The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 09, 2005

Cell firms' operating costs keep declining
DESPITE falling tariffs, most cellular operators are in black. The cost per subscriber, incurred by cellular operators, has fallen drastically from Rs 992 per month in 1999 to Rs 210 in 2004. According to a study by ... More

INSIGHT

Smaller pieces - for many
The BPO scene is changing. Mega deals that bite off big chunks of the cake are making way for smaller contracts. And these are being won by multiple, rather than single, vendors. More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Smart City sitting pretty?
LAST week's announcement by the State Government that it intends to pick up 9 per cent equity in the Smart City project being promoted by Dubai Internet City (DIC) in Kochi has been largely seen as a pointer to a future of accelerated growth and ... More

Allotment of prime land in Vizag to software cos opposed
BOTH the Telugu Desam, the principal opposition party, and the CPI (M), an ally of the Congress, have expressed opposition to the allotment of 20 acres of prime land in the city to software companies. Mr M.V.V.S Murthy (TDP), the former member ... More

SOFTWARE

Good catch
Kerala is clinching its biggest investment in IT - the Smart City project with Dubai Internet City. More

INTERNET

BEL-led consortium to set up Internet village centres in AP
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has issued a Letter of Intent (LoI) to a consortium led by Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) for setting up 5,550 Rajiv Internet Village (RAJiv) centres. While BEL would be the principal partner in the consortium, ... More

TNAU to launch market intelligence cell for farmers
Most commodity-related Web sites only indicate price-related information, but this one would give information on export procedures, export standards, infrastructure facilities, agri-export zones, food processing and post-harvest technology. More

IT TRAINING

Aptech's new course
NEW DELHI: Aptech Computer Education has launched its career course, ACCP 2005 programme, aimed at making students `complete IT professionals'. "The 2.5 year ACCP 2005 comprises compulsory and elective modules — Database ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Fujitsu, ZTE in collaboration
FUJITSU Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd, a leader in complex system-on-chip development and a pioneer in the development of WiMAX broadband wireless access semiconductor technology, and ZTE Corporation, the largest listed telecommunications systems ... More

SECURITY

Three simple tips to frustrate crimes in cyber space
THREE basic and simple rules: do not operate your accounts from a cyber cafe, do not give out the password and do not give your phone numbers in the chat room. These are enough to ensure that most cyber crimes do not take place, said Mr Sanjay ... More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES

Informatics eyes global info market
WITH knowledge processing outsourcing emerging as a new opportunity, the Bangalore-based Informatics Ltd plans to position itself as a global player with a revenue target of Rs 500 crore in the next five years. A leader in the knowledge ... More

OUTLOOK

SQC Global bullish on Kerala SMEs
SOFTWARE Quality Center (SQC), a Bangalore-based boutique IT consulting services provider and partner company of Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Carnegie Mellon University, maintains a bullish outlook on doing business in ... More

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