The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 28, 2002

DoT may slash licence fees of operators
IN what could be a bonanza to cellular operators, basic service providers and subscribers, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is evaluating a proposal to slash the licence fees to seven per cent of their annual gross revenues (AGR). The ... More

Change in BSNL billing contents
THE Kerala Circle of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is effecting changes in nature of contents of the telephone bills issued by it. According to a BSNL spokesman, the itemised list of STD/ISD calls being provided to customers along with their ... More

BSNL cell service in Kottayam

SOFTWARE

Nipuna — it's all about expertise
IT all started through a simple internal mail — `Name your way to reward' read the e-mail sent out (last April) to all Satyam associates worldwide by the Satyam Computer Services Ltd, Human Resources Chief, Mr A.S. Murthy, seeking their ... More

Wilco solution for Spanish bank
WILCO International, a subsidiary of Automatic Data Processing, Inc, has announced that it has deployed its Gloss solution for securities and corporate actions processing for La Caixa, Spain's largest savings bank. The Spanish bank is using ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS

`e-com tax policy must be in line with global practices'
AN expert group on taxation of e-commerce has said that India should not rush to make unilateral changes to e-commerce taxation under the current rules. The country should work with the international community on this issue, and not risk ... More

SECURITY

How secure is information?
IN the age of `global villages', companies have to continuously adopt new, and innovative technologies to stay competitive. This has resulted in mounting security risks within organisations, especially with Internet becoming an integral part of ... More

EVENTS

Reflecting the shifting trends in IT
THE last Bangalore IT.Com was held in the shadow of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Towers, an event which impacted not just the show, but the performance of the entire industry last year. The whole of last year has been depressing ... More

A great fillip
ONE feather in the cap for the organisers of this year's IT.com is the presence of President Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Dr Kalam is expected to inaugurate the event and attend five separate functions related to it, over almost the entire day on ... More

A platform for IT companies
THIS year's edition of Bangalore IT.com has attracted higher overseas participation despite the slowdown in the sector. About 17 countries are participating in the event as against 15, last year. The British minister for e-Commerce and ... More

Bangalore is where IT happens
BANGALORE has emerged as a hub for global information technology majors. Popularly known as the Silicon Valley of India, the city has attracted close to 40 per cent of the IT-related foreign direct investment that came into India between January ... More

`Promote TN as destination of choice for IT'
More than the Government officials, it is word of the industry people which carry a lot of weight. More

Operation log on
About 600 computers at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bangalore are ready and waiting for students to come and log in. The Student Internet World, part of Bangalore IT.Com, opening on Monday, will offer rural students from all over the State a ... More

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