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  Ashan Kumar 4:08 am on March 29, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: career ( 2 ), first ( 3 ), interactive, interview, Online ( 4 ), scoial HR, site, Sri Lanka’s ( 3 ), video   

  Social HR 

  Sri Lanka’s first interactive career site online

  New generation portal enables access to a live video interview facility globally

  Jobs4thebest.lk, an interactive online career portal was recently launched in Sri Lanka, being the first career web site with an online LIVE video interview facility.  The portal can also be accessed through jobs4thebest.com, jobsforthebest.lk and jobsforthebest.com URLs.

  An innovation by WWWDESIGN a web design, development and hosting company operating in Australia, the portal allows any registered employer to screen and recruit suitable employees through a matter of a click. This method saves transport, time, setting up the interview location etc. resulting in saving unnecessary expenses for the Employer and the employee.

  Elaborating further Mr. Sumith Goonetilleke Director/CEO wwwdesign (Pvt) Ltd. said, “The website aims to address unemployment as it is one of the key concerns in Sri Lanka. It is very difficult to find a suitable employee by merely advertising a vacancy. We decided to introduce screening mechanisms for the prospective employee, through setting up a questionnaire which will help screen the suitable candidate for the available position. Therefore employers won’t need to waste their valuable time going through every application. Employers can invite any employee for an online interview to be held at any time suitable for both parties, both parties can attend the interview from anywhere, thus creating a social recruitment experience”.

  The new career web site allows employers to screen employees through a questionnaire that needs to be answered granting them access and eligibility to apply for the job. This screening system enables employers to focus and select the best candidate according to the applicant’s response. Employers can invite any employee for an online interview to be held at any time suitable for parties, further increasing efficiency and accessibility levels of the interview.

  Vacancies can be submitted by registered employers at any time this includes advertisement editing and content generation through an easy to use Employer Content Management System (CMS). Registered users will be able to pay through online credit card transactions under three levels of membership ranging from LKR 1000 to 3000.

  
  

   

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  Ashan Kumar 11:16 am on February 7, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: 100 ( 2 ), 2012 ( 2 ), BPO ( 3 ), Destinations, IT ( 13 ), Outsourcing, ranks, Sri Lanka ( 16 ), Tholons, Top, Top 20   

  Sri Lanka ranks in the Top 20 in 2012 Top 100 Outsourcing Destinations by Tholons 

  The Tholons 2012 Top 100 Outsourcing Destinations report identifies the top global cities and counties for outsourcing IT/BPO services. With the improvement in the country’s value proposition in IT/BPO, Sri Lanka is clearly emerging as a global sourcing destination in the region.  The positive socio-political developments driven by the country’s improving security conditions have been highlighted as key reasons for attracting more companies focused on FAO (finance and accounting outsourcing) and Software Development, in addition to the vast pool of accountants and software engineers in Sri Lanka.

  Table: Top Destination for Outsourcing in South Asian Region

  
  

  In this year’s report, fourteen cities have been cited from the South Asian region, with Colombo, Sri Lanka moving up the ranking by one position to number 19^th position. The report highlights that South Asia is experiencing a continuing stream of investment from outsourced service providers with high- value solutions to across vertical specific industries.

  Leveraging on the location advantages, recently the global IT/BPO company Mphasis (an HP Company), set up their delivery center in Colombo to provide high- value Finance Accounting Outsourcing services out of Sri Lanka. The leading BPO service provider, First Source entered Sri Lanka with a joint venture with Dialog. Several others have set operations during the last two years, adding to the fast growing IT/BPO exports out of Sri Lanka.

  The reports goes on to state that the growth has also been accelerated by the conclusion of the 30-year civil strife in the northwestern region of the country paving the way for recovery and rehabilitation, serving to attract investments into the country. These positive developments in the country serves to move Colombo up one spot to 19th place this year, and remain as one of the top emerging cities in the report.

  “Sri Lanka moving up the ranking highlights the improving strengths as an outsourcing destination. During the last two years, we witnessed steady expansion of existing players and a new interest from global companies to operate out of Sri Lanka. The IT/BPO and Knowledge Service industry is targeted to grow to become a billion dollar industry by 2015.” said Madu Ratnayake, Vice President of SLASSCOM.

   
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  Ashan Kumar 7:04 am on February 2, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: 5th, eMarketingEye ( 6 ), Innovation ( 4 ), Year ( 2 )   

  5th year eMarketingEye Innovation 

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  eMarketingEye celebrates 5 years of success on 2^nd February 2012, serving over 300 companies globally.

  A thought leader in Asia, eMarketingEye (http://www.emarketingeye.com) is an end-to-end online marketing solutions provider, primarily focused on the Travel and Hospitality industry. The company has grown from strength to strength and celebrates 5 remarkable years of success on 2^ndFebruary 2012. Founded by Rajitha Dahanayake in 2007, eMarketingEye currently serves some of the world’s best loved Hospitality Brands and has won over 25 new clients the previous year.

  “We attribute the many successes the company has achieved so far to the simple ethos of satisfying our clients beyond their expectations.  Our primary focus has always been client satisfaction, exceeding their expectations and delivering results. Our business processes are structured for complete transparency where all project investments and associated ROIs are clearly presented,” said Rajitha Dahanayake CEO of eMarketingEye. “Our first clients that joined us in 2007 are still with us today,” he further added.

  Since its inception eMarketingEye has won numerous awards and accolades including 12 Adrian Awards from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), ‘Best SEO Strategy Campaign’ at ad:tech, ‘ICT Services’ Category winner at the Sri Lanka National Business Excellence Awards 2011 and recognition such as ‘Best PPC Campaign of 2010’ and ‘SME Agency of the Year 2009’ from Google Southeast Asia.

  Performance driven marketing and complete transparency have always been the cornerstone of the company’s success. Products such as ‘PerformanceEye’ which provides detailed business intelligence from competitor benchmarking to keyword level performance and ‘REV’ a web reputation management tool for hotels are such innovations that have gained eMarketingEye global recognition as a pioneer.

  With ambitions to offer prospective clients a one-stop-shop for integrated online marketing, eMarketingEye now offers Web Development and Hotel Booking Engine services. The recently introduced ‘BookingEye’ Internet Booking Engine has successfully increased bookings by over 300% for some clients and has won recognition in its first year of deployment at the Sri Lanka National Best Quality ICT Awards 2011.

  The company currently services over 300 clients across 5 continents, offering performance driven solutions including Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay per Click Marketing (PPC), Social Media Marketing, Web Development, Web Analytics, Web Reputation Management, Email Marketing and Booking Engine solutions. eMarketingEye is Sri Lanka’s only Google AdWords and Google Analytics Certified Partner as well as Sri Lanka’s only Yahoo! Analytics Consultant Network Member.

  “I would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients, partners, suppliers and employees who have made this remarkable journey with us, for it is their support that helped us achieve these heights” Rajitha said.

  The company currently has 50 full time and over 15 part-time employees. A recruitment drive is currently underway to further expand operations in 2012.

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  Ashan Kumar 9:16 am on November 2, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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  The Future of Mobile Communications – Take Two directs Oracle 

  Today Oracle announced the results of its “Opportunity Calling:The Future of Mobile Communications – Take Two” report, which surveyed more than 3,000 mobile phone consumers worldwide to examine their mobile phone use habits, interest in new mobile technologies and expectations for service providers. The survey is a complement to Oracle’s first study, “Opportunity Calling:The Future of Mobile Communications,” which was released in September 2010.

  Sixty-nine percent of global mobile phone users report using a smartphone and 47 percent of mobile users have increased their data usage in the past year – a larger percentage than text or voice. “Customer demands continue to evolve rapidly. To maintain a competitive advantage, communications service providers must invest in information technology solutions that provide them the most flexibility and agility, enabling them to rapidly deliver innovative services or to adopt new business models as new opportunities arise. Providers also have an enormous opportunity to enhance their customer relationships by engaging with them at every touch point, leveraging their dynamic role in consumers’ shopping experience, and providing valuable information about usage, new services and mobile security,” said Bhaskar Gorti, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Communications.

  In 2010, more than 50 percent of respondents thought their mobile phone would replace their camera, MP3 player or GPS device within five years. By 2011, 43 percent of respondents already replaced their camera, 34 percent their MP3 player and 24 percent their GPS device with their mobile phone.Consumer demand for apps is growing significantly. Fifty-five percent of respondents have downloaded a free app and 25 percent have paid for an app on their mobile device. In addition, demand for apps is spreading from phones to other mobile devices, particularly tablets. Fifty-seven percent of respondents already own a tablet device or plan to purchase one in the next 12 months, even though the technology is in its infancy.
  While consumers are becoming more comfortable with location-based services and online banking, they have security concerns. Sixty-eight percent of respondents do not believe, or are unsure, whether information stored or transmitted from their mobile device is secure.More consumers are continuing to leverage their mobile devices for retail activities. Thirty percent of mobile phone users comparison shop on their mobile device, while 24 percent read customer reviews and 14 percent have scanned a QR code in an advertisement or article. But, when it comes to shopping for phones, 84 percent of respondents prefer to purchase in store.To access the full report – which delves extensively into mobile phone use preferences, security concerns, consumer purchasing habits, motivations for change and family data plan demand, as well as key differentiators between various global regions – visit http://www.oracle.com/us/industries/communications/oracle-communications-future-mobile-521589.pdf.

   
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  Ashan Kumar 9:19 am on October 25, 2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: 2011 ( 3 ), among ( 2 ), Award ( 2 ), Best ( 2 ), countries, Destination, Offshore, shortlisted, Sri Lanka ( 16 )   

  Sri Lanka among the shortlisted countries for the Best Offshore Destination Award 2011 

  Sri Lanka has been shortlisted for the best offshore destination of the world awards at the 2011 National Outsourcing Association (NOA) Summit and Awards to be held in November 2011. Sri Lanka has been nominated for this award along with Egypt and Poland.

  The NOA awards recognize countries, companies and individuals who demonstrate excellence in outsourcing. NOA works to build networks and share good practice within the outsourcing sector and to promote the benefits of outsourcing. The event is set to attract over 500 Corporates and decision makers from around the world. The two day event will feature conference sessions, roundtables, and exhibitions, concluding with the annual awards ceremony to be held in London on 10th November 2011.

  This year’s summit is expected to address current topics such as trends and predictions, benchmarking, SaaS and cloud computing, risk management, global sourcing, public sector outsourcing, exit management, data protection and, innovation in outsourcing. The Summit & Awards is expected to attract leading outsourcing professionals from end users, to suppliers and consultant companies.

  “Sri Lanka being shortlisted for this award highlights the potential of the Sri Lankan IT/ BPO industry. We are delighted that we have been shortlisted for this award from many competing outsourcing destinations”, said Sujiva Dewaraja, Chairman of SLASSCOM.

  “We are geared towards driving Sri Lanka to reach our national goal of becoming the #1 industry to lead Sri Lanka to the Knowledge economy while achieving the target of US$1 billion in revenue and employment to over 100,000 by 2015. Therefore, it is vital that we focus on building market awareness of our niche capabilities within our centers of excellence in finance & Accounting, Mobile & Telecommunication, Travel & Aviation, Banking, Financial services and Insurance (BFSI) and Software testing Services. This is while we drive our capacity expansion to meet the demands of the IT/ BPO industry and make our incentives globally competitive. We have built a strong foundation and partnerships with all stake holders including the government, ICTA, EDB and BOI to drive the growth of the industry”, Dewaraja added.

   
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  Ashan Kumar 10:08 am on October 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: 2012 ( 2 ), Competition ( 2 ), launched ( 2 ), Oracle ( 14 ), ThinkQuest   

  Oracle ThinkQuest Competition 2012 launched 

  More than 7,600 teams from 52 countries participated in last year’s competition. Students from Nalanda College Colombo were honoured with the first prize for their work on a project that stimulates rebuilding village in post-conflict scenario at the International Think Quest Competition in 2011. Students from Amal International School, were  selected as the 1st runners -up for their  ‘End Child Labour’ solution in the under 19 Digital Media category.

  The ThinkQuest Competition 2012, sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation, is open to students worldwide. It is a global competition engages students, up to age 22, to solve a problem using their critical thinking, communication, and technology skills.

  “The ThinkQuest Competition motivates students to create and share their best work with a global audience,” according to Brad Saffer, Vice President, Oracle Education Initiatives. “By participating in the competition, these students develop the skills they need to succeed in school and the workplace”.

  Teams must develop and submit their entries by April 25, 2012. An international panel of judges will evaluate the entries.Prizes include laptop computers; a trip to ThinkQuest Live, hosted in the San Francisco Bay Area; cash grants for the coach’s school, or organization; certificates of participation; and certificates of distinction for top-performing teams.  Students 18 and older who place in the top 10% will be eligible to apply for an internship with the Oracle Education Foundation.

  Full details of the ThinkQuest Competition 2012 are available at thinkquest.org/competition.

   
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  Ashan Kumar 9:05 am on October 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: academia, Industry ( 2 ), IT ( 13 ), meet, SLASSCOM ( 6 )   

  IT academia meet Industry 

  SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies) organized a successful industry visit for staff members attached to IT faculties from State and Private Universities. This is part of the SLASSCOM directlink Initiative to provide a platform for collaboration between the IT industry and the academia. A sound dialogue and strong relationship between the academia and industry is essential to ensure that the IT/ BPO industry stays relevant and competitive in the global market.

  The IT faculty members visited some of the leading IT companies in Sri Lanka, namely Millennium Information Technologies (a member of the London Stock Exchange Group), Virtusa and eCollege (Pearson Lanka). Many IT faculty members from University of Moratuwa- Engineering, University of Moratuwa Faculty of IT, University of Peradeniya, University of Rajarata, University of Ruhuna, University of Sabaragamuwa, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, University of Colombo School of Computing and Open University were participants on this tour.

  This was a collaborative effort between the industry and academic institutions as both are interdependent in providing knowledge. The main objective of this tour was to provide faculty members the opportunity to meet IT industry professionals and engage in a knowledge sharing session where the industry was able to educate faculty members of the industry expectations and requirements in terms of technical skills needed by new recruits, provide feedback on the content covered in the IT syllabuses and other core skills needed in the real world. In addition, the need for improvement in soft skills such as English language skills, communication skills, were also highlighted by industry professionals.

  All SLASSCOM’s capacity building initiatives are geared towards driving Sri Lanka to reach our national goal of becoming the #1 industry to lead Sri Lanka to the Knowledge economy while achieving the target of US$1 billion in revenue and employment to over 100,000 by 2015. “There is a significant demand for talent who meet or exceed international benchmarks” stated Jit Seneviratne, SLASSCOM Board member and Director of MillenniumIT, addressing the participating faculty members. “We at Virtusa need IT graduates, that not only have the right technical skills but also have the right attitude towards a continuous learning environment and this is where the University environment plays a vital role” said Madu Ratnayake, Vice President of SLASSCOM and VP & General Manager of Virtusa – Sri Lanka addressing the participating members.

  “We need more industry visits for both students and lecturers, research and development collaboration, competitions, internships and knowledge sharing workshops to be facilitated by the industry”, stated one participating faculty member. Another senior lecturer commented that ‘it was a valuable industry visit as we were able to capture more knowledge about industry requirements and were able to have enough opportunity to interact with industry professionals”. “This visit benefit me in building new contacts within the industry which can be utilized when promoting apprenticeships for our students”, commented another participating senior lecturer.

   
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  Ashan Kumar 7:55 am on October 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: 2011 ( 3 ), Competition ( 2 ), Development ( 2 ), Enterprise ( 2 ), Inter, Mobility, Peradeniya, Software, University   

  University of Peradeniya wins Inter-University Enterprise Mobility Software Development Competition 2011 

  APIIT emerged 1^st Runner-Up and Universities of Ruhuna and Jaffna joint 2^nd runners-up

  The University of Peradeniya emerged winners for their Agricultural and Livestock Assistance Pack solution at the Inter-University Enterprise Mobility Software Development Competition organized by Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) and Motorola Solutions. The team from Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) was adjudged as the 1^st runner-up for the Agri Techno solution whilst the teams from University of Ruhuna and University of Jaffna emerged as the joint 2^ndrunner-up teams for the Authoritative Posted Mail Tracking System and the On the Spot Accident Reporting System (OSARS) solutions respectively. Guests of Honor for the awards ceremony were Dr. Sunil J. Nawaratne, Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education and Dr. Gamini Wickramasinghe Chairman Bank of Ceylon and Chairman Informatics Group of Companies.

  

  The winning team - University of Peradeniya

  16 Undergraduate teams from 12 Universities and University affiliation colleges of Sri Lanka consisting Universities of Peradeniya, Ruhuna, Kelaniya, Jaffna, Colombo, Uva Wellassa, Rajarata, OUSL, NIBM, APIIT, SLIIT and IIT demonstrated the Enterprise level Mobile Applications developed during last five months. Short listed 16 solutions were selected out of the 49 initial entries by a panel of experts.  All applications address the needs of different industry verticals such as Healthcare, Plantation, Tourism, Retail, Warehouse Management, Transportation and public organizations such as Railways, Postal, Energy and Utilities.

  

  Joint 2nd Runners-Up – University of Ruhuna and University of Jaffna with Guests of Honor for the awards ceremony Dr. Sunil J. Nawaratne, Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education and Dr. Gamini Wickramasinghe Chairman Bank of Ceylon and Chairman Informatics Group of Companies, Prof. Gihan Wikramanayake - Director UCSC, Mr. Sujeewa Devaraja – Chairman SLASSCOM, Mr. Richard Brecher - Senior Director Global Government Affairs - Motorola Inc, Mr. Anuradha Tennakoon Director and Country Manager - Motorola Sri Lanka and other dignitaries

  

  1st Runner-Up - Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT)

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  Ashan Kumar 7:41 am on October 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Oracle ( 14 ), Public Cloud, Unveils ( 3 )   

  Oracle in Cloud 

  New Services Give Customers and Partners Subscription-Based Access to Oracle’s Industry-Leading Enterprise Applications, Middleware and Database

  During his keynote presentation today, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison announced the Oracle Public Cloud, a broad set of best-in-class, integrated services that provide customers with subscription-based, self-service access to Oracle Fusion Applications, Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Database, all completely managed, hosted and supported by Oracle.

  The Oracle Public Cloud includes Oracle Fusion Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Cloud Service, Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud Service, Oracle Social Network, Oracle Java Cloud Service and Oracle Database Cloud Service. The Oracle Public Cloud runs on Oracle Engineered Systems, providing customers and partners with a high-performance, reliable, elastic, and secure infrastructure for their critical business applications.

  “The Oracle Public Cloud is a little different,” said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.  “The Oracle Public Cloud is both a platform and a service, with the key difference being that Oracle Public Cloud is based on industry standards and supports full interoperability with other clouds and your datacenter on premise.”

  The Oracle Public Cloud is the only public cloud that offers customers a complete range of business applications and technology solutions, avoiding the problems of data and business process fragmentation when customers use multiple siloed public clouds. The Oracle Public Cloud is the only public cloud offering that provides customers with truly flexible deployment by enabling them to run the exact same business applications in the cloud and on-premise.

  Customers can also take existing standard Java and Oracle Database applications and deploy them to the Oracle Public Cloud without rewriting them, allowing them to take advantage of their existing IT assets, skills and ecosystems. Pricing for the Oracle Public Cloud will be based on a monthly subscription model, and each service can be purchased independently of other services.The Oracle Public Cloud provides many common services, including resource management and isolation, security, data exchange and integration, virus scanning, white list management, and centralized self-service monitoring.

   
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  Ashan Kumar 7:35 am on October 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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  Rajitha Dahanayake wins the ICT Entrepreneur of the Year Award at NBQSA 2011 

  Rajitha Dahanayake, founder and CEO of the award winning online marketing agency, eMarketingEye was named ICT Entrepreneur of the Year at the National Best Quality ICT Awards Ceremony this year. The coveted award striving to showcase and benchmark the Sri Lankan ICT industry and its pioneers was presented to Rajitha for his work in the field of Online Marketing. The company also received a Bronze award at NBQSA 2011 for version 1.0 of “BookingEye”, an Internet Booking Engine.

  

  ICT Entrepreneur of the Year - Rajitha Dahanayake

  An accomplished internet marketing professional with over 12 years experience in online marketing, Rajitha specialize in the formulation of end-to-end online marketing strategies. He is an expert in search engine optimization (SEO), Pay per Click (PPC) marketing, Social Media marketing, Performance Analysis and E-Commerce strategy. Rajitha is a Google AdWords Qualified Search Advertising individual and a certified eMarketer from the eMarketing Association of USA.

  Prior to establishing eMarketingEye (Private) Limited, this dynamic entrepreneur headed the Online Marketing team at a UK based Web Design & Online Marketing Company, specializing in e-commerce solutions for the travel and hospitality industry. He has also worked in a number of other companies as a consultant and as an e-Marketing analyst.

  eMarketingEye was founded in 2007 to realize Rajitha’s vision of ‘Optimizing the Future’. Built on the principles of performance based marketing and complete transparency, eMarketingEye has won numerous awards and accolades since its inception. The company currently works with over 300 hotels and travel companies including Millennium Hotels and Resorts, Raffles Hotels and Resorts, Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas, John Keells Hotels and Jetwing Hotels to name a few.

  Considered an Asian thought leader in Online Marketing, eMarketingEye will present Optimizing the Future 2011 on 1^st November 2011, to help Sri Lankan Business leverage the internet effectively. 12 speakers including representatives from Google, comScore, Preferred Hotel Group are set to take the podium.

  eMarketingEye is Sri Lanka’s only Google AdWords and Google Analytics Certified Partner Company, as well as the only Yahoo! Web Analytics Consultant Network Member.

  The National Best Quality ICT Awards (NBQSA) competition is an annual event organized by the BCS The Chartered Institute for IT Sri Lanka (BCSSL) Section. In this globally competitive era the competition serves to showcase and benchmark Sri Lankan ICT products.