MTNL mobile phones to be available by December
The long awaited mobile phones from the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited will hit the market over the next two months. The GSM technology compatible phones, which will be available in December will be competitively priced, "but initial discounts are inevitable to attract customers," official sources said. The rates for the service will be, as decided by the TRAI.eMecklai.com in strategic pact with Yahoo! India
eMecklai.com, the financial markets portal, has entered into a strategic partnership with Yahoo! India. As per the tie-up, Yahoo! India's users will be able to access eMecklai's commentary and analysis on the foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity markets.
Second round of ESOPs from Subex Systems
Bangalore-based telecom software company, Subex Systems Ltd, has announced its second employee stock option plan-ESOP II, that covers all its employees. The first release of shares under ESOP II will be made after the company's extraordinary general meeting to be held on October 30, 2000.
Subex has earmarked 5,00,000 equity shares for this purpose.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 ready for shipment
Microsoft Corp announced Monday, that its upcoming database platform, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, was now ready for release to customers. Over 20 Indian enterprise customers will be going live on SQL Server 2000 over the next three months, as part of a `Rapid Deployment Program' supported by Microsoft.
24-hour medical advice on the Net from Health4India.com
Health4India.com has launched a round-the-clock online help-line to provide medical advice to people suffering from all diseases. The Website, promoted by Delhi-based health infotech India Pvt Ltd, has on its panel highly qualified doctors, "who are available to solve queries regarding any health problem, at any time," its director Mr Kamal Shahani has said. The portal has also introduced an on-line day-specific medical chat facility with specialised doctors chatting on-line to answer questions from patients, he said.
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