| Hakim Hayat |
LEADING local ICT consulting and outsourcing services provider BAG Networks is eyeing online expansion for its business management software Cendana following its success since launching a year ago.
Cendana is Brunei’s first fully-comprehensive and integrated business management software designed for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and large corporations.
At the ongoing Made in Brunei Market Fair held at the Bridex Hall in Jerudong where Cendana is being showcased, Dayangku Siti Farhana binti Pengiran Pura, Cendana’s Product Lead, told the Sunday Bulletin that following the encouraging response since its launch – evidenced by the number of local companies signing up for the platform’s services, BAG Networks’ main focuses now are to enhance the software’s online presence by venturing into the area of e-commerce and working on continuously expanding the product’s offerings to make it more comprehensive.
She shared several new projects that the company has recently been involved in, including working with several local banks to set up e-payment gateways for the ease of doing business, and also setting up credit card payment platforms.
According to Dayangku Siti Farhana, an e-commerce platform – already part of the software’s module – is currently in its development phase. “We believe the online platform will benefit MSMEs in cross-border business, helping them to showcase their products and services outside Brunei,” she said.
Dayangku Siti Farhana also shared that Cendana has recently closed an exciting deal with a company in the defence industry, offering its fleet management software (this is still currently in the development phase).
Since launching in April last year, Cendana has attracted a number of subscribers from different industries such as oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and military services.
“Certain statutory bodies are also inquiring about our software and we still have a lot of leads out there, especially in terms of understanding more on how to satisfy their human resources system and inventory management requirements,” she said, adding that the latter is the most sought after product today for Cendana.
When asked about how Cendana could benefit businesses, Dayangku Siti Farhana explained that data analytics is important in a business’s operations, to enable them to gauge their performance.
During the expo, the Cendana booth offered visitors who owned businesses the chance to fill in a business health check questionnaire which gave their businesses a baseline score, enabling them to gauge how well their businesses are doing.
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