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Reliance to convert Infocomm preference shares at Rs 32
THE board of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which met on Tuesday, decided to convert 162 crore preference shares of Reliance Infocomm Ltd - acquired at Rs 8,100 crore - into fully paid-up equity shares of the face value of Re 1 each at a ... More

ESOPS


Wipro to grant shares to staff at face value
WIPRO Ltd proposes to grant some 60 lakh shares at face value of Rs 2 each to its employees under a new restricted stock unit plan 2005. This new stock option plan is essentially an extension of the Wipro Employee Restricted Stock Unit Plan 2004, ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS


Lifetime award for Satyam chief
THE Hyderabad Management Association (HMA) has honoured Mr B. Ramalinga Raju, Founder-Chairman of Satyam Computer Services Ltd., Mr Srini Koppolu, Managing Director of Microsoft India R&D, and the Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. for ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


Mobile penetration high in J&K, North-East
THE advent of the mobile phone has triggered a virtual revolution in the States of Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and the North-East. In just nine months, between March-December 2004, mobile connections in Jammu and Kashmir grew by 430 per cent, ... More

Curbs on trends
A girl student dials a mobile phone. The State Government has banned fashion shows, cinematic dances and mobile phones with camera facility in educational institutions. Conventional art and cultural programmes are, however, allowed if approved by ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


Calsoft net at Rs 3.4 cr
CALIFORNIA Software Company Ltd (Calsoft) has reported a net profit of Rs 3.35 crore on revenue of Rs 48.86 crore for the year ended March 31,2005 compared to Rs 3.04 crore on revenue of Rs 37.80 crore for the previous year. The board of ... More

Four Soft net down
HYDERABAD: Four Soft Ltd has reported 52.15 per cent growth in consolidated revenues at Rs 21.65 crore for the year ended March 2005, compared to Rs 14.23 crore the previous year. Consolidated net profit for the year stood at Rs 4.14 ... More

SOFTWARE


Infotech hires consultant to spot markets
INFOTECH Enterprises Ltd, the IT solutions provider, is set to zero in on the $100-million mark in revenue in fiscal 2006. It has enlisted the services of a global consultant to expand its market presence and explore new growth areas. According ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Lionbridge to buy Bowne Global, expand team here
THE acquisition of Bowne Global Solutions by Lionbridge Technologies, both US-based companies, could mean the latter doubling the employee strength in its India offshore development centres to 2,000 in the next one year. The Nasdaq listed ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT


Patni in Amsterdam
MUMBAI: Patni Computer Systems has further expanded its European operations, opening its fifth office in the region at Amsterdam. The company already has offices in Germany (Stuttgart and Munich), Sweden and the UK. Patni had ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS


B2C deals seen at Rs 2,300 cr
BUOYED by improved customer confidence in online shopping and an increased adoption of e-ticketing, the business to consumer (B2C) e-commerce is estimated to touch Rs 2,300 crore in 2006-07 against Rs 570 crore in 2004-05, according to an ... More

EVENTS


Microsoft India initiative
CITING India as one of the buoyant developer markets globally, Microsoft Corporation is now on an evangelising drive - meeting techies across the country, guiding them to take to new technologies such as embedded software for mobile devices ... More

VENTURE CAPITAL


Nokia-backed VCs eye start-ups
TWO venture capital firms — BlueRun Ventures (BRV) and Nokia Growth Partners (NGP), backed by handset major Nokia Corporation — are expecting to invest in one to two Indian start-up companies every year. "We are looking for one to ... More

MTNL plans VC fund for tech development
MAHANAGAR Telephone Nigam Ltd is planning to set up a venture capital fund to promote research and development in the area of telecommunications. The state-owned company is targeting to support research institutions such as the Indian Institute ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


SatNav unveils navigation device
SATNAV Technologies, a Hyderabad-based IT products company, today announced the launch of what they described as India's first navigation system - SatGuide, a pocket PC-based touch screen navigation device. The company is in talks with ... More

New Netscaler technology
BANGALORE: Netscaler has launched AppCompress Extreme, an advanced technology that can accelerate the delivery of enterprise application data by as much as 44 times, while reducing bandwidth consumption by more than 90 per cent. The new ... More



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