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BizTech
SLASSCOM to lead IT/BPO industry
Leaders of the Software and BPO industry came together to form the
unified national IT/BPO industry association - Sri Lanka Association for
Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) - to lead the advancement of
the IT/BPO industry in Sri Lanka.
SLASSCOM represents the fruition of a long felt need within the
software and IT enabled services industry, for a unified, strong, and
representative body that can speak with one voice, and provide inspired
leadership to an industry that has tremendous potential to become the
highest export earner for Sri Lanka.
It is the culmination of months of deliberation and a sustained
effort made by a large number of committed individuals from the industry
and the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri
Lanka.
The domestic and export IT/BPO industry in Sri Lanka is witnessing a
tremendous growth due to the global IT/BPO market expansion and growing
domestic usage of ICT.
The domestic IT adoption is also rising significantly driven by the
eSri Lanka program and the initiatives taken by ICTA to re-engineer
government processes, growth of telecom penetration, increase use of IT
by corporations and strong focus on ICT education in schools by the
Government.
Although global recession has slowed down the growth in all sectors,
use of technology and off shoring as means to reduce cost will continue
to drive the growth of IT/BPO sector post the economic recovery.
This creates significant business opportunities for companies
providing IT/BPO services in Sri Lanka. IT/BPO industry is well poised
to take Sri Lanka to the knowledge economy to create wealth and
employment for masses in Sri Lanka.
It is the responsibility of the industry leaders, Government and
academia to make this a reality for the country.
To make this vision a reality, industry leaders have come together to
create SLASSCOM to pull together all resources and leadership capability
to create a strong unified voice and a formidable execution engine to
take affirmative and accelerated action to make the vision of IT/BPO
industry becoming the number one industry in Sri Lanka a reality.
The primary objective of SLASSCOM is to act as a catalyst for the
growth of the IT-BPO industry in Sri Lanka by facilitation of trade and
business, influencing national policies, encouragement and advancement
of research and innovation, propagation of education and employment and
thereby enabling the growth of the Sri Lankan economy.
Chairman of SLASSCOM and a recognized industry leader Ranjit Fernando
said, "While the setting up of SLASSCOM is a great step forward, its own
objectives and that of the industry as a whole, can only be achieved, by
focusing collectively and with a sense of urgency, on the many
opportunities and challenges facing our industry."
Tigo reaches two million subscribers
"Tigo is proud to have touched 2 million subscribers last year. Our
success is because we give our customers what they expect from a mobile
service provider, simplicity and honesty delivering the best value today
and tomorrow," said CEO Tigo Dumindra Ratnayaka.
The company's growth can be attributed to network expansion, the
strength of the brand and excellent customer service.
Year 2008 saw heavy investment by the company to expand the network
adding an average of 40 towers a month. Tigo customers could now enjoy
an excellent coverage wherever they travelled within the country.
After Tigo's launch two years ago the brand has stayed true to its
core values of simplicity and honesty, whilst launching benefits that
clearly resonated with customers such as:
* Per second billing - pay only what you use
* Life time bonus with every reload - rewarding customers for their
loyalty up to 30 per cent bonus
* All incoming free - paying for what you use having the freedom to
communicate.
"We have continuously demonstrated Tigo's commitment to enable
customers to freely express themselves at very affordable rates, central
to Tigo's global theme in delivering affordability, accessibility and
availability to our customers." added Ratnayaka.
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Business Manager TVS Electronics Sri
Lanka at a product display C. Velmurugan |
PC House tied up with TVS Electronics (TVS-E), a leader in the
manufacturing of IT peripherals established in India, to market the
TVS-E printer range to provide printing solutions to government,
banking, insurance, finance, telecom, education and retail segments.
Head of International Sales, TVS Electronics India E. Aravind said,
"PC House was appointed by TVS Electronics taking into consideration its
strong distribution channel network spread across various spheres and
the highly resourceful manpower.
Our aim is mainly to address public and banking sectors where PC
House has already set a firm ground with their presence in Colombo and
suburbs.
PC House is definitely the largest IT vendor in Sri Lanka; since they
come with a total ICT solution we believe their appointment is going to
benefit Sri Lankan clientele not only to market our printer range but
also with other products like TVS computer accessories, POS systems,
etc".
Sala launches two sim TV mobile phone
 Sala introduces its range of stylish mobile phones with latest
technology. Sala has brought forward this mobile phone with the option
of using two parallel Sims in one.
The user is able to use two different networks on one phone, which
would allow access to two mobile numbers (incoming/outgoing) at any
time.
Sala has launched several models to suite individual requirements.
Some of the features on offer are 2.4 inch TFT LCD touch screen, T.V,
1.3G megapixel camera, MP3/MP4 playback, dual standby Blue tooth 260K,
300 hrs standby FM and voice recording, to name a few, at an affordable
price.
Sala Enterprises are the sole agents for Gaoxinqi Mobile Phones in
Sri Lanka. Sala Enterprises represent Prolink, Delux, Divoom, Kedacom,
Seiko Instruments and Hasee to name a few.
EuP certification for ASUS
EPSI Computers, said that ASUS, a leading technology company in the
new digital era, (ranked among the top 10 IT companies in Business
Week's "InfoTech 100", and selected by the Wall Street Journal Asia as
No. 1 in quality and service in Taiwan), has been conferred the world's
first EuP (Energy-using Product) certification for portable Notebooks
for its N50, N80, N20, and N10 notebooks.
 This achievement is authorized by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), an
organization certified by the governing body of the EuP Directive. The
certification validates ASUS' full commitment to environmental
preservation with its Green Design concept, and highlights the
eco-friendliness of ASUS' N Series notebooks which have already been
honoured with EU Flower certification in November and EPEAT (Electronic
Product Environmental Assessment Tool) Gold awards in October this year.
The certificate ceremony was held recently in Taipei. Representing
DNV were Global Manager Business Development, Product Certification, Per
Ove Oyberg, and District Manager, Taiwan, Grand China Dennis Lin.
Chief Operation Officer Tony Chen and Corporate Quality Officer Frank
Lin accepted the certificate on behalf of ASUS.
Group Product Manager EPSI Computers Sankha Jayaratne, said that the
EUP directive (First adopted by the Council and the European Parliament
in November 2007), provides coherent EU-wide rules for eco-design and
ensures that differences between national regulations will not hinder
intra-EU trade.
Biz Tech quiz
This week Biz Tech quiz is ‘Which computer peripheral is used to
protect your computer power related problems?’
The winner will be receiving the world’s smallest computer mouse
sponsored by Sala Enterprises. Sala Enterprises is involved in marketing
IT related products over 14 years.
You can send your answers to [email protected] or post your answers to
Sala Enterprises, No 445, Havelock Road, Colombo 06. Please mark “Daily
News Biz Tech quiz” on your answers. The winner will be announced after
every two weeks. |
