The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Sonia Gandhi to open ITI's new facility at Rae Bareli
THE National Advisory Council Chairperson, Ms Sonia Gandhi, would inaugurate the mobile equipment manufacturing facility of ITI at Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh) on November 9, in the presence of the Union Minister for Communications & Information .. More

Telecom officers' body against hike in FDI limit
THE increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the telecom sector from 49 per cent to 74 per cent violates the existing telecom policies approved by Parliament, according to Indian Telecom Service Associations (ITSA). This comes out clearly ... More

Govt notifies hike in FDI ceiling in telecom to 74%
THE Government on Monday notified the increase in foreign direct investment cap in telecom services to 74 per cent from 49 per cent, and said that FDI up to 49 per cent would continue to be on automatic route. According to an official ... More

`Mobile users suffering from service fatigue'
MOBILE users across the globe are suffering from `service fatigue', according to a survey by Swedish mobile device management company SmartTrust. The findings, reported by market research company TNS in SmartTrust's Mobile Trends Guide ... More

Users want more music on their mobiles: TNS study
CLICKING pictures or shooting a clip from your mobile phones is old hat now. A survey has found that a large number of Indians are keen to hear music on their mobiles now. In fact, 26 per cent of Indian mobile users, in a recent study by market ... More

TRAI disallows higher call charges to BSNL, MTNL mobile networks
TELECOM regulator TRAI has intervened in the tariff schemes of Idea Cellular and Hutch that involved higher charges for calling MTNL and BSNL mobile subscribers. "TRAI has intervened in the tariff schemes of Idea Cellular and Hutch which ... More

HARDWARE

New Freescale integrated chip
FREESCALE Semiconductor, a US-based designer and manufacturer of embedded semiconductors, has launched an integrated chip (IC) that has ultra-low power consumption. With the MPC18730, it is extending its power management IC line. This IC has ... More

Dell launches new notebook
BANGALORE: Computer manufacturer Dell has launched a new notebook computer aimed at Asia-Pacific consumers - Inspiron 630m. This 14.1-inch widescreen notebook offers quick access to digital photos, music and videos without having to ... More

SOFTWARE

Oracle gains 400 more clients — Claims 80 pc market pie of core banking applications
ENTERPRISE software major Oracle added nearly 400 new clients in the financial services and insurance sector in the last one year and now claims to command nearly 80 per cent market share of core banking applications in India. The important ... More

Syntel betting big on Chennai, tier-II cities
The criteria for setting up land banks would be availability of skilled manpower and infrastructure. More

Rolta in pact with CA
MUMBAI: Rolta International has entered into a three-year agreement with Computer Associates International to provide expert implementation, customisation and integration services to CA customers across North America. CA will use ... More

INTERNET

Intellicus targets Web reporting market
INTELLICUS Technologies, a technology provider that was spun off from Impetus Technologies, is eyeing the growing Web reporting market worldwide and has carved out a marketing arm for India and a global support team for various industry ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

MS India enters lifecycle mgmt with Visual Studio
MICROSOFT Corporation India has entered the lifecycle management space with Visual Studio Team System (VSTS). The company's Hyderabad unit developed a part of this product. "This platform will help Indian developers create applications on a ... More

Cranes Soft ties up with Kanoo Group for Dubai venture
CRANES Software International, a provider of engineering software, has entered into a joint venture with the Kanoo Group, a diversified business conglomerate in the United Arab Emirates. The company has opened an office of Cranes Software ... More

PEOPLE

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is Aptech Chairman
COMPUTER training company Aptech Ltd now has prominent equity investor - Mr Rakesh Jhunjhunwala - as Chairman on its newly constituted board of directors. In fact, the new board consists of several known names in financial investment as ... More

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