The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, April 15, 2004

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Reliance Info pre-paid base set to cross 1 m
Mr Shukla said the current total subscriber base of Reliance Infocomm is around 7 million though pre-paid subscriber base is expected to overtake the post-paid base within this year itself. More

SOFTWARE
Bharti deploys Cisco tool; to offer more services
BHARTI Infotel Ltd, which provides fixed line, long distance, data and corporate solutions, on Wednesday announced that it has deployed Internet Protocol-based MPLS backbone network solution from Cisco, which would allow it to offer new services ... More

MIT professor on Patni board
MUMBAI: Patni Computer Systems Ltd has inducted Mr Michael.A.Cusumano, professor and business strategist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as an independent director on its board. According to an official release, the ... More

INTERNET
Pharma cos in a spot as Web sites hawk drugs
Drugs from a host of Indian companies, such as Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy's, Cipla, Cadila and Lupin Laboratories, are available to consumers with just the click of a mouse. More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Pentamedia told to hold shareholders' meet
THE Madras High Court has asked Pentamedia Graphics to hold a meeting of its shareholders on May 3 to seek their approval for a scheme of amalgamation between the company, Media Dreams Ltd, Kris Srikkanth Sports Entertainment Ltd, Intelvision Ltd ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT
Moser Baer plans facility in Germany
MOSER Baer, the maker of compact discs and other optical storage media products, is in the process of setting up a manufacturing facility in Germany. "We will be investing about $10 million in the facility, which is expected to come up by early ... More

Valtech to set up development centre in Bangalore
VALTECH, a global IT consulting group based in France, on Wednesday announced the launch of its first offshore development facility in Bangalore. The French company has been operating in India with local partners to deliver its advanced ... More

Ikanos in talks with telecom players
IKANOS Solutions has announced the opening of its India development centre at Bangalore with plans to include software and product development activities in India. The company expects to have 60 staff on board by the end of the year. It will ... More

PEOPLE
Jerry Rao is new Nasscom Chairman
THE MphasiS BFL Chairman and Chief executive Officer (CEO), Mr Jerry Rao, was on Wednesday appointed the Chairman of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) for 2004-05. Mr S Ramadorai, Chief Executive Officer of ... More

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