A growing number of MSC Malaysia status companies has been making inroads into the national and global markets with their quality software and services. Dispelling the notion that homegrown software and services cannot compete on the global stage, data from the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) shows that in 2007, RM5.57 billion in sales were registered from overseas markets. This was an increase of over 30% from the 2006 data.It is no surprise then that MDeC itself is handily powered by MSC Malaysia innovation and solutions.The challenge is to get more Malaysian companies to recognise the powerful solutions at hand and for them to take advantage of them, to sharpen their competitiveness in a tough economic climate. Saiful Bahri Mohd Shamlan, vice-president for MDeC’s Industry Development, shares how MSC companies are doing and talks about some of the companies that have been making global inroads. The Edge: There is a huge number of MSC Malaysia status companies offering a r