EDARAN IT SERVICES

ISSUE NO. 4 2008
For Internal Circulation Only
HIGHLIGHTS
Cover Story
EDARAN 20 Years On...
Special Feature
Nor Azwan Bags Chairman’s
Excellence Award
Thoughts
Where Are We Heading?
Corporate Development
EDARAN KOMPUTER is
now EDARAN I.T. Servives
Expanding Our Reach
EDARAN I.T. services
successfully appraised for
CMMI Level 3
HR Development
Developing English
Proficiency at EDARAN
Scaling the Competency
Curve 8 Receive MCSE
Certification
Events
EDARAN at WEC 2008
Royal Golf Guests at
Tanjung Rhu Resort
Published by:
EDARAN BERHAD
No 32 Jalan 1/76C, Desa Pandan,
55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel : 603-9206 7200
Fax : 603-9284 3531
www.edaran.com
20 YEARS on.....
EDARAN Chairman Reminds Employees
That Continual Learning Is The Key To
Continued Success
EDARAN commemorated its 20th Anniversary with a Grand Dinner at the
Hilton Kuala Lumpur on 16 August. Themed ‘Together in Success’, key
customers joined members of EDARAN management and staff to celebrate
the auspicious occasion.
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“It was important that our Customers joined us in this significant milestone
celebration because EDARAN would not have come to this day without
their support. Together with our Customers, we will move forward to
welcome new opportunities,” said Managing Director Dato’ Bistamam
Ramli.
In his keynote address, Company Chairman Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli shed
light on the background of EDARAN and on the reason why EDARAN
came into being. He said that EDARAN was founded fundamentally to
fulfill a corporate social responsibility, specifically in response to the plight
of unemployed graduates who were experiencing difficulties in finding
employment during the recession years of the late 80’s. With the minimal
capital available, EDARAN was established as a business enterprise that
distributed computer hardware. Over the years, the business of EDARAN
expanded and grew to involve various aspects of I.T. activities.
“From our humble beginnings, we have moved on and earned ourselves a respectable position within the Information Communications
Technology industry. Though we started off with very little, we have always had big hopes and bigger ambitions for the company and
for the people who serve with the company,” said Tan Sri Tajudin.
As an organization EDARAN believes in growing through knowledge and the application of knowledge.
“We believe in ‘learning that continues from the cradle to the grave’ – continuous, lifelong learning. Having employees empowered with
knowledge is the surest way of ensuring the company’s growth. Our employees must be given the opportunity to continually acquire
knowledge, skills and competencies relevant to their work for as long as they serve the company,” added Tan Sri Tajudin.
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EDARAN takes another affirmative step in tandem with
its transformation programme to become more a relevant
and dynamic entity in the I.T industry. The name of its
fully owned subsidiary Edaran Komputer has been
changed to Edaran I.T Services, a change initiated to
reflect the Company’s elevated status as full fledged
I.T services and solutions provider.
“Edaran Komputer as we used to call ourselves, has
evolved over the years to become an I.T company that
is now able to offer a broad host of knowledge, solutions
and services needed in the market. Today we do not
only provide systems integration and maintenance
services but we also provide a full spectrum of value
add services which emphasize higher value added
Encik Mustafa Rawther
Executive Vice President
benefits to our customers. Our scope of offerings have
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grown to include software applications as well as
infrastructure solutions development, support and
maintenance,” said Executive Vice President of Edaran I.T Services Sdn Bhd,
Mustafa Rawther Mohamed Rawther.
Edaran I.T Services has also expanded its service offerings into the area of
software development which includes development of customized application
on .NET and Java.
“The recent successful appraisal of Edaran I.T Services for CMMI Level 3 coupled
with our continual and concerted efforts to upgrade our knowledge and competency
level such as achieving Microsoft Gold Partner status have served to place
Edaran I.T Services more distinctly and credibly in the market,” added Encik
Mustafa Rawther.
In another area of service, Edaran I.T Services, with its nationwide presence
is now able to provide an enhanced level of maintenance services which comes
with the assurance of warranty services for PC and servers. To ensure the
provision of such high level technical support, every member of Edaran I.T
Services’ technical staff at the support centres are trained and certified by the
principals .,
Expanding
Our Reach
In a pro-active move to get closer to its customers, EDARAN I.T Services
Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Edaran Komputer Sdn Bhd) has expanded
its presence into every state in Peninsula Malaysia bringing its network
presence to a total of 15 Customer Support Centres.
“This expansion programme mirrors our commitment to become more
consultative in our approach to customer relations and management. The
expansion programme is timely and is in tandem with the growing spread
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of our customer sites throughout Malaysia. The Ministry of Health (MOH)
and Kastam Diraja Malaysia (KDRM) for instance, represent customers with a substantial
spread of offices throughout the country. Apart from the MOH and KDRM, UiTM and
FOSIM also have their offices in every state of the country. The number of sites that we
have to service and maintain increases accordingly,” said Encik Amrun Shaari, the Project
Manager.
“The initiative to extend our presence was spurred by the growing need to respond in
quick time to the needs of our customers. By expanding our presence we are actually
striving to not just meet but exceed the requirements stated in the Service Level Agreement
(SLA) and ultimately to provide delightful experiences for our customers each time we
serve them. We are aware that our immediate attention to their slightest problem plays
an important role in improving their productivity and efficiency,” added Encik Amrun.
“We believe that our expanded presence will give us a further edge in winning new clients
and contracts particularly those which require their I.T services provider to have a nationwide
presence,” said Encik Amrun.
Every support centre is able to provide the full gamut of maintenance services for hardware
systems and software applications. The Company has recruited 17 new technical staff
to beef up its customer service support. It has also beefed up its manpower at its Helpdesk.
The activities of the new branches are monitored by managers with HQ
kept updated on all activities. Every issue or problem logged by customers
are keyed-into the Company’s Helpdesk System. The system enables
the Company to know whether the requirements of the customer’s SLA
are met or not.
CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTRES
Customer Call Hotline
03-9283 8517
“As an I.T services and solutions provider, the expertise and substantial experience
that we have built over the past 20 years have earned us a sound reputation in
key sectors of the market. Some of these sectors include the health, customs,
education, government and municipals. It is our intention to increase our presence
in more industry sectors as the EDARAN Group ventures into new industries
and new business activities,” concluded Encik Mustafa Rawther.
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Applications Development
Information Systems Planning
Project Management Services
Business Process Reengineering
Technical Consulting Services
Facilities & Infrastructure Works
EDARAN CS CENTERS NETWORK NATIONWIDE
7 Regional Bases Kuala Lumpur (HQ)
Johor Bahru
Sg Petani
Kuantan
Sabah
Sarawak (Kuching)
Sarawak (Sibu)
New Branches
Kangar (Perlis)
Seberang Jaya (Penang)
Ipoh (Perak)
Melaka Tengah (Melaka)
Kuala Terengganu (Terengganu)
Kota Bharu (Kelantan)
Sandakan (Sabah)
EDARAN I.T. SERVICES
successfully appraised for CMMI Level 3.
Another Step Towards Excellence
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CMMI Level 3
Edaran I.T Services (formerly known as Edaran Komputer)
was successfully appraised for CMMI - Level 3, a recognition
sanctioned by the Software Engineering Institute of the
Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburg, U.S.A. in August
2008.
The Company embarked on the CMMI programme with a view
to improving its business and organisational processes so
as to improve the Company’s overall efficiency and proficiency.
“As an I.T. solutions and services provider, we recognize the critical need for a high
level of integrity in our products and services. To achieve that , it is imperative that
the processes at every stage of our activities are fully effective because, ultimately,
the quality of our products and services is dependent on the quality of the processes
we use to acquire, develop and maintain them,” said EDARAN Managing Director,
Dato’ Bistamam Ramli.
“For that reason, we embarked on the CMMI route with the primary objective of
improving our software engineering and delivery processes so as to raise the overall
level of Edaran I.T Services’ proficiency and the quality of our products and services,
added Dato’ Bistamam.
The Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI) is, in fact, a process improvement
approach that provides organisations with the essential elements of effective
processes. It provides the latest best practices for product and service development
and maintenance. CMMI helps integrate traditionally separate organisational functions,
set process improvement goals and priorities, provide guidance for quality processes,
and provide a point of reference for appraising current processes.
Having been successfully appraised for CMMI Level 3, the Company will use the
CMMI approach to guide its process improvement across projects, internal divisions,
and the entire organization, and link management and divisional activities to the
Company’s objectives.
With professionally and internationally recognised certification such as this, Edaran
I.T Services moves itself further up the professionalism and competency curve and
places itself on a more competitve platform in the industry.
Scaling the Competency Curve
8 Receive MCSE Certification
8 Edaran I.T Services (formerly known as Edaran Komputer) engineers recently qualified
as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) within the stipulated training time frame
of 17 months. The certification programme which began in April 2007 comprised a total
of 7 modules, complete with their respective examination at the end of each module.
Candidates were required to pass all exams (passing mark of 700/1,000) to qualify as
MCSE.
“It is our aim to provide more and more of such professional competency training for our
engineers and technical support. To remain relevant and competitive, we have no other
option but to keep improving our skills and competency. This Microsoft certification for
our engineers is one of those important certifications to sustain ourselves as a competent
Microsoft Partner. We will continue to pursue other qualifications necessary to keep
us competitive and updated in our knowledge,” said Dato’ Bistamam Ramli, Managing
Director of EDARAN .
“Skills and training programmes such as this is part and parcel of our commitment to
pursuing knowledge as well as our commitment to continually train our people so that
they improve as professionals. The knowledge and skills they acquire can be taken with
them wherever they go. The Company is gratified when they are able to improve their
market value as professionals,” added Dato’ Bistamam.
The MCSE qualification is an industry standard mapped for I.T professionals by Microsoft.
The certification qualifies these engineers in skill sets required to design and implement
I.T. infrastructure functions based on Microsoft Windows platform and Microsoft server
software. The presence of MCSE engineers in EDARAN will serve to open up market
opportunities created by Microsoft technologies for EDARAN. The presence of these
engineers will also help the company to better position and market their Microsoft solutions
and services.
The 8 certified engineers include:
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8.
Abd Aziz Shik Razak
Fisal Abdullah
Nor Azwan Kamaruddin
Reza Hasbee Othman
Mohd Rizal Ramli
Muzal Amin
Zulhelmi Kamaruddin
Kamaruddin Mohd Nor
The total number of MCSE engineers in Edaran I.T Services is 9 with the inclusion of
Mohd Nazri Kassim who was already a certified MCSE upon joining the Company.
A Tribute to the Founder and Chairman of EDARAN BERHAD, YBhg Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli
on the occasion of the company’s 20th Anniversary
INSAN BERJASA
Saat ini kita raikan insan berjasa
Detik ini kita rayakan jayanya ‘EDARAN’
Kerana tuah itu pangkal mulanya
Seperti madah pendeta :
Bertuah ayam ada induknya
Bertuah serai ada rumpunnya
Bertuah rumah ada tuanya.
Developing
English Proficiency
at EDARAN
Recognising the value that clear communication, persuasive
presentation and better proficiency in the English language
bring to the Company, EDARAN initiated intensive courses on
the subject for its Management team, Managers and Executives.
The courses conducted by Dr. Robert Lam (Ph.D - English),
Founder of the Robert Lam English Language, aimed to impart
relevant techniques in the English language and improve the
participants’ professional presentation skills.
Participants were taught principles of effective up-front
communication particularly vocal and visual secrets of a
professional speaker and techniques on planning and preparing
excellent presentations. The sessions included diction and
phonetics and English grammar.
Marketing Executives attended a special module on effective
sales and business presentation skills while senior staff members
whose work involved writing letters and business reports were
trained in professional business and technical. Participants were
also taught the critical techniques of handling questions and
establishing rapport with the audience. They were also taught
the use of ‘modern’ and dynamic language and business email
writing.
All participants felt the courses they attended helped to boost
their confidence in the English language and especially helped
to improve their delivery skills in professional presentations.
Bertuah ‘EDARAN’ ada nakhodanya.
Dua dekad yang lalu
Upacara meletak kerja bahu membahu
Dua puluh tahun yang berlalu
Memekarkan bunga sukma kalbu.
Saat ini kita raikan insan berjasa
Yang tidak lupa akan asalnya
Kebun serta bendangnya;
Lumpur dan selut bukan penghalang
Menimba ilmu tidak kepalang
Kerana ilmu wajar dijulang.
Ia tanda Melayu berakal
Ilmu dituntut menjadi bekal;
Ia tanda Melayu handal
Ia berilmu dalam beramal.
Ia menyuntik semangat baru
Mengingatkan karyawannya agar tak culas
Kerana kerja tanpa ikhlas
Manfaat tiada pahala pun lepas.
Ia julang Melayu jati
Tabah bekerja ke tengah ke tepi
Bekerja tidak membilang hari
Elok perangai mulia pekerti
Sakit senang menanam budi
Dendam mendendam pantang sekali
Tangan pemurah suka memberi.
Ia pendorong menuju mercu
Pintu gerbangnya di dalam kalbu
Tulus ikhlas menjadi sifat
Berkorban tidak memilih tempat
Terbukanya untuk kepentingan umat.
Ia akar ia banir, paksi dahan merendang
daun berkembang.
“The classes turned out to be quite enjoyable. While I used to
be terrified when called upon to make a presentation, I am now
more comfortable. I have learnt some very valuable practical
techniques like releasing nervous energy and establishing eye
contact with my audience. They make a difference.” –
(Sharil Anuar Mohamed – Sales Department)
Ia juga Melayu terbilang
Pantang menumpang tuah orang.
Melepaskan tanggungjawab ia pantang
Bertanggungjawab sakit dan senang
Terhadap waktu ianya sayang
Pantang baginya waktu terbuang
Jauh memandang ke masa datang.
“Although English is not my forte, I now understand that even
without the most perfect grammar, I can still communicate
effectively if I put some effort into the planning and the preparation
of the subject matter I need to communicate.” – (Reza Hasbee
Othman, Infrastructure Services Department)
Pekerja karyawan akurlah sudah
Ikut hidup orang bertuah
Terhadap pemimpin kita amanah
Terhadap pemimpin berbaik tingkah
Hemat cermat sebarang langkah.
“We should continue to have such courses. The practical
sessions did a lot of good to our confidence.” – (Munir Ismail
– Group Administration)
Bintang petunjuk musafir sentiasa wujud
siang dan malam.
Ia tanda Melayu jati
Bekerja benar, cakap berisi,
Ia tanda Melayu berbudi
Tunjuk ajarnya dijunjung tinggi.
Hatinya tidak berbelah bagi
Membaca zaman ianya ahli.
Saat ini kita raikan insan berjasa
Yang tahu hukum dan adat,
Kasih tidak memilih tempat
Sayang tidak memandang pangkat
Duduknya berunding tegak muafakat
Hidup rukun dalam sepakat.
Detik ini kita raikan insan berjasa
Yang hidup berkawan pelbagai bangsa
Bersaudara tidak memilih rupa
Berkawan tidak memilih harta
Bersahabat tidak memilih kuasa.
Ia petuah membawa berkah
Yang amanah membawa hikmah.
Namun pada malam syahdu sunyi
Ia teruskan memuji Ilahi
Ia tanda Melayu beriman
Cakapnya halus lakunya sopan
Ia tanda Melayu berbangsa
Walaupun emas mengaku suasa
Ia tanda orang berbudi
Tahu mensyukuri nikmat Ilahi.
Detik ini kita raikan insan berjasa
Renunglah tutur serta tingkahnya
Ia pandai mengikut zaman
Hidup senang hati pun nyaman
Ia pandai mengikut masa
Hidupnya tenang sentiasa.
Ia kita raikan kerana ia memimpin
Elok kita kerana pimpinannya
Seperti elok kampung kerana tuanya
Elok negeri kerana rajanya
Elok bahtera kerana nakhodanya.
Detik ini, saat ini, tempo seterusnya
Ia kita dahulukan selangkah
Ia kita tinggikan sedahan
Yang diangkat menurut patutnya
Dikukuhkan kerana layaknya.
Puisi Gubahan:
Dato’ Dr. Anwar Ridhwan
[Turut diilhami daripada
Tunjuk Ajar Melayu ]
Nor Azwan
Bags the Chairman’s
Excellence Award
“The Chairman’s Excellence Award is given in recognition of the individual’s
performance at work as well as of his or her personal values. Nor Azwan has
shown himself to be a deserving employee . The Company acknowledges his
contribution and applauds his sense of discipline and trustworthiness,” said Datuk
Mohd Shu’aib Ishak, Director of Human Resources.
On the auspicious occasion of the Company’s 20th anniversary celebrations this year,
EDARAN applauded its most deserving employee with the prestigious ‘Chairman’s
Excellence Award’ – the highest honour of recognition ever given to a member of the
staff.
Nor Azwan Kamaruddin was unanimously picked as the recipient. A person noted for his
commitment and dedication to his work, Nor Azwan comes across to most as an
approachable, humble and ever helpful person. These traits have earned him the accolade
of the Company’s ‘Value Ambassador’.
Nor Azwan is a Senior Customs Engineer with Edaran I.T Services , a wholly
owned subsidiary of the EDARAN Group. He has served with the Company for
the past 15 years. Nor Azwan started off as a technician in 1993, repairing and
fixing computers and printers for ISETAN, one of EDARAN’s customers back
then. He moved on into the area of preventive and corrective maintenance services
serving on the Kastam Diraja Malaysia account. He attributes his career’s turning
point to a remark passed by a colleague on his inadequacy to service and support
mainframes. From that point onwards, Nor Azwan was determined to become a
mainframe expert. Today Nor Azwan is indeed a mainframe expertise with critical
knowledge that straddles three generations of NEC mainframes. He is a Microsoft Certified
Systems Engineer, a Cisco Certified Network Associate and has qualified as a CompTIA
Network+ Professional. He has been supporting the mainframe systems of several of
EDARAN’s key accounts including KDRM, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of
Defense and Samsung Seremban.
Nor Azwan is married with three sons. He received the coveted plaque and a cash reward
of RM10,000. The Company congratulates Nor Azwan on a well deserved recognition.
SPOTLIGHT ON NOR AZWAN KAMARUDDIN
Circle : How does it feel to be the sole recipient of such a prestigious award?
NAK
: Alhamdulillah. It is an honor for me. I am grateful that the Company appreciates
my loyalty and hard work over the past 15 years. It is my belief that success is
a journey. It has multiple peaks. New successes are built on past successes.
Setbacks will also help me build success.
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to EDARAN for recognising me with
this award.
Circle : What drives you? What gives you the greatest satisfaction in your work?
NAK
opportunity to plan a proper holiday. For this I would like to thank my beloved
wife and sons for their understanding, sacrifice and cooperation.
: I believe that everything comes from Allah. Everything good that happens to me
come from Allah and anything bad is my own doing.
I get the greatest satisfaction when I do my work sincerely and they meet the
standards.
To make up for that, I’ll make sure that I spend at least an hour talking with my
children. On weekends, we try to do family outings such as going to the movies
and to their grandparent’s house.
Circle: What values do you hold closest to you?
NAK
Circle : If you had to give one advise to your colleagues, or young working individuals
who have just started on their careers, what would it be?
NAK
Circle : When you encounter a challenge or a problem in the course of your work, what
is your first instinct?
NAK
NAK
: I have been with the Company for 15 years. Recently I received an attractive
offer from another organization that required my skills (mainframe). I’ve decided
to stay with EDARAN as this is the place where I started. I have worked my way
to where I am now. It is a rewarding feeling.
Circle : Your job is quite demanding of your time. How do you juggle your job and your
family?
NAK
: In my job I am required to be on a 24 hours-7 days standby for the customer.
It is quite impossible for me to have a real holiday. I do not really have the
: 1. Learn from your mistakes. Failure is one of the greatest learning tools, but
many people let failure defeat them.
2. Be sincere in your work and practice self discipline. Put in a 100% effort
into achieving your goals and believe in your ability to achieve them.
: My first instinct is to have a positive attitude and tell myself that I can solve it. I will
put in a 100% effort to solve the problem. I’ll respond to the problems with enthusiasm
and eagerness and I am normally amazed at the results.
Circle : Have you ever thought of joining another organization which may be looking for
your skills and which may even offer you higher remuneration?
: Working hard and believing in everything I do. Sometimes people don't understand
why I do what I do, but eventually when they see that I have been honest and
sincere, they appreciate me.
3. Learn how to work with people that you don’t like or don’t respect without
having to resort to insincere behavior to get something done.
Circle : What do you see yourself doing in 5 years’ time? 10 years’ time?:
NAK
: 5 years down the line I can see myself as an outstanding, knowledgeable
individual who can contribute significantly to the growth of the Company and
along with that my career growth.
In 10 years, I endeavor to have refined my IT knowledge and client relations
skills. I intend to be a leading expert in mainframe and networking. I will want
to continue contributing my abilities and expertise in a challenging and rewarding
environment.
THOUGHTS
Success - By What Measures?
One would think that after
so many centuries of human
progress, man would be
living in a cleaner, safer and
more
prosperous
environment. Humankind
has achieved many marvels
in various fields such as in
the arts, science, medicine
and technology. Distances
have been shortened, what
took decades to construct is
today accomplished within
a fragment of time, we have
discovered new cures, we have conquered the oceans and the
mountains. Computers and electronic gadgets coveniently run our
lives. .
Yet what is mirrored in our world today does not quite reflect what
one would expect of a ‘civilized’ society.
We only need to look around us to realize that we are actually at
odds with our own progress. Today we face crises of all kinds. The
current financial meltdown is of such epic proportions that even
societies far from the epicenter of the storm are not going to be
spared. Along with the ailing financial system, major industries
are in dire straits. The housing industry and the auto industry for
instance are facing some of their toughest times. Businesses are
folding up. At the civilian level, massive retrenchment is happening
and employees all over the world face the impending doom of
unemployment in the midst of spiraling costs. The income disparity
between the rich elite and the masses is widening. A cloud of fear,
uncertainty and worry is enveloping the global society.
And it is apparent that the financial crisis is not the only storm we
need to weather. We are also witnessing disasters and calamities
of other kinds, the most looming of which is the threat of global
warming. Our hills are sliced, our waters polluted, our parks are
disappearing, our trees felled in the name of development and
progress. We are witnessing environmental destructions that lead
to human tragedies and disasters, trouble and turmoil that leave
ordinary citizens frustrated and disillusioned, scandals such as the
melamine poisoning, the emergence of new diseases that confound
our doctors and scientists. We are bombarded by one attack after
another and the end is not in sight.
Have we stopped to wonder why these things are happening at
such an alarming rate? Indeed have we stopped to wonder where
we are heading? Where will the chaos lead?
Across the globe there is a blatant manifestation of some of the
worst traits of human nature – greed, deception, injustice, prejudice,
arrogance, apathy and indifference, whether in governments,
industries or civil society. Could it be that the thirst for material
success and achievement is becoming more and more
unquenchable? Yet what is this ‘success’ that humankind seems
to be chasing?
While the world may have their own understanding of ‘success’ it
is my hope that at least among our own circles, we will approach
the concept of ‘success’ from both the physical and non-physical
perspectives. As much as physical and tangible successes promise
satisfaction, let us remember that they will not be sustainable nor
will they bring real rewards unless they are underpinned by values
and ethics. In a more familiar sense, our successes should be
defined by both the ‘jasmani’ (physical) and ‘rohani’ (spiritual)
dimensions of our lives. Only then can we say that our successes
are complete and wholesome.
It is my belief is that there is a need to go back to basics and
rebuild the foundations of our society on strong values and ethics.
For us Muslims, it would simply mean returning to the values and
principles that have been handed down by the prophets and the
messengers of Almighty Allah. Were we not given this beautiful
universe complete with the resources to sustain, nurture and protect
humankind and all of creation? Were we not taught that as part of
creation, we must be in sync with the rest of His creation if we are
to enjoy the fullness of His blessings. I believe that somewhere
along the way, many have sold their souls in exchange for power,
fame and fortune. I believe that humankind has become too greedy
and too clever for its own good. Such greed and ill-founded
passions have in turn given rise to a soul-less society, an
irresponsible society with no regard for the environment and no
regard for neighbour. The question begs to be asked - Is humankind
bringing about his own destruction?
I like to think that the endless barrage of crises the world is facing
today serves to remind us to check our own lives, re-examine our
actions and regain our footing on a firm foundation of values. I
would like to think that arising from the gloomy rubble of our
decaying society, we have the opportunity to do our bit to make
our immediate environment better. We can play our part to stop
the rot and the decay. We can begin to do that by doing the right
things at our offices and in our jobs. We can begin by applying the
right principles and living by the values of our Faith. And finally I
would like to think that if more people woke up to the signs of the
times and heeded the message in the crises that surround them,
humankind will begin to see a new dawn of prosperity and peace.
Tajudin Ramli
Chairman
Berjayakah Kita? Ukuran Apa Yang Kita Pakai?
Manusia sudah mencapai banyak kejayaan di dalam berbagai
bidang seperti kesenian, sains, perubatan, teknologi dan lain-lain.
Manusia juga sudah dapat membina prasarana yang lebih baik
dan tinggi tarafnya. Dan manusia juga telah berjaya mencipta
berbagai-bagai gajet untuk memudahkan dan menyenangkan
lagi kehidupan harian mereka. Malangnya kejayaan-kejayaan
manusia disalut pula dengan kepincangan dan kegawatan. Dan
bila sahaja ada kepincangan dan kegawatan maka timbullah
berbagai-bagai soalan. Mengapakah kepincangan dan kegawatan
boleh terjadi? Di mana salah kita? Sudah cukupkah tindakan kita?
Maka timbullah soalan demi soalan, kajian demi kajian, pelan
demi pelan, tindakan demi tindakan telah diambil bagi mengatasi
kepincangan dan kegawatan. Walaupun telah banyak kajian dan
analisis dibuat dan tindakan-tindakan susulan diambil, kepincangan
dan kegawatan terus melanda. Yang menakutkan kita setiap kali
bencana atau kegawatan baru melanda kita, ianya lebih besar
dan semakin bertubi-tubi datangnya.
Ini menimbulkan lebih banyak pertanyaan lagi – apakah mungkin
kejayaan atau sukses yang kita canang-canangkan kejayaannya
itu satu sukses yang benar atau abadi atau adakah ia hanya satu
angan-angan kosong atau satu ilusi sahaja. Oleh kerana
kepincangan dan kegawatan semakin menjadi, mungkin kita perlu
mengkaji ukuran kejayaan ataupun ‘measure of success’ itu
sendiri supaya ukuran-ukuran yang tepat, tidak berlubang-lubang
atau carik-carik, menjadi asas kepada ukuran kejayaan kita.
Saya percaya ukuran-ukuran kejayaan yang diguna pakai pada
masa ini adalah kurang tepat. Ia hanya berasaskan ukuranukuran fizikal sahaja. Oleh itu apa yang dianggap KEJAYAAN,
tidak dapat bertahan lama. Misalnya, akhir-akhir ini masyarakat
antarabangsa sedang dilanda ‘financial meltdown’ atau kegawatan
kewangan. Kegawatan-kewangan ini pula telah menyebabkan
industri-industri lain seperti industri perumahan, automotif dan
berbagai-bagai industri lagi dilanda kegawatan juga. Malah
kebanyakan industri-industri penting yang amat diperlukan oleh
masyarakat juga tlah dilanda kegawatan.
Bila diteliti, kita dapati bahawa kegawatan kewangan atau
‘financial meltdown’ telah dimulakan oleh kerakusan segolongan
kecil manusia sahaja. Mereka telah ‘create the measure of
success’ atau mengadakan ukuran kejayan mereka bagi
membolehkan mereka mendapat pulangan atau bonus yang lebih
besar melalui sistem ‘derivatives’ . Mereka sendiri mungkin sedar
bahawa sistem ini berlandaskan asas yang amat rapuh dan tidak
stabil serta tidak akan bertahan lama dan mereka juga mungkin
sedar bahawa kepincangan dan kegawatan akan mengekori
mereka. Namun ukuran kejayaan atau ‘measure of success’ yang
sedemikian diteruskan juga bagi memenuhi tuntutan kerakusan
mereka. Akhirnya kegawatan kewangan telah menyebabkan
keruntuhan ekonomi yang amat teruk dan masyarakat telah
diselubungi rasa takut atau ‘fear’. Walaupun begitu perakusperakus tidak langsung mengambil kira bencana yang menimpa
masyarakat umum.
Sebenarnya, perakus-perakus tidak hanya terdapat di dalam
industri kewangan sahaja. Mereka terdapat di berbagai-bagai
bidang industri. Yang amat membimbangkan ialah perakusperakus dapat menyakinkan berbagai-bagai pihak yang terdiri
dari ketua-ketua masyarakat dan ketua-ketua negara dan
pembawa-pembawa berita dengan alasan semuanya dilakukan
demi pembangunan dan kebaikan umum. Tindakan perakusperakus ini mungkin membawa kepada bencana yang lebih besar
seperti ‘global warming’ atau kepanasan global.
Saya percaya ukuran kejayaan atau ‘measure of success’ yang
di guna pakai pada hari ini adalah amat terhad dan hanya
berasaskan kepada kejayaan fizikal sahaja. Ukuran berasaskan
fizikal semata-mata tentulah tidak mencukupi untuk membolehkan
kejayaan atau sukses bertahan lama. Oleh itu, ukuran sukses
atau ‘measure of success’ itu sendiri mestilah diperkembangkan
dengan mengambil kira prinsip-prinsip baik yang mengurangkan
kerakusan manusia. Sekiranya ukuran kejayaan yang mengambil
kira prinsip-prinsip baik dan di jadikan sebagai sebahagian ukuran
kejayaan, maka mungkin kejayaan itu dapat bertahan lama. Ia,
Insha Allah, kejayaan sebenarnya.
Di EDARAN, kita mestilah sentiasa bersedia dan mengelakkan
kumpulan kita dari menyumbang kepada tercetusnya kegawatan.
Langkah pertama kita ialah bagi menghadapi kegawatan dan
memberi fokus kepada cara mengukur kejayaan atau sukses itu
sendiri dengan mengambil kira prinsip-prinsip baik di dalam ukuran
kejayaan atau sukses kita. Saya percaya dengan mengubah
cara ukur atau ‘measure of success’, kejayaan atau sukses kita
akan dapat bertahan lebih panjang atau lebih lama.
Prinsip-prinsip baik ini sememangnya telah diterima pakai di
EDARAN iaitu ‘Syukur, Amanah, Ikhlas dan Disiplin’ dan
dimasukkan di dalam ukuran kejayaan atau sukses kita. Prinsipprinsip ini adalah prinsip-prinsip utama yang menjadi asas kepada
ukuran kejayaan sebenar dan tidak bercanggah dengan “…hablin
minAllah wa hablin minannas…” yang disebut oleh Allah SWT.
Saya percaya kejayaan-kejayaan serta keseluruhan pencapaian
kita akan dapat bertahan dalam jangka waktu yang lebih panjang.
Tajudin Ramli
Pengerusi
ROYAL GOLF GUESTS
at TANJUNG RHU RESORT, LANGKAWI, 27 August 2008
EDARAN Chairman Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli played host to Their Majesties The Yang Di Pertuan Agong and The Raja Permaisuri Agong and Their
Royal Highnesses The Sultan and Sultanah of Kedah at a dinner held at Tanjung Rhu Resort, Langkawi, after a Royal Friendly Golf Game between
the Istana Negara team and the Istana Kedah team on 27 August.
The friendly game played in the spirit of fostering friendship among the two teams was played at Gunung Raya Golf and Country Club. Facilitated
by EDARAN, the friendly game may become an annual golf event due to overwhelming enthusiasm of the two teams.
Present to greet Their Majesties and Their Royal Highnesses upon their Majesties’ and Royal Highnesses’ arrival at Tanjung Rhu Resort were
Chairman of EDARAN BERHAD, YBhg Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli and YBhg Puan Sri Faridah Abdullah and Managing Director of EDARAN, YBhg Dato’
Bistamam Ramli and YBhg Datin Rizana Mohd Daud.
Tan Sri Tajudin and Dato’ Bistamam Ramli had earlier joined His Majesty The Yang Di Pertuan Agong at the game playing for Team Istana Negara.
Other participants from EDARAN playing for Team Istana Negara included Datuk Mohd Shu’aib Ishak and Encik Fazlan Azri Tajudin, Executive
Directors of the Company as well as Encik Wan Adlan Tan Sri Wan Abdul Rahman, a Director of one of the companies within the EDARAN group.
at
EDARAN
THE WORLD ENDURANCE
CHAMPIONSHIP 2008
Terengganu, 6 - 9 November 2008
EDARAN was represented at the prestigious FEI- World
Endurance Championship 2008 by Datuk Mohd Shu’aib Ishak,
EDARAN’s Executive Director and Faizal Ismail of ar-Raudhah
Equine Centre.
Malaysia was represented by 12 riders including His Majesty
Yang Di Pertuan Agong Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal
Abidin Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Mutafi Billah Shah.
WORLD ENDURANCE
Datuk Shu’aib Ishak, who is also the Vice Chairman of the Edaran
TERENGGANU 2008
Endurance Classic, started intensive training for the Championship
12 months before WEC 2008. As part of his preparation for WEC
2008, he participated in six (6) FEI 3 Stars 160Km competitions and completed 4 of them
astride Blue Bronco in Australia and Pescado in Uruguay.
Datuk Shu’aib withdrew from the WEC 2008 competition after 90Km of the 160Km trail
when Blue Bronco showed symptoms of fatigue halfway through the Championship.
“As in every endurance competition, the horse’s welfare is paramount. I had to consider
withdrawing from the race due to the condition of my horse. Nonetheless it was a great
competition and I would not have missed the experience fo anything,” said Datuk Mohd
Shu’aib.
The Championship was flagged off by Her Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri
Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah at 5.30pm on 7 November.
“WEC 2008 was a success for our country. However I believe that it could have been a
bigger success of the country had our local Malaysians been given more opportunity to be
involved in the handling and coordination of the event. I believe Malaysians could have
done just as good a job,” added Datuk Shu’aib Ishak.
There was a total of 132 riders and horses from 32 countries in the Championship. 127
horses passed the VET check and qualified for the competition. There were 48 successful
completions. Among the 48 who completed were Malaysian riders Azizie Ismail, who
completed in 34th place and Abdul Halim Alihan who finished at 39th place.
Maria Mercedes Avarez Ponton of Spain bagged the Individual Gold Medal while Augustin
Vita of Argentina and Sultan Ahmed Sultan bin Sulayem of the UAE took the Silver and
Bronze respectively.
In the Team Event, Gold went to the UAE Team, while Team Qatar and Team Kingdom of
Bahrain bagged the Silver and Bonze respectively.
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This importance of knowledge and skills acquisition has been reflected in
the company’s emphasis and insistence on professional training and personal
development programmes for every member of the staff.
At the Celebration Dinner, Systems Engineer Norazwan Kamaruddin received
the ‘Chairman’s Excellence Award’, an award that recognizes excellence in
work performance and personal values of an employee. Norazwan also
received a cash token of RM15,000.
The highlight of the dinner was a tribute presentation to the Founder and
Chairman, Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli. A ‘Puisi’ dedication written by Dato’
Anwar Ridhwan was poignantly presented by Company Director,
Abdul Halim Abdullah. Entitled “Insan Berjasa”, the ‘Puisi’ reflected the deeds and aspirations of Founder Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli.
The Event also honoured individuals who have been giving their dedication and commitment to the Company behind the scene. One such individual who was honoured that
evening was YBhg Datin Rizana Mohamad Daud who has been contributing her professional services in Secretarial and Legal matters to the Company ever since it was incorporated.
The Dinner was also marked with the recognition of long serving staff members. A total of 10 members of the staff, including longest serving member if the staff, Executive Vice
President Encik Md Arif Hj Hasan (20 years) received their commemorative plaque and rewards.
Employees of EDARAN and Guests were feted to a sumptuous dinner to the accompaniment of heart throbbing singer Anwar Zain and the beautiful and captivating Noreen Aziz.