CSF unveils Malaysia first green data centre

Malaysian-based CSF Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, today launched the country's first commercial green
data centre and the largest in South-East Asia here.

The
Computer Exchange 5 (CX5) is one of the three data centres announced as
part of the Entry Point Projects under the Economic Transformation
Programme last year.

The exchange has been awarded the provisional Green Building
Index-certified(GBI)
rating which recognises the facility as a green, sustainable building
that has satisfied certain GBI Accreditation Panel's requirements.

They
include, among others, factors such as the ability to provide energy
and water saving, a healthier indoor environment, better connectivity to
public transport, the adoption of recycling and greenery for their
projects and reducing impact on the environment.

CSF chief
executive officer, Adrian Yong, said the facility, with a gross floor
area of approximately 580,000 sq ft, was one of the three data centres
developed and operated by the group in Cyberjaya.

The group also has data centre facilities in Johor Bahru, Hanoi and Jakarta,he said.

"We are eyeing to expand our business into Singapore, Thailand and Ho Chi Minh," he said at the launch of CX5 today.

Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili, launched the exchange.

Also
present was director of the National Key Economic Area,
PEMANDU(Programme Measurement and Delivery Unit), Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi
Abdul Malek.

Yong said currently, the group has over 200 customers and over 1,500 installations in computer rooms and data centres.

"The
cutomers and tenants of our data centres comprise companies involved in
various industries including government, banking, insurance, motor
vehicle, oil and gas, food and beverage, travel, manufacturing and
information technology," he said.

Since 1991, the group has
undertaken contract works to build and fit-out over 200 data centres and
computer support facilities in Malaysia with some installations in
Indonesia, China and India, he said.

He said the group has achieved outstanding financial results even in a global economic climate that continued to be uncertain.

"We
are on the right track to achieve profitable growth and increasing
sustainable revenue while investing in the longer-term core assets of
the business -- our expertise, employees and customers," Yong said.

In
its financial results for the first half of financial year 2012
announced on Nov 28, 2011 CSF's revenue rose to RM91.7 million from
RM46.6 million in the same perid of 2011.

Earlier, Ongkili said
as global demand for information technology services, such as hosting
and shared services outsourcing, continued to rise, CSF was poised to
capitalise on this and helped position Malaysia as a world-class data
centre hub.

Fadhlullah
said the data centre industry was expected to further expand this year
with the setting up of three new data centres this year. -- BERNAMA