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Alcatel
mulls research centre in Bangalore
New Delhi: French telecom firm Alcatel is evaluating
the option of setting up a research and development centre
in Bangalore for its global requirements. The company
is also planning to bring in new software development
projects to its two existing centres in India at Delhi
and Chennai.
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Ogilvy
& Mather is 'Agency of the Year'
Mumbai: Ogilvy & Mather was adjudged 'Agency
of the Year' at Abby 2004. With a total tally of 33 points,
consisting of 22 Abbys (six gold and 16 silver), the 'Campaign
of the Year' title and 'Best Continuing Campaign' award
(both gold and silver), O&M swept to the top position.
McCann-Erickson India finished second with a haul of 25
points (two gold, four silver). Leo Burnett India (two
gold, two silver) and rmg david (six silver Abbys) shared
the third spot.Saatchi
& Saatchi India, SSC&B and Yahoo! Web Services
helped themselves to one gold Abby each. The newly conceptualised
Brand India category made its debut at Abby 2004. Grey
Worldwide, Concept Communication, UBR Inc, and O&M
were the winners in this category.
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Contracts
for Mercator Lines from ONGC and MRPL
Mumbai: The coastal shipping major Mercator Lines
has recently bagged two orders from BG Exploration &
Production and the ONGC promoted Mangalore Refinery &
Petrochemicals (MRPL), collectively valued at around Rs325
crore to Rs350 crore.The
company has secured a contract from BG Exploration &
Production Pvt Ltd for charter hire of a vessel for a
period of five years. The vessel will be deployed as a
storage tanker on Panna Mukta Oil Fields.
The
company has informed the BSE that the total turnover from
the contract is estimated to be $ 32 millions spread over
a period of five years.Similarly,
the company has secured a contract from MRPL for transportation
of approximately six million tonne crude oil over a period
of 12 months commencing from April 1, 2004 for around
Rs 190 crore. The MRPL contract entails transporting crude
from Saudi Arabia and Sudan.
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