Taiwan company to sell laptop for Rs 13k
Taiwan’s Asustek is set to launch its Eee PC range of low-cost laptops in India by January, the company’s head of Indian operations said. The company will sell the cheapest model for Rs 13,000, inclusive of duties. The device, running on a chipset specifically designed for it by Intel and marketed under the Asus brand, [...]
Nokia plans $75mn investment in Chennai
Nokia today announced an investment of $75 million at its manufacturing plant in Sriperumbudur, Chennai for 2008.
According to a release issued by Nokia, the investment is geared towards enhancing the capacity of the manufacturing plant. The plant currently employs approximately 6,000 people.
Nokia has so far invested $210 million in its Chennai operations. Today’s investment announcement [...]
Cable News Network(CNN) to open new office in Chennai
US-based Cable News Network (CNN) on Tuesday announced plans to expand its operations in India in recognition of the country’s growing global influence by opening a new editorial office in Chennai.
“The rapid growth in India in terms of global business and regional political influence underlines how crucial these appointments are as part of CNN’s international [...]
Information Technology space lease rents fall at chennai
Information Technology space lease rents fall at chennai
A large supply of IT space on the Old Mahabalipuram Road could prove a dampener for developers as lease rents are dropping.
Aggravating the problem is the poor condition of the road, dubbed the IT Corridor, and the lack of social infrastructure.
Over the next three years, more than 20 [...]
IBM websphere tops application software market
IBM’s Webshere has been ranked as the market leader in the Application Deployment Software market in India by research firm IDC.
According to IDC Packaged Software Tracker 2006, IBM Websphere’s market share stood at 28 per cent, a release from the software major said here on Tuesday.
IBM has bagged significant customers in the previous financial year [...]
Dell to invest $30 million in Sriperumbudur unit
Dell is committed to investing around $30 million in its Sriperumbudur unit over the next few years, company officials told Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi here on Monday.
A Dell team, headed by Kip Thomson, Senior Vice-President, Global Facilities; Richard Nelson, Senior Manager Global Services; and Pramod Jain, Tax Director, met Mr. Karunanidhi along with the Chief [...]
CIBER Opens New Office in Chennai
Expansion to Capture Greater Growth Opportunities in and from India
CHENNAI & BANGALORE, India; GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ — CIBER, Inc. today announced it has opened a new office in the city of Chennai, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Chennai office will be the eighth office in the Asia/Pacific [...]
Cybernet to partner Dutch firm
Technology operations management company Cybernet Slash Support Corp is entering the European market, the company said Thursday.
Its first stop is in the Netherlands, where it is partnering $19.5-million Bergler ICT. It would offer infrastructure management services to the Bergler’s clients.
As per the deal, Cybernet would manage the infrastructure of Bergler’s European clients and also offer [...]
Hi-Tech Vehicle tracking system launched
Chennai based telecom company Dhanus Technologies announced the launch of its vehcile tracking system - FleeTrac on Thurday.
“The firm invested Rs 100 crore on the project and is targeting four million vehicles in the coming years,” Dhanus’ Executive Chairman A D Sudhindra told reporters here.
FleeTrac would use existing mobile airways and Global Positioning System (GPS) [...]
Live Documents targets Microsoft word and Google Docs
Real time Sharing Of Microsoft Office Documents And Applications is now possible thanks to Live Documents. Sabeer Bhatia the co-founder of Hotmail, the web-based e-mail service bought by Microsoft for $400 million a decade ago has co-founded Bangalore-based InstaColl which launched an online office productivity suite - Live Documents, with all the features of Microsoft [...]
