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Friday, December 12, 2008
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INFO-TECH EVENTS: PM urges closer cooperation between telecom operators, security agencies Govt working on initiatives to improve telecom sector. New Delhi, Dec. 11 The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Thursday said that the Government was working on a number of policy initiatives for taking the telecom sector to the next level ... INSIGHT: Real and imagined An embedded view of the country’s tryst with IT power. In 2008 it should seem fantastical, and more so to our teens and 20-somethings, that in 1984 “the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, the BJP-affiliated trade union, observed Labour day as ... OUTLOOK: Forrester cuts outlook for US tech purchases Sees sharp decline in demand for consulting and systems integration. Bangalore, Dec.11 Forrester Research cut its forecast for the US IT spend in 2008 and 2009, and said even though outsourcing growth would be moderate, demand for services such ... TELECOMMUNICATIONS: RCom jumps on FCCB buyback, stake sale talk Mumbai, Dec. 11 Reliance Communications shot up close to five per cent on Thursday on reports that global telecom companies are eyeing a stake of up to 26 per cent in the ... OUTSOURCING: Infosys BPO opens 2nd centre in China Infosys BPO Ltd, the business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, opened its second delivery centre in Hangzhou, China. The new centre was inaugurated by Mr Amitabh Chaudhry CEO and Managing Director, Infosys BPO and Mr ... SOFTWARE: PNB partners Infosys for Finacle Punjab National Bank (PNB) has chosen Infosys Technologies’ Financle software to power its core banking initiative in rural areas. Infosys would deploy a tailored version of Finacle core banking solution across PNB’s six regional ... ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING: Hughes solution for enterprises Hughes, provider of satellite communications services, has announced the launch of a new service offering, the HughesNet network backup solution for enterprises. The solution caters to enterprises looking for a backup solution to their ... TELECOMMUNICATIONS: MTNL launches 3G; users will have to wait to experience it Plans to give connections on a commercial basis by January. New Delhi, Dec. 11 The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, may have launched the country’s first third generation (3G) mobile services in New Delhi but consumers will have to wait ... SOFTWARE: Radiant Info awaits SEBI nod for IPO issue Coimbatore, Dec. 11 Radiant Info System, which topped the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2008 ranking, awaits the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s nod for making its Initial ... INFRASTRUCTURE: Unitech asks Noida Authority to allow sale of buildings in IT Park To mobilise Rs 4,000 crore through sale of some assets. New Delhi, Dec. 11 In a bid to improve its liquidity position, Unitech Ltd has asked Noida Authority for flexibility in current norms to allow it to go for ‘strata sales’ or ... OUTLOOK: ‘Services providers face project delays’ Clients to exert more pressure for savings: PwC study. Bangalore, Dec. 11 Indian IT services providers will see delay in projects as well as face pressure to offer greater savings to clients as crisis-hit companies resort to quick-fix strategies ...
OUTLOOK:
‘IT spending growth in APAC may slow to 7.1% next year’
HARDWARE: Not power hungry Semiconductor designs power ahead with reduced energy consumption.. Energy efficiency, an integral part of green IT initiatives, is perhaps today synonymous with technology itself, and it would be difficult to spot stakeholders who have no ... IT-ENABLED SERVICES: Wired for wellness Integrated IT networks for healthcare providers.. In a bid to improve information flow, many healthcare providers have begun to invest in technologies such as online registration, electronic medical records, picture archiving, and communication ... INTERVIEW: ‘Clients will focus on new initiatives’ Mastek’s Sudhakar Ram says the solutions approach has immense scope.. Mastek’s Chairman and Managing Director Sudhakar Ram relocated to India this month after about three years in the US. Isn’t it a rather surprising time for a ... INTERNET: Enabling assistance A portal that assists with job search for the disabled. Punarbhava.in is an interactive portal designed specially for people with disabilities who seek career avenues. As the homepage suggests, “Punarbhava means ‘renewed being’ ... BOOKS: Innovate with tech edge For the enterprise that plans well. A major reason behind many an ERP (enterprise resource planning) failure is the underestimating of the complexity — be it in planning, development, or training, says Sanjiva Shankar Dubey in Innovation ... INTERVIEW: Not on paper Paperless offices — the promise of business process management. IBM buying FileNet, AptSoft and ILOG; Oracle acquiring BEA Systems; and SAP purchasing Yasu Technologies… Yes, we are talking about BPM, or business process management, ... E-MAIL: Three quick ones ... CARTOON: Cartoon ... CYBER QUEST: Quiz V.V. Ramanan. 1. Which browser tags itself as ‘World’s First Triple-Engine ... Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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