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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 24, 2006 (AFP) - Mozilla on Tuesday released a new version of its Firefox web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to …
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SINGAPORE, Oct 22, 2006 (AFP) - Text messaging remains the most dominant mode of mobile data communication, as high costs and cumbersome procedures keep …
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DHAKA, Oct 19, 2006 (AFP) - Bangladesh's top mobile phone company, GrameenPhone, is mulling whether to list itself on the stock market, a report said Thursday. …
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - A co-founder of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia written in collaborative fashion by the Internet community announced …
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Oct 18, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) has teamed up with Australia’s Curtin University of Technology to …
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Oct. 17, 2006 (LBO) -- Emirates Telecommunications Corp. is in talks with the Sri Lankan government to acquire a stake in Sri Lanka Telecom, its spokesman said …
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Oct 13, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Telecom watchdog ordered local telco operators on Friday to provide consumer bills in Braille for the visually …
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WASHINGTON, Oct 12, 2006 (AFP) - American students having trouble with pesky math equations or intricate English grammar are increasingly turning to tutors all …
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CANNES, France, Oct 11, 2006 (AFP) - TV on tiny mobile phone screens may have started out small but it is growing up fast as more and more cellphone users …
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October 11, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s mobile phone penetration is due to peak at 38 percent in 2008, amidst regulatory bottlenecks to iron out …
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October 11, 2006 (LBO) – Korea's Samsung Networks Inc has picked up a 15 million dollar contract to digitally link up key Sri Lankan government agencies. …
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Oct 10 2006 (LBO) – A lack of land could stand in the way of Sri Lanka clinching top Business Process Outsourcing contracts, the country’s ICT …
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9, 2006 (AFP) - Yahoo set out on Monday to capture life on Earth in digital formats for a "time capsule" to be buried in Silicon Valley as …
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October 10, 2006 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom, the island's biggest cellular phone operator, has jumped into the lucrative business process outsourcing …
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October 7, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s deadly ethnic conflict is possibly the biggest challenge that is holding down the business process outsourcing …
Records Intact
NEW DELHI, India, Oct 7, 2006 (AFP) - The body representing India's booming outsourcing business insisted Saturday that the country was a safe place to do …
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October 4, 2006 (Dow Jones)--Sri Lanka's two listed telecommunications companies are poised for record profits this year as the country's low penetration …
Native Mobile
October 02 2006 (LBO) – Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, has sold over 5,000 handsets equipped with Sinhala language settings and keypads, …