Enterprise software and services provider Ramco Systems today launched a new software for the cloud computing platform that will help companies manage their expenditures in an effective manner. Ramco launched OnDemand Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (Rode 2.0) software for the cloud computing platform, the company said in a statement. Cloud computing refers to a
Internet might have changed the world in a big way, but about 84 per cent of people in rural India remain unaware of the phenomenon, as poor infrastructure has kept it from reaching the masses, says a report. Further, it found that 38 per cent people in rural areas do not feel the need for the Internet. Lack of infrastructure that has prevented Internet penetration
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today criticised the UPA government at the Centre for it`s `indulgence to privatisation`. Inaugurating "WIMAX" (Wireless Broadband) services in Tripura at a function organised by BSNL here, Sarkar said as part of its policy, the UPA government was encouraging the private sector and discouraging the public sector which was disastrous f
The sky is the limit in Indo-Russian cooperation in the field of hi-technology and both the nations could benefit from their core competence, former Indian President A P J Abdul Kalam said today. "Sky is the limit and we need to move from highly successful BrahMos JV to similar ventures in commercial sector involving the use of hi-tech," Kalam said addressing the studen
The tax department has extended the deadline for filing income tax form `ITR-V`, which is necessary to process the returns filed electronically. The forms can now be filed to central processing centre (CPC) at Bangalore by December 31 this year or 120 days from the date of filing whichever is later, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said in a statement.
North East Frontier Railway`s material management department has taken an initiative to implement e-procurement to achieve higher level of transparency and healthy competition amongst bidders. E-procurement, initiated since April, is not only convenient for prospective bidders but also saves time and cost in procurement process for both the bidders as well as the railways, a NF R
Setting aside the Karnataka High Court`s order on taxation of payments made by local entities to MNCs, the Supreme Court today asked it to decide the case afresh. The Supreme court directed the High Court to decide afresh whether remittances paid by IT firms to MNCs for selling their products here translates into royalty and if tax can be levied on them or not. A b
Enterprise Architecture is set to be the next big game changer in India,prompted by new challenges, including the need for enterprises to support a hetrogeneous customer base, growing competition from global firms and need for short-response cycles. An enterprise architecture (EA) is a conceptual blueprint that defines the structure and operation of an organisation through which
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), will lay Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) through Bangladesh to connect the state capital with Akhaura, the nearest town in the neighbouring country, BSNL sources said. BSNL Tripura General Manager Debkumar Chakraborty told reporters that the distance between Agartala and Akhaura was 12 km and the BSNL would lay optical fibre to connect the two towns.
Srinagar Police today said it will register a case against two prominent social networking sites for uploading of a three-minute video purportedly showing four youths being paraded naked by some uniformed personnel in Sopore area of Kashmir. "A formal case is being registered against the YouTube and Facebook networks and investigation is on to locate the persons responsible
Punjab today invited IT majors TCS, Infosys and Wipro, among others, to set up shop in the predominantly agrarian state that is seeking to position itself as the `Best IT destination`. "Today, I have written to three IT companies - TCS, Wipro and Infosys - to come here and set up their offices in Mohali," State Industries and Commerce Minister Manoranjan Kalia told repo
Infosys BPO today said it will increase the total headcount of its Poland operations to 1,500 in the next twelve months. "The company currently employees 950 people, at least in next twelve months we should get to a level of around 1,500," Infosys BPO MD & CEO Dandapani Swaminathan told PTI here. Besides, Swaminathan expects to "double the invest
Rentala Chandrasekhar, Secretary, Department of Information Technology has been given additional charge of Department of Telecommunication under the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. Chandrasekhar is IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre of 1975 batch and is credited with establishing India’s first department of information technology (DIT), in his home s
Maharashtra will soon have all its official websites in Marathi. "The websites of various departments of the state government will be made available in Marathi and also in upgraded form," Chief Minister Ashok Chavan announced at a function late last evening. Chavan made the announcement after it was pointed to him by the Observer Research Foundation and M
Mobile telephony services company MTS today launched a range of internet enabled smart phones for the trendy and techonolgy oriented new generation subscribers, especially the college going and young professionals. The smart phones are among the most competitive and fully loaded devices which will set a benchmark in the industry with 3G capabilities, Vsevolod Rozanov, President a
The Central Board of Secondary Education would be coming out with a virtual lab in which students can perform chemical experiments several times on the internet to help them understand concepts better. Several students were afraid of handling chemicals in laboratories and did not attend laboratory sessions in schools, Vineet Joshi, Chairman, CBSE, said. "When
US search engines, Google and Microsoft`s Bing did not apply for the Internet map service licenses which was granted by China to first batch of 31 Chinese and joint-venture operators, sparking speculation about their future operations in that country. China which has tightened rules over circulation of maps in the internet citing security reasons, granted licenses to the operator
Research, development and the exchange of experience to harmonise the development process will be on the priority agenda of the National Innovation Council (NIC) when it meets for the first time tomorrow. Set up by the Prime Minister under the chairmanship of Sam Pitroda, the council will energise innovation initiatives so as to make them a part of the national effort aimed at re
Panchayati Raj institutions will be active partners in the ambitious Unique Identification Number programme. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Unique Identification Authority of India have agreed to work together in ensuring organic linkages of Panchayati Raj institutions in the UID Mission on a continuing basis. The linkages will not only be for enrolments at the
Union Minister of State for Planning V Narayanasamy today assured the IT industry that their concerns over the proposed Direct Taxes Code and lapse of Tax concessions would be taken up with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. "You are one of the largest employment providers in the country and the Governemnt would come to your support.The tax
