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Manipal Academy, EMC Corp tie-up for information storage course
THE Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) has signed a memorandum of understanding with EMC Corporation, Southboro, USA, on information storage management courses. Under this agreement, courses will be offered at the Manipal Institute of ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


Vodafone, DoCoMo in race for BPL stake
BPL Mobile is in talks with a number of foreign operators including Vodafone and DoCoMo for an equity-based strategic partnership. The company is also talking to the Essar Holdings but no decision or agreement has been formalised . Speaking ... More

SingTel raises stake in Bharti Telecom to 32.8%
Bharti Tele-Ventures said that the company's board has decided not to proceed with the sponsored ADR secondary offering of up to 200 million equity shares. More

BSNL mobile network bursting at the seams
THE demand for mobile phones in rural India is causing Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's cellular network to burst at its seams, with the subscriber base overshooting the installed capacity. While the state-owned company has an installed capacity of ... More

INSIGHT


Three-G thinking for 3G
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has rejected the idea of imposing an entry fee on companies providing 3G services. A fixed fee based on the scarce-resource model of radio spectrum would have eroded the number of 3G service providers. It wou ld have sapped the vitality and the viability of those that could afford to pay the fee. TRAI deserves to be complimented for suggesting the revenue-sharing model, which is what the country needs, say G. Ramachandran and R. Vijay Shankar. More

HARDWARE


Policy to encourage chip manufacturing on the anvil
THE Union Communication and IT Minister, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, on Friday said that the Government is formulating a policy to encourage chip manufacturers set up units in the country. Outlining his Ministry's plan for the IT sector in the coming ... More

INTERNET


Rediff narrows net loss
MUMBAI: Online news and infotainment provider rediff.com has reported a net loss of $0.24 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, compared to a loss of $2.10 million for the corresponding period last year. Total revenue for this ... More

IT TRAINING


SSI sheds part Aptech stake
CHENNAI: SSI Ltd has sold 10.15 per cent of its total equity in Aptech Ltd for about Rs 17 crore, according to SSI sources. SSI sold the stake through a bulk deal to various financial institutions and investors. Consequent to this ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT


Mobile tariffs set to drop: Maran
Notification on increasing FDI cap by month-end

THE Communication and IT Minister, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, today promised to further bring down the local call tariffs even as policies are being made to usher new technologies and services in the telecom sector over the next one year. Spelling ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


Satyam ties up with Optimyz
HYDERABAD: Satyam Computer Services has announced it has struck a strategic partnership with Optimyz Software Inc, aimed at offering Web services testing solutions to customers globally. With this arrangement, Satyam has joined Optimyz's ... More

EVENTS


Acer-Intel seminar on SMBs
AS part of its efforts to reach out to the small and medium business (SMB) segment, Acer India is partnering with Intel to organise a series of seminars in various towns across South India. Mr S. Rajendran, General Manager - Sales and ... More

VENTURE CAPITAL


Sasken gets $22-m funding, files draft prospectus for IPO
NEW Enterprise Associates (NEA), US-based venture capital firm, has invested $9 million in the Bangalore-based Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd. With this latest funding, Sasken had raised a total of $22 million in the recent past. ... More


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