The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, September 21, 2002

There's a career beyond IT
As career options beyond IT become visible, there are two things that young people look at while making career decisions — money and brand value. More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

India to plead for older networks at ITU meet
INDIA will resist attempts by developed countries to penalise the existing telecom technologies in the face of advancement by newer and more modern networks, at the plenipotentiary conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to ... More

SOFTWARE

Infosys rules out return of Phaneesh Murthy
BANGALORE: Infosys Technologies has ruled out the return of former sales and market head Mr Phaneesh Murthy, once the sexual harassment case filed against him by an ex-employee was concluded. Following reports to the contrary in certain ... More

IT TRAINING

Hypelnet comes to Mangalore

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

IPRs issue delays Polaris, OrbiTech merger
THE proposed merger of Chennai-based Polaris Software Labs Ltd and OrbiTech Solutions Ltd (OrbiTech) is getting delayed as the Citigroup is evaluating issues related to intellectual property rights (IPRs) of OrbiTech. ``OrbiTech has 62 IPRs, ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT

ITC Info sets up offshore centre
BANGALORE: ITC Infotech Ltd has announced the setting up of a dedicated offshore software development facility for its largest customer, Abbey National, a £10- billion group based in the UK. This is the first ODC in India that ITC ... More

E-GOVERNANCE

Make e-governance citizen centric, says Rangarajan
THE Andhra Pradesh Governor, Dr C. Rangarajan, has called upon for a concerted effort to make e-governance a citizen centric project. Speaking at the inaugural session of a two-day `National Workshop on IT Applications in e-governance', he ... More

EVENTS

`SMEs should focus on intellectual properties'
THE Indian small and medium size (SME) IT firms should concentrate on creating intellectual properties (IPs), rather than competing and thinking about large firms such as Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services. ``The SMEs should understand that ... More

Governor does a SWOT analysis — `TN needs to raise R&D spend'
THE Tamil Nadu Governor, Mr P.S. Ramamohan Rao, has urged the IT industry and the State Government to collaborate more in research and development (R&D) to counter the threats posed by neighbouring States not only in the IT sector but also other ... More

VENTURE CAPITAL

Strand receives $4.6-m funding
BANGALORE: Bioinformatics company Strand Genomics has so far received a first round of funding of $4.6 million from a consortium of investors, according to lead investor, WestBridge Capital Partners, a US venture capital firm. The ... More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES

The centre still holds
The IT boom is over but things are hotting up on the IT-enabled front. Call centres and outsourcing initiatives are booming, but to stay on, they need to ascend the value chain. More

On call round the clock
Little job security, late night shifts, sharp deadlines and zero social life. But who's complaining? The pay packet is worth all this, say those working in IT-enabled industries. More

TN hopes to corner 20 pc of ITES pie by 2008
The Government will assign priority sector status to ITES companies for loans from State financial institutions. More

OUTLOOK

`Have a well-defined business continuity plan'
BUSINESS continuity planning (BCP) should not be an IT call, but should be considered as a business call (what is the benefit for the business), since a huge cost is involved in it. In many Indian organisations the need for BCP is decided by ... More

Mindteck to hire more by year-end
EMBEDDED systems, the thrust domain of Mindteck (India) Ltd is likely to witness an addition of nearly 85 engineers by the year-end. Currently, Mindteck has an embedded team of nearly 65 engineers. The company expects its embedded business to ... More

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