Infosys Technologies appears to have set out on a journey of generational change which will unravel over the next few years. While the retirement of N R Narayana Murthy, the foremost among the founders of India&rsquo;s most iconic software firm, as chairman later this year has been pre-announced, the big surprise is Mohandas Pai, director for human resources and number three in the executive hierarchy, deciding to hang up his gloves.

Gen Next at Infosys

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Even for a generation which sources most of its history from Google, it comes as a surprise that the American company is commemorating artistes and events in the most innovative way.

Doodling @ Google

Investigating a fraud like the one at Satyam Computer Services is a daunting task. Not only is it time consuming but also needs a lot of expertise. However, in what is considered a remarkable feat, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) managed to file its first chargesheet in the case within two months of starting the probe.

Special probe squad made Satyam a quickfire case

Infosys Technologies will soon induct two of its top executives to its board, to fill the vacancies left by the resignations of human resources and administration director Mohandas Pai and co-founder K Dinesh.

Balakrishnan, Vemuri likely to join Infosys board

Himachal Pradesh now has over seven million mobile customers and has become one of the first states in the country to achieve over 100 per cent teledensity.

Himachal Pradesh records over 100% teledensity

Aaron Sorkin may want to take notice. The script for a prequel to his hit movie The Social Network almost writes itself.

Abrupt turn as FB battles suit

Retailers who once envisioned a vast new market of mobile shoppers eagerly hitting &ldquo;buy&rdquo; on their cellphones have run headlong into a harsh reality: their customers are all thumbs.

Retailers retool websites to ease mobile shopping

In his autobiography, Paul G Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, portrays his role during the company&rsquo;s early years as the visionary and technology strategist, while Bill Gates is presented as a genius business tactician.

Turning the Microsoft pages

Research In Motion Ltd is considering a bid for Nortel Networks Corp&rsquo;s portfolio of wireless technology patents that would top Google Inc&rsquo;s $900 million offer.

RIM may bid for Nortel patents

Adobe Systems is planning to make its SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform available in India by this year.

Adobe to offer SaaS platform in India this year

Oracle, the third largest software company in the world, today signed a tripartite agreement with Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram,&nbsp;and Leela Infopark to lease 40,000 sft of space to commence their operations by September this year. The agreement was signed in the presence of Kerala chief minister VS Achuthanandan by Oracle vice president (real estate and facilities) Jayaraman, Technopark CEO Mervin Alexander, and Leela Infopark executive director Venu Krishnan. Kerala IT secretary K Suresh Kumar was also present. Oracle, which currently employs about 28,000 IT professionals India, has a big presence in Bangalore, and Thiruvananthapuram is their first venture in the tier-II cities. The company has already initiated a recruitment drive and training is expected to commence in Technopark by June.

Oracle takes space in T'park

Apple Inc sued Samsung Electronics claiming the South Korean firm&rsquo;s Galaxy line of mobile phones and tablets &ldquo;slavishly&rdquo; copies the iPhone and iPad, according to court papers, a move analysts say is aimed at keeping its close rivals at bay.

Apple sues Samsung for 'copying'

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Samsung Electronics Co is selling its hard-disk-drive (HDD) business to Seagate Technology for $1.4 billion in cash and stock as it seeks to exit from the cut-rate industry and focus on its bread-and-butter memory-chip business.

Samsung sells HDD to Seagate

Aptech, once a leader in computer education programmes and animation courses, today launched its new brand identity. In an interview, Ninad Karpe, CEO and MD of the company, told Piyali Mandal how the new brand identity will help the company get an edge over competitors and connect with the global audience.

Q&A: Ninad Karpe, CEO & MD, Aptech

Hotels have begun offering direct bookings through Facebook and smartphone apps, and they hope that the convenience and direct contact will lure back travellers who have been turning to online travel agencies.&ldquo;We want to be there when someone transforms the recommendations of their friends into booking a reservation,&rdquo; said David Godsman, vice president for global Web services for Starwood Hotels. &ldquo;If they press the &lsquo;Like&rsquo; button, we want to start a conversation.&rdquo; He said he viewed his company&rsquo;s Facebook pages as a way to extend Starwood&rsquo;s relationship with its customers &ldquo;from the 10 days they stay with us, to all year long.&rdquo; Starwood has Facebook pages for 1,000 hotel properties across its nine brands.

Book a hotel room on Facebook

Wipro Technologies, the global IT, Consulting and Outsourcing business of Wipro Ltd, today announced it has been ranked second in the list of Top 25 US diversity councils, by The Association of Diversity Councils.

Wipro Tech ranked 2nd by US body

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Even while the new 3G technology makes inroads into mobile handsets of Indian consumers, an in-house study by Nokia India states that games and entertainment have so far ruled the roost in General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) downloads in the country.

At 38%, games rule roost in GPRS downloads: Nokia

If Symantec Corporation's Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 16 is anything to go by, it is now mobile devices and social networking sites that are acting as attack distribution platform for internet security attackers.

New Internet security threats surge this year: Symantec

GSM mobile service provider Aircel intends to invest Rs 200 crore in Punjab by 2012 in order to strengthen its 2G network, expanding the retail presence and infrastructure. The company has already injected Rs 800 crore in rolling out 2G and 3G services in the state.

Aircel to invest Rs 200 cr in Punjab

Colao strategy: IPO, billion pound capex and buying out Indian joint venture partner in six months.

Vodafone dials phase II of growth

Top bureaucrats angled for tax relief to Mahindra Satyam.

Taxing business behind the stage

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