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HUMAN RESOURCES: TCS may stretch working hours by half an hour
Policy yet to be finalised; new timings from next year. Mumbai, Dec. 12 IT professionals working with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will now spend more time at their workplaces, possibly as a fallout of the global economic crisis. The ...

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS: TRAI proposes per second based mobile tariffs, asks operators to cut SMS rates
New Delhi, Dec. 12 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday said that it was looking to move towards a tariff regime where mobile operators charge on a per second basis instead of the current practice of charging ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: 3G auctions to begin on January 16: DoT
Guidelines leave out action plan for CDMA players. New Delhi, Dec. 12 After months of going back and forth the Department of Telecom has finally issued the detailed guidelines on how it wants to conduct the auctions for 3G and broadband wireless ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: An episode in Vodafone story
In the Vodafone case that was keenly watched for the past several months, almost since August of last year, the curtain is yet to fall, says Mr Pranav Sayta, Tax Partner and Tax Leader Transaction Tax, Ernst & Young. ...

OUTSOURCING: Consolidation will increase outsourcing, says Prahalad
Hyderabad, Dec. 12 As the financial sector consolidates with mergers and acquisitions during the global economic downturn, outsourcers in India are likely to benefit in the long run, according to management guru Dr C.K. ...

SOFTWARE: Microsoft showcases ‘connectivity features’ to be part of Windows 7
Hyderabad, Dec. 12 Microsoft India Development Center (MSIDC) here has demonstrated a handful of connectivity features developed by it for the upcoming Windows 7, the next version of the operating system slated for release ...

SOFTWARE: Sasken board meeting on Dec 15
Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd said in a notice to the BSE that the next meeting of the board of directors would be held on December 15 to consider the creation of a business restructuring reserve from the reserves and surplus of the ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: ‘Harmonising spectrum allocation benefits industry, consumers’
Kochi, Dec. 12 It is critical for India to make the right choice among the emerging technology options today, as it will influence the growth and spread of mobile telephony and mobile broadband in the country in the years to ...

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS: Malware codes take festive guise this Xmas
PHISHING ATTACK BYTE BY BYTE. Pune, Dec. 12 Christmas shopping online has become increasingly popular, with a large number of people researching gift ideas before purchasing on the ...

SECURITY: C-DAC develops cyber security tools
Hyderabad, Dec. 12 A slew of software tools that can crack cyber crimes, help in improving cyber security, especially in light of the growing incidence of cases and use by terrorist groups, have been developed by Pune-based Centre for ...

SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT: Google to recognise innovative work in local governance
Launches Gram Panchayat Puraskar in AP, Karnataka. Hyderabad, Dec. 12. Google.org – the philanthropic arm of Google – has launched the Gram Panchayat Puraskar to reward the best innovations in local governance by Gram Panchayats in ...

EVENTS: Wikipedia bets big on new search engine
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 12 Mr Jimmy Wales, founder of the free online encyclopaedia, Wikipedia, and Chairman of Wikia Inc, is now excited about the possibilities that Wikia Search, a new search engine, offers. Wikia ...

OUTLOOK: Genpact eyes Govt contracts, outsourcing deals
New Delhi, Dec. 12 BPO major Genpact will pursue Government contracts next year and also target outsourcing deals from large nationalised companies in China, its CEO, Mr Pramod Bhasin, ...

SOFTWARE: Tanla Solutions to provide 3G products to MTNL
Hyderabad, Dec. 12 The Hyderabad-based Tanla Solutions is all set to provide 3G products to state-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd which launched its 3G services ...

From eWorld

HARDWARE: Not power hungry
Semiconductor designs power ahead with reduced energy consumption.. Energy efficiency, an integral part of green IT initiatives, is perhaps today synonymous with technology itself, and it would be difficult to spot stakeholders who have no ...

IT-ENABLED SERVICES: Wired for wellness
Integrated IT networks for healthcare providers.. In a bid to improve information flow, many healthcare providers have begun to invest in technologies such as online registration, electronic medical records, picture archiving, and communication ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Clients will focus on new initiatives’
Mastek’s Sudhakar Ram says the solutions approach has immense scope.. Mastek’s Chairman and Managing Director Sudhakar Ram relocated to India this month after about three years in the US. Isn’t it a rather surprising time for a ...

INTERNET: Enabling assistance
A portal that assists with job search for the disabled. Punarbhava.in is an interactive portal designed specially for people with disabilities who seek career avenues. As the homepage suggests, “Punarbhava means ‘renewed being’ ...

BOOKS: Innovate with tech edge
For the enterprise that plans well. A major reason behind many an ERP (enterprise resource planning) failure is the underestimating of the complexity — be it in planning, development, or training, says Sanjiva Shankar Dubey in Innovation ...

INTERVIEW: Not on paper
Paperless offices — the promise of business process management. IBM buying FileNet, AptSoft and ILOG; Oracle acquiring BEA Systems; and SAP purchasing Yasu Technologies… Yes, we are talking about BPM, or business process management, ...

E-MAIL: Three quick ones
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CARTOON: Cartoon
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CYBER QUEST: Quiz
V.V. Ramanan. 1. Which browser tags itself as ‘World’s First Triple-Engine ...






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