The document discusses how mid-sized companies in Malaysia can build smarter businesses through strategic IT investments and solutions. It highlights findings from a study that most mid-sized Malaysian companies want to be early adopters of IT and have not reduced their IT budgets despite economic challenges. The top barriers to IT solution implementation are listed as cost, lack of skills, and disruption to business operations. Examples are given of how other companies have improved operations and increased sales and productivity through streamlined IT systems.