The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, May 04, 2002

HCL Insys upbeat on notebook market
AT HCL Infosystems' Noida office, the Marketing Chief, Mr Jyotin Verma, flaunts the new Toshiba Portege 2000 notebook around. ``This is the world's thinnest laptop,'' he exclaims as colleagues gather to see the product, priced at an over Rs ... More

HP on brand building spree
The newest such initiative born out of India is printers for children in the age group of 5 to 12. The `Just for Kids' programme will launch throughout the country starting May 6 to coincide with the school summer holidays. More

SOFTWARE

The ebb-flow match continues for IT cos
Interestingly, smaller companies have been able to restrict client loss to nearly 50 per cent or a lesser percentage of new clients. Polaris and VisualSoft are examples. More

Satyam to strengthen geographical reach
SATYAM Computer Services Ltd, the software services major, has drawn up a multi-pronged strategy to compete better in the marketplace, which includes strengthening its regional focus in the existing and emerging markets. To meet the challenges ... More

STPI Karnataka exports up 33 pc
USA remained the top destination for software exports at 69 per cent, Europe accounted for 21 per cent, followed by West Asia by 5 per cent and Japan at 3 per cent. More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS

ICICIdirect.com MF plaza
MUMBAI: ICICIdirect.com, the online trading service, has announced the launch of Sundaram Newton Asset Management Company Ltd (Sundaram Mutual Fund) on its integrated Mutual Fund Plaza. Five open-ended schemes of Sundaram Mutual Fund ... More

ISPS

Estel to launch Web telephony services soon
ESTEL Communications Pvt Ltd has announced it will launch Internet telephony services in India this week, with calls priced at between Rs 7 and Rs 9 per minute for calls to the US and to other developed markets. The company is a joint venture ... More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES

Pru-ICICI Mutual phone service
MUMBAI: Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund has announced the launch of a 24/7 telephone access service — PruICICI InstaCall — for its customers. This service will allow the fund's investors in India to call ICICI's Call Centre ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Wipro launches high-speed Bus
BANGALORE: Wipro Technologies announced the commercial availability of its high-speed Universal Serial Bus 2.0 technology. USB 2.0 is driven by the market need for high-speed data transfer between personal computers and high performance ... More

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M.S. Oberoi dies at 103

The TDS milch cow

Cement sector output crosses 100-mt mark

The ebb-flow match continues for IT cos

Wheat MSP a `mirage' outside Punjab, Haryana

Pvt sector allowed into primary healthcare

Land bridge to Lanka to cost $500 million

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

US-64

Looking back
Apr. 21-Apr. 27
TRAI nod unlikely for free limited mobility pricing

Bharti Tele not averse to entering limited mobility

Bharti makes international calls up to 40 pc cheaper

TCS to reduce intake -- Largest recruiter to go slow

DoT alarmed by phone surrenders

HCL Tech Q3 net up 2 pc -- Other income doubles to Rs 41.3 cr

Satyam to float separate co for BPO foray

Digital GlobalSoft net up 71 pc at Rs 93 cr -- Declares 35 pc dividend