The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 04, 2005

Fixed line telephony set to make a comeback — Integrated operators plan major wireline expansion
FIXED line telephony that had given way to mobile phones is now back in focus. Most of the integrated players including Reliance Infocomm, Bharti Tele-Ventures and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd are betting big on wireline phones and are rolling out ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Kerala: 'Smart City' proposals raise many a question
`Vested interests are involved and the promoters have given a wish list. The wish list asks for a host of exemptions from existing laws and other mandatory requirements.' More

Bengal to develop Sector-V in Salt Lake city
TO pave the way for investment in IT and IT enabled sectors (ITES), the West Bengal Government is planning comprehensive development of the Sector-V area in Salt Lake city. Sector-V is the home of IT industry in Bengal. Addressing a workshop ... More

SOFTWARE

Japanese language training for IT professionals
THE Association for Overseas Scholarship (AOTS), Japan, with the active support of Nasscom and STPI, hosted a training programme on Japanese language for Indian IT engineers here. The training session was held during May-June. The highlight of ... More

Agilent plans to tap new areas for synthetic instruments
AGILENT Technologies is eyeing the Defence and aerospace segments with its innovative range of synthetic instruments, which are reconfigurable as blocks. Synthetic instruments have emerged as new testing and support equipment for Defence ... More

India, China to fuel demand for BI tools software: IDC
FUELLED by growth in China and India, the Asia Pacific business intelligence (BI) tools software market is projected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.3 per cent to touch $417.3 million by 2009. The BI tools software ... More

IT TRAINING

Hexaware to train freshers at Pollachi college
JOB pickers, particularly IT companies, are in a hurry to train fresh graduates. The induction programme has now started to happen in the campus itself. IT companies call it a `relationship-building' exercise. Cognizant Technology Solutions had ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS

eBay wooing small businesses
WHAT does Mr A. Karthik Raja, a college student who sells more than a 1,000 electronic items, have in common with Ms Shalini Vohra, a specialist in designer salwar suits and lehnga saris. They both sell on the Net using eBay, a ... More

SECURITY

Grow savvy on security
Spyware, adware, phishing... these are no vague threats in cyber space. They are real, so sharpen your security measures, says Symantec. More

TRENDS

Problem pile-up
As obsolete or worn out electronic items are discarded by companies and individuals, the e-waste pile mounts. A look at initiatives to surmount the problem. More

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