Friday, May 18, 2007

Protest - GST imposed on IT equipment

Pakistan Computer Association (PCA)

Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (ISPAK)

Computer Society of Pakistan (CSP)

cordially invite you to join a

Peaceful Protest

to express rejection of the IT industry

on imposition of General Sales Tax (GST) on

Computers and Networking Equipment

and to demand with drawl of GST in Budget 2007-07

22 May 2007, Tuesday at 2:30 pm (sharp) in

front of CBR, Constitution Avenue, Islamabad

Come one - come all to express solidarity and to demand repeal of oppressive taxes on computers and networking equipment in a country where no tax is charged on billion dollar properties, palaces and agricultural landholding while educational and research tools are heavily axed and taxed.

Professionals from IT industry, IT education, call centers, software houses, computer vendors and ISPs will join the protest.

Your half an hour of time can save future of our IT industry

www.pakcomputerassociation.com www.ispak.com.pk www.csp.org.pk



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Monday, May 07, 2007

Magnetic Resonance - Lecture @ KSS, Lahore | May 9th

Speaker: Dr. Sabieh Anwar, Assistant Professor, Physics,
School of Science and Engineering, LUMS

Day and date: Wednesday, 9 May, 2007

Time: 11 am

Venue: Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Punjab
University, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590

Abstract:

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a technique that exploits the spin of certain nuclei to obtain a tell-tale signatures of the molecules. This technique finds immense use in diagnostic imaging of human tissue. We will explore the origins of the NMR effect. In addition to its medical uses, we will also address other novel and esoteric applications, such as quantum computing, low-field NMR, explosives detection, polymer and foodstuff characterization, single-cell and
nano particle MRI.

For information contact: info@khwarzimic.org


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Thursday, May 03, 2007

Silicon Valley Pakistanis - NED to NASDAQ !




On Wednesday morning, May 2, 2007, Cavium Networks (CAVM) was listed on the NASDAQ, the stock exchange of choice for tech companies in the US, listed a graduate of the NED University in Karachi as the founder. Given the diversity of the US and especially the tech sector, that might sound like an everyday occurrence. But a search of EDGAR, the electronic filing system of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), shows that this is a first-of-its-kind event. It seems that M. Raghib Hussain, who graduated from NED with a Computer Systems Engineering degree in 1993/94 is the first founder of a public corporation in the US to list NED in his profile.

And this is not just any Initial Public Offering (IPO). Red Herring, a popular magazine in the business community, says "Cavium Networks ... is deemed by many as the `pick of the week',” describing the company as "a supplier of integrated semiconductor processors to “triple play” mavens such as Aruba Networks," that caters to clients whose networking equipment delivers “triple play” packages of voice, video, and data services at high speeds. Cavium is known," the magazine's IPO Watch column continues, "for its fast and secure system-on-chip processors.
Its customer list is a “Who’s Who” in tech with names such as Cisco, IBM, and Samsung."

And here is Red Herring's take on Cavium's prospects: "Formed in 2000, Cavium has reported an accumulated deficit of $61.9 million. But its days of gushing red ink may soon be over. Consider its first quarter: for the three months ending March 31, Cavium Networks reported revenues of $11.1 million--up 58.6 percent from $7 million for the same period a year ago. Cavium also cut its net loss sharply to $997,000 for that three-month period, down from $3 million a year ago. That’s the kind of numbers story that attracts attention on Wall Street."

Cavium Networks is a story about NEDians and Karchiites who attended Pakistani educational institutions and are making it to the top of their game. From the corridors of NED University to Wall Street.

Cavium Team (L-R): Amer Haider, Imran Badr, Raghib Hussain

As mentioned above, the company was started by M. Raghib Hussain and a colleague in 2000. He was soon joined by fellow NEDians Amer Haider, who started and set up the marketing department and Imran Badr, who started the software department.

Raghib, currently the company's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and VP for Software Engineering, attended Delhi College and then NED Engineering University, graduating as mentioned above, in 1993-94, with a BE in Computer Systems. He started his career working at Zelin (Pvt.) Ltd., and then ITIM Associates in Karachi. Prior to Cavium Networks, Raghib has held senior technical roles in several startups and large organizations in Silicon Valley, including Cisco Systems. Raghib was a founding team member of VPNet (acquired by Avaya), where he was a key contributor in the design of the first commercial IPSecased VPN (VirtualPrivate Network) gateway. IPsec VPN Gateways become popular means of deploying security in enterprise and are widely used world wide today. At Cavium, Raghib was the key architect of Nitrox product family which is the leading security processor family in the industry today with most comprehensive security algorithms and low to highest performance scalable solution. Raghib was also a major contributor in Octeon multi-core processor family which provides highest performance per watt and per dollar for networking and communication industry. Along the way, Raghib has also earned an MS in Computer Engineering from San Jose State
University.

Amer Haider, currently Director of Strategic Marketing and Ecosystem Development, attended D.J Science college and graduated from NED University in 1995 with a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering. He also started his technical and management career in Karachi with Wavetech and
other local concerns. He has been the backbone of Cavium's strategic and marketing efforts from the beginning, initially working alone and setting up the brand and products in the market and, in his current role, building partnerships with other technical players globally.

Imran Badr, currently Lead Software Architect, attended Malir Cantt College and graduated from NED University the same year as Amer, with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Imran Worked in Karachi for 4 years with local companies and Reuters before moving to Silicon Valley . Working on the design and architecture of the software for Cavium products, Imran has played a key role in the success of Cavium's products.

Along the way, the three original NEDian team members have been joined by others; specifically Faisal Masood and Syed Saadullah Hussain in Software, and Sabahat Ashraf in Technical Documentation.

CORPORATE DETAILS:

Cavium Networks a company based in Mountain View, California, plans for an IPO on NASDAQ under the ticker "CAVM". Cavium Networks plans to offer 6.25 million shares to the general public at $13.50, for an initial market capitalization of $566.7 million. The IPO is to start trading on Wednesday May 2, 2007.

Formed in November 2000, Cavium Networks has about 177 employees.

Underwriters: Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers are the joint-lead managers. Acting as co-managers are Thomas Weisel Partners, Needham, and JPM Securities

RELEVANT LINKS:

Information on Cavium Networks SEC filing
Cavium Networks official Home page
Founder Raghib Hussain's bio from IEEE Keynote speech
Hot Chips - Red Herring May Issue
San Jose Mercury Report
Venture Beat News Wire
All-Things-Pakistan Report by Owais Mughal


Acknowledgment: A special thanks to ifaqeer who provided the background information.


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