Category: Technology

Nov 15, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Government and the ICT Agency will launch an emergency response unit next month to counter threats and vulnerabilities affecting computer systems and networks, officials said Wednesday. The response unit CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) will be a source of expertise to assist member organizations in responding to and […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) – Google added historic map overlays to its free interactive online globe of the world on Monday to provide views of how places have changed with time.Google Earth engineers digitized one of the largest US map collections and integrated the information into its program, which lets users virtually navigate […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) – A Helio mobile telephone service launched in the United States on Thursday lets users track friends and plot routes using satellite-mapping technology. Helio’s Drift model telephone, custom-built by South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, has a “Buddy Beacon” feature that maps the whereabouts of as many as 25 selected people […]

November 10, 2006 (LBO) – Telecom operator Suntel, a unit of Sweden’s Overseas Telecom AB, plans to spend 3.5 billion rupees next year to expand its network, officials said Friday. Suntel’s other key shareholders includes: Metrocorp (Pvt) Ltd., Townsend Limited of Hong Kong, the NDB Bank, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member […]

Nov 8, 2006 (AFP) – C. Sathishkumar was one of thousands of Sri Lankan youngsters who invested in an Internet promotion to evaluate products online in return for quick cash — and like the others, he lost all his money.Police said this week that the scam, allegedly run by two Indians from a firm named […]

November 6, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom, the island’s biggest fixed line operator, said Tuesday that they are doing a due diligence study on cable television operator Grant Communications (Pvt) Ltd. The company, which controls 85 percent of Sri Lanka’s fixed-line telecommunications market, has applied for a ˜non-voice’ license from the telecom regulator and […]

November 6, 2006 (LBO) – An undersea optical fibre cable between Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands could be the first leg of a trans-Indian Ocean cable system that would link Africa with the Far East, officials said. The cable laying ship is expected to reach Maldives on the 12th and the cable terminated in […]

NEW DELHI, Nov 5, 2006 (AFP) – Seven Indian cities have emerged as the most favored outsourcing destinations globally, beating out rivals such as Manila, Shanghai and Moscow, according to a report by a US-based consultancy.And India looks set to remain the outsourcing leader in the long term, according to the consultancy neoIT, which advises […]

DHAKA, Nov 5, 2006 (AFP) – The number of subscribers to Bangladesh’s top mobile phone company exceeded 10 million Sunday as low call rates and cheaper phones led to a surge in customers, GrameenPhone said Sunday.GrameenPhone, a unit of Norwegian telecom company Telenor, said it added 4.5 million subscribers since January, making it the fastest-growing […]

WASHINGTON, Nov 3, 2006 (AFP) – US officials say they have created their own version of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia for intelligence agents, in a bid to encourage US spy agencies to share information and transcend bureaucratic rivalries.Launched in April, Intellipedia allows analysts and officials from a range of agencies to add and edit content […]

November 2, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s number two mobile operator Celltel said on Thursday it has built 200 new towers in six months, to virtually double its coverage in key towns. Celltel, which launched an analogue network in 1989 to become the first phone company in South Asia to go cellular, is splashing out […]

November 2, 2006 (LBO) – Manju Hathotuwa former head of Sri Lanka’s ICT Agency has secured a posting with the World Bank for 18 months. An engineer by profession, he has worked across many local organizations serving industries such as IT and property development. .