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STORAGE
EMC ties up with CMC
BANGALORE: EMC Corporation has tied up with CMC Ltd, a systems integrator and global provider of IT services, to offer information storage solutions in the domestic market. As part of this alliance, CMC joins the EMC Velocity Partner ... More

IP-based SAN tool
BANGALORE: American Mega Trends has launched StorTrends iTX, an Internet protocol-based storage area network solution and STRIX Enterprise Wireless local area network system. StorTrends iTX enables users to implement a cost effective ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Tata Tele offers single tariff plan for mobiles
TATA Teleservices has announced the launch of a single rate plan (SRP) for post-paid mobile customers that allows optimum usage and removes the confusion often created by multiple tariff plans. The SRP offers total freedom to users by ... More

Reliance card at Re 1 a minute
RELIANCE Infocomm has launched Reliance India Card that facilitates calls from RIM or Reliance fixed wireless phone to any Reliance phone anywhere and at any time across the country at Re 1 a minute, and all other calls, including NLD, at Rs 2 a ... More

Hutch rolls out in Bengal, Sikkim
HUTCH on Wednesday announced the launch of cellular services in the West Bengal Telecom Circle, which comprises the whole of West Bengal except Kolkata, Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. For the moment, however, the rollout will be ... More

HARDWARE
D-Link looks to Indian arm for product support
THE Taipei-headquartered D-Link Corporation is aiming to breach the $1-billion mark, as it is already on course to finish the year with net sales of $970 million with two months to go. With the company deciding to concentrate on marketing by ... More

Acer setting up mall at Varanasi
ACER India on Wednesday announced the opening of its retail store, the Acer Mall in Varanasi. The 200 sq. ft. mall is being set up in alliance with Acer's retail partner Swastik Computer Pvt. Ltd. Acer's first exclusive brand showroom in the ... More

SOFTWARE
India has fallen behind in knowledge economy growth: Study
WHILE India is at the bottom one-third of the global knowledge economy comparison, it leads among South Asian countries. In the ICT (information communications technology) sector, India has made significant advances in telephone, computer and ... More

Keane to expand centre; plans BPO operations
KEANE Inc, a business and information technology consulting solutions provider, has announced the expansion of its Hyderabad centre that has seen an investment of $4 million this year and the setting up of a testing laboratory. The company plans ... More

Lucent picks HSS as partner
NEW DELHI: Hughes Software Systems has announced that it has been selected by Lucent Technologies to deploy the HSS Mediation Systems for the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network of HOT Telecom, a telecom service provider in Israel. ... More

Flexcube on IBM platform
BANGALORE: i-flex Solutions Ltd and IBM announced the availability of Flexcube, the core banking solution from i-flex on J2EE architecture using IBM software. As part of a global partnership agreement, IBM and i-flex will jointly market, ... More

INTERNET
Culture info portal to be ready by 2006
AN `e-dwaram' (e-door) would be opened in a couple of years from now, giving a peep into the rich cultural heritage of European and India. The project costing Euro 4,00,000, started early this year, would culminate into a portal that provides ... More

New MSN Search
BANGALORE: Microsoft has launched a beta version of the new MSN Search service on Wednesday, which provides consumers a faster access to the information they are seeking online. The new MSN Search is designed to reduce the time and ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Consortium to study BSNL, MTNL merger
THE Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has appointed a consortium led by ICICI Securities as the advisor for finding synergy between Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. The consortium includes ABN Amro Rothschild ... More

SECURITY
New Fortinet system
HYDERABAD: Fortinet, a network security solutions provider, hasunveiled the FortiManager-3000 System, a tool for centrally configuring, managing and monitoring large-scale security deployments. The FortiManager-3000 extends the ... More

ISPS
DoT imposes licence, entry fees on ISPs
INTERNET services are expected to become more expensive as the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has imposed a licence fee on ISPs amounting to eight per cent of their annual gross revenue. The Government has also set a one-time entry fee ... More

VENTURE CAPITAL
Sling Media gets funding; to grow R&D centre here
SLING Media, which has received $10.5 million in venture funding from Mobius Venture Capital, DCM-Doll Capital Management and an undisclosed strategic investor, is planning its R&D to happen out of Bangalore and expects the India centre to grow . More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES
Dell to set up third call centre
COMPUTER maker Dell said on Wednesday it is setting up third customer contact centre in Chandigarh to support its growing global customer base. Dell's Chandigarh centre is expected to begin its operations from March 2005 with some 300 ... More




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