Government defence research organization signs MoUs to commercialize technologies
The DRDO under their ATAC program have signed 6 MoUs allowing private firms to use their research to develop products that will help civilians.
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Several countries interested in e-governance tools implemented by Indian state
Israel, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Poland have expressed interest in adopting the e-governance project implemented by Andhra Pradesh.
Wired and wireless broadband in India, the next big thing
Fiber Optic connectivity across India to provide broadband to 160 million houses, Qualcomm allowed to invest in a broadband venture with two Indian companies. Reliance and Qualcomm testing 4G networks and the WiMax Forum saying India is a huge market.
Virginia based CSC outbids HCL for $600 Million ArcelorMittal IT deal
In a $600 Million deal to consolidate IT infrastructure across Europe and maintain data centers, Computer Science Corp. outbid HCL systems. Given CSC's presence in India, quite a bit of the work will be still be outsourced to India.
Future Group enters mobile market in partnership with Tata Teleservices
Future Group and Tata Teleservices form a strategic partnership to launch a new GSM brand called T24 that will offer free talk time to consumers who shop at Future Groups' retail outlets.
Groupon India announced with acquisition of SoSasta
Groupon has acquired websites offering coupons to local stores in India, SOuth Africa and Israel to expand their presence outside the US.
California based BitGravity acquired by Tata Communications
Tata Communications has acquired content delivery network provider BitGravity. Being unable to generate revenues BitGravity needed to make a move and Tata Communications was presented with a good business opportunity.
IT companies in India back to hiring in numbers
Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Accenture and Cognizant have started hiring students from across the campuses revising their hiring guidances.
RIM to allow interception of BlackBerry Messenger in India
RIM to offer Indian agencies access to BlackBerry messenger communication with cloud services and NDAS. Corporate email remains unaffected with this and RIM might avert the 31st January deadline for a ban.
Mukesh Ambani, India's Steve Jobs?
Revolutionary mobile network and now wireless broadband with a cheap tablet, when it comes to knowing what the consumer wants and delivering a good product, Mukesh Ambani is on the right path.