidiaries and spin-off companies resulting from its research and discovery efforts, an applied nursery for research and commercial facilities for the green industry to promote eco-tourism in Malaysia.

TRUE STORY PROVEN BY X-RAY AND OPERATIVE FINDING

Your guess is as good as mine. What on earth is a granite pestle doing up a person’s rectum. In Saiful Bahari’s case it took the Police one full month to investigate the allegation before pressing charges. However, in the case below a mere plain X Ray clinch the diagnosis. By the way, the complainant should undergo psychiatric assessment.

Pestle found lodged in rectum of 40-year-old

Borneopostonline

KUCHING: OUCH! That is probably what came off the mouth of a man from Sri Aman who was recently transferred here for treatment after a pestle was found lodged in his rectum.

The 40-something man, who was said to be of unsound mind, arrived at the Sarawak General Hospital from Sri Aman later Sunday evening complaining of rectal pain.

A subsequent X-ray scan showed a granite pestle inside his rectum.

Sources said doctors managed to remove the object with a minor operation on Monday and the patient had since gone back to Sri Aman.

It remained a mystery as to how or when the pestle found its way into the man’s body, but he had definitely gone back home a more relieved man than when he arrived.

In an unrelated incident, police arrested a Bangladeshi man yesterday after a woman lodged a report claiming he had molested her.

The incident happened around 1pm at a commercial centre in Pending while the woman, who is in her early 20s, was taking a break from work inside a shop.

She alleged that the suspect, who is known to her, suddenly hugged her from behind and caressed her breast before kissing and biting her cheek.

The woman immediate-ly screamed for help prompting a friend nearby to come to her rescue and chase away the suspect.

The suspect has been detained to facilitate investigation.

SODOMY CHARGE IS ON IN TIME FOR PP BY-ELECTION

Anwar receiving subpoena from DSP Preira

Anwar with Azizah at press conference

Anwar to be charged for sodomy
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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6, 2008) : Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be charged for sodomy in the Sessions Court here today, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said today.

He said the move to charge Anwar was made following a decision by the Attorney-General’s office.

He said a written notice had been issued to Anwar to be present at the Kuala Lumpur Session’s Court, Jalan Duta, at 10am today.

“Police have carried out an investigation on a sexual crime involving intercourse against the order of nature involving Anwar, based on existing legal principles and procedures. The investigation papers were handed over to the Attorney-General’s office for advice and a decision,” he said.

The subpoena to appear in court was served on Anwar by DSP Jude Pareira, head of Criminal Investigation Department, Brickfields District police headquarters, at the former deputy premier’s residence in Segambut Dalam, here at about 12.05 pm yesterday.

The move by the police is the culmination of a month-long investigation into a sodomy complaint by Anwar’s former aide that grabbed headlines.

Coincidentally, the serving of the notice comes on the day the Election Commission (EC) fixed Aug 16 as nomination day for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election in Penang and Aug 26 for polling if there is a contest.

The seat was vacated by PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, to pave the way for her husband Anwar to return to national politics.

In a press conference at the PKR headquarters after he had received the police notice, Anwar said he was being prosecuted for “a crime that I did not commit”.

He also slammed the timing of the decision, saying it was a conspiracy to bring him down.

On the 10-day by-election campaign period, Anwar said he looked forward to it to meet with his voters in a home constituency.

He called on the EC to ensure that the by-elections were conducted in a “fair and unbiased manner.”

In Bentong on Tuesday night, Anwar had told some 3,000 people who attended his ceramah at the PAS operations centre in Chegar Medang that the Barisan Nasional (BN) will do “all sorts of things” to make sure he loses in Permatang Pauh.

He said he believed the BN leaders and machinery would continue to smear his name.

Anwar’s ceramah was disrupted by a power failure about 11pm, causing a slight commotion among his supporters.

Aktiviti ADUN Selat Klang pada malam 06/08/08: Majlis Penghargaan AJK Majlis Pemuafakatan Ibu bapa Pelajar

Bertempat di Pejabat ADUN Selat Klang di Jln Sg Bertih pada malam 6hb Ogos 2008 satu Majlis Penghargaan kepada AJK Majlis Pemuafakatan Ibu bapa Pelajar telah diadakan. Berikut adalah foto kenangan AJK yang telah hadhir pada malam tersebut. Hanya kepada ALlah diserah segala urusan dan hanyasanya ALlah sahaja yang dapat membalas jasa mereka.

Akitiviti Exco Pendidikan pada 06/08/08: Pertemuan Dengan Pelajar Perubatan Universiti Ukraine

Satu pertemuan dengan Pelajar Perubatan dari Ukraine tajaan Kerajaan Selangor yang kini sedang bercuti telah diadakan di pejabat Exco SUK pada 06hb Ogos 2008. Perbincangan mengenai masalah yang mereka hadapi telah diadakan.

Kelihatan para pelajar yang sedang berbincang dengan Exco

NEWS COVERAGE AND RESEARCH BY BLOGGERS KEEP CHECK AND BALANCE

TIS’s founder and Chairman of the Board, Mr. Izhak Nakar and CEO, Dr. Ido Schechter open the trade in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, December 3, 2006

“Izhak David Nakar served in the Israel Air Force and developed the intelligence system for the Israeli Defense Force. Ido Schechter is a captain in the Israeli Air Force. They are both behind PDRM’s computerisation program.” This is the story carried by Malaysia Today posted on 27th June 2008.

Below is the scan of Star dated 5th of August 2008, about a month later after the coverage and exposure by RPK in his Malaysia Today. A few years ago Malaysian Airline Systems (MAS) hired one Israeli citizen for its IT Dept and the story died down just like that.
Companies that are involved in the deal.

Master Plan Consulting Sdn Bhd (357303-V)

The company is owned by Raja Azlina Binti Raja Abdul Jalil (3 million shares) and Ahmad Firdaus Bin Abdul Halim (2 million shares). They are both Directors of the company. The company has RM26 million in assets and RM6.6 million in liabilities with a paid up capital of RM5 million.

System Protocol Information Sdn Bhd (603787-M)

The company is owned by Aswadi Anuar Bin Shamsudin (350,000 shares) and Mohd Supardi Bin Abdul Majid (150,000 shares). The Directors are Aswadi and Raziah Binti Sidek who share the same residential address and therefore could be husband and wife. The company has about RM2.3 million in assets and RM1.8 million in liabilities with a paid up capital of RM500,000.

D. G. Kom Sdn Bhd (87537-V)

The company is owned by Saki Almahdaly Holdings Sdn Bhd (6,075,000 shares), WYN Resources Sdn Bhd (1,215,000 shares), PFB & Anak-anak Holdings Sdn Bhd (405,000 shares) and Prodaya Sdn Bhd (405,000 shares). The Directors are Syed Abd Kadir Bin Ibrahim, Dato’ Mohammad Radzi Bin Salleh and Nor Azman Bin Abdul Karim. The company’s assets are RM26 million against liabilities of RM19 million with paid up capital of RM7.6 million.

Asiasoft (M) Sdn Bhd (150529-H)

The company is owned by Bees System Sdn Bhd (350,000 shares) and Asiasoft (Singapore) Pte Ltd (15,000 shares). The Directors are Toh Kian Hong (Singapore citizen), Lim Tze Kuang and Lim See Hui. The assets of the company are RM4 million against liabilities of RM1.8 million with a paid up capital of RM500,000.

Executive Officers of Top Image Systems (TIS)
Board of Directors

Izhak Nakar, Founder and Chairman of the Board

Izhak Nakar founded the Company and served as its Chairman of the Board and CEO from inception until May 2001. In 2005, he was re-elected as the Chairman of the Board and in this position is responsible for TIS’s strategic M&A activity. Mr. Nakar served in the Israel Air Force from 1970 to 1987, where he led various large-scale highly technical development projects, including leading a development team that worked in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force. He received his B.Sc. in Computer Science from Bar Ilan University in 1982, and an MBA from Tel-Aviv University in 1984. Mr. Nakar is a recipient of the “Israel Defense Award,” bestowed annually by the President of Israel, for the development of high-tech systems in the field of intelligence for the Israeli Defense Force. He also received the “Man of the Year Award” in Business and Management (‘95-’96) in recognition of his business accomplishments and contributions to the growth and development of Israeli high-tech companies. In 1998 , Mr. Nakar founded NIR4YOU Capital, a privately held investment company specializing in early stage investments in high–tech companies. NIR4YOU Capital has 14 companies on its portfolio including: ForesCout , e-mobilis ,TopGuard , Matearis , Video Codes ,SundaySky , Secur DI , MomSense etc. Three of the 14 companies were sold to large enterprises, including SAP and Microsoft . In 2004 Mr. Nakar was elected as a Board member of the Israel-Japan chamber of Commerce. .

Ido Schechter, CEO
Dr. Schechter has been with the company for 9 years and is serving as the Company’s CEO since January 2002. Prior to that, Dr. Ido Schechter has been the Company’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing from August 1996. From January 1995 until August 1996, Mr. Schechter served as General Manager of Super Image, an affiliate of the Company; which operates a form processing service bureau. From August 1993 to December 1994, Mr. Schechter oversaw the start-up of automatic form processing services at Israel Credit Cards, Ltd. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Schechter was a research scientist at the Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario, Canada. Mr. Schechter is the recipient of eight Honors and Scholarships, has published or presented more than twenty-five articles and is a Captain in the Israeli Air Force. Mr. Schechter received his Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Plant Physiology from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada and his B.Sc. from the Hebrew University in Israel.

Arie Rand, CFO
Prior to his appointment as TIS’ Chief Financial Officer, Arie Rand served as Chief Financial Officer at Tescom, a high tech company with 600 employees and several subsidiaries worldwide. Before that, Mr. Rand was a senior manager in the finance department of a major industrial company. Mr. Rand also has several years of experience at one of Israel’s leading accounting firms. He holds an M.B.A. in Finance.

Oded Leiba, MD of TIS UK

Oded Leiba is the Managing Director of TIS’s UK operations. Prior to that, Oded served as the Company’s VP Professional Services. From May 1999 to May 2001, Oded was the TIS representative in Japan and worked with our exclusive distributor, EDMS for a period of three years. During this period, Oded, along with EDMS, were involved with several major projects in the insurance and medical sectors which helped TIS pave the way for a good relationship with IBM Japan. Prior to his tenure in Japan, Oded Leiba, as technical manager, helped establish a subsidiary of TIS, “Super Image”, a service bureau which provided services to insurance companies and government offices. Before joining TIS, Oded Leiba was employed as a senior level programmer at VISA where he was involved in the installation of the first TIS forms-processing system (AFPS) from the client side. Oded Leiba holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Business Management from Tel Aviv University.

Ofir Shalev, VP R&D and CTO

Ofir Shalev leads all Top Image Systems research and development activities, and he is responsible for the company’s technological roadmap. In this position Mr. Shalev is responsible of answering the current and future needs of the company by merging the two main developments efforts, advanced software engineering technologies and state of the art machine learning algorithms for data classification and recognition. Prior to this Ofir Shalev served as the company’s Director of Recognition for three years. During this period, Mr. Shalev was responsible for the development of Freedom, TIS’ semi-structured data module. Before joining TIS, Mr. Shalev served as a senior development leader at the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). Mr. Shalev holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science (Magna cum laude) from the Open University of Israel with research focused on Machine Learning algorithms, and Bachelor of Science degree from the Technion, the Israeli Institute of Technology.

Michael Schrader, General Manager, Top Image Systems Deutschland

Michael Schrader has served as the manager of TIS’s German operation since 2004. In this position, Mr. Schrader successfully established a solid operation with skilled sales and engineering teams able to respond to the demands of a highly competitive market, and develop superior standardized applications. Mr. Schrader has been with TIS since 1999, and has rapidly progressed within the company, serving as a software engineer, a technical team leader, an international strategic project manager and as the director of engineering for Europe. Prior to joining TIS, Mr. Schrader was a software engineer at Siemens and owned a Document Management consulting and development business. Mr. Schrader holds a B.Sc. of Business Engineering/Administration and is an Associate Engineer of Siemens Technical College.

Osamu Sakio, Representative Director, TIS Japan

Osamu Sakio has been the Representative Director of TIS Japan since its inception in April 2004. Prior to joining TIS Japan, in 1999, Mr. Osamu founded SunTrust International Co., Ltd, a private company that develops automated Inkan matching software together with the Israeli company e-Nkan. This software is still the only software which enables automated Inkan matching. Prior to that, Mr. Sakio worked for Saison Group as the Director of Seibu Department Store, the Director of Saison Corporation and as an Advisor to Saison Information Systems. In these positions, he was involved in restructuring Saison’s overseas operations in China, France, Italy, UK, and USA for more than 10 years. From 1983 to 1988, Mr. Sakio served as the Treasurer of CCKK, a 100% subsidiary of Citicorp, and as Representative Director and Vice President of FNNS, a joint venture of Citibank and Nippon Shinpan. In 1978, Mr. Sakio joined American Express in NY and worked as Senior Internal Auditor. Mr. Sakio holds a Bachelor of Arts from the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo and MBA from IMEDE (currently IMD) Lausanne Switzerland.

Alex Toh, MD Asiasoft Global (ASG)

Alex Toh established Asiasoft Global in 2004, merging the new company with Deca Solutions Pte Ltd. A company he previously established to focus on development of enterprise applications as well as turnkey solutions, including Accounting and Freight Management systems. From 2004 to 2007, ASG, under the management of Mr. Toh, opened new offices around the Asia region, acquired associate companies, Research & Development in Capture, Content Management as well as solutions for Shared Services centers. Mr. Toh also secured several major governmental funds and R&D grants which enabled ASG to grow its intellectual property (IP) in this arena. In 2007, Mr. Toh negotiated the acquisition of ASG by TIS following which, he became the head of solutions provider powerhouse in the Far East with leadership in Imaging and Information Management technologies with presence in Asia’s major countries. Prior to establishing ASG, Mr. Toh founded Virtual Homes Pte Ltd, an online 3D / VRML company providing users with online 3D designs of their own homes. Mr. Toh is a graduate of the National University of Singapore with a degree from School Of Computing.

NEWS COVERAGE AND RESEARCH BY BLOGGERS KEEP CHECK AND BALANCE

TIS’s founder and Chairman of the Board, Mr. Izhak Nakar and CEO, Dr. Ido Schechter open the trade in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, December 3, 2006

“Izhak David Nakar served in the Israel Air Force and developed the intelligence system for the Israeli Defense Force. Ido Schechter is a captain in the Israeli Air Force. They are both behind PDRM’s computerisation program.” This is the story carried by Malaysia Today posted on 27th June 2008.

Below is the scan of Star dated 5th of August 2008, about a month later after the coverage and exposure by RPK in his Malaysia Today. A few years ago Malaysian Airline Systems (MAS) hired one Israeli citizen for its IT Dept and the story died down just like that.
Companies that are involved in the deal.

Master Plan Consulting Sdn Bhd (357303-V)

The company is owned by Raja Azlina Binti Raja Abdul Jalil (3 million shares) and Ahmad Firdaus Bin Abdul Halim (2 million shares). They are both Directors of the company. The company has RM26 million in assets and RM6.6 million in liabilities with a paid up capital of RM5 million.

System Protocol Information Sdn Bhd (603787-M)

The company is owned by Aswadi Anuar Bin Shamsudin (350,000 shares) and Mohd Supardi Bin Abdul Majid (150,000 shares). The Directors are Aswadi and Raziah Binti Sidek who share the same residential address and therefore could be husband and wife. The company has about RM2.3 million in assets and RM1.8 million in liabilities with a paid up capital of RM500,000.

D. G. Kom Sdn Bhd (87537-V)

The company is owned by Saki Almahdaly Holdings Sdn Bhd (6,075,000 shares), WYN Resources Sdn Bhd (1,215,000 shares), PFB & Anak-anak Holdings Sdn Bhd (405,000 shares) and Prodaya Sdn Bhd (405,000 shares). The Directors are Syed Abd Kadir Bin Ibrahim, Dato’ Mohammad Radzi Bin Salleh and Nor Azman Bin Abdul Karim. The company’s assets are RM26 million against liabilities of RM19 million with paid up capital of RM7.6 million.

Asiasoft (M) Sdn Bhd (150529-H)

The company is owned by Bees System Sdn Bhd (350,000 shares) and Asiasoft (Singapore) Pte Ltd (15,000 shares). The Directors are Toh Kian Hong (Singapore citizen), Lim Tze Kuang and Lim See Hui. The assets of the company are RM4 million against liabilities of RM1.8 million with a paid up capital of RM500,000.

Executive Officers of Top Image Systems (TIS)
Board of Directors

Izhak Nakar, Founder and Chairman of the Board

Izhak Nakar founded the Company and served as its Chairman of the Board and CEO from inception until May 2001. In 2005, he was re-elected as the Chairman of the Board and in this position is responsible for TIS’s strategic M&A activity. Mr. Nakar served in the Israel Air Force from 1970 to 1987, where he led various large-scale highly technical development projects, including leading a development team that worked in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force. He received his B.Sc. in Computer Science from Bar Ilan University in 1982, and an MBA from Tel-Aviv University in 1984. Mr. Nakar is a recipient of the “Israel Defense Award,” bestowed annually by the President of Israel, for the development of high-tech systems in the field of intelligence for the Israeli Defense Force. He also received the “Man of the Year Award” in Business and Management (‘95-’96) in recognition of his business accomplishments and contributions to the growth and development of Israeli high-tech companies. In 1998 , Mr. Nakar founded NIR4YOU Capital, a privately held investment company specializing in early stage investments in high–tech companies. NIR4YOU Capital has 14 companies on its portfolio including: ForesCout , e-mobilis ,TopGuard , Matearis , Video Codes ,SundaySky , Secur DI , MomSense etc. Three of the 14 companies were sold to large enterprises, including SAP and Microsoft . In 2004 Mr. Nakar was elected as a Board member of the Israel-Japan chamber of Commerce. .

Ido Schechter, CEO
Dr. Schechter has been with the company for 9 years and is serving as the Company’s CEO since January 2002. Prior to that, Dr. Ido Schechter has been the Company’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing from August 1996. From January 1995 until August 1996, Mr. Schechter served as General Manager of Super Image, an affiliate of the Company; which operates a form processing service bureau. From August 1993 to December 1994, Mr. Schechter oversaw the start-up of automatic form processing services at Israel Credit Cards, Ltd. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Schechter was a research scientist at the Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario, Canada. Mr. Schechter is the recipient of eight Honors and Scholarships, has published or presented more than twenty-five articles and is a Captain in the Israeli Air Force. Mr. Schechter received his Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Plant Physiology from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada and his B.Sc. from the Hebrew University in Israel.

Arie Rand, CFO
Prior to his appointment as TIS’ Chief Financial Officer, Arie Rand served as Chief Financial Officer at Tescom, a high tech company with 600 employees and several subsidiaries worldwide. Before that, Mr. Rand was a senior manager in the finance department of a major industrial company. Mr. Rand also has several years of experience at one of Israel’s leading accounting firms. He holds an M.B.A. in Finance.

Oded Leiba, MD of TIS UK

Oded Leiba is the Managing Director of TIS’s UK operations. Prior to that, Oded served as the Company’s VP Professional Services. From May 1999 to May 2001, Oded was the TIS representative in Japan and worked with our exclusive distributor, EDMS for a period of three years. During this period, Oded, along with EDMS, were involved with several major projects in the insurance and medical sectors which helped TIS pave the way for a good relationship with IBM Japan. Prior to his tenure in Japan, Oded Leiba, as technical manager, helped establish a subsidiary of TIS, “Super Image”, a service bureau which provided services to insurance companies and government offices. Before joining TIS, Oded Leiba was employed as a senior level programmer at VISA where he was involved in the installation of the first TIS forms-processing system (AFPS) from the client side. Oded Leiba holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Business Management from Tel Aviv University.

Ofir Shalev, VP R&D and CTO

Ofir Shalev leads all Top Image Systems research and development activities, and he is responsible for the company’s technological roadmap. In this position Mr. Shalev is responsible of answering the current and future needs of the company by merging the two main developments efforts, advanced software engineering technologies and state of the art machine learning algorithms for data classification and recognition. Prior to this Ofir Shalev served as the company’s Director of Recognition for three years. During this period, Mr. Shalev was responsible for the development of Freedom, TIS’ semi-structured data module. Before joining TIS, Mr. Shalev served as a senior development leader at the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). Mr. Shalev holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science (Magna cum laude) from the Open University of Israel with research focused on Machine Learning algorithms, and Bachelor of Science degree from the Technion, the Israeli Institute of Technology.

Michael Schrader, General Manager, Top Image Systems Deutschland

Michael Schrader has served as the manager of TIS’s German operation since 2004. In this position, Mr. Schrader successfully established a solid operation with skilled sales and engineering teams able to respond to the demands of a highly competitive market, and develop superior standardized applications. Mr. Schrader has been with TIS since 1999, and has rapidly progressed within the company, serving as a software engineer, a technical team leader, an international strategic project manager and as the director of engineering for Europe. Prior to joining TIS, Mr. Schrader was a software engineer at Siemens and owned a Document Management consulting and development business. Mr. Schrader holds a B.Sc. of Business Engineering/Administration and is an Associate Engineer of Siemens Technical College.

Osamu Sakio, Representative Director, TIS Japan

Osamu Sakio has been the Representative Director of TIS Japan since its inception in April 2004. Prior to joining TIS Japan, in 1999, Mr. Osamu founded SunTrust International Co., Ltd, a private company that develops automated Inkan matching software together with the Israeli company e-Nkan. This software is still the only software which enables automated Inkan matching. Prior to that, Mr. Sakio worked for Saison Group as the Director of Seibu Department Store, the Director of Saison Corporation and as an Advisor to Saison Information Systems. In these positions, he was involved in restructuring Saison’s overseas operations in China, France, Italy, UK, and USA for more than 10 years. From 1983 to 1988, Mr. Sakio served as the Treasurer of CCKK, a 100% subsidiary of Citicorp, and as Representative Director and Vice President of FNNS, a joint venture of Citibank and Nippon Shinpan. In 1978, Mr. Sakio joined American Express in NY and worked as Senior Internal Auditor. Mr. Sakio holds a Bachelor of Arts from the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo and MBA from IMEDE (currently IMD) Lausanne Switzerland.

Alex Toh, MD Asiasoft Global (ASG)

Alex Toh established Asiasoft Global in 2004, merging the new company with Deca Solutions Pte Ltd. A company he previously established to focus on development of enterprise applications as well as turnkey solutions, including Accounting and Freight Management systems. From 2004 to 2007, ASG, under the management of Mr. Toh, opened new offices around the Asia region, acquired associate companies, Research & Development in Capture, Content Management as well as solutions for Shared Services centers. Mr. Toh also secured several major governmental funds and R&D grants which enabled ASG to grow its intellectual property (IP) in this arena. In 2007, Mr. Toh negotiated the acquisition of ASG by TIS following which, he became the head of solutions provider powerhouse in the Far East with leadership in Imaging and Information Management technologies with presence in Asia’s major countries. Prior to establishing ASG, Mr. Toh founded Virtual Homes Pte Ltd, an online 3D / VRML company providing users with online 3D designs of their own homes. Mr. Toh is a graduate of the National University of Singapore with a degree from School Of Computing.

NEWS COVERAGE AND RESEARCH BY BLOGGERS KEEP CHECK AND BALANCE

TIS’s founder and Chairman of the Board, Mr. Izhak Nakar and CEO, Dr. Ido Schechter open the trade in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, December 3, 2006

“Izhak David Nakar served in the Israel Air Force and developed the intelligence system for the Israeli Defense Force. Ido Schechter is a captain in the Israeli Air Force. They are both behind PDRM’s computerisation program.” This is the story carried by Malaysia Today posted on 27th June 2008.

Below is the scan of Star dated 5th of August 2008, about a month later after the coverage and exposure by RPK in his Malaysia Today. A few years ago Malaysian Airline Systems (MAS) hired one Israeli citizen for its IT Dept and the story died down just like that.
Companies that are involved in the deal.

Master Plan Consulting Sdn Bhd (357303-V)

The company is owned by Raja Azlina Binti Raja Abdul Jalil (3 million shares) and Ahmad Firdaus Bin Abdul Halim (2 million shares). They are both Directors of the company. The company has RM26 million in assets and RM6.6 million in liabilities with a paid up capital of RM5 million.

System Protocol Information Sdn Bhd (603787-M)

The company is owned by Aswadi Anuar Bin Shamsudin (350,000 shares) and Mohd Supardi Bin Abdul Majid (150,000 shares). The Directors are Aswadi and Raziah Binti Sidek who share the same residential address and therefore could be husband and wife. The company has about RM2.3 million in assets and RM1.8 million in liabilities with a paid up capital of RM500,000.

D. G. Kom Sdn Bhd (87537-V)

The company is owned by Saki Almahdaly Holdings Sdn Bhd (6,075,000 shares), WYN Resources Sdn Bhd (1,215,000 shares), PFB & Anak-anak Holdings Sdn Bhd (405,000 shares) and Prodaya Sdn Bhd (405,000 shares). The Directors are Syed Abd Kadir Bin Ibrahim, Dato’ Mohammad Radzi Bin Salleh and Nor Azman Bin Abdul Karim. The company’s assets are RM26 million against liabilities of RM19 million with paid up capital of RM7.6 million.

Asiasoft (M) Sdn Bhd (150529-H)

The company is owned by Bees System Sdn Bhd (350,000 shares) and Asiasoft (Singapore) Pte Ltd (15,000 shares). The Directors are Toh Kian Hong (Singapore citizen), Lim Tze Kuang and Lim See Hui. The assets of the company are RM4 million against liabilities of RM1.8 million with a paid up capital of RM500,000.

Executive Officers of Top Image Systems (TIS)
Board of Directors

Izhak Nakar, Founder and Chairman of the Board

Izhak Nakar founded the Company and served as its Chairman of the Board and CEO from inception until May 2001. In 2005, he was re-elected as the Chairman of the Board and in this position is responsible for TIS’s strategic M&A activity. Mr. Nakar served in the Israel Air Force from 1970 to 1987, where he led various large-scale highly technical development projects, including leading a development team that worked in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force. He received his B.Sc. in Computer Science from Bar Ilan University in 1982, and an MBA from Tel-Aviv University in 1984. Mr. Nakar is a recipient of the “Israel Defense Award,” bestowed annually by the President of Israel, for the development of high-tech systems in the field of intelligence for the Israeli Defense Force. He also received the “Man of the Year Award” in Business and Management (‘95-’96) in recognition of his business accomplishments and contributions to the growth and development of Israeli high-tech companies. In 1998 , Mr. Nakar founded NIR4YOU Capital, a privately held investment company specializing in early stage investments in high–tech companies. NIR4YOU Capital has 14 companies on its portfolio including: ForesCout , e-mobilis ,TopGuard , Matearis , Video Codes ,SundaySky , Secur DI , MomSense etc. Three of the 14 companies were sold to large enterprises, including SAP and Microsoft . In 2004 Mr. Nakar was elected as a Board member of the Israel-Japan chamber of Commerce. .

Ido Schechter, CEO
Dr. Schechter has been with the company for 9 years and is serving as the Company’s CEO since January 2002. Prior to that, Dr. Ido Schechter has been the Company’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing from August 1996. From January 1995 until August 1996, Mr. Schechter served as General Manager of Super Image, an affiliate of the Company; which operates a form processing service bureau. From August 1993 to December 1994, Mr. Schechter oversaw the start-up of automatic form processing services at Israel Credit Cards, Ltd. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Schechter was a research scientist at the Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario, Canada. Mr. Schechter is the recipient of eight Honors and Scholarships, has published or presented more than twenty-five articles and is a Captain in the Israeli Air Force. Mr. Schechter received his Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Plant Physiology from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada and his B.Sc. from the Hebrew University in Israel.

Arie Rand, CFO
Prior to his appointment as TIS’ Chief Financial Officer, Arie Rand served as Chief Financial Officer at Tescom, a high tech company with 600 employees and several subsidiaries worldwide. Before that, Mr. Rand was a senior manager in the finance department of a major industrial company. Mr. Rand also has several years of experience at one of Israel’s leading accounting firms. He holds an M.B.A. in Finance.

Oded Leiba, MD of TIS UK

Oded Leiba is the Managing Director of TIS’s UK operations. Prior to that, Oded served as the Company’s VP Professional Services. From May 1999 to May 2001, Oded was the TIS representative in Japan and worked with our exclusive distributor, EDMS for a period of three years. During this period, Oded, along with EDMS, were involved with several major projects in the insurance and medical sectors which helped TIS pave the way for a good relationship with IBM Japan. Prior to his tenure in Japan, Oded Leiba, as technical manager, helped establish a subsidiary of TIS, “Super Image”, a service bureau which provided services to insurance companies and government offices. Before joining TIS, Oded Leiba was employed as a senior level programmer at VISA where he was involved in the installation of the first TIS forms-processing system (AFPS) from the client side. Oded Leiba holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Business Management from Tel Aviv University.

Ofir Shalev, VP R&D and CTO

Ofir Shalev leads all Top Image Systems research and development activities, and he is responsible for the company’s technological roadmap. In this position Mr. Shalev is responsible of answering the current and future needs of the company by merging the two main developments efforts, advanced software engineering technologies and state of the art machine learning algorithms for data classification and recognition. Prior to this Ofir Shalev served as the company’s Director of Recognition for three years. During this period, Mr. Shalev was responsible for the development of Freedom, TIS’ semi-structured data module. Before joining TIS, Mr. Shalev served as a senior development leader at the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). Mr. Shalev holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science (Magna cum laude) from the Open University of Israel with research focused on Machine Learning algorithms, and Bachelor of Science degree from the Technion, the Israeli Institute of Technology.

Michael Schrader, General Manager, Top Image Systems Deutschland

Michael Schrader has served as the manager of TIS’s German operation since 2004. In this position, Mr. Schrader successfully established a solid operation with skilled sales and engineering teams able to respond to the demands of a highly competitive market, and develop superior standardized applications. Mr. Schrader has been with TIS since 1999, and has rapidly progressed within the company, serving as a software engineer, a technical team leader, an international strategic project manager and as the director of engineering for Europe. Prior to joining TIS, Mr. Schrader was a software engineer at Siemens and owned a Document Management consulting and development business. Mr. Schrader holds a B.Sc. of Business Engineering/Administration and is an Associate Engineer of Siemens Technical College.

Osamu Sakio, Representative Director, TIS Japan

Osamu Sakio has been the Representative Director of TIS Japan since its inception in April 2004. Prior to joining TIS Japan, in 1999, Mr. Osamu founded SunTrust International Co., Ltd, a private company that develops automated Inkan matching software together with the Israeli company e-Nkan. This software is still the only software which enables automated Inkan matching. Prior to that, Mr. Sakio worked for Saison Group as the Director of Seibu Department Store, the Director of Saison Corporation and as an Advisor to Saison Information Systems. In these positions, he was involved in restructuring Saison’s overseas operations in China, France, Italy, UK, and USA for more than 10 years. From 1983 to 1988, Mr. Sakio served as the Treasurer of CCKK, a 100% subsidiary of Citicorp, and as Representative Director and Vice President of FNNS, a joint venture of Citibank and Nippon Shinpan. In 1978, Mr. Sakio joined American Express in NY and worked as Senior Internal Auditor. Mr. Sakio holds a Bachelor of Arts from the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo and MBA from IMEDE (currently IMD) Lausanne Switzerland.

Alex Toh, MD Asiasoft Global (ASG)

Alex Toh established Asiasoft Global in 2004, merging the new company with Deca Solutions Pte Ltd. A company he previously established to focus on development of enterprise applications as well as turnkey solutions, including Accounting and Freight Management systems. From 2004 to 2007, ASG, under the management of Mr. Toh, opened new offices around the Asia region, acquired associate companies, Research & Development in Capture, Content Management as well as solutions for Shared Services centers. Mr. Toh also secured several major governmental funds and R&D grants which enabled ASG to grow its intellectual property (IP) in this arena. In 2007, Mr. Toh negotiated the acquisition of ASG by TIS following which, he became the head of solutions provider powerhouse in the Far East with leadership in Imaging and Information Management technologies with presence in Asia’s major countries. Prior to establishing ASG, Mr. Toh founded Virtual Homes Pte Ltd, an online 3D / VRML company providing users with online 3D designs of their own homes. Mr. Toh is a graduate of the National University of Singapore with a degree from School Of Computing.

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Menurut akhbar Sinar Harian bertarikh 5hb Ogos 2008, Ketua Pengarah BPR mengaku telah menerima beberapa aduan rasuah dan sedang menyiasat kes-kes berkenaan. Beliau disebut sebagai berkata bahawa BPR menerima maklumat yang betul dan bernas daripada orang ramai.

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