The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 11, 2006

Iomega bets big on India
CHENNAI: India would be one of the fastest growing markets for Iomega, the US-based provider of data storage products, according to the company's Sales and Marketing Director, Asia-Pacific, Mr Tom Lok. The company has a strong presence ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

STD calls for Re 1 from March 1
IT is the death of distance as far as telecom is concerned. The One India tariff plan, which will enable you to make STD calls for Re 1 a minute anywhere across the country, is finally here and will become operational from March 1. Local calls ... More

Communications Ministry to focus on rural connectivity
AFTER kick-starting the One India dream, the Communications and IT Minister, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, is now looking to make a policy for improving rural connectivity. "We have to keep introducing new concepts for the telecom sector. My next focus ... More

HARDWARE

Growth in digital imaging — Canon set to phase out analog printers by June
ARE we heading towards the end of analog imaging systems given the rapid inroads digital cameras have made lately? So profound is the impact of this changeover that barring some users who pick up their camera, load a film to capture a specific ... More

AP woos hardware, electronics cos
WITH the Central Government giving its nod to locate SemIndia and Fab City in Andhra Pradesh, the State Government is seeking to woo hardware and electronics companies in a bid to make this a major high-tech hardware-cum-manufacturing hub. With ... More

New Kingston memory cards
BANGALORE: Memory card maker Kingston Technology Company Inc has announced the availability of microSD, miniSD and MMCmobile cards. Anticipating the need for greater storage capabilities as new multifunction phones emerge, the company ... More

Acer unveils Aspire E500 series
BANGALORE: Acer's announced the launch of its Aspire E500 series desktop, with Intel P4 processor and an ATI chipset. Priced at Rs 46,999, the Aspire E500 has a Dual input TV Tuner card with IR Remote and IR Receiver for "All-In-One ... More

SOFTWARE

Free Standards Group plans Linux testing centre
IN a move that could provide a big push to Linux in India, Free Standards Group, which develops and promotes standards for open source software, is planning to establish a testing centre in the country by the middle of this year. "The centre ... More

Anti-money laundering software market set for bigger growth
THE recent IPO allotment scam seems to have provided a shot in the arm for anti-money laundering (AML) software providers, who are gearing up to meet what is increasingly in demand from potential users. The AML market, the size of which is ... More

Clause 49 compliance: Crisil, MS develop tool
CRISIL Investment and Risk Management Services has launched a corporate risk evaluation solution for Clause 49 compliance. This solution has been developed in technical collaboration with Microsoft and is called the Corporate Risk Evaluation ... More

Mastek bags 10-year deal
MASTEK Ltd has signed a 10-year agreement with UK-based Capita Life & Pensions for its Elixir policy administration solution for an undisclosed amount. Elixir is a sales and administration systems designed using component-based architecture. It . More

CREDIT RATING

TCS gets Moody's Baa1 rating — `Downgrade pressure unlikely to emerge in next 12-18 months'
MOODY'S Investors Service has assigned its A3 issuer rating and an indicative foreign currency debt rating of Baa1 to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). The ratings outlook is stable. This is the first time that Moody's has assigned ratings to TCS, ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Irish co MobileAware teams up with InFact
IRELAND-BASED MobileAware announced a partnership with InFact Group, a technology consulting company, to bring its mobile service platform to India. Mobileaware will take advantage of InFact's customer relationship management expertise with ... More

OUTLOOK

Red Hat to leverage India venture to tap West Asia
LINUX and open source provider Red Hat Inc is planning to leverage its Indian operations to address the West Asia market, even as the company awaits the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)'s nod to convert the India entity into a ... More

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