The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 18, 2002

VSNL dials wrong number for MEA dues
AFTER its post-disinvestment squabbles with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), international long-distance operator Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) is caught in a minor flap with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The company ... More

Different strokes at play
If 3G has hurt Europe, shouldn't Asia and North America too be hurting? Not necessarily, it appears. Migration to a new technology can leave some in tears and some in a mood of celebration. Catch up on the 3G paradox. More

`BSNL, MTNL merger fears unwarranted'
THE Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has rubbished claims that the proposal to merge Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) would send a wrong signal to foreign investors in the telecom sector. According ... More

More is not merrier for cellular operators — Rise in subscriber base pinches pocket
SEVERAL cellular operators are at a stage where additional subscribers, while contributing to a further increase in cash profit, are actually driving net losses upward, at a time when the industry is squeezed for funds, said industry ... More

Battle royal for cellular space in Chennai — Hutch Hi makes RPG, AirTel pull up their socks
CELLULAR subscribers and those with a propensity to go mobile in Chennai have never had it so good. They now have three service providers to choose from, each offering an array of both pre- and post-paid schemes. More importantly, average ... More

Idea Cellular subscriber base touches 1 m
IDEA Cellular Ltd, the three-way venture of Birla, Tata and AT&T providing cellular telephony in several States, has announced that its subscriber base has touched the landmark one million mark. The company claimed it is the first to do so in a ... More

Escotel slashes entry rate
KOCHI: Escotel Telecommunications has slashed its entry cost by 40 per cent to Rs 295. In addition to the lowest price of Rs 295, Let's Talk Cash Card also carries free talk time worth Rs 100 as an added attraction, Mr V.G. Somasekhar, Chief ... More

CONSULTING

One for the road
eWorld offers readers a three-part `User Watch' series on an IT player's strategic consulting initiatives. Watch out for more action in this column. More

SOFTWARE

Learn the ABC of business
Companies can, quite often, wrongly calculate the actual costs of producing and marketing a product and use that information to decide to stay in or pull out of a particular line of business. Horrifying, but possible. It's time to get the basics of d ecision-making right. More

Geography takes to the skies
Geographical information system (GIS) applications and aerospace opportunities can take business to new heights, says this company. More

Tapping health from hospital
A software company stays healthy by not relying too heavily on one region for its hospital initiatives. More

Goldstone promoters to hike stake
GOLDSTONE Technologies Ltd, the Hyderabad-based software solutions company, has drawn up plans for a preferential offer of 50,00,000 equity shares or warrants, which will enable the promoters to hike their stake from 24.87 per cent to 48.59 per ... More

INTERNET

Encouraging response to rural Net project
The business model was evolved on the basis of the success of the STD/ISD phone booths in the villages. More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Syscom, Smart Chip in pact with global cos
A smart card should be viewed as a security instrument for identification and they are not to be considered as storage devices. More

CustomerAsset, ICICI OneSource tie up
BANGALORE: ICICI OneSource, a ICICI Group company, has announced the integration of CustomerAsset, a contact centre services company it acquired early this year. With more than 1,350 employees serving the US and UK markets, ICICI ... More

E-GOVERNANCE

The future is smart cards, high costs notwithstanding
AS India prepares to put millions of driving licences, ration cards and identity cards on smart cards, a host of multinationals and domestic companies are gearing up to tap the huge opportunity the country offers. A great deal of their success, ... More

All sub-registrar offices to be automated by March
The concept learnt from Maharashtra is to bring in a private partner who will install, operate and maintain the hardware across all offices and recover his investments from the service fees charged to the client. More

TRENDS

Next trip, may be...
As more professional colleges crop up, and more talent passes out, where's it all headed? Nowhere right now, it appears. Campus recruitments, once so favoured by companies, especially IT firms, are lukewarm in the wake of the slowdown. For now, fresh graduates' dreams of taking off on the career path are on the rocks. eWorld follows the trail of despair... and hope More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Consign unveils Converger product
CHENNAI: Consign Technology (P) Ltd has launched its Converger product, aimed at organisations developing enterprise portals, information and workflow applications. Officials said that the product has been developed using Microsoft ... More

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