When Oii Boon Sheng started Web Bytes Sdn Bhd, a cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) service provider in 2007, it was not common for businesses to have internet access. "It was a luxury. Some of our customers used on einternet account for a couple of outlets. When we entered the market, we had to make our solution offline and build a client/server-besed model," says Ooi. He co-founded the company in Penang after joining the Microsoft Imagine Cup, a technology competition for students.