Is your email tamper-proof? Hotmail users would have to think twice about this as it is an ‘open id’ and the content of its mails can easily be read or monitored by the service provider. A security expert speaks about email tampering and privacy violations by email service providers.

Launches the Microsoft Business Solution – Navision (MBS- Navision) version 3.6 IN to provide ‘must-have’ features tailor-made for small to medium enterprises.

Experts say that the recent Slammer worms drives home that fact that Microsoft’s security measures are ineffectual; Microsoft’s philosophy of patching is flawed and leaves users vulnerable.

Plans to address disaster recovery and security concerns of enterprises; The center is likely to be inaugurated in February.

Enters into multi-year multi-transponder deal with New Skies to provide ILD telephony services to the US.

World champion chess computer software program Deep Junior pounced on a glaring error by Garry Kasparov to draw level with him half-way through their six-game match in New York.

Posts an operating loss of $2.22 m but is optimistic about the future of its SMS based services.

Plans to focus more on investments and manpower hiring; Says that India the hub of their activities for the Gulf region.

Notches up an increase in net profit, contributed 77% and 23% by IT Education and Multimedia, respectively.

Ignores wireless industry’s protests and allows satellite communications companies to integrate with land-based wireless service.

Notches up a net profit of Rs 7.12 cr and has made significant gains in the overseas market.

Records revenue of Rs 140.4 crore up by 15%; Benefits most from the customer services and systems integration sector.

The good news: For the first time two Indian companies—Infosys and Wipro – figure in the list of top 10 IT services outsourcers of choice in a survey of 134 North American customers. The middling news: IT budgets are no longer falling and will see stable or slight growth in 2003. The bad news: Large number of services portfolios are getting commoditized and pricing pressure will continue through the year.

Would provide the Integrated Establishment System for RBI’s 13 Central Office Departments in Mumbai

Oppose the interconnect charges and claim that they pay high initial payment in license fee and thereby do not have a level-playing field with the cellular operators; But do not clarify if the extra interconnect charges are to be borne by the customer or the provider.

European Union (EU) data controllers put off the decision to publish the much awaited data protection rules for on-line authentication systems, which have not been cleared for compliance with EU privacy rules .
BRUSSELS: European Union data controllers have decided to delay the publication of long-awaited data privacy guidelines for online authentication systems, such as Microsoft’s .NET Passport, the European Commission said.

Claim that such a move violates free-speech laws and discriminate against an industry that provides millions of jobs; However, the Federal Trade Commission has received unprecedented consumer support.

Executives in Veritas have been charged with aggregations of accounting improprieties to the tune of nearly $15 m after Veritas issued misleading financial data.

The software giant agrees to comply with rules fixed by the European Union and has avoided the risk of falling foul of government data protection rules in the 15-country bloc. The measures listed by EU privacy watchdogs would have a broad impact on companies conducting business online.

Says that we need to put our act together and focus on hardware; Perceived as being pro-privatization, the new ICT minister also says that he needs to examine the idea of a merger between MTNL and BSNL.