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The ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) is getting ready  to display  several information technology projects at the Deyata Kirula 2012  Exhibition to be held at Oyamaduwa, Anuradhapura from 4th to 10th February. 

Hanthana Linux team, in collaboration with the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka, is to conduct an awareness camp on Free and Open Source Software and Hanthana Linux on 7th and 8th of February at “Deyata Kirula 2012″ Education and Trade exhibition which is held at Oyamaduwa, Anuradhapura in line with the 64th Independence Day.

FOSS User Magazine, a community driven, free content magazine, was released January 2012. The latest issue consists of 40 pages and could be downloaded from the web site (www.fossuser.lk) free of charge.

Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU), a global IT services company that offers a broad spectrum of business consulting and outsourcing services, today announced the appointment of Sameet Gupte as the company’s senior vice president (SVP) & managing director (MD) for Europe based out of London.

A thought leader in Asia, eMarketingEye (www.emarketingeye.com) is an end-to-end online marketing solutions provider, primarily focused on the Travel and Hospitality industry.

Etisalat's second round of Android Forums, held on the 27th of January 2012, have been lauded by both veteran developers and Android amateurs alike. Etisalat, who pioneered the innovative idea of Android Forums in Sri Lanka with the first ever forum last November; hosted two separate forums on the 27th geared at developers and beginners respectively.

Code crammers come by the dozens from Asia. But building a distributed Agile team takes a lot more than good programmers. There are multiple barriers to be broken, such as time, communication, adapting business domain, and not the least - cultural and inter human relations.

Are you tired of calling and always waiting for your service personals? Or are you seeking a service person for your consumer needs in your day to day life? Is ‘fixing’ your daily chores becoming a hassle? Nishshanka De Silva launched Workforce.lk with his partner in July, 2011 to address this issue and to make your life simpler like never before.

The benchmark web solutions provider in Sri Lanka, Pyxle totally revamped the web presence of Great Wall Restaurants through a focused web strategy by establishing an online revenue channel for the longstanding premium quality Chinese food chain in Sri Lanka.

The EDEX expo provided a platform for the 2nd consecutive year for SLASSCOM Future Careers program to connect with Sri Lankan youth to the exiting job opportunities in the IT/ BPO industry and the knowledge services. The Future Careers Pavilion was inaugurated by Mr. Lalith Weeratunga,Secretary to His Excellency the President.

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Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU), a global IT services company, announced today that it recently celebrated milestones in its Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) program named “Code Green”, a pillar of its sustainability program. To commemorate these achievements, the company hosted an event, attended by Mr. Charitha Herath, Chairman of the Central Environment Authority, as the Chief Guest.

WSO2, the lean enterprise middleware provider, today announced that it has been cited by Forrester Research as a strong performer in The Forrester Wave™: Integrated SOA Governance, Q1, 2012 report1 published January 17, 2012. The report’s findings were based on a 121-criteria evaluation of commercial and open source vendors that deliver integrated service-oriented architecture (SOA) governance solutions. This report follows two other related SOA reports in which WSO2 was cited by Forrester Research as a strong performer: The Forrester Wave™: Standalone SOA Management Solutions, Q4, 2011 report2 published December 2, 2011, and The Forrester Wave™: SOA Service Life-Cycle Management, Q1, 2012 report3 published January 6, 2012.

The attention of the TRCSL is drawn to the fact that 3G HSPA mobile operators in the country advertise their services claiming to provide up to the theoretical maximum speed of the technology for the charges they levy. The fact remains that on the average the actual speeds are much below the theoretical maximum and thereby the prospective subscribers are deceived through misleading advertisements.

For the very first time in Sri Lanka, doctors in government hospitals will be able view a patient’s comprehensive medical records on their computer screen, all thanks to the newly developed Hospital Health Information Management System (HHIMS).

Eurocenter DDC is now 99X Technology. This strategic rebranding was officially announced at a gala event held in Colombo recently.

In today's turbulent global economy, effective management and corporate performance are required more than at any other time in history. In this backdrop, Lanka BPO Academy has launched its executive training arm to serve the growing market demands.

Below are the three companies in the IT Consulting & Other Services industry with the highest current ratios. Current ratio is useful to get an idea of how quickly a company can repay its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets. The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations.

"Every youth has a story" is the principle of Adobe Youth Voices Programme. Shilpa Sayura Foundation collaborating with Adobe Foundation and ThinkingITGlobal, Canada implemented Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) program in Sri Lanka to train 120 youth between age 12 to 18 at telecentres and schools to create youth media with a purpose. This process helped empowering of youth to engage in a social development dialogue using Information and Communication Technologies.

The Annual General Meeting of the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) was recently held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel and the new executive council for the year 2012 was elected.

A  project  for  initially making  50,000 persons IT literate within a month was officially launched by MP Namal Rajapaksa on the invitation of Telecommunication and IT Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya recently. 

The Internet speed testing facility developed by the TRCSL was declared open to the public today by the Secretary to His Excellency the President and Chairman of TRCSL, Mr. Lalith Weeratunga. Associated with him was the Advisor to His Excellency the President and Chairman ICTA, Professor P.W Apasinghe and the Director - General of TRCSL, Mr. Anusha Palpita.

WSO2 recently announced that it has joined Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the non-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within cloud computing.
As a CSA member, WSO2 will join the corporate member advisory council to provide guidance into strategic CSA initiatives. Additionally WSO2 team members will complete the requirements to achieve the CSA Cloud Security Knowledge Certificate.

SLIIT, a pioneer in the education arena of Information Technology in Sri Lanka, recently introduced the B.Sc Interactive Multimedia Design Technology degree programme as a specialisation to the institute's existing B.Sc in Information Technology B.Sc. (IT) degree programme with the expertise of visiting professor from the Institute of Technology, College of Applied Science and Technology - Illinois State University, USA and visiting Fulbright Senior Specialist at SLIIT, Professor Klaus Schmidt.