CIOPakistan.com - Business Technology Leadership » linux http://ciopakistan.com CIO Pakistan, an IDG Partner publication, generates and publishes content about the local technology-savvy business and technology community Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:37:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Politically Activating Pakistan Online http://ciopakistan.com/2009/04/politically-activating-pakistan-online/ http://ciopakistan.com/2009/04/politically-activating-pakistan-online/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:21:50 +0000 graphics http://ciopakistan.com/?p=8616 politically-activating-pakistan-online

Like any country, Pakistan has had a tumultuous ride through history to come as far as it has. A quick shuffle through the history books reveals only a small, perhaps more glamorous side of politics, culture and socialism that…

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]]> http://ciopakistan.com/2009/03/foss-in-government-a-pakistani-perspective/feed/ 0 The EOBI Comes of Age with FOSS, Project Director/IT Head, EOBI http://ciopakistan.com/2009/03/the-eobi-comes-of-age-with-foss-project-directorit-head-eobi/ http://ciopakistan.com/2009/03/the-eobi-comes-of-age-with-foss-project-directorit-head-eobi/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:24:28 +0000 graphics http://ciopakistan.com/?p=6607 case-study-dpThe Employees Old Age Benefits Institution or EOBI’s objective is to provide social benefits to old age employees of the private sector, autonomous and semi autonomous bodies in the form of pensions and grants. For this, it collects contribution from…

]]> http://ciopakistan.com/2009/03/the-eobi-comes-of-age-with-foss-project-directorit-head-eobi/feed/ 1 IT Managers: Microsoft Financial Woes Least of Our Concerns http://ciopakistan.com/2009/02/it-managers-microsoft-financial-woes-least-of-our-concerns/ http://ciopakistan.com/2009/02/it-managers-microsoft-financial-woes-least-of-our-concerns/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:55:54 +0000 graphics http://ciopakistan.com/?p=5717 After announcing layoffs and poor earnings for Q2 2009 last week, Microsoft has to worry more about how it is perceived by Wall Street, competitors, shareholders and the press. But what about the people in the trenches? What do IT…

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