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EMPLOYMENT
`First step in employability direction'
The Finance Minister's announcement of a scheme to provide Rs 33-crore fund for manpower development in the software sector needs to be studied with a magnifying glass, but the industry has welcomed it as the first step in the `employability ...
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OUTSOURCING
Nipuna's fourth BPO facility in Hyderabad
Nipuna Services Ltd, Satyam's Business Process Outsourcing subsidiary, on Thursday announced the establishment of its fourth BPO facility in Hyderabad, to be located at the K. Raheja MindSpace IT Park. This 87,000 sq ft facility will provide ...
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`BPO cos offer better work environment'
"If you need a job, and you have the right attitude, aptitude and willingness to work hard, BPO gives you a wonderful opportunity. Any college degree is enough. Indian BPO companies offer better work environment than those in any other country," ...
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Mobile coverage up to 500 metres of border
Relaxation does not apply to J&K, Pathankot, Akhnoor
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Aircel targets 14 new circles
Aircel Cellular, now part of Malaysia-based Maxis Communications Berhad, will complete the rollout of its mobile services across 14 new telecom circles over the next two years. It recently bagged licences to operate in these circles. The company ...
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Tata Tele launches single chip handset
CDMA players have beaten their GSM competition in the race for the single chip handset in India. Telecom chipmaker Qualcomm and CDMA operator Tata Teleservices launched the Motofone F3c, which runs on a QSC 6010 chip. The handset is priced at ...
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Hutch billing in local language
Hutch on Thursday announced the introduction of its billing in Kannada and eight other languages. Apart from Kannada, subscribers could see their bills in their local languages of Tamil, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Telugu, Bangla, ...
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Mobile VAS providers don't plan to hike rates
Value-added service (VAS) providers for cellular users will not hike tariffs for mobile content like ringtones and downloads despite the Government bringing them under the service tax net. Mobile content providers have said that they would ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
`Margins do take a hit'
Real estate prices have nearly doubled in the last three years. This, coupled with the likelihood of the rupee appreciating in the short-term will affect infrastructure spending, say technology companies. "It will impact on our margins by 1-2 ...
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TAXATION
IT stocks recover on hopes of lower MAT impact
Analysts agree fringe benefit tax on ESOP is negative
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INTERNET
MS to launch e-newsletter for Asia-Pacific teachers
As part of its `Partners in learning' programme, Microsoft will launch an e-newsletter and an Internet portal for teachers in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr Peter Moore, Managing Director-Public Sector, Asia-Pacific, Microsoft, said that both ...
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Megasoft rejigs operations, to induct 600 more
To have 4 strategic business units
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ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
NEC, Sify tie up for thin clients
NEC Corporation and Sify Ltd have joined hands to promote the thin client computing in India, which stores software and files on a server instead of the desktop. "We are optimistic about this new thin client business and plan to ...
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IBM, Google team up
IBM and Google have collaborated to offer a software that allows users of IBM's WebSphere to integrate Google Gadgets into their Web sites. These small applications make the site more informative and personalised for enterprise ...
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EVENTS
Robocon India 2007 begins in Pune today
The first team to complete the building of `Victory islands' will be the winner. Duration of the game is three minutes. Winners to represent India at the same event in Vietnam
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