IT firm Mahindra Satyam on Monday said it is stepping up efforts to attract talent including an initiative especially for women across Asia- Pacific and India. The outreach initiative, launched as an essential part of its regional business strategy, are targeted towards potential employees both within and outside the industry, Mahindra Satyam said in a statement. The company has
Researchers have developed a new iPhone application which they say can allow you to share your car with others and potentially generate some good rental income. The new app by Getaround, a car-sharing service provider in the US, enables car owners to "un-idle" their cars and offset the cost of vehicle ownership by sharing it with others. For the service to work, users
India and Brazil remained the most popular sources of spam in April, accounting for 12.76 per cent and 7.15 per cent of the total volume of spam respectively, Kaspersky Lab has announced in its spam report for April 2011. Compared to the previous month the amount of spam in email traffic increased by 1.2 percentage points and averaged 80.8 per cent. In the second half of April, the aver
With the mobile telephone penetration expected to reach 100 per cent by 2015, cell phones can emerge as a popular medium of payment, a survey on Sunday said. While India has been among the fastest growing mobile markets, with 846 million subscribers, the country pre-dominantly remains a cash economy, Assocham said adding that as much as 67 per cent of retail transactions are conducted i
The West Bengal government is considering setting up a IT hub in the south-western suburb of Behala in the mteropolis, IT Minister Partha Chatterjee said On Sunday night. "The Chief Minister has instructed us to look for land to set up the IT hub," Chatterjee, told a function to distribute arrears of MLALAD funds to housing societies and clubs under his constituency Behala Wes
The West Bengal government is considering setting up a IT hub in the south-western suburb of Behala in the mteropolis, IT Minister Partha Chatterjee said On Sunday night. "The Chief Minister has instructed us to look for land to set up the IT hub," Chatterjee, told a function to distribute arrears of MLALAD funds to housing societies and clubs under his constituency Behala Wes
Moving towards synergising their operations, telecom PSUs MTNL and BSNL are likely to float a joint venture company to provide pan-Indian marketing and customer care services through a single window. The joint venture firm would cater mainly to high-end and enterprise customers of both PSUs. "MTNL and BSNL have initiated discussions for a joint venture company for synergisi
In a novel initiative, rough diamonds worth Rs 100 crore, will be thrown open for bidders online in Surat by a local firm here, a company official said. The diamonds shall be put on auction by Arjav Diamonds, an arm of Blue Star Diamond company, on its portal www.arjavbids.com on June 9. The move is expected to provide small polishing units access to large sized roughs, which so
Egypt`s ousted president Hosni Mubarak was on Saturday ordered to pay USD 90 million together with his two ex-ministers for "damaging the economy" by enforcing a shutdown of telephone and Internet connections during the country`s popular uprising. It is the first court ruling to be made against Mubarak since he was ousted on February 11 but he faces more serious charges, inclu
IT firm Mahindra Satyam on Monday said it has entered into a global alliance with MasterCard to set-up a testing center in Malaysia. The center would provide support for global testing for MasterCard`s business applications and intelligence, Mahindra Satyam said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. The company`s testing `Center of Excellence` for MasterCard will support its
A special device called "silent observer" is being introduced by a Pune based company, engaged in varied e-governance projects, as an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) initiative to fight growing incidence of female foeticide in the country. The device would not only enable the law enforcing agencies to monitor the use of sonography machines but would also provide
With a new `no-forms` procedure set to come into play, the Delhi University which is flooded with queries from confused students has introduced a dedicated Facebook page and a special email id to reach the Vice Chancellor, in addition to telephonic helplines for aspirants. The University entered its frantic admission season today with sale of forms beginning for St Stephens Colle
Telecommunications major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it has entered into a five-year deal with mobile software-maker Comviva for providing value-added services across Airtel`s operations in 16 African countries. "By handing over management of operations to Comviva, we can enhance efficiencies in our operations and bring a closer focus on marketing initiatives that will help dri
Amid differences over number of new licences liable to be cancelled for not meeting roll-out obligations, telecom regulator Trai has asked the DoT to give licence-wise reasons for considering only 15 cases out of 69. Confirming receipt of a letter from the Telecom Ministry, Trai Chairman J S Sarma said, "We have received the letter, we have examined it and have written back to them
Concerned over subscribers facing problems in exercising Mobile Number Portability service, Trai has asked operators not to reject a request if the amount outstandings are less than Rs 10. Telecom regulator Trai`s directive came in the wake of telecom operators rejecting the request of subscribers for porting on the ground of "contractual obligation" and "outstanding paym
Telecom companies have informed telecom regulator Trai that they will be able to implement rules to curb pesky calls within six weeks of DoT allocating landline number series to tele-marketing companies. Telcos have asked a maximum of six-week time to make changes in their network to meet Trai`s new rules on pesky calls and SMSes, telecom regulator said on Wednesday. "We ca
Telecom tribunal TDSAT has dismissed Aditya Birla group firm Idea Cellular`s plea against Department of Telecom`s (DoT) show cause notice, asking why its licence in Punjab circle should not be cancelled for violating merger and acquisition (M&A) norms. The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal has said that the Idea`s plea against was "premature one" and "
Hinduja Group company Defiance Technologies on Wednesday announced a tie-up with US-based Epicor Software Corporation to provide business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and service organisations. Defiance Technologies Managing Director and CEO Subu D Subramanian said its Rs five crore Centre of Excellence at Guindy here, with an initial seating capacity of 30
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Tihar jail authorities and the city government to examine an I Pad, to be used by an accused for reading digitalised case files in the prison, to ascertain if the equipment can be misused for communication. "The I Pad be submitted at 11 am tomorrow to the Tihar jail officials who will get it checked by the IT department of Delhi government as
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Wednesday asked telecom players to submit details of their business models on which they have proposed to calculate mobile termination charges (MTC). MTC is a vital component of telecom Interconnect Usage Charge (IUC). These charges are paid by a telecom service provider for using network of other operators for transmitting and completing a c
