Telecom operators may have given compliance reports on upgrading their networks to intercept BlackBerry services, but the maker of the high-end handsets, Research In Motion, has asserted there is "no change" to its security architecture, which is the same around the world. "No changes to the security architecture for BlackBerry Enterprise Server customers since, co
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will come out with a regulation on curbing unsolicited calls and messaging before November 15, its Chairman J S Sharma said today. "We have finished the entire process of consultations. We are in the process of finalising the regulation for unsolicited calls and messaging. We wanted to do it by the end of October bu
Ushering in next-generation reform of the telecom sector, mobile subscribers will be able to change service providers while retaining phone numbers from November 25. To begin with, the concept of Mobile Number Portability (MNP), which allows subscribers to change operators while retaining the same number, will be introduced in Haryana. It will be extended to other circles in the
The government today said it will not intervene in US-based Qualcomm`s plans to sell their recently acquired BWA spectrum to telcos, unless it infringes any rule. Asked whether the telecom department will look into the matter, DoT Secretary R Chandrasekhar on the sidelines of PanIIT event said, "No, not unless there is any infringement. We will not look into t
The Jharkhand government is acquiring 1,000 acres of land near Ranchi for developing an IT hub with a view to make the state new `silicon valley` of the country, a senior official said today. The Chief Secretary of Jharkhand, Ashok Kumar Singh, told PTI that the state government has decided to make the state the new "silicon valley" of the country and for this purpose C
IT major Infosys has bagged orders from 11 regional rural banks in the last six months for implementation of its Finacle core banking solution, a senior company official said. "We have got orders from 11 regional rural banks (RRBs) for implementation of core banking solution (CBS) between April-September," Finacle, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Senior Vice-President & G
A detailed project report (DPR) has been finalised for connecting employment exchanges across the country through an e-governance initiative to be implemented at an estimated cost of Rs 2,167 crore. The project will enable job seekers to register online from any employment exchange across the country, apart from seeking guidance and counselling. "The DPR has b
The Public Diplomacy Division of External Affairs Ministry, Delhi Traffic Police and Gujarat Government were today honoured for innovative use of social media and online initiatives. The India eGov 2.0 awards were set up by Elets Technomedia to reward government and PSU online initiatives for governance and social development in the country. With aims to felicitate
An Indian firm today launched a software service saying that it provides an alternative to the controversial BlackBerry services that have run into rough weather with the government over interception of its data. The new service, called `Bharat Berry`, was on testing mode for the past few days and the state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot formally launched it here today.
Climbers at the top of Mount Everest, the world`s highest peak, will now be able to make video calls and surf the Internet on their mobile phones, a Nepalese telecom group claims. Ncell, a subsidiary of Swedish phone giant TeliaSonera, said yesterday it had set up a high-speed third-generation (3G) phone base station at an altitude of 5,200 meters (17,000 feet) near Gorakshep vil
BlackBerry smartphone makers today assured the Government that it would provide "final solution" to legal interception to its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) services by January 31 next year but chose to remain silent on its enterprise email facility. A Home Ministry spokesman today issued a statement that discussions were on between Canadian-manufacturer of the smartphone -
Under fire for alleged irregularities in allocation of 2G spectrum, Telecom Minister A Raja today ruled out his resignation in the wake of the Supreme Court`s sharp criticism of CBI`s "slipshod" investigations into the case. "If it is necessary, I can (quit) but where is the necessity", he said when asked on the apex court`s observations. The Su
State-owned BSNL today said it has signed a pact with IT firm Datacraft Asia to set up data centres and provide IT-related services to customers with an initial investment of Rs 200 crore. In the first phase BSNL and Datacraft will open data centres in six regions with an investment of Rs 200 crore. Both the companies did not reveal the revenue sharing.
Wipro Technologies, the global consulting, system integration and outsourcing arm of Wipro Ltd, today announced it has entered into a five-year strategic partnership with Electricity North West Ltd. The partnership is to deliver end-to-end service transition and transformational services to maintain its IT systems through a managed service framework. "This col
Four Australian police officers have been sacked and seven others fined for circulating "highly offensive" racist e-mails, including one in which they were caught joking about electrocution of an Indian man and suggesting it could be "a way to fix the Indian student problem" here. Two sergeants, one leading senior constable and one senior constable in Australi
The government plans to take steps to bring down broadband access costs and is committed to connecting every single panchayat in the country with high- speed Internet in two years, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said here today. "The commitment of the government of India has been that by 2012, we will connect every single panchayat with high- speed
To arrest the fast depleting user base of its landline services, the state-run telecom major BSNL today announced a free mobile SIM with its wired connection. Announcing the scheme named `Pyari Jodi` here, Union Minister of State for Communications & IT Sachin Pilot said to begin with, the scheme will be rolled out in Mumbai and then to rest of Maharashtra and Goa.
World`s largest PC chip maker Intel today said it has entered into an alliance with global firms like BMW, Lockheed Martin, Shell and JP Morgan Chase to lay a road map towards adoption of cloud computing. An alliance of 70 companies, including the Bombay Stock Exchange and CtrlS from India, the Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) will lay out future hardware and software requirement
The first day of the CAT online exam for admission to prestigious IIMs went off "smoothly" yesterday with over 4500 students sitting for the test. "The exam passed off smoothly in all the centres," said Convener CAT-2010 and IIM, Lucknow, professor Himanshu Rai. Some of the students were turned back as they reported late to the centres, he said.
Scientists have developed a new software for mobile phones which they claim could track your facial features in real-time and tell who you are and where are you looking. The software, which is a result of 20 years of research by scientists at the University of Manchester, is believed to be unrivalled for speed and accuracy and could lead to facial recognition replacing passwords
