NEC Corporation, the global Internet and business solutions provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with Sify to jointly promote thin client computing in India, as an alternative to conventional desktop computing. Under this collaboration, NEC would supply virtual personal computer centers (VPCC) to Sify, which it would then utilize to provide thin client systems [...]

With just 2 weeks left for the Cricket World Cup to kick-off, private direct-to-home (DTH) operators DishTV and TATA-Sky have announced attractive offers on their dishes, with the promise of enhanced viewership experience. Both companies are hoping to hard sell their products in the run-up to the World Cup, especially in the Metro cities that [...]

Telecom service provider Aircel unveiled 3G technology in the city, for the first time in India, showing that the country is ready for the next generation of mobile services. Aircel, in collaboration with Chinese telecom major ZTE Corp., has conducted the trial of this technology for three weeks in the city, Aircel and ZTE officials [...]

 `Mozhi,’ the Prakashraj-produced Jyothika-starrer that has opened to critical acclaim in theatres, is all set to usher in revolution in Tamil home entertainment.  Thanks to a strategic tie-up between optical disc maker Moser Baer and theatre chain Pyramid Saimira Theatre, `Mozhi’ is set to become the Tamil film that gets the fastest launch in the [...]

About 5,000 students from Tamil Nadu will appear for the Class 12 examinations conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), starting on Thursday. In Chennai, about 2,500 students from 94 affiliated schools will take the examination in 33 centres. In a new practice this year given answer scripts with the pages numbered- to [...]