The Hindu Business Line : Friday, February 01, 2002

Tribunal stays TRAI order on default STD cell calls
THE Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has stayed the interim arrangement of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for the distribution of all default mobile-to-mobile STD calls between Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) ... More

Surana Telecom net down
HYDERABAD: Surana Telecom has recorded a total income of Rs 45.35 crore and net profit of Rs 4.52 crore for the quarter ended December 31, as against total income of Rs 33.04 crore and net profit of Rs 5.81 crore during the ... More

RPG Cellular launches pre-paid roaming
CHENNAI: RPG Cellular subscribers in Chennai can now get the facility of pre-paid roaming facility in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Called "Wings Easy Roam", the starter pre-paid pack is at Rs 1249, which includes Rs 500 of talk time. The ... More

POLICY

2004 deadline likely for IT, telecom zero duty
THE Finance Ministry is looking at the option of setting 2004 as the deadline for a zero duty regime for information technology and telecom products and their inputs, following representations made by the Ministry of Communications and ... More

SOFTWARE

PSI Data acquires Birla Technologies
With this acquisition, the IT sector within the Aditya Birla Group was positioned to become a more focused business under a single umbrella. More

Alcatel solution for SMEs
MUMBAI: Alcatel has announced the launch of Alcatel OmniPCX Office, an integrated communications system for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). OmniPCX Office provides fully integrated Internet, voice and data services in a single ... More

Nasscom urges Govt to retain software sops
NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) on Thursday urged the Government to retain the current status for the software and services industry in the Union Budget 2002-03. "Nasscom is not demanding any major fresh ... More

Wipro ties up with Rational for software testing
WIPRO Technologies on Thursday announced that it has tied up with Rational Software Corporation India Ltd to set up a centre of excellence (CoE) for developing proof of concept and demonstration for software testing for new and existing clients ... More

Pentamedia Graphics Q3 net declines
THE Chennai-based Pentamedia Graphics has recorded a consolidated net profit of Rs 42.91 crore on total sales of Rs 173.89 crore for the quarter ended December 31. The consolidated figures include those of the company's subsidiaries. The parent ... More

Ramco Systems Q3 loss mounts to Rs 8 crore
THE Chennai-based Ramco Systems has recorded a rise in net loss to Rs 8.09 crore on total sales of Rs 18.69 crore for the quarter ended December 2001, as compared to a net loss of Rs 62.18 lakh on sales of Rs 24.47 crore for the same quarter in ... More

Mindteck Q2 net dips to Rs 60 lakh
BANGALORE: Mindteck, the TAIB Bank promoted software services company, has reported a net profit of Rs 60 lakh on a turnover of Rs 12.20 crore for the second quarter ended December 31, over the year-ago period's net of Rs 86 lakh on a ... More

Eonour Tech net rises
The Chennai-based Eonour Technologies Ltd has recorded a rise in net profit to Rs 4.43 crore on sales of Rs 16.93 crore for the quarter ended December, 2001 as compared to a net profit of Rs 3.86 crore on sales of Rs 12.24 crore for the same ... More

IT TRAINING

NIIT plans more centres in China
COIMBATORE: Computer training major, NIIT, is planning to strengthen its education network in China. The company, which has been operating pilot centres in China, enhanced its operation in partnership with six universities and three ... More

PEOPLE

Pentasoft director quits

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