Gear up for Alternate Gear

Pakistan is known for a lot of things. However one of the areas it isn’t known for, is innovation in hardware, which is why when Sohail Abid sent a Tweet out about Alternate Gear and their Slate PC, we were intrigued enough to get in touch with the company.
Waqar Qureshi is the Managing Partner [...]

Lotus Knows Because It Makes An Effort – Cloud Computing Is It?

Breaking Down The Buzz During the first session of the Lotus Knows You event in Karachi on May 27th, 2010
From consolidated to distributed to consolidated again? According to many of the panelists attending a Roundtable hosted by IBM business partner, Corporits and moderated by the Editor-In-Chief of CIO Pakistan, the above-stated question [...]

These Boots are Made for… Hiking?

The age old adage of trying to “put yourself in someone else’s shoes” to test the product, is a lot simpler to say than implement. Whether it’s the way our roads are planned for more efficient traffic management or how the user interface on specific software should be, the ‘user experience’ is the afterthought remembered [...]

Green Tech: Smart Savings

As with most things, the thing that makes Salman’s discussion so interesting is the fact that it makes business sense. “At times it’s almost as if I am the only talking about savings. Green Tech isn’t just about impacting the bottom line; while you’re at it, it will take the same amount of effort to, let’s say, reduce the overall carbon footprint of an entire organization. So if it takes the same amount of effort and makes the organization cleaner and more efficient in every way, why not do it?”

Managed Services in the New Age: Yousendit.com founder, Ranjith Kumaran

Trip back in time for a bit. It’s 2003 and you have a 4.7Mb document that you have to email out to a client who has to fly out in the morning. Web-based email could certainly be an option, except that even in those days, most webmail services were giving you 2Mb or less in [...]

A Practical Look at Cloud Computing

Lower costs, greater flexibility and access to resources on demand: it’s no wonder cloud computing is attracting attention. Oracle’s Country Director – Technology Business Pakistan & Afghanistan, Oracle Corporation, Farhan Ibrahim Chaudhry, discusses the ways in which organizations can take advantage of the benefits of cloud computing while mitigating risks around security, compliance and quality of service.

Editor’s Pick: Reboot – Advice from a Failure

We’re excited about the book section this month. Not only is there suddenly a lot more to read, but this month’s feature book is ‘Reboot’ by Jawwad Ahmed Farid. The CEO of Alchemy Technologies finally has the hardcopy of the eagerly-awaited book available in Pakistan! Here’s an excerpt about the book, courtesy the author.

Hunting the [...]

Tech Evanglists Collaborate to Map Pakistan!

Map-o-fying Pakistan!
All around the world, Google Map Makers have been in high-gear over the past six weeks, becoming Map Maker Ambassadors by organizing local events to spread the word about how people can “map” the places they know and love. Supported by Google, these dedicated mappers have secured event locations at local universities, translated presentations [...]

Shakeel Akhter, CIO Indus Hospital

Shakeel Akhter is the CIO of Indus Hospital and was the first cover CIO of the local edition of the magazine. These shots are courtesy Kohi Marri.

Say No To PECO 2009

“Say NO to PECO” or the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance was the clear message outlined on a wall poster behind the speakers at the conference. The press conference constituted of four influential members of the society namely Jehan Ara, President P@SHA, Sabeen Mahmud, President TiEcon, Barrister Zahid Jameel and Mr. Nadeem, Spokesperson ISPAK. 

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