The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Airtel touches 2-lakh customer base in Orissa
AIRTEL, the leading mobile service from Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd, has touched two-lakh customer base in the Orissa Telecom Circle within a time period of eight months. Announcing this here on Monday, Mr Rajan Swaroop, the company's ... More

International leased line tariff — The core of VSNL's row with the regulator
According to VSNL sources, the company has no control over costs for the undersea cables, which are determined unanimously by the consortium partners. More

Infineon in talks to license low-cost handset tech
GERMAN semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies hopes to take advantage of Moore's Law to bring out handsets that cost $15 to $16 (less than Rs 1,000) by next year. The company recently announced that it had brought out a prototype of a ... More

Hutch unveils new services for Karnataka
SUBSCRIBERS of Hutch mobile phones service can now decide the rate plan of their choice based on a self-analysis of the intensity of usage, thanks to a new service launched by the service provider in Karnataka. `My Hutch' is a Web self-service ... More

STOCKS

Aptech Investments `corrects' its earlier offer, price for Aptech
APTECH Investments today announced to the Bombay Stock Exchange a "corrigendum" to its earlier public offer for purchase of 20 per cent equity in Aptech Ltd. Earlier the company had said that it would purchase from the public 68.90 lakh shares ... More

HARDWARE

India server revenues up 30 pc: Gartner
INDIA'S server market grew 30 per cent in revenue year-on-year, during the second quarter of this year, and continues to be the largest in the ASEAN region, according to a research report by Gartner. "Its healthy economic conditions were ... More

`Innovation to fuel IT growth' — Intel working on dual core processors for power efficiency, says Otellini
GROWTH is back in the technology industry and innovation is likely to fuel the next phase of growth, says Mr Paul S. Otellini, President and Chief Executive Officer of Intel Corporation. Delivering the keynote address at the Oracle OpenWorld ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

NI Systems to raise headcount
NI Systems India Pvt Ltd, part of US technology company National Instruments, plans to increase its headcount at the rate of 30-40 per cent every year for the next three years. The company, which is based in Bangalore, plans to open additional ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

TRAI may remove licence fee, spectrum charge for rural areas
IN a bid to incentivise telecom services in rural areas, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is considering a proposal to exclude revenues earned from rural telephones for the purpose of estimating the annual licence fee and spectrum ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Sierra Atlantic, Oracle in pact
HYDERABAD: Sierra Atlantic, an enterprise applications provider, on Tuesday announced it has been authorised by Oracle, as a reseller for the Oracle E-Business Suite Special Edition. With this agreement, Sierra Atlantic joins other ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS

ICICI Bank, eSeva tie up for online payment
ICICI Bank Ltd and eSeva have partnered to provide Internet-based payment solution for registered members of eSeva in Hyderabad. This will enable Master card and Visa cardholders to log on to eSeva Web site and make their payments. Earlier, ... More

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