Indian software firms unfazed by US crisis
We all expected the terrorist attacks on the US to hurt Indian software exports. But, two weeks after, the mood within the software industry is paradoxically more upbeat now than it was some weeks ago, and some companies actually believe they will benefit rather than loose from the crisis. Akila Satheesh in Chennai and Vineet Joshi in New Delhi report

News Digest

SOFTWARE

Trivium to foray into A-PAC, with SimpleRM
Having carved a niche for itself in India, Bangalore-based CRM company, Trivium Systems, now plans to extend its frontiers to the A-PAC market.

CCE Software offers Stability for pharma, biotech
“Unlike the IT industry, the pharmaceutical industry is highly regulated with local and global standards,” says Ashis Dutta, CEO, CCE Software.

NSTL certficiation to help India compete in global market
According to most analysts, India is a giant in the software space but lacks the firepower to make it big in the product arena. But this weakness may soon be a thing of the past with the country now having the capacity to secure the ‘NSTL Tested’ certification for its products.

Siemens launches HISS, intelligent plant monitoring system
The Industrial Solutions & Services (I&S) division of Siemens recently introduced an innovation from Siemens AG— an intelligent plant monitoring system christened “Human Interface Supervision System” (HISS) in India. HISS senses optical, acoustic and chemical impulses and combines them with analysis and reasoning to ‘intelligently’ diagnose and forewarn abnormal scenarios and states in industrial plants.

TGK helps finance ministry manage its accounts
Government departments took to the idea of e-governance like moths to the flame, but actual implementation took quite a while.

Nucleus e-enables FINNESS, guns for Rs 10 crore in revenues
In an effort to grab a larger share of the banking and finance software market and strengthen its position in the higher-end space, Delhi-based Nucleus Software has launched a Web-enabled version of its flagship banking software, FINNESS.

ACCEL to offer IP solutions on CommWorks architecture
CommWorks, a 3Com Company and global providers of Internet Protocol (IP) based networks, recently announced that ACCEL ICIM, a systems integrators and services organisations, will provide operator and carrier customers with IP networking solutions based on the CommWorks architecture, and complemented by ACCEL’s services.

RESELLER

Canon launches mobile printer
After mobile phones, mobile fax machines and wireless Internet, Canon India, a 100 percent subsidiary of Canon Inc, best known for its printers has added one more weapon to its armoury with the launch of its new mobile printer, the BJC-55.

Network Associates launches Sniffer Pulse
Sniffer Technologies, a division of Network Associates, has launched Sniffer Pulse, an end-to-end management appliance to optimise Internet performance for enterprises and service providers.

Borland appoints Ingram Micro as national distributor India
Borland Software, a leading provider of e-business platform solutions, recently announced an agreement with Ingram Micro India Limited (IMIL) to distribute Borland products throughout India.

IBM releases Lotus iNotes Web Access, next gen Web client
IBM’s Lotus Software has announced the immediate availability of Lotus iNotes Web Access, a next-generation Web client that delivers robust Domino messaging, collaboration, personal and company information via a Web browser.

BUSINESS

Indya.com looks to boost revenues by 10 percent from Indya Tickets
Indya.com, a company of the Star Group that provides Internet-based communications, entertainment and e-commerce, has announced that it expects to earn 10 percent of its revenues from its new business foray—Indya Tickets.com.