Industry News
'One laptop per child' initiative suffers severe setback
The 'one laptop per child' initiative that started with great hopes has been hit by the financial storm.
[ + ]New search engine enters fray
A new search engine has entered into the already crowded web search market, claiming to have several time-saving features to differentiate it from existing engines.
[ + ]3G licences coming to China and India
Chinese regulators have issued 3G licences to the country's three operators. In contrast, India has postponed the kick-off date for the auction of 3G licences to the end of January 2009.
[ + ]Tiger Riding and the Indian SPs — Australian Impact? Ovum comments on Satyam
Jens Butler, Principal Analyst at Ovum, comments on the possible impact of the Satyam fraud for the Australian customers that include Telstra, NAB, Qantas, Optus and AAPT.
[ + ]Satyam casts a pall cross the Indian IT industry
Well it had to happen with the financial industry imploding due to questionable practices — the IT industry has taken its first hit with Indian outsourcing company, Satyam fiddling with its balance sheet to the tune of US$1.6 billion.
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Unified comms not a necessity
A new Ovum report declares that unified communications works well for some companies, but is not a must-have.
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