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INFO-TECH
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS:
Axon prefers HCL Tech’s offer to Infosys’
New Delhi, Oct. 2 In a move that places HCL Technologies ahead in the race for the acquisition of the Axon Group, the Board of the UK company on Thursday dropped its recommendation of Infosys’ 600 pence a share offer, and said it ...
REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS:
TRAI removes rural levy on incoming international calls
Five years after the access deficit charge was introduced in the country – to compensate the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for its expenses on fulfilling social obligations — the Telecom Regulatory Authority of ...
OUTLOOK:
Service providers may see pricing pressure
Demand slowing down amid worsening global economic crisis. Bangalore, Oct. 2 After witnessing a steady increase in billing rates for the past few years, Indian IT service providers could face pressure on the pricing front as demand slows down ...
INTERNET:
Love @ site
The temptation to meet someone anonymously, without any strings attached, is leading many to stray virtually into an online affair.. Oscar-winner Halle Berry admits to flirting anonymously in Internet chat-rooms. Comedian Joan Rivers makes no ...
INTERNET:
IndiaProperty.com to start services for NRIs
Kochi, Oct. 2 IndiaProperty.com, part of Bharatmatrimony Group, is planning to provide a service for NRIs to identify properties and buy residential projects in various parts of Kerala through its ...
E-GOVERNANCE:
ING Vysya Life, e-Seva tie up
ING Vysya Life Insurance has tied up with the e-Seva service of the Andhra Pradesh Government to enable its customers to pay their premiums. “The policyholders can now make payments to renew premiums through e-Seva centres either by cash ...
INTERNET:
Web18 launches horizontal portal In.com
New Delhi, Oct. 2 Web18 has launched In.com, an aggregator portal, or an address on the Web that is the browsers’ gateway to news, videos, matrimonial and videos amongst other features on the ...
SOFTWARE:
HCL Info sets up ticket vending machines for Railways
Mumbai, Oct. 2 Noida-based HCL Infosystems has set up automatic ticket vending machines at 390 locations across the country in a pilot project for the Indian Railways. The $3.1-billion IT solutions firm has developed and deployed kiosks that ...
BROADBAND:
BSNL plans new schemes in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 2 The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will launch its ‘PC bundling with broadband connection’ scheme in Kerala ...
SOFTWARE:
‘Hold up one end for us’
“It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done.” — ...
INTERVIEW:
‘Discretionary IT spends down’
But, given that the European market is relatively under-penetrated, the slowdown may be positive for Indian vendors, says Niteen Tulpule of KPMG.. Niteen Tulpule, Director-Corporate Finance, KPMG, decided to play it safe when eWorld asked him ...
INTERVIEW:
‘Research interest growing in India’
Microsoft Research India on the trends shaping the scene.. Compared to a thousand doctorates in computer science that come out of American universities every year, India produces 50. But the situation here is improving, P. Anandan, Managing ...
SECURITY:
Guard against ID thieves
How often have you received unsolicited calls from credit card salesmen or insurance agents from call centres with all your personal data at their fingertips? Hardly a day goes by without our hearing of someone becoming a victim of identity ...
COMPUTER USAGE:
Chrome Java problem
I am unable to apply Java 6 update 10 as applicable to Google Chrome. Also, very often, Java files in Internet Explorer 8 make the computer hang ...
CYBER QUEST:
Quiz
2. Yahoo India’s newly launched social network for the 16-24 age group ...
INTERVIEW:
Spywatch
Symantec on how it seeks to protect computer users, systems.. E-mail can bring in great news — and let in the spies too. With so much talk of security in cyberspace, eWorld caught up with Shantanu Ghosh, Vice-President, India Product ...
BOOKS:
Try an `inside-out' approach
The success of any big strategy is in the small details, says Frank Prestipino in Getting to Big the Small Way ( www.tatamcgrawhill.com). “In ...
INTERNET:
Going down, down, down!
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IT TRAINING:
They join the tech tribe
The largest residential tribal school in the world is empowering its students with IT education.. Twelve-year-old Mama Majhi is the first person ever in her family to go to school. The tribal girl, who belongs to the Santhal community, is a ...
CARTOON:
Cartoon
"Hi, we're very much at home. But please leave a message as we've just bought an ...
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