Business ICT

hSenid goes to Kandy

hSenid, an application and service provider is in Kandy now to commence a research lab in the Peradeniya University.

hSenid trains a selected number of students from the Peradeniya University on of software development and assist them to develop applications. The research centre is in the process of developing mobile applications on Open Source platforms which will be deployed as Free and open source Software.

This gives the students an opportunity to gather insight and the relevant knowledge. Since the programme is only on part time basis the students get hands on experience while they are studying.

“A golden opportunity has been created for the undergraduates of Peradeniya University to have an awareness on various projects with close collaboration with the industry. This may be a new learning experience for our local undergraduates but a very common phenomenon in Western countries,” Executive Director of hSenid Software Sujee Saparamadu said.

“We are extremely proud of our students who made this project a success. This is a clear and strong evidence to the industry of the potential our students possess. This is the first milestone of a never ending road we have to travel, and I am very confident that we pass one milestone after the another steadily on the way ahead, said Head of Computer Engineering Department Dr. Manjula Sandirigama.

SLT to provide communication solutions for AAI

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) signed an agreement with Asian Alliance Insurance PLC (AAI), to provide communication solutions to enhance its business activities.

Speaking on the agreement, Shoji Takahashi, CEO of SLT said: “We are extremely happy to provide a total communication

 solution to AAI. I am assured that our world-class technology will further enhance their ambitious business plans offering real time communication and scalability, especially with regard to meeting future strategic needs.”

An agreement was signed to provide total voice communication solutions comprising of a state of the art PABX infrastructure and inter-branch communication system. As a result of this enhancement AAI will enjoy the facility of seamless connectivity for communication between the head office and its islandwide branch network.

Broadband Internet and inter branch data communication system via IP/VPN solution which is capable of carrying voice and mission critical data securely and reliably is already in place as the backbone infrastructure of AAI.

Ensuring the safety of their valuable customer data, AAI has already hosted their data at the SLT iDC (internet Data Centre) located at SLT head office.

CEO, AAI Ramal Jasinghe said: “As a company we cater to a growing client base, consisting of corporate and individual clients, offering tailor made insurance solutions. We selected SLT as the reliability that it carries along with the strength of its brand makes a perfect fit for us to provide uninterrupted “real time” services to our clientele.

SLT has been around for a long time, and its confidence among the public at large, is very well established. As we are in a confidence based financial service, the blend of the confidence that the brands “SLT” and “Asian Alliance” brings is indeed a comfort to our policyholders.

The high quality technology, as well as its scalability, meets with our business expansion needs. We find SLT as a flexible and a great partner to have on board,” he said. The solution offered by SLT facilitates AAI with direct cost savings through inter branch communication via the corporate network.

This communication system makes operations smoother by providing access to a centralized IT network at any given time. Also the system enables communication between the head office and the branch network as well as to provide total security for customers of AAI by hosting business and customer information at the SLT internet Data Center (iDC).

It enhances the capabilities of the customer through the maintenance of online information, customer’s financial information, the company’s investment information, remote access for corporate information, cash collection as well as sales information among others through their real time system.

The solution will enable the company to offer online services to customers such as online insurance guidance, online insurance schemes, new insurance schemes with partnership of other companies, as well as enhancing the business capabilities and processors via SLT’s state-of-the-art technology and their world-class communication facilities, which will open new avenues and innovative services for AAI to further diversify its business activities and distribution channels.

PC House to market latest gigabyte motherboards

PC House Ltd., a leading IT solutions provider and the sole distributor for GIGABYTE Motherboards and Graphic Cards in Sri Lanka since 1997, is set to introduce the latest range of Motherboards from GIGABYTE UNITED INC. to the local market. GIGABYTE products and manufacturing systems have been certified by ISO 9001, ISO 9002, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and IECQ 080000.

PC House will market a range of GIGABYTE motherboards such as, The GA-P35-DS3 R and GA-P35-DS3P, both featuring the latest Intel P35 Series chipsets to cater to the needs of PC enthusiasts and general users alike. This new introduction has revitalized the international hardware industry standards with their unmatched performance, durability and flexibility.

Head of Marketing of PC House Rizwan Anise, said “As we have a well established network of regional offices operating in all parts of Sri Lanka, we are in a position to take down the new technologies we bring in to grass root levels.

As such we should be able to make GIGABYTE Ultra Modern 2 Motherboards available island wide within a fortnight. Besides, thanks to the continuous T&D programs we conduct jointly with GIGABYTE for our technical staff, they are well competent to handle and support the latest technology we introduce to the country.”

GIGABYTE Ultra Modern 2 Motherboards come with a comprehensive 3-year warranty reassured with a genuine PC House guarantee. Any mishaps due to manufacturing defects, which is rare, PC House will replace motherboards 1-to-1.

PC House is a fully owned subsidiary of the heavily diversified PCH Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. that has ventured into other sectors such as computer hardware and software, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, consumer electronics, restaurant, office automation, audiovisual, automobiles, property development and international operations.

ASUS notebooks now with three year warranty

EPSI Computers sole authorised distributor for ASUS in Sri Lanka, now offers a three year warranty on all ASUS notebooks.

Group Product Manager of EPSI Computers, Sankha Jayaratne said that the 3-year warranty will provide ASUS notebook users a cost free maintenance for three years, and thereby making this a value for money product.

He also stated that the rationality behind providing the 3-year warranty was mainly due to the superior design and technical quality of ASUS notebooks and the backing of a strong technical service centre spearheaded by EPSI, which resulted in launching the three year warranty in Sri Lanka.

ASUS was the highest ranked Taiwanese corporation in all industry categories. “Commitment to developing, manufacturing, distributing the best products, and providing the best services for the best products are the reasons behind our success,” said Director of ASUS Global Brand Center Sunny Han.

The company took home 1,706 awards from the foremost IT media and organizations, including Germany’s Industrial Forum (iF) and Tom’s Hardware Guide, the US’ AnandTech and InfoTech 100, and Japan’s G-Mark, just to name a few, said Jayaratne.

In MIC’s recent notebook brand survey, consumers rated ASUS as the best brand in product quality, functionality, and after-sales services. In 2006, ASUS, was rated as a top-five notebook maker worldwide and top-five notebook brand in APAC.