TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Emirates teams up with Tenzing for inflight Wi-Fi
EMIRATES Airline has announced that it will soon offer its passengers the "world's first regular," airborne wireless laptop service, in partnership with Tenzing Communications of Seattle, Washington, US. The Dubai-based airliner will launch ... More

Tata Tele offers new services for call centres
TATA Telecom Ltd, an enterprise communication solutions provider, has lined up a series of value added services (VAS) for the growing contact centre players seeking to optimise their technology investments and provide an integrated view of their ... More

AirTel MMS in Tamil
COIMBATORE: Mobile service provider AirTel is launching its first ever MMS (Multi Media service) downloads in Tamil. The launch of this service has been timed to coincide with Pongal. Announcing the introduction of MMS in Tamil, the ... More

Cabinet to take up package for cell operators today
THE long wait for the private cellular operators could finally be over on Thursday when the Union Cabinet is scheduled to take up the compensation package, which includes a reduction in their licence fees, permission for intra-circle mergers and ... More

SOFTWARE
`Advantage India in Linux spread'
UNLIKE most other geeky Linux advocates or diehard developers, Jon `Maddog' Hall is a venerable figure with a ready wit, flowing Father Christmas beard and hair and a deep voice. Dubbed `Maddog' by his students, he is one of Linux's more accepted ... More

Integrated SoftTech to focus on telecom outsourcing
THE Chennai-based Integrated SoftTech Solutions Private Ltd is cashing in on the increased demand from global telecom and networking majors to outsource their research and development. The firm will double its turnover to about Rs 10 crore and ... More

Blue Star Info seeking strategic partners to fund buys
BLUE Star Infotech Ltd is looking at roping in strategic investors to raise funds for its acquisition plans. The zero-debt company with Rs 21.3 crore in cash or cash equivalents as on September 30, 2003 "would raise the M&A budget through ... More

TCS provides digital certificates to 12 delegates
TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) has issued digital certificates to 12 key delegates of the Second Asia Information Technology Ministers' Summit here. TCS is a licensed certifying authority and is authorised by the Controller of Certifying ... More

IT TRAINING
Microsoft partners AP with Project Shiksha
MICROSOFT Corporation India has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Andhra Pradesh Government for Microsoft's Project Shiksha to accelerate the IT literacy in the State. Under this a Microsoft IT Academy Centre in the State to ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Virinchi plans expansion, to double headcount
VIRINCHI Technologies Ltd, the Hyderabad-based software company, has announced plans to expand operations, double its headcount to 250 with the addition of about 125 people in its development centre. The Chairman and Managing Director of ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
`Israel cos keen to tap Indian talent pool'
THE Israeli Communications Minister, Mr Uri Olenik, has said that the Israeli information technology and telecom companies are scouting for strategic alliances with Indian companies and several IT companies are firming up plans to establish ... More

SECURITY

BROADBAND
Reliance Info Ethernet to go on stream in 7 weeks
RELIANCE Infocomm's much-vaunted metro-Ethernet broadband project is likely to be launched with "a complete suite of broadband applications," across all the major cities in six to seven weeks. And with this, Reliance Infocomm — which ... More

ISPS
Basic players oppose lower dial-up Net access tariff
THE private basic operators have opposed the proposal of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to lower the telephone tariffs for dial-up Internet connections. At present, a user pays the same call charges for using the landline to ... More

EVENTS
Gitex Hyderabad attracts 6,300 more visitors
THE three-day Gitex Hyderabad, which concluded here on Wednesday, has attracted more than 6,300 visitors, registering a 40 per cent growth over last year's tally of 4,500. Held at the Hitex International Exhibition Centre at Madhapur, the third ... More

`Gains of info, communication technology must reach all'
THE Bangalore workshop on `Information and communication technology for sustainable development' commenced with a plenary session addresses by academics, technologists and UN and World Bank experts. The three-day workshop, that aims to propose ... More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES
Bank of America to set up ITES centre in Hyderabad
JOINING a string of multinational companies that located their centres in Hyderabad, Bank of America, the third largest bank in the US, and Kanbay Inc, have decided to set up their strategic centres in the city. "The banking major will set up ... More