The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 23, 2007

NEW BUSINESS
Tekelec gets Rs 100-cr BSNL contract
NASDAQ-listed Tekelec has bagged a contract from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd for supply of integrated signalling system solution to support the PSU’s transition to next-generation networks. While the deal size was kept under wraps, industry ... More

OUTSOURCING
Moving up the scale
Persistent Systems on the outsourced product development scene. More

HARDWARE
Intel goes rural with lend-n-lease tie-ups
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IT TRAINING
Cisco launches courses for entry-level jobs
Chennai, July 22 Networking major Cisco Systems has launched two new certificate courses (of 280 hours duration each) under the Cisco Networking Academy brand, primarily targeting entry-level jobseekers. Part of the Cisco Certified Network ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
HP’s BPO outfit scaling up analytics team
Bangalore July 22 Global e-Business Operations Pvt Ltd, the BPO outfit of Hewlett Packard, plans to scale up its analytics team to about 1,000 by next year-end up from the current 450 as it gears up to tap business outside HP-group entities. ... More

‘TCS, Infosys, Wipro top 3 employers’
New Delhi, July 22 IT services major Tata Consultancy Services, followed by Infosys Technologies and Wipro, are the top three employers among IT-ITES companies in 2006-07, according to industry body Nasscom. HCL Technologies and ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
IT, BPO firms gross $1.52 b in M&A, PE deals
The IT, ITES sector has grossed merger and acquisition (M&A) and private equity transactions worth $1.5 billion during the first six months of 2007, over 42 per cent lower in value compared with $2.6 billion in the year-ago ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
BSNL union to meet Raja on cellular contract
To decide on indefinite strike after the meeting More

SECURITY
Phishing attacks targeting Indians: F-Secure
‘Banking industry soft target for phishing scams’ More

VENTURE CAPITAL
Canaan to announce more investments
Chennai, July 22 Canaan Partners, a global early stage venture capital investor in technology companies, is likely to announce about five more investments this fiscal in the Internet, mobile and BPO services space, each ranging between $2 ... More

OUTLOOK
American Tower Corp entering India
New Delhi, July 22 In a move that would heat up the competition in telecom infrastructure space, US-based American Tower Corporation is all set to enter the Indian market. The company manages and rolls out infrastructure such as towers for ... More

Zicom eyes bigger market in AP
Hyderabad, July 22 Electronic security solutions provider Zicom Electronic Security Systems is in talks with infrastructure and IT companies, as it hopes to cash in on the infrastructure boom in the State.“The market in Hyderabad ... More

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