The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 30, 2003

TRAI bid to cut ADC may hurt BSNL's bottomline
Any drop in the ADC estimates will, therefore, result in a sharp decline in BSNL's targeted revenues from interconnection, even as it has to cope with the falling tariff rates due to increased competition from the private operators. More

Communication services post 5 pc growth
THE communications services market in the country was worth Rs 50,358 crore in 2002-03. This is a growth of 5.11 per cent over the 2001-02 fiscal, when the market size was Rs 47,908 crore, according to the `8th National Telecom Survey Report' of ... More

Airtel ties up with SBI cards
NEW DELHI: Airtel, the cellular service brand of the Bharti group, has tied up with SBI Cards to launch an equated monthly instalment (EMI) offer, which enables a customer to go mobile for Rs 299. According to an official statement, ... More

A sign of the times
With the proliferation of cellphones, notices banning their use have sprung up in government offices, hospitals and cinema theatres across the State.

C-DoT woos telecom cos

BSNL may lower pulse rates

BSNL offers new facility

HARDWARE

Accel completes Excise project

SOFTWARE

World Bank hails India's IT success
THE World Bank has lauded India's success in the information technology sector. In its latest development policy review, the World Bank said India had emerged as a leader among developing countries in providing cross-border IT services. While ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Low-end wages for high-end jobs
The encouraging news is that the US is sending more sophisticated work the Indian way. But the wages don't quite add up any better. More

Polaris to ramp up staff strength
ORBITECH Solutions lost about 100 employees while the merger talk with Polaris Software Lab was going on, and 45 more left the company after the merger took place. Three senior officials left Orbitech before and after the merger, Mr Ram S. ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Knowledge Systems buys Questech
THE Bangalore-based Knowledge Systems, a communications and Internet solutions provider, has acquired 100 per cent of Questech India Ltd for $1.25 million in a part-cash, part-stock deal. Announcing this, the Knowledge Systems co-founder and ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT

Atrie Tech to set up $1-m manufacturing unit in Pondy
THE Taiwan-based Atrie Technologies is planning to set up a $1-million manufacturing facility in Pondicherry as a production line for its range of data communication equipment. The company, which clocked sales of Rs 24 crore last year in India, ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS

From mine to shine
Now more than ever, it's become important for companies to extract valuable knowledge from nuggets of data to improve overall profitability. eWorld tracks the Indian Business Intelligence scene. More

Future view
Here's more on the Business Intelligence scene and how companies need to go about BI. More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES

Vee Technologies set to tap BPO potential in Salem
IT-ENABLED service provider, Vee Technologies, belonging to the Sona Valliappa group, which manages a string of educational institutions in Salem, is all set to tap business process outsourcing (BPO) potential.Vee Technologies, which has a ... More

TRENDS

India Inc's IT spending below 1 pc of turnover — Usage steadily going up: Nasscom survey
INDIA may be an emerging software powerhouse, but annual spending by Indian companies on information technology remains low at less than 1 per cent of their turnover, according to a survey. The survey conducted by National Association of ... More

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