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CCC web blog launched:

Regional entrepreneurs to benefit

Foreseeing a tremendous potential to position itself as a more involved and proactive business entity to support regional development, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) launched its Regional Enterprise Development Initiative (REDI) - a web-based portal for interaction and information sharing, on March 25, - the day the CCC marked 172 years of dedicated service to the private sector.

The launch took place during a program - SME Access to Finance - conducted by the CCC for the benefit of regional entrepreneurs, along with the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) and the Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI). The Chamber (along with its partners in this project) hopes to direct regional enterprises through a doorway of access to recourses on investment and investment opportunities, sector and specific innovative information on products and new product developments, and access to a storage of information on investors and investees, and generate detailed information through a resourceful database.

Whilst the needs of regions vary from one area to another, CCC through its pioneering experience and networking abilities will be in a position to be a driving force to provide a more coordinated service to the regions.

CCC is currently involved in rebuilding and supporting regional development initiatives and institutions; the main focus is on regional enterprise enhancement and on issues faced by them. The blog address is http://regionalblog.chamber.lk.

hSenid launches SaaS

Harshini Perera

hSenid Mobile will launch Software as a Service (SaaS) among small and medium companies in the local and international market.

The SaaS will be launched before the end of April this year and will be a model for Sri Lanka.

The company will launch this system in the international market in Singapore, Malaysia and India where hSenid has a strong presence, hSenid Mobile CEO Dinesh Saparamadu told Daily News Business. “Not only small and medium companies but also large companies can utilize the SaaS as cost effective software method to improve the function of their companies.

The system will be similar to that of using Google mail with Internet connection and a computer. The companies need not to have a dedicated IT group but could work on the system as the best practices software.

He said that deploying this system will cause less capital expenditure for companies.

It will be an enterprise level software which will be affordable that does not need much physical infrastructure.

“The system will be launched in other countries in the second half of this year. hSenid expects that nearly 50 companies will use this software during this year and increase it gradually.

We have invested a large amount in building the cloud infrastructure for this system,”he said.

Softlogic to unveil Dell tablet PCs

Charumini de Silva

The Softlogic Trading (Pvt) Ltd, will soon introduce Dell tablets and a range of mobile products to Sri Lankan market.

Speaking to Daily News Business Softlogic Trading (Pvt) Ltd, CEO and Director Roshan Rassool said that despite the downturn in the economy, the IT and mobile market has shown a significant growth over the years. With the development in the IT industry and the increased demand for consumer products; the company intends to introduce Dell tablets and a range of mobile products to Sri Lanka.

“We are forecasting that the tablet market will approximately carve out two to three percent of the current market size in the next couple of years. The demand for consumer products market has been growing at a considerable growth.

Tablet PCs are a category of equipment between a smart phone and a notebook. Customers who are looking at web surfing, mail and entertainment such as music, photos and podcasts will be key users. In Sri Lanka this is a new category and this segment will have to be developed,” Rassool said.

At present mobile products such as desktop, notebook ratio in the market is around 3:1 and in 2 years back it was 5:1. This is a clear indication that the mobility is accepted by consumers and will be the way forward. There is much potential for system and solution integration as there are platforms that are coming in such as cloud computing, green computing and virtualizations to be catered.

According to International Data Corporation (IDC) consumer market is around 38 percent of the total market size. However, based on imports, Softlogic has around eighteen percent of the market share in the consumer Segment. This has been achieved within one year of introducing the consumer range in Sri Lanka.

According to International Data Corporation (IDC) consumer market is around 38 percent of the total market size. However, based on imports, Softlogic has around eighteen percent of the market share in the consumer Segment. This has been achieved within the one year of introducing the consumer range in Sri Lanka.