The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 16, 2006

Scandent raises Rs 134 cr
Scandent Solutions Corporation Ltd has raised Rs 133.65 crore from Indopark Holdings Ltd, Mauritius by allotting convertible bonds on a preferential basis. Indopark Holdings is the fully owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc. Scandent ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Fixed to mobile convergence in two years
Dual-mode handsets to make their presence felt soon More

STOCKS

Infosys ADS premium drops to 6-7 pc
`Domestic market has emerged stronger' More

HARDWARE

PCs, laptops become dearer
HP, Acer, LG, Zenith hike prices More

HP unveils Kannada script input device
Hewlett-Packard India revealed a Kannada script input device. This touch-sensitive keyboard allows Kannada-literate users to easily type, as they can add `matraas' manually. This version follows the launch of the Devanagari script keyboard ... More

SOFTWARE

Finacle plans meet in Goa
Finacle, the universal banking solution from Infosys Technologies Ltd, announced on Wednesday that it was organising Finacle Conclave 2006, the inaugural client forum that aims to bring together thought leaders and visionaries ... More

Satyam picks Mindset
Satyam Computer Services Ltd has appointed the Hyderabad-based Mindset E.Y.W. Advertising as one of its `agencies of record' to enhance its marketing positioning. Mindset has been handling the advertising for Nipuna, Satyam's BPO ... More

Iowa invites Satyam to set up facility
The US State of Iowa has asked Satyam Computer Services to set up a facility there. A high-level delegation from Iowa, headed by its Governor, Mr Tom Vilsack, visited the Satyam campus here and invited it to set up its eighth US facility in ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

Cell operators plan to defy BCCI notice
Cricket updates through SMS to continue More

SECURITY

Fraudsters design new phishing technique
Redirected to live site More

AirTight to expand Pune centre
AirTight Networks, provider of wireless perimeter security solutions, has today announced that it would be investing close to $12 million in the next 5 years at its Pune centre. Talking to presspersons the President of AirTight Networks, Mr ... More

3Com helps MS patch vulnerability
Intrusion prevention firm 3Com helped Microsoft patch a `critical' vulnerability in the spreadsheet application Microsoft Excel. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed through 3Com's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) programme. ... More

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