26 September 2007  |  Volume 14  

“The greatest inspiration is often born of desperation ”
Comer Cotrell 

IT BUSINESS NEWS    
at a glance    

 
 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

Mr. David S.O. Nalo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Kenya and H.E. Mr. H. A. Kidwai, Ambassador to Kenya, with Mr. Yususf Hussain, MD PSEB at the PSEB Pavilion.

 Mr. Aon Rana, Director International Marketing presenting a shield to Mr. Abdul Hameed, Consul General, Pakistan Embassy in Dubai
Group Photograph of the participating companies in Gitex Dubai 2007
 
Front view of the PSEB pavilion
 
 
 
 
   
New Secretary IT& Telecom appointed
Post Amazer’s animation sequence also got popularity in Mexico

NetSol revenue exceeded PKR 1billion for the FY 2006-07

Pakistan based company won huge telecom software order from KSA
DWP completed the first deployment of Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) in SECP

MSoft deployed call center at UFONE

NASCOM’s online project management solution accomplished by ABSM
MoU signed between IBM & NIIT to establish Linux Open Source Training and Consultancy Center with technical collaboration of PSEB Open Source Resource Centre
ITP Consulting & Implementation Services acquired Enterprise Consulting & Advisory Services (ECAS)
 
   
   
   
   
 

 
   
Marketing
  PSEB participated in single country exhibition in Kenya, organized by TDAP
  Significant lead generation for member companies at GITEX Dubai 2007
  Strategy
  Gartner’s Pakistan IT Industry Report expected in 3rd week of September
  Working Group of the IT Industry Statistics Committee hold first meeting on 23rd August
  Office Space Provision
  Proposals of two international consortiums being evaluated for construction of Islamabad IT Park
  Industry HR 
  Specialized training grant provided to InfoTech
  Public Policy
  Report on industry need assessment and gap analysis expected in 1st week of October
  Removal of GST and import duties from computers under consideration at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat
  Industry Finance
  Methodology proposed for the establishment of a VC Fund
  Company Capability Development
  Abacus Consulting achieved CMMi L2
  Facilitation
  Nineteen new IT Companies registered with PSEB
  PSEB to collaborate with IPO Pakistan to combat Intellectual Property piracy
   
 
   

 

  		 
 
 

 
   
   
China BPO to Overtake India: Nasscom
Pakistan raring to go in IT sector
Data centre outsourcing on the rise

 
 
 
 
 
IT News
Acer to Acquire Gateway for $710M
Millions Hit by Monster site hack
New York Taxi Drivers Strike over New Technologies in Cabs
Trends
Google Sky, a new addition in Google Earth, turns computer into virtual telescope, planetarium
It's arrived: the feminization of the net
Video Resumes: A nascent trend - The Pros and Cons for Job-Seekers
Studies
Study shows IT employees need help with handling stress
Most companies planning to 'go green' in data centers, says study
iPhone Provides a Peek at the Mobile Future, Study Says
   
   
   
     
   
 

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