Information Technology
Planetasia launches eProcurement practice
PLANETASIA, a global Internet technology services company belonging to the Microland Group, has announced the launch of its eProcurement practice that is built around offering scaleable solutions focussed on delivering high ROIs for corporations.
Consilnet-GRT Grand Days tie-up for Internet access
CONSILNET (India) Pvt Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of Consilnet Inc, USA, in association with Satyam Infoway, has partnered with the Chennai-based hotel, GRT Grand Days, to provide broadband, high speed Internet access in some of the hotel's guest room
s.
HCL Tech in strategic pact with Vitesse Corp -- Offshore centre in Chennai
HCL Technologies Ltd has announced a strategic alliance with the US-based Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation by establishinga dedicated offshore development centre (ODC) in Chennai.
GE Asia Tech fund to focus on India
GE Asia Pacific Capital Tech Fund, the Hong Kong-based $150-million venture capitalist, is focusing on India this year.
MTNL plans Rs 10,000-cr expansion
MAHANAGAR Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) plans to invest Rs 10,000 crore over the next five years in its existing and new areas of business, a top company official has said.
HMA Starware yet to finalise IPO timing
THE Chennai-based HMA Starware Ltd, which had planned a Rs 12-crore IPO between October and November last year, is still watching the market before deciding on the timing of the offer.
Microsoft to release JUMP to .NET in H2
MICROSOFT India Development Centre (IDC) expects to complete the beta testing of `JUMP to .NET', the Java User Migration Path to Microsoft .NET, during the first half of current year and release it in the second half.
Score tie-up with Goethe institute
WITH a view to facilitating the entry of Indian IT professionals into Germany, Score Information Technologies Ltd (SITL), the software and IT education outfit of the Rs 350-crore Kankaria Group, has tied up with Goethe Institute for providing its student
s with ``working knowledge'' in German.
Eicher gets SAP certification
NEW DELHI: The Eicher Group and SAP have announced the certification of the former's IT Centre of Excellence as India's first SAP certified competence centre.
Awards for IT journalists
CHENNAI: The third annual PoleStar Awards 2000 for excellence in IT (information technology) Journalism have been presented to three journalists.
IIBI invests Rs 2 cr in Caltiger.com
INDUSTRIAL Investment Bank of India (IIBI) has invested Rs 2 crore in Patriot Automation Projects Ltd, the promoters of the nation's only free ISP, Caltiger.com.
IT usage by SME sector rising: Study
A SURVEY conducted by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on the usage of information technology (IT) among the domestic small and medium enterprises (SMEs) shows a modest improvement in the degree of IT usage over the previous year.
CustomerAsset buys US-based CRM firm
CUSTOMERASSET, a provider of outsourced customer relationship management services, has announced that it has acquired TeleWeb Worldwide, a Denver-based company primarily focused on outsourcing customer service and sales to India from US telecommunication
s companies. The acquisition was enabled through an all-stock deal.
Wipro B2B site opens software services channel
WIPRO'S four-month baby, 01markets.com, a B2B marketplace for IT, has launched a software services exchange, claimed to be the first in the country.
