The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Fortinet tool bags award
HYDERABAD: Fortinet, a network-based security solutions provider, has announced that its FortiClient Host Security software has received the Virus Bulletin 100 per cent award for its virus-detection capabilities. The Virus Bulletin 100 ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

BSNL partners OnMobile for voice services
THE state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. has announced the launch of voice-based value-added service through an automated speech recognition enabled multi-modal platform provided by OnMobile Asia Pacific, an Infosys incubated technology services ... More

TRAI defers cut in international bandwidth tariff by a month
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has deferred the implementation of the reduced international bandwidth tariff by a month. The move comes after Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) filed an appeal with the Telecom Dispute ... More

Samsung eyes 50% growth in mobile sales
SAMSUNG India Electronics Ltd (SIEL) is targeting a 50 per cent growth in mobile handset sales in 2005. In 2004, the Korean major sold, on an average, 100,000 handsets every month, said Mr Hyunchul Ryu, Director of Sales and Marketing (South ... More

R World to go paid
RELIANCE Infocomm will charge for the use of R World, its data services suite, from April 1. R World, according to the company, gets 1.25-1.5 billion page views every month. Going by this figure, and provided that usage continues to be the ... More

SOFTWARE

Software export growth may top 35%
Given the momentum, meeting the demand for quality human resource would prove to be a tough task, says Mr Karnik. More

Hughes' VPN for Galileo
SATELLITE service provider Hughes Escorts Communications Ltd has announced it has set up the largest Virtual Private Network for Galileo India — a global distribution services provider for the travel industry. "This VPN solution will ... More

IPR

Embedded software-related clause omitted — `Patent Bill may hit high-end R&D'
IN the wake of the change in the Government stance on patenting of embedded software, the software industry feels that the omission of the clause relating to patenting of software-related inventions in the recently-passed Patents (Amendment) ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Global Edge buys Ionic assets
BANGALORE: Global Edge Software, a Bangalore-based embedded software services company, has acquired the assets of Ionic Microsystems, another Bangalore-based technology provider for wireless LAN and broadband residential gateways. Ionic ... More

BROADBAND

Alcatel, C-DoT join hands for R&D facility
FRENCH telecom major Alcatel has signed an agreement with Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) to set up a global research and development centre for broadband wireless products. The joint venture facility, to be established in ... More

OUTLOOK

HP Labs plans field tests of research products
HP Labs India is planning field tests of its research projects over the next 10-12 months, including an input device that permits the entry of Indian scripts in a natural and intuitive manner, said Mr Richard H. Lampman, Senior Vice-President, ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Compact wireless router
BANGALORE: Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, has announced the introduction of its Compact Wireless-G Broadband, CW-G Router is a three-in-one device — a Wireless Access Point that enables users to connect via Wireless-G ... More

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