ONE could call Dr Abu Hasan Ismail, CEO and founder of Prestariang Bhd, the consummate entrepreneur. Early on, he saw vast potential and opportunity in the business world and took the leap from academia. “I tendered my resignation at 12 noon the day after my students had their convocation. The academic arena is limiting to some extent, but business gives me the freedom to do what I want, plus they (the university) can't pay me enough,” he says.
The Main Market-bound Prestariang has two core businesses information and communication technology (ICT) training and certification as well as software licence distribution and management. It sells these services in a bundle, meaning the company provides ICT training and certification alongside the supply of licences for the software for which it offers training and certification. The certification courses, targeted at university students and government agencies, include training in the use, application and provision of technical support for software products from the likes of Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, CompTIA and Adobe.
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