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Samsung introduces India-specific packs for storage media devices
SAMSUNG Corporation, which has a 27 per cent share of the Indian market for branded storage media devices, today introduced India-specific innovative packs with a view to countering the gray market segment. Stating this at a news conference ...
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OUTSOURCING
Automated Workflow announces new board of advisors
AUTOMATED Workflow, a leading provider of industry specific business process management solutions, has announced the induction of Mr Bind Singh, President and CEO of Ilantus Technologies, Mr Aloke Gupta, former Country Head of CIGNA, Ms Amy Hoe ...
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Landline talk: J&K, Bihar take the honours
EVER wondered people of which State talk the most on a fixed line phone outside the four metro cities? It's those living in Kashmir and Bihar. According to the statistics for 2002-03 available with the Department of Telecom, telephone users in ...
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Tata Tele planning major expansion in Maharashtra, Goa
FOLLOWING the migration to the Unified Access (Basic & Cellular) Services Licence (UASL) recently, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd has firmed up major expansion plans for both Maharashtra and Goa. The company has upwardly revised the ...
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How much Indian is the telecom sector?
THE debate over raising the foreign direct investment in telecom from 49 per cent to 74 per cent has thrown up an interesting question as to how Indian is the country's telecom sector and whether after five years of liberalisation do we need ...
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Idea Cellular to catch them young in Delhi
IN a bid to catch the younger mobile users, Idea Cellular has introduced pre-paid card tariff package for students in Delhi, which offers short messaging for as low as 10 paise a message. The outgoing cell-to-cell tariff will be Re 1 per minute ...
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All that glitters...
A girl displaying a mobile phone with diamonds fitted on the keypad costing Rs 80,000 created by Saklecha Diamonds of Bangalore at the India International Jewellery Show held in Mumbai from July 16 to ...
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Idea Cellular install sixth mobile switching centre in Pune
MUMBAI: Idea Cellular Ltd has installed a new mobile switching centre (MSC) in Pune, its sixth in the Maharashtra and Goa circle. The new switch, installed at a cost of Rs 15 crore, will support an additional four-lakh customers, the ...
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HARDWARE
Toshiba, HCL InfiNet peripherals
NEW DELHI: Toshiba and HCL InfiNet on Friday announced the launch of Toshiba's next-generation multifunction peripherals, the e-STUDIO 3511/4511 series, which bundles printing, copying and faxing capabilities into one. "Incorporating ...
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PCS Ind cuts PC prices by 4%
NEW DELHI: PCS Industries has said it would not await the result of the excise duty anomaly issue, and announced a four-per cent reduction in its PC prices. "The company has decided to take a hit on its bottom line to implement this ...
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SOFTWARE
Satyam to expand Orissa operations
SATYAM Computer has announced its plans to ramp up its base in Bhubaneshwar, wherein the company added another block and plans to induct about 250 techies. The decision to expand base in Bhubaneshwar is part of Satyam's overall expansion plan ...
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`Indian IT cos may lose to global firms on Basel II'
THE domestic IT vendors are likely to lose out to global consulting majors (read IBM, Accenture) on the business opportunities accorded by the regulatory compliances such as Basel II and Sorbannes-Oxley Act. International providers with ...
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Patni signs OEM pact with InteQ
NEW DELHI: Patni Computer Systems has announced an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with InteQ, a US-based provider of remote network management service software. "This alliance will enable Patni to provide extensive ...
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Atsmai Tech in pact with Aditi
NEW DELHI: Atsmai Technology has announced its partnership with Bangalore-based Aditi Technologies to design and develop a financial software suite called Mai Office. "Aditi Technologies will own the entire delivery cycle of Atsmai's ...
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Brigade Corp set to expand delivery centres
THE US-based Brigade Corporation is expanding its delivery centres in Hyderabad and Chennai. It plans to recruit about 1,200 employees in the next 12 months and invest about $8 million (Rs 36 crore) in additional infrastructure in the two ...
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VIRUSES
Beagle worm variant identified
HYDERABAD: The Security Response team of Symantec Corporation has identified a new variant of the Beagle worm — W32.Beagle.AB@mm which has been upgraded to threat Level 3 due to increased ...
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BROADBAND
Sting Broadband in talks to offer 4G wireless system
STING Broadband Consortia on Friday said that it was talking to various carriers including BSNL for offering 4G Wi/Max broadband wireless system. "The 4G/WiMax Broadband Wireless Metropolitan IP Network system will support broadband with high ...
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IT-ENABLED SERVICES
A yen for correction spells orders for KG Info unit
WHAT started as a casual acquaintance has, over the years, grown into a business alliance for KG Information Systems Private Ltd (KGISL). The company's BPO division is now extending `English correction services' for a Japanese ...
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PERFORMANCE
`IT sector clocks 24 pc growth in 2003-04'
REVERSING earlier trend, the domestic IT market registered a whopping 24 per cent growth in 2003-04 beating software exports growth, even as Indian IT industry touched $20 billion-mark, according to a survey by IT industry publication ...
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TRENDS
Panel to probe HiTec City land deal with L&T
THE State Government will constitute a Cabinet sub-committee to probe the alleged irregularities in the allotment of land worth crores of rupees to L&T in the development of the HiTec City in Madhapur. The committee will also examine various ...
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