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HRM Awards: A new dimension of Value Added

17-Mar-2010

The Statement of Value Added has become a novel and popular feature of financial reporting today. Many business organisations take pride in reporting to the investing public, the manner in which it distributed wealth created during the financial year, among its stakeholders.

Out of the key constituents of a Value Added Statement, employees generally stand out as an important group. The importance of this segment is emphasised by the fact that many companies' report employee Value Added at least 25% or more.

Workshop for promoting implementation of eGovernment policy in Government institutions

17-Mar-2010

A workshop on eGovernment policy that was presented to the cabinet by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and approved by the Cabinet recently will be held at Water's Edge, Colombo from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. tmorrow.

Conducted to promote the implementation of the eGovernment policy by Government institutions, this workshop will be attended by the Heads of Departments and Statutory Bodies and the Chief Innovative Officers in these institutions.

Sri Lanka growth potential figures big on HP's plans: Introduces MultiSeat technology for local schools

16-Mar-2010

By Sunimalee Dias

Hewlett-Packard has identified Sri Lanka as having the best IT potential for growth in South Asia, the company's local representative said last week.

Country Business Manager, Personal Systems Group Lakshman Fernando speaking at the launch of the HP MultiSeat Computing Solution in Colombo said Sri Lanka was ready to adapt to change and embrace the new technology.

Exilesoft receives Microsoft Gold Partnership

15-Mar-2010

Exilesoft has been awarded the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status in February 2010. At the Gold Certification Launch party which was held at their offices in Park Street, Colombo, Exilesoft CEO, Mr. Finn Worm-Petersen said "This is a great achievement by our highly committed team of professionals, and a result of both proven skills as well as very strong feedback to Microsoft's Customer Survey Team from all our loyal customers". Further he mentioned that he is very happy to see the company being awarded Microsoft Gold Partnership status within a very short time frame, which shows the level of growth and maturity the organization has reached within its first two years already.

SLT pushes up turnover to top off at over Rs.700 mn

11-Mar-2010

Although Colombo bourse was flat yesterday large volumes got traded with SLT topping the most traded stocks with over 3 million shares.

SLT was the highest trading stock amounting to 3,708,100 shares that got traded yesterday up by 0.68% at prices up by 25 cents on the heels of the court ruling yesterday which cleared a sale of an equity stake to a foreign buyer.

SLT accounted for the highest turnover, contributing 137 million rupees to the day's turnover .

Is dynamic or rapid implementation a myth in ERP projects?

9-Mar-2010

By Colin Beaney and Poorna Bandara

With the demand for information within an organisation growing on daily basis, business solution providers are constantly looking at new approaches of shorter implementation cycles, better known as "dynamic or rapid implementation".

Although rapid implementation approaches appear to be theoretically promising, in practice, it may not help all customers equally. On the contrary, the forced rapidity against the best fit approach could lead to failure in the implementation.

Enterprise education for development

5-Mar-2010

Enterprise education involves developing core skills required to succeed in the corporate world, such as strategic thinking and the ability to think out of the box, thereby creating a more entrepreneurial and employable pool of individuals.

With the British Council actively campaigning for the establishment of enterprise education in Sri Lanka, Manager Education Partnerships at the British Council, Sri Lanka, Eranda Ginige spoke on the importance of a culture tailored to enrich and boost the entrepreneurial skills of the future generation.

WaveNET unveils video call completion for 3G

3-Mar-2010

WaveNET, a leading provider of premium mobile technology products and solutions, introduced video call completion for 3G operators at the 2010 GSMA Mobile World Congress.

Represented at the event by its senior management team, the company co-exhibited with Dialogic, which invited WaveNET as one of its worldwide partners to work with them at the Mobile World Congress to demonstrate new, interactive mobile video services and solutions built with Dialogic technology.

OpenArc School of Business and Technology A'pura branch celebrates five years

2-Mar-2010

The Anuradhapura branch of the OpenArc School of Business and Technology celebrated its' fifth anniversary recently. 

Having commenced operations in 2004, the Anuradhapura branch of the OpenArc School of Business and Technology was able to provide computer education to thousands of students, teachers and other professionals during the past five years as the leading computer institute of the North Central Province.

Project Management Professional [PMP] - The Global Standard for Project Management Advancement

25-Feb-2010

Professional Project Management Certification is becoming a highly sought after industry recognition. As a Profession, Project Management is also experiencing phenomenal growth. A consequence of this growth is increased reliance upon Project Management and the need for professionally recognized Project Management ability. As more companies adopt Project Management into their businesses the demand for knowledgeable practitioners increase globally.

Dialog tops accountability ratings

24-Feb-2010

Dialog Telekom PLC - Sri Lanka's premier connectivity provider, topped the country's corporate accountability ratings for the Year 2009, in its inaugural year of publication.

Sri Lanka's Corporate Accountability ratings were published recently in the country's premier business publication, LMD, and are compiled by Sting Consultants - a specialist marketing and brand consulting service.

HSBC helps building IT skills among Jaffna youth

22-Feb-2010

HSBC, having declared open its new branch at No. 145, Kankasanthurai Road, Jaffna on 11 February 2010, held a special handover ceremony at the Jaffna Public Library to donate computers to Sarvodaya-Fusion, the implementing partner of the bank's corporate sustainability initiative launched in 2009, in partnership with Microsoft.

Jeewa launches AUPP off-shore campus in Sri Lanka

18-Feb-2010

Mr.Epasinghe is seen here delivering  the key-note speech. Others in the picture are from left - Mrs.Sujeewa Fernando, Ms.Rebecca Paul, Dr.Graham Morris and Dr. Maneesh

Jeewa Australian Education Centre (JAEC), a pioneer education consultant touched another milestone by Launching AUPP off- shore campus in Sri Lanka. AUPP (Australian unified pathway program) has been operating the most successful and dedicated pathway program in India since 2004 and now it came to Sri Lanka in order to show the correct pathways to Sri Lankan students.

USA-Sri Lanka investment seminar, fair on higher education in October

17-Feb-2010

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) has recently agreed to support Priyanthi Dissanayake (www.scholarshipsforusa.com) on her mission to attract American institutes of higher education, to set up offsite campuses in Sri Lanka. "Priyanthi's ultimate goal of making Sri Lanka the next Malaysia with a view of setting up offsite campuses in Sri Lanka is very compatible with BOI's own vision of turning the country into a Center of Knowledge Excellence," stated Shivan de Silva, the BOI's Executive Director of Promotions and Mega Projects. He further added that BOI also plans to use the good offices of Sri Lanka's Ambassador in Washington DC to ensure that the largest number of participants would attend the seminar and workshop which are scheduled to be held on 8th -10th October 2010.

ICTA initiated eHuman Resource Management project launched

16-Feb-2010

The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) launched the eHuman Resource Management project recently, in their continuing efforts to empower the public sector.

The implementation of the project is centred around the Ministry of Public Administration and the Home Affairs Ministry.

Under this project, several internal activities of the Ministries of Public Administration and Home Affairs are facilitated through information and communication technology (ICT).

Workings of Software as a Service model

16-Feb-2010

Suntel's Director, Information Technology, Tariq Marikar in an interview shares insights to the workings of software as a service (SaaS) model. Following are excerpts.

Q: How does the SaaS model work?

Users login to the application through their web browser, under a secured session.

They are authenticated and their relevant application service is delivered through the internet from the iDC to their web browser. The business or desktop application in this case is perfected to very high levels in terms of installation, support and ongoing upgrades  The application is connected to the telecommunication billing system and the customer pays only a rental and for usage, as it is with normal telecommunications. The customer does not have to maintain IT staff, worry about software licensing and all the required hardware and software upgrades that are necessary over time. This is what SaaS is in a nutshell. In short pay only for what you use. Simple as that!

MphasiS Annual Report highlights expansion in Sri Lanka

11-Feb-2010

India's fastest growing IT/BPO company, which is setting up a major investment in Sri Lanka, has highlighted the venture in its latest annual report.

In its Annual Report for 2009, MphasiS has featured a quotation by Chairman/Director General of the Board of Investment Dhammika Perera prominently, referring to the speed with which the BOI and MphasiS worked together to set up operations in the island.

Navantis awarded CMMI Certification

11-Feb-2010

Navantis IT (Pvt) Ltd., a premium software services and consultancy company in Colombo, has been awarded the CMMI Level 3 (v 1.2) certification by the Software Engineering Institute at the Carnegie Mellon University. The certification was awarded in December 2009.

The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is the highest internationally recognised certification model for improving, measuring, assessing and evaluating the quality of software development processes and practices.

CIMA Corporate Partners 2010 elevates professional excellence

9-Feb-2010

The CIMA Corporate Partner Programme was launched in 2007 keeping in line with the global growth strategy underpinned by strong and effective partnering programmes with employers around the world. These global endorsements affirm CIMA as the qualification of choice and that individuals are encouraged to pursue lifelong learning. The programme is also designed to establish affinities with leading corporate organisations in Sri Lanka so that they could mutually benefit from CIMA's high brand recognition and compatible professionalism and values.

ICT industry to double growth : Mini Infotel planned in Jaffna from February 26 to 28

8-Feb-2010

By Cheranka Mendis

COO of ICTA, Reshan Devapura (middle) speaking at the press conference while Chairman Exhibition Committee, A. Jayaseelan (L) and Chairman of Infotel Ruwan Weerasinghe (R ) looks on.

The Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry in Sri Lanka is on its way to grow at twice the rate than at present and has great potential to contribute to the socio economic development of the country.

Amba Research emerges as the preferred vendor for Financial Services Analytics

8-Feb-2010

Amba Research announced that it has been ranked amongst the top 3 investment research KPO (Knowledge Process Outsourcing) vendors in the annual Black Book of Outsourcing survey for 2009.

The survey covers areas such as trust, training, delivery excellence, scalability, data security, and many other areas that clients take into consideration when engaging with an outsourcing partner.

How social media is changing the face of enterprise applications

8-Feb-2010

By Dan Matthews

Chief Technical Officer IFS Charles Darwin said: "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, but those that are most responsive to change."

Dan Matthews, CTO at IFS, looks at how social media is changing the face of Enterprise Applications
Our Customers are being challenged by an ever more complex and demanding market and globalisation is the key driver of this change. It's far from a new phenomenon but the economic climate has catalysed the need for businesses to look beyond stagnant domestic markets and expand operations into emerging and growing economies. As a result, the way businesses operate is increasingly complex with offices in locations all over the world, a decentralised knowledge base, and global supply chains and dispersed virtual teams that must collaborate and work together irrespective of location.

Suntel joins FITIS to promote Cloud Computing

5-Feb-2010

Suntel has come forward as the principal sponsor of SLASI Tech Forum 2010 - Cloud Computing Demystified. Tech Forum is the flagship ICT industry forum, annually organised by the Software Chapter of the Federation of Information Technology Industry, Sri Lanka ( FITIS).

At Tech Forum, decision makers of the ICT industry get an opportunity to obtain independent views of technology innovators and industry thought leaders, on an emerging technology. The industry's much hyped Cloud Computing technology is this year's topic.

Nenasalas make their mark at 'Deyata Kirula' National Development Exhibition

4-Feb-2010

The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) will participate  at the Deyata Kirula exhibition organised under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and held at Pallekele, Kandy from today till 10th instant.

ICTA's participation will be articulated  mainly by the Nenasala stall forming part of the National Development exhibition which will be inaugurated today coinciding with the 62nd  Commemoration of Independence Day.

Sri Lanka plays leading role as APCERT conducts regional cyber crimes drill exercise

2-Feb-2010

The Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT) completed its annual drill to test the response capability of leading Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) from Asia Pacific economies recently (28 January).

The theme of the drill was Fighting Cyber Crimes with Financial Incentives. The objective of the drill is for participating teams to exercise incident response handling arrangements, locally and internationally, to mitigate the impact of ongoing internet based attacks and to enable better coordination of teams in the region in tackling cyber incidents.