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Adaptec wins award
HYDERABAD: Adaptec Inc announced that its host bus adapter, a solution that bolsters easy-to-deploy IP (Internet Protocol) storage area networks (SANs), has won Network Computing's Well-Connected Award for the networking industry's ... More

HARDWARE
'Lack of bank finance affecting PC sales'
THE reluctance of banks and finance companies to provide credit for buying computers is a major hurdle affecting PC sales in the country, according to Mr Ajai Chowdhry, Chairman and CEO of HCL Infosystems Ltd. "Most of the banks are financing ... More

SOFTWARE
Virtusa to invest $12m in Chennai centre
VIRTUSA Inc, a US-based software firm, will invest $10 million to $12 million (Rs 45 crore to Rs 60 crore) in the next 12 months in Chennai. A major portion of the investment that started in April 2004 is in the new development centre in the ... More

We can do IT better than captive centres: Symphony
SYMPHONY Services Corp (India) has said that it is trying to get companies with in-house software development activities in India to outsource the work to it. According to Mr Ajay Kale, President, SSC India, Symphony was in talks with top ... More

MphasiS plans okayed
BANGALORE: Shareholders of MphasiS BFL, at an extraordinary general meeting on Wednesday, approved the company's plans to increase its authorised share capital to Rs 100 crore from Rs 40 crore. The shareholders also approved the ... More

Wipro buys space at Hinjewadi near Pune
PUNE: Wipro has acquired 50 acres of land at the Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park at Hinjewadi near Pune. Wipro already has a 25-acre campus in the first phase of the Hinjewadi IT park developed by MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development ... More

GIL chooses Four Soft
HYDERABAD: Four Soft Ltd has been chosen by the Global Institute of Logistics (GIL) for excellence for its logistics solutions, a fully Web-based software for supply chain management. The company's 4S's e-Supply is a Web-centric ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Software testers in hiring mode
SMALL-SIZED, independent software-testing firms here are on a recruitment spree. After a two-year lull following the dotcom bust and slowdown in the sector, the firms have resumed hiring and plan to almost double their staff strength in the next ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT
Intransa launches India operations
INTRANSA Inc, a provider of internet protocol storage products, has announced the launch of full-scale operations in India on Wednesday. It has opened a liaison office in Bangalore to oversee sales, marketing and customer support activities; and ... More

VIRUSES
Throttling can slow down worms
RESEARCHERS from the US and the UK have found a new way to slow viruses and worms. The method, dubbed `throttling', involves limiting the number of new connections a computer can make in a given period of time. This would slow the spread of ... More




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