The Hindu Business Line : Friday, November 14, 2003

Cognizant shortlists BPO cos for acquisition
"The size of the company is not necessarily important for us, but it all depends on the kind of processes the company owns," Mr Bhatnagar says. More

AWARDS & HONOURS

Satyam chief gets NYSE honour
THE Chairman of Satyam Computer Services Ltd, Mr B. Ramalinga Raju, was given the closing bell honour at the New York Stock Exchange. Over 60 Chief Information Officers and Senior Vice-Presidents of Fortune 500 Satyam customers in the US ... More

Tata Elxsi given Oscar replica
BANGALORE: Tata Elxsi was recently presented with a replica of the Oscar statuette by Mr Paul Cousens, Regional Manager (South Asia Pacific), Alias Wavefront, a company release said. The Bangalore-based Tata Elxsi is a long-standing ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

VSNL plans submarine cable system
VIDESH Sanchar Nigam Ltd has announced the setting up of a 3,100-km Chennai-Singapore submarine cable system that will be ready within a year. This will cost more than $ 100 million and will likely be VSNL's standalone project, said Mr S.K. ... More

Dial Airtel and hear Nehru, for a cause
DO you long to hear the the emotion-filled speech of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, particularly the `Tryst with destiny', even for some fleeting moments? Are you moved by the plight of poor children and would love to help them in, however, small a ... More

Cellular operators seek `status quo' on unified licences
EVEN as the private basic operators are lining up before the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to migrate to a unified access licence, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has filed an application before the Supreme Court ... More

Tata Tele seeks basic licence for 7 circles
TATA Teleservices has submitted its application for basic service operators' licence for West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh (E), Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar and Rajasthan circles, said a news release from the company. These ... More

Dial Airtel for a cause

HARDWARE

HP laptop at sub-Rs 50k
HEWLETT-Packard (HP) today launched Compaq Presario notebook at Rs 49,990, targeting segments such as small offices, medium-sized enterprises, education and sales personnel. With this product, the price gap between the high-end desktops and ... More

Patni files draft IPO prospectus
PATNI Computers Systems Ltd has filed the draft red herring prospectus for its forthcoming public issue with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The offer comprises a fresh issue of 13,400,000 equity shares of Rs 2 each and an ... More

SOFTWARE

Sierra to help deploy PeopleSoft products
SIERRA Atlantic, an enterprise application solutions provider, and PeopleSoft, have announced plans to deliver a family of packaged integration solutions. The Business Process Integration Packs (PIPs) address customer demand for pre-packaged ... More

ICICI Infotech tools on Oracle platform
ICICI Infotech Ltd, a provider of IT solutions, on Thursday announced a partnership with Oracle India Pvt Ltd. Under the terms of the alliance, ICICI Infotech will develop and deploy its flagship IT products on Oracle9i Database - the world's ... More

INTERNET

Reliance WebWorld outlets to host MS game contest
RELIANCE Infocomm plans to set up 2,000 more WebWorld outlets, its retail digital entertainment and communication centres, within the next year. The Reliance WebWorld Chief Executive Officer, Mr Sarup Chowdhary, told newspersons on Thursday ... More

RESTRUCTURING

Loss of ABS deal weighs down Mindteck
The company might look at merging with another entity in order to allow its investor, Taib Bank, to exit at "favourable price". More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT

Logitech sets up Indian arm
THE $1.1-billion Logitech Inc, a supplier of computer peripherals, is to set up an India subsidiary. It has also appointed Mr Rahul Bindal as India Country Manager. Addressing a press gathering, Mr Gavin Wu, Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, ... More

SECURITY

E2Labs partners Ram Info
HYDERABAD: E2Labs Information Security, a Hyderabad-based Internet security solutions provider, has been appointed by Ram Informatics Ltd for providing turnkey security solutions, support, training and consultancy services. The Chief ... More

ISPS

Net4India slashes ISD rates by 20 pc
COMMUNICATIONS company, Net4India, has announced a 20 per cent cut in the existing net telephony rate of Rs 4.95 per minute with immediate effect. The new rate of Rs 3.95 per minute will be applicable to 14 destinations — the US, the UK, ... More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES

`Invest in support systems first for ITES expansions'
UPFRONT investment in strengthening support systems is crucial for managing ramp-ups in the IT-enabled services sector, according to Mr Prashant Sankaran, head of Digital Globalsoft's Contact Centre. Delivering the keynote at the one-day ... More

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