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India's animation sector moves up value chain
News The industry in India is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 27 percent, from around US$460 million in 2008 to US$1.16 billion by 2012.
Tags: Graphics, Video, Multimedia, TV, India, Animation, 3D, animation industry, Roadside Romeo, Ashok Rajgopal
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, Phone, UTStarcom Inc.
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
Mobile banking tapped for growth in India
News Subscriber base for mobile banking services remain low but micro-banking model is making inroads among Indian villages via NFC, say market players.
Tags: NFC (near-field communications), Banking, Mobile platforms/communications, Applications and tools, ATM, Banking, Phone, cell phone, bank, mobile
Cloud has huge potential in India's SMBs
News India's large number of small and midsize businesses and platform's low cost, high operational efficiency and scalability will drive cloud use there, say Nasscom members.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Software, Computing, India, CRM, Small And Medium Business, ERP, Cloud computing
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
Indian IT runs home, new geographies for growth
News Hit by global recession, India's local tech firms target projects on home soil and venture into new regions including Middle East and Latin America.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Growth strategies and tools, Business, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Banking, Growth, Market, Information Technology, revenue
Cloud floats among India's large firms
News Large enterprises in India are opting for cloud computing, choosing hybrid and private clouds to resolve concerns over data security and regulatory compliance.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Data security, Cloud, Security, India, Regulatory Compliance, Small And Medium Business, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
Govt projects opportunity for NXP in India: Execs
News Semiconductor company expects host of e-government, social projects in country to provide demand boost for its identification products.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile processors, Processors, E-passport, E-government, India, Cell Phone, financial, bank, smart card
Open source evangelists lock horns with Nasscom
News India's open source community is miffed over Nasscom's proposal for e-government projects to support multiple standards, instead of single patent-free standards.
Tags: Local Government, Regulations, Open source, Standards, E-government, Red Hat Inc., India, F/OSS, Standards, phone
Cisco unveils global blueprint for cities
News Its "Intelligent Urbanization" pilot aims to help Indian city, Bengaluru, use the network to integrate city management to bring economic growth and better quality of life.
Tags: Networking, Government, City, Security, Cisco Systems Inc., IP network, globalization, Bengaluru, Indian City, network
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
India poised to see triple-play growth
News Having seen exponential mobile growth, country now expects to see broadband and video take off in big way, say delegates at recent convergence event.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, TVs, IP Television, Security, Mobile, TV, India, Telecommunications, Wireless, Ekinops
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
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
