Wipro Technologies, the global Information Technology, consulting and outsourcing business of Wipro Limited on Thursday announced the launch of its nextgen care management olution for the US healthcare market, specifically aimed at primary care physicians and healthcare providers. The objectives of the Wipro solution are aligned with the United States` Medical Home and Accountabl
The government on Friday said it aims to raise Rs 40,000 crore through auction of spectrum, including the airwaves to be freed by cancellation of 122 licenses as per the Supreme Court order. In total, the government is targetting a revenue of Rs 58,217 crore in 2012-13 through the auction and various other fees and charges in the communication space. "...Rs 40
Cisco today announced its intent to acquire NDS Group Ltd, a leading provider of video software and content security solutions that enable service providers and media companies to securely deliver and monetise new video entertainment experiences. NDS uses the combination of a software platform and services to create differentiated video offerings for service providers that enable
The biggest challenge for the internet revolution is the unavailability of online content in regional languages, union minister of state for communications and information technology Sachin Pilot said here on Thursday. “Despite the fact that in India internet has been in use for more than two decades, and that the country has around 900 million mobile phone subscribers, th
The UIDAI has issued 13.80 crore Aadhaar cards till March 7, Minister of State for Planning Ashwani Kumar has said. "As many as 13.80 crore Aadhaar have been issued as on March 7, 2012, against 19.29 (crore) resident data packets received at the Central Identities Data Repository," Kumar said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. Till February, the expendi
Bringing the curtains down on a 244-year-old legacy, Encyclopaedia Britannica is stopping its famed 32-volume print edition. A popular reference book dotting the shelves of libraries and institutions worldwide, only the digital versions of Encyclopaedia Britannica would be available once the existing inventory of print editions is exhausted. The announcement by US-
A faster, upgraded version of Aakash tablet -- touted to be the world`s cheapest -- would be launched in April without hike in price, Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal said today. Sibal said during Question Hour in Lok Sabha that Datawind will supply one lakh high speed tablets with a longer battery life and better screen. "These higher specific
A total of 112 government websites belonging to various state government agencies, Planning Commission and Finance Ministry were hacked in the three- month period ending February 2012, Parliament was informed today. "During the period December 2011 to February 2012, a total number of 112 government websites were hacked," Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachi
The Indian Consulate in San Francisco has launched a new website as part of its effort to provide better and user friendly services to the large Indian American community living in the area. "We have tried to provide the information one is actually looking for, rather than displaying the information easily available with the Consulate," Indian Consul General N Parthasar
The Telecom Department has convened a high-level meeting Thursday to discuss the preparedness of mobile service providers to track caller location on real-time basis by the deadline of May 31. In view of security concerns, Home Ministry through Telecom Department had asked mobile service providers to acquire by May 31 the capabilities to track location of a caller which could be
The city-based Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVP-NPA)-- a premiere police training institution, is working on a project to establish a virtual classroom to connect all the police training centres across the country. Apart from connecting the police training centres, SVP-NPA is also eyeing to connect all the Central Police Organisation (CPO) academies and is no
As part of police reforms, Andhra Pradesh government has decided to set up Greater Hyderabad Police Commissionerate for the state capital by merging the existing Hyderabad and Cyberabad police commissionerates. State DGP V Dinesh Reddy made this announcement during a press conference today. He said the new Greater Hyderabad Police Commissionerate would be headed by
A Parliamentary panel has strongly suggested inclusion of professional awards and degrees under a bill which seeks to set up a national academic depository to help students store and maintain their awards in electronic format. The committee felt all kinds of awards -- professional or technical -- should be covered under the National Academic Depository Bill, 2011 so that students
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the sectoral tribunal TDSAT`s verdict upholding the Centre`s decision to allocate GSM spectrum to CDMA operators. The COAI`s plea has sought cancellation of spectrum allotted to CDMA players, which were allowed to have dual technology and the allocation of spectrum to the GSM players throug
Beleaguered Internet firm Yahoo! has sued social networking major Facebook, alleging violations of as many as ten patents including those related to online advertising and personal privacy. Marking the escalation of patent disputes in the fast growing social media sector, Yahoo!`s salvo comes at a time when Facebook is preparing for a mammoth initial share sale. Le
The Information and Broadcasting ministry has opened a dedicated account on social networking site Facebook to interact with people to create awareness about its plans to digitise the cable sector. "The Government has launched a new and dedicated facebook account, namely, www.facebook.com /DigitalIndiaMIB to facilitate exchange of information and clarifications on a wider ca
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi is likely to spell out a blue print for upgrading signalling and telecommunication system to prevent accidents in the upcoming Rail Budget despite financial constraints. Besides, the Rail Budget will have proposals for state-of-the-art coach manufacturing units in Karnataka and Gujarat. Railways which has sought Rs 50,000 crore from
The Department of Telecommunications plans to start auction of 2G spectrum by December 20 and allocate spectrum to players in March next year. "We will need time at least till December 20 to start auction of spectrum. There are various processes before it and will have to stick to strict deadline to meet this date," a senior Telecom Ministry official told PTI.
Yahoo! filed a lawsuit against Facebook accusing the social networking giant of patent infringement. Yahoo!, in the suit filed in US District Court yesterday for the Northern District of California, accused Facebook of infringing on 10 of its patents. "For much of the technology upon which Facebook is based Yahoo! got there first and was therefore granted pate
UK is in security alert after Facebook spies created false profile for top NATO chief Commander James Stavridis to steal personal data from his high-ranking friends, a media report said. NATO`s most senior commander has been embroiled in a major security alert after a fake Facebook account was set up in his name by "Chinese spies". Senior British military
