Tech Mahindra&rsquo;s acquisition of Satyam Computer Services, according to an internal survey, has helped in restoring the confidence of the latter&rsquo;s clients, many of whom were thinking of terminating their ties with the fraud-hit IT firm.

TechM claims Satyam clients&#39; confidence back

Business Standard

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has cleared the open offer for Satyam Computer Services by Tech Mahindra.

Sebi clears Tech M open offer for Satyam

The Tata Group has decided to defer its plan of setting up a rural business process outsourcing (BPO) unit near the proposed steel plant at Kalinganagar in Orissa by two years. The infrastructure required for the centre is not yet ready due to an agitation by the locals, who are protesting the development of the six-million-tonne greenfield steel project in the Jajpur district of Orissa.

Tatas defer Kalinganagar rural BPO plan by two years

The judiciary is perceived as a conservative institution. It does not easily accept innovation in procedures and interpretation of law. However, it has begun to admit, reluctantly, the recent advances in science and technology. A decade ago, it introduced computerisation in courts. One can file cases in the Supreme Court online, check the status of the case on the web and even read judgements of the past decades.

M J Antony: Catching up with science

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has entered into an agreement with Chennai-based Marg to provide telecom solutions to the latter&rsquo;s upcoming infrastructure project, Marg Swarnabhoomi.

BSNL to provide telecom services to Chennai infra project

A potential merger being discussed by Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN could increase the net debt of the two firms by about $6.9 billion, global rating agency Fitch said today.

Bharti, MTN to see $6.9-bn addl debt after deal: Fitch

Press Trust of India

Essar Group's backoffice unit Aegis BPO is eyeing a turnover in excess of $550 million and aims to post over 50 per cent growth this fiscal, a top company official said today.

Aegis BPO aims $550 mn turnover; eyes acquisitions

Global consulting, technology and business process services firm Cognizant today said it has been ranked the 10th largest healthcare IT provider by Healthcare Informatics magazine.

Cognizant ranked 10th largest healthcare IT provider

How do you beat a thief at his own game? Consider this. Mumbai-based Games2 Win&rsquo;s London Bus game was recently lifted (called &lsquo;scraped&rsquo; on the internet) by a gaming site in the US. In the normal course of events, a game company &mdash; having employed digital rights management or DRM software &mdash; would stop a game from playing or destroy it if the game appeared on a site illegally.

Cheating the gaming thief

Technology may just get you love, or so it seems according to a new report from internet security firm Symantec which reveals that more than a third of adults have used the web to flirt. The 45 million active internet users in India have been steadily using the web to socialise with people.

Getting caught in the &#39;web&#39; of love

Less than two days before the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, China&rsquo;s cyberpolice blocked the micro-blogging service Twitter. Internet experts note that a Chinese tweet can have three times the volume of an English tweet, due to the high information intensity of the Chinese language. Around 140 Chinese characters can make up all the full elements of a news piece. Incidentally, photo-sharing website Flickr.com too has been blocked, and so has Bing.com (the new Microsoft search engine). Live.com and Hotmail.com were already under the scanner, while Blogspot (for blogs) and Youtube (a Google property) remain blocked.

No tweet tweet in China

We need good, accessible, inexpensive broadband.

Shyam Ponappa: Broadband stimulus

The Institute of Computer Accountants (ICA) has announced a technical collaboration with Annamalai University to launch B.Com in finance and investment.

ICA collaborates with Annamalai for B. Com

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has been roped in by the Union ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) for developing effective software to detect accounting frauds and realise better corporate governance. The institute will work in consonance with the newly-founded Institute of Corporate Affairs (ICA) towards the completion of project.

IIT-K to develop software to check accounting frauds

After being mired in controversy over its recent Rs 30,0000-crore tender for franchisees seeking to deploy the Worldwide Inter-operability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) platform, state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has been asked by the WiMAX Forum to avoid the franchisee model.

WiMAX Forum asks BSNL to avoid franchisees

The media house will release one movie every Friday in four languages.

UTV New Media forays into audio cinema

Indians are more willing to experiment with value-added services, including chatting, video gaming and watching live TV on mobile phones, as compared to their global counterparts, KPMG says.

Indians more willing to try nextgen mobile services: KPMG

The world's largest chip maker, Intel Corporation, today entered into a definitive agreement to acquire software vendor Wind River Systems for a consideration of about $884 million.

Intel to buy Wind River Systems for $884 mn

Three companies--Mahindra Lifespace, Raheja group, and Paharpur Cooling Towers--have evinced interest in the Rs 5,000 crore Kalyani Infotech Park, following a tender floated by the West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Ltd (Webel), the state's nodal IT agency.

Bengal IT dept shortlists 3 cos  for Rs 5000 crore Kalyani project

Telecom operator Idea Cellular has launched a range of BlackBerry smartphones and services on its network in Punjab. With this, nearly 2.5 million Idea subscribers in the state can now avail themselves of the service.

Idea launches BlackBerry services

Intel Corp, the world&rsquo;s largest maker of semiconductors, agreed to buy software company Wind River Systems for about $884 million, a bid to get its chips into more consumer electronics and wireless devices.

Intel agrees to acquire Wind River for $884 mn

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