The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, November 05, 2005

`Exempt individual IT parks from environmental clearance'
THE demand for space from the information technology industry is so huge that if space is not provided within six months of an IT outfit making the demand, the unit could go to another country, said Mr Deepak Parekh, Chairman, Housing ... More

HARDWARE

Asia Pacific PC sales touch 10.9 m in Q3, says IDC — `India posts strongest y-o-y growth in notebooks'
THE personal computer (PC) market in Asia Pacific totalled 10.9 million units in the third quarter of 2005, representing a sequential growth of 11 per cent and a year-on-year growth of 19 per cent, as China, Korea, and Taiwan exceeded sales ... More

VeriSign to digitally certify Infineon chips
During chip manufacturing and production, Infineon will create and digitally sign the TPM to confirm its authenticity and integrity. More

SOFTWARE

US Senate clears proposal to hike H-1B visa limit
"The US Senate approved a provision in the budget bill that aims to "recapture" employment-based immigrant visas that were legally available but unused in previous years, adding some 90,000 visas overall. " More

S&P upgrades Infosys, Tata Steel foreign currency ratings
STANDARD & Poor's Ratings Services today said that it has raised the foreign currency ratings on Infosys Technologies Ltd and Tata Steel Ltd to a level higher than the country's sovereign rating. Infosys Technologies Ltd has been moved up from .. More

i-Vista Digital to develop products for Dutch cos
I-VISTA Digital Solutions has entered the European market with an order worth euro 1 million, approximately Rs 5.2 crore. The company has bagged orders from Dutch companies Innovista, BV and Human Capital Performance Management, BV. i-Vista ... More

Design outsourcing boosts software sales
OUTSOURCING of design to India by car manufacturers has boosted sales of related design engineering software. "The influx of design outsourcing into India is helping," agreed Mr Narendra Reddy, Managing Director, India Operations, UGS, an ... More

`ILM, the new wave in the making'
STOCK exchanges, regulatory agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Board of India, and companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and those going global need a new approach to data management, referred to as Information Lifecycle ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Device to alert napping drivers
A BATTERY operated automobile safety device - No Nap - which fits on the ear a la bluetooth alerts drivers who are on the verge of nodding off behind the steering wheel. The device, developed by a Pune-based engineer, which was ... More

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