The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 02, 2003

Reliance Infocomm seeking Rs 1,500-crore term loan
RELIANCE Infocomm Ltd has sounded out banks and financial institutions for raising term loans in excess of Rs 1,500 crore for meeting some of its funding requirements. However, when contacted, the company refused to comment. But banking ... More

Multi-point video chat facility launched — Reliance to foray into pre-paids soon
RELIANCE Infocomm Ltd on Monday said that it would "soon'' to announce its foray into the pre-paid cellular service space. At present, the company is working out the modalities of the venture, including pricing.Replying to queries at the launch ... More

INSIGHT

Outsourcing for development
UNCTAD's E-Commerce and Development Report 2003 uses India's experience to argue that the growing market for IT services and business process outsourcing offers poor countries a new development opportunity. C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine the rather disparate evidence on the size, pace of growth and nature of this market to assess this argument. More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Webel ties up with HIDC for IT Habitat
WEBEL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDC) for transforming 200 acres at Rajarhat in Kolkata into an ideal IT Habitat. According to a press release issued by Webel, the agreement ... More

SOFTWARE

i-flex settles dispute with co-op bank
I-FLEX Solutions Ltd has amicably resolved the dispute with Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd. In a notice to the Bombay Stock Exchange, i-flex said that the arbitration proceedings between Saraswat Co-operative Bank and the company have been ... More

Corporate governance software
NEW DELHI: Grant Thornton, India, member of advisory and accountancy company, Grant Thornton International, is training its Indian staff on a new corporate governance software it has developed. This will help companies test their internal ... More

ISPS

Mandatory Net exchange link-up for ISPs soon
Some of them have now joined the exchange and utilise it for routing their domestic traffic. But a vast majority of the traffic is still sent abroad. More

The broadband world, courtesy Reliance
IF a 20-year-old Rahul gets hooked on to the high-speed broadband and is engaged in a game that is being simultaneously played across the globe, he is just experiencing one aspect of the broadband facility through Reliance Infocomm's Web World ... More

EVENTS

TN to showcase infotech potential at Kuala Lumpur fair
A DELEGATION from Tamil Nadu has left for Kuala Lumpur to participate in the trade fair scheduled to begin on December 2. The State IT Secretary, Mr Vivek Harinarain, told Business Line that participation in such fairs would help ... More

Linux meet opens today
BANGALORE: Linux Bangalore-2003, an annual Linux/OpenSource event, will be held in Bangalore from December 2-4. The event expects to bring together professionals and enthusiasts from across the world for a three day Applied Technology ... More

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