February 7, 2009: Cochin Port Trust has become the first e-port in India by implementing an ERP project that covers computerization of all its customer interface and internal back office processes.

January 15, 2009: Haryana Power Generation Corporation (HPGCL), Indian Railways and State Bank of India have entered a tripartite agreement for electronic payment (e-payment) of freight for coal supplied to its thermal power stations.

December 11, 2008: India is ranked fourth in the world in terms of internet population, with 81 million internet users. This means great potential for e-commerce.

November 19, 2007: According to official sources some international estimates have revealed that the volume of e-trade in Bahrain has crossed $35 million.

August 13, 2007:

By Nudrat Alim: The comfort level amongst the public sector units, with regards to adopting e-procurement solutions is on the rise. More and more public sector units today, are moving away from the traditional mode and are getting hooked on to procuring via the internet.

August 13, 2007:

By Sanjeev Sinha: eCommerce companies rely heavily on IT infrastructure to conduct its business smoothly on the internet. Downtime of infrastructure implies downtime of the business transactions. Hence it would not be improper to state that uptime of IT infrastructure is directly proportional to the productivity and profitability of an eCommerce company.

July 31, 2007: Calcuttans will be pleased to know that the city is right up there when it comes to the number of Internet users.

The latest Internet in India (I-Cube) report throws up a pleasant surprise: Calcutta has more people hooked on to the Net than so-called tech-savvy metros like Bangalore and Hyderabad.