I congratulate Boustead IT Telecommunication Sdn. Bhd. for its initiative in developing the Official e-commerce portal, MelakaCOM.NET, for the state of Melaka. This initiative by the Company in support of the IT efforts of the State will spearhead the development of e-commerce in the state of Melaka.

We are witnessing the pervasiveness of e-commerce as the nations of the world including Malaysia move relentlessly towards the age of digital economy. The conduct of e-commerce, be it business to business (B2B) or business to consumer (B2C) will gain wider acceptance in the months and years ahead.

I encourage the people of Melaka to take an active interest in the development of e-commerce and how this would impact the way we live and conduct business. Be IT literate in the shortest time possible. For the businessmen, I urge you to acquire competent IT skills as well and utilise IT to drive your business to greater heights. This is necessary as our Nation moves rapidly into the era of knowledge economy (k-economy).

The MelakaCOM.NET portal offers an ambitious range of services for both the business user as well as the general public. The portal services vision is wide and encompasses services ranging from free e-mail, online bills payment, tourism promotion, healthcare services promotion to online reservations and bookings.

For all business enterprises in Melaka I strongly encourage you to be an active user to showcase your products and services to the Nation and the world. The MelakaCOM.NET portal is a comprehensive and cost effective means for business enterprises in the state to promote product offerings to the global market place. The MelakaCOM.NET portal will network you with businesses from all over the world.

Be part of this exciting MelakaCom.Net portal.

Thank you.

YAB. Datuk Seri Hj. Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam
Chief Minister Of Melaka