The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 24, 2005

DoT wing finds Hutch, BPL violating numbering plan
THE Vigilance Wing of the Department of Telecom has recommended action against BPL and Hutch for violating the national numbering plan. The two companies were found to be using the prefix '99,' which has been allotted to Airtel in the Andhra ... More

`Telecom gear makers set to invest $900 m'
THE Communications and IT Minister, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, today said that India could expect investments worth $800-900 million from multinational companies for setting up telecom equipment manufacturing units during the fiscal 2005-06. ... More

CDMA group pushes for 1900 Mhz frequency allocation
THE Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)-based mobile phone service providers and equipment suppliers on Wednesday came together to push for allocation of additional frequency in 1900 Mhz. At a joint press conference, attended by representatives ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Partnership pact signed to develop Chennai IT corridor
WORK on improving the Information Technology Corridor - a 20-km stretch of the Old Mahabalipuram Road - is all set to begin. Facilitating this is what is being described as a path-breaking agreement called a Partnership and Development ... More

SOFTWARE

TCS Lab digitises de Bono techniques
TATA Consultancy Services has tied up with Dr Edward de Bono — most famous for his `Six Thinking Hat' and `Lateral Thinking' techniques to change the way people think - and de Bono Thinking Systems (dBTS) to offer business transformation ... More

EMC opens support centre in Bangalore
EMC Corp, an information storage and management company, on Wednesdayopened its Indian development and support centre in Bangalore with a capacity for a 1,000 people. The company, which had announced a $100 million-investment in India in ... More

L&T bullish on embedded software, engg services
THERE are many who look upon outsourcing of engineering services as the next golden goose for software companies. It is indeed turning out to be so for Larsen & Toubro, the country's largest engineering company. L&T has identified embedded . More

Nucleus bags 4-year deal from GM arm
NUCLEUS Software Exports Ltd, a provider of integrated software products for banks and financial institutions, on Wednesday announced it has bagged a four-year mega contract from the financial services arm of General Motors to deploy its flagship ... More

Geometric, German co release design products
GEOMETRIC Software Solutions Company Ltd, a leader in product lifecycle management (PLM) services and technologies, and CoCreate Software GmbH of Germany on Wednesday announced the release of eDrawings{trade} Professional for OneSpace ... More

BindView tools win awards
PUNE: SC Magazine has selected the by-Admin Windows, with password self-service software, from the directory solutions offered by BindView Corp, as the industry's `Best Identity Management Solution.' The company has also been ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Global Consultants buys 60 pc stake in Planetasia
NEW Jersey-based Global Consultants Inc, an IT services provider, has acquired a majority stake of close to 60 per cent in the Bangalore-based Planetasia, a Microland Group company for an undisclosed sum. Existing investors J.P. Morgan Chase, ... More

ISPS

Sify deploys new IP version
CHENNAI: Sify Ltd has announced the commercial deployment of Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), the next generation IP protocol designed to replace the current IPv4. Just as people have a unique phone number for their use, IPv6 ensures ... More

PEOPLE

Pai to head TPI operations
NEW DELHI: TPI Inc, a global sourcing advisor, announced on Wednesday the appointment of Mr Siddharth A. Pai as Partner and Managing Director of its recently opened India operations. "Mr Pai would be part of the Global Service ... More

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