The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 31, 2007

OPEN OFFERS
No change in MphasiS open offer price
Electronic Data Systems (EDS) has revised the dates for the open offer to acquire 20 per cent more shares of MphasiS. But the open offer price has been left unchanged at Rs 204.5 a share, which is significantly lower than the current ruling ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS
HelloSoft bags product award
HelloSoft has announced that Technology Marketing Corporation's Internet Telephony magazine has named HelloDual Mode as a recipient of a 2006 product of the year award, according to a company statement. ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Pacific Internet opens phone biz
Pacific Internet Ltd, an independent Internet service provider in the Asia-Pacific region, on Tuesday entered the voice carrier market in the country with the launch of PacNet Vocal, an IP telephony service targeted at business ... More

ISPs oppose auction of Wi-Max spectrum
Seek support from USO Fund More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Nettlinx Q3 net at Rs 1 cr
Nettlinx Ltd has recorded consolidated income of Rs 3.49 crore with a net profit of Rs 1.11 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2006. On a standalone basis, Nettlinx recorded total income of Rs 1.97 crore with a net profit of Rs 0.91 ... More

HARDWARE
ScratchGard in talks with OEMs
Screen protector kits More

SOFTWARE
Sun Micro expanding in tier II cities
US-based Sun Microsystems is expanding its presence in India's tier II and III cities. It has identified 18 such cities for entry with the help of its partner network, according Mr Rajesh Rege, Director, Sales, Sun Microsystems India. The ... More

Trend Micro Web security tool for SMBs
Trend Micro has rolled out its latest version of Worry-Free Security Solutions for small and medium businesses. The solution, led by Client Server Messaging Security 3.5, is expected to provide integrated protection against Web threats including ... More

Cadence tool for low power chips
Electronic design automation (EDA) provider Cadence Design Systems has developed a design solution for low power chips. This solution from the $1.3 billion EDA tool provider integrates design, verification and implementation of low power chips, ... More

Braille translation software
Pune-based Modular InfoTech Pvt. Ltd, software packages development company, has developed the Shree Lipi-Braille translation software, which would help in conversion of books of 12 Indian languages to Braille. It has also made ... More

IT TRAINING
Choice Solutions' data centres
Choice Solutions has announced its foray into data centres by launching Data Centre Division that would offer management and audit services centred around data centres. Alongside, the company said it would offer training ... More

CADD Centre's new programme
CADD Centre, a training provider in computer aided designing courses, on Tuesday announced the launch of a Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Computer Aided Product Development. In the phase one, the course will be launched in ... More

IPR
Workshop on software copyrights
The Indian Institute for Information Technology and Management-Kerala (IIITM-K) is joining other leading institutions to organise a one-day workshop on `Software copyrights, licensing and reuse of open source products' at ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
TN Govt to create talent pool for info tech industry
Tamil Nadu, through the proposed IT Academy, is working with Nasscom to design a training curriculum for students in arts and science colleges, and train them to be readily available for IT industry, according to Dr C. Chandramouli, Tamil Nadu ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Wipro plans more buys
Wipro Technologies is looking at more acquisitions this year. According to Mr Pratik Kumar, Executive Vice-President— Human Resources, the company is looking at `bigger acquisitions' this year. Last year, it acquired seven small and ... More

Hindujas to conduct Hutch due diligence on Feb 5, 6
6 cos evince interest in acquiring stake More

PEOPLE
AppLabs appointment
Software products testing services provider AppLabs Technologies today named Mr Gary Davies, who draws up from over 15 years of experience, to head its business development in Europe, where the company is expanding its foothold, ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Vista, 2007 Office launched
English, Hindi versions available; other languages to follow More

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