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Oracle Press Release

With Oracle, Tech Distribution becomes distributor for World’s top three desktop software companies

Adding to an enviable portfolio as Microsoft and Adobe distributor, Sri Lankan based Software Distribution Company; Tech Distribution Lanka (Pvt) Ltd becomes the distributor for Oracle in November 2007. With the Oracle distributorship, Tech Distribution, the first Sri Lankan company to introduce value-added distribution for software, will represent the top three corporate in the world for desktop software.

Oracle Corporation is the one of the largest enterprise Software Company in the world and produces database management systems (DMS), tools for database development, middle-tier software, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, customer relationship management (CRM) software and supply chain management (SCM) software.

After 30 years, Oracle remains the gold standard for database technology and applications in enterprises throughout the world: the company is the world's leading supplier of software for information management, and the world's second largest independent software company. Oracle technology can be found in nearly every industry, and in the data centers of 98 of the Fortune 100 companies. Oracle is the first software company to develop and deploy 100 percent internet-enabled enterprise software across its entire product line: database, business applications, and application development and decision support tools.

As distributor for Oracle, Tech Distribution will liaise between principal and re-seller to provide licensing solutions and a range of support services to the latter. Support services include email and online configuration solutions, installation support and training of partner IT staff as well as logistics, infrastructure and operational support and various other partner empowerment projects.

Tech Distribution not only serves Sri Lanka but also Brunei and the Maldives and has been in operation since 2003.

Tech Distribution Managing Director Wasantha Weerakoone says his company invests heavily in training for the partner network, in order to enable them to sell better software solutions. In addition, their head office at the World Trade Centre is fully equipped with an experience centre comprising 15 virtual servers for customers of partner re-sellers to run Microsoft, Adobe and now Oracle products before purchasing.

‘Database management technology is set to revolutionize the everyday lives of people and Oracle will figure prominently in that revolution.’

Nano tech now at our doorstep

by Gamini Warushamana

The Ministry of Science and Technology is ready to launch the nano science project together with industrial private sector early next year, Secretary to the Ministry A.N.R. Amarathunga told the Sunday Observer.

Under the project two institutions, NANCO and SLINTEC will be set up. NANCO will be the holding company that will own the nano park proposed to be established in Homagama. State of the art laboratories will come up in the park to facilitate private sector companies and other research institutions.

Sri Lanka Institute of Nano Technology (SLINTEC), the research institute will be a joint venture with the private sector. Private sector will invest 50% to set up the SLINTEC which will decide on the salaries and other emoluments to the professionals who will join the institution.

The Institute will conduct research programs directly focused on upgrading the industrial products, initially our main industrial exports. Any innovation of SLINTEC will be used by the private sector partners of the institute. The investment of the project is Rs. five billion.

"The major advantage Sri Lanka tend to gain in this new technology is the human resources we have," Amarathunga said. Some of the world's top nano scientists are Sri Lankans who will extend their support to the project. Professors Ravi Silva and Gihan Amarathunge will join from the beginning and Prof. Silva is due here by January next year.

Prof. Silva is presently attached to the University of Surrey and is one members of the five member consultative committee of the UK government on nano technology. Prof. Amarathunge is in the University of Cambridge.

"Sri Lankan nano research will initially focus on industries such as apparel, rubber, ceramic, chemical products such as paints, activated carbon, mineral and herbal products which are the main industries in Sri Lanka.

Nano research will enable these industries to face the risk and compete globally. For instance our apparel industry is catering for high end niche markets and we are competing in quality and not in volume. Nano technology can be used to produce high quality apparel products. In rubber industry too we can add more value to our rubber products.

Nano technology is a vast area and can be applied in every industry, Amaratunga said. The private companies that will join the project are MAS Holdings, Brandix, Jinasena, Dialog and Sri Lanka Telecom. Some countries have agreed to technically support the project.

Some universities and research institutes have already started training scientists in nano science. SLINTEC will be initially located at Biyagama and later shifted to the nano park in Homagama. once the construction work is completed, which will take around two years," he said.

"This is the first time the corporate private sector will collaborate with the government in research and development.

Nano technology is a new breakthrough in science and if we grab the opportunities at the very beginning the country will benefit immensely. We missed the industrial revolution, electronic revolution, bio revolution and the IT revolution. Many developing countries successfully utilised these technologies in their economic development.

Our objective is to be a leader or at least an equal partner in nano research, Amaratunga said.

gamini@sundayobserver.lk

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