The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 04, 2008

OUTSOURCING
DenuoSource sets up second KPO centre
Hyderabad, April 3 The US-based DenuoSource plans to tap the emerging opportunities in the retail and healthcare sectors in India through its expertise in providing solutions to corporates in the sales and marketing space. The company ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
‘Mobile revolution to throw up challenges for media planners’
3G services to offer huge potential, says Nokia India MD More

DoT allocates CDMA spectrum to Sistema
Service in 3 circles may start by year-end More

INSIGHT
Mobile and fixed phone substitutability — Why does it matter for India?
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Cabinet panel nod for IT investment regions
In a bid to fuel the growth of electronics hardware manufacturing in the country, the Government on Thursday approved a policy to create information technology investment regions (ITIRs). These regions are specifically-notified zones ... More

TAXATION
Panel draws attention to tax issues
A high-level group constituted by the Planning Commission has asked the Government to address the tax issues faced by IT and BPO units. The group said the introduction of income-tax benefits for the IT units in special economic zones (SEZs) has ... More

SOFTWARE
IT spend by small, medium cos set to rise 22%: Study
Small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India are expected to spend $9.7 billion on IT in 2008. This would be an increase of 22 per cent over their IT spend in 2007, according to the New York-based Access Markets International (AMI) Partners, ... More

Adobe creates applications for ‘living’ Web pages
Significant contribution by India-based engineers in crafting new tools More

FX Labs upbeat on PC games
Hyderabad, April 3 Game developer FX Labs Studios has announced the release of its first offline game Agni in India and in some select markets overseas. It has hinted at the launch of several other titles including Dhoom II, Gazni and ... More

INTERNET
World’s new bazaar for books
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Less piracy, more jobs, says study
Pune, April 3 Reducing software piracy in Asia by just ten percentage points over the next four years could well see 4,35,000 new jobs, $40 billion in economic growth and $5 billion in tax revenues above the current projections. In ... More

2 US Senators seek H-1B visa usage details from IT cos
New Delhi, April 3 Turing the heat on the H-1B visa debate, US Senators - Mr Dick Durbin and Mr Chuck Grassley - have shot-off letters to top 25 H-1B visas users — including Infosys, Wipro, TCS and Satyam – seeking detailed ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
MRTPC issues notice to Airtel, Vodafone & Idea Cellular
Investigation reveals cartelisation More

SECURITY
Malware authors change tack, spread virus via Web
Pune, April 3 By the end of 2008, about a million viruses and Trojans will pass. This is the finding of F Secure Corporation, which has reported that on an average, about 25,000 malware samples are received every day. It also points out that ... More