Information Technology
`E-governance involves more than technology'
TECHNOLOGY is but a small component of e-governance; process re-engineering in Government and change management are more important to e-governance, according to Mr R. Chandrashekhar, Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Industrial Investment Corporation. He was spea
king at a Nasscom 2001 workshop on e-governance on Thursday.

China threat looms on IT front
CHINA is now engaged in a different kind of war, possibly with India. And it is looking inward to come out tops in round one.
Trigyn looking at other areas for revenue boost
TRIGYN Technologies is looking at the area of convergent commerce to spur its revenues in the coming quarters. This comes in the light of losses triggered by bad debts of $3.5 million that it recorded last quarter, caused primarily by exposure to the dot
com economy.
Bell Labs opens R&D facility at Hyderabad
BELL Labs, part of the global communication technology major Lucent Technologies, has opened its new research and development facility.
Cyberspace sets up software tech park in Lucknow
THE Mumbai-based e-commerce and e-business software solutions provider, Cyberspace Ltd, has set up Technopolis -- a software technology park (STP) in Lucknow in association with the Uttar Pradesh Government.
Polaris to extend Esops to more employees
POLARIS Software Lab is set to revise its existing Esop scheme, and also increase the quantum of its stock options, which the company exhausted long back.
Infosys to set up another software centre in Pune
INFOSYS Technologies Ltd has signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) for a second software development campus at Hinjewadi, Pune.
Dimensions Cybertech begins operations
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Gulf-based Trinity group of companies, with interests in areas such as shipping, finance and construction, has set up a software development company at the Technopark.
VIS buys Sachi in 1:2 swap deal
CHENNAI: The Chennai-based VIS Information Solutions Ltd has acquired the Hyderabad-based Sachi Advanced Software Technologies in an equity deal with a swap ratio of 0.5:1.
MRO-TEK to deploy Extreme products
BANGALORE : MRO-TEK Ltd, the Bangalore-based solutions provider for network computing, and the US-based Extreme Networks have announced that a business target of Rs 150 crore has been set for the next three years to deploy Extreme's Layer 3 products in I
ndia. MRO-TEK is the exclusive channel partner of Extreme Networks in India.
SSI-Sun Micro education package
CHENNAI: SSI Ltd and Sun Microsystems have announced an education partnership to offer industry-learning certification programmes on Sun Java and Solaris.
Wipro Tech gets ISO 4001
BANGALORE: Wipro Technology has been awarded the ISO 14001 certification for complying with the international standards for Environmental Management System (EMS) in three major software development and technology centres in Bangalore.