INFO-TECH
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AirTel earmarks Rs 150-200 cr for rollout in Orissa, Bihar
AIRTEL has earmarked an investment of Rs 150-200 crore for its cellular rollout in the Orissa and Bihar telecom circles. The Bihar Telecom Circle has within its purview the State of Jharkhand as well. Speaking to presspersons while on a visit ...
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236 more towns to be covered by RIM in Kerala
RELIANCE Infocomm on Tuesday announced its second phase of expansion plans in Kerala, extending its mobile phone network to 236 more towns in the State. The RIM phase-II plan for Kerala, envisaged at an investment of Rs 250 crore, is to be ...
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HARDWARE
Indian PC market grew 35 per cent in Q3: Gartner
THE Indian PC market grew 35 per cent in the third quarter of the calendar year 2004, shipping more than 8.85 lakh units, said research firm Gartner in a news release. India also perhaps showed the highest growth in the Asia-Pacific (excluding ...
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New Novell Linux desktop
BANGALORE: Novell has introduced Novell Linux Desktop 9, its next-generation Linux desktop for enterprise customers. Powered by Suse Linux and backed by Novell's extensive enterprise-level support, training and consulting services, ...
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SOFTWARE
CheckFree logs in Satyam as preferred partner
SATYAM Computer Services Ltd, the Hyderabad-based software major listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has announced that it has been selected by CheckFree Investment Services (CIS) under a multi-year services agreement to become the ...
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Microsoft plans to offer software in Indian languages — Ballmer updates PM on 'Basha'
THE visiting Microsoft CEO, Mr Steve Ballmer, has said the company plans to localise its Windows and Office software in 14 Indian languages by next year-end, and urged the Government to take measures to stimulate the IT economy in India as the ...
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OATS opens India centre; takes Infosys as partner
RFID product development and services major OATSystems has announced the launch of its Indian facility and the partnership with Infosys Technologies to service its RFID (radio frequency identification) products. While the facility will work on ...
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Moscow bank picks Flexcube
MUMBAI: i-flex Solutions Ltd has announced that International Moscow Bank (IMB) has chosen Flexcube for its core banking requirements as part of a technology modernisation drive. Flexcube, i-flex's flagship product suite, will be ...
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Navigational device from GPS
NEW DELHI: GPS India has introduced GPSMAP 276C, a portable navigational device useful for transport operators, trucking companies and individuals in inter-State travel in the country. The GPSMAP 276C's auto route base map has the ...
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Sonata to vend Serena tools
BANGALORE: Serena Software Inc, the company solely focused on managing change throughout the application lifecycle, has said that a new partner, Sonata Information Technology Ltd, will market and sell its broad array of application ...
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Symphony expands portfolio
BANGALORE: Symphony Service Corporation has expanded its demand analytics portfolio to provide space-planning offering for retailers and manufacturers looking to maximise their category management efforts. The new service would examine ...
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IT TRAINING
Wipro Infotech signs pact with Australian varsity
WIPRO Infotech has signed a memorandum of understanding with Wollongong University, Australia to provide strategic direction for a partnership in information technology (IT) services. The University of Wollongong, established in 1951, is a ...
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HUMAN RESOURCES
TeamLease to train students in BPO job skills
BANGALORE'S BPO workforce requirement is around 3,500 people per month and only 30 per cent of the graduates opt for a BPO job. According to a Nasscom report, the total manpower demand in the BPO sector is estimated to touch 11.2 lakh by the ...
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
i-flex acquires Equinox; to buy 33 pc stake in French firm
The size of these acquisitions are valued at $5 million each, according to Mr Makrand Padalkar, Chief of Staff, i-flex Solutions.
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INTERVIEW
Infotech eyes $100 m revenues by next year
INFOTECH Enterprises, the 12-year-old software, engineering and geographic information system provider, has embarked on an expansion plan that could see the company setting up two more overseas centres — one each in Australia and China. The ...
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ISPS
Airtel to set up Wi-Fi network at Pragati Maidan
AIRTEL broadband & telephone services has signed a contract with India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) for setting up a Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) network at the Pragati Maidan in Delhi ahead of the International Trade Fair. This will ...
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EVENTS
Meet on speech, language tech opens today
IT and Communications Minister Mr Dayanidhi Maran will inaugurate a three-day international conference on Speech and Language Technology in the capital on Wednesday. The conference, jointly organised by Department of Information Technology and ...
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VENTURE CAPITAL
vFortress gets Rs 2-cr funding
KERALA State Venture Capital Fund (KVCF) has extended Rs 2 crore to the Bangalore-based vFortress Network Security Pvt Ltd. The first round of funding will be utilised by vFortress for its expansion programme and strengthening its hold in the ...
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