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

Press Trust of India

It might just help that N Srinath has an exhaustive collection of hats. At work, too, this 48-year-old mechanical engineer from IIT-Madras will be wearing two different hats: That of MD &amp; CEO of Tata Teleservices and as non-executive director of Tata Communications.

BS People: N Srinath

Business Standard

Indian partner for a reverse merger of Essar Telecom Holdings Ltd (ETHPL) into its listed group firm, India Securities Ltd (ISL).

Vodafone objects to Essar's reverse merger plan

Tata Consultancy Services has yet again delivered a strong third-quarter number, for 2010-11, unlike the competition. N Chandrasekaran, Managing Director and CEO, speaks to Shivani Shinde on volume growth, margins and the business environment.

Q&A: N Chandrasekaran, MD & CEO, TCS

Goldman Sachs Group Inc&rsquo;s decision to scuttle a sale of Facebook Inc shares to US investors shows the bank miscalculated by trying to privately offer stock in a company with more than 600 million users.

Goldman fails to see hype that derailed Facebook's private sale

Telecom service provider Reliance Communications (RCom) has raised $255 million (about Rs 1,155 crore) through external commercial borrowing (ECB) from consortium of banks to partly refinance the amount paid for 3G spectrum in the auction last year.

RCom raises $255 mn to partly refinance 3G spectrum fee

The country&rsquo;s largest information technology services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), today said it will hire 37,000 engineers from campuses for 2011-12, 13,000 more than this financial year. For 2010-11, TCS had made 24,000 campus offers.

TCS to hire 37,000 engineers in 2011-12

CTS, which follows the calendar year as the accounting period, recruited 25,000 people in 2010 too, as it expanded its verticals and focused on new geographies.

Cognizant to hire 25,000 people in 2011

Sebi had issued a showcause notice to the partners of PW in the Satyam case in February 2009 but could not proceed with the case.

Sebi spikes Satyam auditors' plea

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) today directed Uninor to pay Rs 6 crore to the government as penalty for delay in rolling out services in two circles, as per its license conditions.

TDSAT asks Uninor to pay Rs 6 cr penalty

Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Communications (RCom) today said it has added 3.25 million wireless subscribers in December 2010, crossing the 125 million customer mark.

RCom crosses 125 mn subscribers mark

India Securities Ltd (ISL), the Essar group company, today hit back at Vodafone for objecting to the merger plans of another group firm Essar Telecom Holdings Pvt Ltd (ETHPL) with itself, saying that Vodafone has no locus standi to object to the proposal as it is neither a shareholder nor a creditor.

Vodafone has no locus standi to object to merger proposal: Essar

iGate, the Nasdaq-listed information technology services provider, has posted growth of 71 per cent in its net profit to $14.7 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010, when compared with the same period a year before.

iGate posts 71% rise in Dec quarter net profit

Nokia, the global leader in mobile handsets, is the most trusted brand in the country, followed by the Tatas and Sony, according to a study by Trust Research Advisory(TRA)- a research company surveyed 2,310 respondents across nine cities.

Nokia, Tata among most trusted brands

Apple Inc, whose Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs said on Tuesday he is taking a medical leave of absence, posted a 78 per cent jump in quarterly profit, helped by holiday buying of iPads, iPhones and Macintosh computers.

Apple profit rises 78% on demand for iPads, iPhones

Public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is eyeing major gains in its subscriber base following the introduction of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) tomorrow.

BSNL eyes major gains under MNP regime

Zain, Kuwait&rsquo;s biggest phone operator, will look to expand in emerging markets if a planned deal to sell a 46 per cent stake to Emirates Telecommunications Corp falls through, Chief Operating Officer Barrak al-Sabeeh said.

Zain to expand in emerging mkts if Etisalat deal fails

Beating street expectations, HCL Technologies, the country&rsquo;s fourth largest software exporter, today reported a 34.2 per cent increase in net profit, at Rs399.7 crore, for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, when compared with the corresponding quarter last year, narrowing its forex losses and bagging more outsourcing deals.

HCL profit zooms 34.2% in December quarter

With over 600 million mobile subscribers set to get a choice to change their operators while retaining their numbers from tomorrow by availing mobile mumber portability (MNP), service providers are using every trick in the marketing trade to retain their customers and woo new ones. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be launching the service tomorrow.

MNP effect: Service providers alter gameplans

Broadband service provider Tikona Digital Networks has acquired HCL Infinet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HCL Infosystems, for an undisclosed amount.

Tikona Digital Networks buys HCL Infinet

HCL Technologies, India&rsquo;s fourth largest information technologies services company, posted a sterling December quarter with a better than expected profit and revenue growth. The company brought down its forex exchange losses, which had been denting its profitability for several quarters.

Q&A: Vineet Nayar, Vice-Chairman and CEO, HCL Technologies

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