Malaysian tech firms win Deloitte award

Deloitte Malaysia executive director of technology consulting, Ow Chee Hong, said the technology sector in the Asia Pacific region continued to soar in 2008, as Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific winners set new records for growth. "The 12 companies are also among the top 500 companies in the Asia Pacific region to win the awards."

Ow said that the 12 companies are: Pulse Group PLC, which was ranked No 1, followed by Everest Web, N2N Connect, Kreateevee, Bsmart Technology, XYBase, Riskk.Com, Bernama Systems & Solutions Advisor, IF Interactive, Comintel, Interbase Resources, and JobStreet.com.

"This year saw an increase in the number of Malaysian internet companies that made it into the ranking, with Pulse Group being Malaysia's No 1 ranked winner," said Ow.

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Internet companies continue to rise