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EMPLOYMENT


Waiting to be filled up
The demand for software product developers is growing but the industry is facing a supply shortfall. It's time to fill up the seats to get the show going. More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


BSNL CellOne registrations for Kerala employees
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Registrations for post-paid CellOne (Plan 100) cellular phone connections from the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for employees of the Union and State governments and Central public sector units will start here on ... More

Idea network expansion
MUMBAI: Idea Cellular, owned by the Aditya Birla Group and the Tata Group, is expected to invest Rs 1,100-1,200 crore this fiscal primarily in network expansion. "Idea would invest in network expansion in its existing eight circles and ... More

INSIGHT


Why Bangalore is not Silicon Valley
While the government apparatus is to blame for the poor condition of many a city, in the case of Bangalore, to some extent, the IT industry is also responsible. Simply because it did not choose to imitate its model, the Silicon Valley, in civic sense — moving away from cities or building away from main roads. P. V. Indiresan says the salvation lies in businesses moving to the rural areas and developing the facilities they and their employees need. More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Bhagyanagar Metals plans FCCB issue to set up IT park — To carve out 3 separate cos
BHAGAYANAGAR Metals Ltd, the Hyderabad-based telecom products company, is planning a foreign currency convertible bond (FCCB) issue to part-fund the development of an IT park. It is also set to restructure operations and carve out three separate ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


Ramco Systems' Q2 net loss at Rs 7 cr
RAMCO Systems Ltd has reported a net loss of Rs 7.11 crore on revenues of Rs 33.85 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 against a net profit of Rs 2.32 crore on revenues of Rs 32.66 crore for the year-ago period. Staff cost was Rs ... More

Four Soft revenue spurts
HYDERABAD: Four Soft Ltd has recorded a total consolidated income of Rs 17.45 crore and a net profit of Rs 1.68 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 as against a total income of Rs 4.77 crore and a net profit of Rs 1.61 crore for ... More

California Software net falls
CHENNAI: California Software Company Ltd reported lower standalone net profit of Rs 67.19 lakh on revenue of Rs 7.48 crore for quarter ended September 30 compared to a net profit of Rs 1.45 crore on revenues of Rs 6.30 crore in the ... More

Pentamedia Q2 net down at Rs 63 lakh
PENTAMEDIA Graphics Ltd has reported a fall in net profit at Rs 63 lakh on revenue of Rs 10.76 crore for the quarter ended September 2005, compared to net profit of Rs 2.20 crore on revenue of Rs 21.48 crore for the corresponding previous ... More

HARDWARE


Real vs reflection
TVS Electronics put into action a `genuine for sure' campaign to help customers buy company products and shun fakes. And the effort has paid off, it says. More

Avid Tech's video device
NEW DELHI: Avid Technology has announced the launch of home editing video product, Pinnacle Studio 10, through its Indian arm, Pinnacle Systems. This device enables users to capture videos and audio from other electronic gadgets to make ... More

New range of shredders
CHENNAI: FAL Industries, maker of office appliances and consumer durable goods among other things, has introduced its new range of document shredders. A Pluz International, a newly established company, will distribute the product — ... More

SOFTWARE


IXIA sets up development centre in Kolkata
IXIA of Calabasas, California, has set up a presence in Kolkata to support its expanding global software development activities. The provider of IP network testing solutions, which clocked revenues of $157 million in the last 12 months, has set ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES


Small IT firms cry foul over poaching by bigwigs
It is clear that all players, irrespective of size, follow similar HR practices and it would be unfair to pick some companies out (for)... `predatory' recruitment practices, says Nasscom. Chennai, Oct. 30 DO unto others what ... More

Nasscom mum on US guild report on H1B visas
THE National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has declined to comment on the study by the Programmers Guild in the US which has said that the H-1B programme primarily benefits India-based employers operating in the US, and ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Analog buys SumTotal system
HYDERABAD: SumTotal Systems, a technology provider, announced that has Analog Devices Inc, a semiconductor applications company, has purchased TotalLMS 7.0 to manage and analyse training for its worldwide sales force. Once implemented, ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


Mistral partners DNF, Pentland
BANGALORE: Mistral Solutions, an embedded and telecom solutions provider, has partnered with US-based DNF Storage and UK-based Pentland Systems. The company will provide services in signal intelligence implementation with Pentland ... More

E-GOVERNANCE


e-kiosks roll-out to begin next year
THE roll out of one lakh common service centres, a part of the national e-governance programme by the Centre, will start next year, according to Mr Dayanidhi Maran, Union Minister of Communication and Information Technology. In the final count, ... More

EVENTS


Rains keep visitors away — `Good overseas interest seen at BangaloreIT.in'
THE hype notwithstanding, the eighth edition of BangaloreIT.in, billed as Asia's premier technology event, ended on a tepid note on Saturday. The unprecedented rains coupled with the spat between the industry and the Government over ... More

`Enough potential for Mangalore to grow in IT sector'
MANGALORE — one of the first tier II cities in Karnataka to attract investments in information technology (IT) sector — is betting on its infrastructure and human resource potential to get more investments. Mr G. Giridhar Prabhu of ... More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES


SPG Media to expand Hyderabad centre
SPG Media PLC, a UK-based publicly traded company, has firmed up plans to expand its development cum knowledge management centre based in Hyderabad to support its global clientele. Addressing a press conference here, the Chief executive Officer ... More

TRENDS


Growing by the day
Gone are the days when HR simply meant `Hire and Rehire.' Today, it has grown from labour relations to industrial relations to personnel management to human resources to human capital management. eWorld sounds out seasoned professionals for t heir take. More



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