Vodafone Essar, the Indian subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc, aims to launch 3G mobile services by end-2010, a top company official said.

Vodafone to launch 3G services by year-end

Press Trust of India

The Technopark at Thiruvananthapuram, which is India&rsquo;s first IT park, is celebrating 20 years of its coming into being today. Currently it is the single largest IT park in the country with 4.5 million sft built-up area with 180 companies operating in the premises, and employing around 28,000 IT/ITeS professionals.

Technopark at Twenty:  first then, biggest now

Business Standard

Online travel company Makemytrip is going to raise $100 million (Rs 470 crore) on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Makemytrip would be the first Indian company in four years to hold its initial public offering (IPO) in US.

Makemytrip to raise Rs 470 cr in US IPO

IT Solutions provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) continued to remain on the top slot in the Top 20 IT-BPO employers in India for the 2009-2010 fiscal, according to IT industry body Nasscom.

TCS tops IT-BPO employers list: Nasscom

The government&rsquo;s $35 device gives a sense of d&eacute;j&agrave; vu.

Low-cost PCs fail to boot up fast in India

Companies like Hungama Digital Media Entertainment and UTV New Media, which provide new media services, are signing exclusive deals with celebrities to develop websites, applications and interactive platforms for the mobile space.

Celebrities forge new media ties

In a bid to enable investors initiate payment instructions through mobile phone, asset management firm UTI Mutual Fund has launched 'UTI Mobile' along with mChek, its mobile solution partner. Built on a mechanism of an ECS mandate, the concept allows a customer to trigger an ECS request from a pre registered bank account through his mobile phone, while the debit and settlement process takes place offline.

UTI MF launches mobile initiative

Telecom major Vodafone Essar announced the launch of its latest generation eco-friendly solar charging handset in India. The new handset uses a solar powered solution to benefit users in areas with adequate sunlight.

Vodafone launches solar powered phone

Telefonica SA agreed to buy Portugal Telecom SGPS SA&rsquo;s stake in Vivo Participacoes SA, Brazil&rsquo;s largest wireless company, after raising its bid for a third time to 7.5 billion euros ($9.8 billion).

Telefonica to buy vivo stake for $9.8 bn

Online search giant Google is understood to be in talks with makers of popular online games to develop a broader social networking service to compete with Facebook.

Google developing Facebook rival

An application by Bangalore-based Wipro Ltd to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for permission to enter the defence sector has become a policy test case. The issue being if information technology (IT) service companies wanting to get into military-related software activities will be subjected to the general stipulation of a 26 per cent cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the defence sector.

Wipro targets defence, govt in policy haze

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has selected three consortiums, led by tech firms Accenture, Mahindra Satyam and L-1 Identity Solutions, respectively, to provide technology solutions to capture the fingerprints and iris scans (known as biometrics) of the country&rsquo;s 1.2 billion people. The consortia include algorithm and system integration providers.

UID selects Accenture, Satyam, L-1 for biometrics contract

Downturn in the banking and financial services sector, currency volatility and volume dip in the Asia business unit impacted BPO firm Firstsource first quarter results. Net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2010 was down 15.6 per cent at Rs 32 crore from Rs 38 crore in the corresponding quarter last financial year.

Firstsource net down 15.6%

Patni Computer Systems today posted a 7.9 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 146.7 crore for the second quarter ended June 30, compared to Rs 135.9 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, on foreign exchange gains.

Patni net profit up 7.9%

British Prime Minister David Cameron today said his government&rsquo;s decision to review certain information technology (IT) outsourcing contracts was primarily due to economic compulsions.

UK govt says revisiting IT contracts

When British Prime Minister David Cameron made a significant departure from traditional protocol last night by reaching this city ahead of his meeting with his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, his priority was clear &mdash; hardcore business. His engagement was at the campus of Infosys, India&rsquo;s second largest information technology services company, hardselling the UK, which is passing through prolonged recession.

British PM spends first day at Infosys campus

A consortium led by Mahindra Satyam -- Morpho, Accenture and L1 Identity Solutions have bagged the contract to implement the core biometric identification system for the 'Aadhaar' programme of UIDAI.

Mahindra Satyam-led consortium bags UIDAI contract

British firm picoChip will help India's roll-out of the fourth generation (4G) telephony in association with the Mumbai-based Rancore Technologies.

UK's picoChip to help India rollout 4G telephony

Driven by low-cost handsets, the sale of mobile phones in the country is expected to cross 206 million units in a year by 2014, from 117 million units in 2009, according to research firm Gartner.

Annual handset sale to cross 206 mn by 2014: Gartner

BPO major Genpact today posted a 6.2 per cent dip in net income at $27.8 million for the quarter to June due to higher operational costs.

Genpact Q2 net income dips 6% to $27.8 mn

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched new communication, collaboration and networking solutions to drive growth for small and mid size businesses (SMBs). The company introduced new HP ProLiant G7 blades and servers that enable SMBs to efficiently protect data and manage operations. These offerings enable SMBs to streamline communications and operations while deploying more efficient routes to market in order to expand business opportunities.

HP launches network solutions for SMBs in Gujarat

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