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Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance – Draconian Law
22 years ago
The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 requires some serious revisions before it is passed by the Parliament in coming sessions. A PILDAT forum on the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 was held on October 26, 2009. The Forum included as its speakers Mr. Ejaz Khan, techno-legal expert and Partner Aqlaal Advocates, Mr. Tariq Khosa, Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and MNA’s Ms. Anusha Rehman Khan and Ms. Marvi Memon.
The session was not attended by Interior and Information Technology Ministries and Standing Committees of both the Senate and the National Assembly despite invitations.
Below is the briefing of the happenings at the forum via PILDAT. (more…)
Telenor EasyPaisa
62 years ago
By Arsalan Tariq Mir
Now everyone has guessed about it. Yes EP is easypaisa, a unique branch-less banking solution from Telenor and Tameer Bank commercially launches tomorrow. The innovative product umbrella of easy-paisa promises to give complete convenience and empowerment that one has always wanted in life.
Through this brand now not only Telenor customers but every one in Pakistan, no matter if you are a mobile user or not or even if you use services from other operator, you can avail the easypaisa service by visiting the nearest easypaisa authorized shop, Telenor Franchise, Telenor Sales & Service Center or Tameer Bank branch.
This gives an equal chance to everyone to enjoy secure branchless banking with instant transactions.
Mobile banking and Telecom companies a challenge to the banking industry
132 years ago
Mobile commerce, mobile payments, cell phone based financial transactions (or whatever you would like to call them) have been discussed and debated all over the world over the past few years. Basic m-commerce applications have been introduced already in several countries, including Pakistan.
It is widely anticipated that telecom operators and vendors pose a serious challenge to the banking industry as they take electronic banking or e-banking mobile.
Speaking of statistics, a total of 1.6 billion bank accounts exist worldwide. Compare this to 4 billion cell phone users. Speaking of Pakistan, the banking industry is host to close to 20 million bank accounts as compared to over 90 million cell phone subscribers. Telecom operators and vendors have good enough statistical evidence to believe they already have a head start! (more…)
Nokia N86 : 8MP camera phone from Nokia
52 years ago
Karachi 7th Aug, 2009: The highly anticipated Nokia N86 will soon be available to Pakistani consumers. Nokia N86 is the most advanced mobile phone camera ever. It comes with a powerful combination of wide-angle Carl Zeiss optics and an 8 megapixel sensor, resulting in performance comparable to a stand alone digital camera. The Nokia N86 8MP is designed to excel in both bright and low light conditions; and it’s optimized for both video and still imaging. Its high-speed connectivity ensures easy and convenient sharing. In essence, it let’s you capture more, capture quality and capture to share. (more…)
Nokia Siemens in deal to buy Nortel wireless units
02 years ago
Nokia Siemens Networks said Saturday it will buy the wireless operations of Canadian-based Nortel Networks in a $650 million (euro465 million) deal to strengthen its position in North American markets.
The Finnish-German joint venture said it will purchase the LTE and CDMA assets of Nortel, a former telecom equipment giant now operating under bankruptcy protection.
CDMA, or code division multiple access, is a rival standard to the dominant cellular standard GSM, or global system for mobile, while Long Term Evolution, or LTE, is a next-generation wireless network technology. (more…)
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