ISLAMABAD- The government accorded ‘third priority’ to information technology sector by allocating Rs 4.343 billion while an amount of Rs 2.5073 billion has been ear-marked for the science and technology development and research under PSDP for year 2001-2. Talking about (IT) Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz said: “We are all aware of the significance of this […]
ISLAMABAD- The Federal Minister for Science and Technology Prof. Dr. Ataur-Rahman will leave on a fifteen-day visit to Riyadh, the United Kingdom, Netherlands and the United States of America to hold meetings with private Information Technology (IT) companies World Bank officials, Us’ Senators and businessmen to establish business linkages and get the necessary support for […]
ISLAMABAD- Minister for Science and Technology, Prof Attaur-Rahman said that with the inauguration of STM-I link to US, the country’s bandwidth had been increased by 600 per cent. He was addressing the inauguration of Synchrous Transmission Mode (STM)-I link at Pakistan Telecommunications headquarters. Secretary IT Division, Ishfaq Mehmood, senior PTCL officials and private companies’ executives […]
ISLAMABAD- The government anticipates foreign investment to the tune of about $500 million in the information technology alone in the financial year starting from July 1, 2001 as investment in the sub-sector during this year was $146 million. According to Minister for Science and Technology Attaur-Rehman, the information technology has become the most dynamic sector […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Prof Attaur-Rahman said government’s investor-friendly Information Technology (IT) policy brought in an investment of $150 million last year. Addressing a seminar organized by Cisco Systems, the minister said the investment volume in IT was expected to touch $400 million mark in the next fiscal “These figures are not based […]
KARACHI- Many information technology (IT) institutions in Sindh, which until recently had the image of “an out-of-control” group lacking standardized certification, are now offering two identical programmes that ensure uniformity both in content and duration. Both the programmes are called “Diploma in Information Technology” (DIT) which have been developed separately by two bodies the Sindh […]
KARACHI- The Pakistan Post Office will open a cyber cafe in the city this month, to provide e-mail service for its customers who are now switching increasingly to the Internet instead of the conventional mail service. The PPO has signed an agreement with Paknet, a subsidiary of the Pakistan Telecommunication Limited, open cyber cafes throughout […]
LAHORE- The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has in another first, provided the additional facility of e-mail to subscribers for rectification of telephone faults on top priority. Unfolding details of the e-mail facility introduced in the north region here, PTCL General Manager Ch. Fazal Elahi said this is a big facility when it is not […]
KARACHI- The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has procured 155 Mbit/s Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity to promote the software industry and Internet in the country. Zahir Muhammad Khan, Director General Information Technology, Training and Research (lTT&R), said that this bandwidth would be connected with Qwest at USA. Partial restoration through 34 Mbit/s on satellite will […]
KARACHI- China has offered to make investment in the IT and electronics sectors in Sindh Province. An interest in this regard was shown by I0-member visiting Chinese delegation in a meeting with the Province Industries Minister, Dewan Mohammed Yousuf Farooqui here on Thursday. The minister briefed the delegation about Sindh Government’s IT projects particularly the […]
KARACHI- Pakistan will export software products and services of US $50 million by end of this fiscal year. This was disclosed by President Pakistan Software Association (PASHA), Hamza Mateen while speaking at opening of APTECH Software Incubator at Tariq Road. Master Business Partner of APTECH Dr. Junaid Ahmad, heads of different APTECH Centers, Amir Zahoor, […]
LAHORE- A Pakistani portal MegaEast.com claims to have taken the lead among national portals by being on WAP enabled mobile phones. WAP is the (Wireless Application Protocol), a global standard for information delivery over wireless networks, enabling people to be wired to the Internet through the convenience of their mobile phones. The portal claims this […]
KARACHI- A high profile 8-member Chinese delegation, currently visiting Pakistan expressed keen interest in setting up joint venture projects at Indus Technology Park in Karachi. The delegation, led by Mr. Liu Xue Hong, held meetings with the officials of Sindh Information Technology Board. The Indus Technology Park (Guaranty) Limited, a company formed by Sindh Industrial […]
ISLAMABAD- U-fone Company is utilizing latest telecommunication infrastructure to provide better services to its customers, said Chief Executive U-fone Arshad Khan. In an interview he said, “The company has purchased world’s most modern system and infrastructure which is installed for the first time in the country.” “The U-fone services like voice mail, short message, prepaid […]
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