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APIIC picks TCS for digitisation project
IT solutions provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced that it has been engaged by the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) for a major digitisation project. TCS will help APIIC to integrate its ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BSNL’s plea on roaming charges rejected
New Delhi, Aug. 24 The Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal has rejected Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd’s plea for charging a fee from private mobile operators for terminating incoming national and international roaming calls on its ... More

‘Defence open to vacating spectrum’
Seeks alternative platform from DoT More

Teledensity crosses 20% mark
The total number of telephone subscribers has reached 232.87 million at the end of July 2007 compared with 225.01 million in June 2007. According to numbers released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the overall teledensity has ... More

MTNL offering ISD calls at Re 1/minute
Voice over Internet Protocol services launched More

Mauj to manage WAP sites
Mobile VAS player Mauj has announced a tie-up to manage the integration of the short code ‘3776’ and the WAP destination for mobile ESPN services in India. Mauj will also be responsible for distribution of rich multimedia content ... More

Bharti Airtel’s Onam offer
Leading mobile services provider Bharti Airtel has announced a special offer for its pre-paid customers who want to call their friends and relatives in the Gulf countries on a reduced tariff during the Onam festival. It has announced a 15 per ... More

Salcomp to boost capacity addition, local content
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EDUCATION
QAI sets up software testing institute
Bangalore, Aug. 24 Soon industry relevant certifications for software testing will be offered in your university. Consultancy firm QAI has announced an independent industry-academia initiative Edista Testing Institute. Set up here with an ... More

HARDWARE
RPG Cellucom opens 4 outlets in Kolkata
Will showcase 75 models of phones More

Texas unveils new video switches
Texas Instruments has introduced two new video switches for digital video interface or high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI). The new devices connect either two or three digital video signals coming from devices such as game consoles, ... More

MS sets millionth customer target
Microsoft Hardware has announced its growth plans for India and set a target of crossing the millionth customer mark in India in 2007. “Today the company reaches out to customers across India through a network of over 9,500 dealers and ... More

Acer India’s notebook series
Acer India has announced the launch of its Aspire 4310 and Aspire 4710 series for the Indian market. The Aspire 4310 series, which uses a Celeron M 520, has a 512-MB system memory, an 80-GB hard-disk drive and a widescreen. With a LINUX operating ... More

SOFTWARE
Symantec’s unified solution to tackle information risks
Symantec Corp is all set to offer unified solution for managing information risks around data loss, spam and e-discovery. Mr Francis deSouza, Vice-President, Information Foundation, Compliance and Security Management, told presspersons ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
SAP hiring people with domain expertise
Kolkata, Aug. 24 SAP India is looking to hire people having expertise in domains such as retail, public services, utilities and the BFI (banking, finance & insurance) space, among others.The company, which has been adding 300-400 ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Dubai Investment buys 40% stake in Time Broadband
New Delhi, Aug. 24 Dubai Investment Group has acquired 40 per cent stake in the Internet Protocol Television service provider Time Broadband Service Ltd. Time Broadband declined to comment on the value of the specific investment, but ... More

Infotech scouts for buys in automotive space
New Delhi, Aug. 24 Infotech Enterprises Ltd on Friday said it is in talks with US and Europe-based companies specialising in engineering design services in automotive, and hi-tech, consumer and medical electronics (HCM) space, for making a ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
Telecom cos share views with TRAI on HITS
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has received 18 comments for its consultation papers on the satellite based cable system, Headend-In-the-Sky (HITS).Bharti Telemedia has suggested that the HITS operations be allowed in ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
CADD Centre, Primavera tie up
CADD Centre, a leading CAD company, has engaged Primavera Systems, a project and portfolio management software company, in a strategic alliance. The CADD Centre-Primavera partnership would foster the training of professionals in India using the ... More

Honeywell, TCE tie up for incubation unit
Madurai, Aug. 24 Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab (HTSL), Bangalore, popularly known as Honeywell and Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE), Madurai have joined hands to promote an innovation incubation centre as an industry-institution ... More

IPOS
L&T may raise Rs 3,000 cr via GDR
Mumbai, Aug. 24 Engineering and construction company Larsen and Toubro will raise $700 million (about Rs 3,000 crore) in the next three to four months.It will most likely be through issue of Global Depository Receipts, Mr. A M Naik, ... More

OUTLOOK
Honeywell plans critical projects in Madurai centre
Madurai, Aug. 24 Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab, Bangalore, is planning to take up certain critical projects in automation and control and aerospace at its centre in Madurai. It is also looking to expand its physical facility as ... More

Software testing is big revenue spinner for cos
Helps to reach out new geographies driven by growing demand More






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