The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, June 03, 2006

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
DoT sets 5-month deadline to check mobile users' details
In a bid to tackle misuse of cellular phones by anti-social elements, the Department of Telecom has asked cellular operators to verify the details of all the existing mobile subscribers. The DoT has set a five-month deadline for conducting the ... More

Mobile phones - your `scheduling' tool!
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Draft policy for sops to semiconductor sector soon
Maran says land area stipulation for IT-specific SEZs may go More

SOFTWARE
Hurix to ramp up Chennai operations
Hurix Systems, a Mumbai-based provider of knowledge solutions, will add 150 employees in Chennai in the next 12 months to take the total headcount in the city to 350, according to its Chief Operating Officer, Mr Visawamitra Hariharan. In India, ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
More staff for Infovision Chennai unit
Infovision, the New Delhi-based customer relationship management services company, plans to increase employee strength in Chennai to 1,000 by March 2007 from the present 600. It offers clients services such as customer ... More

IBM Daksh expands employee base
IBM's subsidiary Daksh has grown to 20,000 employees, from 6,000 employees at the time of acquisition in April 2004, the company announced. Daksh provides business transformation outsourcing solutions and services for IBM ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Baring India sells its entire stake in Mphasis to EDS
To realise close to Rs 1,150 cr from sale of 34.73 pc holding More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
TDSAT to impose fees on monetary claims petitions
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has decided to impose court fees on petitions relating to claims for compensation or recovery of money. The court fee ranges between an ad valorem rate of 1.5 per cent of the amount ... More