The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Don't fall for this trick
Hoax e-mail warnings of mobile handset viruses are reappearing. But don't let panic rule you because there is no such threat. Read on to get the full picture. More

Mobile phones permitted in aircraft on ground
IN an effort to make domestic air travel more passenger-friendly, the Government has permitted domestic airlines to allow passengers to use their mobile/cellular phones inside the aircraft, though only when it is on the ground. Officials of the ... More

MobileFirst partners mull financial merger
Industry analysts say that MobileFirst may not have much of a future and alliance partners may find it increasingly difficult to raise funds to expand their services if they do not merge together. More

AirTel hikes SMS rates in Chennai
There has been a surge in SMS traffic mainly because of the increased use of pre-paid cards among students in Chennai, the officials say. More

INSIGHT

Keen to look the loser
The differences between the fixed service providers and the cellular operators in the telecom arena have also thrown up this issue — who has invested more as well as suffered more losses. And both camps are sparing no efforts to prove their point. More

STOCKS

Instanex Skindia ups Infosys, ICICI ADR weight
INSTANEX Skindia depository receipts index has increased the weight of Infosys to 14.31 per cent from 6.65 per cent to reflect the increased number of the company's American Depository Receipts. The change made on September 12, has also allowed ... More

SOFTWARE

Servion to work on ScanSoft code
THE Chennai-based Servion Global Solutions Ltd has announced a strategic alliance with US speech and imaging solutions provider ScanSoft to develop products in the interactive voice response domain for the Asia-Pacific region. Servion would ... More

Pramati, TechSpan tie up
HYDERABAD: Pramati Technologies, a developer of Java-based application server software, and TechSpan Inc, an IT services and consulting firm, on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership to address mid-market customers who want ... More

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING

Accel ICIM tool for Kerala co
CHENNAI: Accel ICIM Systems & Services Ltd, provider of total IT solutions, will implement the J.D. Edwards ERP suite for O/E/N India Ltd, an electronics component manufacturer in Kerala. All functions covering manufacturing, ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS

Tea Board begins trial run of e-trading portal
The Tea Board Executive Director, Mr Vikram Kapur, told Business Line that the trial runs were being conducted under the aegis of representatives of various auction centres. "Once the trial runs are through and the possible glitches ... More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

From bad to... verse
Those of you who don't like to see the Internet as a purely commercial medium can take hope. A content house for creativity, nothing less, is taking shape. More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES

Spryance to invest $5 m more in India
It will also ramp up its workforce in the country from 500 to around 800, by the year-end. The workforce includes a majority of home-based transcriptionists and editors. Provider of technology-enabled business process outsourcing service to the ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Intel unveils personal server prototype
INTEL Corp on Monday unveiled a device called `Personal Server', that will let users access personal information and applications at various locations without using a notebook or a PDA. The Personal Server, still a concept, is nothing but a ... More

MS launches wireless peripherals
MICROSOFT India on Tuesday launched its 2004 range of keyboards and mice that integrate futuristic design and ergonomic comfort for end users. Microsoft has organised a series of road shows across the cities of Kolkata, Bangalore, Kochi, Delhi, ... More

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