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Sonim Tech opens centre
BANGALORE: The US-based Sonim Technologies announced the opening of a new development centre in Bangalore to deliver IP-based products and services. It plans to recruit 50 engineers by July and invest over a million dollars, according to ... More

OUTSOURCING


Butler plans another centre
HYDERABAD: Butler International Inc has relocated and expanded its operations in Hyderabad. Announcing this here, Mr Edward M. Kopko, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said the company might open yet another centre in India next ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


Telecom firms ask TRAI to review order on roaming
IN defiance of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) order imposing access deficit charge on roaming calls, cellular operators have expressed difficulty in implementing it without going through the consultation process. The ... More

A Motorola handset for Rs 1,700!
THE world's cheapest mobile handset will soon hit the Indian market for a takeaway price of only Rs 1,700. The mobile handset, manufactured by Motorola, will have all the basic features including short messaging. Company executives were ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


Satyam net jumps 51 pc in fourth quarter
SATYAM Computer Services Ltd has recorded a growth of 32.28 per cent in revenues and 51.37 per cent in net profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal ended March 31, 2005. On revenues of Rs 953.36 crore (Rs 720.7 crore), the company posted a net ... More

SOFTWARE


Avaya expands R&D at Pune
AVAYA India has inaugurated the second phase of its research and development centre in Pune. The new centre would support Avaya Labs in the development of IP telephony solutions, applications and appliances for the global ... More

Neilsoft eyes PLM solutions space
NEILSOFT is set to include to its portfolio the PLM (product life cycle management) space and also the embedded system, according to its Managing Director, Mr Ketan Bakshi. The company is currently in the areas of construction engineering ... More

Sonata Q4 net rises to Rs 4.5 cr
SONATA Software has recorded Rs 97 crore revenue for 2004-05, a 39-per cent rise over the previous year, with net profit of Rs 16.4 crore, a 44-per cent rise . The company has raised the final dividend to 35 per cent. Sequentially, Sonata's ... More

BEA Systems to ramp up R&D
NEW DELHI: BEA Systems, an infrastructure software company, plans to raise its research and development headcount in the country to 400 by the year-end, from the existing 180. "We are ramping up R&D, marketing as well as customer ... More

IBS Soft bags ItAli order
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: IBS Software Services, a provider of software solutions to the travel, transportation and logistics industry, has signed a contract with the Italian airline ItAli for delivering its airline solution TopAir. TopAir is ... More

INTERNET


Natural Search opens India centre
NATURAL Search Solutions, the UK-based company specialising in Internet marketing, has announced the setting up of its India operations. Bangalore will be the operational centre and other facilities will support both the search and the product ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


As direct merger will cost Rs 2,000 cr — Govt favours BSNL taking stake in MTNL
AN estimated outgo of Rs 2,000 crore is forcing the Government to look at options other than a direct merger between Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL). Faced with costs relating to revising pay-scales, ... More

Satyam to buy consulting firm based in Europe
SATYAM Computer Services Ltd has decided to acquire Europe-based Citisoft, a $16-million specialised business and systems consulting firm focussed on the investment management industry. Announcing this here on Thursday, Satyam Chairman, Mr B. ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


TRAI cuts bandwidth tariff by up to 70 pc
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday announced up to 70 per cent reduction in domestic leased line tariffs. The decision will benefit Internet service providers and the IT and IT-enabled service sectors such as business ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS


Vaid on the Web
What Dr Partap Chauhan in Faridabad started as online consultation has grown into a thriving e-commerce Web site, boasting patients in nearly 100 countries. More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES


A far-sighted approach
This call centre employs 13 visually challenged people, in a bid to make them independent, but offers no concessions. More


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