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Goutama Bachtiar puts the spotlight on Indonesia's business tech developments, and discusses why these matter to the local and global population.

Goutama Bachtiar

Goutama is an advisor and consultant in the enterprise IT space focusing on technology management and investment. His pieces have been seen in numerous leading publications, both online and print, across the world.

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Indonesian vendors make moves in Android smartphone market

Consumer computer vendor Axioo and home appliance manufacturer Polytron aim to grab a slice of the growing Indonesian smartphone market. Will their strategy of local manufacture and cost control pay dividends?

November 13, 2013 by Goutama Bachtiar in Smartphones

Lexmark brings enterprise solutions-muscled business to Indonesia

Long known as a laser printer maker, Lexmark International has been silently offering managed print services in Indonesia since 2006. The company stopped making inkjet printers last year, and has now reaffirmed its commitment to introduce a series of enterprise solutions through lucrative product, software, and integrated services tailored to cater for company-specific needs.

November 7, 2013 by Goutama Bachtiar in Enterprise Software

Indonesia hackers claim third place in global contest

Held in Kuala Lumpur, security conference Hack In The Box's "Capture The Flag" contest was won by top three teams from Vietnam and Indonesia.

October 22, 2013 by Goutama Bachtiar in Security

Indonesia must step up security defense

Following a report last week that Indonesia was the top contributor of attack traffic, stakeholders in the country must be obliged to take necessary actions in identifying and removing security vulnerabilities.

October 20, 2013 by Goutama Bachtiar in Security

Indonesian phone maker Cross eyes overseas push with rebranding

Under its new name Evercoss, it will expand further into neighboring countries served by its new US$100 million local factory--a move that's supposed to be cheaper than its current model of wholly relying on manufacturing in China.

September 26, 2013 by Goutama Bachtiar in Smartphones

LTE commercialization likely to hit Indonesia year-end

Indonesians can't wait for LTE service as 3G standards have failed to bring the quality as everyone expected, and there are high hopes the upcoming APEC Summit will lead to commercial the launch of 4G services by December.

September 25, 2013 by Goutama Bachtiar in Mobility

Telkom Spin card to tap Indonesia's education market

With 30 million students in primary education, 20 million in high school, and 5 million in college, Indonesia's education sector is starting to be taken seriously by the IT vendor community.

September 23, 2013 by Goutama Bachtiar in Mobile Carriers

Indosat facing tough task pushing BES 10 in Indonesia

The BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) market leader in Indonesia is having a hard time convincing customers to move to latest version of the operating system BES 10.

September 20, 2013 by Goutama Bachtiar in BlackBerry

Indonesia's e-money space heating up with new players

Conglomerate Lippo's Multipolar is the latest to jump on the bandwagon. Indonesia now has to ensure synergies between telcos and banks, and watch out for anti-competitive behavior.

September 20, 2013 by Goutama Bachtiar in Finance

Indonesia bucks PC trend, offers untapped market

Its currency may be depreciating along with other currencies in the region, but Indonesia offers much potential for hardware manufacturers with a largely untapped 3 percent PC penetration rate.

September 17, 2013 by Goutama Bachtiar in PCs

Indonesia telcos prep infrastructure as APEC summit nears

In less than a month, Indonesia will host this year's APEC Summit. Find out how over 25,000 high-profile attendees will enjoy ICT services provided by local telcos during the mega global gathering.

September 9, 2013 by Goutama Bachtiar in Mobile Carriers