The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 14, 2003

TRAI to issue consultation paper on level playing field
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will be issuing a consultation paper on the level playing field for cellular operators vis a vis limited mobility (WLL) operators within two weeks, as sought by the Telecom Dispute ... More

Value-added services — More hiccups in store for WLL subscribers?
THE 32-lakh limited mobility (WLL) customers, who heaved a sigh of relief on hearing that the Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has finally given the legal sanction to the service, are in for some disappointment. While they ... More

COAI seeks enforcement of WLL order
THE Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to implement the order of the Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) on limited mobility (WLL) to ensure no further damage is ... More

Two Tata group units in pact
IN a move intended to consolidate customer service and marketing for the Tata group's telecom products and services, the Tata Indicom Enterprise Business Unit (TIEBU) has entered into a strategic alliance with Tata Telecom for co-marketing the ... More

Crisil upgrades Bharti Cellular's NCD programme
THE Rs 175-crore non-convertible debenture programme of Bharti Cellular has been upgraded by Crisil, notwithstanding the intense competition in the sector as well as falling Average Revenue Per User (ARPU). The company's debenture programme has ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Rediff.com revenues down at $3.4 m
REDIFF.com India Ltd, an online provider of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping services, has reported a sharp drop in revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, at $3.4 million as compared to $6.3 million in the same ... More

HARDWARE

Intel targets grid computing niche
THE microprocessor giant, Intel has said that `high performance computing' (HPC), a method that pushes the limit of available computing power, is being increasingly adopted in India as an alternative to supercomputing. A number of Indian ... More

SOFTWARE

WindRiver changes licensing model
"We have seen huge success with the new business model," says Mr Ajit Edlabadkar, Country Manager, WindRiver Systems India. More

Oracle India centre working on grid computing tools
WITH grid computing emerging as a thrust area for enterprises globally, the stage is set for a surge in this new paradigm in the enterprise wide computing that will make access to data and information an easy real time process. The Director ... More

SAP India offers solutions for SMBs
SAP India, a major enterprise business software solutions provider, has announced the launch of specially configured micro-vertical standardised easy to deploy solutions for the small and medium segment with a turnover below Rs 350 crore. Mr ... More

CyberTech board meet

HUMAN RESOURCES

High attrition level is cause for concern: Nasscom
IT now emerges that the domestic IT industry has a problem managing its huge wealth of skilled workforce, faced as it is with increasing levels of attrition. This is cause for some concern, according to the National Association of Software and ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

SEEC, IBM sign pact for legacy applications
SEEC Inc., a provider of legacy transformation software and composite applications, and IBM have signed an agreement designed to provide Global 2000 companies with a way to manage the costs and extend the value of legacy applications. Together ... More

VIRUSES

Blaster worm spreading fast
THE W32 Blaster Worm, which uses a remote procedure call (RPC) vulnerability to infect vulnerable Windows machines, is spreading rapidly across the Internet. In fact, the number of infected hosts has more than doubled in 12 hours, prompting ... More

OUTLOOK

FreeMarkets to tap auto vendor base in South
FreeMarkets' customers include Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, TVS Motor Co, Ceat, Hindustan Motors, Maruti and Visteon. More

PEOPLE

Tata Tele gets new non-exec chairman

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