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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS:
BSNL-MTNL merger back on the menu
PSUs discuss host of issues with PM. The merger talks between Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd could be back on the menu. The two PSUs discussed the issue at a meeting with the Prime Minister on Wednesday as part of a ...
HUMAN RESOURCES:
Nasscom submits new wage model to Australian govt
Parameters for market-based compensation spelt out. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), along with the Australian Computer Society, has worked out a market-based compensation model to define the salaries of IT ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Kishore Biyani all set to launch telecom services
Business model to be based on MVNO platform. The business model is likely to be based on the MVNO platform( Mobile Virtual Network Operator) platform whereby a mobile operator does not own its own spectrum and usually does not have its own ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
No clarity yet on 3G slots
Despite several rounds of meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers, there is still no agreement between the Department of Telecom and the Ministry of Defence over the number of spectrum slots that will be auctioned for 3G ...
ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES:
ITsAP ties up with Blue Cross
With a view to making Hyderabad and Secunderabad free of rabies, ITsAP (Information Technology and Services Industry Association of Andhra Pradesh) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Blue Cross, the animal welfare ...
OUTLOOK:
Reliance BIG TV in talks with foreign studios
To source HD non-film content. Anil Ambani's direct-to-home company, Reliance BIG T,V is in discussions with foreign studios like Viacom, BBC, CNN and Fox studios to source high definition niche ...
NEW BUSINESS:
Genpact clinches 10-year contract from Walgreens
BPO major Genpact announced Thursday it has bagged a 10-year contract from US drugstore chain Walgreens for providing accounting services. As part of the contract, Genpact will also acquire the Danville facility of Walgreens. About 500 ...
PEOPLE:
New COO for EMC India
Information infrastructure solutions company EMC India has appointed Mr Subroto Das as the Chief Operating Officer, EMC India & SAARC region. Mr Das will be responsible for driving sales in the region and will work towards ...
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS:
Nortel arm offloads stake in Sasken
Nortel Networks Mauritius which has 9.82 per cent stake in telecom software firm Sasken as of September 2009 has offloaded about 8.35 lakh shares in the open market. According to a notification, Nortel Networks sold about 6 lakh shares in ...
ECONOMIC OFFENCES:
Satyam scam: CBI files third chargesheet
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed the third chargesheet in the multi-crore Satyam Computer Services fraud, nearly a year after the arrest of the founder and ex-Chairman, Mr Ramalinga Raju, and ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Mobell launches mobile phones
Singapore-based mobile handset maker Mobell, which recently entered the Indian market through a tie up with Salora International, has launched its products in ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
What's missing?
A look at what is needed in the Mobile Value Added Services space.. The price war on voice calls continues with the recent entry of the new operators, much to the trepidation of investors and the credit rating agencies. Even half-a-paisa seems ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Try the ‘rice therapy'
Many of us would have dropped our mobile phone in water, or got drenched in the rain along with the mobile. By the time we realise the mobile is wet, it would have gone into a ...
CONVERGENCE:
Small screen for big play
The stage is set for mobile gaming to realise its full potential.. Advances in technology, coupled with growing demand for a superior gaming experience, have prompted mobile operators and game developers to push the barriers of digital gameplay. ...
INTERVIEW:
'Action-packed year ahead for telecom'
Romal Shetty, Head of Telecom Practice, KPMG, on what the new year is ringing in.. To Romal Shetty, Head of Telecom Practice, KPMG, year 2010 promises a lot of action. “With impending auctions of 3G licences and expected mid-year ...
INTERVIEW:
Track traffic details…
…and then go about protecting your IP network, suggests Narus.. In order to manage and protect today's large, complex Internet Protocol (IP) networks, service providers and government organisations need to first understand what traffic is ...
COMPUTER USAGE:
Spam check
If you haven't received much spam lately, it could be because the unwanted e-mail is being routed automatically into a Spam folder. Take the time occasionally to look through the mail in that folder. As effective as spam-detection routines ...
BOOKS:
Collaborative work environment
How this project manager made ‘East and West' work together.. One of the examples in Crossing the Divide (www.harvardbusiness.org) is that of Yamada, a Japanese project manager whose work requires him to work for short stints in countries ...
CYBER QUEST:
Quiz
1. The nomenclature of Google's Nexus One is said to be a reference to which cult ...
TECHNOLOGY:
Future vision
Touch screens are so yesterday. Remote controls? So last century. The future is controlling your television with a simple wave of your hand. A flick of the wrist in the air to change channels. A wiggle of the fingers to turn the volume up ...
TECHNOLOGY:
Chipping in
An electronic image provided by Taiwan's state-backed National Nano Device Laboratories shows six transistors installed in a space measuring 300 nanometres by 130 nanometres on a microchip. Taiwan has developed tiny microchips that could lead ...
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