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Latest IT products at techno show

"Techno Show 2007" organized by Next@Abans at the Grand Ballroom of Galadari Hotel on Friday, November 9, was a resounding success with over 200 high-end users of IT equipment attending the show.

The concept of the show was to introduce and familiarize the attendees with the latest innovations from the world's best brands of IT Equipment, Software and Accessories.

Next@Abans is a member of the prestigious Abans Group of Companies, a household name in Sri Lanka and a market leader in the retail of Electric and Electronic Home Appliances.

The Group has over 30 companies engaged in diverse business activities ranging from Manufacturing, Real Estate, Financial Services and Mobile Phones to Tours and Travels, Leisure, Hospitality and Janitorial Services. Also, recently, Abans has been adjudged one of Sri Lanka's most financially sound conglomerates.

At Next@Abans , The One-Stop IT Shop, you are assured of genuine brands and genuine products, backed by excellent after-sales service and availability of spare parts.

Next@Abans has a wide selection of the latest models of Laptops, Desktops, Software and Accessories of world renowned, high-quality brands such as LG, HP, Microsoft, IBM, Toshiba, NEC, HCL, APC, Apple, Panasonic, D-Link & Philips, suited for every purpose of use in Education, Telecommunications, Hospitality, Healthcare, Mass Production, NGOs, and Government institutions as well as private usage.

Next@Abans offers you a personalized and courteous service and expert advice and guidance on the correct choice of equipment to meet your needs.

With every purchase made from Next@Abans, you get a guarantee of the most efficient, quick and reliable after-sales-service in the country. Next@Abans has fully equipped, state-of-the-art Service Centres, spanning the island in every district, with qualified and experienced technicians to service and maintain your valuable IT equipment.

Every Service Centre has an ample buffer stock of genuine spare parts as well as highly qualified Site Engineers and Field Technicians to deal with technical repairs.

On display at the Next@Abans Techno Show, were product exhibits from leaders in the consumer electronics field and now in desktop and notebook technology, LG, global computers and peripherals giant, HP, global software giant, Microsoft and leaders in the UPS market, APC.

Some of the exciting products launched at the show included the LG C1 Express Dual Tablet PC with swiveling action, finger touch LCD panel and extremely lightweight body, and the LG Z1 Sideshow Notebook with a second 2.5" LCD screen mounted on the top cover of the unit for additional display options.

Another highlight in the Desktops range was the LG W-Series, currently the only Desktop range worldwide to come with Fingerprint Reader and Bluetooth connectivity as optional features.

The HP Showcase included desktops and laptops from the HP Pavilion range - HP's foremost product range for supporting a wide variety of entertainment applications - equipped with integrated Altec Lansing speakers, 1.3 megapixel camera and more.

The Compaq Presario C700 Notebook, also showcased, is an impressive yet affordable laptop packed with features, particularly the Super Multi DVD writer with LightScribe option with which users can laser-etch labels on CDs and DVDs as these are created.

Country Manager, Microsoft Sri Lanka, Sriyan de Sivla Wijeratne also addressed the audience and urged the attendees to be vigilant of the quality and genuineness of the Windows software that they buy.

He also introduced the Windows Vista operating system, which is one of the first operating systems in the world to incorporate a fully functional Sinhalese language facility. De Silva Wijeratne feels that this will help hasten computer penetration amongst the 80 per cent of Sri Lankans who still do not own a computer.

Next@Abans has showrooms on Duplication Road, Nugegoda and Malabe and Service Centres across the island. You can be assured that when you buy products from Next@Abans, you are purchasing peace of mind as well, from a company with the highest integrity and financial security and one that delivers on a promise.'

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Lilanthi receives Deans Award from USQ, Australia

Lilanthi Herath, a second semester student of the Master of Project Management (MPM) study program, recently received the Deans Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Semester two-2007 from the University of Southern Queensland in Australia.

The highly reputed masters program is conducted at the OpenArc College of International Studies in Sri Lanka, the official education partner for USQ.

Lilanthi is the Finance Manager at Overseas Realty (Ceylon) Limited, owner and developer of the World Trade Center. She is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

When asked from Lilanthi about USQ and OpenArc she said, "I think USQ is well organised and assists the students in pursuing their academic aspirations at post graduate level in a very professional manner.

I am pleased with the subject line up and the flexibility of the program. I am sure I will turn out to be a good project manager once I graduate as a MPM from USQ.

OpenArc College gives excellent student support and is very helpful as an organisation, very customer oriented and friendly while their panel of lecturers is the secret to my success."

USQ is voted as the World's Best Dual Mode University and was adjudged as Australia's University of the Year in 2001.