Midplaza offers information technology
Midplaza offers information technology
Looming over Jl. Sudirman in the heart of Jakarta's Golden Triangle, Midplaza may look no different from the surrounding buildings in this exclusive neighborhood. But there is a difference, a very large one, in the same way there is a difference between the Stone Age and the Space Age. For Midplaza is a building of the future, where technology reigns supreme and the entire world is connected.
It is no small wonder, considering how much more advanced its technology is than other office buildings, that Midplaza boasts a who's who of international businesses as its tenants. The reason for this is that these global movers and shakers realize the absolute vitality of keeping in contact with the world, and Midplaza helps them do this. Headquarters in New York, offices in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney -- with the information technology offered by Midplaza, they might as well be in the adjoining office. The world might not actually be getting smaller, but the technology is getting better and faster. Midplaza has fully embraced this brave new world of computer chips and fiber optic cables.
Midplaza has introduced its Fiber Optic Communications System. In cooperation with Indosat and Telkom (providers of international and domestic telecommunications and Internet service), which links Midplaza to the world, and Indosat and Telkom, which connects the building and its tenants domestically, Midplaza has developed an all-encompassing system of communications that will satisfy even the most challenging communications needs of its tenants. It has been able to achieve this in large part due to its close cooperation with Indosat and Telkom. As the home to numerous leading international companies, Midplaza has become one of Indosat's most valued customers, and as such, Indosat is more than willing to go the extra mile to ensure that the communications requirements of Midplaza and its tenants are taken care of.
What is a Fiber Optic Communications System and what are its advantages over the old radio networks still found in most office buildings in Jakarta?
Because of the superior technology of fiber optics, the communications options offered by the system greatly increase. In Midplaza, tenants get the full range of services required to stay in instant contact with everywhere from Bandung to Paris. Among the advantages are video/audio on demand. There is also the wide- area network (WAN) and metropolitan-area network (MAN), which link tenants to the far-flung corners of the world and surrounding communities.
The fiber optic cable link to Indosat gives Midplaza and its tenants a fast, direct and inexpensive connection to the Internet/Intranet. Because of the presence of Internet service provider Indosat-net right in the building, tenants do not need to use a telephone connection when getting on the Internet. This greatly reduces the time needed to connect to the Internet as well as making using the Internet infinitely cheaper, because there is no need to pay telephone or leased line charges. It is good to have Indosat right in your building and on your side.
Another result of the cooperation between Indosat and Midplaza is the Indosat World Link/Indosat Direct Link service offered to Midplaza tenants. These high-speed links facilitate global corporate services. For international companies with branch offices here, these services offer a point-to-point connection with their headquarters, no matter where in the world they are located.
Tenants of Midplaza also are offered Video Conferencing, Telephony, or voice data network, fax+, IN, Frame-net, which is a cable connection to frame relay and ISDN, or a digital telephone line used for a high-speed data network. The communications options and opportunities offered to Midplaza tenants are a bit mind-boggling. These are indeed dizzying times we are living in, and there is no place quite as dizzy as Midplaza.
Besides offering numerous methods of fast and direct communications, the fiber optic system has a number of distinct advantages over a radio network. There is, of course, the high- quality transmission of fiber optics, giving you unprecedented speed and clarity in your communications.
The system can also handle more data than other systems and is easily upgradable. The network currently handles up to 155 Mb, but with little more effort than flipping a switch it can be upgraded to handle 2.5 G or more. This network provides any level of transmission from 64 KB, 2 MB and 155 MBPS.
The fiber optic system also boasts the advantages of the Ring Network and the Redundancy System, both of which serve as backup systems. The Ring Network provides two-direction transmission, so if one way fails the transmission automatically goes the other way, without disturbing the communication process. The Redundancy System basically comprises two terminals -- if the first terminal fails or drops, the second terminal automatically handles the transmission, again with no disturbance in communications.
In the unlikely event all these backup systems fail, Midplaza still has as a last-ditch backup the old radio network that other office buildings rely on for their first-string communications system.
Where else in Jakarta can international companies find office space with such advanced information and communications technology? Well, nowhere. Wiring a building with this kind of system is an extremely costly investment, and Midplaza made the commitment and began the work before the economic and monetary crisis struck Indonesia. Currently, Midplaza is the only office building offering these advanced services and given the current economic conditions, it is reasonable to believe that it will remain the only building offering these services for some time to come.
Not that leading the pack is anything new to Midplaza, which was Indonesia's first Superblock. What is a Superblock? It is an interconnected block of office buildings, a hotel, apartment blocks and retail space (Kempinski Hotel and Apartments). Or, to be more precise, a self-contained block containing everything businesspeople need to go about their work and play. The key word to this Superblock is synergy. The office space, hotel and apartments all offer businesspeople superior facilities, and all three can be used by the others.
With Midplaza 1, Midplaza 2 and the Kempinski Hotel Plaza and apartments, this is Jakarta's first Superblock in operation, and all in the heart of the city.
The facilities found within this block, apart from offices, hotel rooms and apartments, include the Pantry supermarket and wine cellar at Kempinski Hotel. There is also a new golf shop and Fuji Image Plaza shop, which join numerous other facilities located in the Superblock. To satisfy the appetite, the Superblock contains 10 restaurants and a cafeteria, serving up a delicious selection of international and local cuisine. This included the Superblock's newest restaurant, Honzen, an exquisite sushi restaurant located in Kempinski Hotel Plaza offering a variety of high-quality sushi in a pleasant atmosphere with tatami rooms.
Besides the technological convenience of Midplaza's fiber optic communications system, it also boasts the old-fashioned convenience of easy access and plentiful parking. Midplaza is accessible from all directions, allowing commuters to reach work or home while avoiding three-in-one zones and other nuisances faced by other businesspeople in the city. Once at Midplaza, there is no trouble parking, as Midplaza's five spacious basement parking lots have the capacity to accommodate 1,700 cars.
For such a technologically advanced building, it is no surprise to find that it has established a presence on the Web at www.midplaza.com. This site allows businesspeople and companies to learn more about the advantages of locating their offices in Midplaza, an information technology building that heralds the future of office buildings and business. (David Eyerly)