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Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Security review for London Marathon after Boston Blasts

Psy's Gentleman video create new YouTube records

SEOUL: "Gangnam Style" star Psy's new music video had received more than 44 million views on YouTube by Monday, re-writing the video-sharing site's records for single-day hits.

The dance video to "Gentleman", the South Korean singer's long-awaited follow up to "Gangnam Style, was only posted on YouTube at 9:00pm (1200 GMT) on Saturday.

In the first 24 hours, it racked up around 20 million hits, destroying the previous record for single-day views of 8.0 million, set by Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" video in May 2012.

Now that record looks set to be stretched again, with the view count 36 hours after release standing at 44.5 million.

The video shows Psy, wearing his signature sunglasses, dancing at various locations in and around Seoul including a high-end clothing store, restaurant, swimming pool and a library.

Explosions rock Boston Marathon 3 killed, 144 injured

BOSTON, Massachusetts: At least three people were killed and more than 144 injured in twin explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, officials said.

City police Chief Ed Davis raised the death toll from the two initially reported.

Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick said more than 144 people were injured at a joint press conference.

Police did not immediately say whether the explosions were part of a terrorist attack, but marathon organizers said it was a twin bombing and media outlets reported that other unexploded devices had been found nearby.

The blasts left a street littered with blood and debris, as spectators screamed and fled, paramedics hauled away stretchers and police rushed in, according to witnesses, one of whom saw a man with his lower limbs blown off.

Boston Marathon organizers said on Facebook that "two bombs" exploded near the finish line, without providing a source for the information. more

TTP refutes Boston Marathon blasts

MIRANSHAH: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which claimed the 2010 Times Square bomb plot, on Tuesday denied anything to do with explosions that killed three people and wounded more than 100 in Boston.

"We believe in attacking US and its allies but we are not involved in this attack," TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told. more

Saturday, 18 August 2012

Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Limited Gets Equipped With State-of-the-Art Genesys Contact Center Solution

Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Limited Gets Equipped With State-of-the-Art Genesys Contact Center Solution
(Magtimes) A Multi-Site Contact Center Solution has been Implemented at the SCB by C Square Consulting

In collaboration with Avanza Solutions, C Square has successfully completed the implementation of the first-ever Genesys Multi-Site Contact Center Solution for Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited. Founded in 2009, C Square Consulting is an IT Consulting Enterprise aspiring to lead the industry globally, focused on providing the highest quality service to its customers tailored to their specific needs in all phases of the project. By specializing and offering solutions from a variety of vendors, C Square consulting is able to assess the customers’ business issues and offer the most suitable solution.