Wipro today said it has employed 30 cost-cutting measures, especially in the area of operational efficiency, to tackle the current downturn.

Wipro goes for cost-cutting measures

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Prashant Mehta, COO, Komli Media, is indebted to gadgets like TiVo that he feels have helped him keep his wife happy.

Keeping the wife happy with technology

Citing irregularity in reporting of revenues, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to examine GSM major Bharti Airtel&rsquo;s inter-segment revenues.

Trai asks DoT to examine Airtel's inter-segment revenue

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) today launched next generation 3G mobile services in the country even as the private operators are still waiting to get spectrum through auction process.

BSNL launches 3G services

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IT services provider MphasiS, an EDS company, is reported to have won a clutch of contracts worth $50 million (around Rs 250 crore) from US companies in the areas of systems integration and infrastructure technology outsourcing (ITO).

MphasiS wins Rs 250-cr contracts from US

IT hardware companies, in a bind already due to falling demand in a slowing economy, are now offering freebies to consumers and taking concrete steps to support distributors in an attempt to fuel demand.

Hardware firms take steps to revive demand

GramIT, the rural business process outsourcing (BPO) initiative of the Byrraju Foundation, is in the process of becoming a separate entity under Section 25 of the Companies Act 1956 before April 2009 &ldquo;to make it a more sustainable charitable social enterprise,&rdquo; said foundation&rsquo;s lead partner Verghese Jacob.

GramIT to become limited entity

Union Communications and IT Minister A Raja today said the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) was planning to start mobile number portability (MNP) in major cities of the country by August, and in the remaining cities by the end of this year. Bids had already been invited for providing the MNP switches, the minister added.

Mobile number portability by August, says Raja

Initiating another round of tariff war, BSNL today announced a new plan offering local and STD calls at just 50 paise a minute across all the network, while the charges would be between 20 and 30 paise for BSNL to BSNL calls.

BSNL lowers mobile tariffs to 50 paise

This is perhaps the only &lsquo;PCO&rsquo; where there are no telephones but is the lone spot from where villagers can connect with the outside world.

A &#39;PCO&#39; without phones!

Aircel, one of the fast growing Pan India telecom operator in the country, today launched its GSM mobile services in Bangalore.

Aircel launches GSM services in Bangalore

The telecom operators in the country focused on revenues than on increasing subscriber numbers, a move in the right direction, according to a report by global financial services firm Morgan Stanley.

Telecom players focused on revenues than subscribers: study

Kolkata-based telecommunications companies (telcos) are pinning hopes on value-added-services (VAS), as average revenue per user (ARPU) is on a declining trend, following the drop in tariffs.

Telecom units pin hopes on VAS

Chief executive officer of Adrenalin eSystems Balaji Ganesh said the company was planning to enter the HR automation market in the US, valued at $1.6 billion, by 2011 and also other potential markets in Europe like Germany.

Adrenalin to enter US, expand in Europe

Into the second phase of its expansion in Karnataka, telecom operator Aircel will invest Rs 1,100 crore over the next year to set up base stations across the state. Aircel marked its formal entry into the state by launching GSM mobile services in Bangalore on Monday.

Aircel plans Rs 1,100 crore investment in Karnataka

Transcend Information, a manufacturer of flash memory products, has launched a new USB flash drive for its customers in India.

Transcend launches new USB flash drive in India

US-based SAS has said it logged a global revenue of $2.26-billion in 2008, up 5.1 per cent over the previous year.

SAS global revenue up 5.1% at $2.26 bn

Temasek Holdings Advisors (Temasek), an Asia investment company, expanded its India operations with the launch of its Chennai branch office. With this presence, the company will now be able to geographically diversify and focus on the large South India market.

Temasek expands India operations

Mastek, a leading IT solutions player, is scouting for a partner in the US for its Elixir Distribution Management (EDM) Solution which was launched today, a top company official said.

Mastek scouts for partner in US for EDM Solution

Wipro Infotech, the India and Middle East IT business of Wipro, has launched e.go - a new range of notebooks for the Indian market. The new products come with enhanced security features including hard disk user password protection that helps to secure data and interface security lock.

Wipro launches new range of notebooks

&quot;Apart from investing in value-added services (VAS), we are also investing an additional Rs 35 crore in Gujarat to set up 100 cell sites by August this year. This is over and above the Rs 125 crore investment that we were supposed to make till March 2009,&quot; said Naveen Bhasin, Gujarat circle head for Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL).

Tata Indicom to make fresh investment of Rs 35cr in Guj

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