The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, December 21, 2002

Reliance Infocomm set for 4 m sq ft outdoor splash
RELIANCE Infocomm's foray into the basic telephony services, including limited mobility, will unleash a high voltage outdoor campaign that will wrap urban India in an unprecedented way. Not surprisingly, it is touted as the biggest in Indian ... More

LG mulls plant for CDMA handsets
BULLISH on the growth potential of the telecom sector in the country, the Korean firm LG, is assessing the potential to start a manufacturing base in the country. The company plans to initiate a $5-million marketing campaign to reach out its ... More

Metro-Optix marks Bangalore centre for key role
METRO-OPTIX, a US-based start-up which provides transmission-networking equipment, has identified its Bangalore R&D centre as a "strategic development centre". Metro-Optix, a spin off from Ericsson, started its India operations in mid-2002, ... More

BPL `Dial-a-Smile' campaign
KOCHI: BPL Mobile, in association with CRY, has introduced an innovative scheme - `Dial-a-Smile' - a campaign to light up a child's life. The initiative is part of BPL Mobile' corporate citizenship programme. Through this ... More

EDUCATION

CISA review course likely in Jan
HYDERABAD: The Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), the Chicago-based firm that offers certified information systems auditor (CISA) certification, has announced that classes for CISA review course for 2003 would ... More

HARDWARE

HCL Insys plans low-cost PCs
HCL Infosystems, India's largest computer-maker, will soon launch a range of low-priced personal computers under a new brand as part of the company's business restructuring efforts. HCL Insys on Wednesday decided to sell its software exports ... More

Acer bets on TabletPC to make new dents
ACER, one of the first vendors to collaborate with Microsoft for the TabletPC that recognises handwriting and voice, is hoping that the product will help it make dents in markets so far inaccessible to it. With competitors such as IBM and Dell ... More

SOFTWARE

Polaris chief Arun Jain released in Jakarta
THE Indonesian Police on Friday released Polaris Software CEO, Mr Arun Jain, after a week's detention over a commercial dispute; but he will have to be in Jakarta for some more days for further interrogation. Mr Jain and his colleague, Mr ... More

Subex wins wireline contract
BANGALORE: Subex Systems Ltd has won a contract for the wireline network of the Senegalese carrier, Sonatel, to deploy its Fraud Management Software (FMS), Ranger. Sonatel, which has one of the highest penetration rate in sub-Saharan ... More

Narayana Murthy to visit UAE
MR N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman and Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies Ltd, will make his first visit to the UAE on Saturday. A series of meetings has been planned with key UAE Government and banking officials and clients in Abu Dhabi. Mr ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Recursion acquires 51% stake in US firm
RECURSION Software Ltd, the software services company here, has announced the acquisition of 51 per cent shares of K2 Systems Inc, US, in a share swap deal with the promoters by way of issue of 6.9 lakh shares worth Rs 69 lakh. Following the ... More

E-GOVERNANCE

Strategy to bridge digital divide
THE State Minister for Industry and Information Technology, Mr P.K. Kunhalikuttty, has indicated that Kerala was well on the road to making significant progress in IT through several innovative interventions being planned by the State Government. ... More

EVENTS

J-SIG to promote SODEC 2003
BANGALORE: Japan Special Interest Group (J-SIG), a forum created by the Bangalore-based software firm Indo-Fuji Information Technologies has announced that it been appointed as the official promoter in India for SODEC 2003 to be held in ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Multimedia PC-cum-TV unveiled
HCL Infosystems Ltd has launched its new Beanstalk PC here incorporating all the latest features of a TV and a computer. The new PC has other attractions too such as a 1500-watt music system with the option to upgrade it up to 20,000 watts, a ... More

Microsoft India develops Outlook connector
MICROSOFT India Development Centre, which provides R&D support for Microsoft Corporation, has developed yet another product for the global market. The product serves as a connector for Outlook and Lotus Domino and helps in seamless messaging ... More

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