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Wednesday, March 20, 2002
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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT


Grand non-starter?
The Media Lab Asia project in India is six months old. Has it found its feet yet on the funding and research fronts? More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


Mobile prices slashed
MOBILE handset manufacturers Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Alcatel, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, Philips and Panasonic have slashed prices by between 6.6 per cent and 47 per cent. Passing on the benefits of the abolition of 16 per cent ... More

Bharti picks up Telia stake for $60 m
BHARTI Tele-Ventures Ltd (BTVL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Telia to buy its 26 per cent stake in Bharti Mobile Ltd, a subsidiary company, which offers cellular services in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab. According to an ... More

Cellular, basic operators join hands on port charges
FOR once, the two telecom siblings — private cellular and basic service providers — have joined hands for a common cause. According to industry sources, both the groups have approached the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for ... More

WLL may trip on TRAI tariffs
LIMITED mobility WLL services, being promoted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) as the "common man's mobile" which will help accelerate growth in tele-density, may fail to do just that if the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES


Lindows.com: A threat for Windows
KHIDIKYIAN, anyone? No kidding. US District Judge Mr John Coughenour, in a recent, preliminary ruling issued in a suit filed by Microsoft against an operating system maker called Lindows.com, has said that ``serious questions'' remain to ... More

HARDWARE


3 Taiwan cos plan Rs 876-cr display tube unit in Rajasthan
Bridge Information, Access Technology and Winny Electron Enterprise will invest Rs 356.6 crore for 100-per cent equity participation in the Rs 876-crore project. More

SOFTWARE


NextLinx plans to invest $10 m in Indian operations
THE US-based NextLinx Corporation, the global trade management solutions provider is planning to invest $10 million in the next 18 months in expanding the operations of its Indian subsidiary NextLinx India. The company expects to move its ... More

ASB-Air ties up with Lufthansa Systems
PANALPINA subsidiary ASB-Air, and Lufthansa Systems, a supplier of IT services for the aviation industry, have signed a contract for the implementation of a new logistics solution for the former. Lufthansa Systems will help develop AirWarder, ... More

INTERNET


At your service
More companies are using the Net to deal with customers than to drive internal efficiency or knowledge sharing, says a study across six countries. Is reaching out better than reaching within? More

Here's a surprise: Pay sites are paying off!
IT was perhaps their biggest gamble for survival, but the few dotcoms in India that dared to become paid sites say their strategy is starting to pay off. When online ad revenues failed to grow, three free sites - a news portal, an e-mail and ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT


Dell eyeing offshore software development
HARDWARE in India is out, software could be in, as far as Dell Computers Corporation is concerned. Dell Chairman and CEO, Mr Michael Dell, said that he had no plans to set up manufacturing in India as speculated, but was looking at the country to ... More

Deccanet opens office in US
BANGALORE: Deccanet, a provider of telecom technology solutions, has announced the opening of a branch office in Dallas, Texas, USA as part of its expansion plan. This is in line with company's ongoing global expansion efforts which ... More

SECURITY


New face of security
Fool-proof security is every business' cherished dream. Time to try smart cards and biometric solutions? More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS


AmSoft gets ISO certification
BANGALORE: Bangalore-based AmSoft Information Services has been awarded an ISO 9001: 2000 certification by Quality Assurance Services (QAS) Australia. This certification has been awarded for the quality management system applied ... More

OUTLOOK


Accelerating to crash
In its heyday, the IT industry had an overdose of surveys on how many billions it could rake in. But today, the `e' word is the biggest allergen. As the gap between projection and performance widens, what are the challenges facing the industry? More
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