Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will launch its `Aadhaar` enrolment project in the Union territory. The process was being done in partnership with the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs of the territorial government, UIDAI deputy director general Ashok Dalwai told reporters here today. According to a proposal, the Union Territory`s e
IT hardware firm HCL Infosystems today said it has received a multi-crore rupee deal from Assam Electronics Development Corporation Ltd (AMTRON) to provide 7,200 units of its brand of laptops. HCL Infosystems will be partnering with the state government to provide HCL ME Laptops, HCL Infosystems said in a statement. The Education Department (Secondary) under Govern
Lawmakers in Britain`s lower house of parliament were today banned from using the Twitter microblogging website while sitting in the chamber. Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle gave the ruling after opposition Labour MP Kevin Brennan complained during a debate that Julian Huppert of the Liberal Democrat party, which is part of the governing coalition, was tweeting. Brenn
In a move that will adversely impact the country`s services sector, the government has withdrawn incentives to exporters of IT and ITeS, telecommunication and airlines services. The list of services eligible for duty credits under the `Served From India Scheme (SFIS) has been pruned by removing important areas such as computer consultancy services, software implementation, data p
Former India skipper Mohammed Azharuddin has joined the growing list of celebrities on social networking site Twitter. Azharuddin, a veteran of 99 Tests and 334 ODIs, will be available as -- twitter@mpazhar -- to his fans. Azhar, a Congress Member of Parliament from Moradabad, will soon be launching his website to connect with the people of his constituency.
The image of "Brand Hyderabad" among corporates appears to be intact and has overcome the fear of agitations over the separate Telangana issue, according to a senior govt official. Notwithstanding the agitations, there is a demand for as much as 5-6 million square feet of IT space in the city, according to Ratna Prabha, Principal Secretary, state Information Technology
One-third of China`s population were using the Internet at the end of 2010, taking the total number of people with net connections to 457 million, the China Internet Network Information Center has said. Over one-third or 34.3 per cent of China`s population were connected to the Internet at the end of last year, up 73.3 million from a year earlier, making them the largest net savv
IT hardware maker HCL Infosystems today said it will sell its wholly owned subsidiary HCL Infinet to internet services provider Tikona Digital Networks. The sale of shares is subject to and shall be effective post necessary regulatory approvals, HCL Infosystems said in a statement. When contacted, the company declined to comment on the deal size. &qu
With the Indian enterprise data market poised to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12 per cent over the next five years, the Ethernet market is likely to grow at 39 per cent over the period, an industry expert said. Ethernet is a physical and data link layer technology for local area networks, which is used by higher-level network protocols like Internet Protocol
The blueprint for the National Broadband Plan to connect 160 million Indian households with high-speed Internet connections by 2014 will be ready by the end of this fiscal, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said today. "The framework for the National Broadband Plan (NBP) will be finalised by the end of this fiscal (March 31)," IT & Telecom Minister Sibal said at a roundt
Social Science Research Network (SSRN), the US based online portal for research scholars, today entered into a partnership with SRM University with an objective of promoting research programmes among students. Though the portal, with a subscriber base of more than one lakh research scholars worldwide, already has parterships with Indian business schools such as the Indian Institu
The West Bengal government today launched a website to assist retired school teachers in finding the detailed status of their pension. "Retired school teachers will get the detailed status of their pension through banglarmukh.com. The
In a surprise move, Google co-founder Larry Page will replace Eric Schmidt and take over as Chief Executive Officer in April. Schmidt, 55, who became CEO in 2001, will assume the role of Executive Chairman, focusing externally on "deals, partnerships, customers and broader business relationships, government outreach and technology thought leadership, according to the officia
Concerned over rising incidents of cyber frauds, the RBI will soon ask banks to shift to chip- based ATM cards from the existing magnet strips ones and upgrade the currency vending machines. The RBI working group on information security, electronic banking and technology risk management has also made a case for setting up special cells on banking frauds in the state police depart
Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has finally had Internet access installed at home after her years of isolation were brought to an end two months ago, an aide said today. Her security chief Win Htein told AFP that the opposition leader was "glad" to be able to go online at her lakeside mansion in Yangon and would use the technology to contact her network of suppo
Even as Punjab has not been able to attract big ticket projects from IT giants like Infosys, TCS,the state has been declared as the preferred investment destination in the field of IT sector by a study. Revealing the facts of the `Investor Perception Study`, which was conducted by Punjab Infotech, state minister for Industry and Commerce Manoranjan Kalia said that seven out of ev
BlackBerry started blocking access to pornographic content on smartphones in the world`s most populous Muslim nation today after the government threatened to revoke its operating license. Playboy was among several websites that could not be accessed. "Thank God," Tifatul Sembiring, a conservative Muslim minister who has spearheaded filtering demands, wrot
Following the launch of mobile number portability (MNP), which lets people switch service providers without having to change their phone numbers, telecom operators like BSNL and MTS today announced various schemes to woo subscribers of other companies. State-owned BSNL will provide free 2G and 3G connections, besides free talktime to MNP customers migrating to BSNL.
Ushering in a new and consumer friendly regime in the sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today flagged off nation-wide Mobile Number Portability, a service that allows subscribers to change service provider while retaining the number. This would benefit over 700 million subscribers, both in GSM and CDMA categories in the country. The new policy would force the o
IT solutions provider 3i Infotech today said it has bagged a contract from Manipal Health Enterprises to provide end-to-end IT infrastructure solutions. The five-year engagement includes providing services like facility management, managed services and server room build, 3i Infotech said in a statement. However, the deal size was not disclosed. This
