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P@SHA LaunchPad, an envent to foster up entrepreneurship in Pakistan

Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by Tahir Akram.

P@SHA (Pakistan Software House Association) has come up with a great idea to promote entrepreneurship in Pakistan. They are conducting an event LaunchPad.  Previously the president of P@SHA, Jehan Ara was involved in conducting session called Startup Insiders. A panel discussion where people ask question about their startups to the people who are from silicon [...]

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Spoken on Google App Engine at a conference in UET

Posted on 19. Dec, 2009 by Tahir Akram.

Today I had delivered a workshop on Developing Java Web Applications In Google App Engine. This workshop was the part of events of 3rd International Conference on Open Source Systems and Technologies. It was organized by Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science , University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.
I have presented following slides there. Also coded [...]

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Non CS skills every CS graduate or programmer must have

Posted on 29. Aug, 2009 by Tahir Akram.

CS graduates come up with superb knowledge of computer, networks and other IT skills. If they are programmer they write sharp logic and design and code software well. These skills helps them to advancing them in their technical career. But being a technical practitioner a CS junkie should know some non-CS skills and abilities. Because [...]

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UBL launched Pakistan’s first prepaid VISA debit card

Posted on 27. Sep, 2008 by Tahir Akram.

Today I watched an ad on TV about the launch of first Pakistan’s prepaid debit card by UBL. It hit my fancy and I go to the website of UBL to see what they are offering. This news excites me for several reasons. First of all it can start the trend of using prepaid money [...]

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Pakistan’s Internet Timeline

Posted on 16. Nov, 2007 by Tahir Akram.

1988

786 BBS service launched in Pakistan.

1991

X.25 Packet Switched Public Data Network (PSPDN) introduced by PTCL.

Tariffs are high, service is low, but in principle one can get connected to the young internet.

1992

Pakistan’s first email node established at HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, Karachi University.

1993

Imran.Net starts offering its commercial e-mail service.
SDNPK, a UNDP project, starts the first [...]

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