Notwithstanding cancellation of its 21 licences by Supreme Court, CDMA mobile service provider MTS India is expanding its business and now looking to partner with software and application vendors to develop an application store for its subscribers.

MTS to develop mobile app store for customers

Press Trust of India

When Aegis, the Essar group&rsquo;s business process outsourcing (BPO) arm, announced a 250-seater centre in Srinagar in 2010, it raised the eyebrows of many peers. Two years after, the centre has added another 500 employees and been able to attract clients looking for capabilities and expertise in the local languages.

Destination smaller towns for BPOs

Business Standard

Cash is the prime target, and credit card could take the next hit. Clearly, telecom operators are on a war footing &mdash; doubling their efforts to promote mobile wallet services, that allow subscribers to load money onto their mobile accounts, and spend at will.

Mobile wallet takes aim: Buck gets a bang

Earlier this month, Anjum Ansari received an email from ICICI Bank that read 'a new way to view your bank account details'. The 27-year-old graphic designer clicked open the mail, followed directions for the first two steps, but chose not to proceed any further.

An app for you to bank on

Aegis, the BPO arm of Essar Group, has managed to raise $156 million (around Rs 780 crore) to refinance its bridge loan.

Aegis raises $156-mn debt

Dell, the PC manufacturer, is all set to shed its tag of just being a computer manufacturer. India, one of the fastest-growing markets for the company, will see its integrated play and offering of both hardware and software.

Dell gears up to be more than just a PC company

With 10 million Indians now on Google+, the newest social media platform, users are now seeking ways how best to use it.

Camping in Googleland: Social animals discover new tools

That&rsquo;s the advice of one former marketer at Apple, a company known for its advertising genius and ability to convince email addicts weaned on the BlackBerry&rsquo;s Chiclet keyboard that typing on the iPhone&rsquo;s glass is cooler.

What would ex-Apple marketers do to save BlackBerry?

A one-click online payment system using Facebook and Twitter that could boost internet sales for newspapers, music vendors and other low-priced goods and services is being tested by a major European media company, according to its developer.

'Pay' could be as easy as 'Share'

Reuters 

Computer maker HCL Infosystems will participate in the tender for manufacturing Aakash II, the enhanced version of the the world's cheapest tablet PC, only at a feasible price, the company said on Monday.&quot;The government has done a good job with Aakash as it has got a whole lot of people on tablet PCs. We would love to participate (in the tender) and we are looking at it if it is feasible. The tender is yet to come out with the specifications... But if it comes to prices which are not feasible, we will exit graciously,&quot; Executive V-P and Head (mobility) Gautam Advani said.

HCL to participate in Aakash-II bid 

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has directed Sistema Shyam Teleservices to deposit Rs 22.65 crore additional liquidated damages imposed on them by the government for delaying roll-out obligations in five circles. Passing an order on the plea of Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL), TDSAT directed the operator to the additional liquidated damage by submitting performance bank guarantee (PBG) of equal amount.

Sistema Shyam to pay Rs 22.65 cr as damages

AT&amp;T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc, the two biggest US telephone companies, are taking a page from Silicon Valley&rsquo;s handbook as they try to ward off new wireless competitors.

For innovation, AT&T on  startup speed-dating 

Being young has its advantages. Take the Mumbai-based India Factoring and Finance Solutions, for instance. Founded in December 2009, India Factoring has young employees &ndash; the average age being 31 years.

Factoring in growth

It&rsquo;s now the turn of India&rsquo;s largest information technology (IT) services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), to face litigation heat in the US. A complaint filed by two former employees of TCS over unpaid wages has been accepted by a US court as a class action lawsuit.

TCS faces class-action lawsuit in US

3G connections in India are expected to grow to more than 100 million by 2014, the highest in the world, global mobile phone industry body GSM Association said on Tuesday. &quot;There are now more than 10 million HSPA (3G) connections across the country, and this is expected to grow by 900 per cent, to more than 100 million connections in 2014,&quot; Director General Anne Bouverot said after opening its first permanent office in the country.

3G connections to grow to more than 100 million 

As IT companies in India and the US started filling petitions for the most coveted H-1B work visas, software giant Microsoft has stressed on importance of the visa in retaining America&rsquo;s competitiveness and urged the US Senate to pass a bill pending before it in this regard. &quot;While the vast majority of our US workforce is comprised of US workers, the individuals we employ in H-1B status&mdash; educated at some of the best universities in the US and around the world&mdash;are crucial to our business,&quot; said Brad Smith, general counsel &amp; executive vice president, Legal &amp; Corporate Affairs, Microsoft.

'H-1B visa employees crucial to US business'

Research In Motion (RIM) on Tuesday launched software that enables its large &ldquo;enterprise&rdquo; customers to manage Apple and other rival devices through the same servers as they use for the BlackBerry smartphone and Playbook tablet.

RIM launches software to accommodate Apple users

Google Inc, owner of the world&rsquo;s most-popular search engine, misled Australian consumers in 2007 by including paid advertisements from competitors in search results for businesses, an appeal court ruled.

'Google ads in  searches misleading'

UAE-based telecom company Etisalat on Tuesday blamed its Indian joint venture partner Majestic Infracon, which is promoted by 2G scam accused Shahid Balwa and Vinod Goenka, for the woes of Etisalat DB's creditors and channel partners. &quot;The Etisalat Group empathises with the creditors of EDB (Etisalat DB) and stresses that these are matters that have been triggered by the behaviour of Majestic Infracon, including its refusal to fund the company further,&quot; Etisalat said.

Etisalat blames Majestic Infra for its woes

Research In Motion (RIM) on Tuesday launched software that enables its large &quot;enterprise&quot; customers to manage Apple and other rival devices through the same servers as they use for the BlackBerry smartphone and Playbook tablet.

Most of us still remember Moser Baer as the company that brought us affordable, original CDS and DVDs of movies that we couldn&rsquo;t catch in theatres. Of course, today the company is a lot more than that. Headquartered in Delhi, Moser Baer was founded in 1983 and is now the world&rsquo;s second-largest manufacturer of optical store media such as CDs and DVDs.

'Once we establish private cloud and service different businesses, things should move forward'

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