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
agreement: CEO of SLT Shoji Takahashi and CEO of Asian Alliance
Insurance Company Ramal Jasinghe exchanging the agreement. |
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.
warranty: Group Product Manager, EPSI Computers Sankha Jayaratne
introducing the three year warranty for ASUS notebooks at the
ASUS Centre. |
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. |