The government has proposed to set up mobile communication towers in the vicinity of Indo-Pak border in various states, as part of drive to expand and improve the quality of services. "Total 104 towers are proposed to be set up by BSNL in the vicinity of the Indo-Pak border in the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat during 2010-11," Minister of St
Mobile service providers will have to pay a fine of Rs five lakh per mobile phone tower from November if it does not conform to internationally accepted limits of radiation, government told the Lok Sabha today. "To avoid health hazard from radiation of Mobile Towers, Department of Telecom has issued instructions to all Access Service Providers to conform to the limits of rad
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to launch the nation-wide project of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in Andhra Pradesh in the third or fourth week of this month, Chief Minister K Rosaiah said last week. The Chief Minister, who chaired the first meeting of the empowered committee on UIDAI in the Secretariat here, said the state was ahead of other sta
With no less than finance minister Pranab Mukherjee getting unsolicited calls on his mobile, the communications ministry has decided to act tough and involve the regulator Trai to curb the nuisance. Communications and information technology minister A Raja today said the ministry has involved the Trai to keep a tab on telemarketing calls. Replying to a question on
Global steel giant ArcelorMittal has won a cybersquatting case against a Mumbai-based firm that was using some websites, similar to the trademark of the NRI billionaire LN Mittal-led company. A Mumbai-based firm, known as Taj Group of Companies, had registered five websites--arcelorcement.com, arcelorlabs.com, arcelorlaboratories.com, arcelorchemicals.net and arcelorchemicals.com
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, today announced the launch of the latest versions of its flagship consumer products Kaspersky internet security 2011 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011. "The new products take full advantage of the most innovative cutting-edge technologies to provide more accurate detection and an even-faster response to a
Blackberry has made a fresh attempt to break the logjam over its services in India by offering "metadata" and relevant information to security agencies which will enable them in lawful interception but has failed to enthuse them. According to minutes of the meeting between government officials and Canadian firm Research in Motion (RIM), makers of BlackBerry, RIM represe
A leading security solution provider RSA has said that with increased usage of debit cards for online financial transactions, banks need to strengthen their security network to avoid frauds. "The usage of debit cards is six times higher than that of credit cards. In such a scenario, it becomes crucial that banks secure online transactions for their customers, especially thos
Internet titan Google, which is on an acquisition spree, said it will buy San Fransisco-based social technology firm Slide for an undisclosed amount. Slide will be Google`s 23rd buyout this year so far. As per the company`s recent quarterly filing with the SEC, Google acquired 20 companies in the first half of the year. It also bought two firms, ITA Software and Metaweb Technolog
A Swedish Internet company said today it had been helping whistleblower website WikiLeaks since 2008 by hosting its servers at a secret basement location in a Stockholm suburb. WikiLeaks "contacted us through a third party in Sweden a few years ago and ... their traffic goes through us," Mikael Viborg, the 27-year-old head of the PRQ Internet hosting company, told AFP.
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has re-started SMS services in Leh, that had been banned in the state a few months due to security reasons, to help in relief and rescue operations in the region devastated by cloudburst and flash floods that have left 145 people dead. State government sources said that the step was taken as a goodwill gesture as it will not only help rescue perso
In the wake of increasing extortion threats from small militant groups in Meghalaya, the government has put SIM card distributors under scanner, officials said. The issue was discussed by Chief Minister Mukul Sangma during a meeting with senior administration officials to review law and order at Tura in West Garo Hills on Saturday. Traders and government officials
House designing is now going the electronic way and consumers can get a design for their homes at the click of the mouse. Purchase and sale of homes over internet is already an established market with at least a dozen nation-wide players operating in this segment and the experts now believe that the fast-growing reach of world-wide-web provides impressive growth opportunity for a
Kuwait said today it had no plans to ban some BlackBerry services over security concerns as neighbouring Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are threatening to do. "At the moment, I can tell you that there is no intention to stop BlackBerry services in Kuwait," communications minister Mohammad al-Baseeri told reporters. He said, however, that the oil-ri
South Western Railways today stole a march over its sister zonal railways in launching an audio and video system in non-Shatabdi express trains. South Western Railway General Manager Kuldip Chaturvedi inaugurated the on board audio-video infotainment system in Chamunmdi Express that runs between Mysore and Bangalore. Divisional Manager B B Verma said under the faci
TCS BPO Services, the business process outsourcing arm of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has won six awards for outstanding HR leadership at Asia`s Best Employer Brand Awards 2010, in Singapore. TCS BPO was nominated across six different speciality areas of HR excellence and was recognised among the frontrunners across Asia Pacific in all six of these categories, receiving the
IT-BPO industry body Nasscom today criticised the US`s Border Security Bill, which will be funded by increasing the fees for H-1B and L-1 visas, saying the move will "unfairly reduce competitiveness of Indian firms", as they will have to pay an additional USD 250 million per year. "While we understand the need for the US to protect its South-West borders, it seems
Criticising companies outsourcing highly-paid American jobs, a US Senator has described Indian IT major Infosys as a "chop shop", a place where stolen cars are dismantled and parts sold separately. The comments were made by Democrat Senator of New York Charles E Schumer during discussions on the Border Security Bill, a USD 600-million emergency package aimed at strength
North India`s first cyber laboratory became functional at Haryana Police Akademi, Madhuban, in Karnal district today. The state-of-the-art laboratory set up at a cost of Rs 60 lakh was inaugurated by Pramod Bhasin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Genpact Cyber Company. Haryana Director General of Police, R S Dalal, who addressed the inaugural function, said
After its first attempt to hold the Common Admission Test for admission into IIMs in computer -based format was marred by glitches last year, American firm Prometric has dropped NIIT as the delivery partner and chosen two new service providers for the job. Prometric attributed the decision to NIIT`s inability to participate in the computer-based test this time. &qu
