The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 28, 2007

NEW BUSINESS
Origin Infosys bags Rs 80-cr Elcot order
Chennai, Dec. 27 Origin Infosys has won a Rs 80-crore order from Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (Elcot) to implement hardware and networking solutions in 2,000 schools across Tamil Nadu.The Chennai-based provider of IT services ... More

OUTSOURCING
BT bullish on Indian enterprise segment
New Delhi, Dec. 27 BT is betting big on the Indian enterprise segment as more and more companies are realising the advantage of outsourcing their communication needs. Mr Sudhir Narang, the newly appointed Managing Director of BT’s ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Airtel on wheels launched
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Idea Cellular special voucher
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HARDWARE
Repair & Return in pact with Taiwan co
Repair & Return Technology (India), a Bangalore based reverse logistics company for electronic and ICT products, has entered into a joint venture with Sequel Technology of Taiwan to set up a unit for LCD display panel repair services and ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
MindTree completes TES PV buy
MindTree Consulting Ltd has informed the BSE that the company has signed a definitive agreement on November 14 with the shareholders of TES Purple Vision Electronic Solutions Pvt Ltd (TES PV), for acquisition of 100 per cent stake in TES PV. The ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
RCom sends notice to Govt against TRAI’s spectrum allocation norms
New Delhi, Dec. 27 The battle for spectrum is back to square one with both CDMA and GSM operators rejecting the Government’s decision to accept the subscriber-linked spectrum allocation criteria suggested by the Telecom Regulatory ... More

SECURITY
YEAR-ENDER
Data breaches, phishing hog the limelight
Coimbatore, Dec. 27 2007 not only witnessed heightened level of phishing incidence and cyber frauds but more sophistication and organised commercialisation of such malware activity among present day attackers. Security experts attribute ... More

EVENTS
‘Web 2.0? What’s that?
Bangalore, Dec. 27 When the first-ever Web Innovation Conference opened in Bangalore recently, the organisers were aware that the subject of the event — Web 2.0 initiatives in India — might create some confusion. What was Web 2.0, ... More

Chip cos need to look at emerging areas: ISA
Must not be confined to IC design alone; Value addition to process is vital More

Global VLSI meet to focus on multicore processor design
Hyderabad, Dec. 27 An international conference on VLSI (very large scale integration) design with focus on the latest technological developments would be held in Hyderabad during January 4-8, 2008. An international students conference ... More

OUTLOOK
Raja wants spectrum charges reworked; operators to pay more?
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PEOPLE
Alcatel-Lucent’s new India head
Alcatel-Lucent has announced that Mr Vivek Mohan has been appointed as President of the company’s business in India. He has been part of Lucent Technologies since 2001 and after the merger, he has been heading services business for ... More

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