Infotech launches portal-centric education
Infotech Global (India) (IGI) Limited, a subsidiary of its USA principal, in association with University of New Jersey-Rutgers has launched its portal-centric education "www.Igiindia com" in in Bangalore on Tuesday.IGI chairman Ashish Kapoor said that IGI and Rutgers were working closely for some time and have now developed a unique mode of evaluation process, which was far from the conventional examination modeKapoor said IGI's association with Rutgers resulted in opening new avenues for distant education through Internet.

American Power Conversion acquires Advance Power
American Power Conversion (NASDAQ: APCC) announced on Tuesday that the Company has acquired Advance International Group subsidiary, Advance Power, a technological leader of DC-based solutions used in telecommunications and Internet applications, for $75 million in cash.

MTNL denial
MTNL has denied press reports saying that the company has been asked to suspend all GSM project related activities. MTNL officials have reiterated that the first call on the network will be made in June. MTNL has also clarified that while the Department of Telecom Services (DTS) is in the process of ascertaining the veracity of complaints made by some Members of Parliament, the project for the implementation of providing cellular mobile service is proceeding as per pre-determined schedule.

Indya.com adds 2 channel
The two-week-old killer portal, indya.com on Tuesday added on two more interesting and comprehensive channels - the travel channel and the pets channel. worship, relaxation, culture and heritage .

Nasscom for continuing tax holiday for software exporters
The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) has urged the union finance minister to continue with benefits under Section 10A /10B of the I- Tax Act and provide tax holiday to softwarexporters.