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Friday, March 22, 2002
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infoUSA to outsource projects
NEW DELHI: The US-based infoUSA Inc, provider of database information to support sales and marketing, has entered India to outsource call centre and back-office services. ``After extensive consultations with a number of leading Indian call ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


Ringing a wrong number...
WITH the floodgates of the telecom sector being thrown open, private sector operators are all set to offer the customers a "choice" — something they had been denied so long. Be it Bharti Telenet, Tata Teleservices or Reliance ... More

Radio trunking keeps Chennai wired
RADIO trunking services have caught on in Chennai and the city has emerged as one of the fastest growing centres for this service, according to Mr Chandramouli R. Sarma, Vice-President, Arvind Mills Ltd (Telecom Division). Radio trunking is ... More

Calcutta Telephones seeks damages from Reliance
"We cannot allow our consumers to suffer with damaged lines on account of Reliance.'' More

AirTel's new facility
HYDERABAD: The Bharti Mobile-promoted AirTel has announced the introduction of ring tones and logo downloads on SMS for its AirTel and Magic subscribers in Andhra Pradesh.With this facility, subscribers can download popular ring tones from ... More

Kerala: WLL connectivity extended
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The wireless in local loop (WLL) infrastructure at Chirayankeezhu, Neyyattinkara and Nedumangad taluks under Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL)Thiruvananthapuram secondary switching area will be commissioned shortly, a BSNL ... More

HARDWARE


`Intel Capital may invest around $400 m this year'
``IF you look at investment years as you do wine, Vintage 2002 will be a great year,'' said Intel Capital Vice-President, and Director Worldwide Geographies, Mr Claude M Leglise. Explaining, he said that technology ideas would never stop, but ... More

MAIT wants concessional access to DTA to continue
MANUFACTURERS Association for Information Technology (MAIT) has urged the Government to remove the net foreign exchange positive (NFEP) condition for units under Electronic Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) scheme by making necessary amendments in ... More

SOFTWARE


Invensys to expand BaaN India operations
INVENSYS Inc, the UK-based international production technology and management group, has announced the group's plan to expand India's BaaN Development Centre and infusion of fresh investment in the next three-four years. The Chief Operating ... More

Datacon sets growth target of Rs 100 cr
The CEO, Mr Chandrashekar, said the company was planning to strengthen the sales and marketing team. More

Ancent to raise Rs 50 lakh thru private placement
AN extraordinary general meeting of Ancent Software International Ltd, held on Thursday decided to issue five lakh equity shares of Rs10 each on private placement basis to ensure that only investors who are really interested in the company came ... More

Usha Comm tie-up with inCode
KOLKATA: Usha Communications Technology (Usha Comm), a company engaged in the development of convergent billing software solutions for cable, wireline, wireless and IP service providers, has announced the setting up of a working ... More

INTERNET


Web site for fruit, vegetable sales in Chennai
POO, kaai, kani — flowers, fruits and vegetables — that is what Pookaaikani.com will deliver to the residents of the city if they call up its call centre or log on to its Web site, Pookaaikani.com, and place their ... More

IT TRAINING


Aptech introduces new course
NEW DELHI: Asset International, the technology training arm of Aptech Training Ltd, has launched a new course, `ADSET Global Program', for software professionals. The course, launched for the northern regions, follows two main tracks ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS


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    ISPS


    Guidelines issued on Net telephony
    EXACTLY a month after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) submitted its recommendations on Internet telephony, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued guidelines for Internet service providers (ISPs) to process and ... More

    E-GOVERNANCE


    Govt to computerise treasury management
    THE Andhra Pradesh Finance Department has embarked on a process to modernise treasuries and directorates through a multi-stage computerisation process. Following a multi-tiered technology deployment and computerisation at all levels of treasury ... More

    EVENTS


    Workshop on font design
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-Dit) will be organising a two-day workshop on `Indian Languages Font Design and Development'' on March 25 and 26. C-Dit, along with the Electronics Research and Development ... More

    IT-ENABLED SERVICES


    Uncle Sam, come and talk to 'em
    CALL centres may be training executives how to talk with a Yankee accent, but when it comes to managing the business and clinching deals, they seem to prefer the `real' American to do all the talking. Faced with the shortage of experienced ... More

    STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS


    Satyam centres get info security certification
    SATYAM Computer Services Ltd has announced that its Hyderabad-based centres have been assessed and certified under the internationally recognised BS 7799 part 2:1999 information security standards. This certification is issued by the STQC, ... More

    NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


    The CeBIT innovations: Products of the future
    AS CeBIT, 2002, the global marketplace for the information technology and communications industry came to an end, Business Line attempts to showcase five new products / prototypes which had attracted heightened attention among the ... More
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