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Doubleclick confirms attack by hackers

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NEW YORK: Leading online advertising network DoubleClick Inc. confirmed news

reports on Friday that its computers had been attacked by hackers, leading to

some disruption in its services. A DoubleClick spokesman confirmed a report in

Friday's Wall Street Journal that the firm had to shut down some of its servers

to investigate the attacks. He said DoubleClick customers had not been able to

access some of its services during the shut down. The disruption was minimal,

the spokesman said, although he was unable to say how long the system checks

would continue. - Reuters

Epson unveils demo center

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MUMBAI: Epson India has unveiled a state-of-the-art demo center called -

Epson Square- in Mumbai on Friday. The center, which covers an area of more than

1,500 sq. ft, will display the complete and latest range of Epson's Total

Digital Imaging Solution Products. Epson’s color inkjet printers, photo inkjet

printers, scanners, laser printers, projectors, dot matrix printers and digital

cameras will be showcased during the demo. Consumers would also be given

detailed demos of the products. Digital enthusiasts can bring their files and

find out more on how Epson's products will enhance digital imaging. — CNS

Knowledge Park gets grant from DSIR

HYDERABAD: ICICI Knowledge Park has signed an agreement with Department of

Scientific and Industrial Research. As per the conditions of the agreement,

ICICI will set up a virtual information center inside the Knowledge Park

situated near Hyderabad. The complete project is likely to cost around Rs 2

crore, of which the park will share Rs 50 lakh and the remaining capital will be

pumped in by DSIR. "The main focus of the center will be to act as an

electronic platform for fast and reliable access to information and integration

among industry, academia, and public funded research in the area of science and

technology." said V V Subba Rao, acting CEO of the park. Initially the

Technology Park is going to focus mainly on areas such as - biotechnology,

chemical technology, pharmaceuticals, new material, IT and telecom. - CNS

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IIS Infotech renamed Xansa



NEW DELHI: UK-based FI Group plc (FI), an IT services company, specializing

in business consulting, IT and outsourcing, has announced a change in its name

to Xansa Plc. The re-branding program involves every aspect of the whole

organization. All the nine companies under the Group flagship, including IIS

Infotech will therefore have a common identity and IIS Infotech will be re

branded as Xansa. Saurabh Srivastava will be appointed as the executive chairman

of Xansa India and Group Director Xansa plc, while Sharad Srivastava will be the

new managing director of Xansa in India. - CNS

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HP eyeing Scient purchase



NEW YORK: Computer and printer company Hewlett-Packard may be weighing its

options for the purchase of Internet consultancy Scient Corp., sources told

Reuters on Friday. However, a spokeswoman for Scient refused to comment on the

matter. HP has been seeking to strengthen its consulting and services business

since its plan to purchase Big 5 accounting house PriceWaterhouseCooper's

consulting wing, fell apart last year. "At some point in the past we

evaluated Scient along with other companies, as we do from time to time, but we

do not comment on rumors and speculation," said a spokeswoman for

Hewlett-Packard, Suzette Stephens. At the end of 2000, San Francisco-based

Scient Corp. said it was cutting 460 jobs and closing two offices in California

and Texas in a move to reduce costs and streamline its business. - Reuters

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