Black Box Announces Opening of New Office in Malaysia.PITTSBURGH -- Black Box A custom-made electronic device, such as a protocol converter or encryption system. Yesterday's black boxes often become today's off-the-shelf products. See Black Box Corporation.  The Black Box A black box does not have to look like a box. It can be any contraption that is custom made for an application. Corporation (NASDAQ:BBOX) announced today the opening of a new office in Malaysia. This signifies another milestone for the Company, marking Black Box's direct entry into one of South East Asia's fastest growing economies. Black Box's entrance into this market coincides with the Malaysian Government's ongoing emphasis and commitment to promote high technology and capital-intensive Capital-intensive Used to describe industries that require large investments in capital assets to produce their goods, such as the automobile industry. These firms require large profit margins and/or low costs of borrowing to survive. industries. Many Malaysian companies are now investing to expand or upgrade their data and voice network infrastructure systems and Black Box is strategically positioned to capitalize on this opportunity through the marketing of its technical services and solutions. Mr. Chan Choung On will assume the role of Country Manager of Black Box Network Services in Malaysia reporting to Mr. Francis Wertheimber, Senior Vice President of Pacific Rim and the Far East. The office is located at Dataran Glomac in Kelana Jaya, centrally positioned between Kuala Lumpur, the capital city, and Shah Alam Shah Alam (shä ä`ləm), 1728–1806, Mughal emperor of India (1759–1806). Driven out of Delhi in 1758, he nonetheless proclaimed himself emperor after the murder (1759) of his father, Alamgir II., the newly developed IT zone. Commenting on the new office opening, Mr. Wertheimber said, "We are excited that the new office will bring us closer to our Malaysian customers and will enable Black Box to offer a truly professional IT infrastructure service that we are famous for the world over. Our technical support capabilities and premium quality products will introduce Malaysian customers to the benefits of investing in Black Box solutions." Added Mr. Chan, "The Malaysian market offers tremendous growth potential in the Information and Communication Technology segment, and I am thrilled that Black Box will be able to provide a truly efficient and cost effective networking solution to local and global customers." About Black Box Black Box is the world's largest technical services company dedicated to designing, building and maintaining today's complicated data and voice infrastructure systems. Black Box services 175,000 clients in 141 countries with 169 offices throughout the world. To learn more, visit the Black Box website at www.blackbox.com. Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies, Inc. |
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