Undersea battle begins between Bharti and Dishnet DSL
Even before they have begun to lay the undersea cable, leave alone the launch of broadband services, competition in the market has started between the two main players in the country Bharti and Dishnet DSL as to who will be the first to announce the launch of their project.

Pentamedia fastest-growing global animation firm
The Chennai-based Pentamedia Graphics Ltd has been ranked as the numero uno among the animation companies around the world on the basis of dollar revenue growth by the Rancareli Report on the Computer Animation Industry brought out by the the Toronto-based computer animation news people inc.

BSNL wages war against Bharti on long-distance calls; Trai
After refusing to extending the benefits of its STD rate cuts within 200 km distance, to the subscribers of its competitors, the BSNL is on the war path yet again.

GNU OS to provide a break from the herd
The next generation of free software operating systems GNU OS is all set to be the pot of honey for the geeks, that India is now famous for producing.

SCO to merge with Caldera
The Unix firm SCO of the US has decided to merge with the US-based Linux firm, Caldera. The merger exercise is expected to be completed within a couple of months, according SCO India regional manager CSS Anand.

Bharti, SingTel launch submarine OFC network
Telecom major Bharti Group in association with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) has launched its submarine OFC network which will have a design bandwidth capacity of 8.4 terabits per second.


  Sema draws up expansion for Kolkata centre
  Global animation industry pegged at $70 bn by 2005
  HCL Comnet opens Rs 50-lakh centre in Noida
  EFX set to float a slew of digital services
  Barco to set up its third project in India near Gurgaon
  IBM to add Linux-based models, applications for IntelliStation
  ESS to implement ebizframe for Nippo
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  IBM plans to offer WebSphere marketplace edition in India
  Lumley to pump $1.5 million per year into R&D centre
  DSQ sets up offshore development facility for Liberty Mutual Insurance
  DuPont arm, Satyam Computer may tie up
  Monster.com starts operations in Hyderabad
  Birla Tata AT&T eyes big subscriber-base target
  TCS inks strategic pact with Redington India for EX range
  `The risk is zero with eCash unlike credit cards'
  Sony plans `made for television' cricket programming
  FICCI urges govt to maintain differential duties in telecom sector
  HLL's summer strategy to bring profitability within licking
  Singapore Tourism Board chases Indian MICE
  McDonald's hikes ad-spend
  BCom3 eyes acquisitions in Asia-Pacific region
  Higher excise duty to hit rural demand
  Net pull -- P&G will use plugs in TV news stories
  Electrolux to spend Rs 10 cr on Allwyn Sensor promotion
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