The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 30, 2005

Wake-up call for firms to go for terrorism cover
DESPITE repeated warnings on terrorist strikes from central intelligence agencies, several domestic information technology companies have not opted for terrorism risk cover. Sources said only the multinational companies and a handful of ... More

IPR

Goldstone Tele seeks patent for silicon polymer
GOLDSTONE Teleservices Ltd, the Hyderabad-based telecom accessories manufacturer, has applied for patent for the silicon compound (polymer compound) used in housing composite insulators. According to a statement from the company, it is ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

IT's hungry for more and more talent
CONTINUED hiring across technology disciplines, concerns about attrition levels in the IT Enabled Services resulting in higher costs and increasing real estate prices forcing companies to look to tier II and three cities have emerged as some key ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Intelenet scouts for buys in UK
The company hopes to have a presence in the UK in 2-3 months, and will go for a 500-700 seat capacity. More

SECURITY

IT firms step up security
AFTER Wednesday's terror attacks on the Indian Institute of Science, IT companies in the country's tech capital have begun beefing up security procedures. Multinationals and domestic companies like Infosys Technologies and Wipro Ltd said that ... More

No cause for any disruption: Dharam Singh
The Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr Dharam Singh, has assured IT firms that the State Government is tightening security. He was speaking to newspersons after a high-level security meeting with police officials and bureaucrats. "There is no need ... More

Attack on the IISc — South India on terror cross-hair
The Wednesday attack at the IISc does not appear to have been targeted at any scientist but generally at the IT industry for which Bangalore is best known. If, as is suspected, a jihadi group is involved, it could be, besides political and religious reasons, with an economic angle. Perhaps, the attack is symbolic — at an important source of foreign exchange earnings, keep foreign IT companies away from India and impact the stock market, which attracts considerable overseas funds, says B . Raman. More

`Info systems audit must to curb cyber crimes'
IN the wake of ingenious cyber threats, attacks and crimes, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), Cochin Chapter, has mooted a compulsory Information Systems Audit in all Government and semi-Government organisations ... More

VIRUSES

Dos and don'ts for PC users while on vacation
WITH the New Year round the corner and people having packed their bags for travel, they need to have one more aspect on their check list - the shutting down of computers and laptops in their absence. According to Mr Niraj Kaushik, Country ... More

EVENTS

CSI Chennai Chapter to organise workshop
THE Computer Society of India (CSI) Chennai Chapter will organise a workshop on Software Estimation and Function Point Analysis here on January 7. Mr S. Ramanathan, an information technology consultant, will conduct the one-day workshop to ... More

OUTLOOK

`India growth story to continue: IDC
INDIA will continue to be the fastest growing domestic IT market in the Asia-Pacific region in 2006 with an estimated growth of 19 per cent over 2005, according to market research firm IDC. "The India domestic IT market is into a growth ... More

PEOPLE

Infotech director quits
HYDERABAD: Infotech Enterprises Ltd has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that Mr Rajan Babu Kasetty, the director of the company has resigned with effect from December 27, 2005 and Mr Trivikram Dasu is appointed as DGM-Legal & Company ... More

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