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Aug 18, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- TMHAF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- An executive briefing on information technology for Aug 18, 2009, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.
TECH MAHINDRA INDIA'S TOP TELECOM SOFTWARE PROVIDER: SURVEY

NEW DELHI - India's fifth largest software exporter Tech Mahindra (BSE:532755) has been ranked the country's top telecom software service provider by Voice & Data, a trade magazine.

Tech Mahindra said in a statement that according to the 14th V&D 100 Annual Survey, it has been named the number one telecom software provider.

CHINA MOBILE LAUNCHES ONLINE STORE

BEIJING - China Mobile (SEHK:0941) launched its online software and application store on Monday, said Tuesday's China Daily.

It was the first such store to be run by a telecom carrier and a major move by the world's biggest mobile phone operator to create new revenue streams as competition intensifies, said the newspaper.

SONY'S NEW SYSTEM TRIGGERS PC SOFTWARE VIA FELICA TECHNOLOGY

TOKYO - Sony Corp. (TSE:6758) has developed a system that uses its FeliCa smart card technology to automatically run software loaded on a personal computer.

Dubbed FeliCa Launcher, the new system will broaden applications for FeliCa-compatible PCs, which are growing in number but until now have only been able to use noncontact technology for depositing electronic money. FeliCa Launcher scans card data via a reader built into the PC and causes certain Web sites to be displayed or triggers specific software based on that information.

AUST HEALTH I.T. CO ISOFT SEES HIGHER SALES, PROFITS IN 2009/10

MELBOURNE - Australian health information technology company iSOFT Group Ltd (ASX:ISF) expects to generate higher sales and profits in 2009/10.

ISOFT, formerly IBA Health, builds software applications to enable healthcare providers such as hospitals to manage information on patients.

CICT PROMOTES DAVAO CITY AS HOUSEHOLD NAME IN IT INDUSTRY

DAVAO CITY - The Philippines Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT) has taken the lead in promoting Davao City as a household name in the IT industry.

Secretary Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua III said at the ICT Summit held last Tuesday that Davao had a strong potential and the presence of major Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) operators helped build the credibility of the city.