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IBM launches ‘Smarter Planet Initiative’

Indunil HEWAGE

IBM launched its ‘Smarter Planet Initiative’ in Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

Smarter software solutions from IBM are ideal for the Sri Lankan market.

Smarter planet initiative will help to achieve set goals in Government and the corporate sector in the country.

IBM India / South Asia, Vice President Operations Amith Sharma said the initiative will drive the growth of clients, curtail costs, grasp opportunities, make intelligent decisions for business performance and meet the demand of speedily changing IT backdrop in Sri Lanka.

He said significant issues have been identified in urban areas all over the world such as traffic congestions, unhygienic water system, power and energy problems and these matters will be addressed by Smart software solutions from IBM.

The main objective of IBM is to convey a new level of intelligence to understand and how the world works - how every person, business, eco system organization, Government and natural system and man-made system collaborates.

IBM/Sri Lanka Country General Manager Chrishan Fernando said the IT industry in Sri Lanka is poised for growth and growth would only come using smart technologies.

IBM is ready to help the Government and private entities to provide technologies and expertise to achieve their set targets.

IBM is continuously investing on innovations, intellectual property and other significant areas.

IBM Sri Lanka has teamed up with education sector in the country and we will be partnering with the sector more and more in the future to address the hindrances prevailing in the industry,” Fernando said.

To educate teachers, students:

UCSC organizes ICT seminars, workshops

The Colombo University School of Computing (UCSC), to mark their 25th anniversary, has launched a program of seminars and workshops to educate the ICT teachers and students of schools in the country.

Organized by the Computer Science Society of Colombo University and the Student Union of the UCSC under the supervision of Dr. H.L. Premarathne and Noel Fernando, these seminars and workshops are conducted either by getting down the teachers and students to the UCSC or sending UCSC resource persons to the schools.

Speaking about this program, Colombo University School of Computing (UCSC) Director Gihan Wikramanayake said they are conducting these seminars and workshops to assist students and their teachers to learn the recently introduced ICT subject for the G.C.E. (Advanced Level).

The other is to emphasise the students and teachers on the importance of ICT and guiding them on career opportunities. ICT is driving the world economy and is widely used in many disciplines.

The employment and professional opportunities in this field are very high along with high remunerations.

“We believe that properly guiding the students towards the ICT field will be a great boost for the country, and the betterment of the younger generation,” he said.

Kaspersky releases latest version

Gayan KANCHANA

Kaspersky Lab, a developer of secure content management solutions, announced the release of their latest version of its flagship consumer products Kaspersky internet security 2011 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 in Colombo recently.

Kaspersky Lab (south Asia) Managing director Suk Ling Gun said, “By releasing the new 2011 versions, our company has improved an already great product range still further, bringing the user host of effective new technologies designed to protect their computers. It’s nice to see we have achieved our goals.

Now, thanks to such modules as system watcher, Safe Surf and our fully redesigned safe run module, our customers will be provided with an unprecedented level of control over the process running on their computers, providing them with the security they need while working with important personal data,” she said.

The event was hosted by Avian technologies authorized distributor of Kaspersky Lab for Sri Lanka and Maldives. Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Vladimir Mikhalov was the chief guest.