HP to invest $68 million in Asia-Pacific region
Hewlett-Packard is investing $68 million towards various initiatives related to solutions and storage in the Asia-Pacific region.

Reliance makes quiet entry into data centre business
After Global Telesystems, it is the turn of Reliance Infocom Ltd to splurge on setting up a chain of data centres that will serve third parties.

Mait sets sights on Exim policy for succour
After a disappointing Budget 2001, the MAIT is pinning hopes on the forthcoming Exim policy in terms of its demands for the rationalisation of the duty structure and setting up of SEZs for hardware.

Insecure VSNL employees seek retention of current board; government turns down r
It appears that the days are numbered for the current Board of VSNL. It is believed that the government has turned down the Federation of VSNL Officers Associations' proposal of retaining the present board in the event of a strategic partner taking over.

Bharti-Spectranet deal a non-starter
After a month of speculation on whether the Bharti Group is buying a stake in the Delhi-based broadband cable and Internet service company, Spectranet, it now appears that the deal is conclusively off. While Spectranet has said that it has turned down the Bharti offer, the Bharti Group has maintained that its assessment of the valuation of the company is lower than Spectranet's expectations.

Intel gears up for global Itanium launch in summer 2001
Intel, the largest microprocessor manufacturer, will be launching globally, its new Itanium processor for servers in the next quarter.


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