The newly-appointed Yahoo! chief executive Carl Bartz will get a compensation of $19 million this year.

Yahoo! chief Bartz to get $19 mn this year

Press Trust of India

The government has suggested that the new Satyam Computer Services board should also look within the company to appoint a CEO and CFO.

Satyam CEO, CFO should be insiders: Govt

Business Standard

My US-bred niece dearly loved her grandfather. She came to Calcutta every year, first with her parents and then on her own with friends. She and her Dadu chatted about everything under the sun.

Devangshu Datta: IDs made in heaven?

The country&rsquo;s largest IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services&rsquo; (TCS&rsquo;) third quarter numbers were below market expectations. However, its COO and Executive Director S Chandrasekaran defends the company&rsquo;s performance, saying these are uncertain times. He spoke to Shivani Shinde on pricing issues, aspirational targets and future growth.

'Cancellations are sporadic'

The European Union has said that Microsoft Corporation's practice of selling the Internet Explorer browser together with its Windows operating system violates EU antitrust rules.

EU tells Microsoft to change IE marketing

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications (RCom) is close to signing a deal with UAE-based telecom company Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) to share their passive infrastructure. According to sources close to the development, this deal will yield close to Rs 1,500 crore annually. It is likely to be under a revenue-sharing agreement spanned across 15 years.&nbsp; This deal is likely to be signed by next week.

RCom may sign deal with Etisalat for passive infra

VIJAY SRINIVASAN, managing director (India), Invensys Process System, not only helps his son with Xbox consoles but also helps him download the latest games for his handheld Nintendo Lite. Like many gizmo geeks, he started off with a Casio digital diary, graduating to Apple iMacs and to assembling his own sound systems today.

Fooling with a paper clip

After consolidating its position in the traditional banking segment, the banking product division of Infosys Technologies, Finacle, is now diversifying itself to develop a software product suite for the rural operations of the financial sector.

Finacle develops software for rural banking ops

Soon after launching DTH cable operations, India's largest private telecom firm Bharti Airtel is all set to start IPTV (Internet Protocol on Television) services or popularly known as triple play (voice, data and video) in the country.

Bharti Airtel to launch IPTV services

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country&rsquo;s largest IT services provider, has plans to freeze its lateral hiring, or recruitment of experienced hands. The company, which expects to take a final call on its hiring strategy next month, also says the next year&rsquo;s salary hike would be in single digit per cent range.

TCS to freeze lateral hiring

Global IT major Sun Microsystems has appointed named Pravir Arora as the new Marketing Head for Sun India.

Sun Micro names Pravir Arora India marketing head

Indian IT services major Polaris Software Lab has selected Verizon Business&rsquo; Private IP - a network-based, virtual private network &ndash; to streamline its global sites and enhance business communications.

Polaris selects Verizon&#39;s private IP

The world's largest mobile operator by revenue, Vodafone, which operates in India with a joint venture with Essar Group, today said it will invest more in India as it sees more opportunities in the country.

Vodafone to invest more in India: CEO

The government today said it will have some &quot;clarity&quot; on the timeline for the auction of 3G spectrum, which has been deferred twice now, within a week, even as it declined to give a set timeline for the bidding.

No date yet; govt to issue clarity on 3G auction in a week

The country's largest software exporter, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), today said some Satyam Computer clients have turned to the Tata company on their own, adding it would not approach the clients of the scam-tainted firm.

Satyam clients have approached us: TCS

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajashekhara Reddy today dismissed charges that he was responsible for the rise of Satyam's tainted founder Ramalinga Raju and instead sought to put the blame on his predecessor and TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu.

I was not responsible for Raju's rise: Andhra CM

Tata Communications has bought the 30 per cent stake in Neotel that previously held by Eskom and Transnet. With this, Tata Communications in association with Tata Africa Holdings became the largest stakeholder with 56 per cent stake.

Tata Comm picks up 30% stake in Neotel

As telecom operators in the country struggle with decline in earnings per user, the next level of voice and internet services &mdash; 3G and Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) &mdash; is expected to account for almost half the revenues from wireless services four years down the line.

&#39;3G, BWA to account for half of telecom revenues&#39;

Beleaguered Satyam Computer Services has withdrawn the disparagement case against UK-based mobile solutions firm Upaid. A Satyam spokesperson confirmed that the company had withdrawn the disparagement case, but did not give any reasons for the same.

Satyam withdraws damage suit against Upaid

With no financial bailout in sight for the troubled Satyam Computer Services, the new government-appointed board is understood to have speeded up the process of appointing a merchant banker to identify potential buyers for the company.

Satyam fast-tracks search for buyers, to appoint banker

That the value of brand Satyam would be eroded many times over, following its former Chairman Ramalinga Raju&rsquo;s admission that he had cooked the company&rsquo;s books, was a given.

Consultant sees 88% fall in Satyam brand value

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