Cisco, today, announced the commencement of a comprehensive Cloud Partner Program for partners to effectively monetize the opportunities in the multi-billion dollar cloud computing space. With this, Cisco becomes the first infrastructure OEM to offer a cloud partner program, which rewards partners not only to build clouds on Cisco infrastructure but also to act as cloud providers and resell clo
Amid growing consumers dissatisfaction, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal will hold the first round table with consumer user groups to look into their grievances in issues like pesky calls, hidden costs in tariffs and ineffective redressal system, among others. "I shall be holding a round table with consumers on July 5 ... This is the first ever round table to interact with consu
In a bid to protect the interest of consumers, telecom regulator Trai on Monday issued directives to service providers on the procedure for providing Value-Added-Services (VAS) to users. "...the service provider shall obtain confirmation from the consumer through SMS or e-mail or Fax or in writing within twenty four hours of activation of the VAS. "He should charge the
Concerned over dumping of e-waste like used computers in the country, the Revenue Department on Monday asked customs officials to ensure that no such goods are imported without a nod from the Environment Ministry. The direction comes after the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) assumed significance in wake of reports that e-wastes such as used computers, cathode ray tube,
Several flights were affected at the Mumbai airport in the wee hours on Sunday as the new Air Traffic Control software undergoing test run failed. "Four departures from Mumbai were delayed by 15-20 minutes and no arrivals were affected. The Auto Track III, the upgraded system went into `degraded mode of operation` from 3.10 AM to 5 AM," Joint General Mana
State-run MTNL has invited expression of interest (EoI) from banks for providing long-term loans of Rs 1,500 crore to repay its debts and meet operational expenses. "The loss-making PSU has called for an EoI from public/private banks for providing an offer for long-term loans (secured) of Rs 1,500 crore with a floating interest rate for a tenure of seven years," MTNL said in a s
In a boost to Tata Telservices, the telecom tribunal TDSAT on Monday allowed the plea of the service provider and directed the Department of Telecom to immediately release the GSM spectrum for the Delhi circle on priority basis. The tribunal also slammed Aditya Birla group firm Idea Cellular and Unitech and said that they cannot claim parity with Tata Teleservices merely because
In a big setback to Aditya Birla group firm Idea Cellular, the Delhi High Court on Monday said the six licences of Spice Communications would not be transferred to Idea, which acquired it in 2008, as the company did not comply with the licence and merger guidelines. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 1 crore for not giving the correct information to the court. Passing the
Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for IT and Communications on Monday held a round table consultation with various industry players to give shape to India Post 2012 project that aims at developing future business model for post offices in the country. "I think this is the first time Department of Post is interacting with industry to leverage benefit of this (postal) nation
The Secret Service said on Monday it will investigate the hacking of Fox`s political Twitter account over updates claiming that President Barack Obama had been assassinated. Secret Service spokesman George Ogilvie says the law enforcement agency whose job it is to protect the president will conduct a probe of the false postings and that "we will conduct the appropriate follo
A US-based private company was on Monday asked by the Delhi High Court to pay a fine of Rs five lakh to senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley for harassing him by running a website www.arunjaitley.com and refusing to transfer the domain name to him. "The defendant company (Portfolio Brains LLC) and its agents or entities operating at the same address or persons connected there to w
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to return 50 per cent tuition fee for Information Technology to all school students of classes XI and XII in the state. All principals of senior secondary schools in the state have been directed to return 50 per cent of tuition fee charged to the students of class XI and XII, deputy Director of Higher Education P Sonan said in Dharamsal
According to a British study, a third of all parents in UK think Internet is a danger for their kids while 80 per cent believe their children are getting addicted to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The study, commissioned by Internet charity the Nominet Trust, also found that a third of parents even believe that Internet can "rewire" a person`s bra
In a major exercise to boost its profitability, the Department of Posts (DoP) plans to introduce core banking solution besides setting up India Post ATMs and debit cards for its customers. "We have set target of bringing in core banking solution by 2012. It will ensure smooth online transactions. We are giving some e-payment services, but they are fragmented," a top off
In a bid to facilitate the visually challenged voters in exercising their franchise, the Maharashtra State Election Commission has added the Braille script on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). "The visually-challenged did not have the option of the Braille script so far. But, with the newly designed EVMs, which will have Braille script, blind people across the state wou
With a view to tighten vigilance on suspicious international visitors, the Finance Ministry has directed Airport authorities to ensure passenger information remains readily available for law enforcement agencies. The ministry has asked the Customs department to install suitable computerised database of frequent and short visitors at all international airports. The directive come
A British company is bringing back its outsourced work to the UK after it realised that outsourcing it to India is no longer cheaper than doing the same work in London. Many British companies outsourced work to India where costs were low. But in recent years, increasing prices in India have made it a less attractive option than retaining the work in the UK, reports say. New
Reserve Bank Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty has called for an encore of the mobile revolution in the banking space and said if banks adopt technology appropriately, it can easily be done. "If technology is adopted appropriately, banks can also do a mobile-like revolution. But what worries me is that it is not happening as yet," the senior-most deputy governor overseein
In a bid to familiarise students with computer from their formative days, Orissa Government has decided to offer computer education in 550 schools. While 500 of these are general schools under School and Mass Education Department, 50 udner Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Development Department, official sources said on Sunday. This was decided at a high-level meeting on
To check impersonation during admission process, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has for the first time issued biometric smard cards for candidates. A spokesman of the University on Saturday said cases of 10 aspirants in the faculty of engineering have been referred to a forensic laboratory for verification after discrepancies were found. The University is usi
