HARDWARE
New class of ICs with varied applications
A NEW class of digital integrated circuits (ICs), the hot pursuit of research driven, global chip technology companies, could well emerge as alternatives to the traditional ICs, offering more efficient and cost effective embedded computing power ... More

SOFTWARE
3Com opens R&D centre in Hyderabad
3COM Corporation, the US-based $699-million (around Rs 3203.5 crore) global leader in networking products and solutions, has opened its India research and development centre in partnership with Mars Telecom in Hyderabad. The 3Com Director, Mr ... More

Opus Soft opens office in Dubai
THE Pune-based Opus Software Solutions' expansion into West Asia and East Africa has won it a number of clients among banks and financial institutions in that region. This will pave the way for its entry into Europe, according to Mr. Ramesh ... More

'Japan offers million-dollar prospects'
IF the Indian IT industry could sort out certain issues, a whopping $104 billion information services market in Japan beckons. However, India Inc needs to tackle issues such as long business decision cycles, ... More

Kale upgrades tool
BANGALORE: Kale Consultants Ltd has upgraded its revenue accounting solution — CSP-AMBER v3.0. CSP-Amber is an end-to-end airline cargo revenue accounting system. It is a fully automated rating adds significantly to the ... More

IT cos keen to set up units in Mangalore
MANGALORE is gaining acceptance among IT (Information Technology) companies as a destination for setting up their units. Though Infosys took the lead in establishing a centre here more than six years ago, no other company evinced interest ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Misys to double headcount
THE UK-based Misys, which makes financial and healthcare software, is planning to double its headcount in Bangalore to 1,000 by the end of 2005. The 6,000-people company is planning future people growth mainly in Bangalore, for its development ... More

`Outsource work from urban to rural areas'
BY 2020, India will have 47 million employable people, while the US will be short of 17 million workers, Europe short by three million people and even China by five million people. This, if handled well, is a great opportunity for us, according ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Symphony buys In-Reality Soft
THE US-headquartered Symphony Services Corporation has announced that it has acquired the Pune-based In-Reality Software Pvt Ltd and plans to invest $15 million on its expansion. Without revealing details of the deal, Mr Gordon Brooks, ... More

Goldstone set to acquire US-based Stay Top Systems
GOLDSTONE Technologies Ltd (GTL) is set to acquire the US-based Stay Top Systems Inc, engaged in the similar line of activity. The company informed the stock exchanges that its board, which met on Tuesday, has approved the draft Articles of ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Esmart in pact with Zoom Tech
BANGALORE: Esmart Technology, a designer and supplier of components, sub-systems, systems and solutions for the electronic industry, has associated with Zoom Technologies, China-based designer and manufacturer of video conferencing ... More

ISPS
Sify celebrates 5 years of listing
SIFY Ltd today celebrated its fifth anniversary as a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York. The company's CEO, Mr R. Ramaraj, was at the exchange today, to mark the occassion. Sify is the first Indian Internet ... More

EVENTS
e-learning conference
HYDERABAD: Bankatlal Badruka College for Information Technology and the Computer Society of India is organising a national conference on `e-Learning-Challenges and Opportunities in the Indian Context,' on October 29 and 30. The ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Carnegie Mellon authorisation
BANGALORE: Carnegie Mellon University's IT Services Qualification Centre (ITsqc) has authorised Underwriters Laboratories Inc, an independent conformity assessment organisation, to evaluate organisations which adopt the University's ... More