6 March 2008  |  Volume 19  

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
Robert Francis Kennedy

 IT BUSINESS NEWS    
at a glance    

 
 

FEATURED VIDEOS

Video - OPEN Houston Technology Symposium 2008

Video - Overview of the IT Industry

Product Demo - V-Secur by LMKR


HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

Mr. Farooq-e-Azam from CHASE Lahore, addressing the OSRC sponsored “National COMSATS Open Source Technologies (No COST Workshop 2008)” at COMSATS Abbotabad.

CIIT officials during the workshop sponsored by OSRC
American IT center and Phonecast signed agreement to establish call center in Karachi
LMKR received "Top Software Partner" award from IBM
 
   
American IT center and Phonecast signed agreement to establish call center in Karachi
Warid Telecom facilitated customers in Uganda with Wavetec's Queue Management System

Job boards technology at Techcrunch and Venturebeat powered by BrightSpyre.com
PIBAS replaced Misys core banking solution at Habib Overseas Bank, South Africa
IBM's 'Top Software Partner' achievement award 2007 went to LMKR

AT-Learning® implementation by ikonami to boost efficiency at National Health Service (NHS-UK)
Leading banks preferred IBM for various business applications
Microsoft chose ESOLPK to deploy Microsoft Dynamics in local businesses
Averox signed contract with Microsoft - named Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partner
ACES joined the Oracle Partners Network
Sofnix turns to Intel® dual-core technology for a massive production boost
Successful deployment of Exchange 2007 at Dubai Islamic Bank by KalSoft
 
   
   
   
 
 

 
   
Marketing
  Pakistani IT companies to participate in CeBIT Hannover, Germany
  Strategy
  Gartner Group Report being revised following feedback from stakeholders
  Office Space Provision
  Another private sector STP being facilitated by PSEB, in Rawalpindi
  Industry HR 
  Training grant approved for Buraq Integrated Solutions
  Public Policy
  Budgetary proposal on Customs Tariff submitted to the Ministry of IT
  Industry Finance
  Venture Capital promotion awaits direction from PM Secretariat
  Company Capability Development
  PSEB and Microsoft jointly launched Software Business Accelerator (SBA)
  Facilitation
  OSRC sponsored “National COMSATS Open Source Technologies (No COST Workshop 2008)” at COMSATS Abbotabad
  PSEB sponsored ERP for Agriculture sector successfully implemented at model farms
 
   

 

  		 
 
 

 
   
   
The coming death of Indian outsourcing
Indian IT firms facing employee wage, quality pressures
Global recession slows outsourcing

 
 
 
 
 
IT News
Google introduces Apps Edition to bypass the IT department 
Yahoo spurns $44 bn Microsoft bid
Microsoft gives away software worth thousands to students
Trends
Gamers can now play with their brains, not hands
Elonex to launch $200 laptop for students
Technology to safeguard laptop data
Studies
IT spending set for slowdown in Quarter 2
One third of Americans regularly bank online
Cell phone use linked to increased cancer risk
   
   
     
   
 

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