Overland fibre optic link to be functional soon: Awais
ISLAMABAD, July 26 2005: Federal Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Monday (July 25) said an overland fibre optic link through India would become operational within a few weeks while another connectivity channel was coming up by October.
Speaking at the concluding ceremony of 15th All-Pakistan Software Competition and exhibition held under the auspices of Khan Research Laboratories (KRL), the minister said the software industry was growing at a rate of 45 per cent annually. He said compared to the software industry, IT enabled services were growing at a much faster rate. This trend, he said, would have to be maintained for several years.
He cited the example of a law software produced by one of the software houses in the country, which the company found difficult to market. But, later the IT ministry procured the rights of the software and distributed it among all district bars across the country, he added.
This intervention by the ministry rescued the company whose business is now flourishing, the minister said, adding that the lawyers would hopefully benefit from the software and improve the quality of their practice.
Source: Dawn
Date:7/26/2005
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