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Facebook for free on Airtel mobiles

Facebook will now be available for free on Airtel mobiles. Well, at least till the end of August. Bharti Airtel on Monday announced that it will offer the full mobile site of Facebook without any data transfer cost to its customers. Existing Continue reading

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Raja wants BSNL, MTNL spared from spectrum fees

The Communications and IT Minister, Mr A. Raja, has sought a refund of the money paid by state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd for third generation (3G) and broadband wireless Continue reading

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Juniper bags IP networking deals from two telcos

Technology major Juniper Network has bagged multi-million dollar IP networking contracts from two of the largest Indian telecom service providers. The networking company is looking to double its growth in India every year for the next 2-3 years Continue reading

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TRAI’s scheme for 2G spectrum contrary to earlier proposals: Vodafone

Vodafone Essar has told the Government that the recent recommendation of the telecom regulator that cellular operators are committed only 6.2 Mhz of spectrum was contrary to the regulator’s own earlier Continue reading

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IT industry spends Rs 3,000 cr every year on training fresh graduates

IT business leaders have for long been complaining that the quality of people graduating from most engineering colleges is very poor. It really seems hurting the industry, with the IT companies’ cost of training the fresh recruits in order to Continue reading

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Four Soft to extend Customs solution to Gulf, EU

Four Soft, a logistics solutions provider, is planning to extend the Customs compliance solution to its customers in the Gulf, Latin America and the European Continue reading

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iPad in India by Diwali

When will India get Apple’s much talked about iPad? It is likely to happen just before or around Diwali, hints Mr Kaushal Nevrekar, Vice-President and Business Head of iStore by Reliance Continue reading

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CBI doubtful of 4th charge-sheet in Satyam case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has hinted that there might not be a fourth charge-sheet in the Satyam Computer Services Continue reading

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BSNL billing plan welcomed

The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the new billing pulse rate calculation method based on user charges for landline subscribers, introduced by the BSNL, Madurai region, effective from from July 12. The chamber president, Continue reading

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Quippo-WTTIL looking for acquisitions

Telecom tower infrastructure company Quippo-WTTIL is open to acquiring other tower companies in a bid to reach a target of 60,000 towers over the next two Continue reading

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RCom to buy Digicable in all-stock deal

Reliance Communications (RCom) has agreed to acquire the privately-held cable television company Digicable in an all-stock deal. The company, whose board approved the deal on Thursday, did not disclose the value of the Continue reading

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Vodafone offer

Vodafone Essar has introduced new tariffs to make ISD calls affordable to its prepaid customers in Kolkata, according to a press release issued by the company. The offer is valid up to July 31,the release added. – Our Continue reading

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Finance Ministry okays spectrum charge waiver for Defence

The Finance Ministry has approved a proposal to waive spectrum charges for air waves used by the Defence forces during the period 2004 to 2009. This is expected to give a Rs 1,000-crore relief to the Defence Continue reading

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Govt to bring draft rules on data protection soon

Corporates could soon be held accountable for failure to protect customer’s sensitive personal data. The Government will soon come out with draft rules to operationalise a Section under the IT Act that will deal with compensation for failure to Continue reading

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Megasoft arm’s prepaid solution

Hyderabad, July 1 XIUS-bcgi, the telecom division of Megasoft, has announced the launch of the latest version of its INfinet prepaid solution. The solution is designed to be the service provider’s central platform for real-time rating, charging, Continue reading

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BlackBerry, Skype, Gmail come under the scanner

After banning Chinese telecom equipment, the Government has now put Blackberry devices, Skype services and Gmail under the security Continue reading

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TCS yet to reap profits from units in Italy, France, Japan

The country’s largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services did not make profits from 14 of its 55 subsidiaries last fiscal, according to details available in its annual report for Continue reading

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GETIT Infoservices’ biz telephone directory for Coimbatore

GETIT Infoservices Pvt Ltd has released the GETIT BizList for Coimbatore, a multi-telecom commercial telephone directory. The company claimed that it was an ‘independent directory’ with a comprehensive coverage of business info listed Continue reading

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Sierra Atlantic to acquire gaming development company

Sierra Atlantic, which has set up a gaming vertical recently, has decided to acquire a gaming development company this year. The vertical, which employs 150 persons now, would get a shot in the arm with the proposed acquisition, Mr G.K. Murthy, Continue reading

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Zylog whole-time directors likely to get pay hike

The annual pay for two whole-time directors of Zylog Systems Ltd is likely to increase by nearly 66 per cent to Rs 1.16 crore from Rs 69.76 lakh each. The Chennai-based information technology company will seek shareholders’ approval for the Continue reading

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TUI InfoTec ties up with SAP

TUI InfoTec, a joint venture between Sonata Software and European travel major TUI Travel, has signed an agreement with SAP Germany in the area of subscription-based hosting. TUI InfoTec will reach out to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Continue reading

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Nokia to launch free push email, IM services on low-cost handsets

Kolkata, June 30Nokia India will soon offer free push e-mail and instant messaging facilities in low-cost handsets starting at Rs Continue reading

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Talisma forays into Philippines

Talisma Corporation, provider of customer relationship management (CRM) software products and solutions, has forayed into the Philippines market through a partnership with Ilios Resources & Consultancy Inc. Ilios is a consulting and Continue reading

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Mahindra Satyam BPO ties up with S Africa firm

Mahindra Satyam BPO has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Johannesburg-based Direct Channel Holding Ltd, a contact centre and BPO (business process outsourcing) company with multiple delivery centres in Continue reading

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