Category: Technology

The first in a series of Microsoft organised workshops to upgrade IT awareness in Sri Lanka got off this month. Microsoft Country Manager for Sri Lanka Sriyan de Silva Wijeyeratne says the software giant would be rolling out a series of workshops in Colombo and in rural areas with very low IT penetration.rn rnSpecial emphasis […]

Indian IT services giant Videsh Sanchara Nigam Ltd (VSNL) is finalising its service offer for Sri Lanka, with initial plans to push out an international calling card by August. Separate cards for calling Sri Lanka and to call out of the island is planned, VSNL sources told LBO on Friday.rn rnVSNL is currently procuring an […]

Do you have the four-digit PIN code for your ATM or the password to your mail account? Do your know who else has it? Hackers and freely available password hacking software are giving away passwords and all the secrets seemingly locked away safely by the alphanumeric code we call passwords.Venkateh Swaminathan is in Colombo today […]

Sri Lanka Telecom plans to send out the backlog of customer bills from the end of this month, but subscribers will be billed on a shorter cycle.SLTs new US$ 20 mn billing system went through technical glitches in its implementation stage, leaving over 800,000 customers chatting non-stop since last December.rn rnThe new system includes an […]

Moving ever closer to a long proposed IPO, Software solutions developer Virtusa Corporation recently completed its Series D round of financing, securing US $20 million. The fourth round of funding for Virtusa was led by Focus Ventures, with participation from existing investors Sigma partners, Charles River Ventures and Globespan Capital Partners.rn rnThe fresh infusion increases […]

Hutchison telecom says their local operation will connect an additional one hundred thousand customers to their GSM network when its commercially launched later this month.But the company says they dont plan to eat in to market share of other GSM mobile operators but would go after over 90 percent of people who do not own […]

Work is expected to start this year, and SLT hopes to include its brand valuation into its 2004/5 financial statements.rn rnThe consultant will first have to take stock of the present brand, make changes and discuss with stakeholders as to where they would like to position their brand.rn rnldblquote It will be a year long […]

Ensuring the life of the Sinhalese language in the computers era, a fresh draft font standard is now in circulation for public comment. This proposed standard provides a coding of the set of Sinhala characters for use in computer and communication.rn rnThis standard character code set specifies a 7-bit code table (out of 16 bits […]

The investment bank picked for the job will initiate the book building exercise for the funds rising, while the telco giant obtains State approval for its expansion plans that include using wireless technologies to connect rural areas.rn rnSLT say it has not finalised its borrowing options, but could settle for a bond issue or a […]

A change in the US political scene could result in Sri Lanka losing out on foreign investment that comes in as outsourcing projects like call centers.In-house politics are bad enough but trade analysts now caution that politics across the Atlantic could be just as painful, thanks to the spotlight catching the subject of outsourcing.rn rnldblquote […]

Industry watchers say the move would not shift the local operations strategies as the parent entity- Hutchison Whampoa expects to remain the majority shareholder of the new entity, such that revenue, assets and liabilities will be consolidated into Hutchison Wampoas accounts. rn rnHutchison Telecommunications Int., the new spin-off is valued at over US$ 4 bn […]

Dialog GSM is offering immediate connections to its pre-paid customers, who buy their connections from any Cargills Supermarket chain.Sri Lankas largest cellular operator says pre-paid cards endash branded as KIT endash currently accounts for around 650,000 of its 900,000 customer base.rn rnCargills, is presently the largest privately held supermarket chain with 51 stores located in […]