The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 19, 2005

Reliance Info offers global roaming
RELIANCE Infocomm on Thursday announced it has commercially rolled out its international roaming facility. Reliance Infocomm is the first Indian CDMA operator to offer this service, it said in a statement. To begin with, the company had ... More

More BSNL mobile switches at Madurai and Coimbatore
MADURAI: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has commissioned two new mobile switches at Madurai and Coimbatore, raising its capacity to offer seven lakh more new mobile connections to subscribers in the Tamil Nadu Circle. With the third ... More

INSIGHT

Making VPN services cost-effective for users
A VIRTUAL Private Network (VPN) is the interconnection of geographically dispersed sites across public networks such as the Internet. It provides secure transmission of information and ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

DIC approves draft MoU for Smart City
THE draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) cleared by the State Cabinet for the proposed `Smart City' in Kochi has been approved by Dubai Internet City, the promoters of the project. According to Government sources, DIC has communicated its ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

HCL Info posts 30-pc rise in net
IT major HCL Infosystems on Thursday reported a 30-per cent increase in net profit for the fiscal ended June 30, 2005, to Rs 227.7 crore compared to Rs 175.1 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal. The board of directors also ... More

HARDWARE

Apple launches new product lines
APPLE Computer Inc on Thursday announced the launch of its new line of products comprising the Mac mini, the iBook, iPod and Mighty Mouse here. It also announced the enhancement of its Mac mini line, including increased memory, wireless ... More

SOFTWARE

IBM opens new research centre in Bangalore
IBM launched a Services Innovation and Research Centre in Bangalore on Thursday to develop technologies and solutions to improve operational efficiencies and delivery capabilities. The new centre, an extended arm of the New Delhi-based IBM ... More

Software for retailers
CHENNAI: Polaris Retail Infotech Ltd (PRIL), a retail software provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Software Lab Ltd, has launched Retail Excel, a software for small and medium retailers. With this, PRIL has extended its IT ... More

Manthan tools for retailers
BANGALORE: Eyeing a sizeable share of the $35-billion analytics products market, Manthan Systems has launched two products for the consumer packaged goods industry and retail stores. The products would help retail chains leverage Manthan's ... More

IT TRAINING

NIIT to train techies on Intel platform — Programme to be rolled out later in Asia-Pacific
IT training firm NIIT Ltd today announced a technology tie-up with chipmaker Intel to train 50,000 software professionals in India over the next three years on the Intel architectural platform. The programme will utilise the resources of Intel ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

SSA Global buys Boniva, to expand R&D operations
SSA Global Technologies Inc., an enterprise solutions and services provider, which has development-cum R&D centre in Hyderabad, plans to consolidate its operations here. It has also announced the acquisition of Boniva Software Inc., since its ... More

Hinduja TMT acquires Immaculate Interactions
HINDUJA TMT Ltd (HTMT) has acquired Bangalore-based call centre firm Immaculate Interactions Ltd in an all cash deal for an undisclosed sum. With the acquisition of privately held Immaculate Interactions, which specialises in outbound ... More

IPOS

Sasken Comm IPO subscribed 78 times
SASKEN Communication Technologies Ltd's initial public offer has been subscribed by over 78 times. The issue closed on Wednesday. Sasken had fixed a price band of between Rs 230 and Rs 260 per share. The company is issuing five million shares ... More

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