Industry

Apac Computer Sales Up



Personal computer sales in the Asia Pacific region outside Japan totaled
12.7 mn units in the first quarter, up 18% compared with the same period a year

earlier, IDC's preliminary figures showed. However, sales slowed two percent

from the final quarter last year.

SMEs to Spend $240 mn



SMEs in the Asia Pacific's retail sector are likely to invest up to $240 mn in
IT this year, Access Markets International Partners said. Key countries expected

to drive the spending are Australia, China, India, South Korea and Taiwan, with

the total up 14% from 2006.

Nasscom Launches SRO



Nasscom has announced the launch of the Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO), an
independent body to conceptualize and come out with data security standards.

Nasscom president, Kiran Karnik said that SRO was part of the Trusted Sourcing

Initiative to further improve India's attractiveness as an outsourcing

destination.

India PC Sales Up 10%



Sale of personal computers in India during January-March quarter reached
2.16 mn, showing a rise of 10.25% from year ago. Worldwide personal computer

shipments in the first quarter of 2007 were up 8.9% to 62.7 mn units, Gartner

said.

e-Gov Policy Mooted



Deepak Ghaisas, CEO India Operations and CFO, i-flex Solutions has mooted
the creation of a 'national policy on e-Governance'. Talking about the

duplication that takes place in innumerable pilot projects launched in India,

Ghaisas said that we should could freeze on certain standards.