ISLAMABAD, June 19: Pakistan is the fastest growing economy in South Asian region and Oracle will continue to invest in the country to further boost its Information Technology sector.

Oracle, one of the leading enterprise software company, has a very dominant presence in Pakistani market from the technology and database perspective and it wants to move into the future generations with more advanced technology, said visiting Vice-President of Oracle (Asia Pacific), Adrian Johnston.

Talking to APP here on Monday, he said during his visit he interacted with different subscriber groups and officials of the Ministry of Information Technology to explore ways and means to transforming Pakistan into a leading IT industry.He said the company had a lot of interest in the Pakistani market, and was looking forward towards its expansion.

He also mentioned launch of Oracle-Dell Competency Centre in Islamabad which would serve as a platform to provide technology and infrastructure free-of-cost to business partners and customers in Pakistan.

The centre, he said, would showcase multiple IT solutions that would cater to Pakistani companies in diverse industries, including financial organisations, telecom companies, government organisations and manufacturing firms.—APP

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