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PC partner opens outlet

For Notebook accessories:

The state of the art PC Partner outlet for notebook accessories where the employees strongly believe ‘Customer service is the key to business success’.

PC Partner, a provider of Information Technology (IT) solutions to the local retail industry, launched a sales outlet catering to notebook accessories. This one-stop shop provides all types of solutions for notebooks including the latest accessories such as external flexible keyboards, cooler pads, latest high quality webcams and headphones which would give exclusive experience in wireless communications and also all types of batteries, adaptors and screens for a wide range of high profile brands.

Chief Operating Officer PC Partner (Pvt.) Ltd. (PCP) M.M.M. Thufail said, "The opening of this new outlet is in keeping with our primary objective of identifying and satisfying consumer information and communication technology requirements at affordable prices.

Our venture into the notebook accessories market will ensure that customers experience a comprehensive service that meets all their notebook requirements at a single location. The launch of this sales centre also reflects our varied service portfolio, which ranges from the provision of branded and assembled desktops, notebooks and IT-related accessories to superior after sales service."

Sri Lanka's information technology market is poised to grow with IT usage in the public and private sectors expanding, and the number of online transactions and broadband subscribers increasing, in addition to the growth of online education. This expansion is also reflected in the demand for mini notebooks despite a downturn in the global economy and political instability. Portable in design and affordable in price, the mini notebook is particularly suited to emerging markets such as Sri Lanka.

With demand for notebooks set to enter a high growth trajectory, PC Partner has diversified its business to meet the evolving needs of the local ICT landscape.

Second OEM Academy

Mohamed Sarooj receives his “Sales Professional” recognition badge from Country Manager Microsoft Sri Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. Sriyan de Silva Wijeratne.

Microsoft Sri Lanka completed its second OEM Sales Academy recently, a program designed to enhance the skills of the sales personnel of Microsoft resellers.

Sales personnel can achieve several levels of qualifications in the OEM Sales Academy program which recognizes their product knowledge and sales skills.

The Academy trains the participating sales personnel to reach the first level of the program "Sales Specialist" based on the skills they demonstrate and performance during the program.

They then proceed to acquire qualifications to become "Sales Professional" and then "Sales Champion".

Forty-five Sales personnel have undergone the OEM Sales Academy training this year. Mohommed Sarooj is a participant of the first Microsoft OEM Sales Academy who was upgraded to "Sales Professional" level, recognizing his achievements.

EWIS the select partner for Juniper

Juniper Networks, offers a high-performance network infrastructure that creates a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating the deployment of services and applications over a single network, has recently elected as E-W information systems as their select partner in Sri Lanka.

EWIS is the one and only Juniper networks select partner in Sri Lanka concentrating on the award winning juniper network's security solutions and product lines. Ruwini Weliwita, Germain Wickeremasinge and Chaturanga Jayaweera have been certified by Juniper for sales/marketing and providing technical support for Juniper's network security related product lines and EWIS could look forward in received future customer referrals, sales leads and greater discounts from Juniper Networks.

Having completed more than 20 Juniper Network security related installations in less than 12 months and a couple of more high profile installations in the pipeline, the potential for EWIS with Juniper Networks looks positive.

Cartoon newtwork joins Art TV

Watch Cartoon expanding its footprint in South Asia, Turner International launched a dedicated one hour programming block of its leading children's channel, Cartoon Network on ART Television, Sri Lanka's terrestrial English channel.

Starting August 16 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily, children can now enjoy the opportunity to experience Cartoon Network's world famous cartoons, which include Dexter's Laboratory, Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Johnny Bravo, Ed, Ed N Eddy, Courage the Cowardly Dog and many more.

Vice President and Deputy General Manager - Distribution and Business Operations, South Asia, Turner International India (Pvt) Ltd (TIIPL), Siddharth Jain said, "Sri Lanka is an extremely important market for Turner International. Our relationship with Art Television dates back over a decade.

With the launch of this block we now provide news and entertainment to our consumers in Sri Lanka by leveraging the reach of Art Television.

This block will showcase world-class children's entertainment. This partnership between Turner International and ART Television will be a win-win initiative for the consumer as they get to enjoy the content from the world's largest cartoon library and on a platform with the largest reach in the country."

Nawaloka launches home nursing services

Nawaloka Hospitals have introduced a specialized home nursing service. Specially trained Intensive Care Unit [ICU] nurses are provided, offering round the clock service, with shifts being arranged accordingly.

Patients of any age could be looked after, with the special Nawaloka touch.

"Our nurses will be in constant contact about their patient's problems with the sister in charge of the Medical Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital" said Director / General Manager Nawaloka Hospital, Prof Lal Chandrasena. Specialized nursing procedures such as urinary catheterization, and insertion of nasogastric tubes could also be carried out by experienced nurses from Nawaloka Hospital within one's own home.

When we grow older most people want to continue living in their familiar surroundings.

Their adult children often become their primary care givers, but when patients become progressively difficult to take care of or when the responsibility of full time attention becomes too overwhelming, families need to consider professionals and there are many advantages to receiving healthcare at home", he said.

Lankaputhra Development Bank (LDB), as part of its corporate responsibility towards society, has made available bottled drinking water to inmates of IDP camps in the North and the East. A token presentation of supplies was made at the Ministry of Finance and Planning on August 12. Here Minister of Finance and State Revenue, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya receives a token presentation of bottled drinking water from Chairman of Lankaputhra Development Bank, A. Sarath de Silva. Asst. General - Manager Credit, Ranjith Dissanayake was also present.