Can Pakistan’s Fastest Go Viral? »

Dawn writes, “Pakistan’s Naseem Akhtar created history on Monday by becoming the fastest woman of the region when she won the 100-meter sprint gold medal at the South Asian Games.”...

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...

Pakistani Startup Featured on VentureBeat »

Farzal Dojki, CEO of Next Generation Innovations, was featured on Venture Beat, easily one of the best blogs on the web. Author Saad Fazil chats with Farzal and JaaduVNC creator,...

Marketing Your Software Online: Google-PASHA Workshop »

Measuring up in a Downturn “The Best Marketers Fish where the Fish are” was the quote part of the workshop named “Marketing Your Software Online” organized by Google Pakistan, in...

Rickshaws that goes Tech Tech…. »

It’s always amazing how technology has integrated itself into the fabric of our everyday, ordinary lives. While the news continues to show a crippling, backward society, the ground reality doesn’t...

Central Depository Company of Pakistan Becomes ISO 27001 Certified! »

December 22, 2009: Karachi, Pakistan – The CIO Pakistan team was invited to the Central Depository’s office to witness the announcement of CDC’s ISO 27001 certification. We had the opportunity...

Cover Story Can Pakistan’s Fastest Go Viral?

Can Pakistan’s Fastest Go Viral? »

Dawn writes, “Pakistan’s Naseem Akhtar created history on Monday by becoming the fastest woman of the region when she won the 100-meter sprint gold medal at the South Asian Games.” And beyond the pride and...

February 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »
The Face Value of Doing Business

The Face Value of Doing Business »

Over the past several months, we’ve been trying to track the quantifiable trends which help to stimulate business activities amongst people. Of course there is no way you can learn ‘social networking for business’, nor...

August 31 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Security in the Cloud

Security in the Cloud »

The Cloud is full of feature-rich applications which enable us to do more than we could ever dream of doing before. It is a universally understood fact that the Cloud enables companies to operate more...

July 13 2009 / 1 comment / Read More »
Can you Reuse the Refuse?

Can you Reuse the Refuse? »

A Look at reusing old hardware to decrease the burden onthe CapEx without killing the OpEx…even in Pakistan! Things aren’t always what they seem to be. Case in point, a pile of junk, isn’t always a pile...

July 3 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Blogs

Tips on Domain Ownership »

Tips on Domain Ownership

We’re still receiving a number of blog entries into the Pakistan Blog Awards that are disqualified because the domain ownership when we run the...

Feb 8 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Update #1 on the BlogAwards »

Update #1 on the BlogAwards

And so the Pakistan Blog Awards are still getting some great entries and experiencing some fiercely passionate bloggers promoting not only their own blogs,...

Feb 6 2010 / No comment / Read More »

New Age Media! »

New Age Media!

The way marketers and advertising companies reach out to their prospective clients/customers has evolved over the years. The tools that were used earlier have...

Feb 6 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Bandwidth TV Launched! »

Bandwidth TV Launched!

We promised to launch it on the first birthday of the CIO WebStudio and missed the date by a few, but like they say...

Feb 1 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »

Javed Wadood, Director, Foresight Technologies

August 2009

Running on Tech: Tulu Islam, CIO Habib Bank Limited »

Running on Tech: Tulu Islam, CIO Habib Bank Limited

In 2003, HBL commenced on a journey to significantly upgrade its IT infrastructure by investing in a new core banking solution and adopt a centralized data processing strategy.  Couple that with the obvious strengths which include the fact that it serves more than 5 million...

Aug 31 2009 / 2 comments / Read More »

We’re Going Green! Turning a New Leaf »

We’re Going Green!  Turning a New Leaf

To a Pakistani, the phrase “going green” holds a great deal of significance. In line with efficiency, productivity and burning clean energy, there is a tremendous patriotic significance that comes into play with the color green. Technology, no doubt, has a critical role to play,...

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Making Platforms and Enabling Gateways »

Making Platforms and Enabling Gateways

The biggest hindrance in doing business for a large population is the lack of an ‘unbiased’ payment gateway. So when Raseen publicized the fact that they were partnering with a local bank to resolve this issue, we immediately got in touch. Raseen claims to offer the...

Aug 31 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Balance Act: Balance This!Event Coverage »

Balance Act: Balance This!Event Coverage

Omer Ahsan takes a look! CIO Pakistan hosted a unique event at the Sheraton Hotel in Karachi titled “The Balancing Act: Challenges for Technologies for Challenging Times”. I was asked by the CIO magazine to co-moderate the event with the objective that I could highlight the...

Aug 31 2009 / 1 comment / Read More »
Case Studies

Logical Solutions with Logistical Expertise!! »

Logical Solutions with Logistical Expertise!!Logical Solutions with Logistical Expertise!! We’ve all had to face work situations where we have felt that we could perform more efficiently by focusing on the...

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‘MINE’ THE GAP’ Teradata Analytical Solutions Help Bank Alfalah Discover It’s Customers! »

‘MINE’ THE GAP’ Teradata Analytical Solutions Help Bank Alfalah Discover It’s Customers!‘MINE’ THE GAP’ Teradata Analytical Solutions Help Bank Alfalah Discover It’s Customers! Here are a few common problems faced by many institutions – several departments ‘contact’...

Nov 20 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Imran Malik, CEO Supernet

Event Updates Ashar Zaidi, Country Manager Intel Pakistan, Introduces 2010 Core Processors Family

Ashar Zaidi, Country Manager Intel Pakistan, Introduces 2010 Core Processors Family

Country Manager Intel Pakistan Corporation Ashar H. Zaidi announced the lunch of the all-new 2010 Intel® CoreTM family processors, in Pakistan on January 21, 2010. The announcement was made in a press conference...

Jan 22, 2010 / More »
Research Datapoints: Budget 2009-10 Go Figure!

Datapoints: Budget 2009-10 Go Figure!

Budget 2009-10 Go Figure! To read Click on the link below: http://ciopakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/09-07-datapoints-budget-2009-10-go-figure.pdf ...

Nov 20, 2009 / More »
Case Studies Logical Solutions with Logistical Expertise!!

Logical Solutions with Logistical Expertise!!

Logical Solutions with Logistical Expertise!! We’ve all had to face work situations where we have felt that we could perform more efficiently by focusing on the core task and by delegating responsibility for secondary...

Nov 20, 2009 / More »
Trends Say No To PECO 2009

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...

Nov 11, 2009 / More »
Domestic News IT & Telecom News Update 8th Feb 2010

IT & Telecom News Update 8th Feb 2010

Warid not selling its stakes Amid all speculations in the market about Warid Telecom Pakistan planning to sell off the operations due to the shrinking interest in Pakistani Market, the mobile telecom has...

Feb 8, 2010 / More »
International News Emerson Completes Acquisition of Avocent

Emerson Completes Acquisition of Avocent

Data Center Infrastructure Management Capabilities Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™,  strengthened its data center infrastructure management portfolio with today’s official announcement of the company’s...

Dec 16, 2009 / More »
Reviews The Kualitatem Video Ad: A Perspective

The Kualitatem Video Ad: A Perspective

The average person makes up their mind in less than 10 seconds whether or not they want to continue watching something online. Kualitatem, an independent software quality assurance services gives you a whole...

Dec 1, 2009 / More »
Discussion Forum How do CEOs Motivate Companies to Survive the Economic Crisis?

How do CEOs Motivate Companies to Survive the Economic Crisis?

Pakistan seems to have its own set of challenges. Not directly financial in nature, companies struggle to operate through lack of consistent utilities – no electricity and what seems to be a crumbling...

Dec 3, 2009 / More »
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