The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, November 21, 2006

NEW BUSINESS
Sterlite Optical bags deal from Qatar co
Sterlite Optical Technologies Ltd, an integrated manufacturer of optical fibres and telecom cables, has received a contract worth $ 5 million (Rs 22.5 crore) for the manufacture and supply of copper telecom cables to Q-Tel, ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Hutch, Idea get LoI for new cellular circles
Hutch has got letter of intent for offering cellular services in six more circles across the country from the Department of Telecommunications. Idea Cellular has also got the nod for foraying into Mumbai. The new circles will give Hutch a pan ... More

INSIGHT
`India can play leadership role in ICT in the region'
"We have been articulating with the Indian policymakers about the need for India to play a larger role in the region. This can also bring about significant development while serving others through public private participatory mode." — Dr Mohsen A. Khalil, Director Global Information and Communication Technologies at World Bank More

SOFTWARE
ITC Infotech sets up centre for Finnair
ITC Infotech India Ltd has set up a dedicated development centre for Finnair, Finland's biggest airline. Finnair recently started its services to New Delhi. Finnair had signed a five-year, multi-million dollar deal with ITC Infotech early this ... More

INTERNET
`Net is used as much for e-mail as for info'
Innovations in content space changing surfing pattern More

IT TRAINING
Computer training for labourers
The West Bengal Labour Welfare Board has granted permission to welfare centres to start computer-training programmes with the objective of encouraging computer literacy among the working population and its dependents. The ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Prithvi Info plans 4 overseas buys
In a range of Rs 45-90 cr each More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
`3G mobile services launch on track'
Additional spectrum for cell operators by Dec: DoT More

CDMA operators to run 3G trials in Jan
To allay GSM players' fears on interference More

EVENTS
FOSS event from Nov 24
The three-day annual Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) event is set to begin on November 24 in Bangalore. Linux Bangalore, as it was known earlier was repositioned as FOSS.IN in 2005, to address the wider scope of Free and ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH
`Huge untapped PC market in 4 Asian nations'
Small businesses present big opportunity, says AMI More

OUTLOOK
Elixir plans research unit in Dehra Dun
To support recruitment business with wider database More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Dell unveils storage device
Dell today introduced the PowerVault RD1000, a removable disk-based storage device for data backup and restore that combines the speed of a hard disk with the portability of tape. Designed for small and medium-sized ... More

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