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OUTSOURCING
`Nearshore sites vital in global sourcing strategies'
For projects that require a high level of collaboration, Canada and Mexico will be the right destinations. 0
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Mobile ringing in numerology
THE Indian appetite for the auspicious has now extended to telephone numbers as well, with mobile numbers especially, becoming mobile in more ways than one. "Can you give me your telephone number?" Bangalore-based Ms Deepa Ramaswamy was asked ...
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BSNL tenders for 1.5 cr SIM cards
IN a bid to regain lost ground and become the largest GSM cellular operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), has floated a "mega" tender for 1.5 crore SIM cards to be utilised for its post-paid ( CellOne) and pre-paid (Excel) mobile connections ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Bengal seeks investments in IT sector
THE West Bengal Government on Wednesday invited entrepreneurs in the area of information technology to invest in the State and avail themselves of the large pool of English-speaking people and good network of academic institutes. According to ...
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STOCKS
Business restructure seen driving NIIT up
THE stock of NIIT Ltd has been steadily climbing up in the expectation of the business restructure being completed by March. NIIT had announced in October that the software solution business would be spun off as a separate company, to be ...
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HARDWARE
PC market growth at 19.5 pc: Gartner
THE Indian personal computer market grew 19.5 per cent annually, and garnered an 8.64 per cent share in the Asia-Pacific region, with more than 2.5 million units shipped in 2003, according to research firm Gartner. A Gartner-Dataquest survey ...
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SOFTWARE
India emerging as Linux hub
THE emergence of Linux as the dominant software will help bridge the digital divide in the country and offer a huge opportunity for Indian software developers, experts have said. "Our software developers will have a great opportunity in the ...
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iSoft to invest Rs 450 cr more in Indian arm
ISOFT Plc, the UK-based software provider for the healthcare industry, has announced plans to invest about Rs 450 crore over the next three years in its India arm. Addressing the media, Mr Ravan Boddu, CEO, iSoft R&D (P) Ltd, said, "With the ...
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Keltron plans new products
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd (Keltron) is in the process of developing several new products, including an e-learning software, an interactive lab and a geographic information system, a press ...
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IT TRAINING
Icrisat signs pact with Sun to promote e-learning
THE International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Sun Microsystems Inc., that will pave the wave for creation of a centre of excellence to promote e-learning ...
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Akshaya certification partner
KOCHI: Computer Society of India has been designated by the Kerala State IT Mission as the official certification partner of the State Government's prestigious Akshaya project to `bridge the digital divide'. CSI's endeavour is to ...
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ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Sun, CDFD set up medical bioinformatics centre
SUN Microsystems Inc, the $12-billion technology major, and the Hyderabad-based Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), have come together to establish a medical bioinformatics centre, considered to be the first such facility in the ...
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INTERVIEW
Panex-KPIT to focus on R&D
WHILE clearances are awaited from the Securities Exchange Board of India for its merger with the Pune-based KPIT Cummins, the Houston-based Panex Consulting has already started its work in India. The company is currently designing a pre-built ...
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