The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 13, 2007

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ByCell earmarks Rs 2,000 cr for expansion
New Delhi, Oct. 12 Even as the Government is yet to decide on the fate of the 500 applications it has received for offering telecom services in the country, some of the companies are making their investment plans. ByCell Telecommunications ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Work apace on Fab City project
State has carved out a special purpose vehicle for the project More

ELCOT will develop land at new IT park
Madurai, Oct 12 Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) would be developing 100 acres for sale to companies at the proposed Information Technology Park at Gangaikondan, near Tirunelveli, as companies are expected to commence operations ... More

HARDWARE
Centre may announce hardware policy soon
The Union Government is in the process of fine-tuning the new hardware policy which is likely to be announced within two-three weeks.A task force appointed for the hardware policy is in the process of finalising its guidelines as ... More

SOFTWARE
Jataayu's new mobile browser
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INTERNET
Core Projects, CHL ink pact
Mumbai, Oct. 12 Education solutions provider Core Projects & Technologies Ltd has inked an agreement with the Centre of Higher Learning (CHL) at NASA’s space centre for delivering educational content internationally.CHL ... More

Info Edge allocates Rs 50 cr for growth initiatives
Launching new portal in education space in 6 months More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Benchmark Microsystems to expand operations
Hyderabad, Oct. 12 Benchmark Microsystems, a technology solutions provider for animation developers and digital media companies, plans to expand operations with more centres in India and new markets overseas.The President, Mr Ashish ... More

SECURITY
Competition on digital security
RSA has announced an educational Crypto Combat Challenge. The challenge is open to college students and freshers, particularly those with a flair for cryptography and digital security. Those interested in participating in this challenge would ... More

Security alert
Coimbatore, Oct. 12 Websense Security Labs posing as a free e-card Web site being distributed in spam. The site itself contains no exploits, but when users click the URL, they are prompted to download and run the ‘SuperLaugh.exe’ ... More

CONVERGENCE
BSNL launches `TV in mobile handset' service
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E-GOVERNANCE
US to introduce e-visa processing
In a bid to facilitate visa processing for Indians to travel to the US, the US Embassy has decided to introduce paperless electronic visa processing service at all its consulates in the country. In addition, all customer service centres would ... More

VENTURE CAPITAL
36 start-ups for TiE-ISB Connect
Will also have representatives from Google and Yahoo More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
MAIT, CompTIA in skill sets tie-up
Bangalore Oct 12 MAIT, the apex body representing hardware, training and R&D sectors of the country’s IT industry, has tied up with Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), a global certification firm, to create a ... More

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