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Business Enquiry for Manufacture of GPS Based Onboard
Units
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SECTION IV
Coming Events &
General
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ELECTRONIC INDIA 2008
Bangalore
International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bangalore – Sept.2-5,
2008 |
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IPCA EXPO 2008 (Co-hosting with
electronic India 2008)
Bangalore International Exhibition
Centre (BIEC), Bangalore – Sept.2-5, 2008 |
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GLOBALTRONICS 2008
SUNTEC, Singapore – Sept.9-12, 2008
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ELCOMP India 2008 – 4th Annual
International Exhibition, Conference
and Procurement Show
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Sep. 10-12,
2008 |
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TAITRONICS INDIA 2008
Chennai Trade Center, Chennai, Tamilnadu
– Sept. 11-13, 2008 |
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CANTON
FAIR 2008 (China Import & Export Fair)
Guangzhou,
China, Oct. 15-19, 2008 |
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India Telecomm 2008
New Delhi, Dec. 11-13, 2008 |
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ELE TRADE 2009/NEPCON WORLD JAPAN
Tokyo Big Sight, Japan, Jan. 28-30, 2009 |
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SECTION
V
Elcina Events, Activities &
Services |
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ELCINA-CKM Workshop on “Six Sigma
Quality – An Overview” - ELCINA House, New Delhi, on 23rd
August, 2008 |
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Introductory Workshop TO ELCINA-CBI
Export Coaching Programme at
ELCINA House, New Delhi, 5th
Aug/08 |
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Nominations invited for the Membership of the Executive
Committee of ELCINA for 2007-08 |
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ELCINA’s AGM & Presentation Ceremony of ELCINA-D&B Awards
2007-08 scheduled at New Delhi on 10th Sept/08
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Participation in India Pavillion at
Taitronics Taipei 2008 And/Or Business Delegation to the Show |
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New ELCINA Directory of Indian Electronics
Industry for 2008 |
| General |
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Tata to invest $2 billion in Andhra
Aerospace SEZ
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FDI in China goes up 45.6%
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| IT & Services
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Dell seeing strong demand in India
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PC makers line up compact laptops for
Indian youth |
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ASUS to seek 30K EE PCs a month in India
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Intel launches next generation of its
wireless chip
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IT sector growth may dip in 2008-09,
Nasscom
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| Telecom |
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RCom orders 5m GSM handsets |
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RCom users rise to more than 50 mn |
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Vodafone revenue up 19% |
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Idea Cellular Q1 net down at Rs.269.53
crore |
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Bharti rides on 75 lakh new users, posts
34% profit jump |
| Consumer Electronics |
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Videocon to make Dubai its international
export hub
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Durable cost likely to rely on
dole-outs to beat inflation |
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Panasonic lines up Rs.850 crore for India
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Sony to double ad budget for LCD TV
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Samsung to foray into digital photo frames
& projectors
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 Policy
Scan Govt. Policy, Business Procedures &
Regulations
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New Policy to Boost Defence, Private Sector Synergy
The new Defence Procurement
Policy 2008 (DPP), that is expected to be released shortly and
likely to be operative from 1st August, 2008, envisages
greater role for the private sector in supplying much needed
equipment to the country’s armed forces. According to the
Defence Minister, Shri A.K. Antony, the government’s endeavour
is to achieve maximum synergy between the defence, public &
private sectors, in order to create a competitive defence
technology edge and strengthen the industry base in the
country. The new purchase policy is expected to promote
indigenization and encourage wider representation on panels
doing technical evaluation of indigenously designed military
platform. |
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Notifications
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Policy circular
No.17/RE-08/2004-2009 date 4th July 2008
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Clarification regarding
submission of multiple applications and part payments for
claiming deemed export benefits under para 8.3.1. of HBP.
It has been clarified that in respect of all the claims
arising for a particular calendar month/quarter (as per
option of the applicant), a single consolidated application
should be filed within the stipulated time period.
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Press Release
No.402/92/2006-MC (29 of 2008) date 3rd July 2008 :
This press release
relates to the amendment notified by the Central Board of
Direct Taxes to the Industrial Park Schemes 2008 under
sub-section (4) of section 80IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961
on 2nd July, 2008. According to the amended scheme, the
ambit of “industrial activity’ has been expanded to include
(i) research and experimental development, (ii) development
of computer software and (iii) information technology
enabled services. The minimum constructed floor area has
been reduced to 15,000 square meters (from the earlier
50,000 square meters), the area allocated or to be allocated
to industrial units has been reduced to 75% of the allocable
area (from earlier 90%), and provision has been made to
allocate area for commercial activity with a cap of 10% of
the allocable area.
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Tata to invest $2 billion in Andhra Aerospace SEZ
Giving a major thrust to
its aerospace and defence businesses, the Tata Group has
proposed to establish aerospace and defence products
manufacturing facility in Hyderabad. The company has finally
identified the SEZ promoted by APIIC and approached the AP
government for allotting 50 acres of land in the SEZ. The
manufacturing facility will be established by Tata Advanced
Systems, a Tata Group company, which is already engaged in
this business. The Tata Group had already signed a cooperation
agreement with the Israel Aerospace Industries covering a wide
range of defence and aerospace products, and also have
agreements with other global majors like Boeing for production
of aerospace components. |
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FDI in China goes up
45.6%
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According to press reports, China
attracted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of $52.4 billion in
the first half of 2008, a robust 45.6% jump compared to the
same period of the last year, Foreign enterprises invested
$42.4 billion in China from January to June and its economy
grew 10.6% year-on-year basis in the first quarter of 2008. |
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IT &
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Dell seeing
strong demand in India
World’s second-largest
computer maker Dell is bullish on India and is seeing rising
demand from consumers, small and medium businesses,
government, financial services and education sectors. The
company, which has a plant in Tamil Nadu, is witnessing rapid
pick-up of business in new categories of consumers. |
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PC makers line up compact laptops for Indian youth
After witnessing a
not-so-happening market for the ultra small laptops in India
over the last few years, hardware manufacturers are all set to
experiment with a new segment of small and compact laptops.
Unlike ultra thin laptops, that were as small as 7 inch in
size and were largely used to meet the internet surfing
requirements, these are about 8.9 inch and are fully loaded to
meet the needs of corporate work. HP launched its 8.9 inch
Mini Notebook in India in June and ASUS’s 8.9 inch and 10 inch
laptops are expected to hit the market by August, 2008. Dell
and Acer are likely to follow suit. These laptops are expected
to be priced between Rs.30,000 and Rs.40,000.
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ASUS to
seek 30K EE PCs a month in India
ASUS, the Chinese manufacturer of
desktops, laptops, and handsets, which launched
 its
second version of the EE PC on 24th July/08 in Mumbai, expects
to sell about 30,000 units per month here in three month’s
time, although it
has been able to sell only 10,000
units of the products since its launch a few months back in
India. However, IDC India analysts do not see any such huge
surge in India that is unfulfilled. The market has still not
matured here and they expect growth only after Dec/08 when
domestic and global conditions are likely to improve.
According to IDC’s India Q1 PC Tracker report, of the total
shipment of 1,760,329 laptops in India, ultra-portables
comprised of only 6%. |
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Intel launches next generation of its wireless chip
Intel, the world’s top PC chip
maker, on 15th July/08 launched in
 Taipei the next-generation
of its Centrino wireless chip that it hopes will provide a new
revenue stream amid a broader push into mobile technologies.
The launch of the Centrino 2, previously code named Montevina,
came after a delay of several months and was
decidedly lower
key than the launch of the first Centriono chips in 2003. The
chips are mainly intended to go into notebook computers, as
the PC industry moves to more mobile devices with new lighter
technologies and development of new wireless networks. |
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IT sector
growth may dip in 2008-09, Nasscom
According to NASSCOM, the Indian IT industry which has been
clocking an impressive
 growth
rate in recent years, is likely to see a slow down in 2008-09
due to competition from China, Philippines and Sri Lanka. The
growth rate
might come down by 6% due to the competition, besides economic
uncertainty and lesser IT spends. A recent survey by NASSCOM
revealed the industry grew by 28 to 29% in the last years, but
their forecast is that it will go down to 22-24% in 2008-09.
However, it would not have any impact on the long-term prospects
of the sector which is set to cross the $60 billion mark this
year. |
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RCom orders 5m GSM
handsets
Reliance Communications
(RCOM), which is finalizing plans for a pan-India GSM rollout,
has placed orders for 5 million GSM handsets with leading
manufacturers such as Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and
China’s ZTE. The company plans to use these five million
handsets as part of plan to offer bundled GSM connections.
Rcom has also plans to source handsets from other players,
such as Fly Mobile, Samsung and China’s Huawei. According to
sources, most of these handsets would cater to the mid and
low-end category. |
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RCom users rise
to more than 50 mn
According to data from TRAI,
Reliance Communications (RCom) has added 1.74 million mobile
users in June/08, taking its total to more than 50 million.
The company added 5 million subscribers during the first
quarter of fiscal 2008 (April-June). Reliance Communications,
fully IP enabled wireless network, covers 20,000 towns and 4.5
lakh Indian villages. |
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Vodafone revenue up 19%
Vodafone Plc, the
 world’s
largest mobile service provider by revenue, announced a 19.1%
jump in its
quarterly revenue for the
quarter ended June 2008. During the three months ended
June/08, the company added 8.5 million subscribers across the
world and the total stood at 269 million. The firm registered
more than 50% total revenue growth in India. |
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Idea
Cellular Q1 net down at Rs.269.53 crore
Idea Cellular posted a net
profit of Rs.269.53 crore in the first quarter ended June 30,
2008, down by 12.66%, compared to Rs.308.62 crore in the same
quarter of the previous year. The net profit declined due to
forex losses incurred during the quarter. The total income
rose to Rs.2,177.79 crore during the quarter under review, as
against Rs.1,477.53 crore in the comparable quarter a year
ago. |
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Bharti rides on 75 lakh new users, posts 34% profit jump
On the back of adding a
massive 75.09 lakh subscribers in Q1, which is the company’s
largest ever net addition in a single quarter, Bharti Airtel
Ltd posted a 34% jump in its net profit for the quarter ended
June 2008, at Rs.2,025 crore as against Rs.1,511.60 crore in
the same period of last fiscal. |
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Indian mobile VAS market to hit
$2 billion in 2008
- PWC
According to a report by
Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), following a dip in revenues from
voice-based services, Mobile Value Added Services (MVAS) is
all set to see a phenomenal growth across the world. The
Indian mobile VAS market is expected to grow to $2 billion in
2008. Currently, mobile VAS in the country accounts for 10% of
the operator’s revenue, which is likely to reach 18% by 2010.
The mobile music segment is also set to fuel up with user
spending on mobile music expected to increase to $32.2 billion
in 2010 compared to $13.7 in 2007. |
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Videocon to make Dubai its international export hub
In line with its global
ambitions, Indian durable major Videocon Industries is all set
to make Dubai its next global export hub for the Middle-East,
Africa, Europe and South
 America. According to Mr. V.N. Dhoot,
Chairman of Videocon, Dubai is strategically located for
company’s global export operations to various other markets.
The company, which plans to take their entire exports from
$47.5 million to $100 million this year, will be shipping its
appliances and electronic products through the Jebel Ali port,
which is UAE’s flagship terminal and also the world’s largest
container port. The Middle-East countries comprise 35-40% of
Videocon’s total exports. Dubai is also for re-export purposes
for products ranging from refrigerators, washing machines and
ACs to colour televisions, DVD players and others across
categories to various continents. The company will use
Videocon and Kenstar brand name to export products, even as
the company is an umbrella brand for many brands such as
Electrolux, Thomson, Kenstar, among others. |
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Durable cost likely to rely on dole-outs to beat inflation
Consumer durables makers may be forced to offer discounts and
freebies to woo consumers in the wake of inflationary trends,
which have dampened buying sentiments. Already grappling with
rising input costs and thinning profit margins, the industry is
hoping that new models and fresh launches will entice consumer
to showrooms. Currently, most of the companies seem hesitant to
dole out usual discounts and freebies in a bid to protect
margins. |
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Panasonic
lines up Rs.850 crore for India
Aiming to cash in on the
growing domestic consumer durables
 market,
Japan-based Panasonic plans to invest Rs.850 crore ($200
million)
over the next three years
in brand positioning and modernizing its facilities. The
company, which
also plans to set up new units, is eyeing to triple its
revenue from India operations in the next three years from the
current $350 million (about Rs.1,500 crore) with plans to set
up 200 brand stores. |
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Sony to double
ad budget for LCD TV
Sony India is aiming to
clock a turnover of Rs.4,000 crore this year (from Rs.3,000
crore last year) and is doubling its advertising and marketing
campaign budget for LCD Televisions. The company also plans to
bring in new products, such as fresh ranges of Vaio laptops
and MP3 players by Sept/08, and a new range of digital imaging
products by Jan-Feb, 2009. |
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Samsung to foray into digital photo frames & projectors
Samsung India has announced
its foray into projectors and
digital photo frames. The
firm pegged the size of the domestic market for projectors at
66,000 units, of which 5% is accounted by the professional
movie grade segment. The company is aiming for a 30-35% market
share in digital photo frames, which has so far been mainly
catered to by unbranded Chinese products. |
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BUSINESS ENQUIRY FOR MANUFACTURE OF GPS BASED ONBOARD UNITS
(E-mail circular dated 16th
July, 2008)
iFleet Solutions &
Services Pvt. Ltd.,
a wholly owned subsidiary company of EFKON AG, Austria is
seeking manufacturing partners for their "Onboard Units" in
India. EFKON AG has rich experience in Intelligent Transport
Systems (ITS) domain and have executed many large scale
projects worldwide in the ITS arena including tolling (toll
plaza, Free flow, satellite tolling), Traffic management &
enforcement, Radio & control room solutions for Mission
Critical applications, Parking management, payment management
etc. EFKON is having its presence in India since 2000. They
have established as a market leader in highway tolling and
fuel loyalty management (with HPCL and ICICI).
iFleet is planning to
launch GPS based onboard units in India initially for vehicle
tracking applications and plans to move forward towards
multi-applications like vehicle to infrastructure, vehicle to
vehicle & vehicle to satellite communications.
iFleet is seeking a partner in India who can manufacture On
Board Units based on their design. The design and the
prototypes will be provided by their German counterpart. While
the volume of business is not disclosed, there is likely to be
a substantial requirement.
Interested members may
kindly respond to :
Ms. Sindhu Warrier,
Manager-Technical Services,
iFleet solutions and
services (an EFKON group company), Navi Mumbai.
s.warrier@efkon.com
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ELECTRONIC INDIA 2008
Bangalore
International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bangalore – Sept.2-5,
2008
Electronic
India 2008 is being organized by Messe Munchen GmBH, Munich,
at BIEC, Bangalore during Sept. 2-5, 2008. This
 is the
9th
International exhibition and conference for electronic
components, assemblies, materials and production technologies.
The Exhibitor
Profile includes: Semiconductors, Sensors,
Relays, switches and interconnection technology, Passive
components, Motors/drives, Cables, Assemblies and subsystems,
ED/EDA and test and measurement technology, Displays, Power
supplies, Packaging, Materials processing, Manufacturing
equipment and logistics for PCBs and other circuit carriers,
Technologies in cable processing, Soldering technology,
Manufacturing equipment and logistics for assemblies, modules
and hybrids, General operation aids and production subsystems,
Production-related services.
For more
information, please contact the organizers
MMI India Pvt.Ltd, 23, Deccan Court, S.V Road, Bandra
(W), Mumbai. 400 050, info@mmi-india.in, Tel: +91 22 26452101/
02/ 03, Telefax: +91 22
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IPCA EXPO 2008 (Co-hosting with electronic India 2008)
Bangalore
International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bangalore – Sept.2-5,
2008
Indian
Printed Circuit Association (IPCA) is holding its Expo 2008
co-hosting with electronic India
2008 this year in Bangalore during Sept.2-5, 2008. Full
details –
Brochure, Registration Form etc – are available in their website –
www.ipcaindia.org.
Members may kindly visit the same for participation. IPCA has
offered special discounted rate on the booking charges for
ELCINA members.
For
more details and participation, please contact : Mr. R.
Chellappa, Secretary General, Indian Printed Circuit
Association, SRI, # 690, First Floor, 6 A Cross, 3 Block,
Behind BDA Shopping Complex, KORAMANGALA, Bangalore 560 034
Telephone: 91-80-25505029, 25505028, Fax: 91-80-25505149
Email:
ipca@ipcaindia.org
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