An investment agreement worth US $ 150,000 to set up a software development project was signed with Embla Software Innovation (Private) Limited. The Norway based company specialises in the development of Genealogy Software.

Genealogy Software is used to record, organize, and publish genealogical data. The solution collects data such the date and place of an individual's birth, marriage, and death, and stores the relationships of individuals to their parents, spouses, and children. Additionally, genealogy program handle additional events in an individual's life, free-form notes, photographs and other multimedia.

Mr. Stein Inge Haaland, Chief Executive Officer of Embla Software Innovation (Private) Limited said that all development work presently done in US, Ukraine and India will be brought to Sri Lanka. The software will be developed using the latest Microsoft technologies and will employ local developers. The venture located at Rajagiriya will commence operations shortly.

Mr. Stein Inge Haaland, Chief Executive Officer of Embla Software Innovation (Private) Limited signed the agreement.