INFO-TECH
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BSNL revises SMS tariff for Kerala Circle
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has, with effect from July 1, revised the tariff for its short message service (SMS) under both the post-paid and pre-aid schemes. For service within the Kerala Telecom Circle, ...
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HARDWARE
HCL Info to bundle printers with PCs
AFTER its range of personal computers (PCs) and UPS, HCL Infosystems now plans to introduce its printers, which would be bundled with its Beanstalk and EzeeBee series of computers. "We are planning to launch HCL-branded printers which will be ...
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SOFTWARE
Cash in balance sheet stays high for IT firms
TOP IT firms gave more cash to shareholders. They also used cash to buy companies. Still, at the end of March 2004, the cash sloshing around in their balance sheet was high. Infosys, Satyam and Wipro hold about Rs 1,500 crore or more in cash, ...
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POC opens Kochi branch
PEOPLEONE Consulting (POC), an HR solutions company, has commenced its operations in Kochi with a focus on providing executive search, recruitment, temporary staffing and soft skills training to organisations in the State. Kochi has a large ...
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Cognizant to invest rupee gains into operations
SOFTWARE maker Cognizant Technology plans to invest gains flowing from a weakening rupee against the dollar to its business instead of inflating its bottomline, sources have said. The Indian currency has slipped over the last two months, with ...
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BlueStar Info exits Malaysian venture
LACK of sufficient business volume has forced Blue Star Infotech Ltd (BSIL) to exit from its joint venture in Malaysia. BSIL had set up a joint venture with Mezannine Capital (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (MCM), an investment company of the Arab-Malaysian ...
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IT TRAINING
MCET ties up with Covansys
DR Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology (MCET) has joined hands with Covansys (India) Private Ltd to offer industry-oriented training to its students on mainframe skills. An MoU to this effect was signed between the Pollachi-based ...
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Hexaware sees gains from Exult-Hewitt merger
THE merger of Exult Inc and Hewitt Associates is expected to prove beneficial to Hexaware Technologies Ltd, a major Indian software vendor for Exult. "We do not compete with either Hewitt or Exult. On the whole, we expect the merger to be ...
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INTERVIEW
Satyam moving up value-chain
SATYAM Computers recently increased its count of Fortune 500 clients to slightly above 100. In 2000, the count stood at 22. Also, in its latest annual report, Satyam says that multi-year, offshore deals are increasing in number. Given these ...
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SECURITY
How secure is scanning fingerprints?
WHEN James Bond faked fingerprints to prove he is someone else (Peter Frank) in the 1971 Bond movie, "Diamonds are forever," you probably thought that this was another of Bond's futuristic balderdash. Sure - - it might have been futuristic ...
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E-GOVERNANCE
CII urges use of electronic media for trade facilitation
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has called for immediate use of electronic media for trade facilitation by fully implementing electronic data interchange (EDI) in all major customs points. According to a CII study on `Potential ...
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