The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, March 04, 2006

3i Info raises $50 m thru FCCBs
3i Infotech Ltd has raised $50 million through an issue of foreign currency convertible bonds. This is the first FCCB issue ever by an Indian company in the information technology industry, ... More

OUTSOURCING

US Govt not against outsourcing
`We won't fear competition' More

AWARDS & HONOURS

Citrix bags award for web conferencing service
`Citrix GoToMeeting' from Citrix Systems has bagged the 2005 Frost & Sullivan award for `Best New Web Conferencing Service.' Hailing the growth, simplicity, security and functionality of the service, industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

One India plan by private operators under threat
`BSNL continues to charge ADC on per minute basis' More

Battle royal over Idea Cellular ownership
Aditya Birla Nuvo Web site throws up interesting facts More

Tata Indicom in One India club
Tata Indicom on Thursday joined BSNL, Reliance, Airtel and Hutch in announcing its national long distance Re 1-per-minute telephony offer. The company's "Talk National Pay Local" offers a single ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

HI-REF buys 33 pc stake in Ansal IT
Real estate company Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd (APIL) has entered into formal documentation with HDFC India Real Estate Fund (HI-REF) for the latter's investment in the share capital of Ansal IT City and Parks Ltd (Ansal IT), a ... More

HARDWARE

Spanish PCB maker Cipsa to invest $15 m in India
The company expects to double its capacity to 7,000 sq metres in the second quarter of 2006 from 3,500 sq metres at present. More

SOFTWARE

Witness India centre to be APAC hub
The US-based Witness Systems announced that its Indian centre would be hub for its business in entire Asia Pacific abd Caribbean region. The company is investing an undisclosed amount in research and development, support, and partners. The ... More

Oracle to focus on smaller centres
Oracle has decided to have a direct presence in several middle tier cities in India. It is already represented through its local partners in cities such as Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Pune, Visakhapatnam and Lucknow. But the ... More

TCS goes for brand image — Ropes in global consultant
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has embarked on a major branding initiative, for which it has roped in a global firm to work out the brand positioning statement that involves rollout, tagline and advertising amongothers. "We have appointed a ... More

Storage spending shifting to software
EMC, IBM & HP working on ILM concept More

A budget for the rural masses
We live in good times. If we see the stock market as indicator of the condition of the underlying economy, then we had not seen better times than these. It is important not to change the underlying recipe. In fact, we must accept that the changes ... More

IT TRAINING

Tally global certification course
Tally launched a global certification programme to grow its education business. The company also announced an investment of Rs 3 crore in a placement initiative. "In the next three months, 400+ ... More

Arena animation courses
Arena Animation Academy has announced the launch of a diploma course in Animation Engineering in Hyderabad. This course equips people with skills to tap careers in the animation sector. The five ... More

IPR

Zensar buys IPR for Seacom products
Zensar Technologies Ltd has announced the acquisition of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for Point of Sales (POS) products from Seacom Technology Pvt Ltd. According to an official release from Zensar, Seacom is a major player in the domestic ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

CA to exit TCG venture
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STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Wipro joins STAR
Wipro Technologies has said it has joined STAR, the IT standards body for the North American retail automotive industry. Wipro also claimed that it became the first Indian services company to join ... More

Satyam gets certification
Satyam Computer Services Ltd has announced that its aerospace practice has received the AS 9100/EN9100 certification. While AS9100 standard is released by the Society of Automotive Engineers in the ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Sabeer Bhatia releases new VoIP software
Mr Sabeer Bhatia, best known as the founder of Hotmail, is in the country again, this time to announce the world release of a Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) software from VoiFi Technologies Corp, one of the five new companies that he has ... More

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