Biz-Tech

hSenid powers National HR Conference 2011

hSenid Business Solutions have signed on as the Principal Technology Partner to sponsor the upcoming National HR Conference 2011 organized by the Institute of Personal Management of Sri Lanka. hSenid has sponsored this event for the past several years and has now become a permanent associate of this event.

This National HR conference will be held on June 28, 29 at Cinnamon Grand Hotel under the theme ‘HR Powered Edge in a Booming Economy’.

The emphasis of this conference will be on the dimensions of Human Resource management that will lead and motivate HR professionals to make a difference in their organizations, to enhance their bottom line performance.

hSenid Business Solutions, the premier Human Resource Information System Solutions provider serving a customer base of over 600 clients in 24 countries, is specialized in Total Human Resource Applications, SaaS - HR Solutions (PeoplesHR.com) and Human Resource Outsourcing (HRO). hSenid has grown to be a truly indigenous multinational company operating in Sri Lanka, United States, Singapore, Malaysia, and India. Speaking on the sponsorship CEO and founder of hSenid Dinesh Saparamadu said, “In the post conflict Sri Lankan scenario, the need for human resource management and development is very badly felt.

We are very happy to be in partnership with Institute of Personal Management in fulfilling this national requirement.” The Institute of Personnel Management of Sri Lanka (IPM) was founded in 1959 and is a Professional body incorporated by an Act of Parliament (1976). IPM is affiliated to the Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management and World Federation of Personnel Management Associations.

“Quality delivery of service is a prime objective of IPM. When we have a HR solution provider with similar thinking it is very easy for us to partner. That is why this relationship is progressing so well for so long,” said IPM President Ajith R de Costa.

The upcoming National HR Conference and Exhibition, the foremost HR event in Sri Lanka is specially designed to bring new heights of human capital management to meet the challenges in a booming economy.

E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3:

ComBank deploys Oracle

Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, a premier bank in Sri Lanka has successfully implemented Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 and Oracle Database 11g running on Oracle Linux to streamline its reporting processes, managing of assets while enhancing productivity and operational efficiency.

The bank opted to deploy Oracle applications in November 2010. Prior to successfully deploying Oracle applications, a significant amount of work was being done manually which required a lot of effort and time. The deployment of Oracle applications has enabled the organization to consolidate, integrate and present to top management important business information.

It has also enhanced the organization’s ability to manage cost and time by reducing the amount of manual work.

With the successful deployment, Commercial Bank is now able to track enterprise-wide capital investments; monitor cash flows, and manage projects with crucial cost-revenue, budget and margin data.

The bank has also deployed Oracle Database 11g to lower its infrastructure costs and deliver a higher quality of service running on Oracle Linux, which delivers higher performance and better reliability at significantly lower cost than competitive solutions.

Oracle Financials will integrate data from various sources such as Treasury, Trade Finance, and Core Banking into a single financial repository enabling senior managers to obtain an online view of the company’s financial status.

In addition, Commercial Bank has deployed other modules of the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12. 1.3, including Oracle Inventory Management, and Oracle Purchasing to achieve better visibility and monitoring of reporting process and managing of assets across the organization.

“During our evaluation process, we engaged a global consulting firm to conduct a study of our business processes in order to choose the most suitable solution” said Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC CIO Rohan Muttiah.

Airtel empowers customers with complimentary safety alerts

This is a first of its kind service launched in conjunction with the Disaster Management Ministry.

All Airtel customers can now receive up-to-date information on all global inclement weather conditions and natural disasters free of cost.

To subscribe, customers should type FSACT (space) SA on their Airtel mobile, and forward to 7544

Bharti Airtel Lanka, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecommunications company, yesterday launched its Complimentary Safety Alert Service. Launched in conjunction with the Disaster Management Ministry, all Airtel customers who subscribe to the service can now experience up-to-date alerts on potential threats to human safety ranging from inclement weather patterns to natural disasters in Sri Lanka and the rest of the world.

A first of its kind, this free of cost sms based service may be accessed by all Airtel customers, by typing FSACT (space) SA on their Airtel mobile and forwarding to 7544. Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said, ‘Airtel’s introduction of the Safety Alert Service comes at an opportune moment whereby for the first time in Sri Lanka, all Sri Lankans can stay abreast of erratic weather conditions and natural disasters, and take timely preventative measures to protect themselves and their families.

Far reaching initiatives of this kind which drive social well being are very welcome and we would like to thank Airtel for launching this complimentary service for the benefit of the general public.’”

Bharti Airtel Lanka CEO and MD Amali Nanayakkara said, ‘The transformation of the text message into an early warning system or cautionary note is very much in line with our mission of enriching the lives of all our customers.

In today’s context, we believe the service will add immense value to our customers, keeping them and their loved ones safe, informed and aware.’

Epic completes 13 years service to the nation

Epic Lanka, the premier software company renowned for innovative solutions completes 13 years of service to the nation. Having commenced operations as a back-yard company with four people in May 1998, Epic Lanka reached the pinnacle of the software industry by winning the National Business Excellence Award in ICT sector for the past three consecutive years.

As technology leaders in designing and developing ICT solutions in Secure Electronic Payments and Information Systems and Security Domains Epic Lanka has successfully implemented several innovative solutions in leading banks operating in Sri Lanka and the region. These solutions have enabled banks to reach masses with on-line real time banking services in a highly cost effective manner.

Our ability to understand the specific requirements of each organization and their stakeholders has been a key success factor in developing innovative solutions for the world’s biggest international bank to the most indigenous local bank, a spokesperson of Epic Lanka said.

Having addressed all security issues, a comprehensive mobile phone banking solution that adheres to the latest national and international guidelines is now available for the local banks, he added.

Their mobile payments solutions suite has some of the best ICT solutions ever produced in this part of the world. Epic Lanka is also renowned for early identification of market and technology trends and their ability to offer world class solutions using the available local infrastructure.

Some of the recent mission critical national level ICT implementations by Epic Lanka include the Sri Lanka Interbank Payments System (SLIPS) that connects all commercial banks with the national cheque clearing house.

They also introduced Epic Terminal Line Encryption solution to combat increasing frauds in the use of payment cards. Their 3D secure solution that adheres to latest international standards addresses security issues in the internet payments.

“Our in-house competencies in secure electronic payments and information security domains give us an edge in coming up with world class solutions at a fraction of the cost of imported solutions,” the spokesperson said.

Epic Lanka recently shifted their operations to Epic Techno-Village, an ultra modern software development and R&D centre located at 158/1/A, Kaduwela Road, Thalangama, Battaramulla. Their fully-owned subsidiary, Epic Malaysia is a MSC status company operating in Malaysia.

Epic Lanka is an ISO 9001: 2008 and CMMi Level 3 certified company that has ambitious plans to make Epic a preferred brand of innovative ICT solutions globally.