Category: Technology

Citrix Systems, a US based software solutions providers is asking Sri Lankan companies to cut the chord on information access and forget the high cost of synchronising hardware and software platforms. Citrix Systems, a US based software solutions providers is asking Sri Lankan companies to cut the chord on information access and forget the high […]

Sri Lanka Telecom’s group net profits fell 27 percent for the nine months ended Sept.30, weighed down by a new levy on international calls. Sri Lanka Telecom’s group net profits fell 27 percent for the nine months ended Sept. 30, weighed down by a new levy on international calls. The cash rich operator posted net […]

Officials say the next PC sold in the market could come with Sinhalese language capabilities and a local language keyboard.Officials say the next PC sold in the market could come with Sinhalese language capabilities and a local language keyboard. In a beta version released in late October, the hundreds of character combinations that make the […]

Savvy mobile phone owners have adopted the English script to send short messages (SMS) in their local languages.Savvy mobile phone owners have adopted the English script to send short messages (SMS) in their local languages. Cellular operator Celltel’s local language SMS service was slow to take off due to its limited options including the hassle […]

A consultation paper proposing a frequency reallocation model is unlikely to go through smoothly, with the wireless local-loop (WLL) operators Suntel and Lanka Bell calling it uncompetitive.A consultation paper proposing a frequency reallocation model is unlikely to go through smoothly, with the wireless local-loop (WLL) operators Suntel and Lanka Bell calling it uncompetitive. The Telecommunications […]

From housemaids in the Middle East to engineers in Canada, Sri Lankans away from home keep tabs on news back home through Sri Lankan newspapers online.From housemaids in the Middle East to engineers in Canada, Sri Lankans away from home keep tabs on news back home through Sri Lankan newspapers online. The Internet is emerging […]

ICM Worldwide with support from global chipmaker Intel, will begin commercial assembly of laptops here to meet local demand for mobile computing. ICM Worldwide with support from global chipmaker Intel, will begin commercial assembly of laptops here to meet local demand for mobile computing. The laptop’s design and specifications, on par with big brands will […]

Taking international brand names head on, PC House is expanding its Panora range of desktop computers with high end hardware to support upcoming software applications.Already since the brand’s July launch, the company has secured a government tender for 4000 PCs, for use in secondary schools across the island. Managing Director S H M Rishan says […]

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is drilling into the student populations to expand its internet and email service, with low cost accounts.Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is drilling into the student populations to expand its internet and email service, with low cost accounts. The telco giant says student demand for internet service was on the rise, with […]

The Welikada prison’s 7000 inmates will stay-put, with Sri Lanka telecom hanging up on its call centre project.The Welikada prison’s 7000 inmates will stay-put, with Sri Lanka telecom hanging up on its call centre project. Chief Executive Shuhei Anan told shareholders on Monday that the telco giant would abandon its Telecom City project to focus […]

A knowledge network intended to build up Asian capacity to create and maintain pro-poor, pro-market and innovation friendly policy and regulatory environments for information and communication, took off in Sri Lanka recently. A knowledge network intended to build up Asian capacity to create and maintain pro-poor, pro-market and innovation friendly policy and regulatory environments for […]

Telco experts from the Commonwealth say more rural initiatives are needed to bridge the digital and economic divide with urban neighbourhoods.Telco experts from the Commonwealth say more rural initiatives are needed to bridge the digital and economic divide with urban neighbourhoods. Telco experts from the Commonwealth say more rural initiatives are needed to bridge the […]