The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Telecom subscriber base expands 2.9 m in September
INDIA added about 2.9 million telecom subscribers in September 2005, compared to 3.01 million additions in the previous month, according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). "In the month of September 2005, 2.9 million subscribers ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Aztec Software Q2 net rises 22 pc; upbeat on growth
AZTEC Software and Technology Services on Monday said it clockedrevenues of Rs 48.01 crore and net profit of Rs 9 crore (consolidated) in the second quarter of 2005-06. Revenues jumped 136 per cent over the corresponding period of last year ... More

HARDWARE

IDC sees LCD monitor sales surging ahead
The top six branded monitor market vendors together made up 79.4 per cent of the overall standalone monitor sales in the Asia-Pacific region in the first half of 2005. More

SOFTWARE

Good Tech working on PC-like mobiles
WITHIN the next five years, all laptop users would be converted into using smart phones that handle similar tasks. This would make it a lot more convenient to access information anywhere, anytime. Developers in India, along with their ... More

Xchanging plans $150-m investment over 5 years
BUSINESS Processing Services (BPS) company Xchanging has announced an investment of $150 million over the next five years to support the planned growth of 150 per cent for its Indian operations. "India is an integral part of the expansion of ... More

Mercury unveils enterprise suite
BANGALORE: Mercury Interactive Corporation, provider of business technology optimisation software, announced the Mercury BTO Enterprise suite. This suite is designed to help business and IT executives gain control and visibility over ... More

Goldstone to be renamed Aubrey, eyes consulting
GOLDSTONE Technologies Ltd, software services company, has announced plans to revamp its operations and is in the process of changing its name to Aubrey Soft Ltd. The Managing Director of Goldstone, Mr K. S. V. Chalapathi Rao, told ... More

INTERNET

Jet Air launches Web check-in facility
JET Airways has launched a distinctive online facility for Web check-in here today. Jet Airways is the first Indian airline and fifth in Asia-Pacific to introduce this facility, said Mr Gaurang Sethi, Vice-President (Marketing), Jet ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Grooming leaders the Accenture way
HOW does Accenture, the $14-billion technology and consulting provider, with a 1,15,000-plus workforce, handle its rapidly growing human resource base while building leadership traits across various levels and geographies? Grooming leaders, ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

BPO players likely to merge: Forrester
To take on growing threat from IBM, Accenture
INDIAN Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) suppliers with complementary skills are likely to battle head-to-head but subsequently combine forces through mergers and acquisitions to meet mounting competition from global players like Accenture and ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

IONA, Satyam in pact
HYDERABAD: IONA Technologies and Satyam Computer Services Ltd on Monday announced a technology, marketing and sales agreement. In the initial stages, IONA and Satyam will engage in joint sales and marketing. They later plan to address ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT

SlashSupport plans US centre
SLASHSUPPORT, a provider of advanced technology support solutions, plans to set up a support centre in San Jose, California, US, according to a release. This will be its first facility in the US and will become operational this quarter. In the ... More

VIRUSES

Virus lures PC users with Brad Pitt
ANTI-VIRUS company Trend Micro reported on Monday that a malware called TROJ_NETLOG.C was using Hollywood star Brad Pitt as bait. According to a press release issued by the company, they were able to intercept a Trojan and have issued a ... More

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