Open University starts 2nd batch of Certificate in Computer Networks & Security
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the Open University of Sri Lanka is one of the six departments belonging to the Faculty of Natural Science, which offers three disciplines namely Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science for the Bachelor of Science Degree programme. In respect of a new focus, the department initiated a certificate programme in computer networks and security in July 2010 and now in the process of starting the second batch of the same
China’s foreign financial assets surge by 19% to $4.1 trillion in 2010
BEIJING: China’s offshore financial assets jumped 19 percent on an annual basis to $4.126 trillion at the end of 2010, of which 71 percent are held in reserves, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange ( SAFE )) said on Monday.
Managing energy security and reducing carbon emissions critical for Asia’s future growth: ADB
BANGKOK/NEW DELHI: Asia must manage its energy security and reduce carbon emissions to sustain its “impressive” growth momentum, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President Xiaoyu Zhao said.
Saying that “Asia could account for half of global output, trade, and investment by 2050,” Zhao said Asia should innovate to move away from the traditional, high-resource, high-carbon development path toward sustainable, low carbon growth”.
Battling corruption
CORRUPTION is probably the biggest hindrance to development in Sri Lanka. The only thing worse than the level of corruption, is the environment of impunity which the offenders operate in. These two elements are strongly interlinked and promote each other to the extent that most average people have become immune to the presence of corruption in their lives.
As ‘mobile miracle’ transforms poorest nations, Internet use lags behind – UN
People living in the world’s poorest countries are experiencing a surge in mobile telephone use, the United Nations telecommunications agency reported recently, but cautioned that Internet usage in those nations still lags far behind.
Oracle eBusiness suite release 12.1.3 helps Commercial Bank
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, a premier bank in Sri Lanka has successfully implemented Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 and Oracle Database 11g running on Oracle Linux to streamline its reporting processes, managing of assets while enhancing productivity and operational efficiency.
The bank opted to deploy Oracle applications in November 2010.
Prior to successfully deploying Oracle applications, a significant amount of work was being done manually which required a lot of effort and time.
Nawaloka Hospitals connects with Mobitel’s mHealth platform
Nawaloka Hospitals PLC in collaboration with the national mobile telecom service provider, Sri Lanka Telecom, Mobitel announced the launch of Sri Lanka’s first mHealth platform capable of delivering medical data over Mobitel network. The mHealth platform was unveiled at the opening of the latest state of the art 3 Tesla MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanner installed at Nawaloka Hospital premises by the Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa.
Internet Safety Programme for teachers and students
The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team / Coordination Centre (SLCERT/CC) held an awareness programme at the Ruwanpura National College of Education (IT) Kahawatta for IT teacher trainees recently.
Dollar struggles near 2-week lows; stocks steady
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The dollar hovered near a two-week low against a basket of currencies on Monday and Asian stocks were pinned in tight trading ranges as weak U.S. economic data and fears of a Greek debt default kept many investors on the sidelines.
European stocks were also set to dip, tracking weakness in Asia, but trading was expected to be thin with holidays in the United States and the UK.
Sierra at Huawei South East Asia Core Partner Convention
Huawei Technologies Limited, one of the leading telecommunications corporations in the world has held the ‘South East Asia Core Partner Convention’ at their head office located at Shen Zhen city in China. Convention included 10 markets in South East Asia covering Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Maldives where over 25 companies participated representing their own markets.
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