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Softlogic Information Technologies Director/CEO Roshan Rassool (second from left) with the award received
Softlogic Information Technologies, one of the premier ICT companies in Sri Lanka and a pioneering subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings, announced that it was the only company in Sri Lanka which won a merit award as an ‘Outstanding ICT Company’ by The Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO). Softlogic was recognised on the criteria of providing outstanding ICT services which benefits a large number of users and who raise the bar in deploying innovative business models that changes the conventional way of the ICT business within the country.
The Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO) is a grouping of IT industry associations representing economies in the Asia and Oceania region. ASOCIO represents the interests of 24 member economies, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
Federation of Information Technology Sri Lanka (FITIS) Chairman Chinthaka Wijewickrama said, “We at Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka are extremely delighted and proud to see Softlogic winning the ‘Outstanding ICT Company’ by The Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO). In addition competing with the giants in the ICT industry in 24 member economies and winning makes the award more significant.”
Speaking about the award win, Softlogic Information Technologies Ltd. Director/CEO Roshan Rassool said, “We are honoured to receive this prestigious award. Softlogic has always been focused on staying ahead of the competition and swift in adopting to change. Our company business model is positioned in a way that we continuously capitalise through rapid innovation in an increasingly digitalised world. Our focus to expand our business beyond end user computing is certainly providing dividends.
“Whilst being the leading supplier of desktops and note books to the corporate and government sectors in Sri Lanka we now a leading player in the enterprise computing space which includes data centre solutions, security, advance infrastructure solutions and IOT solutions. Softlogic Information Technologies now becomes one of the only players in the Sri Lankan market to be in a position to provide complete end to end solutions to the local corporate eco-system.
“This recognition is special since it clearly applauds our work in being focused to provide our customers in this digital era innovative business model that changes the conventional way of doing business.”
Over the years, Softlogic Information Technologies has won several awards from Dell in the 20 years if its engagement for it outstanding performance and commitment to the Sri Lankan IT Industry. Notably, Softlogic Information Technologies recently received the prestigious ‘Dell Premier Partner’ and ‘Most Valuable Partner in Asia Pacific’ and the Dell Power Awards 2014 as the ‘Best Partner for the Year’. They also aligned strategic partnerships with some of the world leading technology vendors like for Apple, Lenovo, HP, VMware, EMC, Molex, Cisco, Microsoft, Ruckers, and many other brands to provide high tech solutions to their customers.
Softlogic Information Technologies Ltd. is one of the premier Information Technology companies in Sri Lanka and a subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings PLC, a group of companies which has an annual turnover of over Rs. 39 billion. Softlogic Holdings PLC, rated as one of Sri Lanka’s most dynamic diversified conglomerates in Sri Lanka, has expanded and entered the key growth sectors of Retail, Healthcare, ICT, Automobiles, Travel and Leisure and Finance and Insurance, holding authorised distributorships for a number well-known global brands.