IIIT-H to launch $250 workstation
IIIT-H, along with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and a Korean manufacturer, Trigen, have taken up a mega project to bring out infotainment workstations.

Cypress to strengthen Indian presence
CYPRESS India, the subsidiary of the US-based Cypress Semiconductor, intends to strengthen its presence in India. The company has design centres in Bangalore and Hyderabad, where total headcount is expected to go up to 315 engineers by end-2004 from the existing 160.

Infineon Tech to double headcount
INFINEON Technologies India, a subsidiary of the Munich-based Infineon Technologies, will double its headcount in India from the current 200 to 400 by the end of 2004. Today, close to 80 percent of its 200 employees are software engineers and 15 percent develop tools.

SumTotal to spend $3 million on Hyderabad centre
SUMTOTAL Systems, the newly-formed merged entity of Docent Inc. and Click2learn, has earmarked about $3 million to make its Hyderabad development centre the hub of its global operations in areas like services, products and R&D.

Apple thinks differently in high-end computing
Apple Computer has launched a slew of products, including Mac OS X Server version 10.3 ‘Panther’, the Xserve G5 and Xserve RAID Storage System, a 3U high-availability, rack storage system capable of delivering 3.5 terabytes of storage capacity.

Tata Telecom ups customer support facilities
End-to-end communications and contact centre solutions provider Tata Telecom is all set to ramp up its customer support activities.

VisualSoft starts BPO operations in Hyderabad
VISUALSOFT Technologies, the Hyderabad-based product and solutions provider, has announced the launch of its BPO operations in the city with a 500-seat centre.

NSTL certifies k-Click Report Suite
THE Hyderabad-based Fortune Informatics has announced that its integrated output management application software, k-Click Report Suite version 4.0, has been approved with National Software Testing Laboratory (NSTL) certification.

Pureview Tech enters India
PUREVIEW Technologies, a joint venture between Pureview India and Funet of Taiwan, has announced the launch of its Indian operations. The company will offer cutting-edge viewing technology solutions in India.

Wind River gets into embedded Linux
WIND River has formed a business alliance with Red Hat to jointly develop Red Hat Embedded Linux for the Device Software Optimisation (DSO) market. Red Hat Linux will be the foundation of Wind River’s Linux-based platforms that will be integrated with the company’s VxWorks development tools, middleware and services.