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Pfizer to outsource IT-related work to Indian companies
PHARMACEUTICALS major, Pfizer Inc, plans to outsource its IT-related work to Indian vendors, Infosys Technologies and Satyam Computers, as part of its plans to move technology work overseas. The multi-million IT outsourcing deal with Infosys ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


Now, a Hutch mobile package for Rs 1,698
THE price war in the mobile market has further intensified with Hutch offering a handset, a cellular connection and free talk time for a one-time fee of Rs 1,698. This is one of the cheapest bundled offerings in the market and comes close on ... More

MTNL withdraws Rs 1,500-cr tender for 3G equipment
IN a setback to its cellular roll-out plans, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) withdrew the Rs 1,500-crore global tender for procuring third generation (3G) network for over 4 million lines. MTNL officials have sited `minor technical ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Bengal to earmark more land for IT cos
THE West Bengal Government to acquire and earmark an additional 500 acres of land between Rajarhat New Town and Kolkata airport for IT and ITES companies. Speaking to presspersons, after addressing a function held here on Thursday to mark the ... More

Globsyn setting up Rs 150-cr `work habitat' for IT professionals
THE Globsyn Group, in association with Intelligent Infrastructure Ltd, is setting up a `work habitat' at an estimated investment of Rs 150 crore. Christened Globsyn Crystals, the work habitat is "designed to spread smiles and counter ... More

HARDWARE


PC makers to propose draft law on e-waste management
AMID rising concerns over e-waste in India, top personal computer (PC) manufacturers are now coming together to find a workable solution, including proposing a draft legislation on e-waste management. As a first step towards this, the industry ... More

Flextronics to expand manufacturing base
``We are carrying out due diligence to find out whether to expand in Bangalore or set up a new facility.'' More

SOFTWARE


Hexaware picked for Thai airport IT project
HEXAWARE Technologies, an IT service provider, has been selected by ATHI consortium led by Thai Airports Ground Services (TAGS) to install an IT, X-ray and scanning system with RFID (radio frequency identification) technology for the New Bangkok ... More

INTERNET


Looking beyond wordsmiths
With over Rs 20-crore annual turnover, twenty million hits every month and online groups of all sorts debating motley issues, Sulekha.com has come a long way from being just a writer's notepad. More

HUMAN RESOURCES


Homeshoring could emerge as next big IT trend, say experts
HOMESHORING could soon emerge as a new trend within the IT sector. According to Ms Hanneke C. Frese, an independent HR consultant based in Zurich, homeshoring - though not mainstream now - could possibly emerge as an interesting option for ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


HCL merger scheme okayed
NEW DELHI: HCL Technologies has said that unsecured creditors of the company, at their recent meeting, have approved the scheme of amalgamation of HCL Technologies (Mumbai) Ltd, HCL Technologies BPO Services Ltd, HCL Enterprise Solutions ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


Sun Microsystems ties up with eSys
IN a bid to expand its market reach in India, especially in the Tier II and Tier III cities, Sun Microsystems has tied up with IT distribution firm, eSys Technologies. The Indian arm of eSys, which is among the top three IT distribution firms, ... More

AltiusPAR ties up with Sierra Atlantic
HYDERABAD: AltiusPAR, a software solutions provider for the hospitality industry, on Thursday announced a strategic partnership Sierra Atlantic to spearhead the former's software development initiatives. As part of the agreement, Sierra ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT


US co opens R&D unit in Chennai
CHENNAI: Extreme Networks, the $350 million US-based provider of telecom networking solutions, has established a software research and development centre in Chennai — the company's first such centre outside the US, said Mr Suresh ... More

SECURITY


Web site defacements higher at 394 in May
THE reported incidents of Indian Web site defacement in popular domains like .com and .org shot up to at least 394 during May 2005 as compared to 70 cases tracked in the previous month. According to the latest data of the Indian Computer ... More

Data protection — Nasscom to work with legal authorities to bring guilty to book
TAKING serious note of reports that an Indian call centre employee allegedly sold bank account details of 1,000 UK customers to an undercover reporter, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) said on Thursday that ... More

BROADBAND


Dishnet Wireless launches new service in Kolkata
DISHNET Wireless Ltd has launched the Dishnet Red Broadband Wi-Fi services in Kolkata. The service will enable Internet users here to access the Net at superior broadband speeds at Dishnet Red Wi-Fi hotspots in the city. The hotspots would be ... More

ISPS


Data Infosys' VoIP services
HYDERABAD: Data Infosys Ltd has entered into a strategic partnership with the Singapore-based Sky Communications Pte Ltd, and Proxy Solutions, to offer voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services all over the country. Starting with ... More

PEOPLE


A tribute to George Dantzig — To him, impossible was nothing
A YOUNG student walks into the classroom. He is late and finds the professor well into his lecture. He notices two problems written on the blackboard. He thinks they are routine assignments and copies them down in his ... More


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