The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, October 25, 2007

OUTSOURCING
Stone laid for UST Global campus
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 24 The Chief Minister, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the Thiruvananthapuram campus of leading IT and BPO services provider UST Global. The UST Global Campus will grow out from 36 ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
`Smartphone support costly'
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SOFTWARE
Small, medium biz may hike IT spending this year
Kolkata, Oct 24 Small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India (under 1,000 employees) are expected to spend $8 billion on their IT-related investments in the calendar year 2007, representing an increase of 23 per cent over similar spend last ... More

Xbox LIVE in India from Nov 5
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IIT Delhi startup gets Swedish collaborator
New Delhi, Oct. 24 Here is a first for the technology incubation block at IIT Delhi — it has struck a joint venture with a multinational company. Technical startup Mechartes Researchers Pvt Ltd, which consists of first-generation ... More

IT TRAINING
MindParlour setting up IT finishing schools
Kochi, Oct 24 MindParlour LLC, a leading player in the HR services arena in West Asia, is planning to set up a chain of IT finishing schools in metros and Tier-II cities in the country. The first school will come up in January 2008 to ... More

Patni signs pact with BITS Pilani
Mumbai, Oct. 24 Patni Computer Systems has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Pilani-based Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) for a two-year masters level degree in embedded systems for Patni’s employees. ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
No spectrum allocation till Nov 12, says Centre
Raja for fair play with operators, licence holders More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Infotech Enterprises looking for buys
Bangalore, Oct. 24 Infotech Enterprises Ltd is scouting for acquisitions to beef up its capabilities in areas of hi-tech, telecom and automotive verticals mainly in the US and Europe. “We are looking at companies with revenues ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
HelloSoft partners Sonus
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OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT
Tanla enters US market
Hyderabad, Oct. 24 Value-added services provider for telecom carriers Tanla Mobile Inc has announced the launch of its US operations at the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show in San Francisco. Entering the North American market, ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS
Bus ticket bookings take real-time route
Coimbatore, Oct. 24 Online surface transport Web site, Ticketvala.com, was formally launched on Tuesday. The site will enable travelers to book bus tickets from the comfort of their home in real-time and at no extra cost.“The ... More

SECURITY
Chamber organising meet on information security
Evolving stringent legal frameworks on data protection, IPRs More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
IT export turnover will touch $80-billion mark by 2011: Raja
New Delhi, Oct. 24 IT export turnover, currently at about $37 billion, is expected to touch the $80-billion mark by 2011 end, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Mr A Raja, said on Wednesday. “We are ... More

OUTLOOK
No cuts yet on US tech spend: TCS
`We've come out largely unscathed from sub-prime woes More