InfoUSA boss says -- Bet on Bootpolishboys.com but don't count on it
I heard the shoeshine boy say that he, and hundreds of other shoeshine boys in India, are compiling a database of all their customers. He explained how he is creating a website named Bootpolishboys.com that will contain this database, along with the customers' e-mail addresses.



Motorola to set up tech school in Hyderabad
Global telecom major Motorola has decided to set up a School of Communications Technology in Hyderabad. The school, meant to create new talent in most advanced IT and telecom technolgies, is likely to be part of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Hyderabad.



Sun Micro considers chip design facility in India
Global IT major Sun Microsystems said it is seriously considering the option of setting up a microprocessor design facility in India.



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