SOFTWARE
Wipro licenses IP cores to Taiwan firm
WIPRO Technologies has licensed its 1394 AVLink IP Cores and 1394 Software Stack to MediaTek Inc, Taiwan. These IP cores provide the Firewire interface on Mediatek's DVD recorder chip, according to a press release. MediaTek, a fabless IC ... More

ColorChips plans Rs 10-cr expansion
COLORCHIPS India, a 2D and 3D animation software services provider plans to invest about Rs 10 crore and induct a few hundred animators. The Chairman and Managing Director of ColorChips, Dr Sudish S. Rambhotla, told newspersons that the demand ... More

SlashSupport in expansion mode
SLASHSUPPORT, a technology support company belonging to the San Jose-based Cybernet Software Systems (CSS) Group, has expanded its offshore technology support operations in India. The company announced the setting up of a third offshore ... More

BodhTree develops ePaper for publishing industry
BODHTREE Consulting, a Hyderabad-based software solutions provider, has announced a new technology solution - - ePaper that targets newspapers and the publishing industry. It has partnered with a Malaysian and a Thai company to reach out ... More

Blue Star Infotech bags Rs 2-cr order
MUMBAI: Blue Star Infotech Ltd (BSIL) has bagged a Rs 2-crore order from a leading pharmaceutical company, according to a company notification to the BSE. As per the deal, BSIL will develop an integration and management reporting system ... More

IT TRAINING

HUMAN RESOURCES
Polaris goes talent hunting in campus
POLARIS is upbeat about the talent pool in the Kongu belt. The company's talent acquisition team is currently doing the rounds in this part of the country to pick students off campus. Mr Bharathan Prahalad, Senior Manager (Talent Acquisition), ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Valtech to buy Majoris for 4.8 m euros
Valtech's move is seen as a strategy to compress cost, as it would ship more work offshore. It aims to enter the league of global offshore players within the next two years. More

Talisma acquires US-based software co
TALISMA, a provider of multi-channel CRM solutions, has announced the acquisition of the US-based eAssist, a provider of customer service, support, and marketing software, in an all-cash deal. The company, however, refused to comment on the deal ... More

NEW PROJECTS
Speedera Networks launches operations
SPEEDERA Networks, the US-based application hosting and content delivery services company, formally announced the launch of its operations in India on Thursday. The company, which employs about 40 people in Bangalore, including the ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Polaris, CTG sign pact
CHENNAI: CTG, a US-based services company, and Polaris Software Lab Ltd, have entered into an alliance to support banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) clients in the US and Europe. This alliance will provide outsourcing ... More

ISPS
Tata Indicom best ISP, says IDC survey
TATA Indicom has been ranked the best Internet connectivity provider in a survey conducted in top Indian cities by IDC, according to a news release from Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. VSNL's Tata Indicom service has got the PC Quest Users Choice ... More

VSNL is channel partner for Speedera Networks
SPEEDERA Networks has announced that it is in a multi-year partnership with VSNL for Internet infrastructure services for the Indian market. VSNL would deploy Speedera's technology in its data centres and market the SpeedSuite family of ... More