Social networking site Facebook is all set to launch its India operations from Hyderabad in less than two months. The company?s proposal to set up a unit in Raheja Mindspace SEZ here was approved by the Union Government yesterday, said a senior official of the state Information Technology Department today. "The company is aggressively hiring people. Initially,
The Andhra Pradesh Information Commission (APIC) today inaugurated a video-conferencing facility through which it could hear appeals and dispose of cases from across the state. State Chief Information Commissioner C D Arha, inaugurated the facility, said video-conferencing would eliminate the need for appellants and respondents (officials) to come all the way to Hyderabad for the
State-run telecom operator MTNL today signed an agreement with the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to provide 3G and Wi-Fi -- high-speed Internet access -- services in the campus area. Under the agreement, students of the university would be able to access the Internet using the MTNL 3G network for Rs 199 per month, instead of the usual fee of Rs 599. "JNU i
The People`s Liberation Army (PLA) has banned Chinese armymen from using blogs on the Internet to protect the servicemen from "online traps" and ensure data confidentiality. PLA Internal Administration Regulations which came into force on June 15, prohibited soldiers from creating website, homepage, or blog on the Internet. The revised regulations also ba
A court in central France has convicted a young Frenchman accused of infiltrating Twitter and peeping at the account of President Barack Obama, and given him a five-month suspended prison sentence. The lawyer for Francois Cousteix, whose online name was Hacker Croll, says his client was happy with yesterday evening`s decision by the Clermont-Ferrand court. He risked up to two yea
With internet becoming an indispensable component of everyday life, the US today asked for adopting measures for safe and secure online transactions and make web more user centric. The White House has released draft National Strategy for Trusted Initiatives in Cyberspace that calls for the creation of an online environment, or an Identity Ecosystem. Under this Iden
The International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT) today launched an online system to speed up the certification process for new vehicles that are to be launched in the Indian market. "I am sure that deployment of the online certification system will not only enhance transparency, but also will boost customer satisfaction," Ministry of Heavy Industries Secretary
Software product and application development company Aditi Technologies has bagged top honours in the online video category of Microsoft Design Challenge, which recognises the technical and visual redesign strategy of web designers and agencies using Microsoft Technologies. The company`s mandate was to create an application for NDTV to stream their video content to the viewers an
Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) and Jharkhand government signed a MoU today to provide unique numbers which would benefit among others beneficiaries of welfare schemes, helping them to ward off duplication in financial transactions. The MoU was signed by UIDAI deputy director N K Sinha and state Information and Technology secretary A P Singh in the presence of UIDAI Di
In a bid to spread awareness on various ICT-related issues, the Department of Information Technology (DIT) has set up an exposition on the wheels of a specially-designed train called the Commonwealth Express. The exposition showcases the significance of ICT (Information Communication Technology) as a major force of change impacting virtually every sphere of life - from industry,
A web portal which once belonged to the Indian Embassy in Bahrain has now turned into a porn site with a local telecom services provider blaming the mission for the lapse. The Teen Porn website, located at www.indianembassy-bah.com, was used by the Indian Embassy before they moved to www.indianembassybahrain.com last year. "The embassy should not have let the
To spread awareness about the development of technology in the country, Indian Railways have decided to launch a `Technology Express` in near future. "We will launch Technology Express soon to showcase the progress we have made in technology. The train will be starting from IIT-Kharagpur and travel across the country," Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said while flaggin
The UK government`s decision to cut spending in most government departments may adversely impact the Indian IT sector, which gets a sizable chunk of its business from the country, a study said. "We believe that these sharp cuts are near-term negative for Indian IT players, as it could lead to some business reduction," a report by Religare Capital Markets Ltd, the invest
In one of the biggest philanthropic initiatives, HCL founder Shiv Nadar today donated over Rs 580 crore he earned by selling his 2.5 per cent stake in the company owned by him and his family. The amount was raised through the sale of a stake of about 2.5 per cent in software firm HCL Technologies in block deals through HCL Corporation and will be used for education initiatives of
State-owned MTNL has invited bids from operators, who could not get 3G spectrum in Delhi and Mumbai in the auction held last month, for providing roaming facility to their 3G subscribers in the PSU`s network. This gives a business opportunity of earning up to Rs 300 crore revenue annually to the PSU, significant to make its 3G operations commercially viable, MTNL CMD Kuldeep Sing
State run BSNL today paid Rs 8,313.8 crore for Broadband Wireless Access spectrum, two days after the deadline expired, prompting the government to slap a penalty of Rs 30 crore on the PSU. With this, the government has got the full Rs 38,543.31 crore from the sale of BWA spectrum. A senior Department of Telecom official said BSNL made the payment on Thursday. BSNL
Buoyed by the improved scenario in the aviation sector, about 75 per cent of Asian carriers, including many from India, would increase their spending on information technology next year in order to provide better passenger facilities. According to a new study, 2010 Airline IT Trends conducted by SITA and released here during SITA Air Transport Summit, the airlines would be spendi
A team led by an Indian-origin professor has devised a method of using mobile phones for conducting eye tests, a technique it hopes will be useful in places lacking hi-tech eye equipment. The device, called NETRA, which means eye in Hindi, has been designed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab Associate Professor Ramesh Raskar, visiting Professor Manuel Olivei
Social networking giant Facebook is looking to Asia and Russia as it reaches for world domination, it was reported today. The US-based site`s founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is eyeing China, Japan, South Korea and Russia as it strives to be the first social network to connect a billion people, the Financial Times reported. "We are down to four coun
Online security software maker McAfee today said that it expects 10-15 per cent of its global revenue to come from cloud computing solutions over the next few years. Cloud computing allows companies to use services, softwares or applications on a pay-per-use model without actually owning any hardware infrastructure or licence. This helps companies save on setting up IT infrastruc
