The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 19, 2008

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CONVERGENCE: Indian developers are top users on Forum Nokia
GROWING INTEREST. New Delhi, Sept. 18 Indians are not just populating social networking sites such as Orkut and Facebook on the Internet, they are also leading the pack when it comes to technology and applications ...

OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS: HCL Tech keen on acquisition of up to $1-2 b
Seeks ‘transformational’ buy in US or Europe. New Delhi, Sept. 18 Even amidst the ongoing global financial turmoil, India’s fifth largest IT services exporter HCL Technologies said on Thursday it would be keen on large ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: DoT to allow foreign cos to bid for 3G spectrum on their own
New Delhi, Sept. 18 The Centre has said that it will allow foreign telecom companies to bid on their own without a domestic partner for the 3G spectrum, but they will have to find a local player before starting ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: RIM keen on launching products for Indian market
Research in Motion (RIM), makers of the BlackBerry handset, will be looking at manufacturing and logistics operations out of India and bring out tailor-made products for the users here, Mr Jim Balsillie, Co-Chief Executive Officer of ...

INTERNET: nLeague to launch portal
nLeague, an Atlanta and Hyderabad-based IT company, has announced its move to launch Zahdoo.com, a networking site. According to a company statement, the site is being launched in New York later at the Web 2.0 Expo. — ...

SOFTWARE: Logica expanding Chennai operations
To add around 1,300 employees over 18 months. Chennai, Sept. 18 Logica, the UK-based information technology and business service provider, plans to add around 1,300 employees in the next 18 months for its new software delivery centre in ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: IMImobile helps police track drunk drivers
Hyderabad, Sept. 18 IMImobile on Thursday announced that it has teamed up with BPL Mobile to help Mumbai Police track drunk drivers. The Hyderabad company has developed a solution for the police to access a mobile database and interface to ...

SOFTWARE: Softline mulls IPO to fund expansion
Hyderabad, Sept. 18 Softline Software Services is set to expand its operations in India and some markets overseas. Engaged in sale of software products for the last 17 years, Softline last year forayed into software services. The company ...

From eWorld

SOFTWARE: Watt’s the good word!
Tech players are keeping a watchful eye on the ticking energy meter so as to go ‘green with efficiency.’. Quick, how much power do you save by switching off all those unrequired systems? Enough to keep the computer plus two servers ...

SECURITY: Seal of safety
A simple security tape and label on cargo moving continental distances can be a cost-effective and practical deterrent against theft and terror. Some companies in Europe, for example Tesa Bandfix AG, have developed such a package tape and ...

INTERVIEW: Smart learning
Valued Epistemics says it uses technology to make the teaching process more productive.. Chennai-based learning and mobile technology company Valued Epistemics Private Ltd (VEPL), through Wizdom.in, offers online learning programmes to develop ...

BOOKS: Share data seamlessly
Enabling the police and passport office to share information makes e-governance effective.. The NeGP (National e-Governance Programme) is a huge initiative, but there has been much duplication and several interoperability issues, observes one ...

INTERVIEW: Keen to catch `em young
Virgin Mobile India? on how business is taking off and why it is targeting youth.. Virgin Mobile, part of Sir Richard Branson's $24-billion diversified Virgin Group, has over 15 million subscribers globally and is looking at garnering 10 per ...

INTERNET: More chrome for your reading pleasure
Are your eyes blinded by all that chrome? Yes, I mean the Google Chrome ...

INTERNET: Do all PCs lead to Chrome?
Google’s new browser is a breeze, by and large, despite some niggles.. I have been playing with Google Chrome for some days now and am quite happy with it, except for a few niggles here and there, which makes me go back to Firefox every ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
1. What had its genesis at #232, Santa Margarita Avenue, Menlo ...

CARTOON: Cartoon
“Rao, Murthy and Kumar are all busy. But you may have Bach, Beethoven or Mozart as I put you ...

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