26 October 2007  |  Volume 15  

“We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations”
Stephen Covey

 IT BUSINESS NEWS    
at a glance    

 
 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

President P@SHA, Executive Director - Access Group, CEO - Supernet during the meeting

Regulatory Consultant, Director Legal - MOIT & MD PSEB at the meeting 'Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2007'
DWP Group and Emerson Network Power Inc. entered into a distribution agreement
 
Teradata celebrating the launch of its trading on NYSE
 
 
   
Actis, a leading private equity investor acquired 49% interest in LMKR Holdings
Outstanding results at NASDAQ doubled NetSol share prices

AutoPlus, an open source ERP developed under PSEB’s Industrial Automation project
Cutting edge power solutions anticipated in Pakistan after agreement between Emerson Network Power Inc. and DWP Group
Teradata began trading on the New York Stock Exchange

Public and internal portal provided at Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department by a leading global IT solutions and services provider
PROVISUS - a next generation service activation and provisioning system for Wireless and Wire line networks launched by Averox
EMC joined Ovex in a partnership providing end-to-end solutions to mid size and large enterprises
HBL Oman selected TPS Phoenix switching middleware to revamp its remote banking infrastructure
Computerized financial system for a leading project provided by Descon Information Systems
 
   
   
   
   
 

 
   
Marketing
  Online advertisement campaign for the Pakistan IT industry launched on Google
  Thirteen companies to participate in mini events, Dublin in November
  Strategy
  First draft of the Gartner Group Study on the Pakistan IT industry to be reviewed by PSEB, PASHA and key stakeholders
  Office Space Provision
  International IT consortium asked to clarify certain aspects of its bid document
  Industry HR 
  PSEB to launch a nationwide program for English Language and Soft Skills Development with NAVTEC
  Public Policy
  Meeting held between industry representatives and the Ministry of IT on the draft Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill
  Industry Finance
  Revised methodology for the promotion of venture capital in Pakistan submitted for the approval of Prime Minister’s Secretariat
  Company Capability Development
  Descon Information Systems achieved CMMi L2 under PSEB program
  Facilitation
  Training workshops and migration conducted at BZU, Multan under PSEB’s OSRC project
 
   

 

  		 
 
 

 
   
   
Offshoring still winning the outsourcing shuffle
Southeast Asian outsourcing to grow
Nokia Siemens Networks R&D outsourced to IBM

 
 
 
 
 
IT News
Internet names for Asia launched
Microsoft to release .Net source code
Gmail hit by Zero Day
Trends
EC-Council University's security science program aimed at helping IT professionals take on high-level industry jobs 
Tech Certifications no longer get biggest pay premiums, says report
Why some companies emulate Facebook
Studies
Service Oriented Architecture governance insufficient, survey finds
CEOs value excellence over profit, The Conference Board's study reveals
Techies' job satisfaction at a two-year high
   
   
   
     
   
 

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