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INFO-TECH
OUTLOOK:
Software receipts in Q3 fell 10% sequentially
Mumbai/ Bangalore/ New Delhi, April 1 It’s official. The Indian IT sector, the pride of Indian exports, is generating fewer dollars, predominantly due to the global credit crunch and the cross ...
OUTLOOK:
US tech spend to fall 3.1% this year
Forrester says outsourcing to buck trend. New Delhi, April 1 Forrester Research on Wednesday lowered its outlook on US tech purchases for 2009. It said that the purchase of IT goods and services by American businesses and Government is expected ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Gateway to the future
As the mobile phone takes on many roles, marketers make the most of it.. Anything from texting to TV, navigation to networking, mobile phones are doing so many jobs that they’re emerging as an all-in-one device. Over 300 million ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
DoT to audit accounts of all major telecom cos
New Delhi, April 1 The Department of Telecom has accepted suggestions made by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to audit the accounts of all the major integrated telecom players in the country to check if the companies are paying ...
OUTLOOK:
Global IT spend to drop 3.8%, says Gartner
Bangalore, April 1 Hurt by the unprecedented decline in the global economy, the drop in IT spending in 2009 could be worse than 2001, and a recovery in 2010 could be slow and prolonged, a report by research firm Gartner ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
IMEI issue: GSM players seek more time
New Delhi, April 1 GSM-based cellular operators have sought more time to comply with the Government’s order to address security concerns arising out of handsets without an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
In action
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
BSNL schemes for mobile customers
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has introduced attractive discounts and freebies to its post-paid mobile customers with effect from April ...
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS:
Satyam to seek tech, financial bids in April second week
Hyderabad, April 1 With due dilligence by bidders on track, the next round of submission of technical and financial bids for stake buy in Satyam Computer would begin around April ...
NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES:
Samsung bets on 3G phones
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REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS:
4 shortlisted for TRAI top post
The race for the post of Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, has now reduced to four applicants. This includes Mr Yashwant Bhave, Secretary, Consumer Affairs; Mr Arun Ramnathan, Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mr S.D. Saxena, ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Which turn for telecom?
Should the licensing and regulatory structure be changed for migration to new technologies? Or is status quo better? The telecom sector is split on the route to take.. Telecom networks in India are set to undergo a major change over the next few ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
What NGN is all about
NGN is essentially a managed IP-based (i.e., packet-switched) network that supports a variety of high-speed data-intensive services including, IPTV, HDTV, videoconferencing, VoIP, Instant Messaging, e-mail, and other packet-switched ...
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
Happy birthday!
Some years ago, I was very depressed the evening of my birthday because no one other than my parents remembered it, in spite of some not-so-subtle hints. Okay, it was unfortunate that the people I hinted to went out of town and the rest ...
SOFTWARE:
More scope for efficiency
Scope International on steps it has taken to counter the slowdown.. The worst time to plan for a crisis is when you are in it: David Awcock, Group head of Technology at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), said it all with that one sentence, to ...
TECHNOLOGY:
‘Honey, I shrunk the test time’
At Ashok Leyland’s Technical Centre, vehicles experience every bump and pothole that could be on the road, thanks to the simulator.. Nothing is constant in life — least of all customer expectations. Hence organisations across the ...
SECURITY:
Connect with care
Online campaigns are on, but ? watch out for the cyber criminals?. With Lok Sabha elections just over a month away, a lot of institutional bodies have launched online campaigns to connect with the young, literate and Internet-savvy ...
INTERNET:
Health-wise
TCS's portal is offering users more services.. Health is one of the most widely searched for topics, online. Now here is more news for health buffs. The TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) Health portal, WebHealthCentre (www.webhealthcentre.com) ...
INTERVIEW:
‘Outsourcing will be more widely accepted’
CEO of HCL Tech’s BPO division shares his reasons for optimism.. With the organic and linear expansion of the IT (information technology) sector, in general, coming under threat as a result of the global economic crisis, what would be ...
INTERVIEW:
'800 million waiting to be connected'
Precisely why Sistema sees scope to scale up for better margins.. Vsevold Rozanov, the 37-year-old President and CEO of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd, believes that he has a “joyful” task on his hands — in contrast with other ...
BOOKS:
Politics and the public
New forms of participation are emerging.. New forms of public participation are viewed as a means of engaging a public that is disenchanted with formal political styles and institutions, write Janet Newman and John Clarke in Publics, Politics ...
CYBER QUEST:
Quiz
V.V. Ramanan. 2. Quietube has been one of the more popular downloads recently. What ...
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