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OUTLOOK: Chennai scores over Mumbai
ITES, BPO CENTRES. Mumbai, Nov. 25 Chennai has displaced Mumbai as the most preferred destination for ITeS and BPO companies wanting to set up delivery centres in India, according to a study done by Dun ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: DoT sets the ball rolling for launching number portability
Invites bids from tech companies to set up the system. New Delhi, Nov. 25 Kick-starting the process for implementing mobile number portability (MNP), the Department of Telecom has invited bids from technology companies which will set up the ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Roll-out obligations for new mobile operators may be relaxed
New Delhi, Nov. 25 New mobile operators can take a breather as the Government may relax the roll-out obligations for ...

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: Satyam, IIIT tie up
Satyam Computer Services has joined hands with Centre for Data Engineering of International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) for doing collaborative work on research projects. The CDE conducts research in data engineering to ...

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS: USB drives top sales list of eBay
USB drives, mobiles and MP3 players top the list of most-sold through e-commerce, according to a survey conducted by eBay, an online market platform. Presenting the finding of the survey – eBay India Census – at a press conference ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Nokia partners record cos to bring music on mobile
New Delhi, Nov. 25 Nokia India on Tuesday unveiled its “Touch Music” device, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and announced the scheduled launch of the beta version of the Nokia Music ...

TAXATION: Raja pitches for three-year extension of STPI tax sops
New Delhi, Nov. 25 The Minister for IT and Communications, Mr A. Raja, said on Tuesday that he would soon approach the Prime Minister to seek an extension of tax exemptions available under the STPI (Software Technology Park of India) scheme, ...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: Sify Tech board approves arm’s merger
Sify Technologies Ltd, a Chennai-based consumer, Internet and enterprise services provider, will proceed with the planned merger of Sify Communications Ltd into Sify ...

SOFTWARE: Salora unveils digital picture frames
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From eWorld

E-GOVERNANCE: More hurdles to cross
Are e-governance projects making life easier for the citizen? An impact study shows progress on some fronts — and a lot more work to be done.. Deploying information technology for e-governance is no longer a matter of choice. It is an ...

INTERVIEW: ‘There are no times like this’
Peter Zencke, member of the board at SAP, at his candid best in this interaction with eWorld.. German efficiency was at its best at Bangalore last fortnight, evident from the start of the press conference at sharp 2 p.m. as announced earlier. ...

SECURITY: Gotcha!
Some smart sleuthing is helping police nab criminals in cyberspace.. There is a popular saying (attributed to Abraham Lincoln) which goes something like this: “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of ...

INTERNET: Get me a pizza!
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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Project your image
NEC India has unveiled three new ‘all-rounder’ LCD technology-based, NP projectors, the NEC NP400, NP500 and NP600 projectors. A key innovation with the projector series is the possibility to manage and control the devices ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Power back-up
APC by Schneider Electric has announced the launch of BR500CI-IN, its new 500VA UPS, for the Indian market. Providing affordable battery backup for home and office computers, it offers protection for data from voltage fluctuations, surges, ...

INTERVIEW: Committed to IT
West Bengal looks to put its tech drive in top gear.. A late start notwithstanding, West Bengal remains committed to success in the IT sector. The Nabadiganta Industrial Township, where IT parks were first set up in Kolkata, was indeed a new ...

BOOKS: Big Blue’s green strategy
The importance of a climate change strategy for the planet’s survival.. Generally, we all have survival strategies to handle the exigencies of weather. But, to help ensure the planet’s survival, do our organisations have a climate ...

EVENTS: Going for the buzzer — and the trophy
Small towns steal the tech show.. If an event is held for the first time in a city, be it an exhibition, a musical/star night, quiz/drawing or painting competition, the enthusiasm soars, making the event undoubtedly a memorable one.This was ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
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