The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 15, 2006

GRT Regency to expand to smaller towns in South
Leveraging on the location of the property in Kancheepuram, there are plans to start industrial catering to factories in the vicinity. More

Miditech to launch new reality show formats
MIDITECH, popular for its reality shows such as Indian Idol (Sony), is all set to launch its own indigenous formats of reality shows. Mr Nikhil Alva, Chief Executive Officer, Miditech, told Business Line, "All these years we were ... More

SSI plans to set up 18 multiplex screens
SSI Ltd, through its entertainment arm Telephoto Entertainments, plans to set up 15-18 multiplex screens in the next 12 months, according to Mr Kalpathi Suresh, Chairman and CEO, SSI Ltd. The company has acquired land for a five-screen ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Suzuki chief ferries Japanese dealers on `incentive' trip to India
IS Suzuki Motor Corporation seeing India as its largest market in the coming years? This could be reason enough for the Chairman and CEO, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Mr Osamu Suzuki, to arrange 16 flights carrying about 2,400 top performing ... More

RETAILING

A jingle called `single brand'
GUIDELINES for FDI in retail trade of `single brand' products are out. These are contained in Press Note 3 (2006 Series) dated February 10, from the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), the Ministry of .. More

Retail sector smells fragrant for luxury maker YSL
THE buoyancy in India's retail sector has provided a shot in the arm for luxury goods manufacturers. Global leaders in fragrances and beauty products are especially enthused with the boom in the domestic retail business. Among those that have ... More

Himalaya to focus more on service
HERBAL healthcare major, The Himalaya Drug Company, said it has opened its 92nd exclusive retail store. The new outlet in Bangalore offers 180 branded herbal products ranging from pharmaceuticals, head-to-heel personal care and veterinary ... More

BRANDS

TCS Textile subsidiary launches `Madras Yarn'
SCM Textile Spinners, part of the Rs 500-crore flagship company TCS Textiles Pvt Ltd, is promoting the cotton yarn brand, `Madras Yarn,' using the group's blue peacock logo. (The logo represents the quality standards for 100 per cent cotton ... More

ONLINE MARKETING

E-biz sites court Netizens on V-Day; traffic trebles
THE growing popularity of Valentine's Day is translating into more moolah for e-commerce Web sites, which are seeing 300 per cent surge in traffic thanks to purchases by Netizens. "Online sales in the run-up to Valentine's Day has surged about ... More

TRENDS

A BL FEATURE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

A buoyant IT hardware market
THE IT hardware market in India is on an upswing. With strong consumption in the telecom, banking and financial services, retail and BPO sectors and an aggressive adoption in smaller towns, computer sales in the country has increased by 36.2 per ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Bird flu: SRL Ranbaxy puts out diagnostic test
This test can be effectively employed for mass screening and gives accurate results in one day, faster than the time taken by other tests. Outbreak of bird flu in migratory birds in China, Tibet, Mongolia, Russia and recently Turkey has ... More

Samsung unveils range of LCD monitors
SAMSUNG India today announced the launch of Haydn and Vivaldi range of LCD monitors, an `Awesome Twosome' limited period offer for 17-inch LCD monitors, and a new laptop range all at one go targeting both office and home users, including the ... More

eSys introduces mini PCs
ESYS INFORMATION Technologies has introduced the Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology processor in their new Wizard series of notebooks. The processor enables high-definition entertainment, increased connectivity and more battery life. The ... More

Tally launches version with 10 Indian language interfaces
TALLY India has launched its latest accounting and inventory management software, 8.1, with 10 Indian language interfaces. Built-in interfaces in Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Oriya, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam, have ... More