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TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Net woes: RCom asked to detail back-up plans
New Delhi, Dec. 25 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has asked Reliance Communications to give details of measures it had taken to deal with cable cuts. TRAI said the company was told in February to make available adequate bandwidth ...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: Cash-rich companies set M&A counters buzzing
Tech buy-outs at $3.7 b surpass 2007 levels. New Delhi, Dec. 25 The Wall Street meltdown and global financial crunch notwithstanding, cash-rich IT and BPO firms are on a bargain-hunting spree on the deal street. The IT and ITES companies have ...

SECURITY: Satyam asks World Bank to apologise
‘We will evaluate all options on Bank’s actions’. Hyderabad, Dec. 25 Satyam Computer Services, which has been receiving lot of flak following the aborted bid to acquire Maytas Properties and Maytas Infrastructure, has asked the ...

OUTLOOK: ValueLabs plans to expand services, markets
Eyeing new acquisition opportunities. Hyderabad, Dec. 25 Information technology services provider ValueLabs plans to increase its focus on remote infrastructure management services. It will also enter new markets to tackle the impact of global ...

IT-ENABLED SERVICES: 3i Infotech to launch eMudhra digital signature next year
Coimbatore, Dec. 25 The eMudhra digital signature initiative from 3i Infotech Consumer Services Division is set to hit the market ...

EVENTS: Meet on business data mining
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SECURITY: Mobile hackers a growing menace
Increase in smart phone usage cited as primary reason. Pune, Dec. 25 With the rise in mobile usage for real world applications, the menace of hackers is also set to increase during 2009. According to latest reports, India added seven million ...

From eWorld

HARDWARE: A bigger push might help
The tech industry, while welcoming the cut in Cenvat rate, wants more initiatives to get the IT bus moving.. The Government’s recent decision to effect a 4 per cent cut in Cenvat rate is expected to offer only a limited respite to IT ...

TERRORISM: Responding to terrorism
The CMD of software player Mastek offers an industry perspective.. Sitting in our office in mid-town Manhattan, when I heard of the attacks in Mumbai, my first reaction was disbelief. Over the next few hours, the magnitude of the attack and the ...

SOFTWARE: Know your language
I am working on a new initiative right now and am looking at programming and languages in a different way from what I am used to — not as an end user of programs, but as someone deploying programs for use. Probably the most ...

BOOKS: Advantage, Web writers
You can make your content a constantly changing buffet.. When you write for the Web, remember to edit for international readers, advises Crawford Kilian in Writing for the Web ( www.jaicobooks.com). Many ...

SECURITY: Tap into their talk
Security agencies need to track the communication channels of terrorist systems while guarding their own turf.. The recent happenings in Mumbai highlighted the ruthlessness and dexterity of the modern terrorist. He shows no mercy nor does he ...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: Lessons from the Satyam-Maytas deal
Key points to keep in mind.. The Satyam-Maytas deal has been announced and called off within the space of a day. In that one day, the company has faced significant issues related to corporate governance and professionalism. Whatever the merits ...

INTERVIEW: Fight ‘fear of recession’ first
HR expert lists do’s and don’ts for companies.. How is the recession, the full effect of which may yet be coming, impacting our IT (information technology) companies? While a few big companies are suffering, some small players are ...

SOFTWARE: Read the consumer’s mind
Who would want to buy what, from your store? Software offers insight.. Wish you knew who would walk into your store on a Thursday afternoon to buy a bottle of perfume, or who would be happy to hear of your latest credit card scheme? 24/7 ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
V.V. Ramanan. 1. According to Google’s 2008 Year-End Zeitgeist for India, the top ‘How to’ and ‘Bollywood Celebrities’ searches ...

CARTOON: Cartoon
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LETTERS: ‘e-governance selectively’
With regard to the article, ‘Reform potential of e-governance’ by D. Murali, in eWorld dated December 15, I would like to share ...





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