INFO-TECH
OUTSOURCING
`IT infrastructure management next offshoring wave'
OFFSHORE outsourcing of IT infrastructure management is likely to be the next big wave, according to results of a survey conducted by Wipro Technologies. The online survey of 145 executives from various industries revealed more than 30 per cent ...
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`More US manufacturers use offshore IT resources'
US manufacturers have fully embraced offshore IT outsourcing, with as many as 23 per cent of industrial companies actively using offshore IT resources from locations such as India, China and Russia, according to a Forrester report. A Forrester ...
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Portal for BPO sector
HYDERABAD: Novedea Systems, a Hyderabad-based IT start-up, has announced the launch of a portal that meets the specific requirements of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the country. This interactive portal, which the ...
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Hutch announces `flat rate' tariffs for prepaid users
CELLULAR operator Hutch on Thursday more than halved tariffs for its prepaid service, with a local airtime rate of 99 paise per minute to any mobile phone, and a flat STD rate of Rs 2.25 per minute to any phone in the country. It is the third ...
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New offers from AP cellular operators
TATA Teleservices, Hutch, and AirTel on Thursday announced new schemes that bring greater flexibility to its both existing and new customers. Tata Indicom customers in Andhra Pradesh can now make 3-minute STD/ISD calls at lower tariffs and also ...
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HARDWARE
`Desktop market grows 34% in Q1'
FUELLED by installations in consumer segment and strong buying from finance and banking sectors, desktop market witnessed a 34 per cent year-on-year growth in unit terms during April-June quarter of 2004, although low price was not the only ...
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SOFTWARE
Bigger role for TCS in UK health project
TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) is likely to play a much bigger role in the UK's National Health Service information technology project following a series of IT deals signed recently between the National Programme for Information Technology ...
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Flextronics acquires Future Software — Management of Indian co to remain same
FLEXTRONICS, the $14.5-billion Singapore headquartered electronics contract manufacturer, has acquired the Chennai-based Future Software Ltd that provides software solutions to telecom firms globally. It has bought the entire equity of Future ...
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SECURITY
To address data protection, privacy concerns — Nasscom offers security audit for members
IN the backdrop of data protection and privacy concerns raised by firms in the US and Europe, the National Association of Software and Services companies (Nasscom) has decided to facilitate and audit security practices of its 860 members. "The ...
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Stricter enforcement needed to tackle cyber crimes
THE Internet while making education fun has also opened a pornographic pandora's box. For instance an innocuous search for the `White House' on the Internet will open 1,140,000 links of pages. One of this leads to a pornographic site that ...
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Wipro audit of DCM system
BANGALORE: Wipro Infotech has announced that it has provided DCM Shriram consolidated risk assessment of its information security system. The consulting services division of Wipro Infotech providing the services covered the security ...
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ISPS
ISPs may have to pay entry fee for leased line services
THE Department of Telecom may impose an entry fee on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for offering leased line services like virtual private network. The move is being thought of as a way to even out the playing field between ISPs and long ...
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DoT fines 3 ISPs for grey Net telephony
IN a bid to curb the grey market in long distance calls, the Department of Telecom has cracked down on Internet Service Providers (ISPs), which are routing illegal traffic through their network. The department has imposed a fine on defaulting ...
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E-GOVERNANCE
`Don't allow Media Lab project funds to lapse'
EXPRESSING dismay at the loss of two "precious" years of the Tenth Plan with the restructuring of the controversial Media Lab Asia project, a Parliamentary committee has suggested that budgetary provisions for the leftover programme not be ...
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OUTLOOK
India eyeing more space for IT in EU
THERE is some urgency about boosting Indian information technology exports to the European Union, which currently accounts for some $ 3 billion Indian IT exports, out of global total of $12 billion. The recently ...
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PEOPLE
New i-flex COO
MUMBAI: Mr N.R.K. Raman has been appointed the Chief Operating Officer of i-flex Solutions Ltd. Prior to this, Mr Raman had served as Senior Vice-President, Global Sales where he spearheaded the company's sales growth in Western Europe, ...
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