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Apollo Hospitals upbeat on BPO project
APOLLO Hospitals Enterprises Ltd (AHEL) has reached the testing stage of its medical business process outsourcing (MBPO) project and has received 97 per cent score from three US-based hospitals, according to Dr Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman of ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


USO Fund for cell operators to be ready by Dec
Mr Shyamal Ghosh told Business Line that by January next year, the basic, cell service providers would be able to avail of the resources through a multi-layered bidding process on the least-quoted subsidy support basis. More

  • Reliance Info to get US grant for tech training

    POLICY


    IT policy to hardsell TN as BPO destination
    AS part of its efforts to position Tamil Nadu as the preferred destination for investments in the information technology sector, the State Government proposes steps to attract investments in areas of disaster recovery and business process ... More

    Global marketing on agenda
    THE new information technology policy is aimed at consolidating Tamil Nadu's position in this area. The potential in the Tier-II towns would be marketed globally to attract and retain foreign investors, and the companies here would be encouraged ... More

    SOFTWARE


    MS Exchange 2000 ranked No. 1
    NEW DELHI: Microsoft Corporation has said its Exchange 2000 server has been ranked as the leading enterprise mail messaging and collaboration platform in India by IT research firm, IDC India. According to Microsoft, IDC's survey has ... More

  • Tata Infotech project for Army

    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


    TIBCO acquires Praja Inc
    THE US-based TIBCO Software Inc has acquired Praja Inc, a company co-founded by the management guru, Dr C.K. Prahalad, along with Dr Ramesh Jain. According to Mr Raj Mashruwala, Chief Operating Officer, TIBCO, the deal will be funded through ... More

    SoftPro picks 26% stake in Call World
    The call centre, which is already rendering services to some MNCs — AT&T and Master Card — will be ramped up to a 140 people centre from the present 50 and to 250 by the financial year end. More

    VIRUSES


    Viruses and panics
    I OPENED my e-mail box this morning and panicked. One of the messages was from a friend in London and the subject was `Urgent, Dangerous Virus'. My friend does have a strange sense of humour so I did wonder whether he was fooling around. I had ... More

    ISPS


    Net calls to US cheaper than to nearby nations — Rates depend on connectivity, teledensity
    NET telephony managed to hold our attention for a while. We still think of the day in future when a legal call to the US would cost us the same as a local call within a city. But wake up. Forget domestic rate comparison. Even on the international ... More

    IT-ENABLED SERVICES


    TN Govt eyeing BPO segment — Sets up task force to tap market
    THE Tamil Nadu Government has on the anvil a policy for encouraging information technology-enabled services (ITES) and has constituted a nano technology task group to exploit emerging technologies, according to the Chief Minister, Ms ... More

    TRENDS


    `India should work hard to become superpower in IT'
    INDIA has to go a long way before it actually becomes a `super power' in information technology, according to the Union Minister for Information Technology, Mr Pramod Mahajan. Mr Mahajan was speaking after inaugurating STPI's international ... More

    NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


    TVS-E launches bill printer
    NEW DELHI: Computer peripheral manufacturer TVS Electronics has announced the launch of its transaction business printer TVS Proton. According to a company release, the product generates 10 bills per minute making it 20 per cent ... More
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