The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 04, 2005

DST mulls sending cyclone warnings through cell phones
CELLULAR users in the country's coastal regions could start getting cyclone warning signals well in advance. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will be meeting various cellular operators in order to explore the possibility of using ... More

BSNL slashes bureau fax rates
SENDING fax to international destinations from a public call office or a telegraph office has become cheaper by up to 68 per cent. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has slashed bureau fax charges by 17-68 per cent for various countries. After the ... More

TRAI plans to revive carrier access codes
BSNL officials said that CAC may have lost relevance. More

Getting connected
A mirror reflection of a mobile signal tower on a shopping mall in Pudukkad on the Ernakulam-Thrissur highway. Cell-phone companies have imposed strict rules for new mobile connections from March 1 to avoid misuse of the service. The customer has ... More

HARDWARE

Seagate into retail sales

SOFTWARE

Infosys proposes to set up new campus in Bangalore
SOFTWARE major Infosys Technologies is planning to set up a new campus in Bangalore and has sought about 350 acres of land from the Karnataka Government. The proposed campus would be located north of the city. "Nearly 45 per cent of our over ... More

TCS to expand base; opens Kochi centre
TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) is expanding its base in Kerala by opening its new software development centre in Infopark at Kochi. The company operates a world-class training centre from Technopark here. The new facility will be spread ... More

Tally launches VAT software
FINANCIAL accounting software company Tally Solutions on Thursday launched a Value Added Tax (VAT) complaint business accounting solution - Tally 7.2 - as the country gears up for VAT regime from April 1. Aimed at the over eight ... More

Maran to seek industry views on Budget
THE Minister for IT and Communications, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, today said he would seek views of the IT industry on the impact of Budget on the sector. "We will meet industry representatives and get their opinion on the Budget announcements for ... More

Oracle expands scope of development teams
ORACLE India has expanded the scope of product development teams across locations by broadening footprint into areas such as corporate governance including compliance management software, localisation drive and handling the fusion strategy, post ... More

Travel solutions from InterGlobe
INTERGlobe Enterprises Ltd on Thursday launched their new venture, InterGlobe Technology Quotient (ITQ), an exclusive operational technology consultant and converged solutions provider for the travel industry. ITQ offers end-to-end technology ... More

California Software pref issue

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Govt studying report on MTNL-BSNL merger
THE Government on Thursday said ICICI Securities has submitted the initial report on synergising operations of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, and the Department of Telecom (DoT) was looking into it. "We received ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

TRAI extends period for migration
IN order to give the broadcast industry stakeholders time to honour existing commitments, broadcast regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has increased the transition period to 120 days for interconnection regulation to come ... More

SECURITY

Call to bring down cyber crime
MANGALORE: The Chairman and Managing Director of Laser Soft Infosystems Ltd, Mr B. Suresh Kamath, has said that robust software with adequate security measures can help in bringing down the number of cyber crimes. Delivering a talk on ... More

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