&ldquo;I am no longer the promoter of the company. If you have any questions, please speak to my brothers.&rdquo; That was the only comment from Narendra Patni, founder and one of the promoters of Patni Computer Systems, as he finally exited the company.

Newsmaker: Phaneesh Murthy

Business Standard

If the demonstration was not up to the satisfaction of the government, the service providers stood committed, according to the undertaking, to unconditionally and unequivocally withdraw the video call service from their network immediately, the statement added. DoT had earlier asked two private players &mdash; Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices &mdash; which have launched 3G mobile services, not to go ahead with the commercial launch till a lawful interception mechanism was in place.

3G video call service allowed, but with rider

Nokia Siemens Networks plans to increase manpower at its Global Network Solutions Centre (GNSC) in Chennai to 1,800 from 1,000 by the end of 2011 to meet growing demand. It also on Thursday announced the expansion of the centre by relocating activities to a bigger facility at Navalur, near Chennai.

Nokia Siemens to add 800 employees at Chennai centre by year-end

But lower-than-expected net profit of Rs 1,780 crore fails to impress markets.

Infy logs 14% growth in profit

Infosys&rsquo; Q3 results might have disappointed the market, but its CEO and MD S Gopalakrishnan sees no reason to be unhappy. He says the next financial year will be a normal one for the Indian IT services industry which is reflected in the clients&rsquo; budgets. In an interaction with Bibhu Ranjan Mishra and Pradeesh Chandran, he details the strategy the company has put forth for the coming financial year.

Q&A: S Gopalakrishnan, CEO & MD, Infosys

Two years after the scam broke, Satyam is almost back on track.

Back from the brink

Amdocs, provider of customer experience systems, released the findings of a global research report that showed that 73 percent of service providers plan to expand their prepaid offerings to include services that are traditionally offered only to postpaid customers.

Service providers plan to expand prepaid offerings

Aircel, a telecom player with pan-India operations and a subscriber base of over 50 million announced its tie-up with social networking site Facebook to provide its subscribers voice updates.

Aircel, FB tie-up for voice updates

There have been porting requests of about 140,000, of which 50,000 were rejected. The actual churn was 80,000, according to initial estimates made by the service providers. Haryana has a total subscriber base of 19 million.

80,000 subscribers opt for MNP service in Haryana

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India&rsquo;s decision to enforce stricter norms on unsolicited calls and text messages may well be a boon in disguise, feel organised mobile marketing companies.

Pesky calls: Stricter norms will make way for select players

It&rsquo;s barely a month before the ICC Cricket World Cup dominates our screens, but hold on to your enthusiasm. If you are inclined to believe cricket buff Amit Chorde, the time is not ripe to ramp up your TV screens or engage in finding the right direct-to-home operator.

Extra cover: TV, DTH bonanza for cricket fans ahead

The desire to stay connected with friends on video calls had prompted Atul Akkar to buy a 3G-enabled smartphone with a front camera for Rs 27,000. Despite an initial set back &ndash; the government ban on 3G video calls and the realisation that most of his friends do not have 3G-enabled devices &ndash; the 22-year-old does not regret his decision.

Speed thrills: 3G  breaks music, gaming barriers

In September 2010, IDC, the global market intelligence firm, published a report stating that Nokia had lost its plot in India and had close to 20 per cent of its share in the Indian market over the past one year.

Connecting People: What next?

Extending the DualView concept to the ST series, Samsung has hit the market with ST600 that comes with a 3.5-inch WVGA touch LCD and 1.8-inch front LCD. The dual display feature lets you frame your subject as you shoot.

More than just cameras

Media and entertainment firm UTV Software Communications is in the process of selling its stake in UTV Indiagames &mdash; the online and mobile gaming subsidiary of the group, said two sources involved in the deal.

UTV may exit Indiagames

In the backdrop of the concerted efforts to persuade China to give greater market access to Indian IT and pharmaceutical products, software companies like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Wipro are &quot;ramping up&quot; efforts to win business in the Communist country, according to a media report.

India IT cos ramping up efforts to win China biz: report

Press Trust of India

Apple Inc Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, a cancer survivor, was granted a leave of absence to focus on his health, putting the company in the hands of Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook for the third time in seven years.

Steve Jobs goes on medical leave, Cook to take over

Europe learning to live with offshoring, but Indian firms slow in riding the shift.

Moving on with the O-word

Patni Computer Systems and iGate will have their first management session this week to discuss the road ahead, according to a senior Patni official.

Patni-iGate first management meet this week

Strong growth from the UK and Asia-Pacific along with the US, West Asia and Africa, made India&rsquo;s largest information technology service provider Tata Consultancy Services report yet another better than expected quarter, both in terms of profitability and margin improvement.

TCS net jumps 30% at Rs 2,370 crore

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) is set to launch its new smartphone BlackBerry Style on the CDMA platform in the Indian market.

RIM to launch BlackBerry Style on CDMA platform in India

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