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ICSA India bags Indore firm order
Embedded technology and electrical solutions provider ICSA India Ltd on Thursday said it has bagged Rs 18.60 crore orders from an Indore-based firm. Both the orders of Rs 16.80 crore and Rs 1.80 crore each were bagged from M.P. Paschim Kshetra ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Divergent views on mobile number portability launch
New Delhi, Aug. 23 Both CDMA and GSM operators on Thursday came out in support of introducing mobile number portability but differed on the timing of the launch, which would allow subscribers to change their mobile operator without changing ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
HCL Infosystems’ Q4 net rises 21%
Wins Rs 500-cr BSNL systems integration project contract More

SOFTWARE
Wipro is Wi-Fi authorised test lab
Wipro Technologies has announced that it will serve as a Wi-Fi Alliance Authorised Test Laboratory. The Wipro facility in Bangalore will streamline certification and provide faster time to market for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products for members located ... More

Financial derivatives solution
Pyxis Systems, a provider of derivative solutions, has launched Ionpot, a Web-based solution for financial derivatives. The solution is priced at at Rs 4 lakh on an annual subscription basis. Ionpot allows the user to price, save and mark to ... More

NEW PROJECTS
IBM opens new global delivery centre in Chennai
Eyes Tier II cities for expanding operations More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
Kids below 16 may find it hard to own a mobile
DoT formulating guidelines to protect users against electromagnetic radiation More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS
Cardamom e-auction launched
6 tonnes traded during inauguration; prices decline due to selling pressure More

SECURITY
TrendLabs sees explosive growth in Web threats
Coimbatore, Aug. 23 Trend Micro’s global threat research and support organisation – TrendLabs – while taking note of the changes in the style, motive and target of malware attacks, foresees an explosive growth in Web threats ... More

VENTURE CAPITAL
Canaan invests Rs 21.5 cr in Cellcast Asia
Mumbai, Aug. 23 Canaan Partners, a global venture capital firm, has invested Rs 21.52 crore in Cellcast Asia Holdings, Indian subsidiary of the UK-based Cellcast Plc, a global interactive digital broadcaster. Canaan Partners will have a ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
India not for MS-backed Open XML as standard
New Delhi, Aug 23 India decided to vote against Microsoft-backed Open XML as a standard for electronic document creation and storage, a move that is being seen as a setback-of-sorts for the software giant.The decision was taken by a ... More

‘Matsushita behind battery issue’
New Delhi, Aug. 23 On the controversial recall of 46 million defective batteries, Mr Kallasvuo said that investigations were on. “We are investigating into it. But of course Matsushita is responsible to us,” Mr Kallasvuo ... More

OUTLOOK
HP eyes storage market in India
IT spend on storage growing at 15% in India, 14% in China More

India is Nokia’s 2nd largest sales market
New Delhi, Aug. 23 World’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia today announced that India has become its second largest market in terms of sales, going past the US in the quarter ended June 2007. The company also announced that it ... More

TRENDS
Tech sector sees new trends
Captives, BPOs brace up for tougher times More






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