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US States' move to ban data outsourcing — Issue can be raised at bilateral trade talks, says Arun Jaitley
"At a time when `market access' is considered to be the buzzword, market denial seems to be the rule when it comes to these States. As these are essentially Government procurement contracts, the impact will not be much. But this will place us on high moral ground to take this matter during trade negotiations," Mr Jaitley said. More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


BSNL's new-generation virtual private network `economical'
BHARAT Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched multi-protocol label switching (MPLS), a next generation virtual private network (VPN), in 10 cities, a cheaper alternative to leased line network but which offers higher bandwidth. The BSNL Director ... More

Siemens bags Escotel order
NEW DELHI: Siemens has bagged an order worth 30 million euros from Escotel, the cellular operator in Uttar Pradesh (West), Haryana and Kerala, for the expansion and upgradation of its GSM network. The contract was signed by Mr Rajan ... More

TECHNOLOGY


Samsung seeks to bridge digital divide
SAMSUNG Electronics today announced the launch of its single largest social programme outside Korea — "Samsung DigitAll Hope". Through this programme, the company will donate $6,00,000 to organisations supporting the "use of technology ... More

SOFTWARE


`Software cos must tap new areas to grow'
TO ensure a continued 20 per cent annual growth rate, the Indian software industry needs to address new business segments such as package implementation and systems integration, along with offering the offshore cost advantage, according to ... More

Impact of hardening rupee — FIIs cut ADR target prices for software majors
FOREIGN investors led by institutions have sharply slashed ADR target prices for software bellwether Infosys Technologies, Wipro and Satyam on the back of hardening rupee that recently breached Rs 47 mark against the dollar. Several foreign ... More

Eonour Tech to raise $27 m via GDRs
EONOUR Technologies Ltd, a Chennai-based IT solutions provider, has posted a consolidated turnover, including its four subsidiaries, of Rs 5,473.97 lakh for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002-03. Eonour, on its own, registered sales of Rs ... More

Suntec solutions for HITL
NEW DELHI: Suntec Business Solutions, the Trivandrum-based customer care and billing solution provider, has successfully implemented the interconnect billing solutions for HFCL Infotel Ltd. (HITL), the networking arm of the Himachal ... More

IT TRAINING


ECIT to set up training centre in Ernakulam
ELECTRONICS Corporation of India Ltd (ECIT) is planning to start its own centre in Ernakulam to impart high-end, career-oriented courses in embedded software such as VLSI, CAD, CAM and CAE, which are in great demand in the US. ECIT, which ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES


Staff costs bear down on IT cos
BOGGED down by lower billing rates and declining margins, the information technology sector appears to have the wage bill as its latest nemesis. Indian IT companies are said to be witnessing increasing employee costs despite cost pressures and ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT


AstroWix to set up office in Hyderabad
ASTROWIX Corporation, a California-based project management solutions provider, is in the process of establishing several chapters in India including an office in Hyderabad to address enterprise programme management solutions and to extend ... More

ISPS


ISPs may be tapped to raise rural teledensity — Universal service norms may change
IN a drastic re-haul of the universal service obligation (USO) policy, with basic service providers showing little interest in setting up village telephones, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is likely to allow Internet service providers ... More

E-GOVERNANCE


Kerala: LSE chooses FRIENDS e-service for case study
THE London School of Economics (LSE) has selected the FRIENDS (Fast Reliable Instant Efficient Network for Disbursement of Services) e-service delivery model implemented by the Kerala State IT Department for a case study. According to sources, ... More

TRENDS


Huge profit margins unsustainable: Nasscom
THE National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) believes that profit margins of 30 per cent are unsustainable due to the fact that "we exist in a market economy and margins in the `teens' are more realistic expectations for ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


SafeScrypt unveils new solutions
NEW DELHI: SafeScrpyt Ltd, the country's first digital signature certifying authority, has launched two new solutions for home users, small businesses and importers/exporters, facilitating electronic signatures using a personal ... More

Acer launches new PC
BANGALORE: Acer has launched the new Veriton PC model with the Pentium 4 Processor featuring `hyper-threading' technology at speeds of up to 2.6 GHz. It has up to 4 GB of DDR400 RAM, integrated graphics, with up to 48 MB of DVMT 2.0 ... More


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