The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, September 27, 2003

Tariffs tumble as users swell
CELLULAR and WLL limited mobility tariffs in the country have come down by half over the past two years as subscriber base has swelled, a study by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said here on Friday. The TRAI study has found ... More

POLICY

Bengal unveils new IT policy
ALL IT companies in West Bengal have been granted the status of `public utility service' providers under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, according to the State's new Information Technology Policy 2003 that was unveiled here on Friday by the ... More

HARDWARE

Smuggled chipsets have ready market
THE grey market for PC components including chipsets and processors appears to be still active. A consignment of 98 pieces of Intel computer chips valued at Rs 7.35 lakh and 100 pieces of Pentium IV processors worth Rs 7.5 lakh were found stashed ... More

SOFTWARE

BT Global bullish; to up investments
"We are looking at investing in networking and infrastructure and upgrading the networks and look forward to work with companies like Infosys and Wipro", says Mr Richard Bagley. More

INTERNET

DishnetDSL clarifies
WITH reference to the article "The disconnect drama at Dishnet world'' by D. Murali that appeared in these columns on September 22, Mr Sanjay Pandit, CFO, DishnetDSL Ltd, writes: It is unfortunate that Mr Murali compares the portal to a ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Now, BITES stamp for job seekers
"IT'LL be a $1.2-trillion industry by 2010," predict experts and all State governments are making hectic preparations to share the spoils of the BPO sector. Apart from granting sops such as easy availability of land, fast clearances, concessions ... More

Nasscom sees 60,000 info security jobs
WITH information security becoming a key focus area for corporations globally, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), has estimated that there is demand for about 60,000 professionals over the next two to three ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Max to divest stake in arm to HealthScribe
MAX India Ltd on Friday announced its decision to divest its equity stake in the Bangalore-based medical transcription company Max HealthScribe Ltd (MHL), in favour of the US-based joint venture partner HealthScribe Inc. Max's stake of 64.99 ... More

TRENDS

IT centres are `nearshore' now
Indian IT firms are finding "nearshore" development centres a useful weapon in their arsenal when pitching for orders. In industry parlance, "nearshore" refers to software development centres located outside the clients' country but near ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Athlon 64 launched
AMD, the world's No. 2 chip maker, on Friday launched in India its Athlon 64-bit processor for desktop computers, targeting computer enthusiasts, PC gamers and digital content creators. The Athlon 64 FX processor can run both 32-bit as well as ... More

C-DAC unveils IndiX on Linux platform
THE Pune-based C-DAC has given a shot in the arm for open source Linux proponents in the country by releasing GNU Linux enabled for Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi, which uses the specially developed Bharatiya engine. A team of ... More

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