Four new products have been launched by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) which are, Saarathy (mobile navigation solutions); MI SDK – medical informatics SDK suite with SDK for DICOM and SDK for HL7; EQ-Check (software for computer aided seismic checking and design of concrete structures) and GO-Write (GIST online writer independent text entry).
In comparison to a 20% growth in calendar year (CY) 2007 the Indian hardware PC industry degrew by nearly 1% in the last CY 2008. The industry is expected to bounce back only by the third quarter of this year, driven by various government initiatives, besides the Rs 44,000 crore national e-governance projects and opening up of certain frozen corporate accounts, said IDC a research firm.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is set to start the pilot launch of for the Passport Seva Project in June this year. This INR 1,000-crore ministry of external affairs project was awarded to TCS last year and the company will set up 79 passport seva kendras (PSK) as part of the project.
More than half a million public domain books from Google’s digitization project will now be available for free on the Sony Reader in its e-book store.This has been made possible by a deal struck by Sony Electronics with Google.
VeriSign, Inc., a provider of Internet infrastructure for the networked world, announced a new platform specifically designed to meet the needs of governments looking to implement and manage their own Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
Microsoft Corporation released a new version of Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8), adding features meant to speed up common Web surfing tasks and bringing the browser’s security measures in line with those of major competitors.
In order to provide eServices to the public through self-service eKiosks about 35 eKiosks will be set up in different parts of Bahrain, under an agreement signed by the eGovernment Authority (eGA) with CrediMax.
China occupying the 46th position is aheadd od India which stands at 54th position in the Network Readiness Index (NRI). So China has overtaken India on the global IT (information technology) radar, according to the Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009.
Nomad Digital, a British Wi-Fi technology major has entered into a joint venture with Indian company Zylog Systems to provide wireless internet access to India’s massive railway network.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to lease out its passive infrastructure, that includes mainly towers, to other telecom companies in semi- urban areas in the country.
