Experimenting with the various products that he sells is Subrotah Biswas's favoured modus operandi for impressing people around him.

Why wi-fi is fine

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&nbsp;Analysts say companies cutting costs as orders slow down. 
&nbsp;Sluggish volume growth and mark-to-market losses have affected the performance of a majority of mid-cap information technology companies in the January-March 2008 quarter.

Growth pangs for mid-cap IT firms

Though the controversy over the security of BlackBerry services is yet to be resolved, the four operators that offer these services  Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, BPL Mobile and Reliance Communications  have added over 50,000 customers in the four months since the problems began.

BlackBerry adds 50,000 users despite controversy

Yesterday was the start of the Web Innovation Summit in Mumbai and the first panel, for which I was the moderator, focused on What is Web 2.0'.

What actually is Web 2.0 and why should you care?

Ever since his iPhone doubled as a Web browser through which he was able to purchase tickets during a personal emergency, Anil Valluri, country director (service practice) for Sun Microsystems India, has been an ardent iPhone fan.

His home is his theatre

New Delhi-based CE Info Systems Private Limited, a provider of digital map data and consumer navigation services under its flagship brand MapmyIndia', has launched the iNav global positioning system (GPS)-based navigation solution for mobile phones.

Mobile to help you navigate through urban labyrinth

Chennai-based software training and consulting company, NACE Solutions, is set to sign an agreement with the Anna University&#39;s AU-KBC research centre to offer a joint certification programme in its flagship course  LAMP (Linux - Apache - MySQL - PHP).

Chennai firm to sign pact with varsity

Hewlett-Packard (HP) will buy the US-based Electronic Data Systems (EDS) by paying $13.90 billion, or $25 a share.

HP to buy EDS for $13.9 billion

Technology start-ups in India garnered an estimated $6-10 million in 2007, but most are struggling to break-even on their initial Reserach &amp; Development investments.

Innovation needs more plug points

Nokia is planning to launch around 40 new green phone models this year  each comprising biodegradable components that can be easily recycled.

Nokia to launch 40 phone models with biodegradable components

Delhi-based Educomp Solutions has acquired a 51 per cent stake in US-based web-delivered curriculum provider, Learning.

Educomp acquires 51% in Learning.com for Rs 105 cr

State-owned telecom major Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL)  telecom service provider in Mumbai and Delhi circles  has slashed domestic long-distance (STD) rates by&nbsp;40 per cent with immediate effect.

MTNL slashes STD rates

The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) is yet to declare the final result which is awaited with bated breath both by Microsoft and its competitors. 


MS predicted to win over open standards

Virgin Mobile is flying in the face of conventional wisdom with a niche strategy for the Indian market. 


Leap of faith

Gradatim IT Ventures, which specialises in micro-transactions and legal-discovery services in India, has announced a 50:50 joint venture partnership with Singapore-based DM Corporation (DMC), a data

Gradatim in JV with Singapore firm

Texas Instruments (TI), the global information technology company, has signed a four-year collaborative agreement with the School of Medical Science and Technology of Indian Institute of Technology

TI, IIT-Kgp in medical tech pact

After nearly 14 months of discussion, debate and controversies surrounding them, the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has finally declared that Microsofts Office Open XML (OOXML)

Microsoft wins ISO nod for Office OXML

Private infrastructure companies are expected to invest Rs 4,500-5,000 crore for setting up over 11,000 base transceiver stations (BTS), under the second phase of the Universal Service Obligation Fund

DoT expects Rs 5,000 crore investments under USOF

Acer India is targetting to grow 50 per cent in 2008 to touch revenues of Rs 1,800 crore. The company plans to sell 800,000 desktops and laptops during the year, a growth of 35 per cent over last year

Acer aims at 50% growth

Moser Baer Photo Voltaic (MBPV), a subsidiary of leading optical disc manufacturer Moser Baer, has entered into a multi-million-dollar agreement with China-based LDK Solar for sale and delivery of

Moser Baer in pact with China-based LDK Solar

Mercator, the IT-division of Dubai-based Emirates Group and Computer Sciences Corporation, opened a dedicated development centre (DDC) in Bangalore for its IT services. The opening of the DDC is part

Mercator sets up centre in B`lore

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