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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: PC makers continue with new launches despite lower sales
Some vendors see need for technology ‘refresh’. Computer sales might have declined marginally in 2008, but it is hardly a deterrent for personal computer (PC) makers launching ...

TRENDS: Global outsourcing market deal volume 7% lower in Q1
New Delhi, May 14 Global outsourcing market saw a seven per cent drop in transaction volumes in the first quarter of 2009 against the preceding quarter, according to Everest Research Institute. The global annual contract value (ACV) dropped ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: BSNL’s GSM project under rough weather
Competitive bidding not possible with only Ericsson in fray. New Delhi, May 14 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd’s 93-million line GSM project has come under rough weather with the Defence and the Home Ministry saying that the contract should not ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: New music industry body seeks to check mobile chip piracy
Industry losing more than Rs 300 cr each year due to illegal downloads. Hyderabad, May 14 The Indian Music Industry (IMI) has announced the launch of Music Mobile Exchange (MMX), a body that encourages legal music downloads, thereby, seeking to ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Training for IT, BPO executives
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REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS: DoT identifies auditors
The Department of Telecom has approved the appointment of S K Mehta & Co as the auditor to examine the books of Vodafone Essar for allegedly giving lower revenues to the Government by taking advantage of the differential licence fee regime ...

NEW BUSINESS: Alcatel bags Unitech Wireless deal
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Unitech Wireless to support the initial launch of the company’s GSM mobile services. Alcatel-Lucent will deploy turn-key networks in Kerala and Orissa circles for Unitech. As part of the ...

SOFTWARE: Tech Mahindra extends support to EMRI
Search on for funding partner. Hyderabad, May 14 Tech Mahindra, the new owner of Satyam Computer Services, has committed to support technology costs of running EMRI’s 108 services, which work out to Rs 5 ...

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT: Firstsource closes down delivery centre in US
Mumbai, May 14 Back office firm Firstsource Solutions has closed down a delivery centre in the US as part of its strategy to increase capacity utilisation in the current ...

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT: Restructuring in US industries may benefit IT cos here
Bangalore, May 14 The ongoing restructuring activities in industries such as financial services or automotives in the US could result in deals for the Indian IT services players in the latter part of ...

SECURITY: Trend Micro sees rise in malwares, complexity this year
Coimbatore, May 14 Trend Micro predicts an increase in malware (specifically targeted at Web 2.0 features, technologies and culture) as well as an increase in overall malware complexity ...

PEOPLE: J.S. Sarma is new TRAI Chairman
New Delhi, May 14 Dr J.S. Sarma has taken over as the new Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: No additional spectrum till policy is finalised, DoT told
New Delhi, May 14 The Solicitor General of India, Mr Goolam E. Vahanvati, has told the Department of Telecom that no fresh spectrum beyond 6.2 Mhz should be allocated to any player till the spectrum allocation policy is finalised by ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Samsung unveils 4 mini notebooks
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HARDWARE: Canon to invest Rs 100 cr in B2B rental biz
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From eWorld

HUMAN RESOURCES: Back to school
Slowdown is the time to sharpen skills and tech professionals are enrolling for value-adding courses. Nothing like being ready for better times.. A good sailor, they say, won’t sit idle at home when the high seas face rough weather. ...

INTERVIEW: ‘We need a robust tech infrastructure’
Perfint on giving healthcare the IT advantage.. The benefits of IT (information technology) and computing are easily transferable from space science, defence, robotics, or the entertainment industry to healthcare, observes S. Nandakumar, CEO, ...

SECURITY: Follow the cafe code
VeriSign suggestions for safe Internet transactions. Cyber cafés are generally not considered safe for accessing social networking sites or conducting transactions online. Since systems may not be protected at such places, they are more ...

INTERNET: Behind the screen
Yahoo gives eWorld a peek into the processes set off after one hits the ‘search’ button.. If you thought Internet search was all about keying in a query and hitting the search button, a sneak-peek into Yahoo! Research is sure to make ...

BOOKS: Ceaseless mix and match
Log on for more on mashup and on setting your employees ‘free’.. Bash up, we know, and mishap, we know. But what is mashup? A sign of a different landscape of power, more or less what Cubism was one hundred years ago, describes ...

INTERNET: Voila, it’s Crayola!
This Web site offers many ideas to keep children happy inside the house while the sun blazes away.. It is testing times for parents. They have to brave the scorching summer heat outside even while keeping ever-active children on vacation ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
1. One of the biggest launches in its history has been scheduled by Microsoft for today, i.e. May 11. What ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Combo kit
Transcend Information Inc has announced the availability in India of a kit that includes a 16GB micro SDHC card and Transcend P3 compact USB card reader. According to the company, this makes “transferring data between your computer and ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Printer power
HP has announced the launch of its LaserJet P2030 printer, “a high-performance monochrome laser printer that offers fast print speeds, professional-quality output and flexible connectivity options at an affordable price.” The P2035 ...

SOFTWARE: Hooked!
If this piece has any resemblance to what appeared a few weeks ago in this column, it is ...

INTERVIEW: It’s a case for computerisation
New Horizons shares details on its E-Judiciary project.. At first glance it may seem all quite sci-fi. Imagine our courts swept clean of all those pages full of spidery scrawls. Imagine a judiciary free of paper where you can file a case online ...

COMPUTER USAGE: Cartoon
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