Erik Wasson, an Associate Editor of The Cambodia Daily wrote on Friday, December 16, 2005, that ‘Intel Plants Flag in Cambodia, Seeks to Develop New Market.’
US-based firm Intel has stepped into Cambodia with prospect to transform narrow market of computer users of the country. Despite low number of computer users and high Internet access costs, at 7 percent and 12 percent respectively, its potential attracted attention from Intel corporation, the world’s largest computer manufacturer of computer processor. The giant company officially established its first office on Thursday.
Initially the company has introduced a “My First PC” promotion campaign that offers computer system running Khmer-language software for between $300 and $459. The Khmer-language account software was developed one year ago by Cambodian-owned Blue Technology.
In my opinion, a big brandname and first player Intel will take the lead to enter the market at the time that no other competitors, and will contribute a significant part to develop the computer end-users market. I also do believe that this entrance will pave the way for more company to view Cambodia as a land of business opportunities. Although large population of the country has low income comparing to others in the region, that people prefer affordable and second-hand products, however people know very well about Japanese electronic Sony products, the way that Americans do.
I personally nearly screammed about the news. It’s an a mazing that a giant Intel focus on Cambodia’s market. This would be a big change of other IT-related companies’s view on Cambodia.
Many thanks for the news, Tharum!
Wanna,
Tharum:
Great news! Can you clarify whether the khmer language software is the Khmeros or just the accounting software? Is it running the linux operating system?
Wanna,
Of course, it is big news for IT industry in Cambodia prior to the new year.
Beth,
I don’t know yet. But I thought it has to be something with Khmer Unicode. Let’s see if we can have comment from Blue Technology or other who is familiar with this software development.
hello tharum,
Brother, do you know how popular that blue technology is?
It is an amazing news. The big giants Intel entering cambodia market.Wow Computer Science graduate will have some work to do soon
I thought so. I believe that computer science graduates have to be more competitive to work in international company.
I don’t know much about Blue Technology. Do you? Only I know is that the company is a long-time estaslished in Cambodia. The accounting program is being used there at Lucky Super Market, as far as I know.
hello brother,
thank you for the inforamtion about Blue technology.In fact I know nothing about Blue technology.
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[...] Late 2005 marked the presence of Intel in this South-East Asian country. The world’s largest chip maker established its first office in Phnom Penh, and started a “My First PC” promotion campaign that offers computer for between $300 and $459. [...]