epages News [Software Training Institutes, September 2002]
Sotware exports to Sweden may touch dollar 40 mSep 02, 2002: New Delhi: India’s software exports to Sweden are expected to touch 40 million US dollars in 2002-2003 on the demand for data security, wireless application and telecom services, according to a Nassocom estimation. `Indian software and service exports to Sweden in 2001 was 25.26 million US dollars and the exports for 2002-2003 is expected to touch 40 million US dollars, Sangeeta Gupta, Nassocom vice-president said on Sunday. Bare bone computer below Rs.17,000Sep 03, 2002: New Delhi: IT hardware company Microtek on Monday said it has test-launched its new bare bone computer in Orissa and Maharashtra states. The computer is priced below Rs.17,000 and the company plans to commercially launch the systems within a month after seeing the response, said Rajesh Gupta, CEO of the company. The bare bone computer includes a monitor, cabinet, mother board, keyboard, speaker, mouse and a UPS, but excludes a CPU, hardware disk drive, floppy disk drive, CD drive and a random access memory (RAM). NIIT acquires US firmSep 05, 2002: Bangalore: NIIT has announced its third acquisition of the year by taking over Data Executives International (DEI), a privately held company with its headquarters in Pennsylvania. DEI, founded in 1984, provides business solutions to leading companies in the insurance and finance sector such as AIG, ING, Jefferson Pilot, Mass Mutual, AMEX and GEFA. Hypersoft ties with Odyssey Software IncSep 06, 2002: Hyderabad: Hypersoft has inked an agreement with Odyssey Software Inc, Rochester, New York, for the development and deployment of software on hand-held and mobile devices with Odyssey’s flagship products. Under the agreement, Hypersoft would develop products and services, which would be available on PDA (palm hand held) devices. These products would combine Odyssey Software programmes and integrate them in the applications. JNTU, Jackson Varsity ink pactSep 06, 2002: Hyderabad: The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) signed a memorandum of understanding with Jackson State University (JSU), USA, for academic collaboration and faculty exchange here on Wednesday. The MoU was signed between JSU president Dr Ron Mason and JNTU vice-chancellor Dr Y Venkatarami Reddy. As part of the academic collaboration, joint graduate, undergraduate and scholarship programme in information technology, compouter science and engineering degrees, e-Research and action research in science between JNTU and JSU would be undertaken, Reddy said. MTNL to diversify into IT servicesSep 07, 2002: New Delhi: Anticipating shrinking revenues from its cellular operations, Mahanagar Telephones Nigam Ltd on Friday said they would diversify into information technology-related services. MTNL chairman and managing director Narender Sharma, at a seminar, said the company has chalked out a plan to enter data warehousing, certification, mobile-commerce and tele-banking.
Satyam's alliance with ETISep 07, 2002: Hyderabad: Satyam Computer Services and Evolutionary Technologies International (ETI) have formed a strategic alliance to help Fortune 500 companies increase productivity and reduce risk in complex data integration projects. Satyam will licence a pool of development seats for the ETI solution software on an annual basis. The ETI solution automates the generation and maintenance of data interfaces, says a releas. Demand for online lottery increasingSep 09, 2002: Bangalore: The online lotteries market has been gradually replacing the paper lottery market. Housewives, employed women and even executives in offices are using online lotteries for easy money. Following the success of `Super Loto’ online lottery launched by Sikkim government, the Karnataka government launched `Lucky 3’ online lottery recently. With the introduction of the online lottery, the sale of paper lottery tickets was reduced by 20 to 30 % in the state, says an official belonging to lottery department of Karnataka.
Internet exchanges proposed to boost servicesSep 10, 2002: New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday recommended establishment of Internet exchange points and said the Internet service providers should be considered at par with telecom infrastructure. To begin with, theTRAI suggested four Internet exchange points in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai which will be interconnected. The exchanges to be called `National Internet Exchange of India’ would lead to reduction in the cost of Internet connections, said a release.
BSNL launches webfone cardsSep 13, 2002: Hyderabad: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd launched its Website Internet Telephony card in the city on Thursday. The card allows users to make international calls from a personal computer at Rs.4.50 per minute.The Principal General Manager of Hyderabad District Telecom J Balakrishna told press persons that website cards would be available in three denominations of Rs.210 (valid for six months), Rs.525 (valid for seven months) and Rs.1,050 (valid for 10 months). The cards could be bought from 11 outlets of BSNL in the city. Lucent to reduce its work forceSep 15, 2002: Chicago: Lucent Technologies Inc said its business was much worse than analysts had feared and more job cuts were likely, driving shares to an all-time closing low. The New-Jersey based company could end up with about one-third the works force it had in 2001, analysts said.
Microsoft probes Word flawSep 15, 2002: San Francisco: Microsoft said it was investigating a security flaw in its word processing software that could allow an attacker to steal sensitive computer files by using Word document. Based on the flaws uncovered by security experts, an attacker could send a Word document to an intended victim, asking that they modify and return it. A secret code in the document could be used to grab files on the victim’s computer and would then be transferred to the attacker along with the original document, a statement said.
Microsoft to probe Word flawSep 15, 2002: San Francisco: Microsoft said it was investigating a security flaw in its word processing software that could allow an attacker to steal sensitive computer files by using Word document. Based on the flaws uncovered by security experts, an attacker could send a Word document to an intended victim, asking that they modify and return it. A secret code in the document could be used to grab files on the victim’s computer and would then be transferred to the attacker along with the original document, a statement said.
More job cuts in LucentSep 15, 2002: Chicago: Lucent Technologies Inc said its business was much worse than analysts had feared and more job cuts were likely, driving shares to an all-time closing low. The New-Jersey based company could end up with about one-third the works force it had in 2001, analysts said.
Microsoft launches developer programmeSep 17, 2002: Bangalore: Microsoft Corporation India on Monday announced the launch of its academic developer programme in India under a strategy to work with the academic community the world over. Under the programme, Microsoft announced eight key initiatives over the next one year aimed at empowering universities, faculty members and students with necessary skills, resources, training and real life experience, to leverage the emerging XML Web Services revolution. Microsoft India to launch new versiton of VS.NetSep 19, 2002: Hyderabad: Microsoft India is talking to application developers to develop applications on its recently launched Visual Studio.Net compact framework. The company would also be launching the next version of Visual Studio.Net early next year. `We are talking to a number of application developers to develop killer applications on VS.Net so that the application becomes strong’, said Daniel Ingitaraj, senior marketing manager at Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd. Fusion Cybertech to expandSep 24, 2002: Hyderabad: The Hyderabad-based Fusion Cybertech, wholly owned subsidiary of Fusion Technologies Inc, is expanding operations this year, to take the staff strength to 120 from 70 and infuse additionally 5 lakh US dollars. It has 6,500 sq.ft in Hitec City (Cyber City) and is adding 2,200 sq.ft according to Charles Greth, partner of parent company and director India operations and P V Narasimha Rao, managing director of the subsidiary. IT firms poised to get big deals, say analystsSep 25, 2002: Bangalore: Indian software firms, emerging from a two-year slowdown, soon poised to grab significant long-term out sourcing contracts, marking a shift from shorter projects billed by the hour, industry analysts say. `There are customers coming to India in what seems to be a bigger intention to outsource their technology requirements’ said Girish Pai, vice-president at SSKI Securities. Analysts say Infosys and Wipro, India’s second and third largest software service exporters after privately held Tata Consultancy Services, are set to enter a bigger league. `Computer on wheels' to provide info to villagersSep 26, 2002: Bangalore: Computer on Wheels (COW) plans to passing on latest information to the villagers. Rajeshwari Raj Pingali, president of COW, says that the COW is built on a motorbike platform. It has laptop, digital camera, mobile phone and a mini-printer powered by solar cells. These devices are mounted on a motorbike. `I am planning to cover in the first stage around 227 villaes within a 25 km radius of Mahabubnagar. Later, we will move to other states’, she said
VisualSoft plans e-cheque launchSep 27, 2002: Hyderabad: Visual Soft Technologies Ltd, a software services and product firm, is in talks with two companies in the US to launch its electronic cheque product, called e-cheque, the company’s chairman and managing director D V S Raju said on Thursday. `We are holding discussions with them, but it is difficult to set a timeframe for the launch of e-cheque et’, Raju said
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