[Reader-list] India's West Bengal Plans Microsoft Tie-Up

[Raju Mathur]

India's West Bengal Plans Microsoft Tie-Up

CALCUTTA, India (Reuters) - India's communist ruled eastern state of
West Bengal plans to tie up with Microsoft Corp in an electronic
governance project, an official said on Saturday.

The Indian province plans to establish a state-wide computer network
connecting the government secretariat and districts' headquarters to
facilitate more transparent and effective governance with the
U.S. software giant's help.

``We will sign a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft for our
e-governance plans on August 16,'' Manab Mukherjee, West Bengal's
Information Technology minister, told Reuters.

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Some people just don't learn, do they?

Full story at:

     http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010804/tc/india_microsoft_dc_1.html

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-- Raju
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