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IBM Pakistan and US Publishers team up

KARACHI: In a simple but impressive ceremony, held at a local hotel, IBM Pakistan & US Publishers (Pvt) Limited, have agreed to enter into a collaboration for jointly marketing e-business activities in Pakistan with immediate effect.

IBM, a world leading player in e-business solutions will offer support and expertise in the areas of international and local marketing, hardware and software e-business solutions for small and medium enterprises, web hosting facilities and technical expertise. In Pakistan, IBM has been operating since 1952 and has major installations in banking, government, pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries. The e-business offerings complement its solutions for ERP, banking and office automation applications.

In addition IBM also operates its business through a network of authorised business partners, and collaborates actively with software houses. For further details, please visit www.ibm.com.

US Publishers (Pvt) Limited, a prime solution provider in e-commerce in the local market, have successfully completed a pilot project of e-commerce initiated by Export Promotion Bureau and four exporters of different items have exported their products on receiving payment by credit cards. This was a major accomplishment on the part of US Publishers (Pvt) Ltd., and Export Promotion Bureau in this field. US Publishers (Pvt) Ltd., an ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 certified company, will offer its mass marketing strength in Pakistan and technical capabilities of handling e-commerce activities with experience of accomplishing the pilot project of e-commerce. Please visit www.jamals.com for further information.

Pakistani businessmen, traders and exporters will be the beneficiaries of this collaboration which will help them in promoting their products in the international markets and earning valuable foreign exchange for the country.ÑPR