INFO-TECH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Polycom sets up development centre
Hyderabad, Nov. 27. Polycom Inc, the $1-billion revenue company, has announced investments of over $5 million at its India Development Centre (IDC) in Hyderabad. Billed as the company’s first fully owned, fully grown development ...
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OUTSOURCING
BPO business goes beyond voice-based services
Chennai, Nov. 27 The BPO business goes beyond the simple voice-based service that it is often associated with. According to Ms Shashi Ravichandran, Head, Corporate Affairs, SCOPE International Pvt Ltd, BPOs would involve any process that is ...
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Sloka’s WiMAX tool for French town
Bangalore, Nov. 27 Bangalore-based start-up Sloka Telecom is helping a French town set up its WiMAX infrastructure. Sloka’s WiMAX base stations and network solutions will be deployed in Saint Medard en Jalles this December. “We ...
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74% rise in Q3 mobile handset sales: Gartner
Mumbai, Nov. 27 The Indian mobile handset market has recorded the fastest growth in the third quarter of the current calendar year, according to a recent report from global research firm Gartner Inc. The total number of mobile handsets ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Gulf Oil to develop IT park near Bangalore
Hyderabad, Nov. 27 Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd has announced that the company has received approval from Karnataka Udyog Mitra to build a mixed use IT Park on its 40-acre plot at Yellahanka. The proposed project will also provide ...
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SOFTWARE
Panchayati Raj system gets Microsoft solution
SWARAJ to offer critical information on schemes, funds, and land
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Nucleus investing Rs 20 cr in software product development
Chennai, Nov. 27 The Noida-based Nucleus Software Exports Ltd will invest Rs 20 crore in infrastructure and another Rs 20 crore in software product development in the current fiscal ending March 31, 2008, according to its CEO and Managing ...
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Net manpower addition in IT muted
Net manpower addition for the top six Indian IT services companies seems muted in the two quarters ending September. While nobody is yet shouting out from the rooftops that this is linked to a possible IT spending slowdown in the US economy, ...
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ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
FLAG Telecom enters deal with GlassHouse
To offer remotely managed storage services
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OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT
Infosys’ 2 new services to MS
Bangalore, Nov. 27 Infosys Technologies has announced two initiatives dedicated to Microsoft – an offshore facility and a concept centre for the Dynamics suite. The Vendor offshore facility can seat 400 and will highlight Infosys’ ...
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E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS
eClerx Services sets Rs 270-315 band
Mumbai, Nov. 27 eClerx Services Ltd, a provider of data analytics and customised process solutions to global enterprise clients from its offshore delivery centres in India, proposes to enter the capital markets with an initial public offering ...
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PIRACY
Microsoft unveils new tool to fight software piracy
Bangalore, Nov. 27 Microsoft India has unveiled a new strategy to fight piracy, giving firms a chance to redeem themselves. Launching the Get Genuine Solution (GGS), which lets SMBs legalise their counterfeit or unlicensed Windows XP ...
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PEOPLE
Amar is Lenovo India new MD
Computer maker Lenovo India has announced Mr Amar Babu as its new Managing Director. He replaces Mr Neeraj Sharma. Mr Babu was recently Chief Service Delivery Officer and member of the executive committee of telecom operator Idea Cellular. He ...
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