IBM leads in India Application Development and Deployment Software markets
IBM leads the Application Development and Application Deployment Software market in India with a 30.5% share in revenue terms during 2008, says IDC.
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Reliance Infra bags IT projects in Karnataka
Reliance Infrastructure has won IT consultancy projects for the five electricity distribution companies in Karnataka for developing IT blueprints for the State Electricity Board.
Amul inks deal with IBM for transforming its IT landscape
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, popularly known as Amul, has approved a deal with IBM to manage and operate its IT environment as well as the Milk unions for accelerated growth.
Australia’s NSW Police installs image management system
The police force of New South Wales (NSW) has implemented Australia
Essar gets Sh7.5 billion to expand network in Kenya
Essar Telecom Kenya has received Sh7.5 billion from Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF) to expand its East African operations.
Income Tax structure to be simplified
The government will work towards simplifying the tax structure in the next four years, while also introduce the simplified version of the tax filing form Saral, called Saral 2.
Budget allocates INR 39,000 crore for NREGS
The Central government has hiked the allocation for its flagship rural job scheme by 144% to INR 39,000 crore.
Urban development allocation increased 87% in the Budget
The allocation for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission has been increased by 87% to INR12,887 crore, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said while presenting the union budget in Parliament.
Income Tax exemption limit increased, corporate tax unchanged
Income Tax exemption limit for senior citizens increased by INR15,000, for women and others by INR 10,000 each, while keeping the corporate tax rate unchanged in the Budget.
ITI diversifies into e-Governance and datacentre
Indian Telephones Industries Limited has diversified into e-governance and datacenters with the hope of alternate sources of revenues to survive the recession.
