HDC To Launch World's First Halal Directory Widget

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- The Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) will launch the world's first Halal Directory Widget on Aug 31 and expects it to draw about 50,000 users a month.

The widget on HDC's website, www.hdcglobal.com, provides information on local and international halal companies and products certified by the Islamic Development Department Malaysia (Jakim).

"Currently, the HDC website has 200,000 portal hits and we expect 25 per cent of them to access our widget directory," said HDC vice president (corporate services) Miti Nurbaya Zainudin.

She said the directory, designed as a promotion and online marketing tool, could also be installed on users' web portals or blogs using the HDC widget code...Read More