The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 19, 2003

Promantra sets up BPO facility — Joint venture with Northwest Bec-Corp
PROMANTRA Synergies Solutions Ltd, a Hyderabad-based IT solutions provider, has announced the establishment of a Business Process Outsourcing centre at Cyber Gateway near the Hitec City here. Dr Praveen Vadlamudi, Chief Executive Officer of ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

DoT may not accept TRAI plan on basic licences
THE Department of Telecommunications (DoT) may not accept the recommendation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to issue an amendment to the basic service licence seeking to bar operators from offering call forwarding as well as ... More

TRAI fiat on WLL flayed
THE Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) on Monday termed "unwarranted" the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's recommendation to restrict the WLL services to the Short-Distance Call Area (SDCA). "The ... More

Hop-on claim on BSNL: Hoax call or trade trick?
AN April announcement by a California-based company Hop-on claiming that it has received a letter of intent from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd for the purchase of 2 million disposable, fully recyclable GSM mobile phones, has been causing much intrigue ... More

Matrix offer to Amex Gold Card members
MATRIX Cellular Services, a global communication solutions company providing pre-activated, local mobile phone connectivity to international travellers from India, has come out with special long- and short-term mobile phone connectivity deals for ... More

SOFTWARE

Pentasoft plans to offer equity to lenders
THE Chennai-based Pentasoft Technologies Ltd plans to convert part of its outstanding loan into equity shares to be issued to its lenders — Corporation Bank, United Western Bank, Global Trust Bank, UTI Bank and Canara Bank. The company also ... More

Accel ICIM bags LIC project

HUMAN RESOURCES

`Organisational culture vital for success'
TECHNICAL capabilities alone can't bring IT service companies repeat business. An organisational culture that honours confidentiality is the most important attribute, more so when an IT company services clients who are fierce competitors, says Mr ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT

EasyTec plans projects in Kerala
EASYTEC, a Netherlands-based company, will undertake four projects in the State under the supervision of EasyTec India Pvt Ltd and Easy Properties Pvt Ltd as part of their business expansion programme in the country. The Chairman and CEO of ... More

SECURITY

Awareness drive against cyber crimes in Mumbai
THE Mumbai police unearthed the use of 24 Internet sites by perpetrators of the recent bomb blasts in the city. With the Internet and mobile technologies increasingly being used by criminals, "it has become difficult to trace criminals and it ... More

EVENTS

Distance learning meet to focus on IT, telecom tools

PEOPLE

Sandeep Nair is MAIT Vice-Chairman (West)
THE Manufacturer's Association for Information Technology (MAIT) has appointed Mr Sandeep Nair as Vice-Chairman for the Western region. Mr Nair is currently with Emerson Network Power (India) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emerson Electric ... More

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