The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 05, 2003

Additional entry fees for WLL services — Basic operators to withdraw appeal in SC
IN a positive development for the litigation-ridden telecom sector, the private basic operators have decided to withdraw their appeal in the Supreme Court against the judgment of the Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) seeking ... More

ITI plans bond sale to raise Rs 244 cr
ITI Ltd plans to raise close to Rs 244 crore in the current financial year in bonds. The company plans to raise Rs 150 crore by December and float another issue to raise Rs 94 crore in January, according to Mr C.S. Verma, Director ... More

Reliance Info sees user base growing to 30 m
RELIANCE Infocomm expects its subscriber base to jump to around 30 million within 18 months following a Government decision to bring fixed line and mobile services under a single, unified licence throwing open a huge opportunity for CDMA ... More

STOCKS

Satyam Computer scales year-high on FII buying
THE Satyam Computer Services stock today moved up to a 52-week high of Rs 341.40 on the NSE and Rs 340.45 on the BSE on the back of FII buying. Some 2.54 crore shares were traded on the NSE. According to the dealers, Goldman Sachs is understood ... More

SOFTWARE

Govt invites bids for advisors for selling residual stake in CMC
THE Ministry of Disinvestment on Monday invited expressions of interest (EoIs) to select an advisor to assist and advise the Government for selling its residual stake of 26.25 per cent in software firm CMC Ltd through a domestic offering. EoIs ... More

Microsoft partners IIM-B, Nasscom in course for vendors
THE Indian arm of Microsoft Corp. announced the rollout of a business management programme designed to deliver marketing skills to local independent software vendors. Under the programme, a specialised "software business management course" has ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Accel ties up with Canbank Computer
ACCEL ICIM Systems and Services Ltd on Tuesday announced a `working' partnership with Canbank Computer Services Ltd. Mr N.R. Panicker, Chairman and CEO, Accel ICIM, told presspersons, ``We have software strengths and Canbank brings with it ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Cisco arm rolls out products for SOHO
LINKSYS, wholly-owned subsidiary of Cisco, on Tuesday rolled out its portfolio of wired and wireless networking products for the small office home office (SOHO) and consumer segments. Having captured a significant share of the enterprise and ... More

Ericsson launches Mobitex
TELECOM equipment provider, Ericsson, has announced the launch of Mobitex , an international open standard for dedicated wireless data. Speaking at the launch of this latest offering, Mr Jan Campbell, Managing Director, Ericsson India Private ... More