08 Apr 2015
National Mobile App Competition Announced!
National Mobile App Competition Announced! Planning Commission of Pakistan, in collaboration with private sector, has announced Pakistan’s first National Mobile Competition. Primary aim of the competition is to engage talented IT professionals and youngsters in making Apps that will improve the Government services, transparency, and quality of work. According to details, startups, students, professionals
08 Apr 2015
ZONG IT Systems Appraised at Level 2 of the CMMI
ZONG IT Systems Appraised at Level 2 of the CMMI Zong Software Development & Automation Department has recently been appraised at Level 2 of the CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration). CMMI is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance. At CMMI level 2,
08 Apr 2015
Pakistani IT Delegation Signs MOUs with Chinese Companies
Pakistani IT Delegation Signs MOUs with Chinese Companies An IT delegation comprising of delegates from Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), CEOs of IT companies, and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), recently visited China to enhance bilateral cooperation and trade between the IT sectors of the two countries. Pakistani delegation was headed by Mr.
08 Apr 2015
Nest Tech Incubator Opens Applications For First Batch Of Entrepreneurs
Nest Tech Incubator Opens Applications For First Batch Of Entrepreneurs The Pakistan Software House Association, or P@SHA, is poised to launch the largest technology incubator in Karachi in collaboration with its global partners Google and Samsung. As reported earlier, the incubator is known as The Nest I/O, and will most likely be operational by the end of
08 Apr 2015
5 Free WordPress Alternatives For Your Blog And Projects
5 Free WordPress Alternatives For Your Blog And Projects WordPress is the de facto standard when it comes to content management systems. It’s ubiquitous, customizable, has a ton of plugins and has a great selection of free and paid themes. However, there could be plenty of reasons why you’d want an alternative. You might
07 Apr 2015
Zimmedar Shehri: Empowering Citizens
Zimmedar Shehri: Empowering Citizens Do you have milk shops in your locality where milk is being compromised with hazardous additives? Are you concerned that the butcher in your locality may be selling foul meat? Does it also bother you that the grocer may be overcharging for the grocery he sells? You may even be
07 Apr 2015
GCU and SUPARCO Partner to Promote Satellite Technology in Pakistan
GCU and SUPARCO Partner to Promote Satellite Technology in Pakistan The signing of an accord by Government College University (GCU) and Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) last Monday has given those excited about satellite technology something to cheer about. SUPARCO and GCU encourage the very idea of satellite technology and invite
07 Apr 2015
Rafay Baloch Recognized as One of the Top Ethical Hackers of 2015
Rafay Baloch Recognized as One of the Top Ethical Hackers of 2015 In a significant accolade for Pakistan, Rafay Baloch, who is a 21-year-old IT security researcher, has been named as one of the top ethical hackers of 2014. CheckMarx, which is one of the world’s leading information security publications based out of Tel Aviv,
07 Apr 2015
eLearn.Punjab Celebrates One Year of Revolutionizing Education
eLearn.Punjab Celebrates One Year of Revolutionizing Education It has been one complete year since CM Punjab Mian Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the eLearn.Punjab initiative. The basic idea behind the project was to revolutionize education as properly as we imagine it in this day and age. Also, it carries the aim of infusing vibrancy into education by making an online
07 Apr 2015
Intel Unveils Plans For a Connected Future at CES 2015
Intel Unveils Plans For a Connected Future at CES 2015 Internet of Things (IoTs) is big at CES 2015 and Intel had some amazing stuff to offer. Intel’s take on IoTs and a connected world is quite different from a lot of other tech giants. In a presentation, the word internet of things was not even mentioned