The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 19, 2007

‘TEC norms on subscriber-based spectrum allocation reasonable’
New Delhi, Dec. 18 The committee on spectrum set up by the Communications Ministry has observed that that the subscriber-based allocation norms suggested by the Telecom Engineering Centre were reasonable. In fact, the panel has taken a ... More

RCom unveils range of value-added services
Chennai, Dec. 18 Reliance Communications has introduced a range of content and value added services for subscribers in Tamil Nadu. According to a press release, the company has launched a youth centric ‘Micro SMS’ prepaid ... More

Tribunal to decide on FLAG-VSNL dispute soon
New Delhi, Dec. 18 The hearing for a $400-million compensation claim filed by Reliance Communications subsidiary FLAG Telecom against Tatas owned Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) would be decided by early 2008 by the international dispute ... More

HARDWARE
Export promotion body pitches for right fiscal framework
For repair, refurbishment services More

SOFTWARE
IBM researchers develop ‘Solution Accelerators’
A pre-developed software to boost project implementation More

Subex billing system for Turkish co
Subex Ltd will deploy its ‘Conciliaa’ interconnect billing system in a Turkey telecommunications provider. The system will enable the company to “transform its system and process to enable lean and agile operations for improved ... More

Solix solution for Rediff.com
Solix Technologies Ltd has announced that Rediff.com has deployed Solix Enterprise Data Management Suite (EDMS) to improve online performance. Founded in 1996, Rediff.com is a provider of news, information, communication, entertainment and ... More

‘India needs to speed up adoption of BI solution’
Coimbatore, Dec. 18 California headquartered Business Objects is eyeing the Indian market for growth. The company, a leading provider of Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, has found India way behind North America and Europe in adoption of ... More

Order win may help Subex go up value chain
Could help geographical diversification as well More

Cognizant inks deal with Merck
Cognizant Technology Solutions, a US-based provider of IT and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services, has announced a multi-year, multi-million dollar engagement with Merck & Co for an undisclosed value. Cognizant, which has majority of ... More

INTERNET
Google in India’s fast lane; Orkut fast rising search query
INTERNET HITS More

IT TRAINING
Virtusa, St. Joseph’s college in pact
Technology services provider Virtusa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with St Joseph’s Engineering College, Chennai, to provide curriculum and training for students on specialised software skills in the areas of data ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Capgemini to hike headcount
Kolkata, Dec. 18 Consulting, technology and outsourcing services major Capgemini will increase the headcount at its Indian operations from 18,000 at present to 30,000 by the end of 2008 because of growth in business operations.Speaking ... More

SECURITY
Check Point’s new security solution
Coimbatore, Dec. 18 Check Point Software Technologies has launched UTM-1 Total Security Solutions, which offers a comprehensive security to protect businesses against network and email-based attacks. Stating that the solution delivered the ... More

SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT
Microsoft offers Rs 1.9 cr to 3 NGOs
Microsoft India has announced a funding of Rs 1.9 crore to three NGOs for facilitating IT access in urban slums and rural areas. The NGOs are Saath Charitable Trust, Smile Foundation and Nasscom Foundation. As part of its ‘Unlimited ... More

PEOPLE
Intense Tech new global delivery head
Intense Technologies has announced the appointment of Mr Sagar Nandi as its global delivery head to be based in Hyderabad centre, according to a company statement. — Our ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Altera unveils ‘zero power’ programmable chip for portables
Combines FPGAs ease with Application-Specific Integrated Circuit economies More

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