Sound bytes from the Murdoch trail
Chanting the convergence mantra, media baron Rupert Murdoch has expressed interest in tying up his broadcasting interests in the country with the booming information technology industry.

Caltiger.com to become country's first free ISP
Calcutta-based Caltiger.com announced on Wednesday that it would be the first free Internet service provider in the country from March 19 when it would start providing such facilities in Calcutta.

e-CRM - Art of widening the relationship loop
Few years ago, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) was only for mediating an enterprise's relationship with its customers generally tackled by technology savvy sales and marketing staff.

Reuters rewires its news charter
Information and news group Reuters is investing £20 million in the Asia Pacific region on remodelling its existing business and extending it from a private service to a more cost effective online operation.

Prudential ICICI MF ties up with mutualfundsindia.com for e-trading
Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund has tied up with mutualfundsindia.com to facilitate online investing in all its schemes.

Econnect in pact with Graycell for Unimobile
Zee Telefilms' subsidiary Econnect India Ltd has entered into a tie-up with Graycell Inc to offer its mobile Internet access tool -- Unimobile -- on its portal www.zeenext.com.


  e-Briefing
  Adidas toes the line -- Moves down the price ladder
  IndiaCoach.com to shed 30% to raise Rs 15 crore
  Qiosk.com enters Web-publishing ASP market
  Dabon milks brand equity -- To launch ghee next
  Balurghat Transport to diversify into IT
  Animated epic -- Image Info encloses Ramayana in interactive CDs
  Six US trucking cos to form Web market JV
  BPL Mobile claims highest cell users in TN circle
  Estee Lauder wins suit over Web use of trademark
  Hyundai strikes an Autodeal for Rs 2 crore
  Sahara -- First domestic airline to offer online reservations
  Indian print journalists yet to tap the WWW corridors for content material
  New campaigns
  News bytes
  Horror! Stephen King's latest can only be read on the Internet
  Selectic Configurators -- ESOP rakes in quite a bounty for Indian staff
  Virtual office setup on offer at indiafamily.com
  Kinetic Communications to set up manufacturing facility in Pune
  Software exports -- Orissa right on target
  Have e-stocks regained their vitality?
  Spectrum riding high on Allaire fusion
  Web mightier than the pen!
  Mascot Systems plans big acquisitions in future
  Leading Edge
  Japanese tech stocks rebound after initial losses