ITPro June 2007

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In the News in June...

• World’s thinnest, lightest notebook in Sri Lanka
• IT training for executives
• RAD Data Communications Products launched in Sri Lanka
• Intel enters Lanka’s next generation mobile platform
• “FOSS-ed for Windows” conference to help end software piracy
• SLIIT students leave for UK
• Lanka must go for concept innovation in software product industry
• E-WIS brings Callatay and Wouters software to Sri Lanka
• NIIT expands training opens new IT education centre in Matara
• National ICT Career Guidance Seminar at NICS ‘07
• Low Cost PCs
• Sri Lanka ICT will reach new levels of security
• High tech financial solutions for Sri Lanka’s banking sector
• ICT at AL exams from 2009
• IFS brings in Application 7 to Lanka with DSI upgrade
• hSenid sponsors National HR Conference 2007
• MTN networks investing Rs. 50m in new SAP technology
• Loadstar and SAP forge progress through integration
• Oracle’s Think.Com to take IT education to a new plateau
• Valista shifts base to Lanka
• Microsoft aids better education through ‘Imagine Cup’ competition
• USAID funds web link for rural Lanka-global businesses
• SAP enters Sri Lanka’s Biz world
• Lankan invited for ‘Adobe Live 2007’ in UK
• Grand ceremony to mark completion of ‘Shilpa Sayura’ pilot project
• Sri Lanka shines at Outsource World 2007 in London
• hSenid launches Assessment Centre
• “Harnessing IT Enabled Services” at the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2007

Events...

2007-07-17 ITIL(r) Service Management Practices (ITIL(r) V3)

2007-07-12 Start a business and succeed

2007-06-28 AMCHAM Strategic IT Management Program

2007-06-25 Aligning Performance Using Balanced Scorecard

2007-06-08 Future Minds 2007

2007-06-07 6 SIGMA Conference - 4th Annual National Conference 2007

2007-06-06 CIMA Business Leaders' Summit 2007 - Good to Great