The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 08, 2007

Call centre body renames itself
The Call Centre Association of India has re-branded itself as the Business Process Industry Association of India. The association aims to address issues concerning the entire spectrum of services rendered under outsourcing and ... More

`Cos unable to quantify benefits from outsourcing'
A large number of companies globally are unable to accurately quantify the benefits of the outsourcing deals, reveals a KPMG global survey of 659 companies. According to the survey, 42 per cent of outsourcing arrangements are not reported by a ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS
Nasscom to set up Rs 100-cr fund for innovation
As part of its efforts to promote innovation in information technology, industry body Nasscom proposes to set up a Rs 100-crore fund. "The first-of-its-kind initiative by the apex body, the fund would be supported by the industry and would be ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Cartoon on Reliance Mobile
Boban and Molly, the characters of cartoonist Toms will now entertain Reliance Mobile customers. Reliance Communications has announced that these popular cartoon characters would be available on Reliance Mobile World, the data ... More

Users will create this music video
Vh1 and Nokia will launch `Shot by You' - a first-of-its-kind initiative that lets users contribute to the creation of a music video. Video clips sent in by the consumers will be pieced together to make a music video for ... More

Reliance Telecom service in Mizoram
Reliance Telecom launched its services in Mizoram on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Mr S.P. Shukla, President - Wireless, said that a host of value-added services were being launched to offer customers a choice at par with ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Go to Tier II cities for expansion, Maran tells IT cos
Centre likely to develop integrated townships for IT sector More

POLICY
Puducherry to implement IT policy soon
The Puducherry Government, which has plans to implement its information technology policy will soon form a standing committee on e-governance in the Union Territory, according to Mr M.O.H.F. Shahjahan, Minister for Education and IT, Puducherry. ... More

SOFTWARE
Intelligroup deploys new tool
Intelligroup has announced that it has successfully completed the integration and internal implementation of Duet software, a product of SAP and Microsoft that allows information workers to access selected business processes in ... More

Infogain's CTO office in Noida
The US-headquartered Infogain Corporation has established its CTO Office at its global delivery centre in Noida. A release from the company said that technology research specialist Mr Hemem Goswami would be driving the new set ... More

Cambridge Technology lists at premium
The shares of Cambridge Technology Enterprises Ltd listed at a premium of 28.68 per cent on the BSE at Rs 48.90 as against the issue price of Rs 38. The stock touched an intra-day high of Rs 108 and low of Rs 48 before closing at Rs 99.95. The ... More

INTERNET
Enjoy live music concerts on the Net
MSN India in partnership with Control Room will bring in programmes live and through video on demand. More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Nasscom-BCG study on innovation
Nasscom and The Boston Consulting Group announced on Wednesday that they are conducting a joint study titled `Developing an Innovation Ecosystem in the Indian IT industry'. The study is aimed at addressing gaps that exist in the Indian ecosystem ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Atos plans to triple India headcount to 5,000
Looking to acquire small, medium-size cos More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Wipro hopes to close one buy this quarter
Wipro expects to close at least one acquisition in the current quarter, according to Mr Sudip Nandy, Chief Strategy Officer, Wipro Technologies. He added that it is in active discussions with 10-12 companies for possible acquisitions in the ... More

Decision soon on Tatas' VSNL stake
The Tata Group will take a decision on its option to buy the Government's 26.1 per cent stake in VSNL by end of the week. Going by the current valuations, Tata will have to cough up over Rs 3,600 crore to acquire the stake though ... More

OUTLOOK
`Focus on acquisitions in key verticals'
Indian companies need to actively scout for acquisitions in key verticals such as telecom, manufacturing and BFSI to tap the robust demand in the European markets, according to speakers at a panel discussion on `Fuelling Indo-EU Trade and ... More

PEOPLE
SCO Group names Country Head
The SCO Group has announced the appointment of Mr Subodh Rustagi as the Country Head for India and Southeast Asia. Mr Rustagi will be responsible for launching and marketing Me Inc. mobile technologies in India and Southeast ... More

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