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NEW BUSINESS
HCL bags $200-m, five-year contract from Skandia
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Tech Mahindra signs $1-b deal with BT
Tech Mahindra has signed a five-year deal to provide sourcing services to British Telecommunications (BT). The contract is expected to create new revenues in excess of $1 billion over this period, it said. This is the single largest deal ever ...
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Airtel launches voice chat facility
Airtel has launched the `Airtel Voice Chat' facility on the lines of Internet-based chatting. According to a press release, users registering for this service can talk to other users through an anonymous virtual mobile identity. The service ...
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Motorola desi mobile for Rs 1,649
Motorola on Wednesday announced the launch of a phone that is designed for Indian conditions, with host of desi features, affordability and manufactured at their Chennai plant. The product, referred to as MotoFone, is a rugged ...
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DoT rapped for delay in spectrum policy
Pushes for exclusive band for defence forces
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INSIGHT
US telecom sector back on mega merger mode
The US Government is reviewing one of the largest telecommunications mergers in history, the $70-billion deal between AT&T and BellSouth. The deal, most likely to be approved, will sacrifice public interest at the altar of political expediency, s SUMIT K. MAJUMDAR.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Kolhapur will be the next IT destination: Deshmukh
`Single-window clearance for all the approvals soon'
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HARDWARE
Cypress to invest $50 m for solar fab unit in AP
Cypress Semiconductors Technology India Pvt Ltd said that it planned to set up a solar `fab centre' in Andhra Pradesh at an investment of up to $50 million. Cypress has been talking with the Andhra Pradesh Government on the same. The ...
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SOFTWARE
Sasken tool for Wistron phones
Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd said on Wednesday it would provide its multimedia subsystem solutions to Wistron NeWeb Corporation (WNC) for use in next generation dual-mode (GSM+WiFi) phones. "WNC, a leading Taiwanese ...
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IT TRAINING
NIIT designs course for engg graduates
To improve the employability skills of fresh engineering graduates, information technology training company NIIT has launched a five-semester long course called `Integrated ANIIT for Engineers,' (IAE). This will target engineering students ...
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Bengal sets up IT finishing school
West Bengal has become the first State in the country to set up an IT finishing school that will facilitate the generation of industry-ready IT professionals. The school, which will equip candidates with skills that are required in the IT job ...
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Cabinet may decide on telecom FDI today
The Union Cabinet is likely to discuss the proposed amendments to Press Note 5 related to FDI in telecom on Thursday. The Department of Telecom has proposed amendments to Press Note 5 that will allow foreigners to hold key posts such as CEO, ...
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IPR
STPI plans sops for SMEs to develop patents
Plans to set up IPR cells in tech parks
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Vodafone may join race for Hutch
British telecom major Vodafone may also be in the running to acquire Hutchison Essar's mobile operations in India. Reliance Communication and Malaysia-based Maxis are other major contenders. According to industry sources, Vodafone could be ...
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Four Soft acquires Danish firm for $10 m
To up scale revenue guidance
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ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Acropetal in deal with Datassured
Bangalore-based Acropetal Technologies Ltd has signed a three-year $42-million deal with Datassured Communications Inc to provide enterprise application integration and development services. Datassured provides enterprise ...
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BROADBAND
MTNL to offer high-speed broadband connection soon
Maran opens new MTNL building in Delhi
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OUTLOOK
Nihilent eyes Rs 70-cr revenues
Hopes to break even in US, UK
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Six metros, rural Haryana to go WiMax
BSNL deploys Aperto solutions created by Indians
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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Your face will be the password to your notebook
NEW LENOVO PRODUCTS
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