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SELCO
Solar to light up war-torn areas A company statement said the MD/CEO of SSLL, Susantha Pinto, had carried out an inspection tour in these areas along with representatives of other solar developers and visited Vavuniya, Jaffna, Kayts, Pungudutiwu, Chavakachcheri and the surrounding areas. "Since these areas are not connected to the main grid at present, the people have no other option but to seek the assistance of kerosene oil, the cause for environmental, hygienic and fire hazards," it said. Pinto says he had discussions with representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and some NGOs of the area and though the people are well aware of solar power, they have not been able to get the full benefit of it because of the war. The present situation has allowed them to reap the benefits of this immensely popular and most feasible option in renewable energies. He said the scope for marketing solar products in these areas is very good and even if the CEB starts to repair the damaged power lines and re-instate the power supply, there would still be vast areas to be cleared, leaving room for solar. SSLL, the statement said, will be further strengthened to do this by attracting more investments from its the US-based parent company, Solar Electric Light Company which has similar subsidiaries in India, Vietnam, China Brazil and Africa. The commitment of the parent company was revealed when Anthony Dixon a Director, visited Sri Lanka in April. Dixon said, at that time, the US government is very optimistic about the peace initiative of Sri Lanka and there is in good potential towards attracting more funds towards this task. SSLL, with its head office in Nugegoda, operates nine branches spread throughout the country. It installs over 300 solar lighting systems per month both in rural and urban households. SSLL provides a guaranteed after sales service for two years, which has made it the number one solar service company in the country. Colonoscope
for Ceylinco Cancer Centre "The screening procedure is performed with mild sedation of the subject and takes just 30 minutes," Dr. Sureshini de Fonseka, Medical Officer, Ceylinco Cancer Detection Centre said. "Colonoscopy is one of the most important tests in screening for colorectal cancer and the colonoscope is an important addition to the facilities available at the Centre." Established in collaboration with the Washington Cancer Institute, the Ceylinco Cancer Detection Centre has the latest available medical facilities for comprehensive screening for several types of Cancer. The centre is equipped for oral, breast, colorectal, stomach, oesophageal and cervical cancer screening and provides tests such as mammography, endoscopy, laryngoscopy, ultrasound scanning, x-ray and pap smear testing. Intranet
for Sri Lanka Telecom BC Software Systems (Pvt) Ltd (BCSSL), a subsidiary of BC Computers Ltd and a member of the Bartleet Group of Companies, was the Systems Integrator, partnering with SLT to successfully implement and commission this Intranet. BCSSL said in a statement that in order to establish a reliable infrastructure, the company brought in products from the world leaders in Information Technology namely Cisco Systems Inc, Compaq Inc, Molex Premise Networks and Computer Associates. The Intranet provides seamless connectivity between premises in SLT Head Office via a Fibre Optic Backbone. The Network design is based on Gigabit Ethernet and Layer 3 Switches for providing fault tolerance. The Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Firewalls and Intrusion Detection Systems ensure the end-to-end security of the Intranet. "In an era where SLT has changed its traditional role from merely providing new telephone connections to bringing out the world's leading technology to the doorstep of its customers, this Intranet will no doubt help SLT in achieving its new objectives and strategies," the statement said. |
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