The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Tata Tele to add 12 more cell sites in Karnataka
TATA Teleservices said today that it has planned a series of initiatives to strengthen its backbone network in Karnataka, which includes expansion of its optical fibre network and setting up more cell sites. Mr Prabhat Pani, Chief Operating ... More

BSNL cell base jumps 74 pc in Chennai
IN the first full month since it launched its cellular service in Chennai, the State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has clocked a 74-per cent growth in subscribers in May over April, while the total cellular base in the city grew by 3.96 ... More

Two-way global roaming from Hutch

HARDWARE

Inspan Info looks at national presence
INSPAN Infotech Pvt Ltd, the Chennai-headquartered distributor of computer-related hardware products, is looking at establishing an all-India presence within a year. The company, which is little over a year old, is currently present in the four ... More

SOFTWARE

MRO-TEK net down 53 pc
NETWORKING and last mile access solutions provider, MRO-TEK Ltd has reported a 53 per cent fall in its net profits for 2002-03 from a year ago, while its net sales grew by 17 per cent. MRO-TEK's net profit stood at Rs 2.7 crore on net sales Rs ... More

Wipro mulls selective hikes to protect margins
Wipro had earlier initiated a variable pay structure where a percentage of the compensation was tied to the division's profitability. More

STMicro bullish on smartcards
THE $6.3-billion semiconductor major, STMicroelectronics, is bullish on the system on chip (SoC) design space and foresees huge potential for smartcard applications in the subcontinent and the Asia Pacific region. The Country Head and Director ... More

Essar IT keen on work outside group
ESSAR Information Technology Ltd, the IT subsidiary of $1.2-billion Essar group of companies, plans to aggressively look for revenues outside the group even while consolidating its position in the systems integration and package implementation ... More

Microsoft joins hands with JNTU
FOCUSSING on application development and research, Microsoft Corporation India, plans to roll out its academic developer programme aimed at forging strategic alliances with Indian varsities and building local language software and related ... More

i-flex solution for Egyptian bank

Mascot changes name to iGATE

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

IBM pact with Benz Infotech

ISPS

BSNL, MTNL monopoly in Net services alleged — Private ISPs seek TRAI intervention
PRIVATE Internet service providers (ISPs) have accused Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) of misusing their position as telecom companies to monopolise the Internet market in the country. Alleging that both ... More

E-GOVERNANCE

After PAN, I-T Dept mulls TIN — To create tax information network
THE income-tax department, over and above the requirement of PAN, which may emerge as a kind of citizen identity number in the none too distant future, is now pressing forward to create a comprehensive tax information network ... More

Wilful defaulters' list of a different kind
IF you thought that only banks published the names of wilful defaulters, think again. The Coimbatore Corporation's e-governance portal is proactive, publicising the property tax defaulters' list, apart from a host of other issues, including ... More

Maharashtra plans interface for depts
THE Government of Maharashtra has put together an Information Technology Master Plan for launching an e-utility for all its 29 departments in a such a way that any department's IT systems can interface with that of any other. The plan has been ... More

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