The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 19, 2002

Too crowded to hang on, say mobile cos
HOW healthy can competition be? Not much, if the mobile telephony providers in the country are to be believed. India could soon boast of the distinction of having, technically speaking, up to 7 to 8 mobility providers in individual telephony ... More

BSNL wants NGOs to run village telephones
IN an effort to cut down its expenditure on unremunerative rural operations even while continuing with social obligations, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) proposes to rope in non-government organisations (NGOs) for deploying village public ... More

W(i)LL this battle ring in results?
ON July 4, TRAI in the 22nd amendment to its telecommunications tariff order, revised the monthly rental for Wireless Local Loop based Limited Mobility — WLL(M) service — from a floor rental of Rs 450, down to a fixed rental of Rs ... More

Digital key telephones launched in Kerala

SOFTWARE

`Nasdaq exiting Japan not to impact SSI'
THE US Nasdaq Stock Market's pullout from its Japanese joint venture, Nasdaq Japan, will not impact revenue growth this quarter, according to an SSI spokesperson. SSI had prior information about Nasdaq's plans for Japan, he said and added that ... More

INTERNET

Intelligroup Asia designs BSNL interactive portal
The portal has been developed on the Microsoft .NET Enterprise Server platform. More

Choco browse
Hmmm ... Chocolate! Chocoholics of the world unite! Most people like chocolate; some of them love chocolate; a few are obsessed — obsessed enough to go trawling the web for more. If you are in the last category, you shouldn't miss `The ... More

Tricolour screensaver

INTERVIEW

Reserves for strategic needs: Satyam
SATYAM Computer Services Ltd plans to deploy its surplus reserves of Rs 1,250 crore to meet its strategic rather than operational needs. These reserves also provide a lot of confidence to our customers who are looking for long-term strategic ... More

E-GOVERNANCE

Kerala can make it big in IT: Mahajan
THE Union Minister for Information Technology and Communication, Mr Pramod Mahajan, has said that Kerala has the potential to become the most favoured IT destination in the country. Speaking at a function to mark the signing of a memorandum of ... More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES

Bhavani complex inaugurated
KERALA should learn from the examples of its neighbouring States and seek to build a sound base for software exports, according to the Union Minister for IT and Communication, Mr Pramod Mahajan. He stated this after inaugurating the six-floor, ... More

Japanese envoy lauds ITES efforts of AP

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

ICSA consortium tool to check T&D losses
THE ICSA (India) Ltd-led consortium, which includes Sigma Microsystems Pvt Ltd, has developed technology solutions for the power sector to check transmission and distribution (T&D) losses and monitor power consumption using GSM network. The ... More

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