India News Briefs

India high on Maxtor’s APAC agenda
Making aggressive inroads into the Indian market almost a year-and-half back, hard disk drive (HDD) major Maxtor International has put India high on its agenda for the Asia Pacific market.

Logitech plans retail push
While the size of the retail market in India runs into billions of rupees and has been attracting a lot of attention from makers of IT peripherals, it is still a long way before one can say confidently that PC peripherals can be sold via the retail route.

XIMB develops software for educational institutes
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) has recently developed a software solution for academic institutions as part of a joint project in collaboration with the University of Antwerp, Belgium.

Singapore IDA eyes Indian e-governance opportunity
Singapore IDA (Infocomm Development Authority) has laid down comprehensive plans for e-governance initiatives in India.

Wipro Infotech to distribute Concerto’s CIM solutions
Concerto Software, a US-based provider of CIM (Customer Interaction Management) solutions, has entered into a strategic tie-up with Wipro Infotech.

Matrix One adopts Geometric’s IM software
Geometric Software, a company dealing in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions, has developed a tool to enable instant messaging within an organisation.

Socrates to do embedded work for Toshiba
Socrates Software, the Indian subsidiary of Singapore-based FTD Technology, has set up a software development centre in Bangalore.

IBM’s Indian initiatives to benefit from Rational acquisition
IBM Corporation has announced the completion of its $2.1 billion acquisition of Rational Software Corporation. M K Bharatee, who previously was heading Rational’s business in India, is the country manager of the new division.