Indian Railways is talking with telecom service providers BSNL and Bharti to set up a GSM network along its main routes of railways in India. The device would be pocket sized computer with a small visual display and miniature keyboard, will transmit information through the GSM network.
Department of Information Technology (DIT) has set up the Resource Centre for Cyber Forensics at C-DAC, Thiruvananthapuram, India. C-DAC has developed
South Africa is planning to switch all Government departments over to open source computer software instead of Microsoft systems. The cabinet will use the open source Linux operating system to enhance local IT skills.
Indian mobile operator Idea Cellular, Ericsson and the GSMA’s Development Fund have joined together to develop biofuels as a source of power for wireless network in rural India.
Chennai (India) based company; e-Logistics has joined with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), IIT Kanpur and Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), Lucknow to develop Satellite Imaging Software for Rail Navigation (SIMRAN).
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has unveiled a software to prevent defalcation of funds from the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) safe of India.
Tamil Nadu (TN), the state of India is adopting open source software to solve security and high costs of Windows systems. The State Government has announced that the sate adopting SUSE Linux.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has launched a web portal for the Chennai Airport, (www.flightinformation.in).
The Indian Railway is planning to develop a highly advanced, foolproof protection and warning system for drivers.
Indians have adopted the globally accepted e-Ticketing system.
