Technosoft Global Services, a subsidiary of Michigan-headquartered IT outsourcing services provider Technosoft, has establishing another development center in Chennai, India. The company aims to spend five million dollars on infrastructure, recruiting professionals and in the development of third facility in India by the end of this year 2007. Technosoft has been offering tailored IT solutions […]

Technosoft Global Services today announced the opening of its second development centre at the Ascendas International Tech Park here. The company also plans to launch another facility at the VSI Estate near Tidel Park. This would be operational by August this year, Rajiv Tandon, CEO, told reporters here. He said the company would be investing […]

The row between Tata Sky and Chennai-based Sun TV Network Ltd over sharing of the channels turned murkier on Monday with the latter now moving the Madras High Court, challenging the orders passed by Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) over the issue. The company has received an interim stay from the high court. In […]

Globsyn Technologies is shifting its software and technology division from the city to Chennai. Globsyn Technologies Ltd plans to merge all its business units, except the education one, with the Chennai-based Synergy Log-In Systems Ltd, a specialist in banking and financial software. Globsyn had bought 41% stake in Synergy in January 2006, which resulted in […]

For years, tech enthusiasts have been compiling hotfixes into unofficial service packs for Windows, offering brave users a quick way to update their operating systems before Microsoft finishes its own. But for Vista, Microsoft is warning users not to trust these third-party roll-ups. In a blog entry posted Tuesday, Vista product manager Nick White specifically […]

The copyright infringement spat between Google and Viacom continues with both the companies slashing out at each other verbally. YouTube, which is owned by Google now, has sought shelter under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), said Viacom general counsel Michael Fricklas. According to him, YouTube has no right to defend its position claiming that […]

Symantec has opened a new R&D Centre of Innovation at Chennai. Dayanidhi Maran, Minister for Communications & Information Technology and John W. Thompson, chairman and CEO of Symantec inaugurated the centre. Anil Chakravarthy, vice president, India Technical Operations at Symantec Corporation said, “The Chennai centre will play a significant role in developing innovative products and […]

Korea’s handset parts maker Mogem Co. is considering setting up a plant in India, in a move to create synergy with its biggest partner Motorola. According to industry sources, the Incheon-based midsize company will begin a preliminary on-site inspection later this month in Chennai on the southeast coast of India. The company will likely decide […]

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 […]

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 […]

The rapidly industrialising Sriperumbudur-Irungattukkottai stretch near Chennai will soon become the node for a novel skill development initiative floated by the Confederation of Indian Industry – Southern Region. The SDI would foster industry relevant skills in unemployed youth and school dropouts to enable them to seek employment in the industries along the belt. A government-funded […]

India’s rapid emergence as world leader in fast breeder reactor technology is necessitating multi-disciplinary research into newer areas, Baldev Raj, Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam, said recently. Shortly after the IGCAR and the Jeppiaar Engineering College signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate student researchers to utilise IGCAR infrastructure, […]