Taking a strong stand against protectionist measures taken by the US administration, Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) today said American companies should not be allowed to participate in Indian e-governance projects. "Presently the major beneficiaries of the e-governance projects outsourced by the Union and state governments are US companies
Israeli government offices that provide an array of public services are pulling the plug on online payments on the Jewish Sabbath and holidays. The move has created new potential for friction between the religious minority and security majority in the Jewish state. Ultra-Orthodox Cabinet ministers are leading the charge to enforce the religious prohibition on spend
Tata Nano has been sold online, with a US-based doctor buying the small car for his family in Varanasi through eBay Motors India. The site is an online market place for sale of pre-owned cars, bikes & commercial vehicles in the country. Tata Nano was bought online by Minhaj Naiyer from Mumbai dealer JMD Auto India. He won the auction for the 2010 Nano LX at Rs
Roll-out of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) will force operators offer best Quality of Service (QoS) to the 652.42 million subscribers, say telecom firms in response to TRAI`s consultation paper on protecting consumers` interests. "With MNP due for launch from October 31, 2010, the service providers will not want to lose their customers and are certainly going to raise their
Telecom major Bharti Airtel today said it has selected global technology giant IBM to manage computing technology and services for its African business. The company has selected IBM to manage the computing technology and services that power Bharti Airtel`s mobile communications network spanning 16 African countries, Bharti said in a statement. The strategic partner
The Karnataka High Court today directed the government to produce the hard disks of the computers used to enter the marks of interviewed candidates in Hassan and Mysore Medical colleges whose appointments were cancelled on the ground of irregularities. The direction was given during the hearing of writ petitions challenging cancellation of appointments of 375 para-medical staff o
The Karnataka Sahithya Academy has launched its website, karnatakasahithyaacademy.org - offering detailed information on writers in the state, academy Chairman M H Krishnaiah has said. The academy was in the process of uploading information on the various awards that Kannada writers had received, on the website, he said. Under the ?Swanta Kaviteya Odu` programme, t
Amid discussions with India on lawful interception of data sent from BlackBerry devices, the smartphone maker, Research in Motion, has said it cannot compromise the security architecture of its enterprise solution. The company is continuing discussions with governments in India, the UAE and other countries, as well as with service providers, and "believe we have made good pr
The number of tip-offs received by an Internet hot line about illegal information on websites soared 75.3 per cent in the first half of this year from a year before to hit a record half-year high of over 18,000, the National Police Agency has said. During the January-June period, the Internet Hotline Center received 18,542 reports of illegal information posted on websites, such a
A Nigerian national was among three persons arrested for allegedly duping a man of nearly Rs three lakh after tricking him into believing that he had won an online lottery of Rs 5 crore, police said today. Frank Nawabu, a Nigerian national residing in Mumbai, Anil Kumar of Kolkata and Sujit Kumar of Bihar were arrested by the Ambala Police from Dhaula Kuan in Delhi.
The cabinet committee on economic affairs today approved an amount of Rs 935 crore as the revised cost estimate for implementing the e-Courts project in the country. The cost approved earlier for the project in 2007, was Rs 441.8 crore. e-Courts is one of the key mission mode projects (MMPs) under the national e-governance plan (NeGP). With the revised estimates the MMP will now be exte
Broadband connectivity as well as development of applications in regional languages related to health, education, and government services is being encouraged to fulfil rural requirements. During a live demonstration of tele-medicine initiative in Ajmer yesterday Union Minister of State for Communications and IT, Sachin Pilot emphasized the need of extending high speed broadband to all village P
Authorities in the Czech Republic have banned Google Inc from continuing its mapping feature "Street VieW" in the eastern European country. The Czech Office for Personal Data Protection said Google has not been granted a necessary registration for the activity. Spokeswoman Hana Stepankova, however, declined to give any further details today and said offic
Targeting the new digital media, entertainment firm Eros International Media Ltd today said it is working with social networking sites for film distribution. "The distribution of movies through social networking media could be a two fold strategy. One is that we give them content and monetise it through advertisements, the other is through subscription," Executive Direc
Bharti Airtel is all set to start financial services on mobile phones as the company has been granted a licence by the Reserve Bank of India recently. "Bharti Airtel was granted the licence to use the Semi Closed Wallet by the RBI in this quarter. This allows a customer to exchange physical cash for virtual money which can be stored on mobile phone to pay for goods/services
The recent hike in H-1B and L1 visa fee to raise USD 600 million for securing the American border with Mexico is "a bad policy" for the US and could very well "sour" its ties with India whose IT sector is affected by the move, two noted economic experts have said. "Regrettably, what might be good politics is bad policy for America. It is unlikely to raise
Against the backdrop of rising anti-outsourcing sentiment in the US, the Government today said Indian IT companies should diversify their export markets and reach out to Europe, Africa and Asia in a bigger way. "We (IT companies) must diversify our export destinations to reach out to Europe, Africa and Asia so that there is the balanced approach in terms of export destinatio
Infosys BPO today said it has received the Payment Card Industry`s Data Security standards (PCI-DSS) certification which signifies that the company is committed towards data protection and information management strategy and places. The certification involves verification of the implementation of a number of mandated control objectives that are specific to technology design, netw
The tangled chargers could soon be a thing of past, as Japanese scientists have developed a system that would allow you recharge your mobile phones and laptops wirelessly. Developed by Japanese technology firm Fujitsu, the system is capable of simultaneously charging multiple portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras and laptop computers without the need
All the over 60 lakh students in Kerala will get Unique Identity Number during the current academic year as part of Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) initiative. The scheme, being put in practise with the help of `IT @ School` project, will pilot this in two schools in the next month, Project Director K Anvar Sadath told PTI here. Kerala will become the first
