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INFO-TECH
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS:
Mahindra Satyam to merge with Tech Mahindra
Common board of governance likely. Mumbai, June 23 Mahindra Satyam, the rechristened Satyam Computer Services, will merge with Tech Mahindra as part of an effort to promote ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Android-based mobile phone
Bharti Airtel has partnered with handset maker HTC Corporation to launch India’s first Android based mobile phone. Android is a mobile platform developed by Google and rivals handset software solutions from companies such as ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
DoT slaps fine on mobile operators
Subscribers without proper ID documents found on their networks. New Delhi, June 23 The Department of Telecom has imposed a penalty on mobile operators, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Bharat Sanchar Nigam ...
SOFTWARE:
Xerox software to ‘secure’ certificates
Fake university certificate is big business in India. But now there is a solution that can help universities issue certificates with additional security in place. Micro-text marks — of 1/100th of an inch — which could be ...
BROADBAND:
Broadband services across Sikkim in 100 days: Sachin Pilot
Gangtok, June 23 The Union Minister of State for Communication & Information Technology, Mr Sachin Pilot, has announced the launch of 3G services by BSNL in Gangtok by August 15 ...
ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES:
BSNL ties up with MS
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited announced a long-term partnership with global technology leader Microsoft to launch managed SaaS (Software as a Service) in India. This partnership will enable BSNL to offer hosted solutions on core business ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Airtel seeks change in audit years
Bharti Airtel has sought the Department of Telecom’s permission for conducting audit of its account books for the years 2007-08 and 2008-09 instead of 2006-07. The DoT has appointed an independent auditor to examine Airtel’s books ...
PEOPLE:
Has Ram Mynampati quit?
Has Mr Ram Mynampati, the former President of Satyam Computer Services and interim CEO immediately after the break out of the financial fraud in January, quit? According to sources Mr Mynampati, who has been managing the entire commercial ...
EVENTS:
Intel India holds Net mela
Intel India organised a two-day ‘Internet Mela’ here, jointly with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, showcasing Net-tops and Net books along with BSNL broadband connections for first-time PC users on June 21 and 22. Intel said it recognised ...
HARDWARE:
Still a drain on the purse
The rupee’s slight recovery against the dollar raised hopes of lower PC prices. But it looks like the gain has not reached the consumer.. If you were among those who had hoped that the Rupee’s relative recovery from the March 3 ...
INTERVIEW:
Tune in to this Webbcast
TCS on what clients are looking for and the gaps it fills for them.. Long after you have met Simon Webb, the one thing you’d remember about him is the consistency in his answers to your queries. One strain ran through all that Webb, ...
INTERVIEW:
‘PMO’ as part of the action
The Project Manager’s Office is now part of good corporate governance, explains this player.. Project management, as a discipline, has been around for decades. So, what has been changing in it? The core of project management (PM) ...
E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS:
`e' or no `e'.
When I was a kid, my father used to drag me to the bank to teach me banking and how to fill up forms. We lived in a small town called Srirangam and my father seemed to know almost everyone in the bank by name. There were forms for everything, ...
INTERVIEW:
Swap notes
Tune in to the music potential of the mobile, as seen by Nokia.. The mobile phone is all talk — and a lot more music too, these days. Surging digital and mobile technology has changed music forever, and how people listen to it.According ...
INTERNET:
For the small guys
MyTradeBook.com says it offers a B2B tool to benefit small and medium players.. A free Web-based business-to-business (B2B) tool that allows businesses to build networks, engage in interest groups, advertise products and services to buy and ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Hand as magic wand
Gestures as gene of future phone… Nokia takes eWorld on a tour.. Taking one step closer to living in Spielberg’s Minority Report, Nokia is now working towards making your phone the “sixth sense.” Two years ago, Steve ...
NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES:
No entry for burglars
Burg-Wachter from Germany has entered the Indian market with its keyless electronic door locking system for homes and offices. Besides E-key, pin-code or biometric fingerscan, one can operate the door via mobile phone or other ...
BOOKS:
Moral tone on mobile
Are the voices against ‘misuse’ of technology capturing the real picture?. Sample these news headlines from the vernacular media: ‘Cell phone revolution: Satan in palm. Tragedy caused by cell phone. Seller of cell phone memory ...
CYBER QUEST:
Quiz
2. Which Google honcho made this comment on Bing’s launch: “It’s not the first entry for Microsoft. They do this about once ...
CARTOON:
Cartoon
“So, you have this feeling of someone constantly following you — Hmm...I think you’re either paranoid or you’re ...
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