Category: Business and Economy

IFS, the global enterprise applications company was duly recognized as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management (FSM).   IFS achieved the highest overall position for its ability to execute in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management which is a testament to its long-term product investment strategy and singular…

SIEMENS – DIMO consortium recently signed agreement with the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to embark on the Medium Voltage distribution sub project package 05 of the “National Transmission and Distribution Network Development and Efficiency Improvement Project” aimed at enhancing national power supply. The package 04 of the above project was also awarded to the SIEMENS-DIMO…

Carmart (Pvt) Ltd, the official representative for Peugeot in Sri Lanka, are set to revolutionise the automotive maintenance sector thanks to the introduction of Peugeot parent group’s (PSA) “VIDEOCHECK” platform. VIDEOCHECK allows Peugeot Sri Lanka to digitize aftersales service support via a video link and online estimation and customer approval. A First for Sri Lankan…

Hutch, Sri Lanka’s preferred choice for mobile broadband services, has unveiled Unlimited Social Media plans including Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp in yet another customer-oriented service offering. The customers can avail Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp in all-inclusive packs, which are offered at affordable prices on monthly and weekly basis. The Unlimited Social Media plans enable users…

The tech company reveals its long-term plan to bridge the ICT talent gap and calls for a cross-sector collaboration at the Huawei Asia Pacific ICT Talent Forum 2020 Huawei Technologies recently hosted Huawei Asia Pacific ICT Talent Forum 2020 to explore ICT talent trends and talent development strategies in the Asia Pacific region. At the…

The Ceylon Motor Traders Association (CMTA), the only trade association in Sri Lanka that represents automotive manufacturers through their local importers, urged the Government to provide a clear direction on the period of the vehicle import suspension and emphasized the need to regulate automotive imports to legitimate importers that have been vetted by the Government.…

Pioneer Sri Lankan owned entity to produce specialist bituminous products in the post independent era, Colombo Stock Exchange listed Industrial Asphalts (Ceylon) PLC – IAC (Stock Code ASPH.N) got company’s shareholders’ approval to the capital raising exercise to raise over Rs. 149 million to strengthen company’s future expansion via the recently announced rights issue. Accordingly,…

Huawei announced recently the release of a global digital economy policy study titled “Think digital. Think archetype. Your digital economy model.” The report provides a novel approach to digital transformation and provides detailed policy guidance applicable to all countries. Huawei and Arthur D. Little have collaborated on this research report based on a shared conviction…

The Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM), which is the national chamber for the IT/BPM industry in Sri Lanka, under the patronage of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lanka, is hosting Oslo Innovation Week Accelerate 2020 (OIW Accelerate 2020) – a competition to promote Sri Lankan Tech Start-Ups through cash grants of…

Enterprise Analytics, a leading provider of pioneering technology-based business solutions, recently partnered with Acumatica (www.acumatica.com), a leading Cloud ERP platform, to extend Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions to the growing SME sector in Sri Lanka. Both Enterprise Analytics and Acumatica are driven by the shared vision to empower SMEs with Cloud ERP solutions and this…