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TELECOMMUNICATIONS: 3G spectrum for CDMA operators to be auctioned
Move follows TRAI’s objections to subscriber-linked allocation. New Delhi, Aug. 28 Changing its earlier decision, the Communication and IT Ministry on Thursday said that 3G spectrum for CDMA operators will be auctioned. This is a shift ...

NEW PROJECTS: Wipro to expand in SEZs; plans Rs 1,500-cr spend
To add 6-8 million sq-ft space in 24-36 months. Chennai, Aug. 28 Wipro Technologies Ltd will spend nearly Rs 1,500 crore during this fiscal in infrastructure addition across the country, and plans to add 6-8 million sq ft of space in the next ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: iPhone gets lukewarm response
PRICING PAINS. New Delhi, Aug. 28 The much hyped iPhone has so far received a lukewarm response from Indian consumers. According to industry estimates, both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar have not been able to sell more than 1,500 phones in ...

INFRASTRUCTURE: AP CM defends allotment of land to IT cos, SEZs
‘Only lands vulnerable to encroachment were allotted’. Hyderabad, Aug. 28 The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, today defended the land allotments made to IT companies and special economic zones (SEZs) over ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Intel showcases prototypes of Atom-based devices
New Delhi, Aug. 28 Indian consumers could look forward to Internet-centric desktop devices, that would support basic computing such as Word and Excel, e-mails, casual gaming and Net capabilities, at a price point starting at Rs 5,000 over the ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Kaspersky Lab brings new security tools
Hyderabad, Aug. 28 Russian Internet security solutions provider Kaspersky Lab has announced the launch of its new generation security products both for personal computers and also for rapidly proliferating mobile ...

PEOPLE: Satyam BPO names new COO
Satyam Computer announced that Satyam BPO, its business process outsourcing arm, has appointed Mr Vijay Rangineni as Chief Operating Officer. According to a company statement, he will be responsible for driving business transformation across ...

ISPS: Sify launches fourth data centre in Mumbai
To invest $100 m in segment in next 2 years; Google Apps to power offerings. Chennai, Aug. 28 Sify Technologies, which offers consumer Internet and enterprise data services, on Thursday said that it would invest about $100 million in data ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Rating system for human resources in Kerala mooted
Kerala needs a rating system for human resources, specially relating to IT and IT-enabled services and such a rating exercise should be based on vigorous efforts for generation of integrated ...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: Tech Mahindra to buy 17% in Servista
Mumbai, Aug. 28 Telecom Solutions Company Tech Mahindra has agreed to acquire a 17-per cent minority equity stake in UK-based systems integrator ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: TRAI’s report on congestion unfair, say GSM players
New Delhi, Aug. 28 GSM mobile operators have told the telecom regulator that its observations on high level of congestion on cellular networks were ‘unfair and unwarranted’. ...

From eWorld

OUTSOURCING: Hello… it’s your call
The Government’s move to allow agents of ‘Other Service Providers’ to work from home throws open the ITES employment scene to more people, young and old.. Talk of good news coming down the line! In a move that will, doubtless, ...

SECURITY: A classic cyber war?
The Russia-Georgia clashes bring cyberspace issues to the fore.. It is again eventful times in cyberspace. It all started earlier this month with the entry of Russian troops into neighbouring Georgia’s South Ossetia, a region not ...

INTERVIEW: The transforming BPO landscape
Infosys BPO is bullish on growth prospects, never mind the US slowdown.. The last few years have seen the Indian BPO (business process outsourcing) industry ride the offshore wave to its advantage, both in terms of business as well as employment ...

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT: Europe beckons
With Europe eager more than ever to walk the India path, opportunities to get business out of the continent are growing for Indian IT ...

BOOKS: On convergence track
The four aspects of software quality are converging into one quality definition.. Four aspects of software quality are converging, and these are business excellence, service excellence, security, and information integrity, say Kamna Malik and ...

INTERNET: Lazy again, or lazy still?
Till about a year ago, my son would bring his large lego blocks and ask me to build something, usually a train, sometimes a car or an aeroplane. He’d be pretty happy with the results, as I used to spend a long time building whatever he ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
V.V. Ramanan. 1. Which iconic computer celebrated the 10th anniversary of its launch on August ...

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