The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, November 15, 2008

INFO-TECH

OUTLOOK: L&T Info sees significant decline in growth
Bangalore, Nov. 14 L&T Infotech, the IT arm of construction major Larsen and Toubro Ltd, expects a significant decline in growth rate for the current fiscal due to the economic meltdown, but sees long-term potential in ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Tata Tele to offer GSM services from January
Simultaneous launch in 9 circles across the country. Mumbai, Nov. 14 Tata Teleservices Ltd intends to launch GSM mobile services in nine circles ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: BT notice of job cuts wreaks havoc on tech stocks
Europe in recession means more dependence on the US: Analysts. Mumbai, Nov. 14 British Telecommunications Group’s announcement of a six per cent cut in its workforce seems to have further dampened sentiment for domestic ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Finance Ministry asks DoT to levy spectrum transfer fee
Detailed guidelines soon on stake sale by promoters of new telcos. New Delhi, Nov. 14 The Finance Ministry has asked Department of Telecom to collect spectrum transfer charge from promoters of new telecom companies who sell their equity stake. ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Companies waking up to data loss challenges’
Coimbatore, Nov. 14 ‘Data Loss Prevention’ (DLP) is a business driver and not a pure IT task,’ says Mr Vishal Dhupar, Managing Director, ...

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS: Tele Atlas Kalyani inks pact with Survey of India
Pune, Nov. 14 The national surveying and mapping organisation Survey of India (SoI) has entered into an agreement with Tele Atlas Kalyani India (TAKI) to allow it to release the first of the SoI-approved digital maps of India and custom ...

HARDWARE: HCL Leaptops designed for India
Bangalore, Nov. 14 HCL Infosystems Ltd on Friday launched the HCL Leaptop Series 39 laptop, which are specially designed for Indian conditions, where the ambient temperatures are higher and the surface temperature of laptops tend to ...

EVENTS: Netherlands woos IT professionals
Hyderabad, Nov. 14 The Netherlands Government is looking at setting up a system to get people to do research and development work in the country, Mr A.J.C. Assink, Director, Trade Department, the Netherlands, ...

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: Mercator ties up with Infosys
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From eWorld

SOFTWARE: Develop a yen for Japan
With US and European markets facing a slump, now is the time for the Indian tech sector to target Japan in right earnest, say industry watchers.. With the financial hurricane pounding US and European shores — the cornerstone of the ...

INTERVIEW: Mobile users as content creators
That is the role Tunespray wants them to play.. Sample these observations: Out of 200 students, only one of them did not have a mobile phone, and he too was planning to buy one during Durga Puja. Over 60 per cent of the students currently use ...

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS: Platform 9³/₄
JK Rowling readers know of this platform’s magical properties. Can the Indian tech sector climb aboard Platform BPO?. If there is one thing Indian BPO can never be accused of, it is the inability to come up with new buzzwords. Having seen ...

INTERNET: Visualise it!
A picture can tell a thousand words. An animation can tell you more, maybe? I have always been fascinated by infographics and have been a great fan of good work done by Gapminder (
BOOKS: Risks of offshore outsourcing
Decline in employee morale tops the list. Decline in employee morale tops the list of ‘risks of offshore outsourcing’ in Information Systems Project Management by David Avison and Gholamreza Torkzadeh ( ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
1. Which Web server software is used the most to deliver Web pages to ...

INTERNET: Your bit for your teacher
Isn’t it true that teachers who lay the foundation for what you achieve in the future rarely get any prizes for their efforts? It’s never too late to make up. If you have school-going children then here’s a way for them to ...