The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 06, 2006

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BSNL-MTNL to roll out cable links to Singapore, West Asia
Maran inaugurates FALCON cable system; calls for cut in landing rates More

`Karnataka has biggest Airtel subscriber base'
With a 3-m subscriber base, covering 62 pc of the population More

MobileNXT to raise $10 m for expansion
MobileNXT Teleservices plans to raise $10 million by the year-end to fund its expansion plans spread over five years. The company, which aims to achieve a turnover of Rs 380 crore in the next three years, had tapped the angel investors to launch ... More

SOFTWARE
`Auto cos must invest in IT for better efficiency'
Automation in an automotive company can help reduce required manpower by up to 10 per cent in certain routine functions, according to Mr N. Mohanakrishnan, Executive Director (Internal Audit), Ashok Leyland Ltd, and Chairman, Autotech ... More

IT TRAINING
C&K Mgmt pact with e-learning academy
C&K Mgmt Ltd, a Hyderabad-headquartered e-learning and content development company, has entered into a partnership with SmarTeach e-Learning Academy. As per the agreement signed here on Saturday, C&K Mgmt will offer students of SmarTeach, .. More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
3i InfoTech buys G4 Software Technologies
3i InfoTech on Tuesday said it has acquired a US-based company, G4 Software Technologies in an all-cash deal for Rs 4.2 crore. G4 is a niche company with 50 employee and Rs 8.4 crore in revenues. "We have acquired the company at ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Intelligroup ties up with Keane
Intelligroup on Tuesday announced a strategic alliance with Keane Inc, a business process and IT services firm, to provide enterprises services. The alliance would capitalise on Intelligroup's Enterprise Application Services (EAS) experience ... More

Solix, Sierra partner for archiving solution
Technology firms Solix Technologies, Inc, and Sierra Atlantic on Tuesday announced a global partnership to provide an archiving solution that supports Oracle Process Manufacturing. With this, Sierra Atlantic becomes a global systems integrator ... More

Borland Soft forms alliance with Hexaware
To set up centre of excellence in Chennai More

INTERVIEW
HR challenge looms, especially in public sector
Look at what the IT industry has done; it is at the root of the fundamental change in the education system. — MR P. V. MOHANDAS PAI, MEMBER OF BOARD AND HR CHIEF OF INFOSYS More

SECURITY
India in top ten phishing list
US, China top list, says Anti-Phishing Working Group report More

OUTLOOK
Surging revenues for pvt GSM operators
Riding on an exponential growth in subscribers, private GSM mobile operators have recorded a 49 per cent increase in revenues during the first quarter of the current financial year (April to June 2006) as compared to the first quarter of the ... More

PEOPLE
Ron Sommer named TCS independent director
Tata Consultancy Services has appointed Dr Ron Sommer, former Chairman of Deutsche Telekom, as additional Independent Director. Prior to joining Deutsche Telekom, Dr Sommer had spent 15 years (1980-1995) with Japan's Sony Corp managing its ... More

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Looking back
Aug. 27-Sep. 2
Lateral hiring getting more complex

TRAI notifies auditors' panel to certify systems of telecom cos

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India campus will be biggest non-European centre, says EADS