The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 10, 2005

`Selective sourcing to gain favour'
SELECTIVE sourcing (or choosing particular IT projects a few at a time for outsourcing instead of giving a whole bunch out at one go) is the order of the day, according to Mr Robert McNeill, senior analyst, Forrester Research. In a ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Big 4 bid for rural phone project under universal services obligation
THE big four telecom players — Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, Reliance Infocomm, Bharti Tele-Ventures and Tata Teleservices — have bid for the Government-sponsored Rs 8,000-crore plan to provide six million fixed line telephones in rural ... More

Bharti rejigs mobile biz, forms 4 regional hubs
BHARTI Group on Wednesday announced restructuring of its mobile business with creation of a mobility board. As part of the new structure, Bharti's mobile business has been organised into four hubs in the northern, southern, eastern and the ... More

BPL unveils GSM mobiles in Kerala
BPL Telecom Pvt Ltd has unveiled its range of GSM mobile handsets in the Kerala market here with a host of features. The company has rolled out seven models in the market with a price range between Rs 3,600 and Rs 11,000 with various ... More

HARDWARE

HCL Info's Micro BTX
NEW DELHI: HCL Infosystems on Wednesday claimed it had become the first company to launch Micro Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) Form Factor for desktops in India. "The technology, which provides a better thermal environment, superior ... More

SOFTWARE

Icnet in sales tie-up with Nucleus group
ICNET Ltd, the Chennai-based company that went into liquidation and which is working on a revival now, has tied up with the US-based Nucleus Group to sell its products in India. The Chairman and Managing Director of Icnet, Mr C. Padmanabhan, ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Siemens to expand operations, raise headcount by 1,000
SIEMENS Ltd is expanding workforce (software engineers and scientists) at its facility in Bangalore from 3,000 to 4,000, this year, Mr Heinrich v. Pierer, Chairman of supervisory board, Siemens AG, said here today while delivering the keynote ... More

Arackal to train NEC engineers
THE city-based Arackal Digital Solutions Pvt Ltd has signed an agreement with NEC Corporation-Japan to provide training to employees of NEC. Announcing this at a press conference in the city on Tuesday, Mr A. Leon Mohanraj, Chief Operating ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

`TCS panel evaluating M&A opportunities'
TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) said on Wednesday that it would look at acquisitions as part of its overall growth strategy. "We have said that TCS will look at growth both organically and inorganically. So, if we find some interesting ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Red Hat partners with Tally Solutions
RED Hat today announced a partnership with Tally Solutions under which the latter's accounting software would be available on Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform. "Red Hat and Tally will be working jointly to make accounting software available on ... More

NIIT Tech allies with SAP
MUMBAI: NIIT Technologies has entered into a strategic alliance with SAP, the world's largest enterprise application software provider, to service projects in the Government and public sector in India. The Government is investing in ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT

IDG to invest $20 m in India operations
INTERNATIONAL Data Group (IDG), the technology, media, research and event company, is setting up India operations with plans for an initial investment of $20 million. The company, which applied for FIPB approval in August 2004, says it is ... More

Convergys opens campus
HYDERABAD: Convergs Corporation, the $2.3-billion business process services provider, has commissioned its IT campus here that would focus on research and development and handle Asia-Pacific professional services practice. As a part of ... More

OUTLOOK

IT growth sustainable, says Premji
In Mr Premji's view, cultural enablers will hold the key to India's sustained growth. More

PEOPLE

Subex co-founder quits, sells 12 lakh shares
The co-founder and Executive Director of the Bangalore-based telecom software maker Subex Systems Ltd, Mr Alex Puthenchira, sold 12 lakh shares and resigned as executive director on Wednesday. "For the past couple of years, Mr Alex was not ... More

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