The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 28, 2002

BSNL to offer broadband network in Hyderabad
THE telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is set to complete a Rs 25-crore `Fibre-to-Home' project in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and will offer broadband access network to extend reliable high bandwidth to both home ... More

BPL Mobile plan for purse-friendly ISD calls
IS the disappointment of not being able to chat with your dear ones abroad while vacationing at a hill station in Tamil Nadu, for want of a telephone with ISDN connection nearby, weighing you down? Or does your son pursuing higher studies in ... More

SC reserves ruling on limited mobility
THE Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on the petition by Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) challenging the Government's decision to allow basic operators offer limited mobility services on wireless local loop (WLL). The ... More

Sterlite Optical in the red as OFC sales plunge
A DECLINE in demand for optical fibre cables coupled with falling prices has pushed Sterlite Optical Technologies Ltd's (SOTL) into the red with a net loss of Rs 27.08 crore in the July-September 2002 quarter as compared to a net profit of Rs ... More

Motorola, operators move to make users at home
CELLULAR operators and handset manufacturers have traditionally kept each other at arm's length so far in the country. However, the rapidly advancing technology and the plethora of services that are now possible on the mobile handset - be ... More

Escotel Zone for all cellular needs
THE State Minister for Information and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr M.M. Hassan, inaugurated the city's first `Escotel Zone', an exclusive customer care centre that caters to all cellular needs under one roof. A company spokesman said that Escotel ... More

SOFTWARE

NIIT bags $10-m UK order
NEW DELHI: NIIT' s remote business process management services subsidiary, NIIT SmartServe, has bagged a $10-m order from the UK-headquartered Misys Independent Financial Advisory Services Plc (MIFAS Plc). Misys Plc is a major ... More

MRO-Tek Q2 net at Rs 1.5 cr
BANGALORE: MRO-Tek Ltd, a networking and last mile access solutions provider, has reported a net profit of Rs 1.35 crore on a revenue of Rs 23.05 crore for the second quarter ended September 2002, as against a net of Rs 5.79 lakh on a ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Key Management takes 76% stake in German co
KEY Management Group (KMG), an IT solutions and services company, has announced that it is acquiring a 76 per cent equity stake in Chavan Software and Services, a Germany-based firm. KMG Infotech focuses exclusively on the insurance industry ... More

INTERVIEW

Infotech on verticalisation drive to boost expertise
``WE have to be one among very few to succeed in the market as the IT industry is becoming increasingly polarised with business going either to very large companies like Infosys or small, niche players,'' according to Mr Sudhir Sethi, President ... More

EVENTS

Workshop on info systems for healthcare
THE Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala (IIITM-K) and the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, are jointly organising a workshop on `Information systems and ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Autodesk focuses on lifecycle management
``AUTODESK may be a late entrant into the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) sector, but we are `dead serious' about it,'' said Mr Andre Pravaz, Regional Director, South Asia Pacific, Autodesk. Announcing its PLM vision, the company on ... More

Dell launches three new systems
CHENNAI: Dell has introduced Dell Precision 650 and 450 workstations that incorporate Intel's new /505 chipset for Intel dual Xeon processor technology. Along with the recently launched Dell Precision 350, (with support for single ... More

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