13 February 2008  |  Volume 18  

"It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles."
Claude M. Bristol

 IT BUSINESS NEWS    
at a glance    

 
 

FEATURED VIDEOS

1. Demo - Inbox Assembly Plant

2. Video - Pakistan ranked as Category 1 country by Gartner

3. Video - Aspects of the IT Industry


HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

MD PSEB and Texas Secretary of State along with other dignitaries during the networking reception hosted by Austin Chamber of Commerce.

PSEB delegation at the office of the Texas Secretary of State
Speakers at the OPEN Houston Technology Symposium 2008, Houston
PSEB Mini Events delegation at IC2 Technology Incubator in Austin, Texas
 
   
Mr. Bader Ul Islam, Chairman, Computer Society of Pakistan, passed away
Silicon Valley venture capital firms provided Series B growth capital to Naseeb Networks

Automation of Ghana Stock Exchange commenced by InfoTech
Teradata named as 'The Elite Dozen' global vendors driving enterprise intelligence
MIXIT got connected to NYSE MatchPoint

PixSense won Communications Applications Award at APICTA 2007
Central Depository Company (CDC) contracted Inbox to deploy Oracle Fixed Asset Module
E-Enablement Project for Islamabad Police successfully completed by KalSoft
LMKR participated in the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Technologies (OGEP) 2008 Conference in Saudi Arabia
Online job portal 'e-Recruitz' launched by e-Creatorz
Business Beam provided CMMI Level 2 and 3 consultancy to various local IT companies
'Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007' promulgated by MoIT
 
   
   
   
 
 

 
   
Marketing
  Significant business expected from Mini Events organized in Texas, California and Illinois, USA
  Strategy
  Gartner Global Sourcing Group study ranked Pakistan IT Industry amongst Category 1 countries
  Office Space Provision
  Fund for land acquisition for IT Parks in Karachi and Lahore approved
  Industry HR 
  Federal Minister of IT formally launched Internship Phase III
  Public Policy
  Current IT policy to be jointly reviewed by PSEB, FPCCI, BOI and IT trade bodies
  Industry Finance
  Entrepreneurship Development project proposed by PSEB
  Company Capability Development
  PSEB achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification
  Facilitation
  OSRC to develop Open Source curriculum for Virtual University
  Successful implementation of GBMS, a PSEB commissioned ERP for the Ready Made Garments and Hosiery, in 15 members units
 
   

 

  		 
 
 

 
   
   
Outsourcing shifts towards application development, BPO
European outsourcing overtakes American in 2007
Manufacturers need a risk-intelligent approach to IT outsourcing

 
 
 
 
 
IT News
Speculation surrounds the Yahoo - Microsoft impending merger  
2007 - A record year for U.S. videogame industry
BlackBerry updates sync with Microsoft, IBM software
Trends
Five business process and application trends for 2008
Ultra-mobile PCs overtake desktops
The new IT worker shortage shows increasing demand
Studies
Top 10 cyber security menaces for 2008 listed
Windows Vista deemed 'Most Secure'
Going green could save Government $1 billion in 5 years, say reports
   
   
   
     
   
 

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