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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Hearing on Reliance plea against MTNL adjourned
THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by Reliance Infocomm against Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd, which had slapped a Rs 309 crore fee for allegedly routing international long distance calls illegally. ...
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VSNL launches campaign against illegal calls
VIDESH Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Tuesday launched a media campaign to create awareness about illegal routing of international long distance calls. The company, which has the largest share of the Indian ILD market, said almost 40 per cent of the ...
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SOFTWARE
Infineon forms corporate software group; bets big on Bangalore
INFINEON Technologies, which has formed a global corporate software group, plans to ramp up its Indian software operations to 800 people in the next 18-24 months. The company has worldwide software development activities across Europe and Asia ...
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INTERNET
Web site for investor protection launched
THE Minister of Company Affairs, Mr Prem Chand Gupta, on Tuesday launched a new Web site www.watchoutinvestors.com created by the Prime Investors' Protection Association and League (PIPAL). The ...
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SSI to provide training in 696 Delhi schools
SSI Education, a training division of Aptech Ltd, has bagged an order worth Rs 88.73 crore from the Directorate of Delhi Schools, NCR Delhi, to provide IT training in 696 schools in the National Capital Region (NCR). This project covers a ...
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Telecom: Why higher FDI cap will not bring investors
CONTRARY to what the Ministry of Finance is claiming, the chances of foreign investors flocking to India after the cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in telecommunications companies is increased to 74 per cent do ...
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Infosys to hire 2,000 more
INFOSYS Technologies Ltd on Tuesday said it planned to add about 2,000 professionals by March 2005. "We currently have about 32,000 people globally. We only look at what we are going to do in this financial year and we have said we will look ...
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Net Asset plans to double manpower
NET Asset Management, the Indian subsidiary of the US-based Envestnet Asset Management, is planning to double its staff strength by the end of next year. Addressing a press conference here, Monday, the company's Senior Vice-Presidents, Mr ...
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Flextronics to buy Emuzed
ELECTRONICS Manufacturing Services (EMS) giant Flextronics is acquiring multimedia technology solutions provider Emuzed Inc that has its research and development centres in Bangalore and Chennai. Mr Tushar Dave, Chairman of Emuzed, said on ...
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SECURITY
`More cos investing in security systems'
WITH Information security breaches rising each year, implementing a secure information system has become a `priority' for 77 per cent of companies in information and communication technologies (ICT) sector and for 70 per cent of industries in ...
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BROADBAND
AP broadband project bids to be finalised next month
THE State Government is set to finalise the bids for the Rs 600-crore one gigabit (GB) broadband network, for which seven bidders have been shortlisted. The Principal Secretary, Information Technology and Communication, Dr J.C. Mohanty, said ...
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PEOPLE
Intel CEO coming; to meet PM
THE Chief Executive Officer of Intel Corporation, Mr Craig Barrett, is scheduled to meet Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, during his high-profile visit to India next week. Mr Barrett will also interact with IT and Communications Minister, Mr ...
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Microsoft CEO coming to Hyderabad
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