Laugfs IT wins merit award

Laugfs Holdings' Corporate Information Technology (IT) Department received a Special Merit Award for the development of its Laugfs Car Care Vehicle Maintenance System at the National Best e-content Awards 'e-Swabhaimani 2012' recently.

The e-Swabhaimani awards, organised by the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) recognises local developers who use ICT innovatively to create value for their companies while also promoting a more inclusive information society. "We are very pleased to have our work recognised and we feel these awards will help our development team to continue innovating and producing more award-grade applications and thereby help us to further tap their true potential as developers of Laugfs Corporate IT," Chief Information Officer, Laugfs Holdings, Kanishka Weeramunda said.

"Laugfs Corporate IT aims at developing more applications in the field of Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology. NFC technology is steadily gaining popularity internationally whereby customers can complete transactions by bringing their mobile phones into contact with NFC devices. The system is already gaining use in countries such as Singapore and Australia," a spokesman for the company said.

"The team is also involved in a full bill payment solution with a focus on customer convenience and time saving. The system is already in use at Laugfs retail outlets," he said.