TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Pvt operators asked to track ILD calls thru Reliance
BSNL has advised the operators to check the incoming traffic from May onwards. More

10-digit numbers for Mumbai RIM customers
RELIANCE Infocomm has begun migrating its Mumbai Reliance IndiaMobile (RIM) subscribers to a 10-digit number series beginning with the numerals 93. "This has been done in keeping with the cellular mobile numbering plan in India under the new ... More

Now, SMS in Hindi from your Nokia set
YOU can now use the popular short messaging services in Hindi. Eyeing the 45-crore Hindi-speaking population in India, Finnish telecom major Nokia on Tuesday rolled out content and short message service (SMS) in Hindi on its range of 24 mobile ... More

Cisco system for VSNL network
VIDESH Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Tuesday announced it would be deploying India's "largest broadband network " using Cisco Systems' end-to-end solutions. VSNL's objective is to provide enterprise and broadband customers with bandwidth of between 10 ... More

STOCKS
Outsourcing talk props up Avaya Global
TALK of the company becoming a global outsourcing hub for its US-based $4-billion parent company, Avaya Inc, has infused an element of optimism in the counter of Avaya Global. The stock of the erstwhile Tata Telecom company ended the day on ... More

HARDWARE
`India may miss the chip bus'
WILL India ride the semiconductor wave given that the semiconductor industry is currently pegged at $200 billion (around Rs 9,06,600 crore) globally. Opportunities abound with industry experts stating that there is an urgent need for ... More

SOFTWARE
Victoria beckons Indian tech cos
THE Victoria Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Ms Marsha Thomson, has said Victoria could serve as a global hub for the region as Indian companies seek to further consolidate their operations. Touring India with a ... More

INTERNET
Marriage info via veriprofile launched in Kochi
KOCHI: BharatMatrimony.com on Tuesday launched its new initiative, veriprofile, in Kochi. This will enable registered users in verifying details of prospective life partners without revealing their identity, Mr Michael M. Bala, Head ... More

BROADBAND

E-GOVERNANCE
Oracle, HP to take e-gov model to 3 more nations
IN a bid to replicate successful e-governance applications developed in Gurgaon centre, Oracle and Hewlett-Packard teams in India would now help in setting up of e-governance centres of excellence (CoE) in markets such as the Philippines, Sri ... More

EVENTS
All roads in Bangalore lead to IT.Com
IF you thought Bangalore IT.Com is about serious business visitors and foreign collaborations, read on. Mr Abdur Rasheed is a retired government official who has religiously visited the annual IT jamboree for the last four years. His purpose: To ... More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES
`ITES cos need to have offshore centres to stay in race'
THE domestic ITES players will face margin and pricing pressures as the emerging hotspots grow rapidly in the next few years. That they will have to set up centres in at least two of the emerging ITES hotspots to remain competitive was the ... More

PEOPLE
Shekhar Dasgupta quitting Oracle
THE Managing Director of Oracle India Pvt Ltd, Mr Shekhar Dasgupta who has been with the company for over twelve years now, will be leaving the company at the end of May next year, said a statement from the company. The announcement was issued ... More