The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 04, 2008

INFO-TECH

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES: HC dismisses Vodafone challenge in tax case
Company has eight weeks time to approach Supreme Court. Mumbai, Dec. 3 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed the writ petition filed by Vodafone International Holdings challenging the jurisdiction of Indian tax authorities to assess ...

SECURITY: BlackBerry Storm hits security hurdel
RIM’s new device hits security hurdle. New Delhi, Dec. 3 With the security agencies tightening their screws following the terrorist attack on Mumbai, BlackBerry has come under Department of Telecom’s scanner yet again. This time ...

OUTLOOK: TCS reviewing capex plans: Ramadorai
Hyderabad, Dec. 3 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) is in the process of reviewing its capital expenditure plans for the current year due to the global ...

BROADBAND: WiMAX bidding likely to be over by Jan
MTNL expects to roll out 3G services this month: Raja. Hyderabad, Dec. 3 The Union Government expects to complete the process of bidding for broadband spectrum based on WiMAX technology by January next year. The Government also expects to open ...

OUTLOOK: Q3 results to decide future strategy: Satyam
Sabbaticals, CSR work for staff?. Hyderabad, Dec. 3 Satyam Computer Services will await the third quarter results to decide on what course it should take in terms of ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: BlackBerry has in-built GPS device
New Delhi, Dec. 3 BlackBerry Storm 9500 is the latest device from RIM’s ...

IT-ENABLED SERVICES: ‘Data volumes to touch 988 billion GB’
Coimbatore, Dec. 3 With virtualisation becoming the buzz word in enterprise IT architecture, the complexity in managing data in the physical and virtual environments has increased significantly. Managing data in IT environment is now turning ...

VENTURE CAPITAL: CtrlS gets Rs 250 cr PE funding
Hyderabad, Dec. 3 CtrlS Data Centers Ltd, a start-up data centre business solutions company, has completed the first round of equity funding worth Rs ...

PEOPLE: Infotech appointment
Hyderabad: Infotech Enterprises Ltd has appointed Mr Nobuyuki Kawai as Vice-President (Sales and Representative Director) for its subsidiary Infotech Enterprises Japan Ltd. Mr Kawai, who had a 29-year stint with ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Airtel expands network
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EVENTS: Workshop on software application
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From eWorld

INTERVIEW: ‘Hire like a homemaker’
A prescription for slower times. News of layoffs abounds. Travel costs are being cut. The IT and BPO industries, being export driven, are probably feeling the pinch more than other sectors.So, by inference, the recruitment firms that help these ...

INTERVIEW: Tickets, please
A portal where airlines, and customers, can head to for unsold tickets. Meet Ananth Narasimhan, CEO, Atyourprice.in, who is happy that several of his online customers get tickets which are cheaper than the market price by 40-50 per cent. ...

IT-ENABLED SERVICES: Welcome ‘cloud’
The shape of cloud computing to come. While the term ‘cloud computing’ has been used in many contradictory ways, it is heralding an evolution of business — no less influential than the era of e-business — in positive and ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Let’s not psyche ourselves’
Insulating against slowing demand with business in ‘defensive’ sectors, the HCL Infosystems way. If the depreciating rupee is aiding the export-oriented software and IT services industry, it is having a dramatically contrary effect ...

BOOKS: For the stressed techie
Roadmap for software project management. Are you busy delivering an IT project in-budget though it was grossly under-quoted by the marketing team to clinch the deal? Or, are you feverishly learning a new technology on-the-job while already being ...

INTERNET: Know your Co.
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SPORTS: Let’s race
Your friendly correspondent had a chance to be in a race car recently and now understands why motor racing and video games have such great ...

INTERNET: Delhi m@p
Ever travelled to Delhi and struggled to find your way around the Capital? Or wished you could strike better bargains on your shopping trips? You may find help at Zoomtra.com. Set up by two young entrepreneurs — Vikas Jawa, ...

CARTOON: Cartoon
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CYBER QUEST: Quiz
1. The WANK Worm is considered by many to be the first major worm to have a political message. ...

COMPUTER USAGE: Check hard disk errors
When I boot my PC, sometimes there is a message that says my hard disk needs to be checked for consistency. This is followed by scan disk runs, after which many files are shown to be deleted. The PC works OK after that. Then it shows many ...