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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