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P@SHA Career Expo at the Marriott in Karachi on July 20

Posted on 04 July 2008

The P@SHA Career Expo 2008 will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Karachi on July 20 from 9 am to 6 pm. Booths (3 m x 3 m) are available to member companies at a cost of Rs. 35,000 and to non-members at a cost of Rs. 70,000. In addition to the Career fair itself, there will be other activities being held on the sidelines including Career Counselling for fresh graduates, Workshops on Presentation skills, Interview Techniques and How to handle your Boss as well as a panel discussion on whether to join an MNC or a local startup or to set up your own company. There will be Special Interest Group (SIG) sessions - details to be provided next week and a Startup Insiders session for young entrepreneurs. Continue Reading

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P@SHA Annual Review now available

Posted on 04 July 2008

The Annual Review of Pakistan's Software/BPO Industry 2007 in now available in print from the P@SHA Secretariat at a cost of Rs. 1,500 - Email secretariat@pasha.org.pk and Phone: 92-21-5418121 This is the first state of the industry report that has ever been published using real data collected from the 105 companies that participated in the survey. This is in addition to detailed discussions that the consultant had with other stakeholders within and outside Pakistan. The report takes a comprehensive look at the industry, it's real growth, skillsets and trends as well as the challenges. An Executive Summary of the report is available as a free download from the P@SHA website. Continue Reading

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Ensign Communiqué Wins Eight Awards

Posted on 04 July 2008

Ensign Communiqué (Pvt.) Ltd., A Shaheen Foundation Company, won eight (08) awards at the prestigious Annual Contact Center World Awards 2008 held in Sydney, Australia on 27th June, 2008. The awards are held every year to recognize outstanding performance and exceptional service in the Contact Center Industry Worldwide across three main regions – Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. Ensign Communiqué was amongst finalists which included companies like Shell, Siemens, HP, Dell, Standard Chartered Bank, Bell and Vodafone, to name a few. Ensign won eight (08) awards out of Thirteen (13) categories - a first in the history of the awards. Dr. Wali Mughni Ph.D, CEO, Ensign Communiqué, whilst receiving the awards commented “Not only is this recognition for Ensign Communiqué but also a huge achievement for Pakistan which is fast becoming a location of choice for global outsourcing due to its educated, skilled and hard working human resource.” Continue Reading

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Open Forum on Privacy - July 11 in Lahore

Posted on 04 July 2008

Open Forum on Privacy Venue: FAST-NU, Lahore Date: July 11, 2008 Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm This open forum is being organized under the auspices of London School of Economics, UK and Privacy International, UK. Three globally renowned, leading subject specialists will be the resource persons for this event. Ths includes Simon Davies, Director of Privacy International and Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. David Banisar, Deputy Director of Privacy International and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Leeds School of Law and Dr Gus Hosein, a Senior Fellow with PI and a Visiting Senior Fellow with the LSE. Organized by: Bytes4All & P@SHA Continue Reading

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CureMD Unveils Rheumatology EMR

Posted on 27 June 2008

NEW YORK, NY: CureMD, a leading EMR/PM Solution provider based in Lahore with offices in the US, launched the CureMD Rheumatology EMR application. The launch ceremony was held at the New York State Rheumatology Society Annual Meeting on May 31, 2008 in New York City. The interactive event invited leading rheumatologists for a live hands-on demonstration of the new system. The Lahore-based CureMD team demonstrated the system’s functionalities and its innovative abilities that address the unique requirements of rheumatologists at a global level. Continue Reading

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LMKR signs MOU with PFC Energy Kazakhstan

Posted on 26 June 2008

LMKR has signed a memorandum of understanding with PFC Energy as part of the Caspian Energy Hub (CEH) initiative. The MOU entails world-class technical training programs and the operation of two state of the art geophysical data interpretation and visualization facilities at the Technical and Services Center (TSC). This initiative will further enhance Kazakhstan’s utilization of its oil and gas reserves. Continue Reading

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