Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), in its recommendations to Department of Information Technology on the draft ICT Policy Bill 2011, has advocated adoption of mobile platform for better public service delivery and internet access for all, besides adoption of social media platform for participatory governance and use of vernacular languages in e-governance to cater
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, a research and development body under the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Government of India signed an MoU with the National Archives of India (NAI), an Attached Office of the Ministry of Culture responsible for the preservation of all official records of the Governme
A detailed national inventory of wetlands has been prepared on the basis of satellite imagery by ISRO, highlighting areas of critical ecological significance and those which are facing extreme threat due to developmental activities. This is for the first time in India that the city-based Space Application Centre (SAC), a part of ISRO, has prepared such an inventory and atlas of a
Punjab National Bank on Monday said it would focus on expansion of technology driven services to meet its present requirements. PNB executive director Rakesh Sethi said it is today`s demand to serve customer`s better with technology driven services like internet banking, mobile banking, SMS alerts, and the bank`s thrust will be on this to maintain its well established position in
A rogue elephant regularly ravaging farms in forest-fringe villages of Kerala`s Wayanad district has been radio-collared by Wildlife officials to monitor its movements. This is for the first time that a wild elephant has been fixed with a radio collar telemeter in the state, which will send signals. Based on the signals, wildlife wardens can monitor its movement an
Imagine yourself walking through a security check-post at an airport without undergoing intrusive searches or avoiding standing in long queues while taking off your belts and shoes and unpacking your belongings. Yes, this may be soon possible as technology is almost ready. Standardisation of security technology is going on and certifications may be granted in the next 2-3 years.
Reliance Entertainment Ltd has selected Accenture to integrate a revenue-generating digital rights management system for two of its businesses -- Reliance Entertainment and Reliance Home Video. Reliance Entertainment produces and distributes motion pictures and Reliance Home Video distributes home entertainment products. The financial terms of the contract were not
India Innovates would be the focal theme of Bangalore IT.biz 2011, a premier ICT event organised by the Karnataka government in association with the industry and its stakeholders. The event, to be held from October 18-20, will showcase innovation in myriad fields, including technology and entertainment, Karnataka IT secretary M N Vidyashankar told reporters in Bangalore.
IT firm HCL Technologies said it has entered into a five year agreement with Xerox Corporation to provide embedded, mechanical and software engineering services for certain Xerox printer and imaging product lines. The partnership will allow Xerox to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its global engineering operations and continue to innovate in product development operat
In a landmark agreement, the British Library and Google on MOnday announced a deal to make available one of the world`s biggest collections of historic books, pamphlets and periodicals online. The agreement includes texts dating back to the eighteenth century and allows readers to view, search and copy the out-of-copyright works at no charge. Google will also make the books avail
Karnataka Government on Monday announced two new policies- the Information and Communications Technology Policy and the Karnataka Electronics Hardware Policy-- aimed at further growth of the industry. "The aim of the ICT policy is to position Bangalore to be the IT R&D and product hub, to maintain Karnataka`s leadership in outsourced IT services and to enable it to
Motorola Mobility India will introduce its tablet PC `Xoom` in the Indian market by the end of this month to cash in on the huge opportunity that has emerged in the segment. A tablet PC, though smaller in size, has PC-like functionalities. Xoom, powered by Android platform, has a 10.1-inch HD display, 1GHz dual-core processor, a five megapixel rear-facing camera and a two m
Chinese telecom firm Huawei on Monday launched MediaPad, a seven-inch tablet which is powered by Android-operating system, in competition with players like Apple and Samsung. The MediaPad has Qualcomm`s dual-core 1.2GHz processor and is supported by Huawei Device`s Hi-Space cloud solution and Google Android Market, Huawei said in a statement. However, it di
With mounting fears that the city is in danger of losing the tag of leading IT-hub, the software industry-- led by bellwether Infosys-- in Bangalore on Monday called for development of world class infrastructure and continued government support to maintain its credentials. On the 14th edition of the Bangalore IT biz 2011, Infosys CEO S Gopalakrishnan said Bangalore was a leader i
iPhone and iPad maker Apple Inc has come under the scanner of the Competition Commission of India for allegedly limiting the availability of its products to a few service providers using its dominant market position. A customer has filed a complaint before the Commission under section 4 of the Competition Act 2002 that Apple is curbing the customer`s choice by limiting the availa
Wipro on Monday announced that Mahendra Kumar Sharma, former Vice-Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Limited, is joining its Board of Directors. M K Sharma joins 11 members of Wipro`s Board of Directors. With his addition, nine of the 12 directors of Wipro are independent directors, a company press release said. Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Limited said, "We welco
Internet minders on Monday voted to allow virtually unlimited new domain names based on themes as varied as company brands, entertainment and political causes, in the system`s biggest shake-up since it started 26 years ago. Groups able to pay the USD 185,000 application can petition next year for new updates to ".com" and ".net" with website suffixes using nea
Hackers who claimed responsibility for online attacks of Sony Corp. and the CIA said they compromised the security of more than 1,000 accounts of a Connecticut-based FBI partner organisation, hours before releasing a web manifesto calling for "war" on governments that control the internet. The online collective Lulz Security said it attacked a local section of InfraGard
In its pursuit to become a leading player in telecom space, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries group may have to acquire younger brother Anil-run Reliance Communications (RCom), a report has said. RIL`s proposed re-entry into telecom sector is currently limited to broadband wireless business and it might have to acquire "one or more extant telecom operators" in the v
As many as 11 million mobile subscribers have opted for changing their operators in the last eight months or so, with CDMA operators witnessing the maximum users shifting to the GSM platform. In the second week of June, the number of mobile number portability (MNP) requests is said to have crossed 11 million from 8.5 million in April. The maximum requests have come from consumers
