The Hindu Business Line : Friday, May 18, 2007

AWARDS & HONOURS
NetXcell among `innovators'
NetXcell Ltd, announced on Thursday that they are selected as "One of the most innovative companies in India in 2007" by Microsoft. At "India is Innovation" summit, to be held at Bangalore in June, Microsoft will present a list ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Airtel, Reliance cut lifetime pre-paid cost
Users will have to make calls worth Rs 200 every 6 mths More

Idea signs $500-m deal with Nokia Siemens
Mobile services operator Idea Cellular Ltd signed a $500-million contract with Nokia Siemens Networks for network expansion here on Thursday. As per the two-year agreement, Nokia Siemens will expand Idea's GSM, GPRS, EDGE networks to cover ... More

Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo on mobile phones
Mobile2win to create a WAP site for Cartoon Network More

Ericsson, Nokia may bag BSNL contract
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is likely to award the contract for its mega 45.5-million line GSM cellular project to Ericsson and Nokia at $250 million lower than what the lowest bidder had quoted. While Ericsson had emerged as the lowest bidder ... More

BSNL targets 15 lakh new users in AP
Gearing up for IPTV launch within 3 months More

BSNL offers multilingual SMS in Kerala
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has announced the launch of multilingual short message services for its mobile phone customers in Kerala. Announcing this at a press conference in the city on Thursday, Mr S.R. Pillai, Chief General Manager, ... More

INSIGHT
Moving up the KPO ladder
In the past few years the KPO (Knowledge Process Outsourcing) business has gathered momentum. Consider the figures: The Indian ITES-BPO segment continued to chart strong year-on-year growth at 37 per cent for FY 2005-06. As per estimates of ... More

HARDWARE
Dell picks focus areas for sales
Having identified Government, public sector and education as focus areas for sales, computer manufacturer Dell has put in place a strong team to address opportunities in this segment. "With our India factory coming on stream ... More

SOFTWARE
India-based IT vendors revenue up 33.3% in 2006
India-based vendors' IT services revenue grew 33.3 per cent in 2006, but constituted only 3 per cent of the tracked revenues, said a research report from Gartner Inc. This is much higher than the growth rate of 6.4 per cent for world IT ... More

IBM commences Coimbatore operations
Plans to set up offices in 14 new locations this year More

Patni forms consulting service
Patni Computer Systems said it has formed a new consulting services practice within its manufacturing business unit. The new practice will offer manufacturers solutions designed to improve business performance and corporate ... More

Kids' day out at Microsoft
It was Kids' Day Out at the Microsoft India Development Centre at Hyderabad where children turned techies during `Bring Your Child to Work Day', and got a feel of the world of technology. Kids in the age group of 3 to 17 years visited their ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Smart Cube hires Europeans for entry-level positions
Plans to hire at least 10 more foreign nationals this fiscal More

Entry-level BPO salaries steadying
Mid-level salaries see 15-20% rise More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Bangalore entrepreneurs in pact with Spanish cos
For electronics manufacturing unit at Doddabellapur More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS
eBay eyes 3-wheeler segment
eBay India Motors, an e-commerce portal that sells used cars, trucks and motorcycles online, plans to sell used three-wheelers also. The eBay India Motors' Director, Mr Amit Bhartiya, said at a press conference here today that ... More

OUTLOOK
Invensys spending $20 m for expansion
Technology and automation solutions provider Invensys Plc is set to invest $20 million (about Rs 84 crore) in consolidation and expansion of its operations at its India development centre based in Hyderabad. Earlier this year, Invensys, which ... More

IT, ITeS cos bid to offset impact of rising rupee
Enhanced hedging cover, denominating a higher share of revenues in euros or pound sterling, upward revision of billing rates... well, these are broadly the strategies that IT and BPO majors are adopting in their effort to offset the impact of the ... More

Sun Micro sees open source as way forward
`Software sharing and free downloads can help bridge digital divide' More