The government yesterday said it has extended the timeline for implementation of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) to October 31, 2010. The MNP is a service that allows a mobile user to change his operator while retaining the number. "Keeping in mind the complexity of testing involved before MNP is implemented and the status of (implementation) various operators
A malicious mail containing a dangerous computer virus from the email ID of the Indian Ambassador in Uzbekistan to some senior officials of the Home Ministry has sent alarm bells ringing in the security establishment here. It is feared that the mail box of the diplomat may have been compromised by hackers. The `trojan` virus concealed inside a sham list of indigeno
The US is in touch with India to address its concerns over the hike in H1-B and L1 visa fee, which would adversely affect Indian IT companies, a senior administration official has said. "We are in touch with the Indian Government and are trying as best as we can to answer the questions they have about this new law," the official, familiar with the ongoing Indo-US talks
In a bid to strengthen the public distribution system (PDS) in the state, the Orissa government today introduced multi-model biometric ration card on a pilot basis in Rayagada district. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the new model, which was developed by United Nation World Food Programme (UNWFP), that will be implemented by the food and civil supplies and consumer welfar
India`s domestic business process management services segment is expected to achieve a revenue of USD 1.6 billion by 2014 from USD 521 million in 2009, according to research firm Gartner. Gartner has forecast that revenue from BPO services within the domestic market will grow by 31.1 per cent from USD 521 million in 2009 to reach USD 683 million in 2010 and experience steady grow
To widen house tax net and detect defaulters, the MCD is planning to create a comprehensive database of properties in Delhi after streamlining relevant information collected from various sources. The civic body plans to bring 10 lakh more properties in the tax base this fiscal for which it needs detailed data about a number of properties in the city. While it can g
The government has expressed its unhappiness with private telecom operators for not coming forward to join hands in restoring communication links in cloudburst-hit Leh but lauded state-owned BSNL for its quick response. "I am disheartened to see that the private operators did not offer adequate support for the people of Leh...At this hour of distress, as a responsible corpor
`Connect-2010` focusing on IT and related sectors will be held here on September 8 and 9. It is being organised by Confederation of Indian Industry, in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu government and Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. "CII is organising `Connect-2010`, the tenth edition of country`s premier (IT) event, at Chennai Trade Cen
The Pentagon has said it would not negotiate for a "sanitised" release of thousands of sensitive Afghan war documents, currently in possession of whistleblower website WikiLeaks that has plans to make them public. The Defence Department however acknowledged that an attempt was made to contact the lawyer of the website. WikiLeaks, which has already release
The mobile subscriber base in the country is projected to cross the 1 billion mark by 2014, driven by additions in rural areas, global consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers said today. According to a PwC report titled, `Indian 3G broadband subscribers`, "The mobile subscriber base is projected to cross one billion in 2014." In addition, the report said
After much deliberations, Railways have decided to introduce anti-collision device (ACD) across the rail network in the country to prevent train mishaps. The pan-India initiative will cost over Rs 2,000 crores and likely to be introduced in Southern Railway in the first phase in September, said a senior Railway Ministry official. The device first developed by Konka
Intel Corp will snap up Texas Instruments` cable modem product line for an undisclosed amount, a move aimed at strengthening the chip maker`s presence in the cable industry and related market. Without divulging any financial details, Intel in a statement today said the deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010. Both companies have entered into an agre
Telecom major Alcatel-Lucent today said they are in talks with various service providers, including Reliance Industries and Tikona Digital Networks for deploying infrastructure for mobile broadband services. RIL, Tikona and others emerged winners in the recent auction to bag spectrum for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) services and the government has already alloted radio frequen
With increasing interest in cloud computing services globally, where applications and software are made available on pay-per-use model, Indian IT firms, too, are expected to join the bandwagon in a big way over the next 2-3 years, says research firm Ernst & Young (E&Y). Cloud computing refers to a pay-per-use model, where applications and software are accessed over Intern
An increasing number of people are going online for finance-related content, with 19.7 million Internet users in the country logging on to business websites in June, says a survey. Males, especially those between 25-34 years, accounted for 72 per cent of the total visitors to business sites, according to web research firm comScore. "19.7 million Internet users
Amid mounting pressure from Home Ministry on the BlackBerry smartphone maker to share data interception technology, Telecom Ministry said the service could be monitored with the help of internet operators. "Enterprise mail services offered on BlackBerry platform and other services provided on Virtual Private Network (VPN) ...can possibly be monitored by feeding back a clear
WikiLeaks moved its servers from the US to Sweden in 2007 to take advantage of laws protecting whistleblowers and a culture supportive of online mavericks. Sweden`s support for Internet freedom has made it a base for cyberactivists ranging from a Chechen rebel site to the file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay. But even here, WikiLeaks may not be home free.
The Maharashtra Government today said it would start collecting data for the Centre`s ambitious Unique Identification Cards (UID) system from November 1. "We have decided to start registering people for UID system from November 1," Chief Minister Ashok Chavan told reporters here. The process would go on till February under which 13 different identities of
Portraying the shortage of right talent for companies to hire, a latest study said just 18 per cent of the fresh technical graduates surveyed possessed right skills to be eligible for jobs in IT services companies. As per the study of over 40,000 technical graduates by assessment technology company Aspiring Minds, a majority of fresh engineering graduates require additional train
The state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will soon launch a new service called `Mobile Money Transfer` to provide banking facilities to its customers at its doorstep, a BSNL official said today. Under the proposed service, the customers will be able to pay their bills on either mobile or landline phones by simply making a call to their banks to transfer money for payment o
