The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 06, 2003

Vying to add value
Telecom operators are slowly moving beyond tariff battles. The turf's getting hotter and one can beat competition only by offering more layers of service - through M-business solutions. And the players are wasting no time in piling on the goodi es! More

Closed user group network — DoT eases norms for pvt telecom operators
THE Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has finally liberalised the norms for closed user group (CUG), allowing private telecom operators to set up such networks for corporate houses without seeking its formal approval. Until now, the ... More

Tata Tele mulls pre-paid service
TATA Teleservices Ltd, the basic telecom services provider in several circles including Andhra Pradesh, has drawn up plans to invest about Rs 300 crore this fiscal in network and related IT infrastructure expansion and launch of a pre-paid CDMA ... More

AirTel unveils `Happy Plan' in AP
LAUNCHING its new service in the Andhra Pradesh market, AirTel, having garnered a subscriber base of four million users, has drawn up plans to invest Rs 1,200 crore this fiscal. The Chief Operating Officer of Bharti Cellular Ltd (Andhra ... More

ITI plans to sell Rae Bareli plant, redeploy staff
ITI currently has Rs 1,500 crore worth of orders in hand and the order book is likely to swell further in the second half of the current fiscal. More

Delhi rules mobile airwaves
IT'S official: Delhi's chatterati rules the airwaves, at least when it comes to pre-paid GSM SIM cards, according to a study of retail mobile telephony by ACNielsen. Delhi also leads the other metros when it comes to recharge vouchers, according ... More

Hutch's switching network in Kolkata collapses for an hour
PERHAPS for the first time in any cellular circle, the entire switching network of Hutch in Kolkata collapsed for more than one hour this afternoon. No calls could either be made from a Hutch phone or be terminated on the Hutch network. When ... More

SOFTWARE

HP Digital Studios project to be replicated in China
A SUCCESSFUL marketing strategy devised by the Indian arm of computing giant, Hewlett-Packard (HP), for its digital imaging business is now getting international attention. Enthused by the tremendous response to HP India's `Digital Studio' ... More

IT TRAINING

NIIT, M.P. varsity in pact

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Netguru in tie-up for R&D in digital animation
NETGURU India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Netguru Inc., has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Multi Media University of Malaysia to jointly conduct research & development in the field of digital animation and ... More

Sierra Atlantic to invest $2 m in PeopleSoft hub
SIERRA Atlantic, an enterprise integration solutions provider, has announced it has expanded the alliance with PeopleSoft that will see the launch of a development hub to provide services for PeopleSoft applications and involve an investment of ... More

MindTree tool for Symbian OS
MINDTREE Consulting, a Bangalore-based product realization services company, has announced that it has become a Symbian Platinum Partner to support the emerging market for Symbian OS-based advanced mobile phones. As a Platinum Partner, ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT

Don't miss this call
Are you a mid-sized IT company sitting dejected? Here are some opportunities just waiting to be grabbed. Hear the beat? More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS

Smarter option!
This dotcom has survived the storm by opting for a smarter ride — powering business through the Net. More

BROADBAND

LAPP to make India a hub for SAARC market
HAVING expanded since its entry LAPP India, the wholly owned subsidiary of the speciality cables LAPP Group from Germany, will use India as a hub for marketing its products in the SAARC region. As part of its expansion plan, the company would ... More

ISPS

VocalTec named top VoIP vendor

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Escotel special offer
KOCHI: Escotel Mobile Communications Ltd (Escotel), has announced a triple benefit offer for Let'sTalk prepaid customers. As per the offer, every new Let'sTalk prepaid connection of Rs 250 will get talk time worth Rs 150 and offer free ... More

Sify arm unveils Netsourze
MOVING up the value chain, Sifyhosting, the Web hosting arm of Sify Ltd, on Tuesday commissioned `Netsourze' - a complete suite of Internet infrastructure management services targeted at corporates. The Netsourze suite of services will help ... More

AasiaOnWheels develops vehicle tracking system
AASIAONWHEELS Network Ltd., a Hyderabad based solutions provider for the transport sector, has developed a virtual private network (VPN) that links all the State headquarters to the base centre at Hyderabad and enables the commercial ... More

BPL Mobile launches new prepaid card

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