The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 10, 2005

BSNL cuts broadband tariff by 50 pc — Offers Wi-Fi services at 50 paise/minute
THE tariff war in the broadband segment is hotting up. State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has reduced its broadband usage charges by 50 per cent from Rs 500 per month to Rs 250 per month for a 256-Kbps connection. The move follows a ... More

Hughes slashes satellite bandwidth prices by 40%
IN a bid to make bandwidth on satellite more competitive, Hughes has lowered its satellite bandwidth prices by 40 per cent. The company has introduced five new high-speed service plans targeted at the enterprise and SMB market. Through ... More

VLCC plans to open centers in West Asia, London
VLCC, a healthcare and wellness company, today announced plans to open overseas centres, including seven in West Asia. Two centres in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi will be opened this year. The company also plans to open a centre in London in the ... More

Parle Bisleri plans foray into fruit juice biz
PARLE Bisleri Pvt Ltd, which owns one of the top-three packaged water brands in the country, has firmed up plans for a diversification into the fruit juice business. The company has already set up a fruit juice concentrate plant in Chittor, ... More

Now, personalise diamonds with laser inscription system
INTERNATIONAL Gemological Institute, a diamond, gemstone & jewellery certification laboratory in the country, has launched LaserScribe, a diamond laser inscription system. Consumers can personalise their diamonds by inscribing a message on the .. More

EVENTS

Pune's Either Or to hold expo on saris of South
SILKS from the South have always been a coveted part of a woman's wardrobe, but, now, Pune's Either Or, a store which specialises in all things offbeat and alternate, is all set to take shoppers with a yen for the fine threads from the ... More

CII meet on rural business hubs
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organising a meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday to spread awareness about the initiative to create rural business hubs across the country. The meeting, which will be held ... More

Jaipur jewellers to take part in Hyderabad expo
A LARAGE contingent of jewellers from Jaipur will participate in the Hyderabad International Gems & Jewellery Exposition 2005 being organised at the HITEX Exhibition Centre during August 13-15. Around 40 jewellers from Jaipur are expected to ... More

ADVERTISING

Madison restructures outdoor, retail units
TO offer integrated out-of-home (OOH) solutions, the outdoor and retail units of Madison, namely Madison Outdoor Media Services (MOMS) and Madison Retail Paradigm (MRP), have announced restructuring at the senior management level. According to ... More

Very few new ad creatives during triangular series
"One of the main reason is the timing of the event. Even fast moving consumer goods majors do not advertise during this time of the year." More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Real Image plans to market digital cinema system in US
AFTER launching what it says is the world's first cinema network with a movie-on-demand feature, the Chennai-based Real Image Media Technologies is eyeing the US market. The Rs 40-crore company recently delivered the movie-on-demand feature to ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

BBC begins study on `global Indians'
"This is the first time that we are undertaking such a comprehensive survey. In other markets, we have done so in parts." More

BRANDS

Tata brands could be worth $6 b
THE Tata Group is currently engaged in a second round of brand valuation, essentially an upgrade of the earlier exercise done by the UK-based Inter Brand. "I won't be surprised if our brands are worth $6 billion," Mr R. Gopalakrishnan, ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Titanium Card launched
HDFC Bank and MasterCard International launched a new credit card on Tuesday called the Titanium Card. This card is targeted at individuals with an income of over Rs 7 lakh per annum and the credit limit would be Rs 1.5 lakh to start with, ... More

IA rings in one-point info service
PEOPLE can now call 1407, a toll-free number from any part of the country to get information on all Indian Airlines (IA) services. "It is a one-point information on any IA service. Be it flight departure or arrival, timing, schedule, fares, ... More

Mahindra launches 3-wheeler cargo carrier Champion Alfa
MAHINDRA & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) on Tuesday forayed into the 0.5 tonne-payload segment in three-wheelers by launching its Champion Alfa model. It is priced at Rs 1.12 lakh, ex-showroom, Hyderabad. Targeted sales volumes for the vehicle were not More

`Direct post' service launched in Madurai
THE Department of Posts here has launched a `Direct Post' service that will enable manufacturers and business houses to send promotional campaign material to their target audience at a low cost. According to the Manager, Business ... More

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