Date:27/09/2004 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/09/27/stories/2004092701780200.htm
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September 25

  • Cellular base stations go mobile.

  • IT sector contribution to GDP could touch 9 pc: Karnik.

  • Ex-CEO of CA pleads not guilty.

  • Oppenheimer funds holds 10.02 pc stake in NIIT.

  • Calsoft buys 50 pc stake in Kochi firm.

  • Wipro to get additional 85 acres near Chennai.

  • EU clears Oracle's $8-b bid for PeopleSoft.

  • GE weighing IPO option for GECIS.

  • Panel to decide on BSNL-MTNL merger; consultant, merchant banker selection from 13 probables.

  • Nokia to shift more R&D work to India, China.

  • Icann makes domain name transfer easy.

    September 24

  • Wipro developing low power-consuming PC for villages.

  • HC okays SSI merger with modification.

  • NEC Solutions gets aggressive on BPO space.

  • i-flex inks pact with PeopleSoft.

  • VSNL enters broadband retail space.

  • TCS opens office in Brussels.

  • Teledata Info buys stake in two overseas firms.

  • Ex-CEO of CA faces fraud charges.

  • Hexaware bags Lufthansa deal.

  • Platinum Asset ups Ramco Systems stake.

  • Cypress expands Hyderabad centre, pumps in $2 m.

  • Scandent may buy majority stake in Aon's BPO unit for $100 m.

  • Infinite turns offshore model on its head; has substantial presence in the US.

  • Now, handset companies bet on videophones.

  • Infosys eyes Jaipur for new facility.

  • Global connect: BSNL targets Rs 3,000 cr from ILD operations.

  • STT-Telekom Malaysia likely to seal $250-illion Idea Cellular deal soon.

  • Venture capitalists ask techies their India plans.

    September 23

  • Sign-on bonuses are back, but IT firms are choosy.

  • Wipro's Vivek Paul sheds some stake.

  • HFCL floats new co for developing applications.

  • Infinite forays into high-end BPO.

  • eMR to up headcount to 2,500 in two years.

  • Cisco upbeat on 47 pc India growth.

  • Bharti plans fixed cellular terminals.

  • Aviva to step up Indian offshore presence to over 7,000 by '07.

  • JP Morgan plans to set up offshore unit in Bangalore.

  • Cisco on recruitment drive; doubles India headcount.

  • Infosys training institute turns a revolving door for CEOs.

    September 22

  • Reliance bundles phones with Intel PCs.

  • FIC to ramp up manpower, plans Hyderabad centre.

  • iGATE to expand in Chennai.

  • HCL Tech to buy out Deutsche Bank stake in DSL Software.

  • High-tech jobs getting scarce in the US: Study.

  • Ericsson to set up radio base station unit in India.

  • Reliance eyes 10 million CDMA users, to launch services in 3,600 towns.

    September 21

  • Cisco to invest in India start-ups.

  • Ericsson to make radio base stations in India.

  • Progeon eyes knowledge services space.

  • MS expands source-code sharing.

  • Hitachi Data to open Delhi office.

  • Aztec acquires testing co Disha for $12 m.

  • STT, TM agree to partial buyouts of other investors in Idea Cellular.

  • Carlyle, ICICI Venture plan Rs 1,000-cr fund each.

    September 20

  • BSNL, Reliance bag deal for community phones.

  • Buy-outs to yield revenues next fiscal year: Subex.

  • Squabble over posting SAT orders on SEBI site.

  • Deutsche Bank to sell 49 pc DSL Soft stake to HCL.

  • BSNL's I-T Bill: Rs 2,000 crore

  • DoT turns down TRAI recommendation on unbundling of local loop.

  • Software to convert text messages to speech on phone.

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