The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 27, 2003

Access deficit charge regime to be phased out — TRAI plans fund for subsidising fixed services
In yet another change that is more short-term in nature, the authority has also decided to expand the scope of ADC to cover the private operators. More

`Attrition not a major concern for telecom firms'
THOUGH competition is hotting up in the telecom sector, attrition is not a big concern, says Ms Shampa Kochhar, Vice-President, Customer Care and Human Resources, Spice Telecom, Bangalore. Exits in the industry happen in spurts, i.e., when a new ... More

JP Mobile to support Handspring series
JP Mobile, a provider of enterprise mobility software, announced that JP Mobile's SureWave Enterprise Server (SureWave) supports the new Handspring Treo 600 series Smartphones, in addition to a rapidly growing list of devices on other major ... More

HARDWARE

Combo drives fast gaining favour
THERE has been a perceptible shift towards Combo drives that enrich people's infotainment capabilities in the emerging convergence era. From 10 to 12 per cent penetration now, it is expected to go up to about 30 to 35 per cent by next year, ... More

`Chip industry in Asia-Pacific to grow 18.5 pc'
SEMICONDUCTOR industry in Asia-Pacific is expected to grow by 18.5 per cent to $68.2 billion in 2003, fuelled by strong growth in China and South Korea, according to Gartner Dataquest, a technology market research firm. By 2007, the ... More

SOFTWARE

NRI techies ride IT recruitment wave
RECRUITMENT in the technology sector has assumed feverish pitch in most large companies giving a general impression that the recruitment market is going through a bull phase. Large companies - Infosys, Wipro, Satyam, Computer Associates, ... More

Infosys bets on Finacle for China growth — Plans to localise product suite at proposed subsidiary
The company is also in the process of fine-tuning Finacle by enhancing it with several new features in a bid to tap the developed markets such as the UK and the US. More

SureWave supports Handspring
HYDERABAD: JP Mobile, a provider of enterprise mobility software, announced that JP Mobile's SureWave Enterprise Server (SureWave) supports the new Handspring Treo 600 series Smartphones, in addition to a rapidly growing list of devices on ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

TCS bids for IT arm of SAS Group
TATA Consultancy Services has bid to buy Scandinavian IT-Group A/S, the information technology subsidiary of $4.8 billion Scandinavian Airlines System. The $200 million SIG is one of Scandinavia's largest IT companies, employing over 1,200 people ... More

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