Leaking Profits
SINGAPORE, May 30, 2010 (AFP) - Entrepreneur Binod Hariharan has big plans for his southern Indian firm, which develops astrology-based computer software to …
Technology
Soft Skills
May 28, 2010 (LBO) - An information technology firm has set up a software development centre in Sri Lanka's former war-torn eastern region with support from …
Tech Craze
PARIS, May 28, 2010 (AFP) - Thousands of die-hard Apple fans mobbed shops in parts of Europe and Asia on Friday after the iPad, touted as a revolution in …
Outsource Trends
May 17, 2010 (LBO) – Massachusetts-based Virtusa Corp., an IT services firm with operations in Sri Lanka, said net profit for the March 2010 quarter …
Niche Market
May 12, 2010 (LBO) - An Indian business process outsourcing firm that is setting up a unit to start off-site engineering services says Sri Lanka's evolving …
Bootleg Programmes
SINGAPORE, May 11, 2010 (AFP) - Software piracy cost technology companies more than 50 billion dollars around the world last year, with Asia accounting for the …
Multilingual
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7, 2010 (AFP) - Internet addresses written in Arabic are making history as the first online domains in non-Latin characters, with Chinese …
Mobile Move
May 07, 2010 (LBO) - Plans by Sri Lanka's telecommunications regulator to introduce mobile phone number portability, allowing subscribers to switch networks …
Software Source
May 03, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan information technology companies are trying to attract business process outsourcing (BPO) work from European small businesses, …
Switching Calls
Apr 27, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has called for consultancy services to suggest ways to introduce mobile phone …
Tele Group
Apr 26, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Telecom group profits fell 36 percent to 604 million rupees in the March quarter from a year earlier, but had returned to …
Competition
Apr 26, 2010 (LBO) - Hutchison Telecom International's Sri Lanka unit lost mobile phone subscribers in 2009 amid intense competition in the market, according …
Telco Software
Apr 20, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan firms developeing mobile and telecom software have teamed up with other players in the the sector to set up a 'centre of …
Wireless Vogue
Apr 17, 2010 (LBO) - Use of wireline phones, supplied only by the listed Sri Lanka Telecom, a former state monopoly, is on the decline, with subscribers …
Name Change
Apr 16, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's dominant wireless operator Dialog Telekom intends to change its name to Dialog Axiata, following the renaming of its Malsyaian …
Sri Lankans wireline phones drop with mobile growth
Apr 17, 2010 (LBO) - Use of wireline phones, supplied only by the listed Sri Lanka Telecom, a former state monopoly, is on the decline, with subscribers …
Outsourcing Unit
Apr 07, 2010 (LBO) - India's MphasiS has received concessions for its outsourcing unit in the island which will employ 500 people, Sri Lanka's state investment …
Software Export
Apr 05, 2010 (LBO) - Webguru’s International, a Dutch software company, has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka's investment promotion agency to set up a …
Software Raid
Apr 01, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's police have raided a company suspected to be using pirated and unlicensed software, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) which …
Alternative Media
Mar 27, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Dialog Television (DTV) is opening sports content for advertising targeting affluent consumers and forecasts a sharp …