India and the US are jointly developing a software that would enable sharing of data on various parameters and make the tool available freely to countries keen on democratising information. "We want to develop a software that makes it extremely easy for federal agencies to publish data in machine readable and human readable format," Aneesh Chopra, US Chief Technology Officer, told reporters he
A former Harvard University fellow studying ethics has been charged with hacking into the computer network at Massachusettes Institute of Technology (MIT) to steal more than five million academic articles. Aaron Swartz, 24, was indicted on six counts including wire fraud and faces up to 35 years in prison and a million dollar fine if convicted. According to a federal indictment, Swartz download
In order to provide broadband connectivity to over 2,50,000 village, the government will probably have to spend upto Rs 30,000 crore, Sam Pitroda, Advisor to Prime Minister, said on Monday. "... We need 30,000-40,000 km more of optical fibre and we are discussing whether it should be laid over the powerline or underground. We also need to get GPS applications ... We probably
Dell on Tuesday announced Intelligent Data Management solutions to help customers combat challenges associated with storing and managing data. Part of the uniqueness is Dell’s Fluid Data technology combining a powerful data movement engine, intelligent software and modular hardware that can help cut costs up to 80 percent. Committed to listening to its customers, Dell is thus strongly pos
In order to tackle the issue of increasing visa rejections by the US, country`s largest software exporter TCS on Monday said it is working on alternatives like raising local hiring at onsites and planning visas much in advance. "Visa rejections have gone up... The whole visa issue is becoming serious and we need to see how we are going to execute a plan. Be it increasing loc
In what seems to be a joke gone wrong, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik is now gunning for a Twitterati who used to tweet as his media adviser. Reacting angrily to the youth, Malik used his twitter to clarify that the person was an impersonator and suggested that his joke would not be taken lightly. "Samad Khurram is not my media adviser and I have orde
There are 1233 users.Software giant TCS on Monday said it may see a rise in deal prices, giving better returns to the company, and exuded confidence that it would grow across geographies including the US and Europe. "Pricing situation is very stable. If demand continues to be where it is...I think the prices (of deals) should go up," TCS CEO and MD N Chandrasekaran told report
The Corporate Affairs Ministry on Monday said it will examine the issue of providing shareholding details of corporates to various agencies on a case-to-case basis, amid reports that it has refused to give its comment to the DoT on two telecom companies. "Issue by issue we will have to examine. Whatever, responsibility the MCA will have to take, we will have to take. We cannot shrug off the res
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) on Monday said 12,654 complaints related to power supply were received at its call centre during the last fortnight. While stating the new system, a spokesperson of the DHBVN said on an average 791 complaints were received daily during the fortnight. The highest number of 1,513 complaints were received on July 5, on dedicated phone numbers. The phon
IT and BPO services provider Hexaware on Monday said it has secured a large contract that is likely to get the company a potential revenue of USD 177 million over the five years. "Under this contract, Hexaware is expected to ramp the team up to a peak size of over 600 personnel operating under global delivery centers. It is envisaged that Hexaware will offer Information Technology (IT) and BPO
Jammu and Kashmir will soon have a policy to channelise the full potential of Information and Technology sector, a state minister said on Monday. "Information Technology Policy will be introduced soon to exploit the full potential of IT sector in the state," state Information Technology minister Aga Rahullah said while on a visit to AEGIS`s BPO center in Srinagar. Ruhullah said the IT ventur
State-run BSNL along with Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) provider Sai Infosystem on Monday launched their voice and video telephony over internet protocol to its customers. Now any customer can make audio video calls at will on any landline, mobile or Internet Protocol phone anywhere in the world, provided that both the ends have requisite video phone equipment, BSNL said in
Telecom regulator Trai on Monday invited expression of interest (EoI) for engagement of an agency for a five-year project to conduct annual surveys on adoption of broadband in India. "Telecom regulator intends to engage an agency or institution or consortium of two agencies or institutions to conduct annual survey on adoption of broadband in the country. This project will involve five annual
Representatives of Google on Monday held discussions with ruling BJP leaders in an attempt to dispel misgivings over the Internet search engine major`s Google Street View project, which has come under fire. Google`s Legal Head Geetanjali and Venkatesh Harihar,Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs told the BJP team the firm has been engaged in similar projects across 27 countries. Stat
Software company Adobe on Monday announced the acquisition of web-based electronic signatures solution provider EchoSign. Adobe sees EchoSign`s electronic signature solution as a key component of Adobe`s document exchange services platform for reliably exchanging documents for universal access, review and approval. "By adding electronic signature capabilities to Adobe?s document exchange ser
Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has directed the Regional Passport Officer (RPO) in Tiruchirappalli not to interfere with the legitimate business of licensed travel agents in providing passport related services to applicants till August 5. The directive was given by the court on a petition by Approved Travel Agents Welfare Association complaining that the RPO was not allowing their members t
Infamous hacker group Anonymous has launched its own social network after being rejected by Google`s freshly-launched online community. "Today we welcome you to begin anew," the hacker alliance said at the website anonplus.com, which it described as a platform to distribute information. "Welcome to the Revolution - a new social network where there is no fear...of censorship...of blackout...n
West Bengal government on Saturday appointed technocrat Sam Pitroda as advisor to `Resurgent Bengal` initiative created with the view to push the state ahead in health, innovation and education sectors. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Pitroda had been invited by the state government and would suggest how to utilise the merit and knowledge of the state and to catapult it to the highest level
After taking bold decisions like separation of spectrum from licences, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has now set up a panel to ascertain the reasons for delays in providing mobile services in rural areas under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) scheme. The decision comes in the wake of controversy over a reduction in the penalty imposed on Anil Ambani-led Reliance Commun
Newly appointed Minister of State for IT and Communications Milind Deora has been given the charge of the Telecom Department and his peer, Sachin Pilot, will take care of IT and Postal issues. Last week, the 34-year old Deora, a two-time Congress MP from South Mumbai, had taken charge as Minister of State for IT and Communications. Minister for IT and Communication
