And so ends 2007. Hello 2008. Went by rather fast, but then they say time flies when you’re having fun. But we havent been having much ‘fun’ or much good nowadays. Its been quite gloomy actually. National events have hit us hard, and from the earthquake to Benazir’s passing, we really have not had a break from bad news.

Overall though the year was a good one for tech shops and startups, and venture capital funds flowed in. We won at Apicta, closed over a billion dollars of business and increased the number of jobs available in the industry. We also completed a industry wide survey and will release real numbers on updated companies and the latest action. We now have a solid blogging network with a few key websites that have gained ground and become established :)  Bravo, lets keep it up and more….

Ironically, it was also the worst year in terms of politics so far this decade. After the judicial crisis, the emergency and Benazir’s assassination, we can safely say this was the worst year since the nuclear blasts for Pakistan’s perception. And now, more than ever, Perception management is key because many have the chance to mislead and spread negative views on Pakistan’s future. Maybe P@SHA and/or PSEB should be hiring gora professional public relation agencies to better our image. It might be well worth the cost.

The IT industrys strong as ever, if only the rest of the country was. Maybe we can build a Vatican type state inside Pakistan and work that way. Call it Softistan. Immune from Pakistans recurrent woes were we build great software all day long. hmmmmm.

Happy new year everyone. I pray that the worst is behind us.

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