ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced the funding of 60 technology companies from universities in order to address the immediate needs of IT industry in Pakistan. HEC Chairman Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed revealed this funding at a recently organized event in Islamabad as partRead More →
Further creating more possibilities for app developers, partners, and consumers to provide enhanced wearable experiences ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that the Tizen Software Development Kit (SDK) for the recently unveiled Samsung Gear S wearable device is now available for download at the Samsung’sRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The 30th Board of Directors meeting of National ICT R&D Fund Company was held at MoIT Conference Room today on 23rd September, 2014, under the chair of Minister, Information Technology (Mrs. Anusha Rahman). Federal Secretary IT Mr. Azmat Ali Ranjha, CEO National ICT R&DRead More →
NEW YORK ( MEDIA ) Apple had more than 4 million advance orders of its new iPhones in the first 24 hours, exceeding its initial supply, the company said on Monday. The company said the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be delivered to customers starting Friday and throughoutRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Minister of State for IT &Telecom, Ms. Anusha Rahman chaired 27th board of Directors meeting of Pakistan Software Export Board(PSEB).Federal Secretary IT Mr. Azmat Ali Ranjha, MD PSEB Mr. Asim Shaher yar ,Mr. Salim ullah Ghauri, Chairman P@sha, Advisor Dr. Nadeem, Ministry of FinanceRead More →
DUBAI ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) The Pakistan enterprise hardware market, which comprises servers and external storage, expanded a healthy 18.8% year on year in 2013, according to research released today by International Data Corporation (IDC). The global advisory services firm’s EMEA Quarterly Server and Disk Storage Systems Tracker shows thatRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) After a week long campaign against government websites, having hacked and defaced over two dozen state sites and sub-domains, hackers shifted their cyber-front against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). On Sunday, PTI’s website fundyourtsunami.com was hacked and defaced. PTI chairperson Imran Khan’s face was defaced resembling that of a vampire withRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Minister of State for Information Technology, Ms. Anusha Rahman, held a consultative session with the consultants of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), Korea who are providing technical assistance to Ministry of IT to devise an e-Government Master ActionRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) On January 13, 2015, Microsoft will stop mainstream support for Windows 7–which is still an extremely popular operating system. But you’ll still be able to use it safely for another five years. This isn’t anything like the run-up to the end of XP support back inRead More →
KARACHI ( TAHIR REPORT ) PASHA has announced its ICT awards for 2014. According to PASHA, these awards aim to provide recognition to software and service applications that have been developed in Pakistan, by providing companies an opportunity to gain local, regional and international exposure through on-going promotional activities. NotRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said governments should place stricter regulation on e-cigarettes. The UN health body said they posed a ‘serious threat’ to fetuses and young people and should not be sold to minors. It also suggested governments ban the use of themRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) With a goal to dramatically accelerate the pace and scale of entrepreneurship in the country, Intel Pakistan is piloting a new initiative, under the Intel Easy Steps program. This was undersigned in a MoU with Memon Industrial & Technical Institute (MITI) to increase the relevanceRead More →