Category: Technology

The HRM Enterprise Version 4.0 is a highly versatile, fully web based system and is database independent.It is flexible and scaleable to any organisation leaving room to plan, define, and change to suit to its structure. rn rnThe new version provides a Self Serving facility to all staff in the organization to access their personal […]

Stepping up its presence from a standalone internet service provider, Eureka on Tuesday said it has repositioned its business to become an IT solutions provider. Eureka says it has redesigned its business model over four years to offer anything from PC maintenance to more complex corporate data and software solutions.rn rnChief Executive Dilendra Wimalasekere says […]

The telecom watchdog is looking at giving payphone operator Tritel, a facilities based licence to allow it to penetrate deeper into the rural areas. Tritel has been calling for a facilities based licence since 1999, to expand into rural areas that are not serviced by other telecom network operators. rn rnTritels service deployment is currently […]

The long overdue Computer Crimes Bill is low on ram, but more laws are on the way to legalise digital signatures and set minimum security standards for electronic transactions. ldblquote The Electronic Transaction Act, that will legalise digital signatures, is now at the Legal Draftsman, dblquote said Senior State Counsel, Dilrukshi Wickramasinghe on Thursday addressing […]

Fixed line and cellular subscribers will pay up to Rs. 5 more per minute for calling a mobile user, possibly from March 1. The additional charge comes with a shift in the national telecom policy where mobile phone users will not have to bear the cost of an incoming call.rn rnInstead, any person making the […]

Sitting fifteen floors up at the World Trade Centre (WTC) in Colombo, 350 new IT professionals will reap inspiration to develop solutions for Virtusas dominantly US based client portfolio. The US based customised IT solutions developer said on Tuesday that the firm was adding a second development centre in Colombo, growing its existing 600 IT […]

Indian telco giant, Videsh Sanchara Nigam Ltd (VSNL) has started routing traffic to Colombo, becoming the first to effectively compete with Sri Lanka Telecom on the international data and voice market.Starting late Tuesday, VSNL started transferring part of its international bandwidth through the SEA-ME-WE III submarine cable.rn rnDirect access to the SEA-ME-WE (which connects South […]

Cellular operator Dialog GSM said Monday it has become the first in Sri Lanka to commercially offer high-speed data service, starting with customers in the Colombo South area.Dialog users have to own an EDGE (enhance data rates for GSM evolution) handset to make use of quicker data download time while on the move.rn rnldblquote Dialog […]

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) diversified its business interests further, opening an internet data center (IDC) in Colombo. The SLTiDC will offer a range of data housing facilities including web sites and services, mailing systems for retail customers and reselling opportunities. rn rnThe data center also offers clients rack space at the data center to house […]

Microsoft could couple a home edition license of its new Office 2003 software package free with every corporate license it sells in Sri Lanka. The incentive is meant to popularise the use of original software in the local personal computer (PC) population, as Microsoft plans to set up shop here in Sri Lanka.rn rnThe software […]

Dialog GSM says it is planning to create competition in international submarine bandwidth. Last Friday the IFC gave US$ 50 million in loan funding to the fast expanding mobile operator.rn Dialogs parent, Malaysia Telecom, a shareholder of the SEA-ME-WE 3 cable, initially invested US$ 140 million and has committed a further US$ 90 million.rn rnIFCs […]

The Board of Investment is mooting changes to the BOI Act for bigger tax holidays encouraging call centres to relocate here. rnCurrently Sri Lanka trails behind neighbouring countries like India and the Philippines as potential centres for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO).rn rnHigh electricity costs and until recently – inflexible labour laws restricting overtime for women […]