INFO-TECH
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Ministry plans research fund
THE Ministry of Communications and IT will move a Cabinet note for the creation of a fund for intensive research work in logistics and supply chain management. "A research fund must be created to evolve technology so that we manufacture ...
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Recharge cards for `Walky'
TATA Indicom has introduced prepaid recharge cards for its Fixed Wireless Phone, Walky. The company said the cards offered a tariff of 90 paise per pulse, which is lower than landline rates, as well as what the company said are the lowest ...
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HARDWARE
HP launches new range of printers
HEWLETT Packard (HP) India on Thursday launched 23 new varieties of laser printers with the product category ranging between 12 pages per minute and 55 pages per minute. The printers have an enhanced technology and their prices have been ...
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SOFTWARE
TCS bags $3-m deal from Philippine Depository — Takes 10 pc stake in parent co PDS
TATA Consultancy Services Ltd has won a $3-million contract from Philippine Depository & Trust Corporation (PDTC), a subsidiary of Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp (PDS). This engagement forms part of a larger growth strategy for TCS ...
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Satyam, Cyclone Com tie up
HYDERABAD: Satyam Computer Services Ltd has signed a partnership agreement with Cyclone Commerce - the collaborative commerce company - according to which the companies will combine Cyclone's business-to-business management solutions ...
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Satyam to recruit Singapore graduates
SATYAM Computer has announced a move to recruit fresh graduates from Singapore universities in its first management graduates hiring programme outside India to spur its software and outsourcing activities in South East Asia and China. Recently, ...
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IT companies prefer engg grads
THE information technology sector is booming, and Indian software firms are feeling the heat in identifying the right talent. Engineering graduates are still the most sought after, and software firms compete with each other to pick up the right ...
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BROADBAND
Govt to announce `technology neutral' spectrum policy
THE Minister for Communications and IT, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, has said the Government will soon announce a `technology-neutral' spectrum policy to usher in an automated spectrum management system by December 2004. This would bring in objectivity, ...
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ISPS
ISPs hold talks to decide move against entry fee
INTERNET Service Providers (ISPs) are holding a series of meetings to discuss the future course of action against the Department of Telecommunication's decision to impose licence fee and entry fee on Internet services. The Internet operators ...
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STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Wipro gets IPv6 award
BANGALORE: Wipro Technologies has announced that it has been awarded the "HP IPv6-Ready Solution Partner" certification at the International Tandem Users Group (ITUG) Summit 2004, held in San Jose, California. "IPv6 is the next ...
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OUTLOOK
Intel evaluating India as manufacturing destination
GLOBAL semiconductor major Intel Corporation's CEO, Dr Craig R. Barrett, on Thursday said the company was evaluating India as a possible location for manufacturing. "The question is whether we will put up a manufacturing plant in India. ... I ...
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PERFORMANCE
IBS succeeds where Honeywell couldn't
THIS takes BPO to another level. The airport operations systems and solutions at Heathrow and Gatwick being manned by geeks sitting in God's Own Country. True, the business came to the Kerala-based IBS Group when it bought out Avient Technologies ...
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PEOPLE
New COO for Virtusa
HYDERABAD: Virtusa Corporation, a software development and IT services provider, has announced that Mr Dan Smith has been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer and will head the company's worldwide sales and delivery ...
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