The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 10, 2006

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Airtel budget plan for TN pre-paid customers
Bharti Airtel Ltd has launched a budget plan for its pre-paid mobile customers in Tamil Nadu. The plan would target three customer segments, said Mr P. Swaminathan, Chief Executive Officer, Mobility, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Tamil Nadu. First, the ... More

Shyam Telecom too seeks GSM spectrum
Rajasthan based Shyam Telecom has become the third operator in recent months to apply for spectrum for offering GSM based services despite having a full-fledged CDMA based operations. Shyam Telecom has applied to the Department of Telecom for ... More

ELoad partners Linkwell for retail solutions
ELoad Services, a Hyderabad-based electronic mobile pre-paid distribution company, is set to launch pre-paid services under the brand name `ELoad PrePay' to be offered via point-of-sale (POS) terminals. Linkwell Telesystems provides PoS ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
TN Govt to cancel land allocation to 5 IT cos
`Public interest litigation for CBI inquiry pending in HC' More

HARDWARE
`Desi' semiconductor biz is `all chip shape'
ISA's membership now 88 strong More

Analog designs audio amplifiers
Semiconductor firm Analog Devices has introduced two Class-D audio amplifiers for portable electronics. The firm is designing its Class-D amplifiers to address the space constraints and battery-consumption requirements of ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
When a mega merger runs into rough weather
The mega-merger in telecom, as it was once called, has now morphed into a petition for arbitration in the civil jurisdiction. More

Infor completes SSA Global merger, eyes acquisitions
To widen scope of development, support work More

Tata Sons hikes stake in VSNL
MUMBAI: Tata Sons has hiked its stake in Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd from 3.64 per cent to 5.64 per cent. This was done through market purchases made between June 28, and August 8, 2006, said a notice to the stock exchanges on Wednesday. The ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
ITC Info in deal with Danske Bank
ITC Infotech has signed a deal with the Denmark-based Danske Bank to support its IT division. The company did not disclose the deal size. The deal envisages growing business volume across several years to support Danske Bank's IT ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT
Mu Sigma to expand India operations
The Chicago-based Mu Sigma, an analytics services provider, said it would invest $5 million in expanding its India operations over the next 18 months. Mr Dhiraj C. Rajaram, Founder and CEO, Mu Sigma, said the company plans to use ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS
Online sale of software on the rise
Online sale of software is rising as the Software as a Service (SaaS) wave rolls out in the country. SaaS involves the distribution of software over the Internet, especially those applications that can be hosted by a vendor or service provider ... More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES
BNKe. Solutions to set up integrated BPO complex
Facility to be ready in next 18-20 months More

OUTLOOK
IT majors up guidance
Strong offshoring momentum More

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