The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 02, 2002

Murthy gets Lal Bahadur Shastri award
The President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, presenting the Lal Bahadur Shastri national award for excellence in public administration and management sciences to Mr N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman and Chief Mentor of Infosys, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

This call's for the kisan
If rural homes can share a common phone line, it's possible to ring in a revolution, says a pilot telecom project in Andhra Pradesh. More

VSNL takes row with BSNL to regulator
VIDESH Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) has finally approached the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to intervene in its interconnection spat with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). According to highly-placed VSNL officials, the company has ... More

DoT cancels Koshika licence
THE Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has terminated the cellular mobile telephone service licence of Koshika Telecom Ltd in Uttar Pradesh (East) Circle. The licence to Koshika was granted in December 1995. This follows the Supreme Court ... More

Karnataka Bank, BSNL tie up for telephone bills
KARNATAKA Bank has entered into an agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for the collection of telephone bills of subscribers in the Bangalore Telecom District. According to a press release issued by the bank here today, telephone ... More

Field trials for BSNL's VoIP service soon
BHARAT Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will soon launch a novel package of prepaid broadband services, which will include cable TV, Internet connections and video-on-demand. Mr S.P. Chakravarty, Chief General Manager (CGM) of Calcutta Telephones ... More

Lucky draw schemes from BSNL

STOCKS

VisualSoft up on upbeat guidance
THE stock price of software solutions provider, VisualSoft Technologies, gained on the bourses today. Market sources attribute the price rise to the claim that the company would be able to meet the growth guidance for its software solutions ... More

SOFTWARE

Big window to the small guy
IT vendors are looking to the small and medium players for big business. It's an opportunity that could turn into a movement. More

VisualSoft solution for `business continuity'
Following the September 11 events in the US and the recent tensions between India and Pakistan, many customers have expressed concerns and started insisting on `business continuity assurance'. More

Force Comp to expand Bangalore R&D centre — Plans foray into software
FORCE Computers, a Solectron company that provides embedded computing solutions, is planning to expand the operations of its R&D design centre here by branching out into software development. The company is also planning to set up a Linux ... More

Soffia posts Rs 1-cr net profit
CHENNAI: The city-based Soffia Software Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 1.08 crore on a net sales of Rs 36.52 crore for the year ended June 30, 2002, as against a net profit of Rs 11.91 crore on a net sales of Rs 42.99 crore the ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

IT counter's closed, buddy
Fewer people were hired by IT companies in the US this time around, says a study. Looks like hope will have to wait in the queue. More

Emerging from the shell
HR is today evolving into a role where it is seen as a business partner vital to an organisation's growth and not just its workforce. More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Perak team inks pact with Satyam, 3 other tech firms
PERAK Foundation of Malaysia, has entered into memorandums of understanding (MoU) with four Hyderabad-based IT firms including software services major Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Addressing a press conference here, the Chief Minister of Perak ... More

SECURITY

Is your back-up plan crack-proof?
Two out of five companies that experience disaster go out of business, say experts. How sure are you that your workforce and data can bounce back whatever the threats? More

OUTLOOK

HP aims to gain thru low end
HAVING established a market leadership in imaging and printing, the HP IPG (Imaging and Printing Group) is now looking at exploiting opportunities beyond office. With a $20-billion business worldwide from imaging and printing, which is just ... More

Eastern Soft in client expansion mode
EASTERN Software Systems Ltd, which is focussed on providing ERP (enterprise, resource & planning) solutions for the SME (small & medium enterprises) segment, is hopeful of adding 75 new customers to its existing client list in the current ... More

TRENDS

Wipro-Ericsson deal may mark new wave of outsourcing
WIPRO buying out Ericsson's research and development units in India could be "directional to the local information technology industry", analysts said. Similar deals of greater magnitude are likely to be announced soon, as global majors ... More

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