"T" Fuad, from Medan, Indonesia reach Yahoo!

During phone cell supporting the application of internet getting signal, hence don't worry being lost or confuse if ignore the area. Yahoo! OneSearch, what now the market is being managed by Medan people, have thought of seeking facility for phone cell easily.

By typing simple word, for example” Bandung”, at www.yahoo.com (automatic will step into yard Yahoo! Indonesia) and then knob click OneSearch, will go out estimate of weather in Bandung, photograph panoramas from Flickr, and websites loading information about Bandung.

Yahoo OneSearch then become pledge of seeking of internet apply phone cell. At the opposite of successfulness of Yahoo! Mobile, a lot do not knowing that the success come from one of suborder: Turochas Fuad (30) or called by chummy Mr. T (read by ti, like uttering of T in English).

He is Field people which now becoming Head of Mobile South East Asia Yahoo! Connected, Life, Asian Pacific. The new position he girded from the beginning 2008. This position accompany he come near the native land.

”Now I have its office in Singapore, so more and more close to Indonesia,” he said.

Before all, almost 20 year he lives in United States (US) to walk career. His job is managing Yahoo! Music in AS which also becoming outstanding success Yahoo! in online music segment.

Dreamlike T life story of young children of mad Asia of information technology generally: go to AS, flip up in Silicon, Valley, San Francisco. T life also like that, Silicon Valley have pass by him and now he manage Yahoo! Mobile.

Educated ala Medan Indonesia

T childhood is finished in Medan, North Sumatra. Child of couple of Taufiq Fuad and this Simonetti Tjiaw since childhood got assumed by Iesson was Very useful T in the career.

” To be able to succeed, have to work directional and is serious. My parent am instructor which good to hard work. They is more teach problems me passion and loves, not merely money problem,” he said.

T still remember how he overcome childhood in Field and go to school in SD Budi, Murni, Medan. ” After SD, I am to Singapore at the same time deepen English language,” he said.

He continues high school in SMP and SMA in Anglo Chinese, School, Singapore. Pass SMA T go to Texas AS. He is study “information systems management” in University of Texas. T finally get the title at the age of 19 year.

”In Texas I more deepen computer and business. Actually I am more having business bases than computer sciences. At a period of me, internet booming not yet,” he said recall.

After passing year 2001, together the business friend, Francois Dumas, he found company at the same time become President WUF, Networks, company of software development of convergence solution.

”WUF the focus at business consumer, one of them mobile internet. During three year our developing the company, include; cover various technologies, from telephone cellular till equipments of house,” said T.

”The time when is at the same, Yahoo! is looking for software for developing content in telephone cellular,” the memory.

Yahoo! interest and December 2004 acquisition opening WUF. T surrendered by responsibility as Director Business Development Mobile Music Yahoo! Inc being based on in AS.

Before All T have time to become consultant of information technology in Silicon Valley. He also have ever in Sun Mycrosystem as Manager E-Commerce around five year.

The jelly catch opportunity make he is trusted to manage Yahoo! Mobile West Asia. He responsible in six state, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippine, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Business ”mobile”

Said T, Business mobile very bright and require same job various party. ” If totalized, in world is around 60 million consumer PC and 120 million consumer hand phone, the of business opportunity,” he said.

”In consequence, we are this mobile business trust. OneSearch and Yahoo! Go Yahoo! Answer, as well as Yahoo!Messenger is popular product Yahoo! in this time,” the decurrently.

For OneSearch, Yahoo! confesses have cooperated with telephone operator celullar like Telkomsel, Indosat, XL, and Three. Yahoo! also extends market by following to support.

By Amir Sodikin/Kompas.com