The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 22, 2007

NEW BUSINESS
IT is big
TCS has bagged a 10-year deal worth $1.2 billion from Nielsen Co. It will provide IT and Operations support worldwide to the information and media company. ... More

STORAGE
‘Quantum effect’ looks promising for ‘Cyderabad’
Next week’s expo will tell if Bangalore breeze will blow again More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Go your way
HTC Corp has announced the launch of P3300, “an innovative Global Positioning System (GPS) phone in India.” Apart, from the GPS navigational capabilities, the P3300 is a feature-packed PDA phone offering high-speed wireless LAN ... More

INSIGHT
A cat and mouse game
Apple challengers are at it - trying to break into the iPhone. More

Igniting IT with embedded systems
The first ever Embedded Systems Conference was held in India this month. Anand Parthasarathy reports on the desi directions in fabless design that the event signposted. More

What is an embedded system?
An embedded system is a special-purpose computer system designed to perform one or a few dedicated functions. It is usually embedded as part of a complete device, including hardware and mechanical parts. In contrast, a general-purpose ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
‘Sriperumbudur may lure $4-b investment’
Chennai, Oct. 21 The areas in and around Chennai and Sriperumbudur are likely to attract a total investment of $4 billion in the next two-three years, according to the Tamil Nadu Information Technology Secretary, Dr C. Chandramouli. In ... More

TECHNOLOGY
‘Chips’ in cattle to detect insurance frauds
Gujarat to implant tamper-proof RFID tags on 1.5 lakh cattle soon More

SOFTWARE
Today's Pick: Wipro (Rs 500.55)
We recommend a buy in Wipro at current prices. After a prolonged downtrend that extended between February and September this year, the stock is trying to make some head way. It has already gained 18 per cent since the September trough of Rs ... More

Adobe targets schools
Chennai, Oct. 21 Adobe Systems has announced new licensing options and certification programmes for schools and technical institutes. As part of this initiative, combinations of 13 Adobe multimedia products including Flash, Dreamweaver, ... More

STOCK TAKES
TCS: Joining the Ivy League
TCS may well be included in the Ivy League of international IT players after it bagged the largest ever IT outsourcing deal awarded to a single player in India.The deal, valued at $1.2 billion over a 10-year period, with The Nielsen ... More

OUTLOOK
Steer smartly
While large firms can weather challenges more easily, small and medium IT enterprises will need to innovate to survive. Here are some ways to go about it. More

Third wave of outsourcing coming
Hackett Group: Process improvement is the way to go More

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