Information Technology


Internet show opens today in Delhi
INDIA Internet World (IIW) 2000, billed as the world's fifth and Asia's largest Internet show, will begin here on Wednesday with the theme, `Directions for a mature Internet economy'.

Sallie Mae acquires Exeter Systems
SALLIE Mae Solutions, a division of Sallie Mae Inc, US, has acquired Exeter Systems (India). The new company -- Sallie Mae Solutions (India) Pvt Ltd -- is to serve as a product development centre, delivering business software solutions and business servi ces to colleges and universities.

NCST adds 2 domain categories
TWO new categories for Internet domain registrations -- ind.in and gen.in -- have been introduced by domain name registrar, National Centre for Software Technology (NCST).

`B2B revenue may touch $2-4 b by 2004'
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS e-commerce revenue will touch $2-4 billion by 2004 and India will have 10 million households connected to the Internet by 2005.

RPG Cellular plans capacity expansion
RPG Cellular Services Ltd, one of the two cellular phone operators in Chennai, plans to expand the capacity of its switches and the number of base stations, to be able to cater to its growing subscriber base, according to Mr M. Padmanabhan, Vice-Presiden t (Marketing & Sales).

Bangalore to host Asia Society meet
BANGALORE has been chosen to host the next Asia Society-Dow Jones annual corporate conference, focussing on technology and the new digital economy.

Spice Telecom ties up with teauction.com
SPICE Telecom has forged an exclusive tie-up with teauction.com -- a tea auction portal -- for providing information on tea auctions and related matters to customers of Spice and its associates.

IT industry annual growth seen at 39 pc
THE Indian IT industry will capture 5.1 per cent or $30 billion of the global IT services market by 2004, with a compound annual growth rate of 39 per cent, according to a Goldman Sachs survey released on Tuesday.

Planetasia looks at $15 m turnover
BANGALORE: Planetasia has targeted a turnover of $15 million in the year 2000-2001. The company's future plans include expansion of international operations.

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