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Speckle project — the tool behind pervasive computing
Thousands of specks collaborate as programmable computational network where the data is processed and information extracted and distributed through wireless applications. More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


LG `largest' CDMA handset vendor in Q3
LG Electronics (LGE) captured leadership in the global CDMA phone market in the third quarter this year by notching up a market share of 23 per cent, racing ahead of previous leaders Samsung and Motorola. According to an company statement, a ... More

`Poor quality will hit telecom growth'
FUELLED by the IT and outsourcing services boom, the telecom market would see a major growth over the next five years. The country, however, must overcome an underlying problem of poor quality corporate data services especially local access ... More

Asia Netcom in pact with VSNL
NEW DELHI: Asia Netcom, the pan-Asian telecommunications services provider, has further enhanced its India coverage with a new bilateral interconnection agreement with Videsh Sachar Nigam Ltd (VSNL). The agreement connects India to Asia ... More

  • `Technical institutions must focus on R&D'

    SOFTWARE


    HSS shelves banking software foray
    HUGHES Software Systems (HSS), which develops software for telecom companies, on Thursday said it has shelved an earlier plan to get into banking and financial services software as its core business is now growing. "That plan to diversify is on ... More

    INTERNET


    Usability a determining factor in site popularity
    WHAT distinguishes the Web sites you frequent from those you don't, despite the similarity of their offerings? An investigation undertaken by MIT Technology Review involving more than 8,000 subjects revealed that four factors influence Web ... More

    OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT


    LogicaCMG opens fifth offshore development facility in Bangalore
    LogicaCMG inaugurated its fifth Indian offshore development facility in Bangalore on Thursday. The new development centre can accommodate some 280 engineers and will carry out development and support activities for LogicaCMG's clients in the ... More

    BROADBAND


    CII study raises questions on broadband
    THE Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII)National Broadband Economy Committee's study, called `India's Broadband Economy: Vision 2010', has raised some pertinent questions such as how to bring down the prices of such services and whether cable ... More

    ISPS


    Long-distance meeting
    Sify I-way recently introduced the first video conferencing point in the State in Kochi. The conferencing, done through wireless technology using adaptive broadband, could cost between Rs 3,000 and Rs11,000 per hour. Using this facility, video ... More

    OUTLOOK


    Cedar Consulting to focus on retail sector
    THE retail industry and outsourcing are among the sectors that the US-based Cedar Consulting will focus on as part of its growth strategy for the country. The management and IT consulting firm, which has been in India since 1992, assists global ... More
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    In Focus
    Steel Industry in 2003
    Outsourcing backlash
    Stamp paper scam
    Housing finance scenario
    Insurance Round-up — 2003
    Organic farming
    The Cable tangle
    Telecom Competition
    Oil PSUs: Disinvestment dilemma
    Rising intolerance
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    Vaishnavaite Temples in Tamil Nadu
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    Saivite Temples in Tamil Nadu
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    In Depth
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    Simple Economics
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    NRIs & Investment Avenues
    Iraq Diary

    Looking back
    Nov. 30-Dec. 6
    More mobiles, and sparrows take flight

    PC majors join `assembled' race

    Mandatory Net exchange link-up for ISPs soon

    Outsourcing for development

    Software majors hire more, earn less

    Bharti close to buying 2 cos in new circles

    Cellular base expands by 1.9 m in November


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