Tamil Nadu to announce new policy for IT sector

January 8th, 2009 CHENNAI - In an announcement that took everybody by surprise, Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Arcot N. Veeraswamy said here Friday that the state does not need any more investment from the IT sector.

June 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Telecom major Idea Cellular Tuesday signed a Rs.145-crore agreement with Firstsource Solutions, a business process outsourcing (BPO) service provider. As part of the agreement, Firstsource will provide for five years a suite of customer management interaction services, including customer service, billing, new product information and plan details to Idea from its centre in Coimbatore, the companies said in a statement.

June 1st, 2009 CHENNAI - State-run Electronics Corp of Tamil Nadu Ltd (ELCOT) will soon cover around 28,000 public distribution shops in the state under its e-governance initiative, a top official said here Monday. "Currently implemented in around 210 shops, the electronic billing project will be shortly extended to other outlets in the states," ELCOT chairman Santhosh Babu told reporters.

February 2nd, 2009 CHENNAI - Google India Tuesday unveiled an Internet bus, a mobile vehicle designed to provide information on Internet and computer to people in cities across Tamil Nadu. Dubbed as 'Google Bus', the vehicle which was flagged off from Chennai will cover 15 towns including Erode, Dindigul, Pudukkottai, Trippur and Nagercoil in 45 days.

January 28th, 2009 COLOMBO - A senior leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers has been seriously injured in an attack by advancing government troops, a pro-rebel website said Thursday. K.V. Balakumaran, described as a 'special member' of the LTTE, suffered injuries in an attack by the army at Udaiyarkattu in Mullaitivu Monday and is in a hospital, puthinam.com reported.

September 17th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - City-based IT solutions provider IBS Software has partnered with Britain's Transport Research Laboratory (LRT) to develop travel and transportation safety solutions, the company said Thursday. The partnership agreement signed between the two companies covers a number of technology-focused research and development activities.

March 26th, 2009 CHENNAI - Hinduja group's business process outsourcing (BPO) arm Hinduja Global Solutions will manage mobile telephony player Sistema Shyam Teleservices' customer care centre. The mobile telephony player launched its Tamil Nadu operations here Thursday and plans to scale it up across the state.

January 25th, 2009 NEW YORK - Pharmaceuticals maker Pfizer Inc is expected to announce its purchase of competitor Wyeth Monday in a deal worth $68 billion, The New York Times reported early Monday on its website. Citing people involved in the negotiations, the Times reported that Pfizer's board of directors agreed late Sunday to the takeover.

December 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - Successful bidders for spectrum allocation for third generation (3G) telecom services will also be eligible to get spectrum space for second generation (2G) services, as and when any space becomes available, the Telecom Commission said here Tuesday. 'New 2G spectrum will be allocated as and when it is available.

September 11th, 2009 CHENNAI - The pre-bid conference with prospective bidders for third generation (3G) mobile telephony services is likely to be held Oct 12 where the procedure and schedule of spectrum auction will be discussed. "Department officials are going to Geneva to attend a conference, so the pre-bid meet will be held around Oct 12," said IT and Communication Minister A.

May 5th, 2009 BANGALORE - How to browse the net, search, e-mail, social networking, browse maps or track stock market trends - this is what global web-based search engine Google is going to teach people as its custom-built Internet bus drives through 15 towns of Karnataka to expose the people to the digital world. The bus, which began its journey Monday, will course through the state for the next 50 days.

April 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States will create a new military command to coordinate the defence of Pentagon computer networks and improve offensive capabilities in cyberwarfare, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The initiative will reshape the military's efforts to protect its networks from attacks by hackers, especially those from countries such as China and Russia, the influential daily said citing unnamed 'current and former officials familiar with the plans.' The new command will be unveiled within the next few weeks, it said citing Pentagon officials.

December 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - Successful bidders for spectrum allocation for third generation (3G) telecom services will also be eligible for second generation (2G) spectrum space, the government said here Tuesday. 'Successful 3G bidders will be eligible for acquiring second generation (2G) spectrum as well,' Member (Finance) of Telecom Commission R.

January 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government will not intervene in the functioning of Satyam Computer Services, Minister of State for Industrial Policy and Promotion Ashwini Kumar said here Thursday. Beleaguered Satyam's former chairman B.

January 28th, 2009 COLOMBO - A senior leader of the Tamil Tigers has been seriously injured in an attack by advancing government troops, a pro-rebel website said Thursday. 'A senior leader and special member of the LTTE K.V.