ISLAMABAD- Federal Minister for Science and Technology Prof. Atta-ur-Rehman said that high speed internet fibre rings will be laid around all major cities and linked together by early next year. Addressing a seminar on Data Warehousing organized by NCR Corporation, the minister said, “these high speed internet fibre links will be our information highways.” Prof. […]
MULTAN- The Postal Services Corporation has signed an agreement with Paknet to establish cyber cafes at major post offices in the country from March 31. This was stated by Postal Services director-general Masudul Hasan while briefing newsmen. He said the postal staff would be trained to operate the computers for providing e-mail facility to the […]
ISLAMABAD- NCR Pakistan, a unit of United States (US) based NCR Corporation, pledged a $ 12 million investment in the next three years, as part of its expansion progmmme in Pakistan’s IT sector. Celebrating its completion of 50 years in Pakistan, the country manager of NCR Pakistan Veqar-ul-Islam said the company was launching its Internet […]
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Railways (PR) signed and agreement with Catalyst Communication (Pvt.) Ltd. for setting up of Cyber Cafes at various Railway Stations. The new agreement is part of the efforts by the PR to upgrade the facilities to passengers at railway stations and to enhance their image. On behalf of Pakistan Railways Secretary and Chairman […]
ISLAMABAD- The administrative control of COMSATS-COMSTECH MT MIT Centre Karachi will be given to some established and well-reputed professional organization to run it on commercial and professional basis. This was decided at a meeting of Board of Governors of the Centre under the Chairmanship of Federal Minister for Science and Technology and Coordinator General of […]
KARACHI- Information Technology (IT) can generate employment opportunities by absorbing thousands of skilled men annual in the country. Chief of the APTECH Computer Education Dr Junaid Ahmad said this on the occasion of the induction of second batch of journalists into a computer-training programme. He said Pakistan was producing 3,000 IT experts every year against […]
KARACHI- The virtual 1nformation Technology (IT) university in the country will start functioning later this summer. This was stated by Federal Science and Technology Minister Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman. He termed this as a major programme towards the spread of information technology in the country. The minister said the offices of this very university would be […]
ISLAMABAD- The chief executive’s secretariat has directed the federal and provincial governments to take measures for protecting official websites from hostile agencies and computer hackers. The federal divisions and provincial departments have also been asked to get their software cleared from the National Communications Security Board of the cabinet division before installing them on their […]
WASHINGTON- The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) has recommended United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Zoellick to place Pakistan on the “Watch List” for copyright piracy and market access issues. India would be on high priority watch list for massive piracy and copyright, violation. The report released and submitted to USTR, said that piracy levels […]
ISLAMABAD- Data Management Systems (PDMS) has developed the software to be used in the training and the subsequent development of Urdu websites. Now it is possible to create Urdu websites on Internet and there is a need to promote and develop web pages of Pakistani origin. Realizing the paucity of local content on Internet, especially […]
ISLAMABAD- Privatisation of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is a very sensitive issue and the government is carefully considering all the issues related to it. This was stated by the Federal Minister for Science and Technology Prof Atta-ur-Rahman while presiding over a meeting of Information Technology (IT) Advisory board. He said that the final decision […]
ISLAMABAD- PTCL will establish an internet exchange at Karachi in collaboration with a renowned American Information Technology (IT) firm SYSCO said, Khalid Habib member (Tech) PTCL. Speaking in a Pakistan Television (PTV) programme he said, an agreement has been signed between PTCL and Sysnet which represents SYSCO. After establishment of this internet exchange, the country […]
KARACHI- The Internet merchant accounts have been allowed in the country. This was stated by Minister for Science and Technology, Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rehman, talking to reporters after inaugurating a seminar organised by Karachi Institute of Information Technology (KIT) at a hotel. He said the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued instruction with respect […]
KARACHI- The Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman, has said that about 40,000 used computers, costing $ 2 million, for distribution to educational institutions, would arrive in Pakistan within the next six months. After inaugurating an Information Technology (IT) seminar on “Human resource development aspects of IT industry”, he said that these computers […]
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