Monday August 30, 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd has appointed Huawei as the exclusive supplier for its Next Generation High-Speed Internet network. The job will also include the building and managing of a full-service Fibre To The X network using GPON technologies.
In a joint statement on Friday, the companies said this would offer Maxis subscribers fresh fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) services, which included high-speed Internet services after its completion within the year.
“An agreement was inked on Aug 19 to formalise the partnership,” it said.
Jean-Pascal van Overbeke says Maxis is committed to have the best network in the country.
The statement said under the agreement, Huawei would offer an end-to-end turnkey services package that included active and passive equipment, holistic optical distribution network designs, and construction management for the construction of the Next Generation High-Speed Internet network.
“Upon completion of the project, a network of homes in Klang Valley, Penang and Johor Bahru will be connected on a last-mile basis, using fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) wired technologies,” it said.
It said Huawei would also design and build the active network infrastructure and would also manage the FTTH network for three years.
Maxis chief operating officer, Jean-Pascal van Overbeke, said Maxis was committed to have the best network in the country.
“The Next Generation High-Speed Internet network is part of Maxis’ committment to providing over 12 million customers with the richer experience,” he said. — Bernama
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
College CEO sues telco over phone ‘data leak’
Monday August 30, 2010
KOTA BARU: A chief executive officer has filed a RM20mil suit against a telecommunications company for allegedly revealing contents of her SMS exchanges and recordings of her teleconversations with other individuals to third parties.
Noor Haslina Abdullah, 39, (pic) who is CEO of a private college in Kuala Terengganu, filed the suit against the telco at the High Court registry here at 2pm yesterday through the law firm of Messrs Rafizi Zubairi & Co.
In her statement of claim, she said her feelings were hurt, besides suffering trauma and mental stress as a result of the episode.
She alleged that when she arrived at her office on March 11, she received a package which contained nine A4 sized pages with information about her SMS exchanges and a pen drive that had recordings of her telephone conversations.
She added that she lodged a police report on the matter on March 14 and sought relief from the telco, but was ignored.
She is seeking damages totalling RM20mil and other relief deemed fit by the court. – Bernama
KOTA BARU: A chief executive officer has filed a RM20mil suit against a telecommunications company for allegedly revealing contents of her SMS exchanges and recordings of her teleconversations with other individuals to third parties.
Noor Haslina Abdullah, 39, (pic) who is CEO of a private college in Kuala Terengganu, filed the suit against the telco at the High Court registry here at 2pm yesterday through the law firm of Messrs Rafizi Zubairi & Co.
In her statement of claim, she said her feelings were hurt, besides suffering trauma and mental stress as a result of the episode.
She alleged that when she arrived at her office on March 11, she received a package which contained nine A4 sized pages with information about her SMS exchanges and a pen drive that had recordings of her telephone conversations.
She added that she lodged a police report on the matter on March 14 and sought relief from the telco, but was ignored.
She is seeking damages totalling RM20mil and other relief deemed fit by the court. – Bernama
TM, Govt ink services deal worth RM170mil
Wednesday August 25, 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia (TM) has signed an agreement with the Government for the provision of network and maintenance services, as well as Internet-Protocol Virtual Private Networks (IP VPN).
The telco has undertaken to provide the services, which are stipulated for the period from Jan 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2011 and are valued at a total of RM170.4mil, according to a filing with Bursa Malaysia.
IP VPN is a new service to be provided to the Government to enable the transmission of videos between RTM's regional TV studios and Angkasapuri.
TM has been providing the network and maintenance services prior to the privatisation of the Telekoms Department and this transaction is a renewal of the existing services provided by TM, with the IP VPN service as value-add.
TM has been providing network and maintenance services for RTM's television and radio facilities nationwide since 1946.
These services include the operation and maintenance of TV and FM radio transmitters, electricity, mechanical and electrical facilities, the provision of TV and FM circuits, as well as the rental of floor and tower spaces. - Bernama
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KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia (TM) has signed an agreement with the Government for the provision of network and maintenance services, as well as Internet-Protocol Virtual Private Networks (IP VPN).
The telco has undertaken to provide the services, which are stipulated for the period from Jan 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2011 and are valued at a total of RM170.4mil, according to a filing with Bursa Malaysia.
IP VPN is a new service to be provided to the Government to enable the transmission of videos between RTM's regional TV studios and Angkasapuri.
TM has been providing the network and maintenance services prior to the privatisation of the Telekoms Department and this transaction is a renewal of the existing services provided by TM, with the IP VPN service as value-add.
TM has been providing network and maintenance services for RTM's television and radio facilities nationwide since 1946.
These services include the operation and maintenance of TV and FM radio transmitters, electricity, mechanical and electrical facilities, the provision of TV and FM circuits, as well as the rental of floor and tower spaces. - Bernama
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TM's pre-tax profit for first-half of year up 15%
Tuesday August 24, 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) posted a pre-tax profit of RM519.5mil for the first six months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of 15.4% from RM450.2mil previously.
Its revenue also increased to RM4.28bil from RM4.23bil previously, driven by increasing demand for Internet and data services.
For the second quarter ended June 30, the group recorded a pre-tax profit of RM166.9mil, a drop of 53.5% from RM358.9mil in the same quarter for last year.
However, its revenue increased 1% to RM2.15bil from RM2.13bil previously.
Speaking at a press conference, TM Group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa said that the half year performance was boosted by growth in data revenue by 11.5% to RM822.6mil, compared with RM738.0mil in the same period last year, arising from demand for higher bandwidth services.
He said Internet services revenue increased by 8.6% to RM854.2mil for the first half of this year from RM786.7mil previously.
"This is mainly the result of year-on-year growth of 12.5% in broadband customers to 1.541 million in the current first half of the year from 1.37 million in the same period last year," he explained.
On the take-up rate for its High Speed Broadband (HSBB) service, Unifi, Zamzamzairani said that it has been very encouraging, with more than 4,800 customers on board as at June 30, with total orders having exceeded 12,000 as of last week.
"We hope to achieve between 40,000 to 50,000 Unifi customers by year end," he added.
Since July, TM has expanded its Unifi coverage to 18 more areas, including five areas outside the Klang Valley.
The group is on track to increase its Unifi service to a total of 48 exchange areas by Dec 31. - Bernama
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KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) posted a pre-tax profit of RM519.5mil for the first six months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of 15.4% from RM450.2mil previously.
Its revenue also increased to RM4.28bil from RM4.23bil previously, driven by increasing demand for Internet and data services.
For the second quarter ended June 30, the group recorded a pre-tax profit of RM166.9mil, a drop of 53.5% from RM358.9mil in the same quarter for last year.
However, its revenue increased 1% to RM2.15bil from RM2.13bil previously.
Speaking at a press conference, TM Group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa said that the half year performance was boosted by growth in data revenue by 11.5% to RM822.6mil, compared with RM738.0mil in the same period last year, arising from demand for higher bandwidth services.
He said Internet services revenue increased by 8.6% to RM854.2mil for the first half of this year from RM786.7mil previously.
"This is mainly the result of year-on-year growth of 12.5% in broadband customers to 1.541 million in the current first half of the year from 1.37 million in the same period last year," he explained.
On the take-up rate for its High Speed Broadband (HSBB) service, Unifi, Zamzamzairani said that it has been very encouraging, with more than 4,800 customers on board as at June 30, with total orders having exceeded 12,000 as of last week.
"We hope to achieve between 40,000 to 50,000 Unifi customers by year end," he added.
Since July, TM has expanded its Unifi coverage to 18 more areas, including five areas outside the Klang Valley.
The group is on track to increase its Unifi service to a total of 48 exchange areas by Dec 31. - Bernama
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Telekom Q2 net profit within expectations
Wednesday August 25, 2010
By LEONG HUNG YEE
hungyee@thestar.com.my
Operationally earnings did not decline much, say analyts
PETALING JAYA: Despite recording a lower net profit in its latest quarter, analysts said Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s (TM) results were largely within expectations because operationally its earnings did not decline much.
TM posted a net profit of RM124.4mil in its second quarter ended June 30. This was 53.2% lower than the previous year and 48.8% lower than the preceding quarter.
However, the lower earnings were due to a number of non-operational items. For one, TM’s profits last year were boosted by gains from the disposal of quoted investments and the sale of rights in then-mobile unit Axiata Group Bhd.
In TM’s preceding quarter, it had enjoyed a foreign exchange gain (on translation of foreign currency denominated borrowings) of RM166.6mil. In comparison, TM only enjoyed a RM18.1 mil foreign exchange gain for the quarter under review, which explains the drop in net profit.
To be sure, TM’s lower profit in its latest quarter was also the result of the telco having higher operational cost, which bumped its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) margin to 31.6% from 33.2% in the first quarter of the year.
AmResearch Sdn Bhd said by stripping off TM’s forex gain of RM18.1mil and another one-off gain of RM3.2mil, its net income would have been RM104.2mil.
“We consider this largely within our estimate. We are looking at TM’s second half of financial year ending Dec 31, 2010 to register slightly better numbers due to a more robust Unifi subscriber base,” it said.
AmResearch said the latest quarter did not enjoy the impact of UniFi-related earnings as the service was only launched in late March. AmResearch expects TM’s UniFi to have at least 20,000 subscribers by year-end.
TM said that it has about 12,000 UniFi subscribers. Analysts said this implies a monthly net addition of about 3,000.
Analysts said TM’s operations remained intact and the group managed to register net adds of 56,000 and 17,000 to both its broadband and voice subscribers respectively in the second quarter.
An analyst also pointed out that TM was a dividend play with its strong cash flow. TM will be paying an interim gross dividend of 13 sen per share less 25% tax, or about RM348.8mil, to shareholders by end-September. As at June 30, TM has cash and bank balances of RM3.6bil.
ECM Libra Investment Research said TM had incurred increased costs from rolling out its UniFi services, including having to pay more international gateway fees and advertising and promotion costs for the high-speed broadband service.
“These costs more than offset savings from lower doubtful debts provision, resulting in its Ebitda margin eroding to 32.9% for the first half,” it said.
ECM added that the start of consumer billings for UniFi in July should ease further downward pressure on margins, though TM’s management had cautioned spending would continue as UniFi rollout progresses.
Kenanga Research said TM was optimistic of signing up a major telco player for selling wholesale access to its High Speed Broadband network by September and that this would increase the utilisation of the network.
On the sale of TM’s 15% stake in Measat Global Bhd, OSK Research said TM was waiting for the offer document and would deliberate on the offer after consulting its independent financial adviser.
“We estimate proceeds from the sale of Measat shares would amount to 7 sen per TM share, with TM booking a gain on disposal of RM177mil, based on the written down book value of its investment,” OSK said.
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By LEONG HUNG YEE
hungyee@thestar.com.my
Operationally earnings did not decline much, say analyts
PETALING JAYA: Despite recording a lower net profit in its latest quarter, analysts said Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s (TM) results were largely within expectations because operationally its earnings did not decline much.
TM posted a net profit of RM124.4mil in its second quarter ended June 30. This was 53.2% lower than the previous year and 48.8% lower than the preceding quarter.
However, the lower earnings were due to a number of non-operational items. For one, TM’s profits last year were boosted by gains from the disposal of quoted investments and the sale of rights in then-mobile unit Axiata Group Bhd.
In TM’s preceding quarter, it had enjoyed a foreign exchange gain (on translation of foreign currency denominated borrowings) of RM166.6mil. In comparison, TM only enjoyed a RM18.1 mil foreign exchange gain for the quarter under review, which explains the drop in net profit.
To be sure, TM’s lower profit in its latest quarter was also the result of the telco having higher operational cost, which bumped its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) margin to 31.6% from 33.2% in the first quarter of the year.
AmResearch Sdn Bhd said by stripping off TM’s forex gain of RM18.1mil and another one-off gain of RM3.2mil, its net income would have been RM104.2mil.
“We consider this largely within our estimate. We are looking at TM’s second half of financial year ending Dec 31, 2010 to register slightly better numbers due to a more robust Unifi subscriber base,” it said.
AmResearch said the latest quarter did not enjoy the impact of UniFi-related earnings as the service was only launched in late March. AmResearch expects TM’s UniFi to have at least 20,000 subscribers by year-end.
TM said that it has about 12,000 UniFi subscribers. Analysts said this implies a monthly net addition of about 3,000.
Analysts said TM’s operations remained intact and the group managed to register net adds of 56,000 and 17,000 to both its broadband and voice subscribers respectively in the second quarter.
An analyst also pointed out that TM was a dividend play with its strong cash flow. TM will be paying an interim gross dividend of 13 sen per share less 25% tax, or about RM348.8mil, to shareholders by end-September. As at June 30, TM has cash and bank balances of RM3.6bil.
ECM Libra Investment Research said TM had incurred increased costs from rolling out its UniFi services, including having to pay more international gateway fees and advertising and promotion costs for the high-speed broadband service.
“These costs more than offset savings from lower doubtful debts provision, resulting in its Ebitda margin eroding to 32.9% for the first half,” it said.
ECM added that the start of consumer billings for UniFi in July should ease further downward pressure on margins, though TM’s management had cautioned spending would continue as UniFi rollout progresses.
Kenanga Research said TM was optimistic of signing up a major telco player for selling wholesale access to its High Speed Broadband network by September and that this would increase the utilisation of the network.
On the sale of TM’s 15% stake in Measat Global Bhd, OSK Research said TM was waiting for the offer document and would deliberate on the offer after consulting its independent financial adviser.
“We estimate proceeds from the sale of Measat shares would amount to 7 sen per TM share, with TM booking a gain on disposal of RM177mil, based on the written down book value of its investment,” OSK said.
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TM first half profit rises on higher revenue
Tuesday August 24, 2010
CEO: Ability to leverage on inherent strengths boosts results
KUALA LUMPUR: National telecommunications services provider Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s (TM) net profit surged 25.1% to RM367.3mil for the six months ended June 31, 2010, compared with RM293.7mil in the previous corresponding period, on higher revenue for data and Internet and favourable foreign exchange gain.
“The commendable first-half results were due to our ability to leverage on inherent strengths and scale opportunities in this competitive environment,” group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa told a media briefing.
“While we are seeing intense competition in the mobile and broadband market, TM continues to see strong growth in its broadband services.”
TM’s higher interim net profit was also attributable to the group’s strong focus on efficiency improvements, slower decline in voice usage and lower depreciation.
With such positive results for the first half of the year, TM will be paying an interim gross dividend of 13 sen per share less 25% tax, or about RM348.8mil, to shareholders by end-September.
The group is on track to meet its full-year dividend commitment of at least RM700mil, or up to 90% of normalised profit after tax and minority interests, whichever is higher, for its financial year ending Dec 31.
Group revenue for the first half grew 1% year-on-year to RM4.28bil. This was led by increasing demand for the group’s data and Internet services, which respectively reported revenue increase of 11.5% to RM822.6mil and 8.6% to RM786.7mil.
On a quarterly basis, TM’s group revenue also showed an increase of 1% year-on-year to RM2.15bil for the three months to June.
Net profit for the quarter under review, however, was a decline of 53.2% to RM124.4mil due to lower unrealised foreign exchange gains.
According to an analyst, the lower quarterly net profit was not surprising as TM could have expensed higher costs for the group’s fast-growing high-speed broadband services, UniFi, but some portion of the revenue could only be realised in the following quarter.
On the take-up rate for UniFi, Zamzamzairani told reporters that the group had 4,800 customers signed on as at the end of June, with total orders (for UniFi) exceeding 12,000 as of last week.
“We hope to achieve between 40,000 and 50,000 Unifi customers by the end of 2010,” he explained.
UniFi service rollout had already reached more than 500,000 premises nationwide as of last week, and the group was on track to achieve 750,000 premises by the end of the year.
According to Zamzamzairani, prospects for the telecommunications sector would remain challenging for the second half of the year but, with the improving economic conditions in the region, the company remained confident of achieving encouraging results.
“Going forward, our focus will still be on cost management and efficiency improvement,” he said.
TM gained three sen yesterday to close at RM3.58 per share. Year-to-date, the counter had posted a gain of 17.4%.
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CEO: Ability to leverage on inherent strengths boosts results
KUALA LUMPUR: National telecommunications services provider Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s (TM) net profit surged 25.1% to RM367.3mil for the six months ended June 31, 2010, compared with RM293.7mil in the previous corresponding period, on higher revenue for data and Internet and favourable foreign exchange gain.
“The commendable first-half results were due to our ability to leverage on inherent strengths and scale opportunities in this competitive environment,” group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa told a media briefing.
“While we are seeing intense competition in the mobile and broadband market, TM continues to see strong growth in its broadband services.”
TM’s higher interim net profit was also attributable to the group’s strong focus on efficiency improvements, slower decline in voice usage and lower depreciation.
With such positive results for the first half of the year, TM will be paying an interim gross dividend of 13 sen per share less 25% tax, or about RM348.8mil, to shareholders by end-September.
The group is on track to meet its full-year dividend commitment of at least RM700mil, or up to 90% of normalised profit after tax and minority interests, whichever is higher, for its financial year ending Dec 31.
Group revenue for the first half grew 1% year-on-year to RM4.28bil. This was led by increasing demand for the group’s data and Internet services, which respectively reported revenue increase of 11.5% to RM822.6mil and 8.6% to RM786.7mil.
On a quarterly basis, TM’s group revenue also showed an increase of 1% year-on-year to RM2.15bil for the three months to June.
Net profit for the quarter under review, however, was a decline of 53.2% to RM124.4mil due to lower unrealised foreign exchange gains.
According to an analyst, the lower quarterly net profit was not surprising as TM could have expensed higher costs for the group’s fast-growing high-speed broadband services, UniFi, but some portion of the revenue could only be realised in the following quarter.
On the take-up rate for UniFi, Zamzamzairani told reporters that the group had 4,800 customers signed on as at the end of June, with total orders (for UniFi) exceeding 12,000 as of last week.
“We hope to achieve between 40,000 and 50,000 Unifi customers by the end of 2010,” he explained.
UniFi service rollout had already reached more than 500,000 premises nationwide as of last week, and the group was on track to achieve 750,000 premises by the end of the year.
According to Zamzamzairani, prospects for the telecommunications sector would remain challenging for the second half of the year but, with the improving economic conditions in the region, the company remained confident of achieving encouraging results.
“Going forward, our focus will still be on cost management and efficiency improvement,” he said.
TM gained three sen yesterday to close at RM3.58 per share. Year-to-date, the counter had posted a gain of 17.4%.
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
Is the old 555 notebook or the new IPad better?
Monday August 23, 2010
Monday Starters - By Soo Ewe Jin
THERE is just so much information going around. And so many gadgets that channel the information to us.
“Not tonight dear, I’ve got information overload” could well be another excuse for tired spouses to use in this time and age.
I was having supper with my wife at a WiFi-connected coffee outlet recently and unlike the 24-hour teh tarik joints, the silence was deafening.
Every table was occupied but people were not talking to one another. There were just as many notebooks as there were customers, and obviously there was plenty of virtual conversations going on.
The old 555 notebook and the new notebook.
One person was using an iPad, and I also saw a few iPhones. Amidst all the modern gizmos and gadgets, my under-RM150 handphone seemed like a relic from the dinosaur age.
But unknown to the people enjoying their coffee and conversing via Facebook or Twitter, I have in my pocket what must surely qualify as the most ancient but most reliable information tool ever invented.
I came across it by accident when I took a dear 80-year-old friend for lunch a few weeks ago and he needed to photocopy some documents.
At the shop, I saw a few stacks of notebooks, in different colours, tucked away in a corner, with the 555 symbol on it.
Okay, at this point, all of you in the workforce who are young enough to call me “Uncle” should go home and ask your parents what this little notebook is all about.
But for the baby-boomers who are at the higher level of management, I am sure you will be interested to know where this shop is.
Long before a notebook became a computer, this 555 notebook was the essential item in one’s pocket.
We used it to jot down numbers, appointments, birthdays and other essential reminders.
In my growing-up years, we got really worried at the end of the month when we went to the sundry shop because the owner would wave the 555 notebook at us, and remind us that the bills had not been settled.
Multi-tasking is a given in this fast-paced working life of ours and we are getting reminders all the time.
Which is why I find the 555 notebook to be so useful.
In the front half, I write down the things I have to do and cancel them out once they get done. In the back half, I scribble down the more long-term issues, like changing the TV if my better half approves.
Somewhere in the middle, I have a section which I call “unexpected”. Here I list down unexpected events, like people in hospitals I plan to visit, or people I need to call or write to.
What is interesting, in these few weeks since I started using the notebook, is that I can immediately see how productive I have been and also the urgency I attach to the items that get written into this notebook.
Unlike annoying electronic reminders which, like alarm clocks, often get turned off and ignored, I find that I simply cannot ignore what I have written in the 555 notebook as I flip and check the handwritten pages each day. For me, it is key to managing information in a more personal, human, albeit archaic, way.
Deputy executive editor Soo Ewe Jin still dreams of getting an iPad but he will also make sure that he never leaves home without his 555 notebook in his pocket.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/23/columnists/mondaystarters/6878162&sec=mondaystarters
Monday Starters - By Soo Ewe Jin
THERE is just so much information going around. And so many gadgets that channel the information to us.
“Not tonight dear, I’ve got information overload” could well be another excuse for tired spouses to use in this time and age.
I was having supper with my wife at a WiFi-connected coffee outlet recently and unlike the 24-hour teh tarik joints, the silence was deafening.
Every table was occupied but people were not talking to one another. There were just as many notebooks as there were customers, and obviously there was plenty of virtual conversations going on.
The old 555 notebook and the new notebook.
One person was using an iPad, and I also saw a few iPhones. Amidst all the modern gizmos and gadgets, my under-RM150 handphone seemed like a relic from the dinosaur age.
But unknown to the people enjoying their coffee and conversing via Facebook or Twitter, I have in my pocket what must surely qualify as the most ancient but most reliable information tool ever invented.
I came across it by accident when I took a dear 80-year-old friend for lunch a few weeks ago and he needed to photocopy some documents.
At the shop, I saw a few stacks of notebooks, in different colours, tucked away in a corner, with the 555 symbol on it.
Okay, at this point, all of you in the workforce who are young enough to call me “Uncle” should go home and ask your parents what this little notebook is all about.
But for the baby-boomers who are at the higher level of management, I am sure you will be interested to know where this shop is.
Long before a notebook became a computer, this 555 notebook was the essential item in one’s pocket.
We used it to jot down numbers, appointments, birthdays and other essential reminders.
In my growing-up years, we got really worried at the end of the month when we went to the sundry shop because the owner would wave the 555 notebook at us, and remind us that the bills had not been settled.
Multi-tasking is a given in this fast-paced working life of ours and we are getting reminders all the time.
Which is why I find the 555 notebook to be so useful.
In the front half, I write down the things I have to do and cancel them out once they get done. In the back half, I scribble down the more long-term issues, like changing the TV if my better half approves.
Somewhere in the middle, I have a section which I call “unexpected”. Here I list down unexpected events, like people in hospitals I plan to visit, or people I need to call or write to.
What is interesting, in these few weeks since I started using the notebook, is that I can immediately see how productive I have been and also the urgency I attach to the items that get written into this notebook.
Unlike annoying electronic reminders which, like alarm clocks, often get turned off and ignored, I find that I simply cannot ignore what I have written in the 555 notebook as I flip and check the handwritten pages each day. For me, it is key to managing information in a more personal, human, albeit archaic, way.
Deputy executive editor Soo Ewe Jin still dreams of getting an iPad but he will also make sure that he never leaves home without his 555 notebook in his pocket.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/23/columnists/mondaystarters/6878162&sec=mondaystarters
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