Even as Mahindra Satyam (the rebranded Satyam Computer Services) is in the process of preparing to announce its Q1 and Q2 results for the current financial year on November 15, the company is looking aggressively at inorganic growth. Chief Financial Officer S Durgashankar shares his plans with Bibhu Ranjan Mishra and K Rajani Kanth.

Q&A: S Durgashankar, CFO, Mahindra Satyam

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The official website of the 19th Commonwealth Games, cwgdelhi2010.org, now gets seven-eight million page views (hits) every day, with the results page getting half a million more.

Website gets 7-mn daily hits, to surge

The Free Software Movement of India (FSMI), a coalition of 14 organisations in different states, has a mission to create awareness among the computer users for alternative models of computing- using free software.

FSMI promotes use of free software

Nokia Oyj&rsquo;s effort to regain lost US market share hinges on convincing software developers its new high-end smartphone can compete with Apple and Samsung for holiday shoppers, Executive Vice-President Tero Ojanpera said.

Nokia plots US comeback with N8 smartphone

Google Instant, the new onscreen feature of Google&rsquo;s search interface, is available on google.co.in. It prompts dynamic search results as you type and speed up the search process. It uses a new predictive engine to deliver results based on characters and give real-time query results. According to Google, the feature helps users save two to five seconds for every search query over the standard 15-second search time.

Google Instant is now accessible in India

Reliance Communications (RCom) has as much debt on its balance sheet as its market cap. While its market cap stands at Rs 36,522 crore, net debt, four times of its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, is around Rs 33,000 crore.

RCom's debt-free plan may be a tough ask for the company

Riding on the success of an increasing market share in mobile handset segment, Samsung Electronics rolled out its three new dual Sim handsets Star Duos, Guru Dual 25 and Guru Dual 26 in Chandigarh.

Samsung's new dual-sim handsets

When the Stuxnet worm was recently reported to have infected industrial control systems in many countries, especially Iran, Indonesia and India, industry observers and security experts were caught unawares.

Glimpse of new-age cyberwars

Tholons, a leading full-service strategic advisory firm for global outsourcing and research, has ventured into education.

Tholons ventures into education sector

Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has selected Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson and China's Huawei to set up its network in Bangladesh. However, the company did not reveal the deal size.

Bharti selects Ericsson, Huawei for B'desh network

Technology giant IBM is looking at maintaining its numero uno position in the Indian data storage market with the launch of a new product 'IBM Storwize V7000', which will help clients lessen their workload.

IBM to focus on retaining top slot in storage space

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Available for free for SMBs with upto 10 PCs.

Microsoft launches free Security Essentials for SMBs in Gujarat

The Orissa circle is only next to Uttar Pradesh (east) circle which grew by 11.7 per cent, in terms of growth of telecom subscribers in the said period.

Orissa records 10.5 % growth in telecom subscriber base in Apr-June

Cyber-warfare is a loosely used buzzword. Every major nation routinely snoops on cyber-communications. Most have specialised departments for the purpose. It would be na&iuml;ve to assume that surveillance is done solely to track terrorists. Undoubtedly, many of those departments also possess the capability to disrupt communications and most nations also have contingency plans to maintain continuity of their own communications if they are attacked.

Devangshu Datta: Triggering an arms race in cyberia

Software major Microsoft has enrolled BV Raju Institute of Technology (BVRIT) as its member under the Microsoft Innovation Alliance programme.

Microsoft to provide software to15 colleges

With 3G network deals from Airtel and others coming its way, Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei today said it expects to make up for the business lost in the coming year.

Huawei hopes to make up next year for lost business

Solar-powered phones, triple SIMs &mdash; tech-savvy citizens in rural India want it all, and are receiving it, too, from domestic brands.

Desi mobile makers answer Bharat's call

After music on the go, it is time for movie applications (better known as apps) for smartphones. These tiny mobile programmes that you can download from online stores will enable you to access film songs, pre-release videos, lyrics and several other features of a film on the go.

Get your films on your apps

Sabeer Bhatia, the man best known as one of the pioneers of online emailing after he co-founded Hotmail.com (and subsequently sold it to Microsoft), is on another mega project. One that just has the potential to steal the software giant&rsquo;s thunder.

'Hot male' Bhatia goes Live on Documents

With the hope of catering to immersive training and simulation needs of industries in Gujarat, Bangalore-based Nexxoft Infotel Limited is eyeing deals for its 3D technologies operations in the state.

Nexxoft eyes auto, IT industry for 3D techno

Telecom service providers in the Orissa circle, both in the mobile and landline segment, have failed to comply with the benchmarks set by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Limited (TRAI) on 'Quality of Service' in areas like connection with good voice quality, point of interconnect (POI) congestion, metering and billing credibility and accessibility to call centres.

Telecom operators fail to meet TRAI benchmarks in the state

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