The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Accel ICIM bags two BPO orders
ACCEL ICIM Systems & Services Ltd on Monday said that it has bagged two outsourcing deals in the business process outsourcing space. According to a communiqué from the company, it is now the authorised service provider for two IT companies, MSI ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Piloting ERP package in Gujarat, Kerala — BSNL testing broadband service in Kolkata
AS part of its efforts to improve operational efficiency, telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will soon implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) package. Disclosing this to Business Line, Mr S.D. Saxena, Director -- ... More

BSNL opens call centre, launches festive season packs in AP
BACKED by swelling numbers for its CellOne mobile telephony services in Andhra Pradesh, State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has announced the commissioning of its Call Centre and two innovative schemes to further enhance its base during ... More

BSNL's virtual private network slow to take off in Karnataka
BHARAT Sanchar Nigam Ltd's multi-protocol label switching (MPLS), a next-generation virtual private network (VPN), has found few takers in Karnataka even after three months of its launch. "The service has been slow to take off because it is a ... More

HARDWARE

Intel to bring here silicon development
FOR chip making giant Intel, the focus is not on cutting back or rightsizing, but on investment - to accelerate adoption of computing and communication technologies and for operating a world-class knowledge centre, Mr Ketan Sampat, President, ... More

SOFTWARE

Two top clients cut rates with Infosys
TWO of top 10 clients of software exporter Infosys Technologies Ltd, Northwestern Mutual and Aetna Inc, have cut rates with the vendor to the extent of 8-10 per cent, company sources said. However, Infosys spokesperson said: "We cannot comment ... More

AT&T account may turn active
INFOSYS Technologies Ltd has witnessed hardly any activity in its AT&T Wireless account, which it won a three-year sourcing deal in the December quarter of 2002-03, according to sources tracing the company's performance in the market. The ... More

Arithnet Technical offers model-based testing tools
ARITHNET Technical Services, a subsidiary of Denmark-based ATS, providing model-based testing (MBT) solutions, is in the process of expanding its Indian operations. This will see a gradual ramp-up of its numbers to move to a support centre. The ... More

CSC bullish on India, plans 2 more centres
COMPUTER Sciences Corporation, the $12.6-billion global technology services company, is bullish on Indian operations and has embarked on an expansion drive. The company is in the process of locating a major base in South, along with yet ... More

Cranes Soft to pay 12 pc
BANGALORE: Shareholders of Cranes Software International Ltd have approved the proposed dividend of Rs 1.20 per share of face value Rs 10 each (12 per cent) for the fiscal 2003 at the company's annual general meeting here. Shareholders ... More

INTERNET

Monster India bets big on Govt, healthcare
GOVERNMENT and healthcare, two large potential employment destinations, are expected to strengthen Monster India.com's revenue potential in the long run. The company's optimism stems from a successful experimental venture it launched in ... More

British Library online service
HYDERABAD: The British Council Library Network in India has developed an online service for its members and general public. By logging on to www.britishcouncil.org.in/library, one can ... More

IT TRAINING

Cisco Systems unveils curricula
BANGALORE: Cisco Systems has announced the launch of the fundamentals of network security and the fundamentals of wireless LANs curricula in India through its Cisco Networking Academy Program. The curricula would be offered to students ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Hexaware in pact with IBM
CHENNAI: Hexaware Technologies Ltd has entered into a partnership with IBM- Rational to develop competencies in Rational technologies and methodologies, according to a communiqué from Hexaware. As part of this initiative, Hexaware will be ... More

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