The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Hutchison Max renamed Hutchison Essar
THE Hutch-Essar combine, a pan-India GSM wireless operator, which is in agreement to buy out BPL Mobile, is readying itself for an Indian float.The company has now changed its name to reflect the consolidation of its entities, even while the CEO ... More

Airtel installs third switch in Mumbai
AIRTEL has installed its third switch in Mumbai, creating capacity for an additional six lakh customers in the city and allowing completion of an additional one million calls during peak hours. This is to absorb the growing voice & data traffic . More

POLICY

Panel submits report on IT Act amendment
AUCTION sites that were on razor's edge following the controversy over the arrest of CEO of Baazee.com could heave a sigh of relief. An expert group constituted for an in-depth review of issues relating to the IT Act 2000, has suggested that ... More

SOFTWARE

Indian software vendors should not ignore domestic market: Gartner
MULTINATIONAL vendors have cornered the bulk of the domestic Information & Communications Technology (ICT) market, and their market share of 58 per cent is expected to rise further, according to research firm Gartner. It has warned that if ... More

Oracle expands into Hyderabad
ORACLE India on Monday inaugurated the Hyderabad campus and described India as one of the two jewels for the company in the Asia Pacific region. The domestic market is extremely strategic in Oracle's growth plans since it has become the fourth ... More

Satyam eyes openings in biz intelligence, analytics
SATYAM Computer Services Ltd is eyeing consulting opportunities in business intelligence and analytics. It plans to expand the scope of offerings to knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) as an extension of its data warehouse solutions. The ... More

Four Soft hikes capital
HYDERABAD:Four Soft Ltd has informed the National Stock Exchange that the shareholders at their annual general meeting (AGM) held on August 27, has approved increase in the authorised capital to Rs 35 crore. The shareholders further ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Integreo buys Siemens revenue service arm
INTEGREO Inc, formerly STI Knowledge, has acquired the revenue cycle managed services (RCMS) line of Siemens Medical Solutions. This is the third healthcare acquisition by Integreo in less than two years and is part of the company's plan to ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

`Only cos incorporated in India must be allowed in terrestrial broadcasting'
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested that only companies incorporated in India should be allowed to get into terrestrial broadcasting. The regulator submitted its report on terrestrial transmission to the Information ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Surana Tele, Chinese co ink pact
HYDERABAD: Surana Telecom Ltd has informed the BSE that the company has signed a memorandum of understanding with ZTE Corporation, one of the largest telecom hardware manufacturers in China, for the supply of equipment to MTNL and other ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT

Servion opens office in Malaysia
CHENNAI:Servion Global Solutions, a Chennai-based provider of contact optimisation solutions, is expanding its presence in Asia-Pacific by opening an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has a presence in Singapore, says a company press ... More

SECURITY

Zicom launches new service
ZICOM Electronic Security Systems has announced a strategic alliance with Bosch Security, Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd and Topsgrup for a fully evolved hi-tech electronic security service. The services under `Z-Security' will ... More

PRIVACY

Nasscom to mobilise public opinion on privacy issues
DOES living in an information age make you feel insecure about your personal information being misused? Have you felt the need for a legislation that protects your personal information residing with authorised users such as banks, hospitals or ... More

BROADBAND

`AP to become No 1 in broadband connectivity'
IN barely two months, residents in the Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh could get a triple-play broadband connection for barely Rs 100 a month, thanks to the State broadband project now underway. All the 12 municipalities, 37 mandals, 705 ... More

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