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ICBT Campus holds graduation ceremony

ICBT Campus, one of the leaders in the private higher education sector in Sri Lanka conferred British Higher National Diplomas, Undergraduate Degrees and Masters level qualifications to over 700 students in a graduation ceremony held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on August 26.

The graduation ceremony was held in association with UK, Middlesex University, UK, Sunderland University, India, Sikkim Manipal University, UK, Modern Montessori International and UK, Edexcel International.

ICBT Campus Chairman Jagath Alwis, Vice Chancellor Prof Michael Driscoll, Deputy Vice Chancellor Dr Terry Butland, UK, Middlesex University, Regional Director Joe Victor, Sunderland Business School Head Chris Marshall, UK, Sunderland University, International Business Development and Operations Head Lesley Brown, London, MMI, C.E.O. Dr T.Chandroo and Academic Director Bob Durgude, Pearson India C.E.O./President Vivek Govil, International Director Patrick Casey, India Subcontinent Regional Director Preeti Dmello, India Subcontinent Territory Manager Premils Paulraj, Sri Lanka and the Maldives Regional Development Manager Suriya Bibile and UK, Edexcel International Pakistan Regional Development Manager Abid Ishaq participated in the ceremony.

Mobitel holds SMART Draw

The selection of the winner of the Smart recharge bonanza draw for May 2010 was held recently in the presence of the representatives of Ernst and Young Mobitel External Auditors and officials of the Western Province Revenue Department.

The grand prize of a Maruti Suzuki Alto Sportz car for the month went to Sinnaiyha Punniyaseelan of Bandarawela.

Sinnaiyha Punniyaseelan the lucky winner of the Maruti Suzuki Alto Sportz car, said “I am delighted to be the recipient of the Maruti Suzuki Alto Sportz car.”

SMART Pre Paid customers who have registered their connections in compliance with the Mobitel subscriber registration policy can subscribe to the draw by dialing the short code #151# from their handset. On registering for SMART Recharge Bonanza: ‘For every Rs.200 recharge in a month the customer stands one chance to win the Maruti Suzuki Alto Sportz car and for every Rs.200 recharge in a week the customer stands one chance to win the ASUS Laptop with the 3.5G Internet dongle.

Mobitel SMART fans can stand the chance to win by registering to be part of the Mobitel SMART Recharge Bonanza, now taking place until December 31.

Hutch launches Abisheka Reload Senakeliya

Hutchison Telecom Sri Lanka launched their first ever consumer promotion on September 1, 2010. The ‘Hutch Abisheka Reload Senakeliya’ will give away prizes to every Hutch winner. Among these is a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV).

The promotion which will run right upto the end of 2010 will see everyone connected to Hutch gaining an opportunity to emerge victorious, because in addition to their customers, Hutch has opened the competition to retailers and dealer sales representatives who will also win prizes at various levels. Dealer sales representatives stand to win motor cycles and lap tops whilst the retailers will win Maruti cars, trips abroad, mobile phones, fax machines and reloads.

The Hutch customers who are the main beneficiaries of this promotion will win a whole range of prizes such as gas cookers, mobile phones, T-shirts, caps, gold coins, flat TV’s, trips abroad, and the SUV as the grand prize.

Hutch Sri Lanka Marketing General Manager Sanjay Senarath said “In the past our promotional strategy was focused on the retailers as we felt that we needed to drive the business through these market intermediaries, and we have been successful in expanding our market base. We have now taken a step further by introducing this program to our customers and dealer sales representatives as well.”

Hutchison Telecom Sri Lanka CEO Shanker Bali said that the company will continue to invest in the expansion of their network whilst living up to the brand promise of Hutch. “Our parent company, the Hutchison Whampoa Group who is a global giant in the telecommunications industry, is ready to support our expansion plan. We have covered the metropolis with our most up-to-date ‘Edge’ enabled technology and as I am sure you are aware we are already covered in the North and East. As for our value added services, we will continue to offer innovative products at the most affordable tariffs which is living up to the Hutch brand promise to Sri Lanka,” he said.

Child war victims:

SLT employees provide scholarships

Employees of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) awarded scholarships to 50 children who had lost one or both parents during the war. This is a continuation of the “Apey Daruwo” program which was started last year, during which scholarships were provided to a further 50 child war victims. This was organized by the Co-Existence of Sri Lanka Telecom Employees’ Alliance and contributions towards this were collected from employees of Sri Lanka Telecom.

The children were presented with a gift pack consisting of books and other essential items for their day to day life at school, and a fixed deposit account of Rs 25,000 was opened for each child at Bank of Ceylon.

The children will gain access to the funds once they reach 18 years of age, until which time, SLT will remain as the custodians.

The children selected for the scholarships came from Kebithigollewa, Padaviya, Medawachchiya, Killinochchi and Mannar. The main aim of this program was to provide hope for a better and brighter future for these children.

ComBank branches to open on Ramazan

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon will keep open more than 50 branches on September 10, a statuary public and bank holiday on account of Eid Ul Fitr (Ramazan).

Selected branches in the Colombo and Gampaha districts, the foreign branch at the Head Office as well as branches in Batticaloa, Chavakachcheri, Matale and Nawalapitiya will function on this day, in addition to the Bank’s 25 Super Market Banking counters all over the country and the seven 365-day banking centres in Colombo 07, Majestic City, Ampara, Negombo, Galle City, Kandy City and Jaffna.

The branches that will stay open in Colombo and Gampaha Districts include the branches in Wellawatte, Kollupitiya, Kotahena, Maharagama, Borella, Nugegoda, Narahenpita, Battaramulla, Panchikawatte, Union Place, Wattala, Dehiwala, Moratuwa, Nittambuwa, Kiribathgoda, Avisawella and Piliyandala.

Deputy General Manager (Operations) Sanath Bandaranayake said the bank consistently provides services on bank holidays for the benefit of many corporate sector clients who need access to banking services and for personal customers who may have urgent requirements.

“This service has been popular among our customers and we are happy to be able to offer it in various parts of the country including the North and the East,” he said.

The Bank will carry out all over-the-counter banking transactions including opening of accounts and foreign currency sales for overseas travel on this day.

Microsoft deploys MDOP for Etisalat

Microsoft Sri Lanka deployed Windows 7 Enterprise and Microsoft Desktop Optimizations Pack (MDOP) for Etisalat Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.

The strategic partnership between the two companies allows Etisalat Sri Lanka to access up to date software and drive IT standardization across the organization, providing benefits like streamlined administration, cohesive budgeting, enhanced infrastructure flexibility and the ability to respond rapidly to changing needs using tools and technologies accessed through the EA. With a reputation for providing the widest coverage and extraordinary service, Etisalat Sri Lanka’s deployment of the latest Microsoft technologies will enable them to better serve the customers who have come to depend on the high quality of Etisalat services.

With the deployment of Windows 7 Enterprise, the employees at Etisalat Sri Lanka are now able to take advantage of features such as Windows Side Show, Windows Task Bar, Jump List, Windows Search, and many more productivity enhancing tools, as well as bundled in security features such as Bitlocker and Bitlocker to go, App Locker and Direct Access which enhances data protection. In addition to all these features, the IT team at Etisalat Sri Lanka is able to deploy Windows 7 Enterprise remotely using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) with minimum disruption to day- to-day business operations and manpower.

The core goal of tying up with Microsoft Sri Lanka for Etisalat Sri Lanka is to elevate all its internal employees onto one uniform technology standard that optimized resources in terms of IT productivity.