The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Helios & Matheson begins arbitration proceedings
HELIOS & Matheson Information Technology Ltd has initiated arbitration proceedingsin response to certain information received from Escrow Agents PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt Ltd and Khaitan & Co to the share purchase agreement, which Helios ent More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

McAfee's mobile security tool
BANGALORE: Anti-virus software company McAfee Inc now has a new mobile security software - VirusScan Mobile - for cellular operators, manufacturers, enterprises, and consumers. "The solution will protect more than 17 million ... More

Breach of terms of life-time pre-paid offers — Consumer groups want fee refund, penalty on operator
CONSUMER groups want the telecom regulator to impose a penalty on mobile operators if they change the terms of lifetime pre-paid card offers or withdraw them midway. While on the one hand mobile operators have maintained that the lifetime ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Talks on IT campus works
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation will join hands with the Technopark management to ensure streamlined development of the region around the IT campus. The two sides, which met here for deliberations, have ... More

TECHNOLOGY

`Digital broadcasting offers big scope for commercial marketing'
THE World DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) Forum has come calling to enlist India into its fold by organising a workshop on the latest technologies and demonstrating its immense potential to expand commercial marketing through radio, mobile ... More

HARDWARE

Centre to decide on equity infusion for Fab City: AP CM
THE Central Government would soon decide on the quantum of equity infusion in the Fab City project, according to the State Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. Speaking to newspersons here today, Dr Reddy said that the State bagged this ... More

SOFTWARE

Approva Corporation plans to go public
APPROVA Corporation, player in the enterprise controls management software, plans to go public in 12-18 months. Preliminary work is being done, said Mr Prashanth Bocassam, Chief Executive Officer, at a press conference. He said the ... More

New disaster-alerting system
TAKING advantage of increasing mobile density and literacy in the country, Bangalore-based Geneva Software Technologies has come out with a comprehensive alerting system in case of calamity in the country. "In spite of IT leadership, India has ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Temp jobs up 20 pc; salaries rise 15 pc
The number of temp jobs has jumped by 20 per cent in verticals like BFSI, manufacturing and consumer durables. Salaries have improved by 15 per cent compared to last year, though Bangalore and Delhi continue to top in temp salaries across ... More

RESTRUCTURING

SQL Star completes revamp — New team in place to implement new biz model
SQL Star International Ltd, the Hyderabad-based information technology knowledge and services company, has completed a business restructuring plan. In the last three months it has also roped in five professionals from Oracle, IBM India and Sage ... More

SECURITY

Network security — MBT ties up with VeriSign
TELECOMMUNICATIONS software company Mahindra British Telecom has allied with VeriSign to provide security solutions for support of "next generation network" services. VeriSign is a US-based provider of intelligent infrastructure services for ... More

TCS, Stanford in pact for data security research
TATA Consultancy Services has signed a five-year agreement with Stanford University, the US, for research in data privacy. The company will be investing $1 million in this research collaboration, said Mr S. Ramadorai, Managing Director and CEO, ... More

OUTLOOK

PTC keen on greater presence
PTC, the US-based product development company, sees an increased presence for its software and research and development in India, according to a company official. Out of its 42,000 customers, 1,500 are in India and the number is growing fast, ... More

TRENDS

ADC collections exceed target, cross Rs 8,000 cr
BSNL may have received more money by way of access deficit charges than was intended, due to a steep increase in the call traffic. According to estimates being made by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the amount collected may ... More

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