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Broadridge consolidating India operations
Hyderabad, March 12 Broadridge Financial Solutions, a $2-billion global technology outsourcing solutions provider for financial services companies, is in the process of consolidating its India operations, which have grown over the last year ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
DoT unlikely to stop Blackberry services
Meet with operators tomorrow on security issues More

Samsung unveils 5 mobile models, ropes in Aamir Khan
Mumbai, March 12 Samsung Telecommunications India, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Samsung Electronics of Korea, on Wednesday announced the launch of five new mobile handset models. It also announced actor Aamir Khan as the brand ambassador for ... More

‘Music applications fastest growing value addition on mobile phones’
New Delhi, March 12 Music applications are the fastest growing value added service on mobiles, according to a report from TNS Global Technology. The study, which interviewed 16,000 respondents across 29 countries, found that the use of ... More

DoT eases number allocation scheme
With mobile users base growing at over 5 million a month, mobile operators are finding it difficult to keep pace in terms of finding adequate phone numbers to allocate to all the new subscribers. In a bid to ease the crunch, the Department of ... More

HARDWARE
Study moots public-private partnership for chip R&D
New Delhi, March 12 Semiconductor-related research activities in technical institutions are still largely supported by the Government (contributing 85-90 per cent to overall funding), and the top seven institutes in India account for bulk of ... More

SOFTWARE
Web portal launch
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INTERNET
Selling experiences for a lifetime
eBay offers a unique auction. More

IT TRAINING
Technopark to launch tech finishing school
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar. 12 Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram plans to set up a technology finishing school. According to Mr N. Radhakrishnan Nair, CEO, Technopark, the finishing school will offer courses in technical subjects related to IT and ... More

EDS , PSG College sign up to set up finishing school
Coimbatore, March 12 The Bangalore-headquartered EDS Technologies has signed up with the PSG College of Technology to start a finishing school here.The school aims to groom the pre-final and final year students of mechanical and ... More

Special school to impart computer skills
Bangalore, March 12 In a gesture that could brighten up the lives of mentally challenged children, a former executive of Air India has opened a special school that will provide simple computer skills to the children studying in a neighbouring ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Nasscom setting up best practices panels for BPO workers’ safety
Pune, March 12 The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) on Wednesday announced the setting up of regional best practices committees to strengthen workplace-related policies and standards with a focus on security ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Mascon Global buying two US-based cos for $55 m
Two firms will bring 900 employees, revenue of $70 m this year More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT
TCS enters joint venture with Thailand co
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SECURITY
Vulnerability in MS Office Excel
Websense Security Labs has discovered a high-risk, zero-day vulnerability within Microsoft Office Excel. The vulnerability, discovered by Websense in November 2007, requires minimal user interaction. The company, in a press release here, stated ... More

BUSINESS MODELS
IBM’s institute for business value
IBM said on Wednesday it launched the IBM India Institute for Business Value (IBV). With the launch, IBM intends to provide its clients a clear understanding and insight into the industry segments in India. The IBV India team will leverage the ... More

EVENTS
IT expo at Technopark from today
The Kerala IT.com exhibition and the National e-Governance Programme Advocacy Conference will begin at Technopark here from Thursday. Announcing this at a press conference today, Dr Ajay Kumar, Secretary-IT, Government of Kerala, said that Kerala ... More






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