The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 27, 2005

SunGuard to ramp up Pune operations
SUNGUARD Offshore Services (SOS), India, a subsidiary of the $3.5 billion SunGuard Data Systems, is ramping up its operations at Pune with plans being firmed up to increase headcount from 300 to 800 in the next couple of years. The company, has ... More

Punitive liabilities for data theft, loss — BPOs faced with higher insurance premiums
"These are not asset-based bank guarantees but a form of insurance where the vendor pays a significantly higher premium, because these liabilities have no actuarial history." More

Bengal sees scope in knowledge process outsourcing
SPEAKERS at a seminar on `Knowledge process outsourcing: Emerging trends in servicing offshore slients' organised here by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) highlighted the huge scope in the sector.Dr G.D. Gautama, Principal Secretary in West ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

What's brewing?
Plenty, on the BREW platform. And Indian software developers are fighting for space on the mobile phone screen with exciting ideas and services — for both Indian and global users. More

Nokia launches Concept Store in Delhi
THE Nokia Concept Store in the city will feature the latest range of Nokia offerings, including handsets, mobile enhancements, ring tones, graphics, games, software and exclusive Nokia merchandise. Mr Sanjeev Sharma, Managing Director of Nokia ... More

Anil Ambani assumes charge at Infocomm, reconstitutes board
MR Anil Ambani today assumed charge as Chairman of Reliance Infocomm and reconstituted the board of directors of the company. The two new directors on the board are Mr Gautam Doshi, a chartered accountant, and Prof J. Ramachandran, who is a ... More

Tata Tele lines up customised tools
TATA Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) has lined up a series of customised solutions for the enterprise business segment. Mr Prabhat Pani, COO, told Business Line that in this growing sector, customers demand customised offerings for both voice ... More

INSIGHT

Not as big as it seems
Cyber security breaches in the Indian context are being blown out of size, say BPO players. More

Wait, there's more coming
The Reliance settlement could well mean a new round of action for Reliance Infocomm. More

Unfair lift-off
IT is not really an equal opportunity provider, says this report. Some sections of society have a readymade launch pad. More

Panic moves won't pay
Attacks on security in cyber space don't mean you stop playing - or spend beyond an optimum investment to protect yourself. Moderation is the key. More

HARDWARE

$12-b chip unit coming up in AP
NANO-TECH Silicon India Pvt Ltd (NSTI), which plans to set up a mega semiconductor fab facility, hopes to complete the first round of financing and finalise a technology partner within the next 60 days. (A fab facilty is a silicon wafer ... More

Emerson Network seeks to tap potential in `B', `C' cities
THE Thane-based Emerson Network Power (India) has launched three global products - Liebert NX, which is a double conversion UPS with digital control technology, Liebert Super 400 D, which is a single phase UPS system with unity power factor, ... More

SOFTWARE

From lab to customer
IBM's research lab in India wants its findings to benefit the ordinary user of technology. More

INTERVIEW

`Vendor consolidation the norm today'
HIS office belies the fact that his company is chugging along comfortably to exceed $1 billion in revenues this year. As you enter, you notice just the bare essentials: a CEO's table and chair, a sofa set for informal banter and a compact, ... More

SECURITY

More security breaches in US, says Forrester
IN the eye of storm, the Indian BPO industry has got a breather from unexpected quarters. Even as the industry grappled with the possible impact of the recent expose on an Indian call centre by a British tabloid, a senior Forrester official ... More

Infinity fires Bahree
IN a bid to distance itself from the ongoing controversy, Infinity e-Search on Sunday said it has fired Mr Karan Bahree who allegedly sold account details of a 1,000 UK bank customers to an undercover journalist of British tabloid The ... More

Indian consortium develops data security system
BANKS, financial institutions, and Government's introducing e-governance, can very soon, feel more comfortable about their electronic transactions, thanks to a new secrecy system developed by an Indian consortium. The Society for Electronic ... More

BROADBAND

AP broadband project order for Aksh Optifibre
The project proposes creating a 10-gigabyte pipe up to the district level, a one-gigabyte network up to mandal level and 100 megabyte up to village level. More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES

ITES exports surge 41 pc: ESC
EXPORTS of computer software and services together with IT-enabled services touched Rs 77,300 crore in 2004-05, reflecting a growth of 33 per cent, according to the provisional figures released by the Electronics and Computer Software Export ... More

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