The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 13, 2004

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
NGC plans $10-m R&D spend
BANGALORE: US-based network and application performance management solutions provider Network General Corporation (NGC) said it plans to invest $10 million to expand its India research and development operations over the next three years. ... More

HARDWARE
LG Notebook PCs launched in Kochi
KOCHI: Aiming to strengthen its product portfolio, LG Electronics has announced the launch of four different models of X-Note Notebook PCs in Kochi. The unique feature of LG X-Notes is its longest battery life of 10.5 hours backed with ... More

SOFTWARE
Revenue per employee falling for IT cos
IT companies continue to need more employees to generate the same revenues. After IT spending slumped in the US starting 2000, IT companies have seen a decline in per employee figures on the revenue and profit counts. The top three companies in ... More

SMART Tech probing tie-ups with Indian cos
CANADIAN firm, SMART Technologies Inc, is exploring tie-ups with Indian software firms to develop specific applications for the market here. The company, which sees a great potential for its interactive whiteboards in the Indian market, plans to ... More

E-GOVERNANCE
Common telecom grid planned to promote e-governance
The Communications Ministry wants all States to be asked to set apart and use 3 per cent of their budgetary allocations for e-governance and IT. More

EVENTS

Looking back

IT-ENABLED SERVICES
WNS aims at 60-pc revenue growth — To grow US business; to hire more here
WNS Global Services, an independent back-office service provider, plans to achieve a 50:50 revenue mix from contracts in the UK and the US by the end of the current year; at present its business is largely UK-driven, according to Mr Neeraj ... More

TeleSynergy, Descon ink pact to set up Kolkata call centre
TELESYNERGY Research Inc of US, a provider of IP-enabled office communication solutions, has decided to set up a call centre in the city jointly with Descon Ltd, an consultancy firm promoted by DPSC Ltd. . An MoU in this regard has been signed ... More

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ISPs may be stopped from offering private leased line services

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