Background

CompuTimes is the leading publication on information technology (IT) in the country. It is published twice a week by ITP, a subsidiary of The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad set up to pursue the group's interest in technology-based publications.

CompuTimes IT-related news every week on the local and foreign IT industry includes views, comments, analysis, trends, product updates and features. CompuTimes also produces regular special issues to highlight important events and product trends in the Malaysian and global IT industry .

Senior executives of IT companies have described CompuTimes as a cost-effective and easily accessible platform for dissemination of information on the IT industry in Malaysia.

CompuTimes is distributed with New Straits Times every Monday and Thursday

Who Reads CompuTimes

CompuTimes commands a readership across the New Straits Times readership with a particularly strong following among IT industry professionals and university students. There is also a large general audience of those already involved in IT at home or at the workplace.

Readership

Circulated with New Straits Times, CompuTimes commands a nationwide circulation of 163,287 copies and readership of 618,000 aged 15 and above.

Why Advertise in CompuTimes

The Malaysian government's commitment to the development of IT in all sectors of society has made people aware of the growing importance of IT in everyday life.

CompuTimes' editorial content caters to the professional and a broad IT-aware audience. It is estimated that eighty seven per cent of CompuTimes readers are from households with monthly incomes of RM2, 000 and above.

IT vendors will therefore find that CompuTimes provides a large national audience of decision makers in the government and the private sectors as well as a general audience of IT users who together wield considerable purchasing power.