SAP highlights Importance of Data Protection & Digital Transformation through Cloud Migration for Businesses
Saquib Ahmad, Country Managing Director, SAP Pakistan, recently held a discussion with the media for highlighting the role of cloud migration and the transformation that it will bring to businesses. Cloud migration is essential to ensure digital transformation and manage applications and data in the most cost-effective, efficient, and secure IT environment. SAP has a…
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Pakistan earns $1,087 million from IT services export in 5 months
Pakistan earned US$ 1,087.140 million by providing different Information Technology (IT) services to various countries during the first five months of the current fiscal year 2022-23. This shows a growth of 3.45 percent as compared to US$ 1,050.890 million earned through the provision of services during the corresponding months of the fiscal year 2021-22. During…
Preparing for the worst as Amazon, Microsoft cut jobs
AMAZON is starting the biggest round of job cuts in its history. Microsoft plans to reduce its workforce by 5 per cent. Goldman Sachs is laying off over 3,200 people, and several Wall Street banks are considering cutting their bonus pools by as much as 30 per cent. The frenzied, pandemic-era burst of hiring across…
Amin-ul-Haq stresses for enhancing Pak-US business relations
Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin-ul-Haque stressed the need for enhancing Pakistan-United States business relations and bilateral cooperation in various fields of mutual interest. Talking to US ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome, the minister said business relations would prove beneficial for both countries. The minister informed the US ambassador that Pakistan’s Information Technology and telecom…
More than 500 advertisers have paused spending on Twitter
More than 500 of Twitter’s advertisers have paused spending on the microblogging site since Elon Musk’s takeover last year, The Information reported on Wednesday (Jan 18), citing a person familiar with its ad business. The social media company’s daily revenue on Jan 17 was 40 per cent lower than the same day a year ago, the report…
Introducing YourChamp – A Microsite to Unleash Your Social Brand!
Since its launch, Social Champ has been aiming to revolutionize the Martech industry. The Pakistani SaaS startup has now launched a disruptive tool, “Yourchamp”. On January 12th, 2023, the company announced their all-new marketing platform, YourChamp. It is a one-stop solution to bring together your cumulative reach from all social media accounts. With every digital…
Amin directs IT Ministry to implement one-room one-light policy
Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque has directed his ministry and allied departments to implement a one-light one-room policy announced by the government under the energy conservation plan. Accordingly, a notification has been issued directing all organizations, and offices of the Ministry of IT and Telecom to use only one light…
PTA conducts 72 QoS surveys to measure quality of CMOs services
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) has carried out 72 independent Quality of Service (QoS surveys and network optimization exercises in different cities of Pakistan to measure the performance and quality of the operators. According to an annual report of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the authority conducted a nationwide…
SBP facilitates Entities and Freelancers to enhance export of Software, IT & IT Enabled Services
To facilitate exporters of software, IT & IT Enabled Services, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has amended its foreign exchange regulations, advising the banks to mandatorily allow, till March 31, 2023, retention of 35% of their export proceeds in special foreign currency accounts. However, such exporters need to be registered either with Pakistan Software Export…
Pakistan planning to start local manufacturing of SIMs
Pakistan is planning to start local manufacturing of SIMs and smart cards for protecting the country from the threat of cyber-attacks, creating employment opportunities and saving precious foreign exchange. “Pakistan is planning to start local manufacturing of SIMs and smart cards to shield the country from the threat of cyber-attacks amid a brewing cyber war,”…