The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Outsource Partners opening service centre in Kochi
THE US-based Outsource Partners International, Inc (OPI) has announced the opening of its BPO service centre in Kochi. The 137,000-sq-ft centre, located in the Leela Info Park at Kakkanad, has a capacity to accommodate 2,000 associates. ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Too many frequencies in 3G a growing concern: Siemens
EFFICIENCIES from newer technologies could help ensure available spectrum is fully utilised, before more and more spectrum is made available to operators worldwide, according to Mr Christoph Caselitz, President, mobile networks division at ... More

Mahindra British Telecom to acquire Axes Tech
MAHINDRA British Telecom (MBT), the joint venture between Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) and British Telecom, is acquiring the Texas-based Axes Technologies, a global telecom solutions provider. Started in the US in 1990, Axes Technologies offers . More

Reliance Infocomm introduces new freedom plan for TN
RELIANCE Infocomm has introduced a three-year freedom plan, which entails free incoming calls for three years. The Rs 2,888 plan comes with a starter kit and an LG 2530 handset. The offer is available from November 14 to 30 only in Tamil Nadu, ... More

Indian vendors set to gain from Telstra's revamp plan
THE Australian telecom giant, Telstra's latest move to cut 12,000 jobs over five years and revamp its network to reduce costs and improve its cash flows may benefit Indian vendors such as Infosys Technologies Ltd and Satyam Computer Services ... More

SOFTWARE

Ramco tool for dairy products co
BHOLE Baba Milk Food Industries, the Rs 400-crore Agra-based dairy products company, will implement Ramco Systems' complete process production suite. This includes financials, sales, inventory, purchase, process production, maintenance, human ... More

SunTec in `Technology Fast 50'
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: City-based SunTec Business Solutions has been selected as one of the 50 fastest growing companies in India by Deloitte in its `Technology Fast 50 India 2005' programme. Winners of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ... More

Tanla plans fresh equity offer
HYDERABAD: Tanla Solutions Ltd is in the process of finalising plans to issue additional equity shares to fund its expansion that encompasses products and R&D centre. In a statement, the company said it had also decided to split the ... More

Fiorano Soft unveils new version
BANGALORE: US-based Fiorano Software, a provider of enterprise integration software, announced the availability of the latest version of the product, Fiorano SOA 2006. Service oriented architecture (SOA) is a relatively new concept in ... More

CoOptions to expand, raise $15 m
COOPTIONS Technologies Ltd, a Hyderabad-based technology company, has embarked on a major expansion project that will see the company setting up overseas centres and tapping potential in other States with its solutions for cooperatives. The ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

3Com to double headcount at Hyderabad unit
NETWORKING products and services company 3Com India will be doubling its headcount in the next two months at its Hyderabad unit. At present, there are 80 engineers at the development centre who work on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). "We ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

KPIT Cummins inks pact with Business Objects
KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd on Tuesday announced it has entered into a five-year customer support contract with the Paris-based business intelligence solutions company Business Objects (BO). The company will set up a team of 80 people at its BPO ... More

Satyam ties up with German co
HYDERABAD: Satyam Computer Services Ltd and Miebach Logistics Group, a Frankfurt, Germany-based logistics solutions provider, on Tuesday announced a services and technology collaboration to offer supply chain solutions to customers in the ... More

EVENTS

World Summit on Information Society begins today — Nasscom hopes for consensus on Internet governance
THE United Nation's World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) will begin in this North African city on Wednesday amidst scepticism that its focal point — who should govern the Internet in future — will remain an inconclusive issue. ... More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES

Maditssia calls for large industries in southern districts
THE Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (Maditssia) has appealed to the Chief Minister to immediately take steps for bringing large industries to Madurai and other southern districts of Tamil Nadu. Hailing the ITES ... More

OUTLOOK

Technopark exports to touch Rs 600 cr this year
AFTER years of lethargic growth, aggregate exports from Technopark here, promoted by the State Government, is set to touch Rs 600 crore in the current year. This represents double the exports of Rs 300 crore achieved last year. The steep ... More

Wipro eyes big market in Gulf
In 2004-05 alone, Wipro had year on year growth of 85 per cent in the APAC/West Asia region. More