The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, January 17, 2002

BPL Mobile launches GPRS services
BPL Mobile on Wednesday announced the launch of its GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) network in Mumbai, offering it at a flat introductory rate of Rs 750 per month for unlimited Internet access through the mobile telephone, waiving activation ... More

BPL Telecom strikes deal with Ericsson
BPL Telecom on Wednesday announced a partnership with Ericsson to distribute its range of enterprise products in India. Ericsson will provide the technology, while BPL will systems integration, distribution and sales, said Mr Henrik Christensen, ... More

SOFTWARE

Hughes Soft Q3 net down 21 pc
HUGHES Software Systems (HSS) continued to witness a slump in profits for the second consecutive quarter over the previous year as net profit for the third quarter ended December 31, dipped by 21 per cent to Rs 14.5 crore as against Rs 18.4 crore ... More

Digital GlobalSoft Q3 net up 49 pc
DIGITAL GlobalSoft Ltd has reported a sequential growth of 10 per cent in net profits and eight per cent in revenues for the quarter ended December 31 over the previous quarter. Net profits stood at Rs 24.62 crore (Rs 22.29 crore in previous ... More

Veterans launch July Systems
MR Ashok Narasimhan, founding president of Wipro Infotech and Mr Rajesh T.S. Reddy, founder of Unimobile Inc, have joined forces to launch a new venture, July Systems Inc. The start-up expects to build a `wireless superstructure' that knits ... More

INTERNET

Assam plans for Net via power lines
GUWAHATI: Assam is all set to introduce Internet via power line. A demonstration of the decoder at the Chief Minister, Mr Tarun Gogoi's office at Dispur on the Magh Bihu day on Monday proved that the switchover for the ISPs from DoT to ... More

54 pc drop in Sify Q3 loss
SATYAM Infoway Ltd (Sify) has reported a 54 per cent drop in net loss for the third quarter ended December 31, 2001 (as per US GAAP), as against the same period last year. Net loss for the period amounted to $8.2 million ($17.8 million). Total ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS

vMoksha buys two US cos
VMOKSHA, the e-business transformation company, has announced the acquisition of two US-based companies - San Jose-based Challenger Systems and Cupertino-based Xmedia Inc - for a total of $4.1 million. Projected revenues for 2000-01 are $9.5 ... More

CONVERGENCE

Convergence India meet to begin on March 6
The exhibition is expected to draw participation from several sectors including high-speed networking, Internet telephony, mobile, satellite and portable communication devices, network infrastructure and interactive media. More

TRENDS

It's a real slowdown at campuses
THE slowdown in the IT industry is casting long shadows on engineering and management campuses this year. There are fewer IT companies on campuses than last year. The few who do come make less number of offers than they used to. Anna ... More

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