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INFO-TECH
OUTLOOK:
Slowdown in telcos’ IT spend seen
‘Many cos put telecom modernisation plans on hold due to credit crisis’. Mumbai, Nov. 3 Indian information technology firms are seeing a slowdown in IT spending by telecom companies that have operations in developed markets such as ...
OUTLOOK:
Bharti Enterprises unveils new brand identity, strategic vision
Targets $10 b revenues by 2010. New Delhi, Nov. 3 Sunil Mittal-owned Bharti Enterprises on Monday said that it will become a conglomerate with revenues of $10 billion by ...
NEW BUSINESS:
Satyam in deal with Kuwait co
Satyam Computer Services has signed a deal with First Holding, a Kuwait-based corporate group, for implementation of SAP, helping it to standardise and automate business processes across its group companies. “As a diversified group working ...
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS:
Target cos not willing to sell: HTMT Global
Low-valuation is the impediment. Bangalore, Nov. 3 Though conventional wisdom says it is good to go in for acquisitions when valuations are at a low, buyers do not succeed every time, as sellers may not want to sell dirt cheap. The ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Interconnection issues may dampen new operators’ roll-out plans
COAI meeting to bridge differences between old, new GSM players. New Delhi, Nov. 3 The roll-out plans of new mobile players could be dampened with some of the existing pan-Indian operators demanding higher rates for providing ...
INTERNET:
e-matrimony sites seen transforming into ‘lifecycle’ portals
Subscriber base growing rapidly. Pune, Nov. 3Market potential of the online matrimony industry in the country is expected to grow at 40 per cent compound annual growth rate within the next three years. It is estimated to touch $63 million from ...
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
Cambridge Tech net rises in Q2
Hyderabad, Nov. 3 Cambridge Technology Enterprises, a provider of IT services and enterprise transformation applications, has posted consolidated revenues of Rs 51.58 crore for the second-quarter ended September 30, 2008, against Rs 13.29 ...
EVENTS:
Nasscom to host animation meet tomorrow
Hyderabad, Nov. 3 Nasscom, the national body of IT and IT-enabled services companies, would host the sixth edition of ‘Nasscom Animation and Gaming India 2008’ here from November 5 ...
HUMAN RESOURCES:
IBS clarifies on lay-offs
The Technopark Thiruvananthapuram-based IBS Software Services has clarified that it is not ...
OUTLOOK:
IT consulting market sees healthy future
Bangalore, Nov. 3 The shortage of IT talent in developed countries and the growing sophistication of offshore IT destinations are supporting healthy growth in the IT consulting market, according to a market analysis and survey of 15 IT ...
SECURITY:
Hot on the e-crime trail
eWorld hits the e-forensics route, along with the experts, for a feel of the action.. When cyber forensics expert Kamlesh Mukunde (name changed) and his team were asked to review the entire IT infrastructure of a Mumbai-based pharmaceutical ...
SECURITY:
Pornographic angle to terrorism?
Scotland Yard findings point to a disquieting trail.. A sensational twist to the analysis of modern terrorism came a few weeks ago with a prominent report (October 17, 2008) in the Times, London, according to which Scotland Yard (the London ...
SECURITY:
Work on original or back-up?
When it comes to the e-forensics methods adopted to retrieve data, experts appear divided.. In the e-forensics context, another debate that rages on is with regard to the procedure adopted by the forensics scientist to retrieve data. According ...
SOFTWARE:
Make it a multi-pronged effort
The IT industry is set to touch $60 billion by 2010 from almost a scratch in the 1990s. The growth, over a two-decade span, is a fantastic achievement and a good example of what forward looking policy formulation can ...
BOOKS:
Savvy use of snail mail
This retailer allows customers to order on the Net but get a bill in the mail and pay by bank transfer. That encourages online shopping by Germans who lack credit cards.. Even in Germany, not too many people know that Hamburg retailer Otto Group ...
SOFTWARE:
A tab on the cylinder
NXP Semiconductors says it has come up with a solution based on RFID technology to help prevent LPG pilferage. The solution awaits adoption by oil companies.. How do oil companies prevent commercial use of LPG cylinders meant for homes? ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Mind your mobile manners
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INTERVIEW:
Learning the webinar way
From math to operating systems, from prayer-chanting to language-speaking, this mode helps, says Softsmith.. The whole world can learn for free. No mere rhetoric, but very much doable through webinars, feels P. Nagarajan, Founder and CEO of ...
COMPUTER USAGE:
Linux in Windows
By using “andLinux”, one can run both Windows and Ubuntu Linux operating systems simultaneously without using dual-boot operating system (OS) and virtualisation software. You can cut and paste text ...
CYBER QUEST:
Quiz
1. Which individual was the first to use the @ symbol as an operator for ...
CARTOON:
Cartoon
“Come on, dad, there will be mistakes in it. It’s only the beta version of ...
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