Shivani Shinde &Amp; Leslie D'Monte In Mumbai

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Beware! Virus can kill your mobile

Beware! Virus can kill your mobile

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2007

Cellphone users are unaware that there are almost 200 viruses that can get into their phones, and wipe out the entire address book, data and music files while they perform an everyday tasks.

SME IT: Cost cutting

SME IT: Cost cutting

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2007

If you want a new, high-end configuration machine -- even though your tasks generally hover around typing letters, there's a solution. Instead of buying a branded computer, you can opt for an assembled machine.

Call centres to rethink strategies

Call centres to rethink strategies

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2007

The current level of automation available in the Indian call centre industry is very rudimentary with only the language assistance interface or the first level of the call being automated.

PC, laptop prices may soar on duty

PC, laptop prices may soar on duty

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2007

The government has also proposed to raise the excise exemption limit for small scale industry from Rs 1 crore to Rs1.5 crore.

'India not a tech guinea pig'

'India not a tech guinea pig'

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2007

Union Communications Minister, Dayanidhi Maran, wants India to accept market-driven technologies.

Vodafone has big plans lined up for rural India

Vodafone has big plans lined up for rural India

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2007

The pound 29,350 billion Vodafone, the largest company in terms of revenue in the mobile space, is planning to move in a big way in rural areas of emerging markets such as India.

Nasscom likely to set up self-regulatory body

Nasscom likely to set up self-regulatory body

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2007

The initiative comes in the wake of allegations in the US and the UK that the country's call centre workers have stolen and sold data processed by local outsourcing/BPO firms.

Corporate espionage goes undetected in India

Corporate espionage goes undetected in India

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2007

Companies that invest heavily in firewalls and other protection measures forget that over 15 per cent of their employees are talking to headhunters and prospective new employers at that very moment, say experts.

Soon, your thoughts may speak

Soon, your thoughts may speak

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2007

A professor feels the use of chips among patients can do wonders but he also believes the usage should not be restricted to therapeutic use only.

Solar energy: Big opportunity for India

Solar energy: Big opportunity for India

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2007

It is too late to devote resources to chip manufacturing. India, instead, should explore opportunities in solar energy, where entry barriers are low and end-products are sold like commodity, states a JP Morgan report.

Meet the man on a Wi-Fi mission

Meet the man on a Wi-Fi mission

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2007

It's the Year of Broadband in India and Frank Hanzlik, MD of the Wi-Fi Alliance, wants Wi-Fi to rise above the din created by WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) and 3G.

Now, robots make the grade

Now, robots make the grade

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2007

Thousands of robots which were confined to research labs in India, are now finding their way into schools and engineering colleges.

There's no stopping the Indian IT juggernaut

There's no stopping the Indian IT juggernaut

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2007

IT companies have weathered the appreciating rupee in their December 2006 results and are poised for strong growth this quarter.

Mumbai Marathon goes hi-tech

Mumbai Marathon goes hi-tech

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2007

The Mumbai marathon is set to embrace technology.

$60 bn IT exports by '10 in sight

$60 bn IT exports by '10 in sight

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2007

The IT industry is today India's top exporter with exports of over $23.6 billion in 2005-06, 33 percent growth.

11 GREAT tips for buying a laptop

11 GREAT tips for buying a laptop

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2007

What should you look out for when buying a laptop? Here's help.

Paradyne to buy US software firm

Paradyne to buy US software firm

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2007

Domestic IT services company Paradyne Infotech is in the final stages of acquiring a US-based software services company with a turnover of around $10 million in the last financial year, a source said.

The advantages of online banking

The advantages of online banking

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2007

Despite a complex interface, online banking is fast gaining acceptance.

IT unions move in to call the shots

IT unions move in to call the shots

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2006

The third CITU strike in West Bengal and the move of unions to call the shots in Kerala's IT sector are developments that the IT industry, at large, has denounced.

When IT outsourcing makes sense

When IT outsourcing makes sense

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2006

Big companies offer modular packages and consultancy offers; they offer EMIs too.