GSM subscriber base in the country grew by 9.2 million (excluding Reliance Telecom) in February 2009. According to the latest data released by Cellular Operators&rsquo; Association of India (COAI) the total GSM subscriber base in the country rose to 277.16 million in February from 267.54 million in January 2009, a growth of about 3.43 per cent during the month.

Feb sees 9.2 mn new mobile users; Bharti leads

Business Standard

Undeterred by the global economic slowdown, technology giant IBM has said the company is continuing to invest in strategic acquisitions.

IBM continues to invest in strategic acquisitions

Press Trust of India

It will earn operators and service partners like matrimony and travel portals more revenue.

M-pay new battleground for DTH players?

Satyam suitors may get info for last 2 quarters

The United Nations is to snap a direct contract with the scam-hit Indian software exporter, Satyam Computer Services, a media report has said.

UN may terminate &#39;direct&#39; contract with Satyam

NetXcell Limited, a Hyderabad-based mobile applications and value-added services (VAS) provider, is shifting focus from its operators business to software development &ldquo;as the former revenue-sharing business line has become a high-volume and low-value game.

NetXcell shifts focus to software

The GSM subscriber base in the country grew by 9.2 million (excluding Reliance Telecom) in February 2009. According to the latest data released by the Cellular Operators&rsquo; Association of India (COAI), the total GSM subscriber base in the country rose to 277.16 million in February, about 3.6 per cent more from 267.54 million in the previous month.

India adds 9.2 mn GSM subscribers in February

Wipro Technologies&rsquo; subsidiary Infocrossing has entered into a five-year contract to provide IT and infrastructure services delivery for CSG Systems International, a provider of customer interaction management and billing solutions.

Wipro arm inks 5-year contract with CSG Systems

Notwithstanding the lull in the industry, mobile value-added service (VAS) providers are getting fresh calls for investments from global private equity and venture capital funds, with some even close to sealing some deals.

PEs look at mobile VAS providers

To invest Rs 40 crore in the first phase.

Perot setting up Coimbatore campus

Nettlinx Limited, a Hyderabad-based Internet service provider and software development company, has entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement with Srikari Management Consultants to offer new costing software under the &lsquo;Cost Excel&rsquo; brand.

Nettlinx, Srikari in JV for costing software

For people looking for jobs, it is easier to find one if they are Google Talk (Gtalk) users. Info Edge promoted Naukri.com has launched &lsquo;NaukriOnChat&rsquo; wherein you can find job opportunities by adding jobs@chat.naukri.com as a friend in your Gtalk list of friends. Then after typing &lsquo;help&rsquo; to get instructions, just follow them to get going on your search for new job opportunities.

Now talk your way into a job

I was watching a BBC discussion moderated by Nik Gowing at Davos. The eminent panel included a vice-chairman of AIG, a Berkeley Professor (also a board member in a major investment bank), the Guyanese head of state and the Swedish Finance Minister. The moderator and the audience were after the major banks, which had caused the meltdown, while the representatives from AIG and the investment bank were defending their position.

Financial meltdown and governability

Tejas Networks has just broken into the global top 10 league in its space &mdash; equipment and solution providers for optical transmission networks, according to an IDC report for the last quarter (ended December 2008).

Tejas among global big boys

India is the fastest growing market for Managed Print Services (MPS) in the Asia Pacific Excluding Japan (APEJ) region and is expected to increase from $31 million (around Rs 160 crore) in 2007 to $70 million (around Rs 365 crore) by 2011, representing a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 22.6 per cent, according to a new report by Springboard Research.

Helping firms save printing costs is good business

Software major Microsoft India today launched 'Project Vikas', an initiative to bring software solutions to small and medium enterprises in association with National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council.

Microsoft launches Project Vikas for SMEs

Telecom major Reliance Communications today launched what the company said would be the fastest wireless internet service in the country to date.

RCom launches India's fastest wireless internet service

GSM telecom player, Aircel Limited, will be investing Rs 1,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh by the end of this calendar year, said company&rsquo;s chief operating officer Gurdeep Singh.

Aircel plans Rs 1000cr spread in Andhra

Hyderabad-based Internet service provider (ISP), Nettlinx Limited, has acquired the ISP business of My Guru Online Limited. The company&rsquo;s board has approved for issue of 4,33,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each on a preferential basis to the promoters of My Guru in consideration of the acquisition.

Nettlinx buys My Guru Online&#39;s ISP business

Indian computer services companies, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), were facing declining revenue as budget cuts, mergers and bankruptcy at their customers weighed on demand said Morgan Stanley.

Indian IT services sales to drop: Morgan Stanley

Telecom major Tata Communications today clarified that the company did not face any liquidity problems and had raised $350 million debt in the last year and had $300 million cash on its books.

Tata Comm says no liquidity problem; raises $350mn debt

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