Aftek, BDT Tie Up
Aftek has entered into a strategic tie up with BDT AG of Germany. Aftek's 100%
German subsidiary Arexera will now license its state-of-the-art search
technology for BDT's new data storage device the Gingcom Appliance. For each
appliance sold by BDT, Aftek will be entitled for a royalty payment of about 250
Euros.
ANYTIME-NBC Expansion
ANYTIME and NBC Universal International Television Distribution have
expanded their existing relationship. ANYTIME will now have subscription
video-on-demand rights and Internet distribution rights, added to the existing
traditional video-on-demand rights it holds for NBC Universal feature films in
multiple territories across the Apac region.
Satyam, 7Hills Partner
Satyam Computer Services and 7Hills Business Solutions have joined hands for
services and technology collaboration to offer supply chain solutions that will
cover strategy, process and technology to customers across industry sectors in
Apac. The partnership will address the logistics necessities in verticals like
retail and CPG, manufacturing, automotive and logistics services providers.
AppLabs, Borland Tie Up
AppLabs Technologies has signed a global partnership agreement with Open
Application Lifecycle Management provider Borland Software. AppLabs and Borland
plan to provide a solution from requirements definition and management through
application testing. The integrated solution is designed to optimize the quality
of business critical applications for key clients in banking, financial services
and insurance sectors.
Novell Chooses AppLabs
AppLabs has said its India center has been chosen by Novell to be a lead Novell
Authorized Testing Center (NATC) for providing SUSE Linux and Novell NetWare YES
certification testing in India. Commenting on this relationship, Dipto
Chakravarty, VP, Engineering, Novell, said, "We expect to extend the NATC
initiative with them to enable Novell's indirect routes to market for SUSE
Linux as well as Sentinel, Identity Manager, and Access Manager products."
McAfee, USR Tie Up
McAfee and USRobotics have announced that they have joined forces to offer
enhanced security to users in the US and Canada. USRobotics will include a free,
60-day trial of McAfee Internet Security Suite with every modem it ships in
North America, enabling consumers to better protect themselves against the
multitude of threats on the Internet.
The Security Suite includes the only safe search and surf
technology in the market through McAfee SiteAdvisor.
Synplicity Support for Altera
Synplicity has announced immediate support for Altera's low-cost Cyclone III
FPGAs. Synplicity optimized its Synplify Pro FPGA synthesis software to
provide a fast, easy-to-use solution that enables Cyclone III customers to
quickly reach their timing goals, while achieving cost reduction through optimal
area utilization. The optimizations made within the Synplify Pro software are a
result of the long-standing partnership and close development activities between
the two companies.