Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Saturday, September 20, 2008
ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version | Audio

News
Features
Stocks
Cross Currency
Shipping
Archives
Google

Subscription

Group Sites

INFO-TECH

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS: Revert us to Govt, demand BSNL staff
Absorption issue now extends to 4 lakh employees. New Delhi, Sept. 19 The stand-off between BSNL senior officers and the Government over absorption is snowballing into a bigger ...

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: Nasscom says IT export target on track for now
Awaits September quarter results for clarity, assessment. With the US financial turmoil looming large over the Indian IT industry, Nasscom on Friday said it is sticking to the export targets for now, but will await the results and guidance ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: RBI sets limits for single, daily transactions thru mobile phones
Mumbai, Sept. 19 Customers can now transact up to Rs 2,500 a transaction and a maximum of Rs 5,000 a day using mobile phones, provided they hold a debit or credit card. Also, a bank can offer mobile banking services only after it obtains ...

OUTLOOK: TCS sees infrastructure services as engine of growth
‘Fifty per cent of growth would be from existing customers’. Bangalore, Sept. 19 Tata Consultancy Services said it has seen a significant increase in the deal size of its infrastructure management services contracts, and added it ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: DoT mulls spectrum sharing
New Delhi, Sept. 19 The Government is examining the possibility of allowing telecom operators to share spectrum with each other. The move will benefit new and foreign players as sharing spectrum will enable them to roll out their network ...

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT: Satyam office in Holland
Satyam Computer has opened an office in Hoofddorps that will complement the company’s existing offices in Eindhoven and Brussels. This facility located in Hoofddorps Techno Park will serve as the main office for the Benelux countries ...

TAXATION: ‘Tax sops can help IT sector spread into smaller towns’
Bangalore, Sept. 19 The withdrawal of tax benefits for the IT and ITeS sector, which is already battling a slower business environment and higher operating costs, could thwart its spread into ...

EVENTS: ‘Knowledge replacing capital in every sector’
Chennai, Sept. 19 “Knowledge is replacing capital and is today central not only to information technology companies but also in every sector,” according to Dr J.K. Suresh, Chief Knowledge Officer, ...

From eWorld

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 ...






Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
Subscribe to: Business Line

Markets (Sept 19)
Nifty (at close)4245.25(+207.10)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)46.34/35
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs4,238
Gold (a gram) Rs1,165
Silver (a kg) Rs19,475


Related Topics
Alliances & Joint Ventures
Broadband
Convergence
E-Commerce & E-Business
E-Governance
Financial Performance
Hardware
Human Resources
Industry Associations
Infrastructure
Internet
IPOs
IPR
ISPs
IT Training
IT-enabled Services
Mergers & Acquisitions
New Products & Services
New Projects
Off-shore Development
Outsourcing
People
Piracy
Regulatory Bodies & Rulings
Security
Software
Standards & Benchmarks
Storage
Telecommunications
Trends
Venture Capital
Viruses


In Focus
Remembering Ramachander

More

Other Top Stories
Record gold guinea delivery on MCX

Garware Offshore to tap African oil exploration market

Ministry supports direct import of aviation fuel

FIIs active in bourses’ bulk deals

Bank stocks recover after mayhem

Tata AIG Life confident of moving ahead with expansion

Re depreciation to boost customs revenues: CBEC chief

Hindalco investing Rs 19,800 cr on capex

Exposure to Lehman only $5 m: O.P. Bhatt

Looking back
Sep. 7-Sep. 13
Six vendors in fray for BSNL’s mega project

Nokia N96 for Rs 34,999

Domestic opportunity for IT vendors high: Gartner

RBI may cap charges on e-payment services

Ministry to take up STPI tax sop extension

Life



The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription
Group Sites: The Hindu | The Hindu ePaper | Business Line | Business Line ePaper | Sportstar | Frontline | The Hindu eBooks | The Hindu Images | Home |

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu Business Line