Sri Lanka
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S'pore unaffected by damaged cables
News Following disrupted service, several telcos have begun restoring damaged undersea system SMW4, but SingTel claims it has not detected any issues.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Networking technology, SingTel, India, cable system, Singapore, Restoration Work, Sri Lanka, Cable, phone
Keeping up with fashion
News case study Sri Lankan garment manufacturing giant, Brandix, embarked on a full scale ERP implementation to keep up with the fast-changing demands of customers.
Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Customer resource management (CRM), SAP AG, CRM, Manufacturing, Lawson Software Inc., ERP, ERP system, Brandix, Lalith Withana
Open source can boost S'pore innovation
News Open source technology can help Singapore become a hotbed for innovation under the country's iN2015 masterplan, says ICT regulator.
Tags: Open source, Innovation, Software, Apache Software Foundation, Mobile, Conference, Innovation, Singapore, Sales, sales training
Revealed: Secrets to outsourcing success
News U.K. multinationals reveal their sometimes rocky relationship with outsourcing and tell how offshoring helps them survive the downturn.
Tags: Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Aviva Plc., Conference, IT Services, Outsourcing Company, Accenture Ltd., insurance, outsource
NEC to lay cable between India, Sri Lanka
News The new network will provide a communication route from India via Sri Lanka to other countries including those in Asia.
Tags: Networking
Emerging Asia PC markets surging, says IDC
News PC shipments in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka are rising fast--so fast that Pakistan's total PC market size could exceed Singapore's by 2007, says IDC.
Tags: Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Analyst reports
Sri Lanka reports strong PC sales
News PC shipments grew by 18.5 percent during the first quarter, although notebook computer sales remain low, latest IDC report shows.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Analyst reports
HSBC to double Indian software staff to 1,000
News HSBC is to double the number of staff at its Indian software center to 1,000 within the next 12 months but the bank has admitted it is also looking at alternative offshore locations.
Tags: Offshoring
Wireless networks to drive Asian voice market
News Wireless communication is expected to fuel growth of the voice market in emerging countries across Asia, finds new IDC study.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications, Next-generation technology/networks
Revealed: The top 30 offshoring destinations
News The Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) dominate a list ranking the top 30 global offshoring locations.
Tags: IT outsourcing
Data services boom in emerging markets
News Revenue from data services in Asia's emerging markets is expected to grow strongly year on year for the next four years, according to IDC.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications
Sri Lanka to discuss open source on Windows
News Conference to bring new levels of awareness of free and open source applications on Windows; Apache co-founder to deliver the keynote address.
Tags: Linux, Open source
IDC: Asia's PC market continues growth path
News The research firm estimates that 40 million PCs will be shipped in the Asia-Pacific region this year, with the notebook segment expected to grow by a staggering 35.7 percent.
Tags: Desktops, Notebooks and tablets
Google: ISP glitch exposes Gmail data in Kuwait
News Gmail user in Kuwait stumbles onto more than 30 other users' personal e-mail messages when he can't access his own account. eBay dealt with a similar ISP problem a while ago.
Prepaid fuels emerging Asia mobile growth
News Mobile subscriber growth in Pakistan and Vietnam continues to be driven by prepaid plans, a trend set to continue, finds IDC report.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Cellular phones
