GE releases SmartStart

GE Intelligent Platforms has released its SmartStart for Proficy Change Management, a packaged software and services solution that is designed to get users started quickly with the company's asset management software solution, says Pace.

Proficy Change Management helps organisations assess, monitor, manage, control, and lower project and maintenance costs associated with software and device management, GE claims.

According to GE, the new software package also drives increased efficiency of personnel, and as a result, productivity, by providing traceability and notification of changes.

The land record system in Bangladesh is up for automation with the help of some local IT firms - a step that promises to reduce hassles and disputes originating from the existing process, reports The Daily Star.

Local IT firms have come forward to introduce a digital mapping and land revenue management system. Once the system is automated, landowners or buyers will not need to visit more than 10 government offices for documents.

All the documents will be uploaded to a database, to which the government officials and people, in some cases, will have access.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), an ambitious project aiming to give every citizen an identification card, is about to start a series of tests to demonstrate its feasibility, states The Economic Times.

The tests will cover different aspects of technology including biometric systems, security, data centre linkages and servers and address key issues such as duplication and fraud.

At least 60 000 people in these states will be covered by the tests before they lead to a prototype sometime in July. UIDAI will add 11 experts from the industry to be part of the core project management team for functions spanning HR, knowledge management, process and operations this week.