Tirtamas to give IT services

JAKARTA (JP): The widely diversified Tirtamas Group yesterday launched PT Infomas Sistama, a company to provide information technology services to local firms.

The group's chairman, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, said at the launching that the company's range of services would include the operation of bank call centers and network centers, credit card processing, information technology and internet banking.

He said Infomas would initially focus on the group's banking and finance entities, and later would expand to provide outsourcing services to other Indonesian banking institutions.

"I can guarantee that Infomas' operation will not conflict with the group's interests as it is backed up by renowned international software and hardware producers," Hashim said.

He said Infomas was the first company licensed by the U.S. government to use encryption technology from Digital Insight of the U.S.

Besides Digital Insight, Infomas has also built partnerships with global firms like IBM Corp., Lotus Development, and Hughes and Fiserv Corp. (rid)