The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 13, 2008

INFO-TECH

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: TRAI wants DoT to review 3G policy
Seeks auction for CDMA players. New Delhi, Aug. 12 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has told the Government that there should be a review of some parts of the recently announced policy for third generation mobile policy, including the ...

OUTLOOK: MS India centre to focus on emerging markets
Completes 10 years: 220 patents, 5,000 live projects. Hyderabad, Aug 12 As Microsoft India Development Centre (MIDC) here, the largest research and development centre outside US for Microsoft, completes 10 patent-filled years, it embarks on a ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Infosys in talks with top hirers
Initiative to create pool of industry-ready grads. New Delhi, Aug 13 India’s second largest software exporter Infosys Technologies on Tuesday said it is in talks to rope in five of the top IT hirers to come together in an ...

INTERNET: Makemytrip.com, Apollo DKV tie up
Online travel portal Makemytrip.com has tied up with Apollo DKV Insurance Company for a domestic travel insurance solution , a statement said on Tuesday. The new product called ‘Easy Domestic’ travel will cover travel-related risks of ...

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: Satyam, RelWare tie up
IT services provider Satyam Computer and RelWare, a developer of Web-based solutions for healthcare, have formed an alliance to offer healthcare related technology-based solutions. The alliance seeks to implement, customise, train and provide ...

PEOPLE: Four Soft names new COO
Logistics and supply chain solutions provider Four Soft announced on Tuesday that Mr Rajshekhar Roy has joined in the capacity of Chief Operating Officer. He will have the mandate to look after the overall global operations of Four Soft which ...

SOFTWARE: Intel, Nasscom initiative for software cos
Bangalore, Aug 12 Chip-maker Intel Corp said on Tuesday that it has, in collaboration with the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), launched the Nasscom-Intel Product Connect, an initiative to provide technology ...

OUTSOURCING: ‘Slowdown has made clients more cautious’
Mumbai, Aug. 12 Is the economic slowdown in India bringing down IT spends by domestic companies? ...

SOFTWARE: Lootah arm signs pact with Technopark
Kochi Aug 12 Lootah IT Solutions, the information and technology arm of the UAE-based SS Lootah Group, has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with Technopark Kerala. Mr Abdullah Saeed Lootah, Chief Executive Officer of Lootah IT ...

OUTLOOK: Oracle eyes mid-market in Gujarat
Oracle India, which has invested $3 billion in India over the last five years, is eyeing the mid-market growing companies in Gujarat. With this aim, Oracle is entering into partnerships with local service providers such as Ledger Solutions Pvt ...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: JDA Soft to buy i2Tech
Supply chain solutions provider JDA Software Group is all set to acquire i2 Technologies for $346 million in cash thereby creating a larger entity to offer retail and supply chain solutions. Together, these entities will have annual revenues of ...