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REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS: TRAI wants more than one CDMA player to get 3G spectrum
New Delhi, Jan. 28 The telecom regulator has told the Government that it should explore allotting 3G spectrum to more than one CDMA-based mobile ...

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Too good a crisis to waste!
What are the learnings for the country from the Satyam crisis? Can the Indian economy handle such crises in the future?. A few weeks ago I was doing an appraisal of my career thus far, with an academic with a difference. He was not only a ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Telecom Commission to take up 4 TRAI plans
Net telephony policy to be discussed on Feb 2. New Delhi, Jan. 28 Under fire from the telecom regulator for going slow on key telecom policy reforms, the Telecom Commission has decided to take up recommendations made by the TRAI on four ...

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: RBI Governor briefs standing panel on finance on Satyam case
New Delhi, Jan. 28 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Dr D. Subbarao, on Wednesday deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on the fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services matter. The RBI Deputy Governor, Ms Usha ...

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: SEBI moves HC for Raju interrogation
Hyderabad, Jan. 28 Legal counsel for SEBI has filed a writ petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, seeking to interrogate Mr B. Ramalinga Raju and Mr ...

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: Nokia, HCL Info to form joint venture for value added services
New Delhi, Jan. 28 In line with its services strategy in India, global mobile phone maker Nokia Corporation on Wednesday announced plans to set up a joint venture with HCL Infosystems to offer mobile value added services such as ...

NEW BUSINESS: TCS signs $100-m deal with UK co
Mumbai, Jan. 28 The country’s largest software exporter, Tata Consultancy Services, has bagged a Rs 490-crore engagement (about $100 million) to provide managed IT services to UK-based ...

IT TRAINING: Oracle introduces computer education in AP schools
Oracle India Pvt Ltd (Oracle India) and the Institute for Electronic Governance (IEG) – Jawahar Knowledge Centre (JKC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to introduce the Oracle Academy programme in 1,031 schools in ...

PEOPLE: MphasiS names new CEO
Bangalore, Jan. 28 MphasiS Ltd has appointed Mr Balu Ganesh Ayyar as the new Chief Executive Officer and additional director on the board of the company effective January 29, it said in a notice to the Bombay ...

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Rajasekhara Reddy open to CBI probe into Satyam case
Hyderabad, Jan. 28 In the back drop of the SEBI and SFIO failing to quiz Mr Ramalinga Raju in the Satyam financial fraud case and allegations of political complexity, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Satyam recruits form Orkut community
Hyderabad, Jan. 28 When they were picked by Satyam Computer Services in 2007, they were on cloud nine. Because, they were assured of a job in one of the four coveted IT companies in India. Flaunting an offer letter from Satyam was a ...

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Ramalinga Raju’s bail plea dismissed
Hyderabad, Jan. 28 The bail petition of Mr B. Ramalinga Raju, former Chairman of Satyam Computer Services, was today dismissed by a ...

From eWorld

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT: Queuing up for India
The Satyam episode will not slow down the offshoring momentum and India will remain the destination of choice, say industry people.. Is the offshoring wave receding from Indian shores on the back of the Satyam episode? This is the question ...

SECURITY: Missing the message?
A recent US report has downplayed fears of child Internet safety, sparking off strong criticism.. For all its amazing usefulness to many sections of society, the Internet remains a centre of controversy. As against millions of those who swear ...

INTERVIEW: ‘The battle’s in your inbox’
Symantec sounds warning on ‘social engineering’ spam that taps tragedies to trap users.. When tragedy strikes, spammers aren’t far behind to capitalise on the chance to play dirty. The battle is right there in your inbox. ...

INTERNET: Bringing them into the loop
Computer programmer draws N-E States into the social networking scene.. There are those who lament that the Indian IT industry is rather limited to low-end services and there is hardly any innovation that one gets to see.But innovation is taking ...

INTERNET: ePen for teachers
UK-based Edexcel has come up with technology for automated answer sheet marking.. Exams are the bane of any student’s life. Unbelievable as it may seem, teachers too don’t like exams. Can you imagine reading and marking scores of ...

INTERNET: Campus buzz
Youngsters turn to Net to help student community keep in touch.. People look up newspapers to know the happenings in a town/city. FM radio channels air the schedule of events everyday as also the local ...

BOOKS: If you’re closed to feedback, don’t blog
But blogging could be rewarding too, for companies, says this book.. Should the CEO be asked to blog? Not necessarily, say Rajeev Karwal and Preeti Chaturvedi in Corporate Blogging in India (
CYBER QUEST: Quiz
V.V. Ramanan. 2. According to a researched study, what is considered by many to be the most used application ...

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