Oracle has hired more than 800 new salespeople in Asia Pacific as part of its enterprise cloud strategy. This positive momentum occurs just three months after the company launched a campaign to increase its sales workforce by 1,000 in an effort to capitalize on the growth of cloud computing across APAC.  Oracle's fiscal fourth-quarter results announced on June 17th showed that the company overachieved in cloud, with cloud revenue already above a $2.3 billion...

Bangladesh is to go ahead with development of a technolgy business park, Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park (KHTP), which is expected to inject new life into the country’s IT industry, a junior government minister said on Sunday. An agreement was signed on Sunday between state run Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA) and Summit Technopolis Limited, a sister concern of local conglomerate Summit Group. The KHTP site covers 232 acres of land in Gazipur district, 37 kilometres (23 miles) north of Dhaka with the first phase of devel...

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) recently announced fiscal 2015 Q4 results. The results were significantly impacted by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currencies. Total Q4 Revenues were $10.7 billion, down 5% but would have been up 3% without the strengthening of the U.S. dollar. Software and Cloud Revenues were $8.4 billion, down 6%, but up 2% in constant currency. Cloud software as a service (SaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) revenues were $416 million, growing 29%, and up 35% in constant currency. Cloud infrastructure a...

Opera Software, recently launched a wonderful app called Opera Max in Bangladesh. Opera max is a free, data-management & data-saving app that extends a user data plan. With Opera Max, a user can easily manage the data not only on mobile networks, but on Wi-Fi networks, as well. Opera Max provides data savings by compressing videos, photos, media and more on most apps and websites – without any noticeable loss of quality. It gives a fast and efficient web experience. A user can easily monitor how apps are using their data. Wi...

Unhygienic and adulterated produce is a major food safety concern in Bangladesh. The lack of cold storage and excessive use of pesticides in farming results in toxic and chemical ridden fruits and vegetables. Common practices include the application of calcium carbide to ripen fruits, using formalin to preserve fish and vegetables, and adding sulphuric acid to condensed milk. A study estimated 3,850 Bangladeshis died due to diarrhea each year between 2003 and 2009, with deaths attributed mainly to the consumption of toxic food. Ban...