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INFO-TECH
OUTLOOK:
IT cos look to gains from rupee weakness
Uncovered receipts can be hedged in tune with current developments. Bangalore, Sept. 17 Indian IT companies are optimistic they can take advantage of the present weakening of the rupee against the dollar even though it had led to ...
OUTLOOK:
HCL focuses on new markets to drive growth
Co sees opportunity in Continental Europe, Latin America, Brazil, SE Asia. Bangalore, Sept. 17 HCL Technologies Ltd, the country’s fifth largest software exporter, said its focus on new markets, pricing models and service offerings would ...
EVENTS:
Nepal wants to emulate Bangalore’s IT prowess, says Prachanda
Bangalore, Sept 17 Nepal is keen to replicate the IT revolution in India’s ‘Silicon City’ and has sought the industry’s help in its effort to modernise its ...
SOFTWARE:
Wartsila selects Infosys
Infosys Technologies Ltd said on Wednesday it has been selected by Wärtsilä as the services partner to enable the company’s multi-year transformation of its product innovation and lifecycle management. Wärtsila provides ...
INTERNET:
Bigadda.com launches mobile-friendly version
Chennai, Sept. 17 To bring the growing number of mobile users on to its platform, social networking portal Bigadda.com, a division of Reliance Big Entertainment, has launched its mobile-friendly version of ...
NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES:
HP rolls out ‘point-of-sale’ solution for small enterprises
Hong Kong, Sept. 17 Hewlett Packard’s search for new markets in the personal computer space has led it to turn its eyes and talent towards the world’s burgeoning retail selling sector. It used its annual Asia-Pacific media ...
SOFTWARE:
Zensar launches infrastructure management business unit
Aims to be a $50-m entity by 2010-11. Pune, Sept. 17 Having run its pilot trials on infrastructure management since the beginning of the current fiscal, Zensar Technologies, IT and BPO player, on Wednesday announced the formal launch of its ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Global telecom revenues to grow 7.6% this year: Gartner
Coimbatore, Sept. 17 Gartner estimates show that the worldwide telecom market revenue would grow 7.6 per cent this year, and for the first time in history, North America would loose its top position as the largest regional telecom market to ...
OUTLOOK:
Polaris sees opportunity in AIG rescue by US Fed
Chennai, Sept. 17 The US Federal Reserve lending AIG up to $85 billion in emergency funds will provide “tremendous” business opportunity for Polaris Software Lab, according to the Executive Vice-President and CFO of Polaris, Mr ...
NEW BUSINESS:
TCS signs 5-year deal with Ericsson
Mumbai, Sept. 17 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed a five-year global contract with Ericsson to deliver application, maintenance and development services for Ericsson’s internal IT ...
IT TRAINING:
Ramco ties up with varsity
Chennai, Sept. 17 Ramco Systems Ltd and Hindustan University (Chennai) have formed an alliance to provide industrial inputs to students of the Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science. The collaboration will focus on ...
NEW BUSINESS:
Ericsson deal to improve footprint in Europe for TCS
Lower margin orders to rule the roost. Amidst heightening concern about how IT spends may pan out for its banking and financial services clientele, Tata Consultancy Services has got a boost for its telecom vertical through a five-year deal from ...
SECURITY:
WatchGuard unveils security tool
WatchGuard Technologies has unveiled a preview of its first Extensible Threat Management (XTM) network security appliance, WatchGuard XTM 1050. XTM 1050, according to a company release, has been designed for enterprise campuses, data centres ...
SOFTWARE:
Watt’s the good word!
Tech players are keeping a watchful eye on the ticking energy meter so as to go ‘green with efficiency.’. Quick, how much power do you save by switching off all those unrequired systems? Enough to keep the computer plus two servers ...
SECURITY:
Seal of safety
A simple security tape and label on cargo moving continental distances can be a cost-effective and practical deterrent against theft and terror. Some companies in Europe, for example Tesa Bandfix AG, have developed such a package tape and ...
INTERVIEW:
Smart learning
Valued Epistemics says it uses technology to make the teaching process more productive.. Chennai-based learning and mobile technology company Valued Epistemics Private Ltd (VEPL), through Wizdom.in, offers online learning programmes to develop ...
BOOKS:
Share data seamlessly
Enabling the police and passport office to share information makes e-governance effective.. The NeGP (National e-Governance Programme) is a huge initiative, but there has been much duplication and several interoperability issues, observes one ...
INTERVIEW:
Keen to catch `em young
Virgin Mobile India? on how business is taking off and why it is targeting youth.. Virgin Mobile, part of Sir Richard Branson's $24-billion diversified Virgin Group, has over 15 million subscribers globally and is looking at garnering 10 per ...
INTERNET:
More chrome for your reading pleasure
Are your eyes blinded by all that chrome? Yes, I mean the Google Chrome ...
INTERNET:
Do all PCs lead to Chrome?
Google’s new browser is a breeze, by and large, despite some niggles.. I have been playing with Google Chrome for some days now and am quite happy with it, except for a few niggles here and there, which makes me go back to Firefox every ...
CYBER QUEST:
Quiz
1. What had its genesis at #232, Santa Margarita Avenue, Menlo ...
CARTOON:
Cartoon
“Rao, Murthy and Kumar are all busy. But you may have Bach, Beethoven or Mozart as I put you ...
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