Rabo Ind taps MNC banks for convergence team
Rabo India, a subsidiary of Rabo Bank, (the global bank with a balance sheet size of $ 280 billion), has just inducted managers from leading multinational banks in India for its Internet, media and telecom specific investment banking division.

Booking gains -- Xerox' ContentGuard to protect intellectual property rights
Documentation major Xerox Corporation on Thursday took a critical step forward in the Internet arena by spinning off its digital rights management solutions as ContentGuard, a new entity floated with minority investment by Microsoft Corporation and which also gave the company its first multi-million dollar contract.

The ties that bind -- iConnect Tech launches family portal
To cash in on the high emotional bonding Indians have, Delhi-based iConnect Technologies Ltd is launching its portal Ties2family.com. The portal, to be launched on April 29, 2000, will facilitate the building of an active online community for Indian families worldwide.

Lift 49 per cent cap on FDI? No thanks, says DoT
The Union Industry Ministry's recommendation of lifting the 49% cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in telecom services, has not found favour with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

Bangalore Laboratories ready for second round of funds
Management and technology consulting company Bangalore Labs is in the process of getting the second round of funding from its international strategic partners, according to the company's chief executive officer V Natarajan.

`Co-browsing is an important entrant into call-centre tech'
Unlike other Asian countries, technology catches up very fast in India and this technology will not be an exception. Going by the fact that many Indian companies use call centres at present, and many are making a beeline to purchase these solutions, I think India would be a major player in a couple of year's time.


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