The Indian HDD market grew by over 18 per cent in terms of units and 24.3 per cent in terms of revenue during the third quarter of 1999 over Q3 of last year, according to the report. About 3.7 lakh disc drives valued at Rs 202.5 crore were shipped during this period. ATA drives accounted for 94 per cent of the total number of units and 84 per cent in terms of revenue.

MTC India to implement Punjab e-governance plan
MTC India, a subsidiary of US-based $125 million MTC International, has received an order from Punjab government to computerise the state's tax department within a year. Punjab will thus be the first state to have a fully computerised taxation system. The state government has earmarked Rs 8 crore for the computerisation. MTC will also provide training to the 1,300 employees of the department on the use of computerised system.

Siemens in pact with SDRC
Siemens AG has tied up with design tools major SDRC and standardised on its solutions like I-DEAS and Metaphase Enterprise software and related services in eight out of its nine divisions. Siemens, a leading electrical engineering and electronics companies globally, has implemented more than 5,000 seats of SDRC software over the last seven years.

Stocking lots online
Range Apparels, manufacturers of knitted socks and tights have developed a portal, stocklotindia.com. The site enables importers from both India and abroad to source stock lots of garments, home furnishings, leather goods, etc. A statement issued by the company says that Stocklotindia will be promoted extensively to RAL's current database of clients.

HPS - Youngest CMM Level 5 co in the world
HPS has reached yet another milestone after being assessed at SEI-CMM Level 5 by KPMG. With this certification, HPS joins the elite list of organisations worldwide to have achieved this distinction. HPS crossed its first milestone in March 1998 when it was awarded enterprise-wide ISO 9001 certification. In July, 1999, it was assessed at SEI-CMM Level 4. HPS has the distinction of becoming the youngest company in the world to be assessed at Level 5 enterprise wide.

VXL's hardware sloution to fight PC obsolescene VXL Instruments Ltd has announced a unique hardware solution helping to extend the life of aging PCs. Their EaziTC card, an ISA plug & play card which converts any PC into a Windows-based terminal, has been a success in large organisations that are battling PC obsolescence.

The EaziTC uses existing hardware and plugs into the 16 bit ISA slot of any legacy x86 based PC or higher, linking the desktop to any multi-user Windows NT server, instantly concerting it into a thin client terminal capable of running any 32 bit Windows-based application. It proves to be a viable solution in helping realise TCO savings in many areas. With this card you don't require a video card, network card or a hard disk on your client.

The EaziTC combines all these functions and fits into the ISA slot of nay PC.Portal for small, medium business entrepreneurs www.sellpurchase.com has started registration of goods and services for sale and purchase. Rajiv Jain, director, JR Management and Financial Services Pvt Ltd which has promoted www.sellpurchase.com, says that principal objectives of this Web site are to make buyers and sellers come into contact with each other and enable them to widen their reach globally through the Internet. The small and medium scale entrepreneurs, who do not have a presence on the Internet, can also register their goods and services here to get globally connected.

For those who have their own Web site (URL), they may list themselves in the appropriate category and be more visible, says Jain. The scope of the site has been kept very wide to almost cover all categories of goods and services with the specific objective of providing all trade and commercial information under "open roof'. Keeping in mind the user's valuable time, the process of registration is kept very short and simple. The site also has a section for Careers and job. It services as a platform for job seekers and job providers to come into contact with each other. This enables job seekers to avail of the best of the best opportunities and the job providers to recruit the best manpower.