The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 09, 2003

Narayana Murthy conferred E&Y entrepreneur award
MR N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman and Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies, has become the first Indian to win the prestigious Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year award. A high-powered 11-member jury of global business leaders bestowed ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CellOne in Kolkata by mid-July
THE cellular mobile service of Calcutta Telephones will migrate to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL) CellOne platform by mid-July 2003. As of now, BSNL's Calcutta Telephones cellular mobile service is based on indigenous GSM technology that has ... More

ENVIRONMENT

HP move to curb e-waste
HEWLETT-Packard (HP) India has launched a programme to address the issue of e-waste disposal. Mr Raj Kumar Rishi, Country Commercial Sales Manager, told Business Line: "The drive for a cleaner environment had always been a priority. We ... More

HARDWARE

IDBI rules out credit sops to HFCL
INDUSTRIAL Development Bank of India (IDBI) has refused to entertain a request for concessions on the line of credit granted to telecom equipment major, Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd, amounting to Rs 230 crore plus interest, asking it ... More

The secret behind cheaper computers
THIS paper reported last week that according to information technology (IT) market research firm, IDC India, during January-March 2003, notebook computer sales grew by a staggering 71 per cent over the same period last year. IDC said that the ... More

SOFTWARE

Sierra in Hot 25 merit roll

HUMAN RESOURCES

Openings in IT sector
IN this second edition of Business Line's new column on jobs on offer in the IT industry, we look at openings at Wipro Tech, Adobe, Parametric Technologies, Global Software, L&T Infotech, Maples ESM Technologies, Winphoria Networks, Sonata ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Co-simulation venture — Techlabs ties up with Aldec
THE Delhi-based Techlabs, end-to-end solution provider of electronic design automation (EDA) and power systems planning tools, has announced that it has tied up with the US-based Aldec Inc to introduce the concept of co-simulation in the country. ... More

INTERVIEW

`We are ideal mirror site for Indian cos' — Mr Ralf Ellspermann, CEO, Philippine IT Offshore Network
To date, the Philippines is the second largest and fastest growing market for offshore contact centre services. The contact centre industry is experiencing the highest growth rate in the country. Also, the Philippines telecommunication infrastructure ranks among the best and most reliable ones in Asia. More

CONVERGENCE

Nano technology is the field of future: Kalam
DR A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President, has called for the "second vision to fight poverty which is our main enemy that keeps a major chunk of our population reel under the below poverty line." Dr Kalam, gave away B.M. Birla Science awards on ... More

EVENTS

Looking Back

Computer Society of India meet

IT-ENABLED SERVICES

Stress amidst `sunshine'
Youngsters working at call centres are increasingly seeking help for work-related stress, irregular sleeping hours, unhealthy food habits and chronic fatigue. More

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