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Cell cos slash STD rates to Rs 2.99
OVER 10 million mobile subscribers have cause for cheer. As expected, the cellular operators have announced a steep cut in national long-distance tariffs to a flat rate of Rs 2.99 per minute, anytime, anywhere for all mobile-to-mobile calls of 50 ... More

`Near' is dearer
THE "one rate plan" announced by the cellular operators, while appearing to lower the STD bills of subscribers, may actually pinch the pockets of many - - especially those making STD calls for distances below 200 km. So far, subscribers ... More

Reliance Info details plans to brokers
RELIANCE Infocomm Ltd, which is shortly launching its mobile telephony services commercially, is understood to have made a detailed corporate presentation of its plans as well as its corporate outlook to share brokers in Mumbai. Officials at ... More

RPG Cellular ties up with Yahoo
CHENNAI: RPG Cellular subscribers will now be able to access Yahoo! services on their mobile phones. This follows a tie up between Yahoo India and RPG Cellular, under which Yahoo services will be available for SMS mobile ... More

  • AirTel crosses 2-lakh mark in Chennai

    HARDWARE


    HCL Insys to boost communication gear business
    HCL Infosystems, a major personal computer maker, is set to boost its communications and networking business by developing a host of equipment, the company Chairman and CEO, Mr Ajai Chowdhry, has said. ``The networking market in the country is ... More

    SOFTWARE


    Citigroup may cut stake in Polaris to 40 pc
    CITIGROUP Inc is likely to bring down its stake held in software maker Polaris Software Lab Ltd to a "little more than 40 per cent" from the current level of 47.36 per cent through selling shares to private equity funds who could offer more ... More

    Rolta completes projects worth over Rs 20 cr
    ROLTA India Ltd has announced that it has successfully completed a series of projects worth Rs 20 crore during 2002 for well-known international companies in the area of Plant Design Automation (PDA). According to a company release, a variety ... More

    Eonour Tech may go for GDR issue
    CHENNAI: Eonour Technologies Ltd, based here, plans to go in for a GDR issue. It plans to raise around $27 million to fund its domestic/overseas expansion and acquisition plans. The company is in advanced discussion with leading ... More

    IT TRAINING


    New course from Arena Multimedia
    HYDERABAD: Arena Multimedia has launched Multimedia For You (M4U), a 42-hour multimedia training module that includes computer fundamentals, Internet basics, HTML, Web integration, Web authoring. M4U is aimed at imparting training and ... More

    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


    Shares transferred to Orbitech Holdings
    CITICORP Finance (India) has sold about 1.90 million shares of Polaris to Orbitech Holdings (a Citigroup company). According to the Polaris Chairman, Managing Director and CEO, Mr Arun Jain, "it was only transfer of shares from one arm to ... More

    ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


    Joining hands with China could prove a winner
    Many Indian software training centres are planning to open schools in China, since the country needs at least 1,20,000 entry-level software engineers per year and the availability is just about 60,000. More

    Tata Info joins hands with BEA
    BANGALORE: Tata Infotech Ltd has entered into an strategic alliance with BEA Systems, a major application infrastructure software company, to provide solutions on the BEA Weblogic Platform. The partnership will enable Tata ... More

    OUTLOOK


    Infosys may revise guidance: Analysts
    INFOSYS Technologies Ltd is likely to revise its earnings guidance for the year 2002-03 upwards on the back of increased ramping up of existing projects and offshore outsourcing gaining mainstream status, analysts said. The Infosys scrip has ... More

    NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


    MS expands solutions offerings
    NEW DELHI: Microsoft Corporation said it has expanded its operations in India through Microsoft Business Solutions, which focuses on delivering connected business applications to small, mid-size and corporate businesses. Microsoft ... More
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