The Hindu Business Line : Friday, November 25, 2005

Nipuna opens Chennai centre
HYDERBAD: Nipuna Services Ltd, the business process outsourcing arm of Satyam Computer, has announced it has established a facility in Chennai at the Ascendas International Tech Park on the IT Expressway. The Chief Executive Officer of ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS

Tata Indicom's Walky gets award
TATA Indicom has received the `Best Service in Emerging Markets Award' for its fixed wireless service, Walky, at the World Communication Awards, held recently in London. The World Communication Award recognises outstanding achievement among ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Nokia gets $141-m BSNL network expansion deal
THE world's largest telecom gear manufacturer, Nokia, has bagged a $141 million (Rs 635 crore) order from India's largest telephone operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), for the supply of cellular equipment. The deal is an extension of a ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Khivraj to set up second IT park
KHIVRAJ Tech Park (P) Ltd, the company that has developed Olympia Technology Park in Chennai, is going in for a second IT (Information Technology) property in the city. Mr V. Kalyanraman, President, Olympia Technology Park, said that the second ... More

SOFTWARE

Microsoft unveils retail strategy — Over 500 outlets to vend Windows-powered products
IN a move that would provide consumers a hands-on experience of its technologies, Microsoft today announced its retail strategy as part of which it would partner with over 500 retail outlets to offer all Windows powered products including Media ... More

Ugam Solutions to open second centre in Mumbai
UGAM Solutions, provider of research and analytics services, catering to the market information needs of global enterprises is opening its second `International Centre for Research and Analytics' at Malad in Mumbai. The facility would be ... More

R Systems plans big expansion
R Systems, provider of Integrated Product Lifecycle Management (iPLM) services, said it has major expansion plans for India. R Systems has three offices in India (Noida, Pune and Chennai) employing 800 people, while its offshore centres in the ... More

Celestica to set up Hyderabad facility
CELESTICA, a $8.8-billion electronics manufacturing services provider, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Andhra Pradesh Government to locate its manufacturing base. According to a statement from the State Principal ... More

Micro Tech develops car security system
MICRO Technologies has developed a car security system with embedded microvehicle black box (MicroVBB), which when fitted in the vehicle, sends SMS alerts to its owner's mobile, against unauthorised intrusion in the vehicle. Dr P. Sekar, ... More

INTERNET

Kudumbashree sets up job Web site
THE Kerala State Poverty Eradication Mission, Kudumbashree, has set up an employment Web site. Called Keralashree (www.keralashree.org) , the site is intended to serve as a link between members of the ... More

IT TRAINING

ACTIVE training centre in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: The first ACTIVE (Ansys certified training in value engineering) training centre is being inaugurated on November 26 at Coimbatore. This collaborative efforts by Ansys Software Private Ltd and the Government College of ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Geodesic to acquire PicoPeta Simputers
SOFTWARE solutions provider, Geodesic Information Systems Ltd, said on Thursday that it was acquiring the Bangalore-based PicoPeta Simputers Pvt Ltd for an undisclosed sum. "There's a lot of synergy between both the companies which complement ... More

BUSINESS MODELS

Sharon Drew Morgen begins India operations
THOUGHT leader and author of The New York Times bestseller Selling with Integrity, Sales on the Line, Ms Sharon Drew Morgen, is starting operations in India. Her company, Morgen Facilitations Inc, has set up a joint venture ... More

EVENTS

Nasscom plans to organise academia meet
AS part of Nasscom's IT workforce development initiative, this premier chamber for software and services industry proposes to organise an IT-ITES Industry - Academia meet at the Bannari Amman Institute of Technology campus at Sathyamangalam on ... More

IT Expo 2005
The three-day `IT 2005' expo, organised by Indian Computer Education Society, began in Kochi on Thursday. Major firms such as Intel and Microsoft are participating in the event with their latest ... More

OUTLOOK

Sterlite Optical hopes to ride high on broadband
STERLITE Optical Technologies (SOTL), an integrated manufacturer of optical fibres and telecom cables, is gearing to grow business on the back of the virtual explosion in the broadband space which is now poised for the next big thing, triple play ... More

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