CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat has written to Union Telecom Minister A Raja asking details of policy relating to maintenance of telephone calls records of private and state owned telecom service providers. Karat, a Rajya Sabha member from West Bengal, has asked Raja about the policy for automatic preservation of call records by private telecom companies and government ow
IT peripherals manufacturer TVS-Electronics has launched a new keyboard TVS Gold Bharat with the Indian Rupee symbol key, a top company official said. "TVS-E Becomes the first and only Indian IT company to incorporate the new Indian Rupee symbol on its keyboard," TVS Electronics Managing Director S S Raman said in a statement. The keyboard comes with vari
The United States today offered North Korea an online welcome to Twitter but warned the reclusive regime it might wind up with more than it bargained for entering the connected world. The US State Department`s chief spokesman, Philip Crowley, turned to his own account on the popular micro-blogging site to "welcome North Korea to Twitter and the networked world."
Amid mounting concerns over the move to hike the H-1B and L1 visa fee, the US has said it could have an adverse impact on Indian companies and efforts were underway to mitigate it. However, Washington exuded confidence that the long-term economic partnership with India would continue to deepen and strengthen. "We understand the Government of India`s concerns.
A one-day symposium on `Public Key Infrastructure` will be held here on August 19, which will be inaugurated by Kerala DGP Jacob Punnoose. Director General C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) Rajan T Joseph, Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA), Department of Information Technology, Union government, Dr N Vijayaditya, will preside over the function, a C-DAC
Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) is taking the help of Global Positioning System (GPS) for monitoring movement of garbage collection vans. "The VMC decided to introduce the system following complaints in regard to failure of the door-to-door garbage collection service due to alleged corruption in awarding the contract to a private contractor," civic Commissioner Man
Domestic handset makers are packing in features like FM radio, music player and bluetooth at affordable prices, turning mobile phones into "swiss knife of communication," a study says. According to research firm IDC`s India Mobile Handsets Tracker study, while 65 per cent of the total handset sold in 2009 were equipped with FM radio, 36 per cent of the phones sold compr
A revolution is in the offing for deaf and hearing-impaired people with scientists testing a new mobile device which they claim will transmit American Sign Language over cellular networks. Developed by engineers at the University of Washington (UW), MobileASL uses motion detection technology to identify American Sign Language (ASL) and transmit video images over cell networks in
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is understood to be planning to bring in more electronic items, including laptops and set top boxes (STBs), under a voluntary star labelling scheme by this financial year. Under the scheme, manufacturers voluntarily disclose energy consumption of their products or how energy efficient their products are by giving different star ratings.
IT and Internet service provider Zylog Systems yesterday announced the launch of Internet Bandwidth solution `Wi5 IBS` in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka markets. "Wi5 IBS provides organisations bandwidth by analysing and understanding their requirements. Organisations can customise their bandwidth anytime as per their requirement through the Bandwidth Access Manage
The roll-out of much-awaited 3G services by mobile service providers will lead to increase in the number of Internet Telephony Service Providers and sharp reduction in International Long Distance call rates due to mobile VOIP service, a top official of a VOIP company said. "Mobile phone customers with 3G subscriptions will be able to replace high cost ILD calls by making VOI
Computer security products firm, Quick Heal, has raised Rs 60-crore from Sequoia Capital by divesting a minority stake to fuel its entry into newer geographies, ramp-up research and fund future acquisitions. Quick Heal, which controls a 30 per cent market share in the Rs 350-crore Indian anti-virus programmes market, had recorded a turnover of Rs 100-crore in FY 10 and has been g
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today launched the second phase of pan-African e-network project that offers a range of services in tele-education and tele-medicine to African nations. Launching the project that would provide distance education and tele-medicine services to cover 12 new nations, Krishna asked them to take full advantage of the services offered by India in t
Ahead of the deadline given by the government to BlackBerry-maker RIM for addressing security concerns, the government has asked telecom operators to set up legal intervention facilities for such services. The Department of Telecom (DoT) has sent a communication to nine operators that are currently offering BlackBerry services, including state-owned BSNL and MTNL, to enable legal
After BlackBerry, the government is likely to ask two online service providers -- Google and Skype -- to allow security agencies to access communications on their networks. The Department of Telecom (DoT) had held a meeting recently and discussed the security concerns related to voice and messaging services on the Internet offered by Google and Skype in India. Both
In a bid to spur innovation in key sectors of the economy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today approved the setting up of a National Innovation Council, headed by telecom czar Sam Pitroda, with special focus on micro, small and medium enterprises for 2010-20. The Council has been given the mandate to evolve an Indian model for the Decade of Innovation focusing on inclusive growth
Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today announced setting up of a committee to strengthen and improve the State Public Service Commission. Speaking at a meeting convened to review the functioning of the Maharashtra State Public Service Commission (MPSC), Chavan said he would accord top priority to providing budgetary provisions, adequate office space, computerisation and en
The government is considering a GPS-enabled plan for recording biometric attendance of NREGA workers, the Lok Sabha was informed today. "The Ministry is considering rolling out a GPS enabled plan of biometric attendance for Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers and a policy in this regard is under consideration," Minister of State for Rural Development Pradeep Jain Aditya said i
Five persons including a Nigerian were arrested today for duping a women here of over Rs 7 lakh through an e-mail, police said. "A woman had deposited Rs 7 lakh in response to an e-mail stating that she has been chosen for a jackpot of USD 7.5 million," said IG Police Dadra Nagar Haveli Mukesh Chandra. When even after depositing the amount she did not rec
Mahindra Satyam today said a New York court has given a favourable judgment in its lawsuit against Upaid Systems and ruled that the British company is responsible for all the tax liability on the settlement amount of USD 70 million paid by the IT firm. "The court adjudged and declared that the Settlement Agreement requires that Upaid must cooperate with the Escrow Agent (IDB
