The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 28, 2006

ESOPS
R Systems investment in Aisel Corporation gets board approval
R Systems International Ltd has on Wednesday announced that the company's Board of Directors has approved its investment in equity shares of Tokyo based, Aisel Corporation. The board has approved allotment of 4,10,000 equity shares each at the ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
DLF IT Park in Chennai to be ready soon
The six-million sq ft DLF IT Park@Chennai, a special economic zone, will soon be ready for occupation marking DLF's entry into the IT hub in the South, according to a press release from the company. According to sources in the know, the ... More

Bhagyanagar to develop IT park
Bhagyanagar India Ltd has informed the BSE that the company has finalised plans to set up an IT park at Hyderabad with a total outlay of about Rs 120 crore with a built up area of 8,00,000 sq. ft, in six acres of plot, of 12 ... More

HARDWARE
Asustek close to decision on manufacturing facility
Chennai likely base for $10-m project More

HP to double Indigo press sale in India
Globally, HP has around 4,000 customers for its Indigo presses and in India it expects to reach around 100 in the next couple of years. More

INTERNET
Brands in the blog age
Year 2006 was a milestone in many ways. More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Maples ESM triples headcount
Maples ESM Technologies has more than tripled its headcount in the last one year, according to a press release from the Chennai-based IT consulting company. Quoting its Founder and President, Mr N.Ra, Subramani, the release said that Maples ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Hutch to consider bids above $14 b; Essar joins the race
Deal likely to cost Essar Rs 40,000 cr for 67 pc stake More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
ReadyTestGo ties up with Sun Micro
Chennai-based ReadyTestGo (RTG), a CSS Group company that provides software testing and quality assurance services, has tied up with the US-based Sun Microsystems to market RTG's performance engineering solutions to corporate ... More

PIRACY
SAP alert on training centres
SAP India has decided to crack down on unauthorised SAP training institutes . Cautioning prospective trainees, Mr Alan Sedghi, President and CEO, SAP India said the move was aimed at protecting students interests and the IT ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES
Net traffic here feels Taiwan quake impact
Undersea cable damage disrupts services More

PERFORMANCE
2006: Outsourcing turns mainstream
Year 2006 was a good haul for the country's IT services industry. Outsourcing became mainstream. India established itself as a dominant offshore destination. The big boys of Indian IT turned bigger, expanding global footprint even as markets ... More

TRENDS
Record rise in MNC investments: Nasscom
Despite rising concerns on gaps in talent and infrastructure impacting the country's competitiveness in emerging as a leading destination for IT and BPO services, the year 2006 witnessed an unprecedented rise in MNC investments, said Nasscom's ... More

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