In a bid to further clamp down pesky SMSes, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will impose a termination charge of 5 paise per SMS on operators from whose networks commercial messages originate. Termination charges are paid by an operator from whose network calls or SMS originate to the one on whose network these communications end. These charges impact tariffs.
IBM named Virginia Rometty, the head of sales, marketing and strategy, to take over as chief executive on January 1, making her the first woman to head the legendary US computer company. Rometty, 54, who is also a senior vice president at IBM, will take over from current president and chief executive Samuel Palmisano, 60, on January 1, IBM said in a statement yesterday.
Catching up on news is among the most popular activities for tablet computer owners, but most are not willing to pay for it, according to a study published on Tuesday. The joint study by the Pew Research Centre`s Project for Excellence in Journalism and The Economist Group brings unwelcome news for media outlets hoping to bolster flagging print revenue with paid digital news cont
Kuwait has launched a programme to replace textbooks with e-books in order to make reading exciting, fun and appealing to students. "Information technology is not a luxury but a national duty to transfer education from its traditional form to electronic, in order to bring out the utmost potential in both student and teacher," Kuwait`s Education Minister Ahmad al Mulaifi
Chinese police have begun to detain and punish people for spreading rumours online, the government said on Tuesday, as authorities intensify efforts to censor content on the Internet. A university student in southwest China`s Yunnan province was detained for disseminating fake information on a local murder, the State Internet Information Office said, while a man in Shanghai was t
Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said it has launched high-speed 3G network services in Congo, becoming the first carrier to do so in Central Africa. "The issuance of the licence is a significant move by the Congolese Government and a milestone in a region that is set to embrace first world mobile platforms," Bharti airtel said in a statement. This
Keeping its strong growth momentum, China`s telephone users hit a new record of 1.24 billion, while the numbers of 3G users touched 102 million. China`s 3G mobile phone users reached 102 million by the end of September, 43.16 million of which used the country`s self-developed TD-SCDMA standard, said Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Due to the
Blue Consulting has been listed as a software services provider for helping companies file their annual documents in the new computer business language XBRL. "After months of training, development, and rigorous testing, Blue Consulting has been listed as one of only eight XBRL conversion service providers on the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) website," the company
Computers in Japan`s lower house of parliament were hit by cyberattacks from a server based in China that left information exposed for at least a month, a report said today. Passwords and other information could have been compromised in the attacks, which began in July but were not reported to security authorities until the end of August, the Asahi Shimbun said, without citing so
Authorised Unique Identity (Aadhaar) enrollment agency Smart ID plans to start enrolling people in the NCR region by visiting them in their localities on mobile vans under its project `Aadhaar on Wheels`. "Most of the people are unable to visit Aadhaar enrollment agency for some reason. We have designed our programme to take our Aadhaar enrollment stations on mobile vans to
`Facebook` is gradually building "shadow profiles" of non-users of the social networking site, a privacy watchdog has claimed. Ireland`s Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) claims that users are encouraged to give out non-user`s personal details, like names, phone numbers and email addresses, which Facebook uses to create "shadow profiles" of those people.
Dodging police personnel at certain intersections in the city may not help traffic violators anymore, with the traffic police asking people to use Facebook as a tool to help nab the culprits. The citizens can take photograph of the vehicle violating rules and post it on the traffic department`s Facebook page. Appropriate action will be taken against the offender af
Centre has absolute powers to decide the terms and conditions for telecom operators as neither the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) nor the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) can overrule it, the Supreme Court has ruled. The apex court said though TRAI has been conferred with the statutory power to recommend the terms and conditions of the lice
CBI is scrutinising crucial documents received from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on allocation of over 300 high-capacity telecom lines to former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran`s residence that were allegedly used by a private channel owned by his brother. Sources said the scrutiny will take another two months after which CBI will be filing a regular case in the matter.
BPO major Genpact on Monday announced the opening of new global delivery centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to serve clients in the Middle East and North Africa region. The 80-seat centre will provide business process services such as claims processing, customer service, collections, treasury operations, finance and accounting, analytics and risk-related services for cli
Transforming itself from a USD 400 million firm to a multi-billion dollar entity under the aegis of its leader S Ramadorai, TCS has indeed travelled a long way, which Ramadorai has chronicled in his book `The TCS Story ... and Beyond`. The book, unveiled on Monday in the national capital, talks about not just an account of Ramadorai`s personal journey and the strategy that the co
The whistleblower website- WikiLeaks - that has rattled many across the world by publishing numerous secret documents on Monday announced the "temporary" stoppage of its work and blamed US financial companies for the drastic move. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange made the announcement here and vowed to fight back the economic blockade. His group also issu
Biometric identity cards would be issued to all beneficiaries availing schemes under the social welfare department, social welfare minister M K Muneer said here on Monday. State-owned Kerala State Electronic Development Corporation (Keltron) would be in charge of issuing the cards, he said in an official release here. The cards would be issued to widows, destitutes
In a move to promote its people- friendly image, the local police has created a page on the popular social networking site Facebook where citizens can post their grievances. Director General Police (DGP) Anil Kaushik launched the page at a formal function organised here yesterday. "The Facebook page will provide each citizen an opportunity to post their compla
The apex body of company secretaries, ICSI, is likely to endorse the view of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on the issue of effective date for enhancement of authorised capital that is crucial in the 2G spectrum scam case. It is learnt that the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) holds the same view as that of MCA`s. The ministry considers the date of board reso
