Students enrolled in courses through distance education may soon be getting lesson capsules on their mobile phones and even taking exams using their handsets. With the proliferation of mobile phones in distant parts of the country, the Indira Gandhi Nation Open University (Ignou) plans to use the technology for information and content delivery by 2009 [...]

Deciding to net the student segment and widen its customer base, Corporation Bank on Wednesday announced a tie-up with Bangalore-based technology solutions provider IDenizen Smartware Private Limited to launch SmartCampus, a smartcard enabled software package for the education vertical.
SmartCampus, developed by IDenizen over the last four years, is a student identity card that can be [...]

Reliance Communications (RCom), the country’s second largest mobile-phone operator, is targeting the $20 billion global retail international long distance (ILD) market with added features on its direct calling cards which will make it easier for customers to make calls when overseas.
These will make it easier for The Anil Ambani controlled company will use the Express [...]

A bus pass with multi-applications? BMTC’s smart cards will soon use the e-purse concept with a single card for several functions. BMTC, currently issuing smart card student passes, will extend them for monthly passes as an e-purse. Individuals can transfer cash from debit or credit cards on to the smart card, and buy groceries or [...]