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Obama, Satyam won't spell outsourcing doom
News India's outsourcing market will survive recent accounting scandal and U.S. President Barack Obama's promise to bring jobs back, say industry watchers.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Offshoring, Outsourcing, India, job, U.S., industry, information technology, accounting
India's 3G unlikely to happen soon
News Telcos will hold back investments in existing networks if auction of 3G spectrum sees further delays, says market expert, who coins it a "highly politicized issue".
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, 3G (Third Generation), Politics, Mobile, India, Telecommunications, Spectrum, Service, phone, telephony
India working on standard for biometrics
News Government looking at national standard to provide "level-playing field", as India readies e-government initiatives based on biometric technology.
Tags: Biometrics, Data security, Security applications/tools, Privacy, E-passport, E-government, Security, India, Information Security, Card
RIM, Indian officials to meet again over BlackBerry concerns
News Two sides will continue their discussion over the security issues looming over Blackberry-enabled phones especially with its e-mail delivery service.
Tags: Security, BlackBerry, Wireless e-mail devices, RIM BlackBerry, Mobile, Research In Motion Ltd., India, Scanner, Government, phone
Bill Gates' fix for India's ills: Technology
News Microsoft chairman says technology--from an electronic network for urban workers to a national ID card project--can help India overcome its challenges.
Tags: Software, Digital media, Bill Gates, India, Cell Phone, Government, Indian Institute of Technology, Software, Digital media, phone
When governments don't look back, in anger history returns
Blogs I had hosted a roundtable dialog in April 2001 that included Neil Montefiore, then-CEO of MobileOne (M1). In the midst o...
A case for mobile-based micro banks in urban areas
Blogs Today is Mahatma Gandhi's birthday--or Gandhi Jayanti, as the day is known here in India. While most know Gandhiji as th...
Indian states take flight with SWANs
News Country's US$713 million State Wide Area Networks initiative to interconnect 29 states and six union territories is now in full swing.
Tags: Local Government, State Government, LANs and WANs, Networking technology, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Co., E-government, Goa, UTStarcom Inc., GEPON
License auctions stifling mobile development
News news analysis India will finally hold its 3G spectrum auction in December, but market analysts say this form of license distribution can negatively impact industry growth.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Local Government, Taxes, License, Operator, India, Money, International Data Corp., Spectrum, Auction
Indian passports to go digital next year
News Country preps for e-passports and overhaul of backend infrastructure to enable better security, easier access and faster issuance of travel documents.
Tags: Local Government, Data security, Traveller, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., E-passport, Security, India, Chip, Infineon Technologies AG, Passport
How far should the govt go in rescuing Satyam?
Blogs A week after B. Ramalinga Raju made his famous confessions of committing a US$1.5 billion accounting fraud, one thing is...
Security market soars post-Mumbai attacks
News There is growing emphasis among India's public and private sectors on deploying technologically-enabled security systems as safety concerns rise across the country.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Disaster Recovery, Security, India, Security System, Attack, Raju Bhatnagar, Guards
Analyst: Satyam vulnerable to takeover
News The Indian outsourcing firm's corporate governance woes may result in the company being divided up and sold off separately, according to Ovum.
Tags: Acquisitions, Accounting, IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Ovum, David Mitchell, liquidity, corporate governance, financial, industry
Foreign telcos to take MVNO route into India
News Entering as a mobile virtual network operator is quickest way to make a presence in Indian telecom market, existing players too may use the route to expand, say analysts.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Communications, Mobile, India, Telecommunications, e-mail, 3G, W-CDMA, network, multimedia
Indian govt delays plans for unrestricted VoIP
News Plans to fully liberalize India's voice over IP market are on hold, and will likely remain in limbo until government finalizes 3G license auction, analysts say.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, VoIP, Regulations, Mobile, India, Telecommunications, IP, phone, telephony, 3G
