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COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES: BSNL’s GSM project faces further delay
Nokia Siemens complains to integrity panel. New Delhi, June 15 Finnish telecom equipment-maker Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has shot off a fresh letter to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd’s two-member integrity panel alleging that it has been ...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: Infosys eyes buys in Mexico, Brazil to improve operations
Also scouting for partner to enter South African market. Bangalore, June 15 Infosys Technologies Ltd is eyeing acquisitions in Mexico and Brazil to expand its delivery capability and grow business from local organisations in ...

OUTSOURCING: BPO vendors seek to expand offerings
Clients looking at outsourcing more to cut costs. Bangalore, June 15 Business process outsourcing (BPO) firms are seeking to expand their service offerings to cater to the incremental growth as existing customers look to outsource more to reduce ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: BSNL opts for franchisee route to reduce costs
At least 5 new projects envisage revenue share with pvt players. New Delhi, June 15 In a bid to save on capital expenditure and to roll out services faster, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is taking the franchisee route in a big way for new ...

SOFTWARE: Ceredox's new facility in Hyderabad
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Airtel crosses 5-m user mark in Delhi
Bharti Airtel announced that it has crossed the significant milestone of five million customers in the Delhi and National Capital Region circle. Airtel is the first mobile operator to achieve this landmark in a metro circle and added the ...

SOFTWARE: TCS solution for hospitals
Tata Consultancy Services has launched a business intelligence (BI) solution built on SAP® BusinessObjects™ software for hospitals and other healthcare providers. TCS’ Provider Performance Insight takes three to five months ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Nokia launches ‘life tools’ service
Mumbai, June 15 Nokia has launched its ‘Nokia Life Tools service’ in India. Maharashtra is the first State in the country to go live with the Nokia Life Tools services in association with the state marketing ...

HARDWARE: Lenovo opens store in Kochi
Kochi, June 15 Lenovo on Monday announced the expansion of its retail presence in Kerala with the inauguration of its 8th Lenovo exclusive store (LES) in the State, in lieu with Oxygen, the digital ...

SOFTWARE: GTech plans framework for forging global tie-ups
Thiruvananthapuram, June 15 As part of its efforts to boost the growth of Kerala’s IT sector, Group of Technopark Companies (GTech) plans to develop a framework for forging partnerships with institutions and business organisations ...

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT: SoftPro buys S. African co for $19 m
Hyderabad, June 15 SoftPro Systems Ltd, a technology solutions company, has announced acquisition of the South Africa-based Cura Risk Management Software for $19 million in an ...

From eWorld

OUTSOURCING: Dish it out differently
More filling, lower billing: The BPO sector must adopt a new business model to offset the slowdown impact, say industry people.. One needs to look beyond numbers to ascertain the influence of the BPO industry on the psyche of India.Economists ...

ENVIRONMENT: Efforts going waste...
I recently came across a news item about Nokia's initiative on e-waste saying the company would take back even non-working mobile phones. If there is something we are least bothered about, it is e-waste. We don't care about where our ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Ensure security basics everywhere’
Put essentials in place and then go for peaks of excellence, cautions expert.. If you are looking for advice on how data breaches can be averted, here is a simple one-liner from Mark Goudie: Ensure security basics are deployed everywhere. ...

SOFTWARE: Don’t miss the action
This player says its virtual shareholder meeting service can keep stakeholders in the loop.. If you are a shareholder of a company and missing the shareholders’ meeting due to distance, don’t lose heart. You can take part in the ...

SECURITY: A case for a cyber czar?
Having one central figure in charge of cyber security might improve coordination.. The US President, Barack Obama, is very much in the news these days. On June 4, he set the Nile on fire with his “Let us make new beginning” speech ...

BOOKS: Empowerment, by way of communication
Computer plays a big role in bringing people with disability into the fold.. Society creates a norm and the norm excludes disabled people. Sounds harsh, but that’s the title of an essay by Malini Chib included in Inclusive Education Across ...

WEBSITE REVIEW: Be your own publisher
Be it poetry or recipes, print what you want, invites this portal.. If writing about your mom's recipes or your dad's poetry seemed an impossible-to-achieve target, log onto Pothi.com. Jaya Jha and Abhaya Agarwal, IIT graduates, say they have ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Switched on
Delta Group has introduced a new range of 1 KVA to 3 KVA UPS systems called E Series in the Indian market, aimed at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the corporate segment. Besides other features, the UPS has extended battery runtime up ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
1. On June 1, 2009, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Yoko Ono all came together at a press briefing for the announcement of which ...

CARTOON: Cartoon
“Every once in a while he goes back to traditional methods to foresee possible virus attacks on ...





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