Chinese Vice Minister of Information Technology visits MillenniumIT®
10th February 2006, Colombo
A high-powered delegation from China led by the Honourable Vice Minister of Information Industry (MII) Mr. Lou Quinjian visited Sri Lanka's Millennium Information Technologies (MillenniumIT®) recently.
The delegation was invited to MillenniumIT® to showcase the contribution the Company has made towards the development of the ICT sector in Sri Lanka.
The Vice Minister and the delegation were escorted on a site tour of MillenniumIT®, by a team led by Dr. Anush Amarasinghe (Chief Operating Officer, MillenniumIT®) and Mr. Peter D' Almeida (Head of Millennium Enterprise & Service Provider Business).
"Our software products are already implemented in several countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Mauritius, Kenya, Croatia and Ghana. As we know, China is rapidly developing into a key user of cutting edge ICT technology. The Chinese Government is extremely supportive of the development of the information technology industry, regionally as well as globally. Therefore, we look forward to the support of China in promoting the wide adoption of information technology in their country and in the region" said Dr. Anush Amarasinghe, Chief Operating Officer at MillenniumIT®.
MillenniumIT® is Sri Lanka's premier application solutions provider serving the financial and telecom industries the world over. Since 1996, the Company has successfully launched systems at MESDAQ in Malaysia; the Stock Exchanges of Colombo and Mauritius; the Securities Depository Agency of Croatia; trading and depository systems in Kenya and Ghana. It is also in the midst of implementing systems at a primary exchange in the United States as well as for one of the world's largest voice and electronic interdealer brokers.
In Sri Lanka, MillenniumIT® is also known as an industry-leading enterprise and telecom solutions provider. In the telecom sector, the Company's focus on Next Generation Networks has come about through a close partnership with Cisco Systems. In partnership with Sun Microsystems and Oracle Corporation, MillenniumIT® designs and builds open, standards-based IT infrastructure for large and medium enterprises in the country. The Company is also the leading Security Solutions provider in Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan visit of the Chinese delegation was organized by the Centre of Excellence, China, and Oracle Corporation China. Oracle is one of the main business partners of MillenniumIT®.
For any further information please contact:
Ms. Nafisa Fazleali, Public Relaitons Specialist, Millennium Information Technologies
Tel: 2416518
Fax: 2424965
E - mail: nafisa@millenniumit.com |