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Friday, February 15, 2002
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Operators seek BSNL backing for village phone obligation
THE private basic service operators (BSO) have approached Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd for help in fulfilling their obligations regarding village public telephones (VPT) in their circles of operation. According to industry sources, with an ... More

MCI Worldcom seeks to set up Indian base
THE US-based MCI Worldcom Group, the $38-billion global communication giant with operations spread over 65 countries, has applied to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board for permission to set up a manufacturing base in India. The company ... More

HARDWARE


HP offer to replace unit
TAKING a cue from the component industry, HP's Consumer Business Organisation has announced a ``unit replacement scheme'' to offer better customer satisfaction. This is the first time that any consumer company in India is offering such a scheme, ... More

Cerebra plans to double motherboard capacity
CEREBRA Integrated Technologies Ltd, a Bangalore-based hardware manufacturer and software solutions provider, is planning to double the capacity of its motherboard manufacturing facility by the second quarter of next fiscal. At present, it ... More

D-Link enters high-end market
D-LINK India Ltd, a networking company, has now entered the high end products market with new products. These include Layer 3 managed switch, gigabit copper structured cabling systems, wireless access products and Ethernet-to-home technology for ... More

SOFTWARE


Wipro sees ramp-ups mostly steady
RAMP-UPS in different domains barring telecom equipment manufacturers' seem to be steady for Wipro Ltd. even as the firm reels under pricing pressure tracking a slowing US economy, its corporate treasurer, Mr J. Shankar, has said. The ... More

IT TRAINING


AP to launch virtual varsity
THE Andhra Pradesh Government is in the process of establishing a virtual university aimed at broadbasing the IT education and also extending training in soft skills to hone technical expertise in the IT-enabled services sector. The virtual ... More

Rational Soft extends SEED programme
IN an academia-industry interface, Rational Software Corporation, a software engineering practices, tools and services provider, has signed up with over 22 higher learning educational institutes under the SEED (Software Engineering for ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


ChrysCap waits for formal NIIT consent -- Asks FIPB for 2-week deferment
CHRYSCAPITAL has asked the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for a two-week deferment on its proposal seeking approval to increase its stake in the software development and training company, NIIT Ltd, beyond five per cent. According to ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT


IT Techie to open new centre
KOCHI: The Kochi-based IT Techie, a fully owned subsidiary of the US-based Techie Index Inc, will set up a full- fledged software development centre in Kochi as part of its ambitious expansion plans. The company will invest over ... More

TRENDS


`Chip design solutions in keen demand'
INDIA could well play a pivotal role in the ongoing system on chip (SoC) revolution and nano technologies as the demand for chip design solutions and wafers is set to grow manifold, according to a Silicon Valley-based non-resident Indian. The ... More
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