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| Sunday, 19 June 2005 |
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Barclays
launch 'megabox'
Barclays Trading launched the 'Megabox', the country's largest mobile IT demonstration station recently. The entire project cost over Rs. 2.5 million. "The Megabox which features the latest IT technology, will travel around the island to all schools and IT institutes keeping children and adults abreast of and enabling them to experience the latest innovations in the field of IT" said CEO Barclays Trading, Naleem Farook. Explaining the attributes of the Megabox, Naleem said that they had named the mobile unit Megabox for two reasons. "Barclays sells the Megabox brand of computers, but we decided to name it thus due to the fact that it is most definitely the big box of IT knowledge". The Megabox is 40 foot long and is designed to help children and adults experience the world of IT hands on in a user friendly environment, literally at their doorstep. "This is a first for Sri Lanka in that it is the largest mobile demonstration station and is also the first attempt by the IT trade to reach out and educate people on how to purchase a computer and related hardware that is most suited to their requirements". Outlining the project, Naleem said that the idea was to visit schools and colleges islandwide, enabling adults and children to experience the Megabox first hand. Naleem said that the sheer size and the range of experience provided by the Megabox made it a unique facility even when compared with that of foreign countries. He said the rural areas were a primary target as it was here that the lack of IT was most keenly felt. |
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