State-run power distributor Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) consumers can now pay their bills on-line. MSEDCL has started its own payment gateway with the help of HDFC Bank to extend e-payment facility to all its consumers, excluding industrial and agricultural consumers (Low Tension consumers) in Maharashtra, today. With the introductio
A technical snag hit ICICI Direct, the country`s top brokerage house, disrupting its online trading services today. Investors were unable to log on to their accounts on ICICIdirect.com, a wing of ICICI Securities that offers retail trading and investment services. When contacted, a spokesperson from ICICI Securities said that "the problem was due to a technica
Minister of state for communications and IT, Sachin Pilot launched BSNL’s mobile services at Amarnath cave by making the fist call to N N Vohra, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, from the Holy cave. The shrine is located at height of 13,500 feet. The Yatra route, so far was not served by any telecom operator and would enjoy telecom services for the first time.
US aircraft builder Boeing today announced an agreement to acquire cyber-security firm, Narus Networks, which has a large base in India, to provide protection from cyber attacks and get integrated solutions to tackle them. Based in California and having a strong presence in Bangalore, Narus is a leading provider of real-time network traffic and analytics software used to protect
United Stock Exchange of India Ltd (USE) today announced the empanelment of Marketplace Technologies and Omnesys Technologies, leading providers of front office trading solutions as Independent Software vendors (ISV). USE members will now have an additional option to get the trading software from Marketplace Technologies or Omnesys Technologies, an exchange statement said here.
Researchers at the University of Southampton have been awarded a contract to design telecommunications networks across India and China. Professor Lajos Hanzo, Chair of Telecommunications at the University`s School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS), and his team are working in a consortium with nine UK institutions and seven Indian Institutes of Technology to design the ne
HCL Technologies founder director and COO S Raman, whose inspiring personality and expansive vision steered the company for over 30 years, passed away today at the age of 69. Raman had joined the HCL founding team 34 years ago, as a fellow-promoter and Technical Director of Hindustan Computers Ltd, and was responsible for architecting the company`s IT business, a company statemen
The government today alloted spectrum to four operators, including RIL-owned Infotel, in all 22 circles and Bharti Airtel in four, paving the way for starting high-speed mobile broadband. According to senior officials in the Department of Telecom (DoT) 20 Mhz of spectrum has been given to the four firms-- Infotel, Bharti, Aircel and Tikona Digital, which have licences to offer se
IT firm Mahindra Satyam (erstwhile Satyam Computers) today said that the Company Law Board has given it time till September 30 to publish various mandatory documents. "The Hon`ble Board (Company Law Board) has permitted extension of time up to September 30, 2010, for publication of financial results for the years ended March 31, 2009, and March 31, 2010," Mahindra Satya
Videocon today said that it has registered a complaint with the Cyber Crime Cell of the Mumbai police, asking them to investigate into fake portals of the company created by unknown persons. "We have registered a case with the Mumbai police in April and the case is currently under investigation," Bharat Business Channel Limited (BBCL) Chief Executive Officer Anil Khera
With a view to enhance its information communication technology services in India, networking giant Cisco Systems plans to hire 3,000 professionals over the next two years, a top company official said today. "We are quite happy about our Indian operations. As Bangalore is the second head office for Cisco after California, we want to increase our headcount here. We plan to hi
NASSCOM has invited enteries to design a logo for eGovReach, the e-government portal of NASSCOM. The eGovReach project will host an interactive portal with registrations open to NASSCOM members and non-members and help connect Government customers in India, with prospective partners capable of delivering products, solutions, and services. It will endeavor to fost
UIDAI has come out with a working paper on the role of `Aadhaar` (unique identification) number in Public Distribution System, which envisions to change the way the present system works. It outlines how the 12-digit `Aadhaar` number can be leveraged to make the PDS more efficient and transparent. The authority said it recognises that implementing the Right to Food
Public sector telecom player MTNL today said it will soon invite expressions of interest from private players for network deployment of broadband wireless access on a revenue sharing basis. "The expression of interest for BWA for deploying network on a revenue sharing basis, which was to open last month (June 19) will now be open shortly," MTNL chairman and managing dir
Infrastructure major HCC`s realty arm, Lavasa Corporation, that has floated a firm, MyCity Technology, in partnership with IT major Wipro, today tied-up with networking leader Cisco to provide Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services in the newly-created Lavasa city. MyCity Technology, a joint venture company between Lavasa, Wipro and Cisco, will invest around Rs 4
The Gujarat high court has issued a notice to the state government on a petition challenging e-voting which it plans to introduce in local bodies elections to be held later this year. The petition filed by Congress leaders Himmatsinh Patel and Sailesh Parmar has prayed for scrapping of online voting saying the system of online voting through internet or SMS by mobile would result
The fault in the Seacom undersea cable, which has led to disruption of Internet services between India and Africa, will take a week to repair, according to a Seacom spokesman. "This is the one thing we have been dreading," Seacom spokesperson Suveer Ramdhani told the daily Business Day. He said initial investigations reveal that there was a fault on the c
A Biodiversity Characterization project undertaken by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) here is currently creating a first of its kind database for the states of Maharashtra and Bihar. The project being handled by C-DAC`s Geomatics Solutions Development Group (GSDG) is focusing on identification of biologically rich sites facilitated by geoinformatics technolog
The telecom tribunal TDSAT today reserved its order on a plea by GSM operators against the recent hike in the spectrum usage charges by DoT. A Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) bench, headed chairman Justice S B Sinha, reserved its verdict after hearing the private telecom operators and the department of telecom. In March, the tribunal had
Telecom Commission, the policy making arm of DoT, will meet to consider the Sam Pitroda Committee report on restructuring of BSNL, which suggested splitting of the top post at the PSU, trimming the workforce and allowing 30 per cent disinvestment. The Full Telecom Commission Meeting to consider the recommendations of the Pitroda Committee is scheduled to be held on July 7, DoT sa
