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CROSSPOINT as Motorola’s largest enterprise mobility solutions partner in Sri Lanka with the highest market share, being awarded the project of implementing the above solution in Cargo Warehouse at Mattala Airport.

The TRCSL ventured in exploring the possibility of extending its broadband QoS of fixed broadband services to remote locations to check whether the subscribers are receiving the same level of service as observed by the TRCSL at its monitoring unit.

At a colorful ceremony at Waters Hedge, Microsoft recognized Net Assist International with “Best Learning Solutions Partner special award for the year 2012 .   Since 2006, for the sixth time, Net Assist International has been selected as Microsoft’s Best Learning Solutions Partner.

This summer, 34 of the University of Moratuwa's top students have been selected to participate in a rigorous seven-week program, run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collaboration with the University of Moratuwa (UoM).

Since 2004, the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) competition has been held in different countries. Participation in the Olympiads gives opportunities to young talented students from all over the world to share experiences and face challenges in solving science problems.

Many traditional service-oriented architecture (SOA) and integration platforms enable rapid development, but they provide little support for collaboration, sharing and re-use.

ACCA Sri Lanka, recently awarded the Gold approved employer status to Tellida ( Pvt) Ltd, a BPO Venture that provides Finance and Accounting services to address accounting and bookkeeping requirements to many prestigious overseas corporations.

A project by ICTA, ‘spiralation connect | mobile’ a mentoring platform for budding entrepreneurs was held successfully on 13th of July at Park Street Mews, Colombo. The event saw a participation of around 150 both young and old partaking at the event eagerly as mentors and mentees. 25 plus elite industry experts shared their experiences and insights with budding entrepreneurs to shape and refine their ideas at the event.

Strategic Communication Design firm WELOVEIT will launch Sri Lanka’s first-ever online designer portal ─ The Fashion Circle at a gala fashion show “The Fashion Circle Runaway Show” to be held on the 7th of September this year at Mt. Lavinia Hotel.  A blend of experienced and upcoming designers including collections from Prabath Samarasooriya, Krishanthi Fernandopulle, Ramona Oshini, Lesha Hettigama, Lonali Rodrigo and Ayodha Ratnayake.

Stax Inc. hosted seven startup teams this July from the ‘Accelerating Information Technology Innovation’ (AITI) program in Sri Lanka, as they presented their ideas at Stax Lab—a forum where budding entrepreneurs can informally discuss a business idea, and have the Stax team debate its viability.

MEGAMIND 2012, the first inter-company quiz competition organised by SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies) will be held on 26th July 2012 at the Park Street Mews Warehouse. The quiz competition will be followed by a networking session for IT/ BPO professionals.

Reuters: Growth in technology spending by companies and the public sector is stabilising at much lower levels than last year, due to economic worries in many key markets, research firm Gartner said this week.

Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU), a global IT services company that offers a broad range of information technology services, including IT consulting, technology implementation, and application outsourcing, announced that it has implemented a virtual archive website for Network Rail.

The TRCSL ventured in exploring the possibility of extending its broadband QoS of fixed broadband services to remote locations to check whether the subscribers are receiving the same level of service as observed by the TRCSL at its monitoring unit.

The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB®) is proud to announce that, as of December 2011, it has issued more than 200,000 software testing certifications.

The Korean IT Volunteers (KIV) altogether comprising four teams will be arriving in Sri Lanka on 6th July under a NIA / ITU / TRCSL Program to engage in providing ICT training to select groups during the months of July & August 2012. The NIA/ITU/TRCSL KIV program 2012 is being co – ordinated by the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific for ICT enhancement in Sri Lanka. 

Dr Srinivas Telukunta is from India but is not a stranger to the Sri Lankan corporate sector as he has been travelling to our country frequently for training and consultancy activities. He has several years of experience in project management, portfolio management and strategy management. He has worked for several start-ups in Silicon Valley in various product and project management roles.

WSO2 today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “Visionaries” quadrant of three new reports that were published on June 20, 2012: Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Systematic Application Integration Projects1, Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Systematic SOA Application Projects2, and Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Systematic SOA Infrastructure Projects3.

Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU), a global IT services company that offers a broad range of information technology services, including IT consulting, technology implementation and application outsourcing, today announced that it has partnered with Adobe Systems Incorporated to create Member Reach, a new solution for generating personalized e-content for consumers in search of healthcare insurance products.

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies) facilitated an industrial visit for the final year Computer Science undergraduate students from the University of Sabaragamuwa.

Senior Advisor to the Asia Pacific Region of the International Telecommunication Union, Mr. Sameer Sharma visited the TRCSL’s broadband monitoring unit to observe its operations during his recent visit in Sri Lanka.

A Nenasala  (wisdom outlet) was set up  for the improvement of the ICT knowledge of  the police department staff and their children recently.

The TRCSL ventured in exploring the possibility of extending its broadband QoS of fixed broadband services to remote locations to check whether the subscribers are receiving the same level of service as observed by the TRCSL at its monitoring unit.