Da Nang inaugurates internet station
The Viet Nam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) has announced the inauguration of the Internet Network Centre Station in Da Nang City.

Minister of Information and Communication Nguyen Bac Son said that the completed project would certainly bring many benefits to the development and improvement of internet service quality in the central region or the whole country.

The station, located in the Da Nang Industrial Zone, is a project under the VNNIC master plan for infrastructure development in the 2011-15 period.

VN-USA online portal set to begin operations

The Viet Nam Association for Information Processing (VAIP) has announced that the Viet Nam – US enterprise portal was expected to begin operating in June to promote investment and trade in products and services of both countries.

The enterprise portal will publicise information about Viet Nam – US enterprises such as logos, profiles, product portfolios, solutions and services. VAIP has called on ICT enterprises in Viet Nam and the US to enrol in the portal and to assist with finding partners to provide software systems for its operation.

HDBank, Microsoft Viet Nam sign agreement

Microsoft Viet Nam and HDBank have entered into an Enterprise Agreement (EA) which strengthens the relationship between the two companies.

Under the agreement, HDBank will implement Microsoft products and technical solutions into its operation with the aims of improving operational efficiency, saving costs, strengthening information security as well as providing premium banking services to customers. HDBank will upgrade to the latest versions of Microsoft software in the next three years in the aim of helping its IT systems meet international standards.

FPT earns $176 million in January, February

FPT Corporation announced last Wednesday that it earned approximately VND3.6 trillion (US$176 million) in revenue for the first two months of 2012, a 15 per cent increase compared with the same period last year and accounting for 102 per cent of the target.

Pre-tax profit reached more than VND354 billion ($17 million), growing 20 per cent when compared with the same period in 2011 and exceeding the target by 2 per cent.

FPT started selling home electronic appliances in February with the Electronic Product Trading Centre (PCE) of FPT Trading Group importing the first batch of home appliances to start this new venture.

Vinaphone opens SMS Online service

Vinaphone has launched an online texting service using Google SMS.

SMS Online is a service that allows Vinaphone subscribers to send text messages to other mobile subscribers, including VinaPhone clients or other network, domestic or international services, from http://smsonline.vinaphone.com.vn.

Vinaphone subscribers can also receive text messages on their mobile phones or their internet-connected computers via the service.

Vinasa to set up alliance with FPT, Viettel

The Viet Nam Software and IT Services Association (Vinasa) has announced plans to set up a business alliance between FPT Software and Viettel Software in 2012.

The alliance will operate under the "clustering" model which connects member enterprises and allows for closer association. Vinasa suggested that big enterprises should share their work with smaller enterprises once they obtain large contracts.