
Silverlake Axis, Malaysia’s top banking software provider, cofounded by Goh in Kuala Lumpur in 1989. Another banking software provider, e-Business Sdn Bhd founded by Penang base Chan Hong Saik, remain a private company. 1989 seem using very old technology. e-Business sdn Bhd form at later stage. But still using IBM technology. e-Business sdn Bhd have partner with Oracle later whereas Silverlake Axis have become Microsoft Certified Gold Partner to use Microsoft's .NET technology. However, people I spoke to who used IBM technology claim IBM provide more stable environment than workstation in banking environment.
Dr Goh cofounded his company with 5 computer nerds from Jack Henry & Associates (4 persons) and Altel (1 person), both leading Banking and financial solution provider in US,Bill Osborn、John Linton、JimClevenger、Mark Gulliford. No body in their employer company able to communicate with the five computer nerds. Thus, their superior happy to let them to joint Dr Goh. Dr Goh seem the only person understand what they talk. Thus, the five also happy to joint Dr Goh to co-found the company. However, those computer nerd refuse to take any equity. Dr Goh end up holding 74% of the company today.
Jack Henry & Associates and Altel must be unexpected the 5 computer nerds they let go become their strong competitor one day.
Both Silverlake Axis and e-Business Sdn Bhd got their big break when UOB Singapore chairman Wee Cho Yaw decided to try their product and decided to use their solution worldwide few year later. It seem UOB. It seem UOB is most daring bank to try software developed by Malaysia company.
When pitch for UOB. Dr Goh bring along two nerds. The consultant hire by UOB to evaluate their pitch appear not familiar with banking and financial's IT system. The nerds then just ignore the consultant. Usually, a business man will try to please your client's consultant a they are decision maker but not the nerds. Dr Goh was nervous in the room afraid of losing the job aa the nerds just don't care.
Dr Goh ranked No. 19 on Forbes’ 2013 list of Malaysia’s richest and ranked No.23 on the Forbes list of Malaysia’s richest in 2012.
In 2002, Silverlake entered the Chinese market. In 2008, it acquired 30% stake in Unifisoft Holdings Ltd(UHL), an IT software and service companies serving the financial industry in China.
In 2010, it acquired QR Technology Sdn Bhd, a move seen by industry analysts to diversify its software businesses to include non-financial enterprise application, targeting enterprise businesses especially in China. According to a research report by Singapore’s DMG & Partners Research, after the acquisition of QR Technology, Silverlake managed to secure its first strategically important customer Hainan Airlines Hainan Airlines Group, a multi-industry conglomerate in China with annual revenue of over $10 billion, and provided cards & logistics solutions worth over $70m.
In March 2011, Silverlake entered into a restructuring arrangement with Unifisoft Holdings Ltd for the purpose of preparing Beijing-based Global InfoTech Software (“GIT Soft”), which is gunning for IPO in Shenzhen, China. After the restructuring, Silverlake will hold a 27% interest in GIT Soft.
Last year, 2013, Silverlake proposed to acquired Cyber village, a company found by now Opposition Member of Parliament in Malaysia, Tonny Pua.
Having spent nine years working at IBM Malaysia, he named his own banking software firm for the lake in downtown Rochester, Minnesota, where IBM had developed the well-known business system System i. Goh holds a Bachelor’s degree in engineering at the University of Tokyo.
Revenue for fiscal 2013, ending June, were RM300million. CIMB research, in a report in November, 2012, described Silverlake as the "Undisputed King in Asean", with over 85% of its revenue from South East Asian Bank. It expects Silverlake revenue to cross the RM500 million mark in 2015 as over 40% of the leading Southeast Asian banks are using Silverlake Axis Integrated Banking Solution to process banking transactions every day.
Dr Goh was said also have another private venture with a yong man called Hin Kooi in 1996, Silverlake Collaborative Capability and Intelligence Model (SCCIM).
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