The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 04, 2002

BSNL pricing of WLL predatory, says COAI
THE Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) has lodged a protest with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for approving the WLL tariff structure of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). In a letter written to the authority, the ... More

Idea Cellular commissions Kakatiya Corridor project
Tata Cellular Ltd, which launched its services in the State in 1996 was brought under the newly-created Idea Cellular Ltd, an initiative of the Tata-Birla and AT& T combine. More

Bharti group also unhappy
PRIVATE cellular operators will protest any predatory pricing on the part of BSNL which has introduced its India-wide cellular service, said Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Group Managing Director, Bharti group. He also said tariffs for ... More

Idea Cellular mulls introduction of 2.5 G, MMS
IDEA Cellular Ltd, the Tata, Birla AT&T initiative, is considering the introduction of multimedia-messaging system (MMS) and is in the process of evaluating the feasibility of introduction of 2.5 G technologies, which has the potential to offer ... More

Running out of gas
The hype over third-generation mobile telephony is running out of steam pretty quickly, leaving reality to take over. More

A question of limits
It all depends on which side of the telecom fence one is - when it comes to deciding the territory or the technology for limited mobility service providers. More

STD booths to get a facelift
BANGALORE: STD booths are all set to turn into hitech service joints with a range of facilities for electricity and water bill payment, Internet telephony, point-to-point video conferencing among others. The STD booth owners from ... More

Angara, Narayanan back in BPL Mobile
MUMBAI: BPL Mobile has appointed Mr Krishan Angara as Chief Business Development Officer and Mr Nandlal Narayanan as Head, Human Resources, in Mumbai. Mr Angara will spearhead subscriber acquisitions across all the BPL Mobile markets of ... More

SOFTWARE

SDG unveils software to detect money laundering
SDG Software Technologies, a Hyderabad-based surveillance software solutions provider for the financial markets, has developed BankAlert - anti-money laundering software - targeting various financial institutions and the banking ... More

Mascot says no immediate plan for China
MASCOT systems has announced that its Chinese engagement is a long-term initiative and there are no immediate plans to set up a global development centre in China to service General Electric, its biggest client. Following this announcement the ... More

TCS, Intel set up eBusiness Lab
MUMBAI: Tata Consultancy Services and Intel Corporation have announced the setting up of the TCS-Intel eBusiness Solutions Lab here. The TCS-Intel lab will focus on building practices on Intel architecture platform for worldwide ... More

IT TRAINING

Aptech Training Q1 net at Rs 1 cr
APTECH Training Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 1.06 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 with a turnover of Rs 40.57 crore during the period, said a company release. According to the company, the figures are not comparable to last ... More

E-MAIL

Take it at spam value
You may fume and fret at unwanted mail clogging your system, but then there are those who find their raison d'etre tackling it. Whatever the debate on value, there's a lighter side to the history of spam that can set you chuckling. More

E-GOVERNANCE

'Tisn't Fool's Gold
Projects worth thousands of crores, plus much-needed morale and a steady revenue stream. That's exactly what e-Governance promises Indian IT companies. So why isn't there a `Gold rush' of the real kind yet? More

Shining by example
The Coimbatore Corporation is trying to change the image one has of a typical government office with the use of technology. More

Panning out for early miners
A recent study by consultants Accenture on e-Governance initiatives globally throws up interesting details. According to the study, Canada maintained its position in first place, steadily advancing toward its stated goal of providing Canadians ... More

MARKETING

ICICI Info plans multi-tiered distribution channel
ICICI Infotech Ltd, which will sell Affiance Group's digital video recorder (DVR) and data storage and protection software in India, has chosen to set up a multi-tiered distribution channel. The first tier distributors will only originate the ... More

PEOPLE

Digital Global's new HR head
BANGALORE: Digital Globalsoft Ltd, an IT services and solutions company, on Tuesday named Mr Pramod Fernandes as Head, Human Resources. Mr Pramod will be spearheading all human resource requirements for the over 1,600-strong Digital ... More

TRENDS

UK alters norms on infotech work permits
A change in work permit arrangements for overseas IT workers from Monday (September 2) has made it mandatory for UK companies to advertise all IT posts at home before considering overseas applications, according to a press release from the ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Apple unveils Xserve in India
BANGALORE: Apple Computers unveiled its new Xserve server on Tuesday. The easy-to-use server will be targeted at the company's existing customer base in the creative, educational and video market segments, said Mr Mahendran ... More

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