A high-end server chip, which is being considered as the world's first 2 billion transistor microprocessor, originally expected as earlier as in year 2007, has been delayed by Intel.

It has been learnt that basically, Tukwila is a quad-core update to the Itanium processor that has had a less-than-promising run since the time the original version was announced back in 2001.

A statement issued by Intel specified on Thursday, "Intel has made some engineering enhancements to the Tukwila platform."

Mumbai-headquartered Niraj Cement Structural Ltd has notified that it has secured a Letter of Intent (LOI) for contract worth Rs 135.20 crore from Haryana State Roads & Bridges Development Corporation Ltd, Chandigarh.

The scope of work includes construction of Improvement of Modal Punhana Nagina Road, Uttawar Sikrawa to Bhadas Road, Bori Kothi Punhana Road in Mewat / Palwal District.

Diversified media firm Network 18 Media & Investments has notified that one of its promoters Raghav Bahl has pledged 15.20 per cent stake with a bank and a financial institution for a loan.

An official release stated that Bahl has pledged in total 93.90 lakh shares with Sicom and State Bank of India, for a loan of Rs 94 crore.

It may be noted that the promoter has pledged 10.35 lakh shares, or 1.58 per cent, with Sicom for an existing loan of Rs 19 crore availed by Network 18 India Holdings
(subsidiary of Network18).

Four security updates, including two that would critically affecting Windows, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Exchange Server would be released by Microsoft on Tuesday. The company announced this on Thursday.

According to the company, "The critical updates affect Windows Internet Explorer 7, Windows XP Professional Edition, Windows Vista, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007."

K Raheja Group-promoted Shopper's Stop Ltd has entered into an MOU with Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd (ABCTCL), to set up Cafe Coffee Day
(CCD) cafes at Shoppers Stop stores.

Under the MoU, the existing cafes operated by Shoppers Stop shall be converted into the Cafe Coffee Day formats, over the next few months, while all new stores will be designed with CCD outlets.

The first CCD format outlet within Shoppers Stop stores is likely to begin by April this year.

Jajah, a well known internet phone company, has added the capability to turn the iPod Touch into an iPhone.

The announcement was made on Thursday by the company that also with other low-cost Internet calling applications such as Skype. In its announcement, Jajah said that Touch users would be allowed to call and text messages using a voice over IP network via a new application instead of a carrier's cellular network.

Jajah application, the latest version of the iPod Touch, a microphone headset, and a Wi-Fi connection is all that is needed to start making calls.