The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 05, 2002

Bharti to invest Rs 200 cr more in Karnataka -- Launches fixed line services
BHARTI Telenet, the private basic telephony licence holder, hopes to achieve a subscriber base of one lakh customers in Karnataka after a year's operation, the Joint Managing Director of Bharti TeleVentures, Mr Rajan Mittal, said. Bharti launched ... More

Kolkata traffic police offers SMS updates
IN what is stated to be the first-of-its-kind initiative in India, Command cellular service, in association with Kolkata Police, on Thursday announced the launch of hourly traffic updates on SMS for its subscribers here. According to Mr Sujoy ... More

Tatas to survey rural telephony
MANDATED to provide telephones in about 6,000 villages as a part of the rural telephony obligation, Tata Teleservices Ltd, the basic telephone service provider, has commissioned a survey to draw up an action plan and expects to meet the ... More

Bharti sees fixed line break-even in three years
BHARTI TeleVentures hopes to break even in all the fixed line circles in three years of operation, Mr Sunil Mittal, Chairman and group Managing Director, said. The company, which launched its Touchtel brand of basic telephony in Karnataka, ... More

Data Access gets US carrier licence
DATA Access (India) Ltd has acquired a `214 licence' from the US, a telecom licence that allows the company to bring international long distance telephony traffic from that country to India. Additionally, the company has sought a global carrier ... More

VocalTec makes Nirvan its India agent
VOCALTEC Communications Ltd, a global telecom equipment provider offering packet voice solutions for carriers and service providers, has announced the appointment of Nirvan Management group as its agent in India. Nirvan is a provider of telecom ... More

Escotel launches roaming facility
ESCOTEL Mobile Communications Ltd (Escotel), the largest cellular service provider in Kerala, Uttar Pradesh(West) and Haryana, on Thursday announced the launch of all-India incoming roaming on its `Let's Talk' prepaid connection. The facility ... More

Tata Tele bonds issue rated `AAA(FSO)'
TATA Teleservices Ltd's (TTL) secured redeemable non-convertible debenture issue of Rs 100 crore, has secured an `AAA Foreign Structured Obligation' rating from Crisil. The issue is backed by an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee from a ... More

SOFTWARE

SDG Soft, Pramati tie up for Java-based solutions
SDG Software Technologies and Pramati Technologies have announced a strategic partnership that will deliver competitive, high performance enterprise Java solutions to enterprises, institutions, exchanges and capital markets. Through a ... More

IT TRAINING

CMS bags $1-m Korean project
NEW DELHI: CMS Institute, the IT training division of CMS Group, is training about 200 students from South Korea in diverse IT skills and English language, under a $ 1-million project. The first batch of students have arrived in India ... More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

AP: IT professionals' forum

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Wipro, IBM in pact to expand in server space -- Target markets in India, Asia-Pacific
THE Wipro Chairman, Mr Azim H.Premji, and the IBM Asia-Pacific President, Mr Kakutaro Kitashiro, have signed an agreement for an alliance in the server segment targeting markets in India and the Asia-Pacific. Wipro Infotech will provide ... More

EVENTS

IDF conference on April 30
BANGALORE: The second Intel Developer Forum (IDF), a technology conference for developers, will be held on April 30, at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore. Themed ``Advancing the Digital Universe'', the key focus ... More

TRENDS

Megawati has e-view of Cyberabad
THE Andhra Pradesh Government conducted the visiting Indonesian President, Ms Megawati Sukarnoputri, to an e-tour at the Hitec City, showcasing various e-governance initiatives aimed at bridging the digital divide. The State Principal ... More

Wearable computing no longer sci-fi stuff
Just imagine a tourist arriving in a foreign city. As soon as he leaves the train, his wearable computer contacts the local tourist office and compiles a list of suitable nearby hotels. It then guides him to the chosen hotel. The directions ... More

Here comes the virtual video store
TELEVISION is set to become interactive, and the next boom in India is expected to be in television services like Interactive television (iTV), video on-demand (VoD) and television commerce (t-commerce), says the International Data Corporation ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Demo of HP OpenView
BANGALORE: Bangalore Labs, the IT infrastructure management company and HP, a provider of computing and imaging solutions and services, have announced a 15 day free demo of HP OpenView. ]Bangalore Labs will install and remotely monitor ... More

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