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News Around WWW--20010117

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"There are enough market opportunities for all to succeed..."

- Narayana Murthy, Chairman of Infosys, when asked about the threat of Chinese threat to Indian software services Forum

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IT Panel meet to chart plan for hardware

India's hardware sector requires equipment worth $160 billion if the export target of $10 billion is to be achieved by 2008.

More at http://www.economictimes.com/today/15tech01.htm

Source: ET News Brief
Author:
E-Mail: webeditor@economictimes.com

Sify snaps at VSNLs heels in ISP race

IF PRIVATE ISPs are losing sleep over breaking even, public sector Videsh Sanchar Nigam may soon have a few sleepless nights of its own. In the last 12 months, while VSNLs dial-up subscriber base has grown 84 per cent to 5.4 lakh, Chennai-based Satyam Infoway has grown by over 100 per cent to four lakh.

Source: ET News Brief
Author:
E-Mail: webeditor@economictimes.com

VSNL to Expand Number of Cities Served

India's largest ISP plans to serve 24 more Indian cities during the 1H2001, a top executive said.

Source: india.internet.com
Author:
E-Mail: India News-listsupport@internet.com

Wipro Tech unveils Bluetooth solutions

The companys says in a statement that its suite of ready-to-use hardware and software products and services would enable companies to integrate Bluetooth in their products...

Source: Reuters / Infobeat
Author:
E-Mail: finance@infobeat.com

India losing it in IT outsourcing

In the market for outsourcing software development, India is slowly losing its reins to Russia, according to Forbes International.

Source: Reuters / Infobeat
Author:
E-Mail: finance@infobeat.com

Nasscom to launch Operation Knowledge in 2001

IN AN effort to create a quality infotech personnel pool in India, the National Association of Software & Service Companies is pushing for one Indian Institute of Technology or Indian Institute of Information Technology for every state in its pre-Budget proposals

Source: News Brief ET
Author:Ishani Duttagupta & Sobha Menon
E-Mail: webeditor@economictimes.com

Net business forecast to boost Asian economies

Research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) has forecast that "the first year of the new millennium" will see Internet-based business activities give a substantial boost to economies across Asia.

Source: ZDNetAsia Update"
Author:
E-Mail: asia_update@zdnet.international.zdlists.com

Jain Networks Readies $43M E-Com Plan

Jain Networks will invest $43 million over the next two years to develop e-commerce infrastructure and solutions.

Source: india.internet.com
Author:
E-Mail: India News-listsupport@internet.com

Airtel and eTravel India Unveil WAP Service

Airtel, Bharti Cellular's mobile brand, has joined with Internet-based travel technology and management company eTravel India to launch their travel fulfillment service via Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).

Source: india.internet.com
Author:
E-Mail: India News-listsupport@internet.com

Dad Gets Net Visitation Rights

In what appears to be the first ruling of its kind, a state appeals court in New Jersey says a divorced woman can move with her daughter to California and have the Internet help the girl keep in touch with her dad.

Source: Wired News Daily
Author:
E-Mail: wiredmail-info@lists.wired.com>

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