The nominations committee of the board had earlier recommended Kamath&rsquo;s induction as an additional director. Kamat, at the end of April 2009, stepped down as CMD of ICICI Bank and is now the non-executive chairman.

Kamath on Infy board

Business Standard

HCL Infosystems is planning to enter the nascent mobile internet devices (MID) market in India. The company, which manufactures personal computers (desktops and laptops), plans to soon assemble MIDs at either of its two production facilities in Puducherry and Uttaranchal.

HCL Info plans to make mobile internet devices

The release of what is arguably Microsoft&rsquo;s most important product launch ever is likely to be forwarded by about five months. With the success of the numerous beta trials of Windows 7, the Redmond-based software giant could ship its next-generation operating system as early as August this year, reliable sources said.

Fast forward: Windows 7 release likely in August

Call him meticulous, as NITIN RAKESH, CEO of Motilal Oswal Asset Management, is not your average impulsive geek who cannot resist the lure of a fancy gadget at the store. Detailed research followed by a personal estimation of the gadget is what Rakesh usually undertakes before he invests in his gizmos. Yet when it comes to showing off his gadgets, he does not hold back. In fact, his favourite gimmick is placing a pen-like contraption on the table to let his colleagues be awed by it &mdash; because it is a clock, laser and radio all rolled into one.

Under my pillow

Aditya Birla Group firm Idea Cellular is cashing in on the good performance put up by the IPL team Mumbai Indians in the ongoing second season of the T20 league, recording over 2 million calls on its connecting fans cricket superheroes campaign.

Idea records over 2 mn calls on call cricket stars campaign

Press Trust of India

Now that we&rsquo;re in the middle of the elections, and the government has just a few weeks of life left, all manner of curious decisions are being taken &mdash; decisions which, propriety demands, should be left to the next government. In the telecom sector, for instance, Telecom Dispute Settlement &amp; Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) Member J S Sarma&rsquo;s candidature has been approved of, by Communications Minister A Raja, as the head of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Sunil Jain: Dialling trouble in telecom

GSM mobile service providers are opposing an 11-digit mobile numbering proposal on grounds that it would inconvenience the country&rsquo;s 390 million subscribers. They are also seeking to end the exclusive two-digit operator code provided to three service providers.

GSM operators oppose 11-digit numbering

Germany's leading software and service provider for mass rapid transport system, HaCon, has evinced interest to work with South Eastern Railways, Eastern Railways and Kolkata Metro, in building a comprehensive integrated time table information system for each of these mass rapid transport systems.

HaCon taps Indian Railways for timetable software

Bangalore-based MindTree, an IT solution company, is planning to invest around $20.5 million (Rs 102 crore) towards capital expenditure this year in 2009-10. The company is also planning to set up a new facility in Bhubaneswar.

MindTree plans to invest $20.5 mn in &#39;09-10

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the state-owned telecom service provider, today said 3G mobile services will be available to its subscribers in Bangalore from July this year. BSNL is investing around Rs 650 crore for installation of equipment and other infrastructure for launching the services in Bangalore. The 3G mobile services will be available across the state after December this year, a senior BSNL official said here.

BSNL to launch 3G mobile service in July

IT consultancy Saprev is looking at acquiring a BPO/ITES company with a turnover in the range of Rs 20 crore - Rs 30 crore in India. The London-headquarted company which specialises in providing SAP and Oracle DBA consultancy services will look at acquiring a IT or ITESPO firm based in either Pune, Mumbai or Bangalore, according to informed sources.

Saprev looking at acquiring ITES firm

Online travel agencies are offering packages that make this summer the best season to go places.

Take a holiday to beat recession heat

The mobile tariffs in the world&rsquo;s cheapest telecom market are set to fall further by at least 20-25 per cent during the year, more so due to increasing number of telecom operators and infrastructure overcapacity.

Telecom tariffs may fall 25% this year

Manmohan Singh and L K Advani are mere tokens in entrepreneur Amit Tripathi&rsquo;s political game. &lsquo;Politicking&rsquo;, the all-time favourite &lsquo;Snakes and Ladders&rsquo; with a political twist, is a cheerful escape on Tripathi&rsquo;s new portal indiavoting.com, where allies are ladders and the opposition snakes. This dynamic website is the flagship portal of 32-year-old Tripathi&rsquo;s new venture Insite Digital, which he started in October 2008 with co-founder Ajay Sharma.

Snakes and Ladders of Indian politics

It&rsquo;s a well-known fact that price has been on top of all mobile operators&rsquo; marketing strategy. Even CDMA players getting into GSM are trying to drive the market on the back of a price war. But a Nielsen research states that it&rsquo;s the network quality which is on top of the consumer&rsquo;s mind.

Network show key to operator selection

The phone's sleek lines and touch-screen are unmistakably familiar. So is the logo on the back. But a sales clerk at a sprawling electronic goods market in this Chinese coastal city of Shenzhen admits what is clear upon closer inspection: this is not the Apple iPhone, this is the Hi-Phone.

China loves its knockoff cell phones

Be it booking a ticket or keeping a tab on the stock market, select rail passengers will soon be able to work online while on the move as railway authorities are mulling a proposal to provide satellite-based internet facility on premier trains.

Internet facilities for train passengers on anvil

Last year, the mouse turned 40. And, like other gadgets, it has acquired many advanced features over the years. If you have been using the same old mouse on your computer for a long time, then you might be surprised to learn the new features that a new mouse sports. Optical and laser technologies are fast replacing the rolling ball that used to adorn the underbelly of the old mouse.

Just check out these magical mice

Software body Nasscom is readying itself to cajole the sector's estimated 2.2 million IT employees to work voluntarily in their spare time and on weekends for socially uplifting tasks; become 'green warriors' and take the message of creating a clean and green environment beyond the workplace; and become examples of ethical and best practices in the industry.

Web Excl: Nasscom to exhort IT employees to do social work too

After the government's disapproval over mobile handsets without IMEI, the GSM mobile operators lobby Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), today said it will set up 1,600 centres across the country for installing genuine identity number on devices without this number.

COAI to install IMEI numbers on Chinese handsets

Choice Solutions Limited, a Hyderabad-based end-to-end IT solutions provider, expects to clock anywhere between $3 million (about Rs 15 crore) and $5 million (Rs 25 crore) from its managed services provider (MSP) business in the next two to three years.

Choice eyes Rs 25cr from managed services

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