BPO firm WNS (Holdings) Ltd on Wednesday posted a dip in its net profit at $3.4 million (around Rs 16.73 crore) for Q2 of FY12 compared to $6.0 million profit reported in the corresponding quarter last year.

WNS posts decline in Q2 profit at Rs 16 cr

Business Standard

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) today said it would offer engineering students BASE (BlackBerry Application Student Entrepreneur) platform to enable them display their creativity in developing applications for its mobile phones.

BlackBerry to target youth for developing mobile apps

Press Trust of India

The survey by Citi Investment Research &amp; Analysis, a division of the Citigroup Global Markets, says the chief information officers (CIOs), especially in the US and Asia, are anticipating lower IT budget growth in the last quarter (October-December) of calendar year 2011 (this is third quarter of financial year 2011-12 for most Indian IT firms). &quot;CIOs are holding back less budget than a year ago and therefore a strong Q4 flush appears less likely than last year,&quot; says the survey.

IT firms not to see 'budget flush' by clients

Nokia Oyj reported a smaller-than-estimated loss and forecast the handset business to be profitable this quarter, as the Finnish manufacturer prepares to introduce models based on Microsoft Corp&rsquo;s software.

Nokia loss smaller than estimated 

The exhibitors and participants at 14th edition of Bangalore&rsquo;s premier IT event were a frustrated lot on the third day of the &ldquo;mega&rdquo; event.. The event, which is estimated to have cost Rs 2.5 crore, according to the organisers, seemed to have neither attracted the general public nor enough business visitors.

BangaloreIT.biz seems to be losing fizz

Internet giant Google is leaving no stone unturned to ensure its social networking site Google+ does not lack &lsquo;buzz&rsquo; this time around. The company conducted the first live group video chat today, christened 'Hangout', with Shah Rukh Khan, the only actor to have a 'verified' Google+ page in India.

Shah Rukh Khan gives Google+ a leg up

Cut to 2015 &mdash; scenario I. Communication networks are not confined to dreary four walled offices. Instead, groups of people forming agency tribes are on the move, walking from one client office to another or conducting meetings in open outdoor spaces.

Neuroscience and ads

Bharti Enterprises today announced a joint venture with Japan&rsquo;s internet company SoftBank to focus on mobile internet services in India.

Bharti, SoftBank form mobile internet JV

Yahoo! Inc, the US web portal exploring strategic options after firing chief executive Carol Bartz last month, isn't necessarily up for sale, co-founder Jerry Yang said.

Yang: Yahoo! sale not the only option

Tata Teleservices Limited is planning to expand its Tata Photon Plus mobile broadband service to nine more towns in Orissa by the end of the year. The major towns among them include Balasore, Puri, Berhampur, and Jajpur.Presently the broadband services are available in eleven towns of the state.

Tata Tele to expand data services to nine more towns

All you need is broadband and speakers to recreate the concert experience at home. Priyanka Joshi on the latest in live music.

Live on the laptop

Microsoft Corp, the largest software maker, reported first-quarter sales that topped analysts&rsquo; predictions as companies invested in Office and server programmes, outweighing poor consumer demand for computers.

Microsoft sales beat estimates on demand

High interest costs on account of third generation (3G) debt, and increased manpower costs resulted in a 41 per cent drop in consolidated net profit of Idea Cellular at Rs 106 crore, as compared to Rs 180 crore in the same quarter last year.

High interest costs dent Idea books

In his last years, Steven P Jobs veered from exotic diets to cutting-edge treatments, as he fought the cancer that ultimately took his life, according to a new biography to be published on Monday.

Jobs tried exotic treatments: Biography

Technology is no longer limited to Tier-I cities. The recent Tech Fast 50 rankings by Deloitte show 14 per cent of the &lsquo;technology fast 50&rsquo; winners this year are from Tier-II cities.

Tech firms from Tier-II cities catching up fast

Financial technology firm Polaris Software Lab Ltd posted a 12.02 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 53.94 crore for the second quarter (Q2) ended September 30 compared to Rs 48.15 crore for the same period last year.

Polaris Software Q2 net profit up 12% at Rs 53.94 cr

Within a month of unveiling its first all-inclusive wireless router, Cyberoam, a division of Ahmedabad-based Elitecore Technologies is set to launch the next version of 'NetGenie'. The new Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) variant of the router will be meant for customers using broadband network through landline phones.

City-based Elitecore to launch wireless router for landlines

Zensar Technologies, an IT and BPO services provider reported its financial results for the quarter ended 30th September 2011 with a rise by 46 per cent year-on-year in its net profit to Rs 40 crore as against Rs 27.5 crore in the same quarter of last year.

Zensar's net rises by 46%

Google Inc is considering providing financing for an acquisition of Yahoo! Inc by another company or a group of bidders, according to a person who has been briefed on the matter.

Google may finance an offer to acquire Yahoo!

Mysore is the second most important city in Karnataka after Bangalore with a rich heritage and a big future. There was a lot of hype when the IT revolution set in about the big strides that the royal city would make and was considered one of the top 10 &lsquo;B&rsquo; cities. Though it has not met the anticipated growth, it did attract some IT major like Infosys which set up its biggest IT training centre. There are many medium and small level players too contributing to retain Mysore&rsquo;s status as the second biggest IT exporter after Bangalore in Karnataka.

Mysore too may host mass rapid transit system

Gadgets and gizmos that the big bosses of the business world are hoping to lay their hands on this gifting season.

India Inc's Diwali wishlist

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