The IIPA’s submission noted some progress made in 2005 against piracy. In particular it applauded Pakistan for closing down optical disc factories and said Brazil had shown a “new and welcome attitude” toward fighting piracy. It also said Taiwan has made progress in reducing piracy through improved enforcement. Get the full story at Computer World.

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In an unexpected development, chip giant Intel Corp. has joined the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative. The nonprofit project aims to equip children in developing countries with specially designed low-cost notebooks powered by chips from Intel’s rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.Previously, Intel’s efforts in the education market appeared at odds with those of OLPC. [...]

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LAHORE: NetSol Technologies Ltd, in collaboration with the State Bank of Pakistan and the Pakistan Banks’ Association, has designed and implemented a state of the art electronic Credit Information Bureau (eCIB) for banking sector in Pakistan. The software, launched by Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Governor State Bank of Pakistan on July 24, is designed to enable [...]

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ISLAMABAD:— Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) held a networking session with Mr. Mark Ellison, Managing Director, Texas Emerging Technology Fund and with Mr. Faisal Amin, President Texas Trade Council (TTC) and US Honorary Investment Consular, in Islamabad on Thursday, June 28. The purpose of the event was to identify opportunities for investments, technical partnerships, international [...]

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Lahore – On Saturday, 2nd June, Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) signed two MoUs, one between Pakistan Readymade Garments and Manufacturers Association (PRGMEA) and SME Business Support Fund (BSF) and another between Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers Association (PHMA) and SME Business Support Fund (BSF). The MoUs were signed during an inaugural ceremony of the Global Business [...]

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Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) signed a contract with Gartner Inc. the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company to conduct a study on the Pakistan IT Industry. The contract was signed at 10:00 a.m. on May 14th 2007 at PSEB Head office Islamabad in the presence of Secretary IT, MD PSEB President PASHA [...]

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Founded by Raghib Hussain, a Karachiite with humble beginnings, Cavium Networks (www.caviumnetworks.com) a California based company is scheduled to go public on NASDAQ with ticker CAVM on May 2, 2007. Cavium Networks plans to price 6.3 million shares at $10 to $12 each to raise $86.3 million. The IPO is to start trading on Wednesday. [...]

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Contract Marks Third Sale of LeaseSoft Product to Significant Vehicle Finance Operation in Chinese Market LAHORE- NetSol Technologies Ltd. (“NetSol”) (NASDAQ: NTWK), a multinational provider of enterprise software and IT services to the financial services industry, today announced that its Asia Pacific division has signed a contract for the purchase of LeaseSoft, the company’s flagship [...]

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Etisalat, one of the leading telecommunications service providers in the Middle East, has now started accepting cash on machines to pay bills. The cash deposited gets credited to the customers account online and real time, providing round the clock payment facility to the large customer base. With this implementation, TPS has all major telecoms in [...]

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Aqcel Group, one of the leading exporters of IT based solutions in Pakistan, announced it’s merger with the Danish based IT giant Mondo, on Monday. It is the first ever merger between a Pakistani and a European public listed IT company. Speaking at a press conference at a local hotel, Aqcel CEO Rana Saad said [...]

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