TELECOMMUNICATIONS
DoT invites bids for setting up village phones
THE Department of Telecommunications has invited bids from operators to offer Village Public Telephones with support from Universal Service Obligation Fund. Bids have been invited for setting up phone in villages without any public phone facility ... More

STOCKS
VSNL gains on news of Intelsat sale
INTELSAT'S announcement that it has signed an agreement to be acquired by a consortium of private funds drove up the price of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) on the domestic bourses, on hopes of substantial capital gains for VSNL which has a ... More

HARDWARE
Opelin in marketing pact with Caddy
THE US-based Opelin Laboratories has announced an alliance with Caddy Data Services to commercialise its technology in India and the SAARC region. As part of the agreement, Caddy would market Opelin's solutions to small and medium enterprises ... More

SOFTWARE
Autodesk to expand operations
AUTODESK India is planning to hire and expand its IT development and support strength in India as well as strengthen its sales and partner network. Announcing this, Mr Andre Pravaz, VP, Asia-Pacific (A-PAC), said the company expected traction ... More

BROADBAND
VSNL to launch low-priced broadband service
VSNL is aggressively expanding its Internet and broadband business by extending its reach to over 100 cities. The company is making large investments to launch its broadband services at tariffs comparable to dial-up accounts. The broadband ... More

BSNL - Kerala circle to focus on broadband for fixed line users
IN the current financial year, the Kerala circle of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will focus on offering its fixed line customers a range of broadband services such as high-speed Internet access, interactive gaming, video-on-demand and ... More

PEOPLE

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
HCL's NeoPod hits market
HCL Infosystems has launched new MP3 player - the NeoPod - in the domestic market. Talking to presspersons, Mr Ajai Chowdhry, Chairman and Chief Executive Office, HCL Infosystems, said the new player would come in with preloaded songs, ... More