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3i Infotech opens office in Dhaka

IT REPORT

Indian IT giant, 3i Infotech, a global provider of IT solutions and services company, today opened its office in Dhaka to cater to the growing needs of financial and insurance sector of Bangladesh.

Having expertise in financial and insurance software development, 3i Infotech is the first Indian information technology firm to open its office in Bangladesh, aimed at promoting its award winning BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) products and related services in the growing Bangladesh market.

"We are happy to open 3i Infotech`s office in Dhaka as we see a vibrant market and enthusiasm in Bangladesh to adapt global best management practices," said Mr. Anirudh Prabhakaran, Executive Director & President - South Asia.

The core banking software solutions of 3i Infotech have already been successfully implemented in Bangladesh for treasury, trade finance, and asset liability management for a large government-owned bank in Bangladesh, which is also the only government bank to have online core banking solutions. The company`s other solutions like universal lending, Kastle™ Treasury and asset liability management have also been implemented in one of the most dynamic private sector banks of Bangladesh.

"Our software products for the BFSI industry have years of global experience and domain expertise built in, especially those learnt from various developing countries. We believe that as Bangladesh develops in all areas, the adaptation of technology in business strategies would become faster, leading to all round benefit to customers," he said.

3i Infotech, a $300 million dollar IT company, provides technology solutions to over 600 customers in more than 50 countries across five continents, spanning a range of sectors including banking, insurance, manufacturing, contracting, retail & distribution and government.

The company also offers a broad range of software services such as Custom Software Development, IT Consulting, IS and IT Security Consulting, Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Managed IT Services, and specialized services such as Product Re-engineering, Compliance Consultancy, Application Rehabilitation and e-Governance.

About 3i Infotech

3i Infotech is one of the top four Indian software products companies.* The company provides software products and IT services (managed IT services, application software development & maintenance, payment services, Business Intelligence, IT consulting, Operations Outsourcing, document imaging & digitization and data warehousing) for the insurance, banking, capital markets, mutual funds, manufacturing, retail & distribution, and government. The company services customers in over 50 countries across five continents. 3i Infotech is SEI CMMI Level 5 compliant for its software services and ISO 9001:2000 certified for its IT infrastructure and Operations Outsourcing services.

DIIT Alumni reunion held

The Reunion of DIIT Alumni Association was held on Friday 29 August at Daffodil International University Auditorium at Prince Plaza. The Chairman of Daffodil Group Md. Sabur Khan was present at the occasion as the Chief Guest.

The Executive Director of DIIT Mohammad Nuruzzaman and The Academic Director Dr. Md. Fokhray Hossain gave speech in the Program. Among others, the Deputy Director Md. Khaled Sohel and Assistant Director Mr. Rathindra Nath Das were also present at the program. K.M. Hasan Ripon the Ex-Student of DIIT and the Deputy Director of BSDI gave presentation in the program. About 2000 DIIT Alumni are now doing jobs at home and abroad after the successful completion of their Diploma and Hon's programs from DIIT. Many of them are now working as Lecturer, Businessman, Banker, Researcher, Project Manager, Network Engineer, Database Manager, MIS Manager, Software Engineer and contributing to the Socio-Economic Development of the Country. A grand cultural program was held at the end of the session.

Intel adds cheap quad-core

Wolfgang Gruener

Santa Clara (CA) - The Core 2 Quad Q6600 has been Intel’s quad-core economy package for more than 18 months, but Intel has finally decided to introduce a 45 nm replacement for the sub-$800 PC segment. There is also a new cheap dual-core processor for $500 PCs.

If there is a processor in Intel’s product family that has had a near-perfect product life-cycle, then it is certainly the Core 2 Quad Q6600.

The 2.4 GHz quad-core CPU was part of Intel’s first quad-core CPUs with Kentsfield core in 2006 and was originally introduced as a quad-core processor for expensive mainstream PCs with prices of about $1200. Over time, the Q6600 became the first quad-core processor in mainstream PCs with prices below $800 and most recently served as Intel’s main quad-core defense against AMD’s aggressively priced triple-core and quad-core processors - and protected the high margins of the 65 nm Q6700 (2.66 GHz) and the newer 45 nm quad-cores. The Q6600 is currently offered at a tray price of $193, while the Q6700 lists for $266 and the 45 nm Q9000 series between $266 to $530. On August 31, Intel quietly added the Q8200 (2.33 GHz) with a price of $224.

This new processor is based on Intel’s 45 nm process and supports FSB1333, but includes only 4 MB L2 cache compared to the 6 or 12 MB of the Q9000 series and 8 MB of the Q6000 series.

Expect this processor to make its way into sub-$800 PCs this Christmas season. On a competitive level, the Q8200 is positioned right between AMD’s fastest Phenom X4 9550 ($235) and the Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition ($205).

Intel also added a 45 nm dual-core processor, the 2.5 GHz E5200 (2 MB L2 cache, FSB800), which is positioned as the first E5000-series processor and the very bottom of the Core 2 Duo lineup. At $84, the CPU is about 25% cheaper than the least expensive 65 nm E4000 series chip (the 2.2 GHz E4500 lists for $113). Pricewise, the E5200 is aligned with AMD’s Athlon X2 6000+ ($112).