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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: H2 growth may be slower, says Nasscom
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Nov. 7 Software association Nasscom on Friday said that after about 24 per cent revenue growth clocked in the first half of the current financial year, the Indian IT industry may see a slower growth rates in the second ...

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS: DoT plans share lock-in for new telcos
Promoters may be allowed to go for strategic investors, fresh equity issue. New Delhi, Nov. 7 The Department of Telecom is planning to ban sale of equity shares owned by Indian promoters of new telecom companies for a period of 3-5 years. This ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Employee cost in top four IT majors up 30% in Q2
Net staff addition declined by 35%. Chennai, Nov. 7 The slowdown in the US financial service dampened the hiring of employees by top Indian software companies. But employee cost, which contributes the most to expenditure, rose in the second ...

OUTLOOK: Qualcomm Inc eyes opportunity in 3G market
In talks with existing operators. New Delhi, Nov. 7 Terming India as an important market, the Qualcomm Inc Chairman, Mr Irwin Jacobs, on Friday said the company is eyeing significant growth opportunities in India as the country looks to ...

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: Educomp, Intel launch learning system for schools
Provide Classmate PCs for students to facilitate one-on-one learning. New Delhi, Nov. 7 Educomp Solutions Ltd, in collaboration with IT company Intel, has launched Educomp O3 Learning System for one-on-one learning in schools. The company said ...

AWARDS & HONOURS: Raju gets Frost & Sullivan award
Mr B Ramalinga Raju, Founder-Chairman of Satyam Computer Services, has received the Frost and Sullivan Excellence in Leadership Award for 2008. “Instituted 45 years ago, the award is given to individuals who have demonstrated ...

SOFTWARE: Govt to set up centre of excellence for animation, gaming
Hyderabad, Nov. 7 The Union Government is finalising a plan to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for animation, gaming and visual effects ...

OUTSOURCING: US slowdown may hit services exports
New Delhi, Nov. 7 The country’s services sector exports, including BPO, software and financial services exports, are likely to take a hit during the fourth quarter of 2008 on account of the ongoing global meltdown, a report by ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: BSNL targeting 100 m mobile subscribers
Kolkata, Nov. 7 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is eyeing a mobile subscriber base of 100 million by 2010-11 (April-March) against 39.17 million as of September-end, the Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Kuldeep Goyal, has ...

OUTLOOK: Tata Elxsi eyeing niche spot in virtual reality space
Hyderabad, Nov. 7 System integration services provider, Tata Elxsi Ltd, is eyeing a niche position in the virtual reality (VR) solutions market in ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: DQE on cost-cutting mode
DQ Entertainment International, a Hyderabad-based animation and gaming content company, has said it is on the ...

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT: Tech Mahindra opens centre of excellence in UK
Bangalore, Nov. 7 Tech Mahindra, a provider of solutions and services to the telecommunications industry, said on Friday it opened its sixth centre of excellence in South Tyneside, UK, to cater to an expanding European and North American ...

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SECURITY: Hot on the e-crime trail
eWorld hits the e-forensics route, along with the experts, for a feel of the action.. When cyber forensics expert Kamlesh Mukunde (name changed) and his team were asked to review the entire IT infrastructure of a Mumbai-based pharmaceutical ...

SECURITY: Pornographic angle to terrorism?
Scotland Yard findings point to a disquieting trail.. A sensational twist to the analysis of modern terrorism came a few weeks ago with a prominent report (October 17, 2008) in the Times, London, according to which Scotland Yard (the London ...

SECURITY: Work on original or back-up?
When it comes to the e-forensics methods adopted to retrieve data, experts appear divided.. In the e-forensics context, another debate that rages on is with regard to the procedure adopted by the forensics scientist to retrieve data. According ...

SOFTWARE: Make it a multi-pronged effort
The IT industry is set to touch $60 billion by 2010 from almost a scratch in the 1990s. The growth, over a two-decade span, is a fantastic achievement and a good example of what forward looking policy formulation can ...

BOOKS: Savvy use of snail mail
This retailer allows customers to order on the Net but get a bill in the mail and pay by bank transfer. That encourages online shopping by Germans who lack credit cards.. Even in Germany, not too many people know that Hamburg retailer Otto Group ...

SOFTWARE: A tab on the cylinder
NXP Semiconductors says it has come up with a solution based on RFID technology to help prevent LPG pilferage. The solution awaits adoption by oil companies.. How do oil companies prevent commercial use of LPG cylinders meant for homes? ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Mind your mobile manners
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INTERVIEW: Learning the webinar way
From math to operating systems, from prayer-chanting to language-speaking, this mode helps, says Softsmith.. The whole world can learn for free. No mere rhetoric, but very much doable through webinars, feels P. Nagarajan, Founder and CEO of ...

COMPUTER USAGE: Linux in Windows
By using “andLinux”, one can run both Windows and Ubuntu Linux operating systems simultaneously without using dual-boot operating system (OS) and virtualisation software. You can cut and paste text ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
1. Which individual was the first to use the @ symbol as an operator for ...

CARTOON: Cartoon
“Come on, dad, there will be mistakes in it. It’s only the beta version of ...






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