The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 21, 2008

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Reliance Comm plans rural phone scheme in Karnataka
Bangalore, Feb. 20 Reliance Communications has announced Gramada Phone scheme in Karnataka. This programme runs under the guidelines of USOF (Universal Service Obligation Fund) stipulated by Department of Telecommunications. A total of ... More

INSIGHT
Software and the road ahead
Solutions for the industry which is facing troubled times… More

SOFTWARE
IBS product for Jet Air
I BS Software, a provider of IT solutions to the travel, transportation and logistic industry, said on Wednesday that it had signed a deal with Jet Airways to provide IBS’s crew management solution AvientCrew to the company. AvientCrew ... More

TCS offshoring deal with Chrysler
Mumbai, Feb. 20 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has entered into an offshoring deal with US auto maker Chrysler LLC to provide application maintenance and support services. Though TCS did not disclose the value of the engagement, it is ... More

INTERNET
Suswagat.com launched
A Hyderabad-based start up promoted by a Silicon Valley entrepreneur today announced the launch of Suswagat.com, a social platform that enables people to connect, share and network and post events.Addressing a press conference here today, ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Average salary increased by 15% in 2007: Survey
Bangalore, Feb. 20 Employees in the country received an average salary increase of 15.1 per cent in 2007, up from 14.4 per cent in 2006, according to the 12th annual Salary Increase Survey by global HR firm Hewitt Associates. The report also ... More

Satyam’s SEED to groom engineers
Hyderabad, Feb. 20 Satyam Computer today launched Satyam Entry-Level Engineering Development programme (SEED) to groom about 600-800 engineers in a year. This programme puts entry level engineers in a four- month training programme and ... More

Tech sector wage inflation poised to sober down
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
HCL Tech buys US-based CapitalStream for $40 m
All-cash deal to help company to enhance role in financial services More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Microsoft, NIIT in pact for developing IT talent pool
New Delhi, Feb. 20 Microsoft Corporation and NIIT today announced the strengthening of their ongoing alliance to make available a large pool of Microsoft Certified professionals for global talent supply. As per the agreement, Microsoft ... More

SECURITY
LatticeBridge develops tool to track employees in transit
Chennai, Feb. 20 LatticeBridge Infotech, part of Tenet Group at IIT Madras and provider of speech recognition technology, has developed a security solution that tracks employees in transit.Called Webtra XTend, the solution uses voice ... More

EVENTS
‘Open Source Madurai’ from Feb 29
Madurai, Feb. 20 In an effort to create awareness on ‘Open Source Software’, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Madurai Zone is organising a conference on ‘Open Source Madurai 2008’ on February 29. There ... More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES
CII seeks e-publishing courses
In light of the projected growth in e-publishing off shoring, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has urged the State government and education institutions to offer courses in e-publishing. Addressing a conference on publishing ... More

OUTLOOK
FLAG, Yipes come under Reliance Globalcom
Mumbai, Feb. 20 The Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications has consolidated its overseas telecommunications operations into a new business unit, whose shares will be listed in the near future. Christened “Reliance ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Infosys launches Finacle version 10
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